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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Haroldstown contained the following places:"HAROLDSTOWN, a parish in the barony of Rathvilly, county Carlow, province of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Hacketstown. It is 244 miles long by 1½ mile broad. The surface consists of a tolerably good soil, with some bog. In the village, which is considerable, is a dispensary. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Leighlin. There is no church, the inhabitants attending the neighbouring church of Hacketstown. Here are National, parochial, and other schools. A cromlech and an old burial-ground are in this parish. Limestone is obtained."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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