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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Lorum contained the following places:"LORUM, a parish in the barony of East Idrone, county Carlow, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S. of Bagnalstown. Killedmond is its post town. It is 3½ miles long by 2½ broad. The surface lies high, and consists of good arable and pasture land. The river Barrow and the road from Bagnalstown to Borris intersect the parish. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Leighlin, value with others, £352, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was an old building, but was almost entirely rebuilt in 1806. There are Roman Catholic, National, and several day schools. Kilgraney and Conies are the principal seats."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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