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In 1868, the parish of Kilcolgan contained the following places:"KILCOLGAN, a parish and post town in the barony of Dunkellin, county Galway, province of Connaught, Ireland. It is 4½ miles long and the same broad, and includes several islands in Galway Bay. The road from Galway to Gort and Ennis traverses the interior. The surface consists of a light soil. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Kilmacduagh, value with ten others, £275, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, which is an old building, was repaired in 1820. There are two Roman Catholic chapels, and several day-schools, also a dispensary within the Galway Poor-law Union. This parish is the reputed site of a monastery founded in the 6th century. A coastguard station is established here."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018