WALTERSTOWN

In 1868, the parish of Walterstown contained the following places:

"WALTERSTOWN, a parish in the barony of West Offaly, county Kildare, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Kildare. The village is near the site of Fitzgeralds' castle, of which there are no remains. The soil is light and sandy, with a considerable tract of bog. The living is a rectory annexed to that of Narney. The church has long been demolished."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018