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CLOUGH
"Clough",
a village, in the parish of
Castlecomer, barony of Fassadining, county of
Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 1 mile (N.N.E.) from Castlecomer, on
the road to Athy; containing 116 houses and 582 inhabitants, who are chiefly
employed in the neighboring collieries. It is a constabulary police
station; and the R.C. chapel of the district of Clough, which comprises
parts of the parishes of Castlecomer and Rathaspeck, is situated here.
[From A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)]Historical Geography
Townlands (1851)
Edited by Dennis Walsh, last updated 28 Apr 1999
Parish Townland Acres Diocese
Castlecomer Clogh 506 Ossory
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