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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"AGHABOG, a parish in the barony of Dartree, in the county of Monaghan, province of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles to the S.E. of Clones. It contains five lakes, which cover above 200 acres of land, and a tract of bog of somewhat greater extent. The soil is fertile with a substratum of stiff clay. The linen manufacture constitutes the staple employment of the population. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Armagh and Clogher, value £538, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was erected in 1775."

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