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In 1868, the parish of Rathsallagh contained the following places:"RATHSALLAGH, a parish in the barony of Upper Talbotstown, county Wicklow, province of Leinster, Ireland, 1 mile S. of Dunlavan, its post town. The surface consists of well-cultivated land. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Dublin, value with Dunlavan, £447, in the patronage of the archbishop. It forms part of the Dunlavan union in the Roman Catholic arrangement. Here is a school supported by the Pennyfather family, who are the proprietors of the parish, and have their seat here. A large fair is held on the 4th September. A rath is visible in the parish."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018