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In 1868, the parish of Derrynoose contained the following places:"DERRYNOOSE, (or Madden), a parish in the baronies of Armagh and Tiranny, in the county of Armagh, province of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Keady. Armagh is its post town. It is situated on the road from Keady to Tiranny. The soil is light, productive, and well cultivated. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Armagh, value £881, in the patronage of the primate. The church was rebuilt some forty-seven years since by means of a sum lent by the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Keady. The Presbyterians have a meeting-house. There are several schools, one of which is connected with the London Hibernian Society, and another with the National Board. Leslie Hill is the principal seat. There are abandoned leadmines, and a medicinal spring. The old church stands in a large burial-ground.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018