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In 1868, the parish of Kilkeedy contained the following places:"KILKEEDY, a parish in the barony of Inchiquin, county Clare, province of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles N.E. of Corrofin. Gort is its post town. The parish is 6 miles long by 1½ mile broad. The surface is broken and rocky, with but a small proportion of useful land. It includes Lough Buneagh and several small pieces of water. The interior is traversed by the road from Corrofin to Gort. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Killaloe, value with Kilnaboy, £253, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was erected in 1793 by the late Board of First Fruits. There are two Roman Catholic chapels and a hedge-school. Rockvale, Derryowen, and Rockforest, are the principal seats. In the parish are ruins of several ancient castles."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018