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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"AGHERN, (or Ahern), a parish in the barony of Kinnatalloon, in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles to the E. of Rathcormack. It lies on the road from Cork to Tullow, and the river Bride flows through it. The land is mostly good and under cultivation, with about 400 acres of bog, and 200 acres of mountain. There is a police station, and petty sessions are held once a month. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Cork, Ross, and Cloyne, value, with the rectory of Britway, to which it is united, £365, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was built in 1817, and stands near the bridge. There are interesting ruins of the castle built by the Fitzgeralds at the close of the 14th century, to defend the passage of the river. It was a place of considerable strength. The Bride is crossed by a stone bridge of three arches. Aghern House stands near the old castle, and has beautiful grounds.

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