CHURCHTOWN

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

"CHURCHTOWN, (or Bruhenny), a parish and village in the baronies of Orrery and Duhallow, in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 10 miles N.E. of Kanturk. It is situated on the road from Limerick to Cork. The surface consists of mountain, moor, and bog, and some arable land, with limestone bottom. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, value £475, in the patronage of Sir M. Tierney. The original church was removed in the reign of Queen Anne, but was rebuilt about 1737 by the Earl of Egmont. It is a cruciform building, containing the family vault of the Egmonts. The village is neatly built, and has a dispensary and Roman Catholic chapel. The seats in this parish are Burton and Egmont, giving the titles of baron and earl to the Percivals."

"ANNAGH, a village in the barony of Orrery and Kilmore, in the county of Cork, and province of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles to the S.W. of Charleville. The manufacture of linen is carried on in this village, which stands on the site of a bog, reclaimed by the Earl of Egmont. The river Awbeg flows by it."

"EGMONT, a ruined castle in the parish of Churchtown, barony of Orrery and Kilmore, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Buttevant. It is the property of the Percivals of Lohort, to whom the place gives the title of earl."

 

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