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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Clonpriest contained the following places:"CLONPRIEST, a parish in the barony of Imokilly, in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles to the W. of Youghal, and within a short distance of Inchiquin Castle. The parish extends along the Atlantic seaboard, and consists of very excellent soil, interspersed with marsh and bog. Limestone is procured from the interior. The road from Youghal to Castle-Martyr, the nearest post town, traces the coast line. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cloyne, value £574, in the patronage of the crown. The church was built about 1742. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Youghal. There are two or three day schools within the parish."
"CEAST LONPRIEST, (and West Clonpriest) townships in the parish of Clonpriest, the barony of Imokilly, in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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