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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

In 1868, the parish of St Finbars contained the following places:

"ST. FINBAR'S, a parish included in the county of the city of Cork, contains Blackrock and Ballintemple.

"BLACKROCK, a village in the parish of St. Finbar's, city of Cork, in the barony and county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles to the E. of Cork. The Cork and Passage railway passes through it. It is seated in a beautiful spot on the south bank of the river Lee, here above a mile in breadth. Here is a castle originally founded in 1604 by Lord-Deputy Mountjoy, and rebuilt about 1830. A lofty turret, rising from the castle, is converted into a lighthouse. The village contains a church, and a Roman Catholic chapel. The former, dedicated to St. Michael, is a handsome stone structure in the perpendicular style, with transept, embattled tower and spire, and is a chapel of ease to the cathedral church of St. Finbar. The Ursuline convent for 35 nuns, founded at Cork in 1771 by Honors, Nagle, was transferred to Blackrock in 1825. It is a handsome building, with a chapel and extensive grounds attached to it. There are a dispensary, two lunatic asylums, and four schools. The neighbourhood is adorned with numerous seats of the gentry, with plantations, gardens, and charming pleasure grounds along the banks of the Lee."

"CHETWYND, a hamlet in the barony and county of Cork, Ireland, near the city of Cork."

"ST. FINBAR'S HERMITAGE, in the lake of Gougane Barra, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles N. of Kilmacomogue. It is situated at the head of the river Lee, has ruins of a chapel, and is regarded as one of the holiest spots in Ireland.

 

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