DONAGHMORE I

In 1868, the parish of Donaghmore I contained the following places:

"DONAGHMORE, a parish in the barony of Ibane and Barryroe, in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Clonakilty. Timoleague is its post town. It is situated on the E. shore of Clonakilty Bay, at the head of a peninsula, and contains the headland known as Seven Heads. It has a bold coast line, open to the Atlantic, and is a coastguard station. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ross, value £125, in the patronage of the bishop. There is no church, but public worship is held at the coastguard barrack. Here is a hedge-school. Good slate is extensively quarried. There are remains of a rath; and a square tower and burial-place seem to indicate the site of the ancient church."

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