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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"DRISHANE, a parish in the barony of West Muskerry, in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland. Millstreet, within the parish, is its post town. It is situated on the road from Cork to Killarney. The surface is for the most part upland and mountainous, with much bog. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, value with another, £360, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is at Millstreet, and is a commodious building, erected in 1796. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Nohoval-daly. There are two National schools within the parish. The river Blackwater traverses the northern portion; and the principal summit is Clara Hill, one of the Kerry range. The seats are Mount Leader, Coole House, Rathduane, Coomlagane, Coole and Drishane Castle, which was forfeited in 1641 by Donagh M'Carthy, a descendant of Dermot M'Carthy, who founded it in 1436. In the grounds are the ruins of the old church, and in the neighbourhood are the remains of Kilmeedy Castle, also built by the M'Carthys in 1445. Limestone and slate are quarried here."

"MILLSTREET, a small post and market town in the parish of Drishane, barony of West Muskerry, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 25 miles W. of Cork, and 170 from Dublin. It is a station on the Killarney Junction railway. The town stands on a small feeder of the river Blackwater, and on the road from Mallow to Killarney, surrounded by lofty hills. It contains the parish church, a Roman Catholic chapel, bridewell, infantry barracks, and a dispensary within the Kanturk Poor-law Union. There is a police station, and petty sessions are held once a month. The O'Leary of Coomlagane and Wallis of Drishane are the proprietors. Thursday is market day. Fairs are held on 6th January, 1st and 12th March, 1st June, 1st September, let and 26th December."

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