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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"GARRYVOE, a parish in the barony of Imokilly, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Castlemartyr, its post town. It is situated at the head of Ballycottin Bay. The soil is poor, on a clay-slate bottom. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Cloyne, value with Kilcredan, £364, in the patronage of the crown. In the Roman Catholic arrangement it is included in the Ladiesbridge district. Here are parish and private schools. Ruins of the old church still remain. Garryvoe Lodge is the principal seat in the neighbourhood. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in fishing."

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