INCH

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

"INCH, a parish in the barony of Imokilly, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, between 4 and 5 miles S.W. of Cloyne, its post town. The surface consists of a fair soil, and is traversed by the road from Cloyne to Poor Head. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Cloyne, value £409, in the patronage of the crown. The church was built in 1831 by the late Board of First Fruits. The parish forms part of the Aghada Roman Catholic district. There are parish and other schools under the National Board. The demesne of Castle-Mary is a prominent feature. Woodview is another residence. The limestone quarries of Carrigacrump are very extensive. There is a coastguard station at Poor Head, near which are the remains of a stronghold built at the instance of Queen Elizabeth, and reduced by the Earl of Desmond. There are traces of a cromlech at Castle-Mary."

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