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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Kilbrittain contained the following places:"KILBRITTAIN, a parish in the barony of East Carbery, county Cork, province Of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles S.E. of Bandon, its post town. The parish is 3 miles long by 1 mile broad. Its southern extremity is a short distance from Courtmacsherry Bay. The surface is rather hilly, and consists mostly of a light soil. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cork, value £312, in the patronage of the bishop. There is a parish school, in which Divine service is held. The parish is included in the Roman Catholic union of Rathclarin, and was formerly part of the Courceys' territory. There are ruins of a castle which was taken by MacCarty Reagh, and which was subsequently garrisoned by the Bandon men. The present castle is the seat of Colonel Stawell. Good slate is quarried."
"CROGRONE, a quondam parish in the barony of East Carbery, in the county of Cork, Ireland, now united to Kilbritain."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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