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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Kilbrogan contained the following places:"KILBROGAN, a parish in the barony of Kinalmeaky, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, contains a portion of its post town, Bandon. The parish is 5 miles long by 3 broad, and extends along the N. bank of the river Bandon. The surface is varied, but consists of a second-rate soil, with some pasture land. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Cork, value £578, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is at Banden. There is likewise a chapel-of-ease in the parish. The Roman Catholic chapel belongs to the Bandon district, There are twelve public schools in the parish. In this locality are many seats; among them may be mentioned Rough Grove and Mount Pleasant. Freestone and slate are quarried."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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