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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Kinure contained the following places:
"KINURE, a parish in the barony of Kinalea, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles E.S.E. of Kinsale, its post town. It is situated on the coast, near Oyster Haven and Kinure Point. The soil of the interior is mostly good. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Cork, value with Tracton, £97. The church is in ruins. Walton Court is the chief seat. The Dooney is a remarkable landslip in the vicinity.
"OYSTER, a hamlet in the baronies of Kinsale and Kinalea, county Cork, Ireland, 3 miles E. of Kinsale harbour. It is situated on the coast, and has a small haven, off which lie two dangerous reef's called the Great and Little Sovereign rocks."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868] Copyright Colin Hinson ©2018