LISCARROLL

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

"LISCARROLL, a parish and village in the baronies of Orrery and Kilmore, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 8 miles S.W. of Charleville. The parish is 3 miles long by 2 broad. The surface is slightly hilly, but has a good soil. It is traversed by the road from Mallow to Newcastle. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Cloyne, value with Kilbrin, £417, in the patronage of the bishop. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Churchtown. There are three day schools. Liscarroll Castle, now an old ruin, is said to have been founded in the time of King John, by John, Earl of Mortaigne, and was the property of the Barry and Perceval families. It was twice besieged and reduced, in 1642 and 1646. There is a police station in the village. Fairs are held on the 25th March, 1st and 31st May, 31st August, 21st October, and 19th November."

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