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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"MACLONEIGH, a parish in the barony of East Muskerry, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles S.E. of Macroom, its post town. The parish is 4 miles long by 3 broad. The surface consists of some bog and mountain, with a considerable proportion of arable land. The river Lee traces part of the border. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cork, value with Kilmichael, £774, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is in ruins. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Kilmichael. There are parochial and two other schools. Castleview is the principal residence."

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