MALLOW

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

"MALLOW, a parish, post, and market town in the barony of Fermoy, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland. The parish has a small portion lying within the barony of Duhallow. It is 4½ miles long by 3 broad, and contains, besides the town of its own name, the village of Lackanalooha. The surface consists of a part of the valley of the Blackwater river. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cloyne, value £450. The church, which stands in the town, was erected in 1820 by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. It is a handsome structure. Here are a Roman Catholic chapel, and meeting-houses for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists, and for Inch-' pendents. The principal seats are Dromore, Mallow, Bearforest, Carrig Longueville, and Quartertown. The town is situated on the N. bank of the river Blackwater, at the cross roads from Cork to Limerick, and from Dublin to Millstreet, 20 miles N. of Cork, and 147 from Dublin. It is a station on the Killarney branch of the Great Southern and Western railway. It consists principally of one long street, well paved, and presenting a neat appearance. A bridge of three arches connects the town with its suburb Ballydaheen, which forms part of the borough. Mallow is a parliamentary borough and excise town, governed by a manor seneschal and 21 commissioners. It was first chartered by James I., and sent two members to the Irish parliament; but since the Union, it has sent but one representative to parliament. The constituency in 1859 was 151. It contains a chief police station, court-house, market-house, excise office, bridewell, two banks, a savings-bank, barracks, sparoom, tan-works, mills, newsroom, club, dispensary, fever hospital, and poorhouse. The population in 1861 was 4,824. The Agricultural Association and Duhallow hunt meet here. Mallow owes its importance to the existence of its warm spring, the waters of which are similar in properties to those of Clifton, and, being in much repute, the place is frequented in the season by numbers of fashionable folks. The surrounding country is dotted with numerous villas and county residences. Mallow was Anciently a possession of the Desmond family, by whom it was forfeited, and whose ancient stronghold, Mallow Castle, is seen near the bridge. The town, after its forfeiture, was granted to Sir John Morris, from whom it came to the Jephsons. At the opposite extremity of the town, stands Castle Gurr. In 1642 the place was attacked by Lord Mountgarret, and, in 1690, Mac Donnough made advances upon the town soon after the Battle of the Boyne, but met with a decided repulse. Mallow Poor-law Union contains 13 electoral divisions in county Cork, with 25 guardians. The poorhouse has room for 1,450. Quarter and petty sessions are held here. Tuesday and Friday are market days. Fairs are held on 1st January, Monday before Shrove Tuesday, 13th May, 27th July, and 30th October. Great cattle markets are held on the 1st Tuesday in each month, and races are run in September."

"LACKANALOOHA, a village in the parish of Mallow, in the barony of Fermoy, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, not far from Mallow."

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