RAHAN

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

"RAHAN, a parish in the barony of Fermoy, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 2½ miles E. of Mallow, its post town. The parish, which contains the village of Ballymagooley, is 6 miles long by 25 broad. The surface is partly hilly, lying among the Nagles mountains, except along the banks of the river Blackwater. The soil for the most part is good, but in the hills there is a considerable proportion of bog and waste land. The road from Mallow to Fermoy traverses the interior. Limestone occurs in the district. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Cloyne, value £182, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was erected in 1792 by means of a sum chiefly granted by the late Board of First Fruits. There are five day schools. The chief residence is Rockforest, the seat of Sir James L. Cotter, Bart."

"BALLYMAGOOLY, a village in the parish of Rahan, and barony of Fermoy, in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, near Mallow. It is pleasantly seated on the river Blackwater. Near it is Ballymagooly, a fine seat overlooking the river, and occupying the site of an ancient castle."

"CARRIGOON, a hamlet in the barony of Fermoy, in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, not far from Mallow and the river Blackwater."

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