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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

In 1868, the parish of St Nathlash contained the following places:

"ST. NATHLASH, a parish in the barony of Fermoy, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Kildorrer Mallow is its post town. It is 1 mile in length and the same in breadth. The soil is mostly good. The river Funcheon traverses the interior. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cloyne, value with Kildorrery, £209, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was a gift from the late Board of First Fruits in 1812. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, a Sunday, and two daily schools.

"ROCKMILLS, a village in the parish of St. Nathlash, barony of Fermoy, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles N.W. of Glanworth. It is situated on the road from Glanworth to Kildorrery, in the valley of the Funcheon. Near the village stands the parish church of Nathlash, and several large flour mills, from which it takes its name. Rockmill Lodge is the neighbouring seat."

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