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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Tullylease contained the following places:"TULLYLEASE, a parish in the baronies of Duhallow and Kilmore, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles N.N.E. of Newmarket. Drumcollogher is its post town. The parish is crossed by the road from Newcastle to Kanturk, and is traversed by the river Allua. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Cloyne, value £127, in the patronage of the bishop. The Protestants attend worship at Tullylease House. In the Roman Catholic arrangement this parish is united to that of Freemount. There is a private school. The chief residences are Tullylease House and Bellagh. In this parish are the ruins of a priory, founded by MacGriffin, for canons of the order of St. Augustine. There are quarries of brownstone and flagstone, also traces of coal. Fairs are held on 1st March, 29th April, 29th June, and 24th October."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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