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

"KILBRONEY, a parish in the barony of Iveagh, county Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, contains Rosstrevor, its post town. The parish, which is 6 miles long by 4 broad, extends along the N. shore of Carlingford Bay, beneath the S. extremity of the Mourne mountains. Slieve-Bane attains an altitude of 1,595 feet. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Dromore, value £116, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, which is at Rosstrevor, is a cruciform structure, built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1814. There are two Roman Catholic chapels and seven clay schools. The Lodge and Ballyedmond may be mentioned among numerous seats. Green Castle, now in ruins, was built by Walter de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, and demolished by the Irish in 1343. It was subsequently rebuilt, and was dismantled by Cromwell. There are also remains of Rosstrevor Castle and Castle Roe. The ruins of Kilbroney church stand on the Hillstown road. A large cave was opened in 1834, in which sepulchral relics were discovered. The Cloughmerne is the remaining portion of a cromlech. Lead ore exists among the hills."

"ROSSTREVOR, a post town, watering-place, and seaport in the parish of Kilbroney, barony of Upper Iveagh, county Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, 7 miles S.E. of Newry, and 57 N. of Dublin. It is a station on the Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rosstrevor railway. It is situated on rising ground declining towards a small indentation of Lough Carlingford. The town was formerly called Castle Rory from one of the Magennis family, who founded the place, and the remains of whose castle are yet standing, in the town. It subsequently came into the possession of the Trevor family, and took its present name from Rose, daughter of Sir Alarm. Whitchurch, who married Trevor, Viscount Dungannon. It contains the parish church of Kilbroney, a Roman Catholic chapel, Presbyterian meeting-house, and National and Church educational schools. The trade of the place is entirely local, but there is a convenient harbour and quay. In the S.W. part of the town stands a monument to General Ross, who fell in America. There are a police station, a dispensary, hot and cold baths, and several good hotels in the town. Fairs are held on the first Monday in February, fourth Tuesday in March, second Tuesday in May, first Friday in August, third Friday in September, first Saturday in November, and second Thursday in December."

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