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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"BALLYFERMOT, a parish in the barony of Uppercross, in the county of Dublin, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles to the W. of Dublin. The Grand canal passes through this parish. Many of the villagers are employed in a paper-mill established here. The living is a rectory united with that of Chapelizod in the diocese of Dublin, Glendalagh, and Kildare. Ballyfermot Castle, Johnstown, and Johnstown Lodge, are the principal residences."

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