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Grangegorman

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"GRANGEGORMAN, a parish in the baronies of Dublin and Coolock, county Dublin, Ireland. It adjoins Dublin, and contains the government female penitentiary, established in 1837. The village, which forms a suburb of Dublin, contains many pleasant villa residences. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Dublin, value £82."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868] by Colin Hinson ©2018]

"GRANGEGORMAN, a parish in the city of Dublin."
"PHIBSBOROUGH, a village, in the new parish of GRANGEGORMAN, barony of COOLOCK, county of DUBLIN, and province of LEINSTER, 1 mile (N.) from Dublin, on the road to Navan, and near the Royal canal; the population is returned with the city of Dublin. Here is a neat R. C. chapel belonging to the district of St. Paul, with a residence for the chaplain annexed; also a lending library, and a male and female national school, in which about 200 children are educated."
[Transcribed information from A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland - Samuel Lewis - 1837]

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Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.

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Historical Geography

The civil parish of Grangegorman contained the townlands of:
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Land & Property

The entry for Grangegorman from Griffiths Valuation 1847/64

Tithe Applotment Books 1823/37 for this parish on NAI

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