KILTIERNAN

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

"KILTIERNAN, a parish and post-office village in the barony of Rathdown, county Dublin, province of Leinster, Ireland, 7 miles S.S.E. of Dublin. The parish is 3 miles long by 1½ mile broad. The surface consists of a part of the country lying near the Three Rock Mountain and the Scalp Pass. The parish is crossed by the road from Dublin to Enniskerry. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Dublin, value with another, £190, in the patronage of the archbishop and archdeacon. The church was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1826. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, also two or three daily schools. Kiltiernan House and Glencullen are the chief residences. Lead is worked near the village."

"GOLDEN BALL, a post-office village in the parish of Kiltiernan, county Dublin, province of Leinster, Ireland, 8 miles S.E. of Dublin. It stands among the Two-and-Three-Rock mountains, on the border of the county of Wicklow. It contains the parish church, a chapel, and dispensary. Cotton and paper are manufactured, and lead is worked in the vicinity."

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