KILCOCK

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

"KILCOCK, a parish, market and post town in the baronies of Ikeathy and Oughterany, county Kildare, province of Leinster, Ireland. It is a station on the Dublin and Galway railway. The parish is 4 miles in length, and over 2 in breadth. The surface consists of a good soil, and is traversed by the Royal canal and the Dublin and Galway road. The town, which is irregularly built, stands on a small stream called the Ryewater, and contains a brewery and a distillery. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Kildare, value with three others, £320, in the patronage of the crown. The church, which is old, stands in the town. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Cloncurry. There are two public and two private schools. Courtown and Laragh are the principal seats. The dispensary is situated within the Celbridge Poorlaw Union. Annual races are held in the vicinity of the town. Market day is Wednesday. Fairs are held in every month except January."

"RODANSTOWN, a parish partly in the barony of Upper Deece, county Meath, and partly in the barony of Ikeathy, county Kildare, Ireland, 18 miles W. of Dublin. It is situated on the river Rye and Royal canal, and contains part of the village of Kilcock. The surface is undulating, and thee soil fertile. The substratum abounds in coal and limestone. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Meath, value with four others £400, in the patronage of the crown. The church is modern. The principal residence is Dollandstown."

 

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