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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"DUNGARVAN, a parish in the barony of Gowran, in the county of Kilkenny, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S. of Gowran. Thomastown is its post town. It is situated on the road from Dublin to Waterford. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ossory, value £133, in the patronage of the crown. The church was built in 1812 by the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Gowran, Tascoffin, and Clarah. There are also a parish and two other day schools. Here is a police station. The remains of a castle are seen at Neiglam."

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