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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"KILMAGANNY, a parish and post-office village in the barony of Kells, county Kilkenny, province of Leinster, Ireland, 13 miles S. of Kilkenny. The parish is 3½ miles square. The surface consists of arable and pasture land, and is traversed by the road from Kilkenny to Carrick-on-Suir, on which stands the village. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ossory, value with another, £399, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was erected in 1831 by means of a sum lent by the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Dunnemaggin. There are two Sunday and three day schools. Rosnara is the principal residence. In the village is a police station, where petty sessions are held at intervals. The dispensary and fever hospital are within- the Callan Poor-law Union. A castle, the seat of the Walshe family, stands at Castle Hill. Fairs are held on Easter Tuesday and 4th September.

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