OUGHTERAGH

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

"OUGHTERAGH, a parish in the barony of Carrigallen, county Leitrim, province of Connaught, Ireland, containing the town of Ballinamore, its post town. It is 7 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 4 miles. It is situated on the river Yellow, and has a hilly broken surface. The soil is of medium quality. Several small lakes occur in the interior. The road from Carrick-on-Shannon to Belturbet passes through the parish. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Kilmore, value £516, in the patronage of the bishop and crown alternately. The church was built in 1787 at the expense of the parish. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, and also two day schools. Willowfield is the chief residence. Lime and flagstone are quarried.

"BALLINAMORE, a small market town in the parish of Oughteragh, and barony of Carrigallen, in the county of Leitrim, province of Connaught, Ireland, 15 miles to the N.E. of Carrick-on-Shannon, and 94 miles from Dublin. It is a neatly built town, on the banks of a small stream, containing the parish church, a court-house in which quarter and petty sessions are held, and a small bridewell. There are chapels belonging to the Roman Catholics and the Wesleyan Methodists. A police force is stationed here. The market is held on Tuesday, and is an important one for corn and provisions. Fairs are held on the 15th February, the 12th May, the 16th August, and the 12th November."

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