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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Darragh contained the following places:"DARRAGH, (or Glenroe), a parish in the barony of Coshlea, in the county of Limerick, province of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Kilfinane, and 8 miles S.E. of Kilmalloch its post town. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Limerick, value with Kilfinane, £241, in the patronage of the Earl of Cork. There is no church, but a small day school. Darragh House and Ballynacorty House are the principal seats. A new road was recently cut from Limerick to Michelstown. There are vestiges of a large oak forest, from which the parish derives its name. There are also remains of a churchyard and hospital.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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