GREAN

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

"GREAN, a parish in the baronies of Clanwilliam and Coonagh, county Limerick, province of Munster, Ireland. Pallasgreen is its post town. The surface is hilly. It is said to be the best grazing land in the county. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Emly, value £506, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is of ancient erection. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Rochestown. There are seven schools. The Danes were defeated at Pallasgreen in 960.

"PALLAS, (or Pallasgrean), a post-office village in the parish of Grean, in the barony of Coonagh, county Limerick, province of Munster, Ireland, 14 miles S.E. of Limerick, and 128 from Dublin. It is a station on the Waterford and Limerick branch of the Great Southern and Western railway. It is situated in a hilly district, and has a church, a police station, and a dispensary, which last is in the Tipperary Poor-law Union. Petty sessions are held at intervals. Pallas House is the principal seat in the vicinity. Fairs are held on the 1st January, 10th March, 10th May, and 24th November.

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