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Killagholehane

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"KILLAGHOLEHANE, (or Killaliathan), a parish in the barony of Glenquin, county Limerick, province of Munster, Ireland, 8 miles S. E. of Newcastle. Drumcollogher is its post town. The parish is 2 miles long and 1 mile broad. It contains the village of Broadford. The surface is mountainous, and the soil indifferent. The road from Newcastle to Mallow passes along the eastern boundary. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Limerick, value £30. The church was erected in 1812 by the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Drumcollogher. There is a day school. Springfield Castle is the mansion of Lord Muskerry. Banmore is another residence. Limestone, iron, and coal occuracy 

Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868

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Description & Travel

Broadford on wikipedia

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Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.

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Historical Geography

The civil parish of Killagholehane contained the townlands of:
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Land & Property

Tithe Applotment Books for county Limerick and its  parishes are available online on the National Archives of Ireland website

The entry for Killagholehane from Griffiths Valuation 1847/64

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OSI grid reference R3370419816 (Lat/Lon: 52.32642, -8.973119), Killagholehane which are provided by: