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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"KILSCANNELL, a parish in the barony of Lower Connello, county Limerick, province of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles W.S.W. of Rathkeale, its post town. The parish is 2 miles long by 1½ mile broad. The soil is in general good. The surface is crossed by the road from Rathkeale to Newcastle. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Limerick, value £63. The church was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1823. There are a Methodist meeting-house and a day school. Kilsconnell House is the principal seat.

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