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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"MONAGAY, a parish in the barony of Glenquin, county Limerick, province of Munster, Ireland, containing part of the town of Newcastle, its post town. It is 7 miles long by 5 broad. The surface is mountainous and the soil bad. It is crossed by the road from Abbeyfeale to Drumclogher. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Limerick, value with Newcastle, £717. Here are a Roman Catholic chapel and several day schools [see also Newcastle]. Glanduff is the principal residence.

"NEWCASTLE, a post and market town in the parishes of Newcastle and Monagay, in the barony of Glenquin, county Limerick, province of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles E. of Shanagolden, and 114 S.W. by W. of Dublin. It is situated about 1 mile W. of the river Deel, on a small tributary to that river. It contains a church, Roman Catholic chapel, market-house, and barracks; also the union poorhouse, a fever hospital, and a dispensary. The Newcastle Poor-law Union lies wholly within the county of Limerick. Fairs are held on 1st April, 3rd May, 12th July, 20th August, 1st October, and 16th December."

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