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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"CLONKEEN, a parish in the barony of Ardee, in the county of Louth, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of the town of Louth. The surface is hilly, with quarries of stone for building. A tributary to the Dee divides this parish from the county of Meath. The parish is traversed by the road between Ardee and Carrickmacross. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Armagh, value £270, in the patronage of the primate. The church is ancient, and there are two schools. The chief residences are Glack, Cromartin, and Cardistown."

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