KILSARAN

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

"KILSARAN, a parish in the barony of Ardee, county Louth, province of Leinster, Ireland, 1 mile S. of Castle-Bellingham, its post town. The parish is 2½ miles in length and the same in breadth, and contains the village of Greenmount. The surface lies near Dundalk Bay. It consists chiefly of good land, and is crossed by the road from Dublin to Belfast. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Armagh, value with others, £394. The church is modern. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Strabannon. There are four day schools. Kilsaran House is the chief residence. A commandery of Knights Templars was founded here, in the 12th century, by Maud de Lacy."

"GREENMOUNT, a village in the parish of Kilsaran, barony of Ardee, county Louth, province of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Castlebellingham. Greenmount House is the principal seat. In the neighbourhood is a Danish rath. There are also several private seats of this name in the counties Antrim and Limerick."

"MILESTOWN, a village in the parish of Kilsaran, barony of Ardee, county Louth, province of Leinster, Ireland, near Castle Bellingham. Milestown House is the principal seat."

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