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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Philipstown contained the following places:"PHILIPSTOWN, a parish in the barony of Upper Dundalk, county Louth, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Dundalk, its post town. It is 2½ miles in length, and its extreme breadth is 1 mile. The soil is good, and the road from Dundalk to Crossmaglen traverses the parish. It is bounded on the N. by the river Castletown. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Armagh, value with Baronstown, £348, in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church. The church was erected in 1798 by the late Board of First Fruits, and by private contributors. There are large mills in operation in this parish."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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