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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Killasser contained the following places:"KILLASSER, a parish in the barony of Gallen, county Mayo, province of Connaught, Ireland, 4 miles E.N.E. of Foxford, its post town. It is 5 miles long by 3 broad. The surface is hilly, containing part of the Croyhan mountains. The river Moy flows on the southern border, and the road from Foxford to Tubbercurry traverses the interior. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Achonry, value with Straid, £375, in the patronage of the bishop. There is a Roman Catholic chapel at Boulabee. In the village are National and other day schools."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018