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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Drumcondra contained the following places:"DRUMCONDRA, (or Drumconrath), a parish and post town in the barony of Lower Slane, in the county of Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Nobber. It is situated on the road from Dublin to Londonderry. The surface is hilly, with a good soil. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Meath, value £394, in the patronage of the crown. The church was built in 1766. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Ardagh. Here are three day schools, a police station, and dispensary, within the Ardee Poor-law Union. Near Lough Bellahoe is the scene of O'Neal's defeat by Lord-Deputy Grey in 1539. The rout of the Irish on this occasion was so complete that it proved the death-blow to the rising of the north against the Reformation. The chief residences are-Aclare House, Newstone, Ballyhoe, Aclare Lodge, Barnville, and Drumbride.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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