STAMULLIN

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

"STAMULLIN, a parish in the barony of Upper Duleek, county Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles S.E. of Duleek, containing Gormanstown. Drogheda is its post town. The surface lies on the E. coast, and consists mostly of profitable soil. There is some bog, and limestone is quarried. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Meath, value with Julianstown £363. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, two public schools, and a dispensary. Gormanstown is the seat of Viscount Gormanstown.

"GORMANSTOWN, a village in the parish of Stamullin, barony of Upper Duleek, county Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 7 miles E. of Duleek. It is situated near the coast, on the road from Balbriggan to Drogheda, and is a station on the Dublin and Drogheda railway. Gormanstown Castle is the handsome seat of Viscount Gormanstown."

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