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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Wheery contained the following places:
"WHEERY, (or Killagally), a parish in the barony of Garrycastle, King's County, province of Leinster, Ireland. The parish is drained by the rivers Brosna and Boora, near Boora Lough, and contains the post and market town of Ferbane.
"CREGGAN, a hamlet in the barony of Garrycastle, in King's County, province of Leinster, Ireland. Fairs are held on the 1st April and 12th December."
"FERBANE, a post and market town in the parishes of Gallen and Wheery, in the barony of Garrycastle, King's County, province of Connaught, Ireland, 13 miles W. of Tullamore. It is situated on the banks of the river Brosna, near the confluence of that river with the Shannon, at a short distance from the Grand canal, and contains the parish church, a Roman Catholic chapel, meetinghouses for Baptists and Wesleyans, a police station, and a dispensary, the last within the Birr Poorlaw Union. A bridge commanding a fine view crosses the river. Gallen Priory and Moyclare are the principal seats. Fairs are held on 2nd August and 20th October."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]