KILTULLAGH

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

"KILTULLAGH, a parish in the barony of Castlereagh, county Roscommon, province of Connaught, Ireland, 5 miles W.S.W. of Castlereagh, its post town. It is 9 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 5 miles. It includes the village of Ballinlough. The surface is partly mountainous, and is crossed by the road from Castlereagh to Tuam. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Tuam, value with others, £624, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is at Ballinlough. It was built in 1824. There are a Roman Catholic chapel and several day schools. Willsborough is the chief seat."

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