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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"BALLYMACKEY, a parish in the barony of Upper Ormond, in the county of Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles to the E. of Nenagh. A large part of the land is bog, and there is much limestone. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, and Kilmacduagh, of the value with three others of £532, in the patronage of the bishop. There are several pleasant seats in the parish; the principal are Castle Willington, Woodville, and Besborough. A police force is stationed here."

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