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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"CLONEEN, (or Clonyne), a parish in the barony of Slievardagh and Middle Third, in the county of Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles E. of Fethard, its post town. The soil is good, distributed nearly equally between pasture and arable. The surface is hilly, the principal summits being Slievenaman, Knocknaman, and Carrickabrook. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cashel, value with Fethard, £1,076, in the patronage of the bishop. The Roman Catholic chapel is united with that of Drangan. There is a day school. The principal seats are Kilburry, Ballinard, Cloneen, and Claran.

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