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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Donohill contained the following places:"DONOHILL, a parish in the baronies of Clanwilliam and Lower Kilnamanagh, in the county of Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles N. of Tipperary, on the road from thence to Nenagh. The parish is mountainous, and nearly divided by a strip of Aghcrew. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Cashel, in the patronage of the bishop. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Anacarthy. There are several schools, one of which is under the National Board. The police station is at Anacarthy, which village gives name to a small stream passing through the parish. Mount Bam rises 1,188 feet above the sea-level. Copper ore is found in the northern districts. The principal seats are Philips town and Greenfield. Here are ruins of Ballysheedy Castle, and some traces of the ancient church."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018