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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"DORRHA, a parish in the barony of Lower Ormond, in the county of Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles %V. of Parsonstown, its post town. It lies between the rivers Shannon and Brosna, near Lough Derg. The surface is boggy. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Killaloe, value £322, in the patronage of the Incumbent of Lorrha. The church was erected in 1832 by the late Board of First Fruits, the old church having been converted into a dwelling-house many years ago. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Lorrha. There are National and other schools. The principal seats are Straduff and Walsh Park.

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