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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Killea contained the following places:"KILLEA, a parish in the barony of Ikerrin, county Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles N.N.W. of Templemore, its post town. It is 3 miles long by 2 broad. The surface is rather mountainous and boggy, lying near the head of the river Suir. It attains an elevation of 1,462 feet at the Kilduff Mountain, and 1,583 feet at the Devil's-bit Mountain. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cashel, value with Templemore, £700, in the patronage of the bishop. Divine service is hold in a private house. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Templemore and Killavenogh. There is a day school. Kilduff Park is the principal residence. Granite and limestone are quarried in the hills. There is a police station in the parish."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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