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KILCUMNY
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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Kilcumny contained the following places:"KILCUMNY, (or Drumcree), a parish in the barony of Delvin, county Westmeath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Castletowndelvin. It contains Collinstown and Drumcree, its post town. It is 2½ miles long by 2 broad. The surface is somewhat boggy and cold, and is traversed by the road from Dublin to Granard. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Meath, value with three others, £215, in the patronage of the crown and the Bishop of Drogheda. The church was built in 1812 by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. There are two day schools. Limestone is the prevailing rock.
"COLLINSTOWN, a small market town in the parish of Kilcumny, in the barony of Delvin, in the county of Westmeath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Castle Pollard. It is situated near Lough Lone, and contains a police station, market-house, and dispensary; the last is within the Mullingar Poor-law Union. The principal residence is Barbavilla. Petty sessions are held here. Saturday is market day, and fairs are held on the 8th May and the 30th October."
"DRUMCREE, a postal village in the parish of Kilcumny, barony of Delvin, in the county of Westmeath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Castletown-Delvin. It is situated on the road from Dublin to Granard. Here are the parish church and a dispensary. Drumcree House is the residence of the proprietor of the manor."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018