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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"KILLUCAN, (or Rathwire), a parish and post-office village in the baronies of Delvin and Farbill, county Westmeath, province of Leinster, Ireland. This parish comprehends the town of Kinnegad and the villages of Rathwire and Raharney. The surface is inclined to be hilly, and has a considerable proportion of bog. The Royal canal traverses the interior, and the Connaught road describes part of the southern frontier. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Meath, value £913. The church stands in the village, and was built in 1803, partly by aid of the late Board of First Fruits. The former church was an interesting old edifice. There are two Roman Catholic chapels united, and several day schools. Several seats adorn the neighbourhood. The village, which is considerable, is seated at the cross-roads from Dublin to Mullingar, and from Kinnegad to Castletown-Delvin. It contains a police station and a dispensary within the Mullingar Poor-law Union, also a loan fund, good inn, and the Killucan hunting club. Some traces of raths and other antiquities are visible, and, among others, the remains of a castle of Hugh de Lacy. The parish is supposed to take its name from having been the site of an abbey founded by St. Lucian. Fairs are held on the 27th March, 25th May, 29th September, and 28th November."

"KINNEGAD, a quoad sacra parish and post-office village in the parish of Killucan, barony of Farbill, county Westmeath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 10 miles E.S.E. of Mullingar, and 36 from Dublin. It is situated on the Kinnegad river and the Great Connaught road. The Midland railway passes in the vicinity. Here are a church, Roman Catholic chapel, school, and a dispensary, which last is within the Mullingar Poor-law Union. This place is rather celebrated for its cheese, and was once a market town. It gives name to a quoad sacra parish. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Meath, value £98, in the patronage of the Rector of Killucan. There is a police station in the village. A fair is held on the 9th May."

"KNOCKSIMON, a hamlet in the parish of Killucan, barony of Tarbill, county Westmeath, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Koinegad."

"RATHFARNE, a village in the parish of Killucan, barony of Farbill, county Westmeath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4½ miles N. of Kinnegad. It is situated on the banks of the river Deel, and on the road from Killucan to Trim. It contains a police station, a Roman Catholic chapel, and a school. The river is crossed by a bridge at this place. Market day is Tuesday."

"RATHWIRE, a village in the parish of Killucan, barony of Farbill, county Westmeath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles N.N.W. of Kinnegad. It is situated on the road from thence to Killucan. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, also remains of a castle built by Hugh de Lacy."

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