ADAMSTOWN

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

"ADAMSTOWN, (or Murneyan), a parish in the barony of Bantry, in the county of Wexford, and province of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles to the N.E. of New Ross. It is situated in a pleasantly undulating district, near the rocky hill of Carrickburn, which has an elevation of 766 feet, and commands a fine prospect. The land is light, and under good tillage. There are quarries of granite and limestone. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ossory, Ferns, and Leighlin, value £625, and in the patronage of the bishop. There is a Roman cross in the burial ground, considered to be of great antiquity. Here are also remains of Devereux Castle, which was built, in 1556, by Nicholas Devereux and his wife Katherine; consisting of a square tower in a quadrangle, surrounded by a wall, with turrets at the angles. A Latin inscription on a shield, over the gateway, preserves the names of the founders, and the, armorial bearings of their family. In 1798, a large number of Protestants, nearly 200 in all, were burnt by the rebels at Scullabogue barn, in this parish. Merton is the principal seat.

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