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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Ballycanew contained the following places:"BALLYCANEW, a parish in the barony of Gorey, in the county of Wexford, province of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles to the S. of Gorey. It is in a hilly district, near the river Awin-Banna. A Danish fort once stood here, the remains of which have now disappeared. The living is a rectory united with that of Liskinfere, in the diocese of Ossory, Ferns, and Leighlin. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel in the village. Fairs are held in April, July, September, October, and November.
"CROSSPOTTLE, a village in the barony of Gorey, in the county of Wexford, Ireland, 2 miles from Ballycane."
On the boundary between Worlough & Ballcarrig townlands.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018