CLONMORE

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

"CLONMORE, a parish in the baronies or Bantry and West Shelmaliere, in the county of Wexford, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S. of Enniscorthy, its post town. The parish lies along the right bank of the river Slaney, and is traversed by the road from Enniscorthy to Wexford, and the Clonmore rivulet. The surface consists of good soil, with stone for building purposes. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Ferns, value £292, in the patronage of the Incumbent of Enniscorthy. The church was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1827. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Ballyhoge. There are Protestant Sunday schools and four day schools within the parish. An abbey is alleged to have been founded here in the 6th century by St. Madoc, which was several times destroyed by the Danes. St. Dichulla was the first abbot who presided here. The principal seats are Wilton, Clonmore House (near Bree), Maclaine, Kilgibbon, and Barrymount."

"BREE, a village in the barony of Bantry, in the county of Wexford, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles to the S.W. of Enniscorthy. It is near a branch of the river Slaney."

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