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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Horetown contained the following places:"HORETOWN, a parish in the barony of West Shelmalier, county Wexford, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles W. of Taghmon, its post town. It is 3½ miles long by 2½ broad. The surface consists of a medium soil, and is traversed by the road from Taghmon to Ballyhack. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Ferns, value £362, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is a small building. The Roman Catholic chapel is united with those of Adamstown and Newbawn. There are a Sunday and two or three day schools. Horetown House and Tottenham Green are among the principal residences. A Carmelite monastery was founded here in the 14th century by a member of the Furlong family, the ancient proprietors of Horetown. It was granted after the suppression to Sir John Davis, and afterwards to the Talbots and Goffs. Its remains afforded material for the erection of the present parish church."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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