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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"KILCORMICK, a parish in the baronies of Ballaghkeen and Gorey, county Wexford, province of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles N. of Oulart, its post town. It is 5 miles long by 3 broad. The surface, which consists generally of a fertile soil, is drained on the W. by a small stream falling into the Slaney, and towards the E. by the Awinbanna. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ferns, value £437, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was built in 1766, and has subsequently been enlarged. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Clone. There are four day schools and a Sunday-school. Mount George is the principal residence. The rebellion of 1798 was commenced here under Murphy the priest.

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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