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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Templetown contained the following places:"TEMPLETOWN, (or Kilcloghan), a parish in the barony of Shelburne, county Wexford, province of Leinster, Ireland. New Ross is its post town. The surface consists of good soil, and is well cultivated. The parish is crossed by the road from Fethard to New Ross. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Ferns, value £91. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, also day and Sunday schools. The principal residence is Ballystraw. There are ruins of a Knights Templars' preceptory, founded in the reign of John, and the remains of Kilcloghan Castle.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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