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In 1868, the parish of Kilcommon contained the following places:"KILCOMMON, a parish in the barony of South Ballinacor, county Wicklow, province of Leinster, Ireland, containing Tinahely, its post town. It is 5 miles long and 3 broad. The surface is mountainous and boggy, but the arable soil is productive. There are four principal summits in the parish, and the road from Wicklow to Newtown Barry traverses the interior. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ferns, value with Crosspatrick, £500, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, which is ancient, was repaired in 1821 by a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Crosspatrick. There are two day schools. Ballybeg is the principal residence."
"TINEHELY, a post and market village in the parish of Kilcommon, barony of Ballinacor, county Wicklow, province of Leinster, Ireland, 24 miles S.W. of Wicklow, and 53 from Dublin. It is a station on the Shillelagh branch of the Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford railway. It is situated beneath the Croghan mountains, on the river Greenisland, which is here crossed by a bridge. The village contains a police station and a dispensary. The manufacture of soap is carried on. The Wesleyans hold their meetings in the sessions room, and there is a public school. The principal residences are Town View and Ballicionangue. This town, which formerly belonged to--the Earl of Stafford, but now to Earl Fitzwilliam, was destroyed by fire in 1798, and was soon afterwards rebuilt. Here are the ruins called Black Tom's Cellars, supposed to be the remains of the mansion of the Earl of Stafford. Market day is Wednesday. Fairs are held on the first Wednesday in January, 7th February, third Wednesday in March, second Wednesday in April, 8th May, 4th June, Wednesday after 24th June, third Wednesday in July, 7th August, first Wednesday in September, Wednesday after Michaelmas, 7th November, and third Wednesday in December."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 Copyright Colin Hinson ©2018]