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In 1868, the parish of Powerscourt contained the following places:"POWERSCOURT, (or Stagonil), a parish in the barony of Rathdown, county Wicklow, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.W. of Bray. It is 7 miles long and 5 broad, and contains the village of Enniskerry, its post town. The surface is mountainous, but consists on the whole of a good soil. It is drained by the streams Cookstown, Glencree, with its fall, and Dargle, all headwaters of the river Brag. The road from Dublin to Rathdrum passes through the interior. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Dublin, value £307, in the patronage of the archbishop. The church was enlarged by the late Board of First Fruits in 1822. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Delgany. Powerscourt, the seat of Viscount Powerscourt, is situated in a demesne extending over an area of 26,000 acres, with deer park and ornamental plantations. A castle formerly stood here, built by the De la Poers, and which was taken in 1535 by the O'Tooles and Byrnes. Upon its capture by the English it was granted to the Talbot family by Henry VIII., and in the middle of the 16th century was retaken by the Cavanaghs. It was subsequently granted to Sir H. Wingfield by James I. in 1609, who took his title of viscount from hence.
"ENNISKERRY, a post town in the parish of Powerscourt, barony of Rathdown, county Wicklow, province of Leinster, Ireland, 12 miles from Dublin, and 3 S.W. of Bray, which is a station on the Dublin and Wicklow railway. It is situated in a romantic spot, on the mountain side, and contains a police station, schools, fever hospital, and dispensary within the Rathdown Poor-law Union. Petty sessions are held every fortnight. In the neighbourhood is Powerscourt, the seat of Lord Powerscourt; also the residences of Lord Monck and the Earl of Carnwath. This spot has become a favourite resort of the citizens of Dublin, and now possesses conveniences for the comfort of visitors."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018