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In 1868, the parish of Preban contained the following places:"PREBAN, (or Braban), a parish in the barony of South Ballinacor, county Wicklow, province of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Aughrim. Rathdrum is its post town. The surface is mountainous, but consists in general of a good soil. The stream Derry flows along the southern border, and the interior is traversed by the road from Tinehely to Rathdrum. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ferns, value £150, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1827. There are a Roman Catholic chapel and three day schools.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018