KILGOBBIN

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

"KILGOBBIN, a parish in the barony of Rathdown, county Dublin, province of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles S. of the metropolis, containing the village of Stepaside. The parish is 3 miles long by 2 broad. The surface is mountainous. In the S.W. are the Threerock Mountain, attaining the altitude of 1,479 feet, and the Tworock Mountain, 1,763 feet. The road from Dublin to Enniskerry passes through the interior. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Dublin, value with Kilternan, £190, in the patronage of the archbishop and archdeacon. There is a day school. Kilgobbin House and Kilgobbin Cottage are the principal residences. The village of Kilgobbin stands at the foot of the Threerock mountain. Near it are the ruins of a castle built by the Walshes of Carrickmaine, and fortified in the time of Charles I. It entirely commands the pass of the Scalp. A cross stands near the ancient church."

"STEPASIDE, a township in the parish of Kilgobbin, barony of Rathdown, county Dublin, Ireland, 5 miles S.E. of Dublin."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018