MARTRY

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

"MARTRY, a parish in the barony of Lower Navan, county Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles N.W. of Navan, its post town. It is 31 miles long, and its extreme breadth is 2 miles. It contains part of the village of Bohermeen. The greater part of the surface consists of good land, with a small proportion of bog. The road from Navan to Kells traverses the interior. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Meath, value with Ardbraccan £684, in the patronage of the crown. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Boyerstown and Courtown. Allanstown is the principal seat."

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