KILBARRON

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

"KILBARRON, a parish in the baronies of Leitrim and Lower Ormond, counties Galway and Tipperary, province of Connaught, Ireland, 6 miles W. of Borrisokane. Roscrea is its post town. The parish lies near the margin of Lough Derg, and is 5½ miles long by 4½ broad. The surface is varied, and consists of a good soil. The road from Killaloe to Portumna traverses the interior. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Killaloe, value £111, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was erected in 1822 by the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Finnoe and Terryglass. There are one public and three private schools. Curraghmore, Castlecambre, Springmount, Annagh Castle, Annagh Lodge, Long Lane, Waterloo Lodge, Garrane Kilgarvon, Broofield, and Moon, are among the principal mansions. There are church ruins on the island of Ilanmore, and within the parish are remains of the castles of Cushlawn, Thullahawn, Cushlawn-Thigge-Burht, and Ballycollaton."

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