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The manor is called Cloghy, and the court has jurisdiction over the liberty of Castlebuoy, the parishes of Slanes and Ballytrustin, and part of Witter, and any sum not exceeding £5 is recoverable in it, either by attachment or civil bill process. The lofty tower of the castle and ruins of the church are situated in one of the most secluded and fertile vales in the Ardes, On a chain of rock in the channel, three miles east from the shore, is the South Rock or Kilwarlin light-house.
There is a private school, in which are about 70 boys and 60 girls.
from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837.
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Old Church, Cloughey Road, Cloughey, Presbyterian |
Cloughey, Cemetery |
New Church, Cloughey Road, Cloughey, Presbyterian |
Old Church, Cloughey Road, Cloughey, Presbyterian |
Near to the ruin of the castle, Castleboy, Roman Catholic |
The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.
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