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In 1868, the parish of Brosna contained the following places:"BROSNA, a parish in the barony of Trughanacmy, in the county of Kerry, province of Munster, Ireland, 11 miles to the S.E. of Listowel. It is situated in a mountainous district, with large tracts of bog, on the banks of the small river Clydagh. The parish is very extensive, spreading over an area of 11,960 acres. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Limerick, Ardfert, and Aghadoe, of the value of £159, in the gift of the bishop. There is no church."
"CARRIGEEN, a hamlet in the parish of Brosna, barony of Trughanacmy, in the county of Kerry, province of Munster, Ireland, 11 miles to the N.E. of Castle Island."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018