CORCOMOHIDE

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

"CORCOMOHIDE, a parish partly in the barony of Orrery in the county of Cork, and partly in the barony of Upper Connello, in the county of Limerick, province of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles N.W. of Charleville. The surface is of good quality, with some bog The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Limerick, value with Castletown, Kilmeedy, and Drumcolloher, £248, in the patronage of the Vicars Choral of Limerick Cathedral. Newcastle is the post town. The church is old and out of repair. There are Roman Catholic chapels at Kilmeedy, Castletown, and Drumcolloher, the latter being annexed to that of Killaliathan. There are several schools within the parish."

"CASTLETOWN-CONYERS, a parish in the barony of Upper Connello, in the county of Limerick, province of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles to the S.E. of Ballingarry. It was the site of a castle founded about the middle of the 14th century, belonging to the MacEineirys. Being forfeited to the crown by their adherence to the Stuart cause in the 17th century, it was given by William III. to George Conyers, ancestor of its present owner. An abbey is said to have been founded here, and to have attained great wealth and influence, but nothing more is known of it. The land is chiefly pasture. The-parish contains extensive quarries of good limestone. The living is a vicarage forming part of the union of Corcomohide in the diocese of Limerick, Ardfert, and Aghadoe. There is no church. The neighbourhood of Castletown has much pleasant scenery and many seats of the gentry, among which are Castletown-Conyers, the residence of the Conyers family, Rossmore, Glenbrook, &c. Fairs are held on the 11th February, the 17th April, the 3rd November, and theist December."

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