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DONAGHMORE (Ratoath Barony)

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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"DONAGHMORE, a parish in the barony of Ratoath, in the county of Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Ratoath its post town. It is situated on the road from Dublin to Slane, and contains the townland of Robertstown. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Meath, value with Ratoath, £595, in the patronage of the crown and T. L. Norman, Esq., alternately. The Roman Catholic chapel is an old building, standing in a disused burial-ground; it is united to the chapel of Creekstown, and has a school connected with it. Donaghmore House is in the vicinity."

"MILLTOWN, a village in the parish of Donaghmore, barony of Ratoath, county Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 8 miles N.E. of Dunboyne. The neighbouring seats are Milltown House, Robertstown House, and Robertstown Cottage."

 

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