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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Killann contained the following places:"KILLANN, a parish and post-office village in the barony of Bantry, county Wexford, province of Leinster, Ireland, 8 miles W. of Enniscorthy. The parish is 6 miles long by 4 broad. The surface is mountainous, particularly in the W., where the Blackstairs mountains attain an altitude of 2,409 feet. The rivulet Boro drains it towards the E. The interior is traversed by the road from Newtownbarry to New Ross. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ferns, value £355, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was built in 1832 by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Cloughbown. There are six day schools. Woodbrook is a seat in the neighbourhood. St. Anne's Well stands near the church. Slate is quarried.
"COOLVALLY, a village in the barony of Bantry, in the county of Wexford, Ireland, 2 miles N.W, of Killann."
In Askinvillar Upper townland.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018