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In 1868, the parish of Moyne contained the following places:"MOYNE, a parish in the barony of South Ballinacor, county Wicklow, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Aughrim. Rathdrum is its post town. It is 8 miles long by 2½ broad. The surface, which is mountainous and boggy, includes but a very small proportion of good land. The Slaney and Little Slaney have their sources in the N.W. side of the parish, where is the lofty summit Lugnaquilla. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Leighlin, value £158, in the patronage of the Vicar of Hacketstown. The church was erected in 1814. There area Roman Catholic chapel and two day schools. This parish was part of Hacketstown up to 1813."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018