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County Galway
Ireland
Civil Parishes
Lackagh
description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
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LACKAGH, a parish, in the barony of CLARE, county of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 8 miles (N. E. by N.) from Galway city; containing 2190 inhabitants.In 1504, MacWilliam of Clanricarde, O' Brien of Thomond and other chieftains suddenly captured Galway, but were soon afterwards defeated by the lord-deputy, the Earl of Kildare at Knock-tuadh, in this parish, with great slaughter but when two of Mac William's sons were made prisoner Galway was recovered, and Athenry surrendered.
It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Tuam, forming part of the union of Annaghdown, the rectory forms the corps the prebend of Lackagh in the cathedral of Tuam. The tithes amount to £205.3. 4 1/2 of which £100 is payable to the prebendary, and the remainder to the vicar.
The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and contains a chapel. There are four private schools, in which about 230 children are educated.
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