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County Kildare
Ireland
Civil Parishes
Churchtown or Rheban
description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
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CHURCHTOWN, or RHEBAN, a parish, in the barony of WEST NARRAGH and RHEBAN, county of KILDARE, and province of LEINSTER ; containing, with part of the post-town of Athy, 2009 inhabitants, of which number, 706 are in the town.
This parish is situated on the river Barrow, and on the road from Athy to Monastereven, and contains 7245 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act. It is the site of the ancient city and castle of Rheban, noticed in Ptolemy’s map as one of the principal inland cities, the only remains of which are a deep quadrangular intrenchment, with a high conical mount at its western extremity. A fair was formerly held here on St. Michael's day, but has long since been removed to Athy.
It is an impropriate curacy, in the diocese of Dublin, and is one of the nine denominations which constitute the union of Athy or Nicholastown ; the rectory is impropriate. The tithes amount to £390, of which £”60 is paid to the impropriator, and £130 to the incumbent.
In the Roman
Catholic divisions also the parish forms part of the union or district
of Athy.
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