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Laois, Queen's, Leix County, Ireland

 

Civil Parishes

TULLOWMOY

descriptions from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837

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1830's Maps of Ireland

TULLOWMOY, A parish, partly in the barony of Ballyadams and partly in that of Stradbally, Queen's county, and province of Leinster, 4 miles (S. by E.) from Stradbally, on the road to Castlecomer (Co. Kilkenny); containing 1527 inhabitants and comprising 5913 statute acres as applotted under the tithe act.

The living is a rectory, in the Diocese of Leighlin and in the patronage of the Bishop; the tithes amount to £300.

In the Roman Catholic divisions it forms part of the union or district of Ballyadams, and has a neat chapel.

About 30 children are educated in a national school.

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