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County Offaly (King's Co.), Ireland
CIVIL PARISHES
Cullenwayne
description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
CULLENWAYNE, a parish, in the barony of CLONLISK, KING’S county, and province of LEINSTER, containing, with the post-town of Moneygall, 16.53 inhabitants, of which number, 379 are in the town.
This parish is situated on the road from Dublin to Limerick, and contains 3550 , statute acres, of which about 1100 are reclaimable bog.
The principal residences are Rathenney House, that of Maunsell Andrews, Esq, situated in a handsome demesne; Green Hills, of the Rev. W. Minchin ; Silver Hills, of Mrs. Smith; and Rathenney Cottage, of J. Andrews, Esq.
It is a rectory
and vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, and is part of the
union of Templeharry : the tithes amount to £227. 9s. 10¼d.
In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Dunkerrin ; the chapel is at Moneygall.
The parochial school is aided by the incumbent and other contributors ; a school in the village is supported by the parish priest, and there are two others. There is also a private school, in which are about 30 boys and 10 girls.
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