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County Wexford, Ireland
Lewis Extracts
CIVIL PARISHES
Kilgarven
descriptions from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
KILGARVEN, a parish, in the barony of SHELMALIER, county of WEXFORD, and province of LEINSTER, 2½ miles (N. W.) from Taghmon, on the road to Adamstown and New Ross ; containing 898 inhabitants, and comprising 5369 statute. acres, as applotted under the tithe act.
It is a rectory in the diocese of Ferns, and forms part of the union of Horetown ; the tithes amount to £156. 8s. 8d.
In the Roman Catholic divisions it is part of the union or district of Taghmon : there is a small thatched chapel at Caroreigh, which it is in contemplation to rebuild. Some remains of the old church yet exist.
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