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A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
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CLONEA, a parish, in the barony of DECIES-without-DRUM, county of WATERFORD, and province of MUNSTER, 4 ½ miles (E. by N.) from Dungarvan; containing 773 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the bay of Clonea in St. George's channel, and comprises 3338 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act. Clonea Castle, the residence of Walter McGwire, Esq., is pleasantly situated near the cliffs, and commands a fine view of the sea. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Lismore, and is part of the union of Stradbally; the rectory is impropriate in the Duke of Devonshire. The tithes amount to £199. 8., of which £132. 18. 8. is payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the incumbent: the glebe comprises 1a. 3r. 31p. In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Kilgobinet; the chapel is a plain building. There is a pay school, in which are about 25 boys and 5 girls.
(Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837); Transcription © Derek Rowlinson, 2005-10. Reproduced from LibraryIreland. We are deeply grateful to LibraryIreland for allowing us to use their transcription.)
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Clonea IrlPar Decies Without Drum IrlBarony Waterford IrlC |
| Place: | Clonea |
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