Place:


Castlecomer  County Kilkenny

 
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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Castlecomer like this:

Castlecomer, market town and par., N. co. Kilkenny, 5 miles E. of Ballyragget ry. sta. and 14½ miles SW. of Carlow -- par., 21,592 ac., pop. 6628; town, pop. 1182; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Saturday; has military barracks. Coal is worked in the district. Castlecomer House is in the vicinity.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Castlecomer, in and County Kilkenny | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/30341

Date accessed: 30th April 2024

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