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- Ogonnelloe, or O'GonilloeA parish in the barony of Lower Tulla, 3¾ miles north by west of Killalo e, Co. Clare, Munster. Length, south by westward, 4 miles; extreme breadt h, 3½; area, 9,925 acres, 2 roods, 9 perches,-of which 3,353 acres a re in Lough Derg. Pop., in 1831, 2,966; in 1841, 3,162. Houses 497. The li mits include the south side of Scariff bay, and the west side of the low er part of Lough Derg, from that bay down to within 2¼ miles of Killalo e. The territorial surface consists, for the most part, of land of a lig ht gravelly soil, tolerably good for tillage; but, to some extent, is eith er boggy ground, or cold, mountainous upland, but a degree superior to me re wilderness. Knocknalicka, and another height on the western boundary, h ave altitudes above sea-level of respectively 818 and 1,019 feet; and a he ight at the Roman Catholic chapel has an altitude of 600 feet. The princip al islands in Lough Derg belonging to Ogonnelloe are Cahir Island, Lashog- Rocks, Crow Island, Illaunaskagh, Swan Island, Cormorant Island, and Goat- Island. The chief seat is Tinarana-house; the chief hamlets are Annacarri ga and Carnagnoe; and the chief antiquities are the ruins of a castle a nd of Aghenish-house. The road from Killaloe to Scariff passes through t he interior. This parish is a vicarage, and a separate benefice, in the di o. of Killaloe. Vicarial tithe composition, £58 3s. 1d.; glebe, £10 10s. G ross income, £102 19s. 1d.; nett, £73 16s. 7½ d. Patron, the diocesan. T he rectorial tithes are divided into two portions, the larger of whi ch is compounded for £78 9s. 2¾d., and appropriated to the sinecure benefi ce of O'Mullod, while the smaller is compounded for £38 15s. 4d., and appr opriated to the economy fund of Killaloe cathedral. The church was bui lt in 1812, by means of a gift of £738 9s. 2¾d. from the late Board of Fir st Fruits. Sittings 100; attendance 45. The Roman Catholic chapel has an a ttendance of 1,000. In 1834, the Protestants amounted to 128, and the Rom an Catholics to 3,056; a Sunday school was usually attended by about 35 ch ildren; and 4 pay daily schools had on their books 190 boys and 105 girls.From The Parliamentary Gazeteer of Ireland, 1845. Courtesy of Clare Loc al Studies Project
ScariffA post-town, in the parish of Tomgraney, barony of Tulla, county of Clar e, and province of Munster, 8 miles (N. W. by N.) from Killaloe and 943 /4 (W. by S.) from Dublin, on the road from Killaloe to Williamstown and P ortumna; containing 761 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Scarif f, which flows into the picturesque bay of the same name, opening into Lou gh Derg on the Shannon, and might be easily made navigable from the b ay to Lough Grady, about a mile above the town : the river is here cross ed by a bridge of three arches. This is a pleasing little town, occupyi ng an ascent from the river, and consisting chiefly of one main stre et : in 1831 it contained 120 houses, some of which are neatly built. An e xcellent new and level road, which has been lately constructed between Kil laloe and Williamstown, chiefly along the shores of Lough Derg, passes thr ough the town. Here are extensive oil and flour-mills, and a considerab le number of coarse hats are manufactured in the immediate vicinity. Fai rs are held monthly. A smelting furnace for iron was formerly in full wo rk here. In the R. C. divisions it gives name to a union or district, comp rising the north-eastern part of the parish of Tomgraney, and the entire p arish of Moynoe, and containing the chapels of Scariff and Knock O'Grad y. During the disturbances, in 1831, an encampment was formed on Shene hil l, in the vicinity, which was occupied for two months by a party of the mi litary.From County Clare A History and Topography by Samuel Lewis. Courtesy of Cl are Local Studies Project
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Bef 1770 - Bef 1870 (~ 100 years)
