History of Kilsaran union of parishes in the County of Louth, being a history of the parishes of Kilsaran, Gernonstown, Stabannon, Manfieldstown, and Dromiskin, with many particulars relating to the parishes of Richardstown, Dromin, and Darver, comprising a large section of mid-Louth . of Pullein Spencer, Henry Spencer, andNicholas Spencer. The public road at this time and for about 30 years after-wards ran through what is now known as the Pound Field,(so called because the Parish Pound was then situate at thepresent cross roads) and it passed straight up from thatcorner quite close to the sou
History of Kilsaran union of parishes in the County of Louth, being a history of the parishes of Kilsaran, Gernonstown, Stabannon, Manfieldstown, and Dromiskin, with many particulars relating to the parishes of Richardstown, Dromin, and Darver, comprising a large section of mid-Louth . of Pullein Spencer, Henry Spencer, andNicholas Spencer. The public road at this time and for about 30 years after-wards ran through what is now known as the Pound Field,(so called because the Parish Pound was then situate at thepresent cross roads) and it passed straight up from thatcorner quite close to the southern end of the the house one of the finest views in the County maybe obtained. The deed of 1799 states that a church and churchyardwere to be erected thereupon, but this intention was notcarried out. The Chester Family.—About this time (in 1800) the landsof the Bellinghams in Kilsaran and the greater part of theirlands in Williamstown passed by purchase to the Chesterfamily. The Chesters of County L,outh are derived from ayounger branch of the Chesters of Chickerley Hall, settled in Drogheda in the sixteenth century, and havingprospered, purchased Carstown (said to have been the resi-dence of the ill-fated and ill-treated Archbishop, Oliver.
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