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155 COUNTY DUBLIN DIKECTOUY.<br />

ItATITCOOLE AND SAGGARD.<br />

RATHCOOLE, an inland town and parish in Newcastle barony, <strong>Dublin</strong> county, 10 miles S.W. from <strong>Dublin</strong>, compri-intr<br />

an area of 4,705 acres. Population, 45.9. The town, which was anciently called Radculi, is situated<br />

upon the road to Naas, and consists of one street, about a quarter of a mile in length, chieHy of small houses<br />

and cabins, irregularly built. The oniy public building is the Parish Church, a neat plain edifice. It has a<br />

Dispensary. It"is the head station of the Constabulary force of the district of Uppercross. About two miles<br />

and a half N. \V\ from Rathcoole is the parish and village of Ne>ccastle, comprising an area of 4/2IJ3 acre*.<br />

Population, 1,1 Oo. It is situated on the Grand Canal. The village was formerly a borough, having a<br />

portrieve and burgesses under charter of James I., and prior to the Union, sent two members to the Irish<br />

parliament. The Church is an ancient picturesque edifice, covered with ivy, having a fine eastern window.<br />

The Roman Catholic Chur.h is a neat buiiding, with a belfry. There is a Dispensary and National Schools.<br />

Petty Sessions are held every alternate Friday.<br />

MAGISTRATES ATTENDING PSTTY SESSIONS AT RATHCOOLE, every alternate Friday.— Charles Edward Kennedy, esq.;<br />

J.T. Verschoyle, esq.<br />

Carty, Mr. James<br />

Buckley, Washington, auctnr. Luc an ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH—ROV.<br />

Consbxlntlary Police Station — John Byrne, Mr. John, Keating's park Thomas M'Cormick, P.P.<br />

Rolleston, constable in charge Cloncurry, Lady, Lyons house, and Shekleton, Joseph, Lyons mills<br />

Cullen, Mr. Matthew<br />

Maretimo, Blackroek<br />

Skerrett, I'eter, esq. Athgoe park<br />

Gerty,Edw esq.ltingwood,Ilazlehatch Connolly, Owen, esq. Ballscott, Hazle- ThornhilL/ Rev, W. J. Glebe house,<br />

Kelly, Mr. R.<br />

hatch<br />

Rathcoole<br />

M'Evoy, James, surgeon<br />

Goold, Miss Ellen, Loughtown, LTazle-<br />

POST OFFICE — Miss Sophia Senior, h a tch<br />

postmistress<br />

Grnydon, Alex. esq. Newcastle house<br />

Saggard.<br />

RATHCOOLE CncacH— Rev. W*. J. Howe, John, esq. Wheatfield Bryan, William, esq. Brittas<br />

Thornliill, incumbent,Glebe house Kelly, Patrick, esq. Newcastle Howling, John, The LTotel, Brittas<br />

Rathcoole Dispensary—Pat. J os. U' E voy, Kennedy, Sir Charles, bart. J.P. M'Donnell, John & Thos. Ai Co. paper<br />

medical attendant, Rathcoole Lambert, James, J.P. Staccumnie, mills—office, 8 Ormond-quay, lr.<br />

Senior, Mr. Charles<br />

Hazlehateh<br />

National School<br />

Sheal, Mrs. Rathcoole house M'Donald, Myles, esq Paymount, L'OST OFFICE — Miss Mary Waters,<br />

Spear, Mr. Edward<br />

Ilazlehatch<br />

postmistress<br />

National School—Julia Reilly<br />

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH—Rev.<br />

NEWCASTLE CHURCH—Rev. Eugene Thomas M'Cormick. P.P.<br />

O'Meara, incumbent<br />

Verschoyle, John James, esq. J.P.<br />

Weweastle.<br />

Rathcoole Parish School — M. A. Tapsaggard house<br />

Andrews, Michael, esq. Colganstown M' Laughlin, mistress<br />

Walsh, Richard, esq. Kings wood<br />

Stack Churchiim.—Peter Vicars, prop. Richey, Mr. John, Castlevvarden Waters, W. coach prop. Cheevei str.wn<br />

RATHFARNHAM.<br />

RATHFARNHAM, a parish and village in Uppercross and Rathdown baronies, <strong>Dublin</strong> county, four miles south<br />

from the General Post Office, <strong>Dublin</strong>, comprising an area of 2.581 acres. Population, 5,555. It is situated on the<br />

road to Whitechurch, and near where the Military-road commences that crosses the mountains into Wicklow<br />

county. The village consists of one long irregular street: the Church on the right side, with a tower and spire.<br />

The Roman Catholic Church is a large building. The Loretto Convent, in the vicinity is a modern brick building,<br />

attached to which there is an elegant chapel, a female free school, also a ladies' boarding and day school. There is<br />

also at FirhouSG a Carmelite Convent, also a Dispensary, a Petty Sessions Court-house, and District Constabulary<br />

Police Station. A fair is held on July 10. The bridge of Rathfarnham, over the river Dodder, is several hundred<br />

yards from the village, the approach to which is rising ground, thickly shaded in summer by the trees of<br />

the demesnes on each side. The neighbourhood abounds in pretty seats aud villas, commanding rich views<br />

of the <strong>Dublin</strong> mountains and bay. The castle of Rathfarnham was built by Archbishop Loftus in the reign of<br />

Elizabeth. One of the entrances to the demesne, fronting the Dodder, is iu the style of a Roman triumphal arch.<br />

The entrance to the castle is by a portico of eight Doric columns that support a dome painted in fresco with the signs<br />

of the zodiac. Buliyhorfen, a village in the parish of Whitechurch, is about one and a quarter miles tarther on,<br />

and comprises an area of two acres. Population, 252.<br />

MAGISTRATES ATTENDING PETTY SESSIONS, every second Tuesday—George Dcane, esq. ; Charles Granby Burke,<br />

esq.; Thomas Lh-ury.esq. ; James N. Davis, e&q.; Thomas H. Guinness, esq.; John Hatehell, esq.; E. ISlackhuirte,<br />

esq. Q.c. Ron. Hercules Rowley, Henry Ilodgins, esq., Edward Pottrell, esq., and Henry Watson, esq. CUrk—<br />

Richard Molloy, Templeogue.<br />

Alexander, Hen. esq. Glenbrook, i-l. Dingwall, John, grocer and provision Kirwan, Mr. Denis<br />

Arthur, John, bootmaker dealer Kirwan, Mrs. Margaret, baker<br />

Bannan, Patrick, grocer, & c. Dooner, John, solr. Barton lodge,7ZI. Laird, John Allen, esq. Millbrook cot<br />

Blackburne, Edward, Q.c. J.P. Rath-! Dowdall, Rev. Launcelot, A.M. rector Lennon, Christopher, slater<br />

farnham castle, 770/.! of Rathfarnham church, 45Z. 10*. loretto Convent Boarding

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