In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Clonleigh like this:
CLONLEIGH, a parish, in the barony of BANTRY, county of WEXFORD, and province of LEINSTER, 5 miles (N. E.) from New Ross; containing 661 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the high road from Ross to Newtownbarry, and contains 2679 statute acres, principally under tillage. The rectory is part of the union of St. ...
Mary's New Ross, in the diocese of Ferns; for the clerical duties it forms part of the perpetual cure of Templeudigan. The tithes amount to £101. 15. 8 ¼. In the R. C. divisions it is included in the union or district of Templeudigan, where the chapel is situated. There is a hedge school of about 10 children: and a school is about to be built by subscription, near the chapel of Poulpeasty, on two acres of land granted by C. R. Frizell, Esq., of Stapolin.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Clonleigh, in and County Wexford | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/27464
Date accessed: 29th May 2024
Not where you were looking for?
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Ireland through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Clonleigh".