In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Straboe like this:
STRABOE, a parish, in the barony of RATHVILLY, county of CARLOW, and province of LEINSTER, 3 miles (W.) from Tullow: containing 195 inhabitants. It is situated on the north side of the county, and on the confines of the county of Kildare; and comprises about 500 statute acres. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Leighlin, forming part of the union of Rathvilly: the tithes amount to £115. 10. 2 ½. In the R. C. divisions also it is part of the union or district of Rathvilly.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Straboe, in and County Carlow | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/27748
Date accessed: 30th May 2024
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