In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Gilbertstown like this:
GILBERTSTOWN, or BENDENSTOWN, a parish, in the barony of FORTH, county of CARLOW, and province of LEINSTER, 3 miles (S. W.) from Tullow, on the road to Leighlin; containing 567 inhabitants. Building stone is found, and there is some bog. Prior to 1830 the parish formed part of the union of Aghade. ...
The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Leighlin, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £250. 0. 8. In the R. C. divisions it is the head of a union or district, also called Ballon and Ratoe, comprising the parishes of Gilbertstown, Ballon, Kellistown, Templepetre, Aghade, and parts of Fennagh and Urglin, in which union are two chapels, situated at Ballon and Ratoe. About 180 children are educated in a national school.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gilbertstown, in and County Carlow | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/27744
Date accessed: 02nd May 2024
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