In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Carrickbaggot like this:
CARRICK, or CARRICKBAGGOT, a parish, in the barony of FERRARD, county of LOUTH, and province of LEINSTER, 2 ½miles (S. S. E.) from Dunleer; containing 340 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the coast road from Drogheda to Dundalk, contains 826 ¼ statute acres, chiefly arable land, and includes part of the demesne of Rokeby Hall. ...
It is a rectory, in the diocese of Armagh, and is part of the union of Rathdrummin: the tithes amount to £57. 8. 6. In the R. C. divisions it forms part of the union or district of Clogher. There are some remains of the old church.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Carrickbaggot, in and County Louth | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29020
Date accessed: 19th May 2024
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