In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Barry like this:
BARRY, a village, in the parish of TASHINNY, barony of ABBEYSHRUEL, county of LONGFORD, and province of LEINSTER; 3 ¼ miles (W. S. W.) from Colehill: the population is returned with the parish. It is situated on the road to Ballymahon, and is a station of the constabulary police. ...
Fairs are held on January 27th, April 28th, July 28th, and October 27th. A school for poor children is maintained by the Dowager Countess of Rosse. Near the village was formerly an ancient castle, of which only some trifling vestiges can be traced; and in the immediate vicinity is a high moat.—See TASHINNY.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barry, in and County Longford | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29491
Date accessed: 22nd May 2024
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