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In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Forenaghts like this:
FURNAUGHTS, or FORENAUGHTS, a parish, in the barony of SOUTH SALT, county of KILDARE, and province of LEINSTER, 2 miles (E. by N.) from Naas, on the road to Blessington: the population is returned with the parish of Naas. This small parish comprises only 765 statute acres. The seats are Forenaughts, the residence of the Rev. ...
R. Wolfe; and Furness, that of W. Beauman, Esq. It is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Kildare, united with that of Hainstown, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £19. 14. 0., and those of the benefice to £26. 11. 6. In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Kill. Some remains of the old church still exist, and at Furness is a rath.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Forenaghts, in and County Kildare | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/28964
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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