Gunsborough, Kerry
Historical Description
GUNSBOROUGH, a village, in the parish of GALEY, barony of IRAGHTICONNOR, county of KERRY, and province of MUNSTER, 2¾ miles (N. N. W.) from Listowel, on the old road to Ballybunnian; containing 38 houses and 181 inhabitants. It derives its name from its former proprietor, Mr. Gun, of whose representatives it has been lately purchased by P. Mahony, Esq., of Dublin, who has commenced improvements on an extensive scale, calculated to afford constant employment to nearly 200 persons for upwards of two years. Among these are the draining of an extensive boggy district, through the centre of which a new road has been made; the rebuilding and remodelling of the village; and the formation of a large plantation, where a new mansion is about to be erected.
Directories & Gazetteers
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Land and Property
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