In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Carrickboy like this:
CARRICKBOY, a hamlet, in the parish of KILGLASS, barony of ABBEYSHRUEL, county of LONGFORD, and province of LEINSTER, 5 miles (S.) from Edgeworthstown: the population is returned with the parish. This place is situated on the road from Edgeworthstown to Ballymahon; it contains Richmont, the seat of J. Huggins, Esq., M. D., and is a constabulary police station.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Carrickboy, in and County Longford | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29493
Date accessed: 29th June 2024
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