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| | Bruff Civil Parish, Limerick county, Lewis, 1837 description ©Jane Lyons |
 | | BRUFF, a market and post town and a parish, in the barony of COSHMA, county of LIMERICK, and province of MUNSTER, 11½ miles (S.S.E.) from Limerick city, and 105¼ (S.W.) from Dublin; containing 2932 inhabitants of which number, 1772 are in the town. |
 | | The glebe house, a neat little residence about half a mile from the town, is situated on an excellent glebe of 8½ acres, for which the vicar pays a rent of £25 6s. |
 | | In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish is the head of a union or district, comprising also the parishes of Tullybracky, Grange, Meanas, Manister, and part of the parishes of Uregare, Glenogra, and Dromin; and containing three chapels, situated respectively at Bruff, Grange and Meanas. |
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