MONEYGALL, a village and post-town, in the
parish of CULLENWAYNE, barony of CLONLISK, KING'S
county, and province of LEINSTER, 6¾ miles (S. W.)
from Roscrea, and 65¾ (S.W. by S.) from Dublin, on the
mail coach road to Limerick; containing 379 inhabitants.
It comprises 76 houses, and is situated on the
estate of the Rev. W. Minchin, near the confines of the
county of Tipperary: it has a patent for three fairs during
the year, and is a constabulary police station. It is in
contemplation to hold petty sessions here shortly. Adjoining
is Greenhills, the residence of the proprietor, a
modern and elegant mansion in a highly ornamented
demesne. Busherstown, originally called Bouchardstown,
is a handsome residence of a branch of the same
family. The church service is performed twice every
Sunday in the school-house, there being no church in
the parish. There is a R. C. chapel, and a dispensary
was established in 1826.