CREHELP, or CRYHELP, a parish, in the barony
of LOWER-TALBOTSTOWN, county of WICKLOW, and
province of LEINSTER, 2½ miles (E.) from Dunlavin;
containing 760 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated
on the western boundary of the county, and on the
confines of the county of Dublin, is intersected by the
old road from Blessington to Baltinglass, by Stratfordon-
Slaney. The lands are mostly under an improved
system of tillage. There are some quarries of good slate,
and a little bog. A peace preservation force has been
stationed here. It is a rectory and curacy, in the diocese
of Dublin and Glendalough; the rectory is appropriate
to the incumbency, and the curacy forms part of
the union of Donard. The tithes amount to £87. 3. 7.
In the R. C. divisions the parish is in the union or district
of Dunlavin. There are two private schools, in
which are about 30 boys and 30 girls.