DONOUGHMORE,
a parish, in the barony of UPPER OSSORY, QUEEN'S
county, and province of LEINSTER, 1 ¼ miles (N. W. by
N.) from Rathdowney, on the
road from Burros-in-Ossory
to Kilkenny city , containing 1211 Inhabitants, of which
number, 383 are in the village.
This
parish contains 3226 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe
act, The village comprises about 70 houses, and contains extensive
corn-mills and a large starch manufactory. Fairs are held in it
on March 28th, June 12th and 13th; Aug. 31st, and Dec. 12th.
The
living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory,
and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the tithes amount to £154.
9 shillings 7½ pence. There is a glebe-house, with a glebe
of 193 acres. The church was rebuilt by aid of a loan of £500
from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1821.
In
the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the
union or district of Rathdowney,
and contains a plain chapel
The
parochial school is endowed with an acre of land by the rector,
and there are two private schools, in all which about 100 children
are educated
