description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837

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KILLAHY, a parish, in the barony of KNOCKTOPHER, county of KILKENNY, and province of LEINSTER, 6 miles (S.) from Knocktopher, on the road from Waterford to Kilkenny city ; coataining 712 inhabitants, and comprising 2670 statute acres:

It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, forming part of the union of Kilbeacon or Rosinan ; the rectory is impropriate in the Ladies Fitzpatrick. The tithes amount to £171, of which two-thirds are payable to the impropriators, arid one-third to the vicar.

In the Roman Catholic divisions it forms part of the union or district of Kilmacow.

About 30 children are educated in a private school.

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