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County Tipperary, Ireland
CIVIL PARISHES
Killenaule
description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
Note: Roman Catholic parish records for those parishes that belong to the Diocese of Cashel and Emly are not available to the public
KILLENAULE a small market and post-town, and a parish, in the barony
of SLIEVARDAGH, county of TIPPERARY,
and province of MUNSTER, 5¾ miles (N.) from Fethard,
and 84 (S.W.) from Dublin city, on the road from Cashel
to Callan (Co. Kilkenny); containing 3464 inhabitants, of which
number, 1578 are in the town.
The parish
comprises 6121 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and furnishes
limestone, flagstone, potter's clay, iron ore and slate fit for making
pencils. Its large collieries are described in the article on the county.
A chief constabulary police force is stationed in the town, where there
is a weekly market, and a sub post-office to Littleton; and fairs
are held on the first Thursday (O.S.) in May and October, and on Jan 1st
, March 25th , June 24th , and Aug. 14th .
The living
is a vicarage, in the diocese of Cashel,
united to the rectories and vicarages of Cooleagh,
Magawry, Drangan, Isertkerin, and Barrettsgrange, and the
rectory of St. Johnstown, forming the union of Killenaule,
in the patronage of the Archbishop: the rectory is appropriate to the
Chancellorship of the cathedral of Christ-Church, Dublin: the tithes amount
to £300, of which £200 is payable to the chancellor, and £100
to the vicar; and the entire tithes of the benefice amount to £949.
The church is a small ancient building. There are a glebe-house and five
glebes in the union, comprising 47a.21p.
In the Roman
Catholic divisions this parish is the head of a union or district,
and has a chapel.
About 540
children are educated in six private schools; and there is a dispensary.
here are the remains of Gralla and Graystone castles.
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