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County Waterford, Ireland
CIVIL PARISHES
Crook
description
from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
CROOK, a parish, in the barony of GAULTIER, county of WATERFORD, and province of MUNSTER, 6 miles (E by S) from Waterford city; containing 976 inhabitants.
A castle was
founded here in the 13th century by the Baron of Curraghmore, which
subsequently became a preceptory of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem,
with whom it remained till the Reformation. The site and the lands belonging
to it were granted by Queen Elizabeth, in the 27th of
her reign, on lease for 60 years to Anthony Power, at an annual rent
of £12 11s. 10d. ; and in 1638 they were granted by Chas. I. to Sir
Peter Aylward. A village in the parish derived the name of New Geneva
from the proposed establishment at this place of a colony of Genevese, who
were compelled to leave their own country in 1785. For this purpose the parliament
granted £50,000, but in consequence of their requiring certain privileges
and immunities which it was not thought proper to concede, the projected settlement
was abandoned.
The parish is situated on Waterford harbour, and comprises 1831 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act. A military barrack was erected in the village, in which were stationed one or two regiments generally during the war ; but the establishment was afterwards abandoned, and the buildings have been taken down. Kilcop House is the seat of John Coghlan, Esq.
The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Waterford, and in the patronage of the Crown : the tithes amount to £190:5:3. There is neither church nor glebe-house; the glebe comprises three acres
In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Passage.
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