Kilbeacon is a civil parish in the ancient barony of Knocktopher.[1 1] It is located in the south of County Kilkenny, Ireland and is around 22 miles (35 km) south of the city of Kilkenny on the road to Waterford. The parish contains 3,151 statute acres.[2 1] According to Lewis's survey of 1837,[2 2] "At Earlsrath was a large fort, encompassed by a fosse and a bank about 20 feet high.". In 1833, there were 383 inhabited houses in the parish; of these, 270 families were primarily engaged in agriculture, 61 in manufactures or crafts, 52 in other. The total population was 2284 people.[2 3]
The main settlement in the parish is the village of Mullinavat[1 2] which is located in parish's most southerly townland of the same name.
Geography
editThe Black Water, which is a tributary of the River Suir, flows through the parish from north to south. The highest point in the parish, at 200m, is in the eastern townland of Ballynooney East.
Ecclesiastical parish
editLike all civil parishes, this civil parish is derived from, and co-extensive with a pre-existing Church of Ireland parish of the same name.[2 4]). In the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory, the church mentioned in Lewis's survey is located in the townland of Garrandarragh.[2 5] The building was in use from 1750 to 1900; today, only the tombstones of the adjoining graveyard are visible.[2 6]
In the Catholic Church, the civil parish forms part of the ecclesiastical parish of Mullinavat in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory.[2 7] It also includes in its territory the area of the civil parishes of Killahy (between the rivers Black Water and Pollanassa); Rossin (on the southern side of Tory Hill); and the northern part of Dunkitt (also known as "Big Wood") in the neighbouring barony of Ida. Prior to 1842 this parish was united with Kilmacow.[citation needed]
Townlands
editThere are 11 townlands in the parish.
| Name in Gaelic | Name in English | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| An Baile Loiscthe | Ballylusky [1 3] | 325 |
| Baile an Inneonaigh Thoir | Ballynoony East [1 4] | 417 |
| Baile an Inneonaigh Thiar | Ballynoony West [1 5] | 1326 |
| Baile Bhaitín | Ballyvatheen [1 6] | 103 |
| Cúil an Adhmaid Thuaidh | Coolanimod North [1 7] | 164 |
| Cúil an Adhmaid Theas | Coolanimod South [1 8] | 113 |
| Ráth an Iarla | Earlsrath [1 9] | 144 |
| An Garrán Darach | Garrandarragh [1 10] | 376 |
| Cúirt an Mhoinséalaigh | Manselscourt [1 11] | 229 |
| Muileann an Bhata | Mullinavat [1 12] | 32 |
| Baile an Ghabhann Beag | Smithstown [1 13] | 169 |
References
editFrom "Irish placenames database". logainm.ie (in English and Irish). Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2016.:
- ^ "Cill Bhéacáin / Kilbeacon | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "An Baile Loiscthe / Ballylusky | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Baile an Inneonaigh Thoir / Ballynoony East | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Baile an Inneonaigh Thiar / Ballynoony West | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Baile Bhaitín / Ballyvatheen | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Cúil an Adhmaid Thuaidh / Coolanimod North | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Cúil an Adhmaid Theas / Coolanimod South | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Ráth an Iarla / Earlsrath | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "An Garrán Darach / Garrandarragh | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Cúirt an Mhoinséalaigh / Manselscourt | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Baile an Ghabhann Beag / Smithstown | logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
Other sources
- ^ "A topographical dictionary of Ireland" - Samuel Lewis, 1837.
- ^ "A topographical dictionary of Ireland" - Samuel Lewis, 1837.
- ^ Accounts and Papers: Population of Ireland, Volume XXXIV, pg44
- ^ John Caillard Erck, The ecclesiastical register: containing the names of the dignitaries and parochial clergy of Ireland : as also of the parishes and their respective patrons and an account of monies granted for building churches and glebe-houses with ecclesiastical annals annexed to each diocese and appendixes : containing among other things several cases of quare impedit, (1927), page 113
- ^ Buildings of Ireland - Church of Ireland building.
- ^ Buildings of Ireland - Reg. No. 12404003.
- ^ Catholic Diocese of Ossory - Mullinavat parish