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KILCOLUMB

"Kilcolumb", Kilcollum, or Kilcolm, a parish, in the barony of Ida, county of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 5 miles (N. N. E.) from Waterford, on the river Barrow; containing 2139 inhabitants. The parish comprises 7781 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act. It is in the diocese of Ossory; the rectory is impropriate in Sir Ellis Leighton, amd the vicarage forms part of the union of Dunkit. In the R. C. divisions it forms part of the union or district of Slieruagh. About 160 children are educated in a school supported by Lady Esmonde, who also supports a Sunday school.
[From A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)]

Church Records

Civil Parish: Kilcolumb. RC Parish: Slieverue.
Earliest Records: b. Nov 1766; m. Feb 1766; d. Dec 1766.

Cross reference to Family History Library microfilm (double-check with the Library) 

Civil 		Roman Catholic	Time 		FHLC
parish		parish		period		number
Kilcolumb	Slieverue	not available
		Glenmore	not available
Note: Glenmore was created from northern Slieverue R. C. parish.

Historical Geography

Townlands (1851) 
Parish		Townland		Acres	Diocese
Kilcolumb	Ardbeg			265	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Atateemore or Blackneys	173	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Ballinclare		324	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Ballincrea		590	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Ballinlammy		611	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Ballinlaw		75	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Ballyhobuck     	281	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Ballynamona		79	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Ballyrahan		146	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Ballyrowragh		322	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Ballyvarring		242	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Blackneys or Atatteemore 173	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Carriganurra   		393	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Catsrock           	117	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Curraghmore		239	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Davidstown		428	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Gaulstown		143	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Grogan        		407	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Kearneysbay     	141	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Knockbrack    		556	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Moanroe			53	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Nicholastown  		623	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Rathaglish		44	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Rathinure		574	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Redgap			33	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Ringville		213	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Rochestown		862	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Scartnamoe		76	Ossory    
Kilcolumb	Treanaree     		252	Ossory
Edited by Dennis Walsh, last updated 17 Apr 1999

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