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Kilcooly

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"Kilcooly", a parish, in the barony of Slievardagh, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 5 miles (S.) from Johnstown; containing, with the town of New Birmingham, 3667 inhabitants. The parish comprises 9052 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Cashel, and in the patronage of the Crown. In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Gurtnahoe, or Fennor, and has a chapel at New Birmingham. There is also a meeting house for Wesleyan Methodists. About 280 children are educated in two public schools. There are some ruins of the castle of Grange.
[From A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)]

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Church Records

Civil Parish: Kilcooly, diocese of Cashel. RC Parish: Gortnahoe.
Earliest Records: b. Sep 1805; m. Oct 1805.

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

 Civil           Roman Catholic  Time            FHLC 
parish           parish           period           number 
Kilcooly        Urlingford      not available 
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Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.

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Historical Geography

Townlands (1851)
 Parish         Townland                Acres   Diocese 
Kilcooly        Newtown                 328     Cashel    
The civil parish of Kilcooly contained the townlands of:
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