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LISTERLIN
"Listerlin", or Listerling,
a parish, in the barony of Ida, county of
Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 4 miles (S. S. W.) from Inistioge;
containing 1551 inhabitants. Th parish is intersected by the Argala, a
small mountain river, and is only half a mile from the river Nore; it
comprises 5532 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, more than
two-thirds of which are in pasture; the remainder, with the exception of
a small portion of meadow, is under tillage. The village, which contains
25 houses, is a station of the constabulary police. The living is a
rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, and in the patronage of the
Bishop. The glebe-house was erected in 1821; the glebe comprises 10 1/4
acres. The church was built in 1796. In the R. C. divisions the parish
forms part of the union or district of Rosbercon. About 210 children are
educated in a private school. There are several raths in different parts of
the parish; and at Listerling is a mount surrounded by a fosse, from which
it is supposed to derive its name, originally perhaps Lis-Easterling,
or "the abode of the Ostmen;" near it has been found a small artifical cave,
and it is traditionally stated that St. Mullen formerly resided at or near
this moat.
[From A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)]Church Records
Civil Parish: Listerlin. RC Parish: Rosbercon.
Earliest Records: b. Apr 1817; m. Jan 1835.
Cross reference to Family History Library microfilm (double-check with the Library)
Civil Roman Catholic Time FHLC
parish parish period number
Listerlin Rosbercon not available
Historical Geography
Townlands (1851)
Edited by Dennis Walsh, last updated 17 Apr 1999
Parish Townland Acres Diocese
Listerlin Ballallog 362 Ossory
Listerlin Ballycurrin 348 Ossory
Listerlin Ballymackillagill 398 Ossory
Listerlin Ballymartin 821 Ossory
Listerlin Ballyneale 341 Ossory
Listerlin Brabstown 151 Ossory
Listerlin Brownstown 110 Ossory
Listerlin Darbystown 273 Ossory
Listerlin Guilkagh Beg 68 Ossory
Listerlin Guilkagh More 134 Ossory
Listerlin Smithstown 777 Ossory
Listerlin Listerlin 1407 Ossory
Listerlin Rahora 236 Ossory
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