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MOTHELL
"Mothell",
a parish, in the barony of Fassadining, county
of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 4 miles (S. by W.) from Castlcomer,
on the road to Kilkenny, and on the river Dinin; containing 2427
inhabitants. The parish comprises 6622 statute acres, of which 6572 are
applotted under the tithe act. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in
the diocese of Ossory, episcopaly united, from time immemorial, to the
rectories of Kilmodumoge and Kilderry, and in the patronage of the
Bishop. The glebe-house was built in 1807; the glebe comprises 34 acres.
The church was built in 1792, and repaired in 1814. In the R. C.
divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Muckalee, and
has a chapel at Lisnafunchin. About 100 children are taught in the parochial
school at Coolcullen. There are five private schools, in which are about 240
children; and a Sunday school. The celebrated cave of Dunmore is in this
parish: the entrance to it is on the slope of a gentle hill to the south of
the church. It consists of several subterranean apartments, the first being
of large dimensions and irregular shape, and fifty feet high: a narrow
passage thence diverges into another large room, from which winding
passages lead into others. In the vicinity are the ruins of a castle and
a church; also of a very large rath, encompassed by three ramparts.
[From A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)]Church Records
Civil Parish: Mothell. RC Parish: Muckalee.
Earliest Records: b. Oct 1801; m. Apr 1809.
Cross reference to Family History Library microfilm (double-check with the Library)
Civil Roman Catholic Time FHLC
parish parish period number
Mothell Muckalee 1801-1880 0926200
Historical Geography
Townlands (1851)
Edited by Dennis Walsh, last updated 17 Apr 1999
Parish Townland Acres Diocese
Mothell Cassagh 245 Ossory
Mothell Coolcullen 3234 Ossory
Mothell Coolraheen North 472 Ossory
Mothell Coolraheen South 660 Ossory
Mothell Corbetstown 502 Ossory
Mothell Esker 451 Ossory
Mothell Inchabride 40 Ossory
Mothell Kilcollan 408 Ossory
Mothell Lisnafunshin 425 Ossory
Mothell Maudlin 88 Ossory
Mothell Newtown 291 Ossory
Mothell Webbsborough 271 Ossory
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