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ST. JOHN'S
"St. John's",
a parish, in the county of the city of Kilkenny, and
province of Leinster; comprising 5318 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act. Fairs, for which patents have been obtained, are held here on
Feb. 15th, May 6th, Sep. 23rd, and Nov. 10th. It is in the diocese of
Ossory; the living is a vicarage, united by act of council, in the reign
of Henry VIII., to the vicarage of Clara, and in the patronage of the Bishop;
the rectory is impropriate in the corporation of Kilkenny. The church is part
of the ancient monastery of St. John the Evangelist, restored agreeably to
the character of the ancient building, which was of elegant design and
elaborate execution; it contains the mutilated relics of ancient sepulchral
monuments to the Butler, Grace, and Purcel families. The priory, or hospital
of St. John the Evangelist, founded by William Le Mareschal in 1220,
notwithstanding its long alienation from ecclesiastical uses, was, in 1641,
taken possesion of by a fraternity of Jesuits, who commenced its restoration;
a great part of it was afterwards demolished, and the east window of its
church, enriched with delicate tracery, and part of the south side of the
chior formed a picturesque ruin till the year 1817m when it was restored,
and became the parish church of St. John. The annals of this house, called
Codex Kilkenniensis, were in high reputation, and formed part of the
Chandos collection. There is no glebe-house; the glebe is situated in the
parish of Clara, and comprises 15 acres. In the R. C. divisions the parish
of St. John is the head of a union, comprising also Rathcoole, Kilderry,
and Kilmadrum. St. Mary's R.C. parish also contains a small portion of
St. John's parish.
[From A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)]Church Records
Civil Parish: St. John. RC Parish: St. John's.
Earliest Records: b. Jan 1789; m. Jun 1789.
Cross reference to Family History Library microfilm (double-check with the Library)
Civil Roman Catholic Time FHLC
parish parish period number
St John’s St John’s 1817-1880 0979701
Historical Geography
Townlands (1851)
Edited by Dennis Walsh, last updated 18 Apr 1999
Parish Townland Acres Diocese
St. John's Archersrath 107 Ossory
St. John's Baun 157 Ossory
St. John's Blanchfieldsland 116 Ossory
St. John's Bleachgreen 12 Ossory
St. John's Bonnetsrath 269 Ossory
St. John's Brownstown 537 Ossory
St. John's Cellarstown East 167 Ossory
St. John's Cellarstown Lower 100 Ossory
St. John's Cellarstown Upper 87 Ossory
St. John's Cellarstown West 299 Ossory
St. John's Charterschoolland 34 Ossory
St. John's Collegepark 9 Ossory
St. John's Dukesmeadows 69 Ossory
St. John's Dunmore 105 Ossory
St. John's Dunmorepark 111 Ossory
St. John's Friarsinch 43 Ossory
St. John's Gardens 55 Ossory
St. John's Garrincreen 116 Ossory
St. John's Glendine 123 Ossory
St. John's Greenridge 163 Ossory
St. John's Highhays 10 Ossory
St. John's Kingsland 104 Ossory
St. John's Kyleroe 170 Ossory
St. John's Lacken 24 Ossory
St. John's Leggetsrath East 215 Ossory
St. John's Leggetsrath West 245 Ossory
St. John's Loughmerans 369 Ossory
St. John's Lyrath 74 Ossory
St. John's Maudlinsland 53 Ossory
St. John's Middleknock 55 Ossory
St. John's Neworchard 208 Ossory
St. John's Newtown 134 Ossory
St. John's Pennefatherslot 87 Ossory
St. John's Purcellsinch 177 Ossory
St. John's Quarryland 19 Ossory
St. John's Radestown North 584 Ossory
St. John's Radestown South 168 Ossory
St. John's Roachpond 31 Ossory
St. John's Seixeslough 49 Ossory
St. John's Sionhermitage 30 Ossory
St. John's Templemartin 28 Ossory
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