TEMPLEUSQUE

In 1868, the parish of Templeusque contained the following places:

"TEMPLEUSQUE, a parish in the barony of Barrymore, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland. The surface is hilly, and the soil well cultivated. It is crossed by the road from Cork to Dublin, and by the river Glanmire. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cork, and in the patronage of the bishop. The church has long been in ruins, and the Protestants attend worship at Ballydelahor. In the Roman Catholic arrangement this parish is united to that of Glanmire. There is a public school. The chief residences are Riverstown, Sarsfield, and Woodview. The woollen manufacture is carried on to some extent. There are the remains of a castle."

"RIVERSTOWN, a village in the parishes of Templeusque and Cahirlog, barony of Barrymore, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 5½ miles N.E. of Cork. It is situated on the road from thence to Dublin. Two streams unite in the vicinity of the village. Kilcoane Church is at a short distance, and there are several seats. In the village is a police station, also an extensive whisky distillery and cotton mills."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018