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"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)]
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Civil Parish: St. John. RC Parish: St. John's.
Earliest Records: b. Jan 1789; m. Jun 1789.
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Civil Roman Catholic Time FHLC parish parish period number St John’s St John’s 1817-1880 0979701
The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.
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Townlands (1851)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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