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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"MOTHELL, a parish in the baronies of Fassadinin and Gowran, county Kilkenny, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Castlecomer. Leighlinbridge is its post town. The surface, which consists of a main block and a detached district, covers an area of 7,093 acres. The river Dinin flows on the E. and N. sides. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ossory, value with others £460, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was a gift from the late Board of First Fruits in 1794. The Roman Catholic chapel is in the detached district. There are a Sunday and several daily schools. The principal attraction here is the Dunmore Caves.

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