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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"THOMASTOWN, a parish, post and market town, in the barony of Gowran, county Kilkenny, Ireland, 10 miles S. E. of Kilkenny. It is a station on the Waterford and Kilkenny Junction railway. The surface consists of good soil, and is well cultivated. The parish is traversed by the river Nore, which is spanned by a bridge, built in 1792. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ossory, joined with two others, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was erected partly by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel has an altar-piece from the ruins of the abbey of Jerpoint. There are two public, three private, and two Sunday schools. The principal residences are Mount Juliet, the seat of the Earl of Carrick, Dangan Lodge, and Coolmore. The town contains some well-built houses, with a bank, bridewell, court-house, police station, dispensary, two breweries, and several flour mills. This place derives its name from the founder, Thomas Fitz-Anthony Walsh, seneschal of Leinster. The ruins of Jerpoint Abbey, of a Dominican abbey, Grenan Castle, and Dysett Castle, the birth-place of Bishop Berkeley, in 1684, are all within a short distance of the town. There are quarries of limestone and good building-stone. This town was formerly a borough, and returned two members to parliament before the Union. Petty sessions are held every other week. Market days are Monday and Saturday. Fairs are held on the 17th March, 25th May, 29th June, and 15th September."

"BAUNSKEHA, a village in the parish of Thomastown, in the barony of Gowran, county of Kilkenny, province of Leinster, Ireland, 9 miles to the S.E. of Kilkenny. It is situated near the river Nore and the ruins of Jerpoint abbey."

"KILMURRY, a village in the parish of Thomastown, barony of Gowran, county Kilkenny, Ireland, 2 miles N. of Thomastown, and 11 E. of Kilkenny. It is situated near the river Nore, which is here crossed by a bridge."

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