KILNARATH

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

"KILNARATH, a parish in the barony of Owney and Arra, county Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles W. of Newport, its post town. It is 5 miles long by 2 broad, and includes a detached district, distant about 1 mile. The surface is mountainous, and contains a portion of the declivities of the Keeper mountains. Its highest ground is 1,204 feet. The road from Limerick to Nenagh passes through the parish. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cashel, value with Newport, £822, in the patronage of the bishop. There are a Roman Catholic chapel and four day schools. Castle-Waller, Oakhampton, Coole, and Drumbawn, are the principal seats.

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