KNOCKGRAFFON

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

"KNOCKGRAFFON, a parish in the barony of Middlethird, county Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles S. of Cashel. Cahir is its post town. The parish is 4 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 3 miles. It contains the village of New-Inn. Tho surface lies along the E. bank of the river Suir. It is crossed by the road from Cashel to Cahir. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cashel, value with another, £616. The church was built by the parishioners in 1788. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Doggstown. There are seven day schools. The Moat is an object of great interest, crowning the summit of a hill, and near it are ruins said to be the remains of a seat of the kings of Munster, built in 1108."

"NEW-INN, a village in the parish of Knockgraffon, barony of Clanwilliam, county Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Cahir. It contains a church, Roman Catholic chapel, and barracks. Several seats adorn the neighbourhood. A fair is held on the 17th March."

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