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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"KILWATERMOY, a parish in the barony of Coshmore, county Waterford, province of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Tallow, its post town. It is 3½ miles long, and about the same in breadth. The surface lies along the banks of the rivers Bride and Blackwater. The road from Tallow to Youghal passes through the parish. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lismore, value with another, £221. The church was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1830. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Templemichael and Kilcockan. There are two day schools. Moore Hall is the chief seat."

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