Aglish, Ballinameela and Mount Stuart is a large parish in the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore (Irish: ''Deoise Phort Láirge agus Leasa Móire'' ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster) and is subject ...
. It is situated the west of
Dungarvan
Dungarvan () is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south-east coast of Ireland. Prior to the merger of Waterford County Council with Waterford City Council in 2014, Dungarvan was the county town and administrative centre of ...
,
County Waterford
County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ...
in
Ireland
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. The parish comprises the villages of
Aglish
Aglish () is a village in west County Waterford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland.
Population
The population of the village almost doubled in size from 169 people as of the 2006 census, to 333 inhabitants by the 2016 census. According to the 2016 ...
and
Villierstown
Villierstown () is a village in west County Waterford, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the River Blackwater, and was founded in the 1740s by a local landlord, John Villiers, as a base for the linen industry, and initially populated pr ...
, plus the outlying areas of Ballinameela and Mount Stuart.
There are three Catholic churches within the parish: the Church of the Assumption (
Aglish
Aglish () is a village in west County Waterford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland.
Population
The population of the village almost doubled in size from 169 people as of the 2006 census, to 333 inhabitants by the 2016 census. According to the 2016 ...
), the Church of St. James (Ballinameela; 1833), and Mount Stuart Church.
The three Catholic schools located within the parish are Aglish NS, Whitechurch NS, and Villierstown NS.
Geography of County Waterford
Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
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