Mothel () is a small village, civil parish and

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

, near the

Comeragh Mountains The Comeragh Mountains () are a glaciated mountain range situated in southeast Ireland in County Waterford. They are located between the town of Dungarvan and stretch inland to the town of Clonmel on the County Tipperary border and the villages ...

in the northern part 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 ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. The closest centres of population to Mothel are

Portlaw Portlaw ( or ''Port Lách'') is a town in County Waterford, Ireland. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore. It is situated approximately 19 km west-north-west of Waterford City, where the Clodiagh mee ...

and

Carrick-on-Suir Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical barony of Iffa and Offa East. The part on the so ...

Heritage

Mothel Abbey Mothel Abbey is a former Augustinian monastery and National Monument located in County Waterford, Ireland. Location Mothel Abbey is located in Mothel village, south of Carrick-on-Suir. History Mothel was an early monastic site, founded in ...

was founded in the 6th century by a St. Breoghan. It was refounded for the Augustinians by the Power family in the 13th century. It was closely associated with

Molana Abbey Molana Abbey ( ga, Mainistir Mhaolanfaidh) is a 6th-century Abbey located on the south coast of Ireland in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore, near Youghal. The abbey lies on an island in the River Blackwater. The monks of the monastery hel ...

and St. Catherine's Abbey in

Waterford "Waterford remains the untaken city" , mapsize = 220px , pushpin_map = Ireland#Europe , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Ireland##Location within Europe , pushpin_relief = 1 , coordinates ...

. A Cross Pillar stone, also known as a termon-stone, stands by the roadside in Mothel. The squared

sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) ...

pillar stands four feet high and is inscribed with ornamental crosses. Traditionally, local people walk through the stream at Mothel

holy well A holy well or sacred spring is a well, spring or small pool of water revered either in a Christian or pagan context, sometimes both. The water of holy wells is often thought to have healing qualities, through the numinous presence of its gua ...

seven times on the local

Pattern A pattern is a regularity in the world, in human-made design, or in abstract ideas. As such, the elements of a pattern repeat in a predictable manner. A geometric pattern is a kind of pattern formed of geometric shapes and typically repeated l ...

day, known as ''Lá Chuain Airbhre''.

Sport

Cyclist Sean Kelly grew up in the townland of Curraghduff, approximately 1 km from Mothel.

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Cross Pillar
{{County Waterford Towns and villages in County Waterford Townlands of County Waterford Civil parishes of County Waterford

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