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Rathcoole, County Kilkenny
Rathcoole is a parish in County Kilkenny. It does not give its name to any townland, but the first church there is believed to have been ''Teampall Ráth chúil''. The parish consists of the following towlands: * Agha * Carrigeen * Cassagh * Coolbrican (Coolbricken) * Johnswell * Knocknaguppoge * Mountnugent Lower * Mountnugent Upper * Sandfordscourt Sandfordscourt (formerly "Cantwell's Court") is a townland in the civil parish of Rathcoole, in the barony of Gowran, County Kilkenny.https://www.logainm.ie/ga/27034 Placenames Database of Ireland. There is an association with the Crusades. It is ... * Tullabrin (Tullowbrin) References Civil parishes of County Kilkenny {{Kilkenny-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 origin, pre-dating the Norman invasion, and most have names of Irish origin. However, some townland names and boundaries come from Norman manors, plantation divisions, or later creations of the Ordnance Survey.Connolly, S. J., ''The Oxford Companion to Irish History, page 577. Oxford University Press, 2002. ''Maxwell, Ian, ''How to Trace Your Irish Ancestors'', page 16. howtobooks, 2009. The total number of inhabited townlands in Ireland was 60,679 in 1911. The total number recognised by the Irish Place Names database as of 2014 was 61,098, including uninhabited townlands, mainly small islands. Background In Ireland a townland is generally the smallest administrative division of land, though a few large townlands are further divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnswell
Johnswell () is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" (religious fair) of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Maureen Hegarty (1 September 1921 – 14 January 2016), who was a local historian and president of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society The Kilkenny Archaeological Society is an archaeological society in County Kilkenny, Ireland. History The Kilkenny Archaeological Society was founded in 1946.. An older society with the same name existed,. which developed into the Royal Societ ..., grew up there. See also * List of towns and villages in Ireland References Towns and villages in County Kilkenny {{Kilkenny-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandfordscourt
Sandfordscourt (formerly "Cantwell's Court") is a townland in the civil parish of Rathcoole, in the barony of Gowran, County Kilkenny.https://www.logainm.ie/ga/27034 Placenames Database of Ireland. There is an association with the Crusades. It is home to Cantwell's Castle, a towerhouse. Its former owner Thomas Sandford was Mayor of Kilkenny in 1723. References * See also * List of towns and villages in Ireland * List of townlands in County Kilkenny This is a list of all townlands (over 1600) in the County of Kilkenny. Each column header is a link to an article explaining it. Townlands written in capitals are towns, villages etc. these correspond with ''xx'' in the area box. ''Muni.'' stan ... Townlands of County Kilkenny {{Kilkenny-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
