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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 Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster) ...
. 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 () 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 Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is named after the city of Waterford. ...
in
Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
. The parish comprises the villages of
Aglish Aglish () is a village in west County Waterford, Ireland. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Population The population of the village almost doubled in size from 169 people as of the 2006 census, to 333 inhabitant ...
and
Villierstown Villierstown () is a village in west County Waterford, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the Munster Blackwater, River Blackwater, and was founded in the 1740s by a local landlord, John Villiers, as a base for the linen industry, and init ...
, 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, Ireland. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Population The population of the village almost doubled in size from 169 people as of the 2006 census, to 333 inhabitant ...
), 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.


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Geography of County Waterford Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore {{Ireland-stub