KILBEACON

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

"KILBEACON, a parish in the barony of Knocktopher, county Kilkenny, province of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles S.E. of Knocktopher. Mullinavat is its post town. It is 1¾ mile long by 1 broad. The surface consists for the most part of rough boggy land, and is traversed by the road from Knocktopher to Waterford. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ossory, value with two others, £214, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1826. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Kilmacow and Dunkit. Three day schools are in the parish. Here are remains of the Earlsrath fort."

"MULLINAVAT, a post-office village in the parish of Kilbeacon, barony of Knocktopher, county Kilkenny, province of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Kilkenny, and 87 from Dublin. It is a station on the Waterford and Kilkenny railway. It is situated on the river Blackwater, and contains a police station. Fairs are held on the 29th March, 2nd September, 3rd and 28th October, and 9th December."

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