TEMPLEMICHAEL

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

"TEMPLEMICHAEL, a parish in the barony of Coshmore, county Waterford, province of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles W.N.W. of Youghal, its post town. The surface consists of a well-cultivated, productive soil, with woods and a small amount of bog. The parish is bounded on the S. by the river Touro, and on the E. by the river Blackwater. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lismore, value with Kilcokan £270. The church was erected in 1823, partly by means of a gift from the late Board of First Fruits. There are three Roman Catholic chapels, two public, and one Sunday school, also a police station. The chief residence is Templemichael House. Here are the ruins of St. Molanfide's Abbey, founded during the 5th century. These ruins were given to Sir Walter Raleigh with Rincrew Castle, and was the burial-place of Raymond-le-Gros."

RINCREW CASTLE, a demesne in the county of Waterford, Ireland, 3 miles N.E. of Youghal. The castle, which is in ruins, is situated on the brink of the Blackwater, and once belonged to Sir Walter Raleigh."

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