Kilbeacon is a civil parish in the ancient barony of Knocktopher.[1] It is located in the south of County Kilkenny, Ireland and is around south of the city of Kilkenny on the road to Waterford. The parish contains 3,151 statute acres.[2] which is located in parish's most southerly townland of the same name.
The Black Water, which is a tributary of the River Suir, flows through the parish from north to south. The highest point in the parish, at 200m, is in the eastern townland of Ballynooney East.
Like all civil parishes, this civil parish is derived from, and co-extensive with a pre-existing Church of Ireland parish of the same name.[3]). In the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory, the church mentioned in Lewis's survey is located in the townland of Garrandarragh.[4] The building was in use from 1750 to 1900; today, only the tombstones of the adjoining graveyard are visible.[5] It also includes in its territory the area of the civil parishes of Killahy (between the rivers Black Water and Pollanassa); Rossin (on the southern side of Tory Hill); and the northern part of Dunkitt (also known as "Big Wood") in the neighbouring barony of Ida. Prior to 1842 this parish was united with Kilmacow.
There are 11 townlands in the parish.
| Name in Gaelic | Name in English | Acres | |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Baile Loiscthe | Ballylusky [6] | 325 | |
| Baile an Inneonaigh Thoir | Ballynoony East [7] | 417 | |
| Baile an Inneonaigh Thiar | Ballynoony West [8] | 1326 | |
| Baile Bhaitín | Ballyvatheen [9] | 103 | |
| Cúil an Adhmaid Thuaidh | Coolanimod North [10] | 164 | |
| Cúil an Adhmaid Theas | Coolanimod South [11] | 113 | |
| Ráth an Iarla | Earlsrath [12] | 144 | |
| An Garrán Darach | Garrandarragh [13] | 376 | |
| Cúirt an Mhoinséalaigh | Manselscourt [14] | 229 | |
| Muileann an Bhata | Mullinavat [15] | 32 | |
| Baile an Ghabhann Beag | Smithstown [16] | 169 |
From Web site: Irish placenames database . Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs . . English, Irish . 22 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20100422232126/http://logainm.ie/?uiLang=en. 22 April 2010. live. :
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