Kilculliheen
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Kilculliheen is a civil parish
,Kilculliheen (civil parish, Kilkenny) electoral division
Kilculliheen (part)(DED, Kilkenny) and barony
in Ireland
, on the north bank of the River Suir
across from the centre of Waterford City. Historically, it has been transferred several times between the county borough
of Waterford and the counties of Kilkenny
and Waterford
. It now contains the only part of Waterford city on the left bank of the River Suir
. The Parliamentary Gazetteer of 1846 states "as it lies on the left bank of the Suir, which, for the most part, divides co. Waterford from co. Kilkenny, most topographists mistakingly assign it to the barony of Ida
, co. Kilkenny". It is now partly in County Kilkenny and partly in Waterford City.Kilculliheen (barony, Kilkenny) Of the barony's eleven townland
s, five (Belmount, Ballinvoher, Newtown, Ballyrobin, and Rathculliheentownlands in Kilculliheen, Co Kilkenny) are entirely in Kilkenny and six (Abbeylands, Christendom, Mountmisery, Mountsion, Newrath, and Rockshiretownlands in Kilculliheen, Co Waterford) are split between Kilkenny and Waterford. The city portion contains the former village of Ferrybank, which gives its name to a wider suburb which has spread across the county boundary. Of
of Celtic Christianity
whose feast day is 10 February. Coilcín is also commemorated in the name of Rathculliheen, a townland within the parish. In 1151 Dermot MacMurrough
founded St Mary's Abbey de Bello Portu, an Augustinian convent
, at the presumed site of Coilcín's church in what is now the townland of Abbeylands. It was a daughter house of the abbey of St Mary de Hoggis in Tallaght
, and after the Norman invasion of Ireland
was endowed by the future King John
and David fitz Milo. At the dissolution of the monasteries
under Henry VIII
, the abbey's lands were assigned to the Corporation
of Waterford city. Waterford's city charter of James I
transferred the entire parish of Kilculliheen from Kilkenny to the county of the city
of Waterford. Only a sliver of land from Waterford Bridge to Ferrybank Catholic church was within the municipal boundary; the rest of the parish constituted the northern liberties
of the city. The Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840
transferred the liberties from the county of the city to County Waterford, where it was initially attached to the Barony of Gaultier, and subsequently made into a barony in its own right. The Irish Poor Law Act of 1838
established a District Electoral Division
(DED) of Kilculliheen , coterminous with the parish, within the Poor Law Union
of Waterford. After the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
, an order of the Local Government Board transferred Kilculliheen DED from Waterford to Kilkenny. In 1955, the county borough
(now city) of Waterford was extended, thereby reclaiming some of the DED territory from Kilkenny.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
,Kilculliheen (civil parish, Kilkenny) electoral division
District Electoral Division
A district electoral division is a former name given to a low-level territorial division in Ireland. In 1994, both district electoral divisions and wards were renamed as electoral divisions...
Kilculliheen (part)(DED, Kilkenny) and barony
Barony (Ireland)
In Ireland, a barony is a historical subdivision of a county. They were created, like the counties, in the centuries after the Norman invasion, and were analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided. In early use they were also called cantreds...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, on the north bank of the River Suir
River Suir
The River Suir is a river in Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Waterford after a distance of .Popular with anglers, it holds plentiful reserves of brown trout...
across from the centre of Waterford City. Historically, it has been transferred several times between the county borough
County borough
County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control. They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales, but continue in use for lieutenancy and shrievalty in...
of Waterford and the counties of Kilkenny
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...
and Waterford
County Waterford
*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...
. It now contains the only part of Waterford city on the left bank of the River Suir
River Suir
The River Suir is a river in Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Waterford after a distance of .Popular with anglers, it holds plentiful reserves of brown trout...
. The Parliamentary Gazetteer of 1846 states "as it lies on the left bank of the Suir, which, for the most part, divides co. Waterford from co. Kilkenny, most topographists mistakingly assign it to the barony of Ida
Barony of Ida
A Barony in the south-eastern part of Kilkenny. Named for the three Ossory tribal lands in this area, described as Ida, Igrinn and Iberchon which later merged into the Barony of Ida.-See also:*...
, co. Kilkenny". It is now partly in County Kilkenny and partly in Waterford City.Kilculliheen (barony, Kilkenny) Of the barony's eleven townland
Townland
A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...
s, five (Belmount, Ballinvoher, Newtown, Ballyrobin, and Rathculliheentownlands in Kilculliheen, Co Kilkenny) are entirely in Kilkenny and six (Abbeylands, Christendom, Mountmisery, Mountsion, Newrath, and Rockshiretownlands in Kilculliheen, Co Waterford) are split between Kilkenny and Waterford. The city portion contains the former village of Ferrybank, which gives its name to a wider suburb which has spread across the county boundary. Of
History
Kilculliheen is an anglicisation of Cill Choilchín, church of Coilcín or Cailcín, a saintSaint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
of Celtic Christianity
Celtic Christianity
Celtic Christianity or Insular Christianity refers broadly to certain features of Christianity that were common, or held to be common, across the Celtic-speaking world during the Early Middle Ages...
whose feast day is 10 February. Coilcín is also commemorated in the name of Rathculliheen, a townland within the parish. In 1151 Dermot MacMurrough
Dermot MacMurrough
Diarmait Mac Murchada , anglicized as Dermot MacMurrough or Dermod MacMurrough , was a King of Leinster in Ireland. In 1167, he was deprived of his kingdom by the High King of Ireland - Turlough Mór O'Connor...
founded St Mary's Abbey de Bello Portu, an Augustinian convent
Augustinian nuns
Augustinian nuns are the most ancient and continuous segment of the Roman Catholic Augustinian religious order under the canons of contemporary historical method. The Augustinian nuns, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , are several Roman Catholic enclosed monastic orders of women living...
, at the presumed site of Coilcín's church in what is now the townland of Abbeylands. It was a daughter house of the abbey of St Mary de Hoggis in Tallaght
Tallaght
Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...
, and after the Norman invasion of Ireland
Norman Invasion of Ireland
The Norman invasion of Ireland was a two-stage process, which began on 1 May 1169 when a force of loosely associated Norman knights landed near Bannow, County Wexford...
was endowed by the future King John
John of England
John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...
and David fitz Milo. At the dissolution of the monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
under Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
, the abbey's lands were assigned to the Corporation
Municipal corporation
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which...
of Waterford city. Waterford's city charter of James I
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
transferred the entire parish of Kilculliheen from Kilkenny to the county of the city
County corporate
A county corporate or corporate county was a type of subnational division used for local government in England, Ireland and Wales.Counties corporate were created during the Middle Ages, and were effectively small self-governing counties...
of Waterford. Only a sliver of land from Waterford Bridge to Ferrybank Catholic church was within the municipal boundary; the rest of the parish constituted the northern liberties
Liberty
Liberty is a moral and political principle, or Right, that identifies the condition in which human beings are able to govern themselves, to behave according to their own free will, and take responsibility for their actions...
of the city. The Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840
Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840
The Municipal Corporations Act 1840 , An Act for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations in Ireland, was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 10 August 1840....
transferred the liberties from the county of the city to County Waterford, where it was initially attached to the Barony of Gaultier, and subsequently made into a barony in its own right. The Irish Poor Law Act of 1838
Irish Poor Law Act of 1838
The Irish Poor Law Act of 1838 was an Act of Parliament which created the system of poor relief in Ireland. The legislation was largely influenced by the English Poor Law Act of 1834....
established a District Electoral Division
District Electoral Division
A district electoral division is a former name given to a low-level territorial division in Ireland. In 1994, both district electoral divisions and wards were renamed as electoral divisions...
(DED) of Kilculliheen , coterminous with the parish, within the Poor Law Union
Poor Law Union
A Poor Law Union was a unit used for local government in the United Kingdom from the 19th century. The administration of the Poor Law was the responsibility of parishes, which varied wildly in their size, populations, financial resources, rateable values and requirements...
of Waterford. After the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
The Local Government Act 1898 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that established a system of local government in Ireland similar to that already created for England, Wales and Scotland by legislation in 1888 and 1889...
, an order of the Local Government Board transferred Kilculliheen DED from Waterford to Kilkenny. In 1955, the county borough
County borough
County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control. They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales, but continue in use for lieutenancy and shrievalty in...
(now city) of Waterford was extended, thereby reclaiming some of the DED territory from Kilkenny.