Place:


Lismateige  County Kilkenny

 

In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Lismateige like this:

LISMATEIGUE, a denomination or reputed parish, in the barony of KNOCKTOPHER, county of KILKENNY, and province of LEINSTER, 3 miles (S.) from Knocktopher, on the road from Waterford to Kilkenny; containing 931 inhabitants. It anciently formed part of the possessions of the Abbey of Jerpoint; and comprises 2637 statute acres, of which the tithes, amounting to £100, are payable to the rector and vicar of Burn-church, in the diocese of Ossory.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lismateige, in and County Kilkenny | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/28549

Date accessed: 07th November 2024


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