Waterford Placenames

Placename : Reisk

Administrative Details:

• Barony : Middlethird

Description:
The townland on which the church stood gives its name to the parish. This latter, which is of considerable extent (fifteen townlands) contains much rocky and broken land, with fertile patches between the outcrops. As may be expected therefore, rock names abound.

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Parish Location Map:

Townlands:
Ardnahow, Ballyadam, Ballybrennock, Ballydermody, Ballydermodybog, Ballylegat, Ballymoat, Ballymorris, Ballynaclogh North, Ballynaclogh South, Ballyphilip, Ballyvellon, Carrickavarahane, Clonfadda, Kilcarton, Matthewstown, Reisk,

Related Resources

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Online Books and Journals
Full-text monographs, journals, and articles of Waterford Interest include useful resources for Affane:

• The Place-Names of Decies by Patrick Power. (Dublin; Cork University Press, 1952)
• Parish Files [Waterford County Library]
• The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1843-44 [Waterford extracts]
• Ordnance Survey Letters [1841] by John O'Donovan
• Irish Tourist Authority Survey [1941-45]

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