Waterford Placenames

Placename : Killea

Administrative Details:

• Barony : Gaultiere

Description:
This parish takes its name from Aodh, a disciple of St. Declan, who established a cell here in the latter of his lifetime, and whom St. Declan called to minister to him when he found death approaching. The English rededicated the church under the invocation of the Holy Cross (Sept. 14th). All traces of the original church have disappeared, and of the 14th century church which succeeded, only a portion of the tower and south wall survive.

Old Irish Typeface

Parish Location Map:

Townlands:
Auskurra Big, Auskurra Little, Ballymabin, Commons, Coxtown East, Coxtown West, Creadan, Dunmore, Fornaght, Glebe, Graigariddy, Killawlan, Killea, Knockacurrin, Knockavelish, Leckaun, Leperstown, Nymphhall, Portally,

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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