Killinaspick ()
is a small village in the south of
County Kilkenny
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,
Ireland
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. Its name is also sometimes spelt Killinaspic, Killnaspic or Kilnaspic.
Killinaspick is situated in the north of
Mooncoin parish. It borders the parishes of
Mullinavat
Mullinavat () is a town in south County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Its main industries are tourism and agriculture. It has a renowned sporting history, particularly in hurling. The town's name in Irish translates as 'The Mill of th ...
,
Piltown
Piltown (), historically known as Ballypoyle, is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the R698 regional road, which was the N24 national primary road before the locality was bypassed in 2002.
Approaching Piltown from Carrick-on- ...
and
Kilmacow.
Killinaspick
Catholic
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church is situated on the slope of the Walsh hills over-looking the parish. It was built in the mid-19th century. A tablet in the gable end of the current building, which stands south of the ancient site, states that it was built in 1866. Killinaspick church replaced the old church and graveyard in the adjoining hamlet called Tubrid. The church is one of three in the parish of Mooncoin, the other two being at
Mooncoin itself and
Carigeen.
The main focus of the village is the crossroads, from which Tubrid Road leads to the village church and graveyard by a bridge over a stream. A missionary stone and Millennium plaque is located near the bridge.
The village used to have a local
shop
Shop or shopping refers to:
Business and commerce
* A casual word for a commercial establishment or for a place of business
* Machine shop, a workshop for machining
*"In the shop", referring to a car being at an automotive repair shop
*A woo ...
, run by the Aylward family, but this closed in the early 1980s.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
Pictures of Kilnaspic
Towns and villages in County Kilkenny
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