Aglish, Ballinameela and Mount Stuart
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Aglish, Ballinameela and Mount Stuart is a large parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
. It is situated the west of Dungarvan
, County Waterford
in Ireland
. The parish comprises the villages of Aglish
and Villierstown
, plus the outlying areas of Ballinameela and Mount Stuart.
There are three Catholic churches within the parish
Three Catholic schools are located within the parish:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and is subject to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The diocese is in the secular province of the same name - Munster...
. It is situated the west of Dungarvan
Dungarvan
Dungarvan is a town and harbour on the south coast of Ireland in the province of Munster. Dungarvan is the county town and administrative centre of County Waterford. The town's Irish name means "Garbhan's fort", referring to Saint Garbhan who founded a church there in the seventh century...
, County 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,...
in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The parish comprises the villages of Aglish
Aglish
Aglish is a village in west County Waterford, Ireland.The village has traditionally had a population of less than 300, but Ireland's recent building boom has seen the population almost double since the turn of the millennium. Aglish lies west of Dungarvan and north of Youghal, and is within the...
and Villierstown
Villierstown
Villierstown is a village in west County Waterford, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the River Blackwater. The latest census of 2006 recorded the population of the village at 260....
, plus the outlying areas of Ballinameela and Mount Stuart.
There are three Catholic churches within the parish
- the Church of the Assumption, AglishAglishAglish is a village in west County Waterford, Ireland.The village has traditionally had a population of less than 300, but Ireland's recent building boom has seen the population almost double since the turn of the millennium. Aglish lies west of Dungarvan and north of Youghal, and is within the...
- the Church of St. James, Ballinameela (1833)
- Mount Stuart Church.
Three Catholic schools are located within the parish:
- Aglish N.S.
- Whitechurch N.S.
- Villierstown N.S.