In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Modeshil like this:
MODESHILL, a parish, in the barony of SLIEVARDAGH, county of TIPPERARY, and province of MUNSTER, 3 miles (S. S. W.) from Callan; containing 998 inhabitants. It is situated on the confines of the county of Kilkenny, and comprises 2862 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £2784 per annum. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cashel, forming part of the union and corps of the archdeaconry of Cashel: the tithes amount to £260.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Modeshil, in and County Tipperary | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/28665
Date accessed: 08th May 2024
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