In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Ballylinch like this:
BALLYLINCH, a parish, in the barony of GOWRAN, county of KILKENNY, and province of LEINSTER, 1 mile (N.) from Thomastown; containing 298 inhabitants. It forms part of the estate of Mount Juliet, and comprises 165 statute acres. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, and is included in the union of Burnchurch; the rectory is a sub-denomination forming part of the Mount Juliet demesne. The tithes amount, to £96, and are payable to the incumbent. In the R. C. divisions it is comprehended in the union or district of Thomastown.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ballylinch, in and County Kilkenny | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/30350
Date accessed: 18th May 2024
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