• Owning House formerly Sue Ryder
    For many years Sue Ryder provided care for the elderly in beautiful surrounds in Owning.
    Each person or couple had individual accommodation.
    Residents shared a common dining room for meals.
    This year April 2012 saw the St.John of God Nuns depart Sue Ryder for the last time.
    The Parish had a moving tribute to the Nuns who had ministered for over one hundred years.
  • Templeorum Parish Templeorum in Summer
    This image is taken on a summer's day from the school yard
  • "2004 Tsunami in Phuket
    The Tsunami did untold damage in Phuket and other areas.
    People of Templeorum Parish raised money to purchase two fishing boats.
    Boats meant either life or death for those fisher men and families
    Over 250 thousand lives were lost.
  • Waterford's new Bridge
    The new bridge is the most modern landmark to be seen from around Templeorum village and surrounds .
    It takes traffic from the city to Cork and Rosslare.
    Oficially opened by the then Minister for the Environment Mr. Martin Cullen.
    A product of public and private partnership. This is a Tolled road.
  • Temleorum and Corbally Hill
    Corbally Hill overlooks Templeorum and the Suir Valley .
    Taken from Templeorum School.
    Communication Masts send signals from ESB, TV, Broadband, etc.
  • Fiddown Wooden Bridge
    Built to take workers to the Tannery in Portlaw.
    It was a "Toll Bridge". Became dangerous with passing time.
  • Tybroughney Stones
    Tybroughney Stones in the Garaveyard in Tybroughney.
    Maintained by interested people of Tybroughney.
    Old graveyard cleared up in recent years.
    Adjacent to "Tybroughney Castle" which is open to the public once a year.
  • Unity Singers Kilkenny
    The "Unity Singers" and "American University Singers" performing in Piltown Church at a concert.
    There is an annual Church concert bringing the best in musical talent together.
  • Sunset over the Suir
    Sunset over the Suir from "Fiddown Bridge".
  • Fiddown Bridge
    Replacement bridge at Fiddown.
    No "Toll" on this bridge.
    Oficially opened by the then Minister for the Environment.
    Gateway to Waterford.

Welcome To Templeorum Parish Co. Kilkenny

The Dedication of the Catholic Church of the Assumption, Piltown.Mary O’Shea

On Sunday 24th September 1899, ten years after the laying of its foundation stone, in September 1889, this impressive church was blessed jointly by the Bishop of Ossory, Dr. Brownwigg and the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore. It was officially opened for worship. The event was a major one in the Catholic parish of Templeorum. Not only were local residents present but people from counties Tipperary and Waterford. Clergy from neighbouring parishes of Mullinavat, Kilmacow, Mooncoin, Templeorum and Owning were present as well as from the Cathedral in Waterford city. The Rev. Dr McDonald, President of the Dunboye Establishment, an out campus of Maynooth Seminary, preached the sermon. Dr. McDonald was a native of Mooncoin and a leading scholar of his day. Hereunder is a synopsis of his sermon.He began by out ling the history of the Church in Ireland since the Cromwellian invasion and the subsequent passing of the Penal laws. He alluded to how Catholicism and the faith was kept alive in hovels and cabins and thatched chapels until the relaxing of the Penal laws and the very gradual improvement in Catholic means and wealth which enabled them to build stone churches late in the 18th century. The fight for Catholic Emancipation and O’Connell was spoken of, how much a milestone the whole O’Connell movement proved to be. And the resurgence after the Great Famine, the emergence of the Land League and the increasing progress of the Irish Catholic to the point where  his religion was no longer a barrier to his progress in life ad had no longer to be hidden and can be openly declared with pride. We have come such a long way and the dedication of this splendid church at Piltown is a testament to this.The report in the Munster Express of 7th October 1899, describes the structure and decor of the church as follow:In 1891 Alderman Nolan of Waterford began to build the basic framework and within two years it was completed. Facing east is the entrance framed in cut stone and surrounded by a large tracery window. The church is one hundred and ten feet long on the outside, and one hundred and five feet on the inside, in width it is forty three feet and width of nave is twenty feet. The six bays are supported by Aberdeen granite pillars resting on black marble bases surrounded by Portland capitaloes.  The church is built entirely of grey marble from Fiddown, the aisles are lighted with double light windows. The sanctuary window is a fine light twenty five feet by twelve, the windows at each side of the church number six lower, and seven upper ones, all of which are gifts of friends. As is also the mosaic in the sanctuary and marble pavement, in the passage. The pews, forty three in number were made by Nicholas Cantwell, builder, from Mooncoin. Nearly all of the extra cost was defrayed by local contributions and fund raising. The total cost is £6,738, of which £6,254 has been paid off. The local contribution was the work of 104 labourers, the shopkeepers of Fiddown and Piltown, and about 28 to 30 farmers.