KILCUMMER, a parish, in the barony of FERMOY,
county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 1½ mile
(S. E. by S.) from Castletown-Roche, on the road from
Mallow to Fermoy, and on the rivers Awbeg and Blackwater;
containing 812 inhabitants, and comprising
2480 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and
valued at £1787 per annum. The land, with the exception
of the portion on the south side of the Blackwater,
forming part of the Nagle mountains, is of
medium quality, and chiefly in tillage. Fairs are held
on the 21st of April, July, Sept., and Dec, for cattle
and pigs. The seats are Woodville, the residence of
Mrs. Gibbons; and Renny, the property of H. Smith,
Esq. The latter was formerly part of the estate, and
the occasional residence of the poet Spenser; it is finely
situated at the junction of the Awbeg with the Blackwater;
and some vestiges of the old castle of Renny
still exist near the present house. At a short distance
from this place the Awbeg is crossed by the long bridge
of Kilcummer, and near the high road leading to the
bridge are the ruins of the ancient church. The living
is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cloyne, and
in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to
£132. In the R. C. divisions this parish forms part of
the union or district of Castletown-Roche. About 15
children are educated in a private school.