ROSCONNELL, a parish, partly in the barony of
FASSADINING, county of KILKENNY, but chiefly in that
of UPPER-OSSORY, QUEEN'S county, and province of
LEINSTER, if mile (S. by W.) from Ballynakill, on the
road to Durrow; containing 795 inhabitants, and comprising
1942 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe
act. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Ossory, forming
part of the union of Attanagh: the tithes amount to
£143. 1. 6½. In the R. C. divisions it is part of the
union or district of Ballyragget. About 30 children are
educated in a private school.