A history of the village of Ballymacarbry and the parish of Fourmilewater County Waterford. This local history looks at the development of this part of north County Waterford between 1650 and 1850. Is Ballymacarbry in the wrong place or does it have the wrong name? As the Village of Ballymacarbry is in the townland of Curtiswood, why isn't the village called Curtiswood? Why is there no church in the village? Why is the Catholic Church at Fourmilewater a mile from Ballymacarbry? Why is the primary school not in Ballymacarbry? These are the questions that were the genesis for this book. County Waterford is divided into five baronies with Glenahiry being the smallest. Glenahiry contains only one complete parish that is Fourmilewater. Though Kilronan was the original name of the parish, in time Kilronan became the Protestant or civil parish and Fourmilewater became the Catholic parish. It is important to remember that for the purpose of this book Kilronan and Fourmilewater are the same place. Fourmilewater is defined by the geology of the area, from the fertile flatlands of the Suir valley rising to the higher acidic soils of the Comeragh and Knockmealdown mountains. This is Fourmilewater, Kilronan, Glenahiry, home.
