Mothel

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title: "Mothel" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-and-villages-in-county-waterford", "townlands-of-county-waterford", "civil-parishes-of-county-waterford"] description: "Village in County Waterford, Ireland" topic_path: "general/towns-and-villages-in-county-waterford" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothel" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in County Waterford, Ireland ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
name	Mothel
native_name	Maothail
native_name_lang	ga
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	County Waterford - Mothel Abbey - 20180905090533.jpg
image_caption	Mothel Abbey
pushpin_map	Ireland
pushpin_label_position	top
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Munster
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	County Waterford
unit_pref	Metric
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	WET
utc_offset1	+0
timezone1_DST	IST (WEST)
utc_offset1_DST	-1
coordinates
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|name = Mothel |native_name = Maothail |native_name_lang = ga |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = County Waterford - Mothel Abbey - 20180905090533.jpg |image_caption = Mothel Abbey |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = top |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Ireland |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Munster |subdivision_type3 = County |subdivision_name3 = County Waterford |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone1 = WET |utc_offset1 = +0 |timezone1_DST = IST (WEST) |utc_offset1_DST = -1 |coordinates = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |blank_name = |blank_info = Mothel () is a small village, civil parish and townland, near the Comeragh Mountains in the northern part of County Waterford, Ireland. The nearest town is Carrick-on-Suir, 5 km to the north. Waterford city is 20 km to the east.

Heritage

Mothel Abbey was founded in the 6th century by a St. Breoghan. It was refounded for the Augustinians by the Power family in the 13th century. It was closely associated with Molana Abbey and St. Catherine's Abbey in Waterford.

A Cross Pillar stone, also known as a termon-stone, stands by the roadside in Mothel. The squared sandstone pillar stands four feet high and is inscribed with ornamental crosses.

Traditionally, local people walk through the stream at Mothel holy well seven times on the local Pattern day, known as Lá Chuain Airbhre.

Sport

Cyclist Sean Kelly grew up in the townland of Curraghduff, approximately 1 km from Mothel.

References

References

1. "Maothail/Mothel".
2. Reeves, William. (1873). "On the Célí Dé, commonly called Culdees". [[Royal Irish Academy]].
3. "Ordnance Survey Ireland Map Viewer".
4. "Archaeological Survey Database SMR No WA007-010001". National Monuments Service.
5. "Archaeological Survey Database SMR No WA007-011". National Monuments Service.

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