Name: A topographical dictionary of Ireland : comprising the several counties; cities; boroughs; corporate, market and post towns; parishes; and villages, with historical and statistical descriptions embellished with engravings of the arms of the cities, bishopricks, corporate towns, and boroughs ; and of the seals of the several municipal corporations .. (vol. 2)
Author: Samuel Lewis (d. 1865)

Keogh family castle ruins and ancient landmark standing stones

Taghmaconnell · townland · Roscommon

In Taghmaconnell parish stand the ruins of several castles formerly belonging to the Keogh family, along with two upright stones crossed by a third on top, thought to be ancient land-marks between former proprietors and the Keoghs.

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TAGHMACONNELL, a parish, in the union and barony of Athlone, county of Roscommon, and province of Connaught, 5 miles (N. E.) from Ballinasloe, on the road to Roscommon ; containing 480" inhabitants. This parish comprises 1S,8'2* statute acres. The land is badly cultivated, yet agriculture is improving ; there is a considerable portion of bog, and limestone abounds. Castle-Sampson, a little village within the parish, is 5 miles (VV.) from Athlone, and comprises 26 cabins, and 130 inhabitants; it has a patent for fairs, which, however, are not held. The gentlemen's seats are Fighill, Eskan, Keoghvill, and Camla House. The parish is a rectory, in the diocese of Clonfert, partly appropriate to the bishopric and deanery, and partly included in the union of Creagh ; the tithe rent-charge is £110. 15. 6., of which £2" are payable to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, £2. 15. 6. to the dean, and the remainder to the incumbent : there is a glebe of 4 acres. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and contains a chapel. At Clonohill are the remains of an old abbey, and there are also the remains of the abbey of Taghmaconnell, and of a nunnery at Ballinnina. Certain lands in the parish pay a rent, called " monastery money," to the crown for this nunnery. Here are the ruins of several castles formerly belonging to the Keogh family ; also two upright stones crossed by a third on the top, supposed to have been land-marks between some ancient proprietors of the land and the Keogh family.

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Kerry diamonds found on Kilmalkedar shore

Kilmalkedar · townland · Kerry

Beautiful crystals known as 'Kerry diamonds' are found on the rocky shore of Kilmalkedar parish, noted as a distinctive local geological feature.

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old fortification, and another stone-roofed cell, but in a less perfect state than the preceding. The beautiful crystals called " Kerry diamonds" are found on the rocky shore of the parish.
KILMENAN, a parish, in the barony of Fassadin- ING, union and county of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 2f miles (S. by W.) from Ballynakill, and near the river Nore ; containing 319 inhabitants, and lOOS-j statute acres. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, forming part of the union of Attanagh ; the tithe rent-charge is £45. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Ballyragget.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 45

Kerry Head: quartz crystals known as Kerry stones

near Kerry Head · promontory · Kerry

A bank of upland stretching from the Cashen to Kerry Head is composed of thick beds of argillaceous sandstone, in the partings of which the transparent, regular, and very hard quartz crystals called Kerry stones are found. Steel-grained lead is also found in this formation.

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a bank of upland, which, as it proceeds westward, becomes chiefly a heathy moor, rising to a considerable height at its termination : it is composed of thick beds of argillaceous sandstone, nearly horizontal, and in the partings of which the beautiful quartz crystals called Kerry stones are found ; they are transparent and regular, and very hard. Steel-grained lead is also found traversing this formation. On its southern side this bank is more slaty and somewhat calcareous, being mixed, near Ballyheigue, with lesser masses of closegrained conglomerate. On the west is a low sandy flat and salt marsh, defended from the ocean by sand hills extending from Ballyheigue to Barra harbour.

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Khorandhun or 'Iron Chest' cavern under cliff

Aughris · townland · Sligo

A cavern called Khorandhun, meaning 'the Iron chest,' extends a considerable distance under a cliff on the Templeboy shore and is frequently visited by strangers. A small landing-place was made near it by the coast-guard for fishing boats from Donegal.

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TEMPLEBOY, a parish, in the barony of Tyre- R.\GH, union and county of Sligo, and province of CoNNACGHT, 3 milcs (E.) from Dromore-West, on the mail-coach road to Ballina j containing 3812 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated at the entrance of the bay of Sligo, and includes within its limits the point or headland of Aughris, comprises 9112^ statute acres. A large portion is mountainous, and there is a considerable tract of bog ; the land is generally of good quality and principally under tillage, but the system of agriculture is not improved. There are quarries of stone of good quality for building, and also of slate. The principal seats are Sea View House, Cork Hill, Grange, and Donahantra. The entrance of the bay of Sligo, from the headland of Anghris to the point of Rinoran, is about five miles wide; and the shores of the parish, which are bold and rocky, are curiously indented with caverns excavated by the action of the waves. One of these, called Seals' Hole, from the number of seals which frequent it, is nearly 100 yards in length ; at the entrance are some remarkable pendent cliffs, more than 100 feet above the water, which rushes in with great violence. The cavern called Khorandhun, or "the Iron chest," extends a considerable distance under the cliff, and is frequently visited by strangers ; a small landing-place has been made near it by the coast-guard, enabling small fishing-boats from the Donegal coast to land in safety. At PuUendiva is a coastguard station, one of the five that constitute the district of Sligo. The parish is a vicarage, in the diocese of Killala, forming part of the union of Kilmacshalgan; the rectory is impropriate in R. W. Hillas, Esq., and Colonel Gore, and the tithe rent-charge is £420, of which £262. 10. are payable to the impropriators, and the remainder to the vicar. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church. A priory of Augustine canons was founded in 1280 at Akeras, otherwise Kilmantine, by the family of Mac Donald; the prior was in 1544 consecrated bishop of Elphin. In a field near Grange a gold signet ring, weighing nearly an ounce, was dug up by a labourer, some years since.

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Kilbaha pier and asylum harbour on the Shannon

near Kilbaha · population centre · Clare

Kilbaha village on the northern shore of the Shannon estuary has a pier constructed by the late Fishery Board for landing sea-manure, and its small bay serves as an asylum harbour for fishing vessels from Loop Head. The fisheries employ over 100 persons.

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KILBAHA, a village, in the parish of Kilbally- HONE, union of Kilrush, barony of Moyarta, county of Clare, and province of Munster, 155 miles (W. by S.) from Kilrush, and on the northern shore of the estuary of the Shannon ; containing 87 houses, and 531 inhabitants. It is situated on the small bay of the same name, which is the first on entering the Shannon, and forms an asylum harbour for fishing-vessels and other small craft coming in from Loop Head. The pier, constructed by the late Fishery Board, affords accommodation for landing sea-manure, of which a considerable quantity is used in the neighbourhood ; and has proved of great benefit to the farmers. Turf of a superior quality is cut in the vicinity, and sent hence to Limerick ; and the fisheries afford exclusive employment to upwards of 100 persons.
KILBALIVER. — See Ballivor and Killoghconnoghan.

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Kilbarron castle ruins on sea rock, freebooters' hold

Kilbarron · townland · Donegal

Near the glebe-house, on a stupendous rock rising almost perpendicularly out of the sea, are the ruins of the castle of Kilbarron, supposed to have been inhabited by freebooters. Within the parish are fourteen Danish raths.

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The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Raphoe, and in the gift of Colonel Conolly, in whom the rectory is impropriate. Of the 44 townlands comprised within the parish, only four pay full tithe, three are subject to a small modus, and the remainder are tithe-free : the tithe rent-charge is £33. 15., of which £19- 10. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. The church was originally erected in 1745, on an eminence near the town, and is the principal landmark for vessels entering the harbour ; it has been rebuilt at a cost of £3405, of which £500 were from private sources, and the remainder from the funds of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners; it accommodates 1200 persons. The glebe-house was built in 1809, by aid of a gift of £100, and a loan of £675, from the Board of First Fruits : the glebe comprises 315 acres. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church : the principal chapel, in Ballyshannon, is a large neat building, erected in 1*95 ; another at Castleard was erected in 1832, and has a burial-ground. There are also places of worship for Presbyterians in connexion with the General Assembly, and for 'U^esleyau and Primitive Methodists. Near the glebe-house, on a stupendous rock rising almost perpendicularly out of the sea, are the ruins of the castle of Kilbarron, which is supposed to have been inhabited by freebooters. 'U'ithin the parish are fourteen Danish raths ; and in the harbour of Ballyshannon, at the mouth of the Erne, was formerly an island, called Inis-Samer, where, according to the Munster Annals, was a religious house, in which Flaherty O'Maoldora, King of Conall, orTyrconnell, having renounced the world, died in 1197- There is a chalybeate spring in the parish. — See Ballyshannon.

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Kilbeggan monastery rebuilt by Dalton family, 1200

Kilbeggan · town · Westmeath · 1200

In 1200 the decayed monastery at Kilbeggan was rebuilt by the Dalton family and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. Cistercian monks from the abbey of Mellifont were placed in it.

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KILBEGGAN, a market and post town, a parish, and formerly a parliamentary borough, in the union of TuLLAMORE, barony of Moycashel, county of West- Meath, and province of Leinster, 15 miles (E. by S.) from Athloue, and 44^ miles (W.) from Dublin ; on the river Brosna and the road from Dublin to Athlone ; containing 41S6 inhabitants, of whom 1910 are in the town. A monastery was founded here by St. Becan, son of Murchade, a contemporary of St. Columb, about the year 600. In 972, a sanguinary battle was fought between the Irish and Danes, at a ford on the river, near the present bridge, since called Aghnaccan, or the " Ford of Heads," from the numbers of the slain that floated down the river. In 1200, the monastery, which bad fallen into decay, was rebuilt by the family of Dalton, and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin ; and some Cistercian monks, from the abbey of Mellifont, were placed in it. After its dissolution, the house and its possessions, which were very extensive, were granted to the Lambart family, of whom Sir Oliver, afterwards Lord Lambart, in 1 606, obtained for the town the grant of a weekly market and an annual fair. In I6l2, James I. gave the inhabitants a charter ; and in 1620, Charles, son of Oliver, Lord Lambart, procured a grant of two additional fairs. During the disturbances of 179S, a party of insurgents was defeated near the town, after an obstinate engagement, by Colonel Blake, at the head of his regiment of Northumberland militia.
The TOWN contains 372 houses, of which nearly onehalf are neatly built and slated. It is improving ; and a branch from the Grand Canal, which was recently cut to it, holds out prospects of the increase of its trade. There are a large distillery, a brewery, and two mills for flour and oatmeal, one of them extensive ; also a manufactory for tobacco and snuff. The market is on Saturday, and is a considerable mart for butter : fairs for live stock are held on March 25th, June I6th, Aug. 15th, and Oct. 28th. The market-house is a neat plain 19

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Kilbixy a borough town of Meath under Henry VI

Kilbixy · townland · Westmeath · 1422–1782

The town of Kilbixy arose under the protection of the castle and in the reign of Henry VI was one of the borough towns of Meath. Sir Henry Piers recorded that in 1782 part of the burgage castle with 40 acres still existed, besides ruins of many ancient houses and castles.

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KILBIXY, a parish, in the union of Mulungar, barony of Moygoish, county of Westmeath, and province of Leinster ; containing, with the market and post town of Ballinacargy, 2246 inhabitants. The castle of Kilbixy is said to have been built by Hugh de Lacy, in 1192, and was subsequently the seat of Geoffry de Constantine, who founded at Tristernagh a priory of Canons Regular, sometimes called the priory of Kilbixy, and richly endowed it. The last prior was Edmund Nugent, Bishop of Kildare, who held it with his bishopric ; and a pension of £26. 13. 4. was granted to him on its surrender. In 1590 a lease of it was granted to Captain W. Piers, at a rent of £60, and the lands are still held by his descendants. It was finally destroyed in 1783. The town arose under the protection of the castle, and in the reign of Henry VI. was one of the borough towns of Meath. Sir Henry Piers, in his chorographical description of the county, states, that in 1782, part of the burgage castle, with 40 acres called the burgage land, existed, besides the ruins of many ancient houses and castles. The place had once an hospital, called the Leper-house of St. Bridgid, of which there are still some ruins. In the reign of Elizabeth, O'Dogherty of Connaught encamped in the abbey demesne with about 600 followers, and being attacked by the queen's forces and refused admission into the abbey, was slain with all his party. The parish contains 6493^ statute acres, and is richly embellished with

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 14

Kilbline and Ballynaboola Castle remains, Kilfane

Kilfane · parish · Kilkenny

Within Kilfane parish are the remains of the ancient church and of Kilbline and Ballynaboola Castles. These constitute notable antiquities of the area.

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KILFANE, a parish, in the barony of Gowran, union and county of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 2 miles (N. E. byN.) from Thomastown, and on the road from Dublin to Waterford ; containing 931 inhabitants. This parish is supposed to have derived its name from the foundation of a church here at a very early period by St. Phian : it comprises 397 If statute acres, and is principally under tillage ; the agriculture is moderately good, and there is plenty of limestone, which is used for manure. The principal seats are, Kilfane House, the handsome residence and demesne of the Power family ; Summer Hill ; and Castlefield. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Ossory, united by act of council, in I676, to the vicarages of TuUowherin and Blanchevillestown, together forming the union of Kilfane and the corps of the archdeaconry of Ossory, in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £205. 10., and of the whole benefice £410. 7. 8. The church is a neat edifice with a spire, built in 1832, at a cost of £800, whereof £500 were a loan from the Board of First Fruits, and £300 were raised by subscription ; the Ecclesiastical Commissioners lately granted £114 for its repair. The glebe-house was erected by aid of a gift of £100 and a loan of £600, in 1811, from the Board of First Fruits ; the glebe comprises 46 acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the union of Thomastown. Here are some remains of the ancient church, and of Kilbline and Ballynaboola Castles.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 24

Kilbolane Castle destroyed by Cromwell

Kilbolane · townland · Cork · 1649–1653

The castle of Kilbolane was a square structure with a circular tower at each corner before being destroyed by Cromwell. Its ruins are described as being very insignificant.

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KILBOLANE, a parish, in the union of Kanturk, partly in the barony of Upper Connello, county of Limerick, but chiefly in the barony of Orrery and KiLMORE, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 5^ miles (S. W. byW.) from Charleville, on the road to Rathkeale ; containing 4155 inhabitants. It comprises 10,015 statute acres. The land is of good quality, and inosfly in pasture ; the portion in tillage yields excellent crops of grain and potatoes. There are about 26 acres of woodland, and 100 acres of bog, forming part of the " Red Bog," which extends into the adjoining parishes. The chief seats are Gibbins Grove, Kilbolane House, and Curryglass House ; and the villages of Millford and Coltycormick are in this parish. It is an impropriate cure, in the diocese of Cloyne, united by act of council to the rectory of Knocktemple, the two constituting the union of Knocktemple, in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory of Kilbolane is impropriate in the Earl of Cork, and the tithe rent-charge, amounting to £412. 10., is entirely payable to his lessee, who allows £6. 3. for discharging the clerical duties. A neat church, with a square tower, was erected iu 1834, at a cost of £300. There is neither glebe-house nor glebe. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish forms part of the district of Millford, or Freemount : the chapel at Millford is a commodious modern building ; there is another chapel at Kilbolane. The castle of Kilbolane, which was destroyed by Cromwell, was of a square form, with a circular tower at each angle ; the rains are very insignificant. On removing the remains of the ancient church, the tomb of the Synan family, bearing the date 1446, was transferred to the new edifice.
KILBONANE, a parish, in the union of Bandon, barony of East MusKERRY, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 3 miles (S. E.) from Cookstown ; on the river West Bride, and on the roads from Cork to Macroom and from Mallow to Bandon ; containing 1725 inhabitants. It comprises 4" 10 statute acres : about 21

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Kilboy, seat of Lord Dunalley

Kilboy · townland · Tipperary · 1777

Kilboy is described as the splendid seat of Lord Dunalley, situated in a well-planted demesne of more than 600 Irish acres with a fine sheet of water, a deer-park, and backed by a range of mountains. The mansion was erected about 60 years before the time of writing.

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KILMORE, a parish, in the union of Nenagh, barony of Uppkr Okmond, county of Tipperaky, and province of Munster, 4 miles (S.) from Nenagh, on the new road toTipperary ; containing 5138 inhabitants. It comprises 13,535 statute acres, including a considerable quantity of mountain and bog ; agriculture is much improved. The mines in this parish are described in the article on Silvermines. Kilboy, the splendid seat of Lord Dunalley, is situated in a well-planted demesne of more than 600 Irish acres, which contains a fine sheet of water and a deer-park and is backed by a range of mountains : the mansion was erected about 60 years since. The other principal seats are Lissen Hall, and the glebe-house, the residence of the Very Rev. Gilbert Holmes, Dean of Ardfert. The parish is a vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, episcopally united, in ISOl, to the rectories and vicarages of Kilnaneave and Lisbunny, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is appropriate to the precentorship of the cathedral of Killaloe, and to the bishop's mensal. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £'24^. 6., of which £15'2. 6. are payable to the lessee of the bishop, £13. 17. to the precentor, and the remainder to the incumbent: the entire tithe of the incumbent's benefice is £681. 18. 6. The glebe-house was built in IS 10, by a gift of £400 and a loan of £400 from the Board of First Fruits, in 181'2 : there is a glebe of 16(1. 2r. 32p. The church, at Silvermines, is a very neat edifice, for the erection of which the Board lent £900, in IS09. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district called Silvermines, comprising also the parish of Ballynaclough, and containing a chapel at Silvermines and another in Ballynaclough. A poor's fund was till lately supported by Lord and Lady Dunalley and the incumbent. There are some remains of the old castles of Ballycahill and Tullahedy ; also of the ancient castle of Dunalley, which gives the title of Baron to the Prittie family. This castle was besieged by the disbanded soldiery of James II., who, after investing it for twenty-one days, effected an entrance by treachery : an interesting account of this siege, written by Mr. Prittie, the then proprietor, who leaped off the castle unhurt, is preserved among the family papers. Here are also the ruins of the old church, with a burialground attached, which is the place of sepulture of the Prittie family. An abbey, of which there are no vestiges, is said to have been founded at Kilmore in 540.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 48

Kilbrew church built and repaired

Kilbrew · townland · Meath · 1822

The church at Kilbrew, serving the union of Tryvett, is a neat edifice built about the middle of the eighteenth century. It was repaired and a tower added in 1822 with a loan from the Board of First Fruits.

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KILBREW, a parish, in the union of Dunshaugh- LiN, barony of Ratoath, county of Meath, and province of Leinster, 4 miles (X. E.) from Dunshaughlin, and on the road from Ratoath to Drogheda ; containing 275 inhabitants. It comprises 2530^ statute acres of land of prime quality. Kilbrew House, formerly the property of the Gorges family, is a fine mansion, with an extensive and richly planted demesne. The parish is in the diocese of Meath, and the rectory forms part of the union of Tryvett ; the tithe rent-charge is £134. 12. 6. The church, which serves for the union, is a neat edifice built about the middle of the last century ; it was repaired, and a tower added, in 1822, by a loan of £300 from the Board of First Fruits. The 22 ■

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Kilbrew House and Gorges family demesne

Kilbrew · townland · Meath

Kilbrew House, formerly the property of the Gorges family, is a fine mansion with an extensive and richly planted demesne in the parish of Kilbrew, county Meath.

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KILBREW, a parish, in the union of Dunshaugh- LiN, barony of Ratoath, county of Meath, and province of Leinster, 4 miles (X. E.) from Dunshaughlin, and on the road from Ratoath to Drogheda ; containing 275 inhabitants. It comprises 2530^ statute acres of land of prime quality. Kilbrew House, formerly the property of the Gorges family, is a fine mansion, with an extensive and richly planted demesne. The parish is in the diocese of Meath, and the rectory forms part of the union of Tryvett ; the tithe rent-charge is £134. 12. 6. The church, which serves for the union, is a neat edifice built about the middle of the last century ; it was repaired, and a tower added, in 1822, by a loan of £300 from the Board of First Fruits. The 22 ■

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Kilbride (Castlecorr) church built 1804

Mount Nugent · townland · Cavan · 1804

The church at Kilbride, or Castlecorr, in County Cavan and County Meath, was built in 1804 with aid of a £500 gift from the Board of First Fruits. Lough Sheelin formed part of the parish, comprising 564 acres.

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KILBRIDE, or Castlecorr, a parish, in the union of Oldcastle, partly in the barony of Demifore, county of Meath, and province of Leinster, but chiefly in the barony of Clonmahon, county of Cavan, and province of Ulster, on the road from Crossdoney to Oldcastle ; containing, with the post-town of Mount- Nugent, 5041 inhabitants. It comprises 9341 statute acres, of which about three-fifths are arable : in Lough Sheelin are 564 acres. Limestone is abundant. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Meath, the presentation to which belongs to Lord Dunsany : the tithe rentcharge is £311. 12. The church was built in 1804, by aid of a gift of £500 from the Board of First Fruits; it has been lately repaired, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners granting £157- The glebe comprises 22 acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish forms part of the district of Killeagh and Kilbride, and has a chapel at Mount-Nugent. — See Mount-Nugent.
KILBRIDE, a parish, in the union of New Ross, barony of Ida, county of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 5^ miles (\V. by S.) from New Ross ; containing 516 inhabitants, and I696 statute acres. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, forming part of the union of Kilcoan ; the rectory is impropriate in the Rev. John Digby. The tithe rent-charge is £67. 10., which is equally divided between the vicar and the impropriator. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilbride forms part of the district of Slieuruagh.

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Kilbride castle incorporated into Lord Sherborne's house

Moymet · townland · Meath

Lord Sherborne constructed a house at Moymet incorporating part of the old castle of Kilbride, subsequently selling the house and all his parish property to the Rotherham family.

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MOYMET, a parish, in the union of Trim, barony of Upper Navan, county of Meath, and province of Leinster, '2 miles (N. W.) from Trim, on the road to Kells and Navan ; containing 554 inhabitants. It comprises S'ass statute acres, consisting of arable and pasture land of good and middling quality. There is abundance of limestone, used for building. Lord Sherborne lately constructed a good house here, with which part of the old castle of Kilbride is incorporated : this house, and the entire of his property in the parish, have since been sold by his lordship to the Rotherham family. The living, lately suppressed, was a rectory in the diocese of Meath, and in the patronage of the Crown : the tithe rent-charge is £173. 1. 6., now paid to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners ; and the curate of the adjoining parish of Kildalkey is appointed by the bishop to perform the occasional duties. The glebehouse was erected by aid of a gift of £400, and a loan of £400, in 181'2, from the late Board of First Fruits; it is now let to a private family : the glebe comprises 10 acres, valued at £15. 15. per annum. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprisins; the parishes of Moymet, Churchtown, Tullyhauogue, Rataine, Kilcooly, and ClonmacdufiF, in which union are two chapels, in Moymet and Churchtown.
MOYNALTY, a post-town and parish, in the union of Kells, barony of Lower Kells, county of Meath, and province of Leinster, 3^ miles (N.) from Kells, and 35 miles (N. W.) from Dublin ; on the road from Bailieborough to Dublin, by way of Navan and Kells 366

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Kilbrogan freestone quarries supplied Bandon

Kilbrogan · townland · Cork

The prevailing substratum of Kilbrogan parish is clay-slate, but there are good quarries of freestone which principally supplied the stone for the chief part of the new town of Bandon.

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KILBROGAN, a parish, in the union of Bandon, barony of Kinnalmeaky, county of Cork, and province of Munster, on the road from Cork to Bandon ; containing, with part of the latter borough, 5404 inhabitants. This parish, called also Knockbrogan, is bounded on the south by the river Bandon, and comprises 7578 statute acres : the land is in general of good quality ; about one-third is in pasture, principally included in the demesne of the Earl of Bandon. At Lauragh an extensive tract of waste has been brought into cultivation by John Sw-anton, Esq., who lately introduced the Scottish system of agriculture. Lime brought from Aherlow, six miles distant, and sea-sand from Colliers'-quay, are the chief manures. The prevailing substratum is clay-slate ; but there are some good quarries of freestone, which principally supplied the stone of svhich the chief part of the new town of Bandon is built. The scenery in many parts is pleasingly varied, and there are several gentlemen's seats. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cork, united from time immemorial to the rectory of Aglish, together forming the union and corps of the prebend of Kilbrogan in the cathedral of St. Finbarr, Cork, in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithe rent-charge is £487. 10. The church is in Bandon : divine service is also performed at Carhue, where a chapel of ease has been erected. The glebe-house is beautifully situated on an eminence surrounded by plantations, and the glebe comprises 32f acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Bandon : the chapel, situated in the old churchyard, is a small plain edifice. — See Bandon.

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Kilbroney church ruins and Ballinguile castle, Cork

Kilbroney · townland · Cork

The ruins of the church of Kilbroney still remain in the burial-ground. At Ballinguile are the remains of a castle of that name and of an ancient mansion of the Fitzjames family.

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KILBRONEY, a parish, in the union of Mallow, barony of Orrery and Kilmore, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 2^ miles (N. E.) from Buttevant, on the road to Charleville ; containing 788 inhabitants. This parish comprises IS76 statute acres : the soil is a fine deep loam, and the laud is mostly in pasture; the small portion of bog is now nearly exhausted. Kilbroney is in the diocese of Cloyne ; the rectory is impropriate in J. "V^'atkins, Esq., and the vicarage forms part of the union of Buttevant : the tithe rent-charge is £144. 9., of which two-thirds are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions, also, the place forms part of the union or district of Buttevant. The ruins of the church still remain, in the burial-ground ; and at Ballinguile are the remains of the castle of that name, and of an ancient mansion of the Fitzjames family.
KILBRONEY, a parish, in the union of Kilkeel, barony of L^pper Iveagh, county of Down, and province of Ulster, on the road from Newry to Kilkeel; containing, with the town of Rosstrcvor, 4540 inhabitants. It comprises 13,208^ statute acres, of which 275 are

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Kilbroney church ruins, white bell, cross and holy well

Kilbroney · townland · Down

On the Hillstown road stand the ruins of Kilbroney church, where a clogh-han or 'white bell' was discovered some years prior. An ancient stone cross and a holy well are also found there.

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woodland, about 5000 arable, and the remainder bog and mountain, the latter of which affords excellent pasture. Here are some large bleach-greens, and some lead-mines. The principal seats are the Lodge, Brandensburg, Carpenham. Green Park, Amos Vale, Ballyedmund, Old Hall, and Crayfield. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Dromore, and in the gift of the Bishop, to whom the rectory is appropriate : the tithe rent-charge is £116. 10., one-third payable to the vicar, and twothirds to the bishop. The church, which is in Rosstrevor, is a handsome cruciform edifice, with a lofty tower and pinnacles : it was built in 1819, at an expense of £'2000, of which the Board of First Fruits gave £^00 and lent £1100. The Board also granted £450 as a gift, and £120 as a loan, for the erection of the glebehouse, in 18-21 : the glebe comprises 7f acres. The Roman Catholic parish is co-e.\tensive with that of the Established Church, and contains two chapels, one in Rosstrevor, the other at Killowen. There are several national and other schools. On the acclivity of a mountain is a very large stone, called Cloughmerne, which was formerly part of a cromlech ; and near Killowen are the ruins of Greeu Castle : this fortress was built by Walter de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, destroyed by the Irish in 1343, rebuilt soon after on a large scale, and dismantled by order of Cromwell. In the parish are also the remains of Castle Roe, or Rosstrevor Castle. On the Hillstown road are the ruins of Kilbroney church, in which a clogh-han, or "white bell," was some years since discovered ; also an ancient stone cross and a holy well. In 1834 a spacious cave was discovered, containing broken urns filled with calcined human bones and ashes. A chalybeate spring was formerly much resorted to, but is now almost neglected. — See Rosstrevor.
KILBRYAN.— See Kilbrine.

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Kilcarragh ancient hospital or monastery

Kilcarragh · townland · Clare

An ancient hospital or monastery at Kilcarragh was endowed with a quarter of land. After the Dissolution it was granted to John King, on the estate of Sir W. McMahhon.

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The parish comprises 10,776J statute acres, a considerable portion of which is good grazing-land, and the remainder mostly under profitable cultivation ; the system of agriculture is improving, and there is a large tract of valuable bog. To the east of the town is a turlough, which in summer alfords very rich ])asture for fattening cattle, but in the winter is under deep water after heavy rains. A new road has been made between the town and Ennistymon, with great benefit to the intervening district. The chief seats are Ballykeale and Kilcarragh. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Kilfenora, united from time immemorial to the rectories of Clouney and Kiltoraght, together constituting the corps of the deanery of Kilfenora, in the patronage of the Crown : the tithe rent-charge of the parish is £187. 10., and of the whole union £31'2. 10. In the church are two monuments, one of which is supposed to be that of the founder, bearing a full-length effigy rudely sculptured ; and to the north of the transept is another. The deanery or glebe- house, now occupied by the dean's curate, the Rev. Thomas Lyon, and towards the erection of which the Board of First Fruits contributed a gift of £300, and a loan of £450, was built about the year 1813; and has been greatly improved by the Very Rev. W. H. Stackpoole, D.D., the present dean, who has added an extensive range of out-offices to the house : in the shrubberies is a perfect ancient rath, thickly planted. The glebe and deanery lands comprise '231 plantation acres, of which "0 are good pasture and the remainder mountain land ; the gross annual value of the deanery, tithe and glebe inclusive, before the passing of the Rent-charge act, was £482. 18. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is held with that of Kiltoraght ; the chapel here is a neat modern edifice in the village, and a chapel has been just erected in the parish of Kiltoraght. There is an excellent dis pensary. At Kilcarragh, very near this place, on the estate of Sir W. M'^JMahon, was anciently an hospital or monastery, endowed with a quarter of land, and which, after the Dissolution, was granted to John King. Near the cathedral is a stone cross of very light and beautiful design ; and in the churchyard is a plain cross of great antiquity : there were formerly seven crosses around this place, but these are the only two remaining.

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Kilcash, ancient seat of the Ormonde family

Kilcash · townland · Tipperary

The parish of Kilcash, on the southern side of Slieve na Man, contains an ancient seat of the Ormonde family, a major Anglo-Norman aristocratic dynasty in Tipperary.

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KILCASH, a parish, in the union of Carrick-on- SuiR, barony of Iffa and Offa East, county of Tippe- RARV, and province of Muxster, 65 miles (E. N. E.) from Clonmel ; containing 1260 inhabitants. This parish, which comprises 3754 statute acres, is on the southern side of Slieve na Man, and contains an ancient seat of the Ormonde family. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Lisraore, united episcopally, in 1813, to the vicarages of Killaloan,Templethay, and Kilgrant, and in the patronage of the Crown ; the rectory is impropriate in the Marquess of Ormonde. The tithe rentcharge of the parish is £85, of which £34. 12. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar ; the entire tithe of the vicarial benefice is £200. 6. 6. The church was erected in 1827, by a gift of £900 from the Board of First Fruits. There is no glebe-house : the glebe here comprises Sa. 2r. 17p., and there is also
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Kilcashel church ruins in Kilpipe parish

Kilcashel · townland · Wicklow

Within the parish of Kilpipe in Wicklow, at Kilcashel, are the ruins of a church. There are also remains of the old parish church whose burial-ground is still in use.

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nunnery in Carlow, and who possessed the right of appointing the minister ; his title to the patronage is clear, but as it has not been exercised, it has lapsed to the bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £283. 17-, of which £173. 1. 6. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar ; the tithe of the entire benefice of the vicar is £152. 6. The glebe-house, situated in the parish of Killinor, is a neat residence, towards the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits gave £350 and a loan of £180, in 1819; the glebe comprises 17 acres. The church was built in 1765, chiefly by parochial assessment ; it was repaired and enlarged by a loan of £100, in 1817, from the Board, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £183 for its further repair. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Killavany. A school at Carraghlean is supported by the trustees of Erasmus Smith's charity, under the patronage of Earl Fitzwilliam, who lately endowed it with two acres of land, and built the school-house, a good stone building, at a cost of £150. There are some remains of the old church, the burial-ground of which is still used ; and at Kilcashel are also the ruins of a church.
KILPOOLE, a parish, in the barony of Arrlow, county of WiCKLOw, and province of Leinster; containing, with the greater portion of the town of Wicklow, 2977 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the eastern coast, was anciently the extremity of the English pale, and formed part of the possessions of the priory of Kilmainham : it comprises 3028 statute acres. Off the coast is the sand-bank called the Horse-Shoe, which extends south-west for about a mile, with 5 feet of water on it at the north end, which is the shallowest part. Kilpoole is a vicarage, in the diocese of Dublin and Glendalough, forming part of the union of Wicklow ; the rectory is impropriate in Earl Fitzwilliam, and the tithe rent-charge is £90, half payable to the impropriator and half to the vicar.

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Kilclief: abbey, leper hospital, and bishops' castle

Kilclief · townland · Down

The parish of Kilclief in County Down formerly had an abbey under St. Eugene and St. Neill, disciples of St. Patrick, and a leper hospital of which small remains survived. Kilclief Castle, partly remaining, was anciently the palace of the bishops of Down, who still owned the manor.

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KILCLIEF, a parish, in the union of Downpa- TRICK, barony of Legale, county of Down, and province of Ulster, 2 miles (S.) from Straugford ; containing 1121 inhabitants. Here was formerly an abbey under St. Eugene and St. Neill, disciples of St. Patrick; also an hospital for lepers, of which there are still some small remains. The castle of Kilclief, of which also part remains, was anciently the palace of the bishops of Down, to whom the manor belongs. The parish contains 2424^ statute acres : there is no waste or bog, and the land is extremely well cultivated, furnishing much wheat, barley, oats, and potatoes for exportation. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Down, and in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is £162. The church is a small plain building, on an elevated spot near the sea-shore, erected at a cost of £506, of which £435 were from the funds of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. There is a glebe-house, for the erection of which £400 were given and £50 lent, in 1816, by the late Board of First Fruits; the glebe comprises 10 acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, including also the townland of Ballyargan and two others in Ballyculter, and containing a small chapel. The parochial school was built in 1804.
KILCLOAN, a parish, in the union of Dunshaugh- LiN, barony of Upper Deece, county of Meath, and province of Leinster, 4 miles (N. E.) from Kilcock, and on the road from Summerhill to Dunboyne ; containing 267 inhabitants. It comprises 2717 statute acres, of partly good, and partly middling land. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Meath, and forms part of the union of Raddonstown : the tithe rentcharge is £83. 1. 6. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, called Batterstown, comprising Kilcloan, Raddonstown, Ballymaglasson, Rathregan, Balfeighan, and Moyglare, and containing three chapels ; that of Kilcloan is a neat modern building. Here is Mulhussey Castle.

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Kilcloony and the Battle of Aughrim: Bridge of a Thousand Heads

Kilcloony · townland · Galway · 1691

The English army encamped in Kilcloony parish for three days before the Battle of Aughrim, and the area saw fierce fighting. The bridge over the stream separating Kilcloony from Aughrim is still called the Bridge of Millea Chean ('The Thousand Heads') from the numbers who fell there, and two other passes — Barna Chaugh ('The Gap of Grief') and Creaugh ('The place of Sorrowing') — mark sites of carnage.

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KILCLOONY, a parish, in the union of Ballinas- LOE, barony of Clonmacnoon, county of Galway, and province of Connaught, on the river Suck and on the road from Dublin to Galway ; containing, with part of the post-town of Ballinasloe, "248 inhabitants. The English army encamped here for three days previously to the celebrated battle of Aughrim, during which this was the scene of much sanguinary conflict, the memory whereof is perpetuated in the names of several places in its immediate vicinity. The bridge over the small stream which separates the parish from Aughrim is still called the Bridge of Millea Chean, or " The Thousand Heads," from the numbers that fell here ; and there are two other passes where much carnage took place before the Irish outposts were driven across the stream and morass upon their main army : one is called Barna Chaugh, or "The Gap of Grief," and the other Crciugh, or " The place of Sorrowing." The parish is close on the confines of Roscommon, and comprises 7289 statute acres, of which about 1736 are waste and bog : the Grand Canal from Dublin terminates at the town of Ballinasloe. The principal seats are, Garbally Park, the residence of the Earl of Clancarty ; Macnee ; Cahir ; Kelly's Grove ; Persse Park ; Nutley ; and Grange. The parish is in the diocese of Clonfert ; the rectory is partly appropriate to the see and to the deanery, and partly tmited with the vicarage, which forms a portion of the union of Creagh. The tithe rent-charge is £94. 8. The church, in Ballinasloe, is a plain cruciform structure with a lofty octagonal spire, built in 1790, and enlarged in 1825 at a cost of £1200, being a loan from the Board of First Fruits. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Ballinasloe ; the chapel is a neat edifice, built by subscription. There are two places of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. A chalybeate spa, issuing from the bog at Poolboy, has been inclosed by the Earl of Clancarty, who has built a handsome room over it. — See Ballinasloe.
KILCLUNEY, or Kilclogney, a district parish,

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Kilcock named from church of St. Cocha on the Rye Water

Kilcock · town · Kildare

Kilcock is said to derive its name from an ancient church or monastery dedicated to St. Cocha. The town is situated on a stream called the Rye Water, which forms the boundary of the county.

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KILCOCK, a market and post town, and a parish, in the union of Celbridge, barony of Ikeathy and Oughterany, county of Kildare, and province of Leinster, lOi miles (S. E.byS.) from Trim, and 15 miles (\V.) from Dublin, on the road to Galway ; containing 1974 inhabitants, of whom 1327 are in the town. This place, which is said to have derived its name from an ancient church or monastery dedicated to St. Cocha, is situated on a stream called the Rye Water, which here forms the boundary of the county. The town extends into the parish of Raddonstown, barony of Upper Decce, county of Meath, and contains altogether 153* inhabitants ; it consists of several small streets diverging from the market-square, and has 306 houses, irregularly built, but a few of which are of respectable appearance. The inhabitants are aiflply supplied with excellent water from springs, and coal is brought down the Royal Canal, which passes by the town, as does the railway from Dublin to Mullingar. Races are annually held on the adjacent common for three or four davs, and are well attended. A
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Kilcoe Castle ruins on Roaring Water Bay

Kilcoe · townland · Cork

Extensive remains of Kilcoe Castle stand on a point of land at the head of Roaring Water Bay. Built by the M'Cartys, lords of Clandermot, the castle now consists principally of a large massive square tower with a small turret.

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mixed with small tracts of bog. The land under tillage is chiefly in patches amidst the rocks, and is generally cultivated by the spade ; the manure is brought to it on the backs of horses, and the produce carried off in the same manner. Some of the higher grounds afford tolerable pasturage for young cattle. The scenery is for the most part wild, and marked with features of rugged grandeur ; but the glen here, througii which the river rushes with furious impetuosity, forming numerous cataracts in its progress to the bay to which it gives name, abounds with young and thriving plantations, and is finely contrasted with the sterility around it. In this romantic glen have been erected mills, corn-stores, and quays, on the banks of the river. Two manorial courts are held monthly, by the seneschals of the bishop of Ross and Thomas Hungerford, Esq., respectively. The parish is in the diocese of Ross : the rectory is partly impropriate in Lord Riversdale, and partly constitutes a portion of the income of the vicar ; the vicarage is united with that of Cape Clear, in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of Kilcoe is £225. The church, a small edifice, for the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits, in 1830, gave £650, is nearly in the centre of the parish. There is neither glebe-house nor glebe. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilcoe forms part of the district of Aghadown : the chapel is a large edifice, situated near the Roaring Water. On a point of land at the head of Roaring- Water bay are the extensive remains of Kilcoe Castle, built by the M'^Cartys, lords of Clandermot, and now consisting principally of a large massive square tower, with a small turret ; at no great distance, close to the shore, are the ruins of the old parish church. Several swords and spear-heads of bronze were found in 1825, by some labourers quarrying stone ; they were all in good preservation.

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Kilcoe church built 1830 with First Fruits grant

Kilcoe · townland · Cork · 1830

A small church was erected near the centre of Kilcoe parish, supported by a £650 grant from the late Board of First Fruits in 1830. There is neither glebe-house nor glebe attached.

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mixed with small tracts of bog. The land under tillage is chiefly in patches amidst the rocks, and is generally cultivated by the spade ; the manure is brought to it on the backs of horses, and the produce carried off in the same manner. Some of the higher grounds afford tolerable pasturage for young cattle. The scenery is for the most part wild, and marked with features of rugged grandeur ; but the glen here, througii which the river rushes with furious impetuosity, forming numerous cataracts in its progress to the bay to which it gives name, abounds with young and thriving plantations, and is finely contrasted with the sterility around it. In this romantic glen have been erected mills, corn-stores, and quays, on the banks of the river. Two manorial courts are held monthly, by the seneschals of the bishop of Ross and Thomas Hungerford, Esq., respectively. The parish is in the diocese of Ross : the rectory is partly impropriate in Lord Riversdale, and partly constitutes a portion of the income of the vicar ; the vicarage is united with that of Cape Clear, in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of Kilcoe is £225. The church, a small edifice, for the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits, in 1830, gave £650, is nearly in the centre of the parish. There is neither glebe-house nor glebe. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilcoe forms part of the district of Aghadown : the chapel is a large edifice, situated near the Roaring Water. On a point of land at the head of Roaring- Water bay are the extensive remains of Kilcoe Castle, built by the M'^Cartys, lords of Clandermot, and now consisting principally of a large massive square tower, with a small turret ; at no great distance, close to the shore, are the ruins of the old parish church. Several swords and spear-heads of bronze were found in 1825, by some labourers quarrying stone ; they were all in good preservation.

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Kilcoleman church ruins at Clonmoyle

Clonmoyle · townland · Cork

In Clonmoyle demesne are the ruins of the church of Kilcoleman, a parish which had merged into the larger parish by the time of writing. The ruins survive within the demesne grounds.

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The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cloyne, united perpetually to the rectory and vicarage of Kilcoleraan, and in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge, including that of Kilcoleman, which has merged into this parish, amounts to £513. The glebe-house, towards the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits contributed £100 and a loan of £1350, in 181'2, is a handsome residence; the glebe comprises 69a. 3r. 20p. The church was enlarged in 1818, the same Board granting a loan of £200; and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £224 for its repair. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Aghabologue ; the chapel, a neat and spacious edifice, is situated at Coachford, where is a national school. A parochial school has just been built on the glebe, and is supported by the rector. In Clonmoyle demesne are the ruins of the church of Kilcoleman, and in Dripsey demesne the ruins of the ancient castle of Carrignamuck, which belonged to the M'^Carthys and was built in the 15th century by the founder of Blarney Castle ; it is situated on a rock on the bank of the Dripsey, and is surrounded with trees, forming an interesting feature in the picturesque scenery of the parish.
MAGOWRY, a parish, in the union of Cashel, barony of RIiddlethird, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 4 miles (S. E.) from Killenaule ; containing 684 inhabitants, and comprising 1932 statute acres. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cashel, forming part of the union of Killenaule : the tithe rent-charge is £"5. In the Roman Catholic divisions, also, the parish is part of the union or district of Killenaule.

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Kilcoo church burnt in 1641, rebuilt at Bryansford

near Bryansford · population centre · Down · 1641–1712

The church and village of Kilcoo were burnt in 1641. A replacement church was built at Bryansford in 1712, enlarged in 1806 with a tower added, and repaired in 1812 with a grant from the Board of First Fruits.

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sides arc here covered with verdure, but the south and west sides present chiefly large tracts of bog. The principal seats are, Tollymore Park, the elegant residence of the Earl of Roden, situated in a ridily wooded and well watered demesne ; and Donard Lodge, the handsome mansion of Earl Annesley, erected in 1830 on the acclivity of Slieve Donard, and commanding some fine views. The parish is in the diocese of Down, and the rectory forms part of the union of Kilkeel and corps of the treasurership of the cathedral of Down ; the tithe rent-charge is £'225. The church, with the village of Kilcoo, was burnt in 1641, and in 1712 a church was built at Bryansford, which, being too small for the congregation, was considerably enlarged in 1806, when a tower was added to it ; the edifice was repaired by aid of a grant of £200 from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1812. There is also a handsome church with a lofty spire at Newcastle, built in the year 1833, at the expense of Earl Annesley, who appoints the minister and pays his stipend. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish includes the districts of Bryansford and Kilcoo : there are two chapels, situated respectively at Bryansford and Ballymony ; and at Newcastle is a place of worship for Wesleyau Methodists. A school at Fofeny was founded in 1822, by the Earl of Roden, who also built another at Bryansford for boys, with a house for the master, in 1S26, and by whom both are supported. A school for girls at Bryansford, with a cottage for the mistress, the whole built in 1S22, is supported by the Countess of Roden ; and a large and handsome school-house has been lately built at Slievenaman, on Earl Annesley's propertj'. There are schools also at Lower Kilcoo, Ballymony, and Ardaghy. On the western side of the parish, at Lough Island Reavy, a reservoir has been constructed for supplying water to the river Bann in dry weather ; it covers an area of 2.^5 acres, and when filled will contain a supply for 13 weeks : the expense to the Bann Company has been estimated at £20,000. A new quay was lately erected at Newcastle, to afford shelter to vessels passing the channel in stormy weather ; the expense was defrayed by a grant from government, aided by a subscription from Earl Annesley : it is however at present in great need of repair.

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Kilcoole as part of Crioch Cuchan, O'Byrnes' territory

Kilcoole · town · Wicklow

Kilcoole originally formed part of Crioch Cuchan, the maritime portion of the O'Byrnes' country, and later of the district of Ranelagh, which has given the title of Viscount to the Jones family for more than two centuries.

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KILCOOLE, or Aghoole, a parish, in the union of R.^THDRu.M, barony of Newcastle, county of Wicklow, and province of Leinster, li mile (E. N. E.) from Newtown-Mount-Kennedy, and on the lower road from Bray to Wicklow ; containing 2460 inhabitants, of whom 296 are in the village. It is situated on the eastern coast, and originally formed part of the territory called Crioch Ciialan, the maritime portion of the country of the O'Byrnes, and subsequently of the district of Ranelagh, which for more than two centuries has given the title of Viscount to the family of Jones. The village comprises 59 houses ; a few are well built, and roofed with slate, but the greater number are small thatched dwellings. Annual fairs for live stock are held on Whit-JIonday and Sept. 4th. On one side of the village green is a vast mass of clay-slate, called the Rock of Kilcoole, 149 feet above the sea, interspersed with broad white veins of quartz, and presenting a singular appearance ; near its base are the ruins of the ancient church, overspread with ivy, and surrounded by a cemetery, in which are many memorials of the Coolans and O Bvrnes. 37

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Kilcoole old church converted to Scott family mausoleum

Kilcoole · town · Wicklow

The ruins of Kilcoole's old church and cemetery have been enclosed with a stone wall, with part converted into a mausoleum for the Scott family of Ballygannon. This reflects the family's prominent local status.

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The parish is in the diocese of Dublin and Glendalough, and is a rectory and vicarage, forming part of the union of Delgany : the tithe rent-charge is £201. 15. 3. The ruins of the old church and cemetery are inclosed with a stone wall, and part has been converted into a mausoleum for the Scott family, of Ballygannon. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district called Kilquade and Kilmurry, comprising also the parishes of Newcastle and Delgany, with parts of those of Bray and Powerscourt ; there are two chapels, situated respectively at Kilquade and Kilmurry, the former a handsome edifice of modern erection, dedicated to St. Patrick, and the other dedicated to St. Catharine. Of several schools, two were built by Lady Harriet Daly, and are supported by Miss Daly. There are the remains of an old church on the farm of Ballyhorsey ; great numbers of human bones and skeletons have been dug up in the vicinity. On the demesne of Holywell is a spring, the water of which is considered efficacious in ague and palsy.
KILCOOLEY, a parish, in the union of Trim, barony of Upper Navan, county of Meath, and province of Leinster, li mile (E. by N.) from Trim, on the road from that place to Navan ; containing 303 inhabitants. The parish comprises 2455 statute acres : the land is principally under tillage, and there is some good pasturage ; also limestone, which is quarried for building. Here is a large flour-mill. Rathnally is a handsome seat, pleasantly situated in a well-planted demesne on the banks of the Boyne. The parish is in the diocese of Meath ; the rectory is impropriate in the Marquess of Drogheda, and the vicarage forms part of the union of Trim": the tithe rent-charge is £S1, of which £62. 6. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilcooley is considered to be part of the union or district of Churchtown.

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Kilcooly castle of chieftain Norah Oge

Kilcooly · townland · Galway

Kilcooly in Galway is said to have been the former residence of the celebrated chieftain Norah Oge, an ancestor of the Clanricarde family. Remains of the ancient castle, which was a formidable stronghold, are still well preserved.

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KILCOOLY, a parish, in the union of Loughrea, barony of Leitrim, county of Galway, and province of CoxNAUGHT, 4 miles (E.) from Loughrea, on the road to Eyrecourt ; containing .5*6 inhabitants. It is said to have been formerly the residence of the celebrated chieftain Norah Oge, one of the ancestors of the present family of Clanricarde ; there are still some remains, in good preservation, of the ancient castle, which appears to have been a place of formidable strength. The parish comprises I6l6 statute acres; the lands are in a tolerable state of cultivation, and there is only a very inconsiderable portion of bog. It is in the diocese of Clonfert ; the rectory is appropriate to the deanery of Clonfert, and the vicarage forms part of the union of Kilcolgan : the tithe rent-charge is £"29. 15. 6., of which £20. 15. 6. are payable to the dean, and £9 to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilcooly forms part of the union of Leitrim, and contains a chapel.

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Kilcornan castle in the 17th-century wars

near Kilcornan · parish · Limerick · 1641–1650

During the 17th-century war, the castle at Kilcornan was garrisoned for the king, then taken the following year by the Irish under General Purcell, who held it until its surrender to Ireton, who garrisoned it for Cromwell.

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KILCORNAN, a parish, in the union of Rathkf.ale, barony of Kenry, county of Limerick, and province of MuNSTER, 1 mile (W.) from Pallas-Kenry ; on the river Shannon, and the lower road to Askeaton ; containing 3856 inhabitants. This place was one of the chief stations, in this part of Ireland, of the Danes, who in 1041 erected a very strong fortress near the present village of Castletown ; and the Danish chieftain, having soon afterwards embraced the Christian faith, built a church near the fort of Moige. In 1 164 another castle was erected, which eventually fell into the hands of the O'Donovans, by whom it was given up to the English ; it afterwards became part of the possessions of the Earl of Desmond, on who.*e rebellion in the reign of Elizabeth it was forfeited, together with the manor, and was granted to Sir Hardress Waller, ancestor of the present proprietor. In the war of the 17th century, it was garrisoned for the king, but was taken the year following by the Irish under the command of General Purcell, who kept possession of it till its surrender to Ireton, by whom it was garrisoned for Cromwell. The parish comprises 9346 statute acres : towards the Shannon the lands are fertile and under good cultivation, but towards the south much encumbered with stones scattered in every direction, and with portions of rock rising above the surface ; they are, notwithstanding, well fenced and drained, and the whole forms one of the most fertile and best cultivated districts in the south of Ireland. The principal seats are, Castletown, the elegant residence of the Waller family, beautifully situated in a richly wooded demesne of 200 Irish acres, sloping gently to the river ; Holly Park, the ancient residence of the Taylor family, now the property of Sir Vere Edmoud de Vere, Bart. ; Summerville, the ancient seat of Lord Charleville ; Castle 39
Grey ; Stonehall ; and Bushy Island. There are many large and substantial farmhouses, and several very neat cottages.

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Kilcornan castle ruins and Norah Burke 'of the heads'

Kilcornan · townland · Galway

In the demesne of Kilcornan near Stradbally village are the ruins of a castle said to have belonged to a celebrated heroine of the Clanricarde family named Norah Burke, better known from her cruelties as 'Norah of the heads.' The residence at Kilcornan was enlarged and improved in the Tudor style of architecture.

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STRADBALLY, a parish, in the barony of Dun- KELLiN, union and county of Galway, and province of CoNNAUGHT, 3 Hiilcs (S.) from Oranmore, and on the road from Galway to Gort ; containing, with the village of Claran-Bridge (which is described under its own head), 1184 inhabitants, of whom 280 are in the village of Stradbally. This parish, which comprises 41 675 statute acres, is situated in the interior of an inlet that proceeds eastward from Kilcolgan Point and receives two rivers which flow through the parish ; the Kilcolgan river, frequently called the Carnamart ; and the Claran, nearly dry in summer, and meeting the sea at Claran- Bridge. The surface for the most part consists of large tracts of naked limestone rock, yet aflfording, in all those places that are covered with soil, a very nourishing herbage for sheep, and where tilled throwing up excellent crops notwithstanding bad culture : the sea-weed collected from the shore is the only manure used, and the too frequent application of it has been found very e-xhausting. Ash-timber thrives well. The district is supplied with peat for fuel from Connemara and the coast of Clare, by the inlet, which is navigable for small craft to the village. There is a weekly market on Tuesday at Claran-Bridge ; and four fairs are held on the first Thursday after the 11th of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov. : the chief traffic, both in the markets and fairs, is in wheat, oats, and pigs, which last are bought up by the agents of the provision-merchants. There are also fairs at Tubberbracken in May and October, the latter chiefly for turkeys. Kilcoran, a residence situated near the village, has been enlarged and improved according to the Tudor style of architecture : in the demesne are the ruins of a castle, said to have belonged to a celebrated heroine of the Clanricarde family, named Norah Burke, but better known, from her cruelties, by that of Norah ua Kaun, or " Norah of the heads." Lavally is a residence belonging to the Lynches : several old monuments in the neighbourhood during the three last centuries bear the names of members of this family. Rahasane is a fine thickly wooded demesne.

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Kilcredan church and Tynte family monuments

Kilcredan · townland · Cork · 1636

The church at Kilcredan, erected in 1636, was lately rebuilt and contains monuments to the Tynte family, formerly proprietors of the castle. The Tynte family were thus associated with both the church and the local castle.

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KILCREDAN, a parish, in the union of Midleton, barony of Imokilly, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 5 miles (S. E.) from Castlemartyr ; containing 620 inhabitants. This parish, which is bounded on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, comprises 1014 statute acres. The northern part is very hilly, and the soil shallow, resting on a substratum of clay-slate ; but from the vicinity of the sea, whence abundance of seaweed and sand is procured for manure, it is rendered tolerably productive. In other parts the land is of good quality, and in an excellent state of cultivation, and at Ballycrenan considerable improvements in agriculture are in progress ; about three-fourths of the parish are in tillage, and the remainder in grazingfarms, with some rough pasture. From its situation about midway between Cable Island and Ballycotton bay, and from its fine beach of sand extending in a bold semicircular sweep for nearly four miles, this place is much resorted to for sea-bathing. At Ballycienan is a coast-guard station belonging to the district of Youghal. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Cloyne, episcopally united to those of Kilmacdonough and Garryvoe, forming the union of Kilcredan, in the patronage of the Crown; the rectory forms part of the union of Lisgold and corps of the precentorship in the cathedral of Cloyne. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £90, of which £60 are payable to the precentor, and £30 to the vicar ; the aggregate tithe of the union of the vicar is £341. 6. 6. The church, erected in 1636, has been lately rebuilt ; it contains some monuments to the Tynte family, formerly proprietors of the castle. There is no glebe-house ; the Kilcredan glebe comprises 1 1 acres, and there are two other glebes in the union, of 10 acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish forms part of the district of Ladies- bridge. The parochial male and female schools, in which are about 120 children, are supported by Captain Hoare (who gives the house rent-free), Mrs. B. Fitzgerald, B. J. M. Praed, Esq., and the vicar. The fine ruins of Ballycrenan Castle occupy an eminence at a short distance from the coast, commanding an interesting view of the sea and the beautiful bay of Ballycotton : this castle was built by the Carew family early in the 15th century, and was destroyed in 1641 ; it was afterwards restored, and occupied till 1798. The Wallis family, who purchased it soon after the abdication of James II., were the last occupiers.

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Kilcroney chapel claimed by St Mary's Abbey

Kilcroney · townland · Wicklow · 1303

Kilcroney was formerly a dependent chapel of the local prebend, instituted in 1303. In the time of Archbishop Alan, the monks of St. Mary's Abbey near Dublin claimed the chapel.

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The LIVING is a rectory, in the diocese of Dublin, constituting the corps of the prebend of Stagonil in the cathedral of St. Patrick, and in the patronage of the Archbishop. The prebend was instituted in 1303, when it was charged with the payment of £10 per annum to the economy fund of the cathedral : it had formerly two dependent chapels, situated respectively at Kilruddery and Kilcroney ; the latter, in the time of Archbishop Alan, was claimed by the monks of St. Mary's Abbey, near Dublin. In 1831, some townlands of this parish were separated from it by the act of the 7th and Sth of George IV., to form the newly erected parish of Calary. The tithe rent-charge is £276. 18. 6. : the glebe-house, towards which the Board of First Fruits contributed £200 and a loan of £600, was built in 1817; the glebe comprises 3i acres, held by lease from the Earl of Rathdownc, at a rent of £4. 10. per annum. The church, a handsome modern edifice, nearly in the centre of the parish, and within the Powerscourt demesne, was enlarged in 1822 at an expense of £1000, advanced on loan from the Board of First Fruits j the churchyard contains many interesting monumental inscriptions. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Bray : the chapel, at Curtlestown, is a plain building, and service is also performed in a barn 432
every Sunday. An estate in the county of Longford was bequeathed by F. Adair, Esq., to the ecclesiastical unions of Bray and Delgany and to this parish, onethird each, for charitable purposes. There are ruins of ancient churches at Churchtown and Killegar ; and on a hill to the west of Enniskerry are the remains of a cromlech.

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Kilcullen-Bridge town origin and rath

Kilcullen Bridge · bridge · Kildare · 1319

Kilcullen-Bridge originated from the erection of a bridge over the Liffey in 1319 and gradually superseded the ancient town of Kilcullen. Not far from the eastern end of the bridge is a large rath.

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KILCLiLLEN-BRIDGE, a market and post town, partly in the parish of Car.nalloway, barony of Sovth Naas, but chietly in the parish and barony of Kilcullen, county of Kildare, and province of Leinster, B^ miles (S. by W.) from Naas, and 21 (S. W.) from Dublin ; containing 1056 inhabitants. This town had its origin in the erection of a bridge over the river Litfey, in 1319. from which period it continued gradually to increase, so that it at length totally superseded the ancient town of Kilcullen, the market of which has been removed to this place. It is two miles to the east of the former town, and within a short distance of the great Bog of Allen, and consists of one street containing 187 houses; it lies chiefly on the western bank of the river, and is adequately supplied with water : the bridge has a venerable and interesting appearance, and not far from the eastern end of it is a large rath. The market is on Saturday, and is well supplied ; fairs are held on Feb. 2nd, March 25th, June 22nd, Sept. Sth and 29th, Oct. 2nd, and Dec. 8th. A constabulary police station has been established here ; and petty-sessions are held every Friday. There are a dispensary, and a fever hospital.
KILCULLIIIEEX,orKiLCLOHEEN,a parish, partly in the city of Wateuford, but chiefly in the barony of

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Kilcummin old church ruins and Lord Barrymore burial

Kilcummin · parish · Kerry

The ruins of the old church of Kilcummin sit on an eminence with extensive prospects. The late Lord Barrymore was interred at this site.

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in general heavy ; but in consequence of an abundant supply of lime, the state of agriculture lias of late been much improved. The quarry at Carrigdulkeen, isolated in the midst of an extensive district of mountain and bog, produces a fine blue limestone, equally adapted for building and manure, and is worked to a large extent, there being no other within a circuit of several miles. A court is occasionally held at Five-mile bridge, by the Earl of Kenmare's seneschal, for the manors of Ross and Molahiffe ; at which debts not exceeding 40s. late currency are recoverable. The seats are Shanagh House and Rathmore, the latter now occupied by a society of monks of the order of La Trappe, a branch from the parent establishment at Mount Melleray, in the county of Waterford. The parish is in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe : the rectory is impropriate in the Earl of Donoughmore, and the vicarage forms part of the union of Killarney. The tithe rent-charge is £394. I7., of which £2^8. 14. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic arrangements this parish is divided into East and West Kilcummin : the former, with the greater part of the adjoining parish of Nohoval-daly, forms the district of Knocknacoppel ; and the latter forms a separate district, the chapel of which is situated at Kilcummin. In the district of Knocknacoppel are the chapel of that name, a large plain building ; Griorguillca chapel, recently rebuilt ; and that of Knoeknagree, in Nohovaldaly ; there is also a chapel attached to the establishment at Rathmore open to the public. The late Mr. Cronin, of the Park, near Killarney, bequeathed £30 per annum for the establishment and support of a school in each of the parishes of Kilcummin and Nohoval-daly. On the southern confines of the parish are two remarkable mountains, which from their peculiar shape are called " the Paps," rising S'iSO feet above the level of the sea, and forming striking features in the mountain scenery on the road from Killarney to Cork. At their base is an ancient fort or rath, near which is a holy well resorted to by numbers of the peasantry on May-day. The ruins of the old church are situated on an eminence commanding an extensive prospect : the late Lord Barrymore was interred here.

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Kildangan Castle and its improved demesne

Kildangan · townland · Kildare

Kildangan Castle sits in a highly improved and well-planted demesne created by the late proprietor D. W. O'Reilly, Esq. A large and ancient castle is also referenced at the site in County Kildare.

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KILDANGAN, a parish, in the union of Athy, barony of Ophaly West, county of Kildare, and province of Leinster, 4 miles (S. W. by S.) from Kildare, and on the river Barrow ; containing 115 inhabitants. It comprises 98S| statute acres, almost equally divided between pasturage and tillage. A patent exists for three fairs, but none arc held. Kildangan Castle is situated in a highly improved and well-planted demesne, formed by the taste and skill of the late proprietor, D. W. O'Reilly, Esq. A large and ancient castle is said by 46

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Kildangan castle destroyed and rebuilt

Kildangan · townland · Kildare · 1641

A castle at Kildangan, traditionally destroyed during civil wars by the rival factions of the Fitzgeralds and O'Dempscys, was rebuilt on a smaller scale but soon accidentally burnt. Forfeited in 1641 by Maurice Fitzgerald of Allen, it became the property of a new owner in the early 18th century and stands as a well-preserved ivy-covered ruin in the demesne.

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tradition to have stood here, which was destroyed during the civil wars by the rival factions of the Fitzgeralds, and the O'Dempscys, viscounts of Clanmalire ; it was rebuilt on a smaller scale, but was soon afterwards accidentally burnt. The castle, with his other possessions, was forfeited in 1641 by Maurice Fitzgerald, of Allen, and became the property of an ancestor of the present owner, in the early part of the last century : it is a ruin in high preservation, beautifully ornamented with ivy, and stands in the centre of the demesne. The parish is in the diocese of Kildare, and the rectory forms part of the union of Nurney : the tithe rent-charge is £34. 9. 6. The church is in ruins, the roof having fallen in about 1812. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kildangan is in the district of Monastereven, and contains a very handsome chapel, built at the expense of the late D. W. O'Reilly, Esq.
KILDARE (County of), and inland county of the province of Leinster, bounded on the east by the counties of Dublin and Wicklow, on the north by Meath, on the west by the King's and Queen's counties, and on the south by Carlow. It extends from 52° 51' to 53° 26' (N. Lat.), and from 6° 30' to 7° 12' (W. Lon.) ; and comprises an area of 418,436 statute acres, of which 356,787 are arable land, 51,854 uncultivated, 8288 in plantations, 490 under towns and villages, and 101/ underwater. The population, in 1821, was 99,065; in 1S31, to 108,424; and in 1841, to 114,488.

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Kildang parish church ruins and RC chapel

Kildangan · townland · Kildare · 1812

The parish church of Kildangan is in ruins, the roof having fallen in about 1812. The Roman Catholic chapel in the district of Monastereven is described as very handsome, built at the expense of the late D. W. O'Reilly, Esq.

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tradition to have stood here, which was destroyed during the civil wars by the rival factions of the Fitzgeralds, and the O'Dempscys, viscounts of Clanmalire ; it was rebuilt on a smaller scale, but was soon afterwards accidentally burnt. The castle, with his other possessions, was forfeited in 1641 by Maurice Fitzgerald, of Allen, and became the property of an ancestor of the present owner, in the early part of the last century : it is a ruin in high preservation, beautifully ornamented with ivy, and stands in the centre of the demesne. The parish is in the diocese of Kildare, and the rectory forms part of the union of Nurney : the tithe rent-charge is £34. 9. 6. The church is in ruins, the roof having fallen in about 1812. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kildangan is in the district of Monastereven, and contains a very handsome chapel, built at the expense of the late D. W. O'Reilly, Esq.
KILDARE (County of), and inland county of the province of Leinster, bounded on the east by the counties of Dublin and Wicklow, on the north by Meath, on the west by the King's and Queen's counties, and on the south by Carlow. It extends from 52° 51' to 53° 26' (N. Lat.), and from 6° 30' to 7° 12' (W. Lon.) ; and comprises an area of 418,436 statute acres, of which 356,787 are arable land, 51,854 uncultivated, 8288 in plantations, 490 under towns and villages, and 101/ underwater. The population, in 1821, was 99,065; in 1S31, to 108,424; and in 1841, to 114,488.

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Kildare borough charter of James II and parliamentary representation

Kildare · town · Kildare · 1689–1828

By charter of James II, Kildare was governed by a corporation that returned two members to the Irish parliament until the Union, when the borough was disfranchised and £15,000 compensation paid to the Duke of Leinster. Since 1828 no officers have been elected and the corporation is virtually extinct.

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The TOWN, consisting of 327 houses, is situated on boldly rising ground, and, from the numerous remains of its ancient religious edifices, and its former importance, is a place of considerable interest. It is badly supplied with water, raised from a very deep well near the market-house, by a forcing pump, into a publie cistern ; the principal streets are portions of the public roads, and are kept in repair by the county. Kildare is a great resort during the races, which are held on the Curragh in the last week of April, the second Monday in June, and the second Monday in October, when the king's plates are contested. A gift of two annual plates of £100 each was obtained through Sir W. Temple ; and, in 1821, George IV. attended a meeting at this place. The Jockey Club have a house in the town, for the use of the members during the races, which are well attended and under good regulations. The Curragh is under the care of a ranger appointed by the crown, and is distinguished as the "Nesvmarket " of Ireland, not only as the principal race-meeting, but as a central spot for the breeding and training of the best horses in the country. No manufactures are carried on in the town, nor any trade except what arises from its public situation and for the supply of the neighbourhood. The market is on Thursday ; and fairs are held on Feb. 12th, April 5th and 26th, May 12th, June 29th, and Sept. 19th : the markethouse is a neat building. There is a constabulary police station. By charter of James II. the town was governed by a corporation consisting of a sovereign (who was a justice of the peace), two portreeves, 20 burgesses, and an indefinite number of freemen, assisted by a recorder, town-clerk, two serjeants-at-mace, and other officers. The charter was granted in the fourth year of the king's reign, and recites that the town of Kildare had been an ancient borough, but that its franchises, liberties, and privileges, had been seized into the sovereign's hands by a judgment of the court of exchequer ; it then declares that the place shall be a free borough having the same boundaries as those it had formerly possessed, and lays down the necessary regulations for its government. The corporation returned two members to the Irish parliament till the Union, when the borough was disfranchised, and the £15,000 awarded as compensation were paid to 'W'illiam, Duke of Leinster. The borough court had jurisdiction to the extent of five marks, but no proceedings have issued from it for several years; since 1S28 neither sovereign nor any other officer has been elected, and the corporation is virtually extinct. The quarter-sessions for the county are held here in April and October, and petty-sessions every alternate Thursday. 52

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Kildare castle and town granted to John Fitzgerald, 1316

Kildare · town · Kildare · 1309–1603

A parliament was held at Kildare in 1309. In 1316 the castle and town were granted to John Fitzgerald, who was created Earl of Kildare. During the wars of Elizabeth's reign the town was reduced to a state of entire ruin and depopulation.

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From this period till the commencement of the 11th century, the annals of Kildare present only a continued series of Danish rapine and massacre ; and scarcely had the ravages of these invaders ceased, when the town was plundered by the people of Hyfaolan. It was either wholly or in part destroyed by fire in 1038, 1040, 10*1, 1088, and 1089; and, in 1135, the abbess of the monastery was forcibly taken from her cloister by Dermod Mac Murrough, King of Leinster, who compelled her to marry one of his followers ; on which occasion not less than 170 inhabitants of the town and inmates of the abbey were slaughtered. Till the time of the English invasion, the town and monastery were continually exposed to depredation by fire and sword ; but shortly after that event, one of the English adventurers who had obtained possession of this territory erected a castle for its defence. In 1'220, the sacred fire, which had been maintained here from the time of St. Bridget, was extinguished by Henry de Londres, archbishop of Dublin ; it was, however, soon afterwards rekindled, and continued to burn till the Reformation. In 1260, a monastery was founded by William de Vescy, for Grey friars, which was completed by Gerald Fitzmaurice. Lord Offaly ; the same William also founded a convent for Carmelite friars in 1'290; and in 1294, Calbhach O'Connor of Offaly took the town and castle by force, and destroyed all the rolls of the Earl of Kildare. A parliament was held here in 1309, or the beginning of the following year; and in 1316, the castle and town were granted to John Fitzgerald, who was at that time created Earl of Kildare ; but in the wars during the reign of Elizabeth, the town was reduced to a state of entire ruin and depopulation. In 1641, the castle was garrisoned by the Earl of Castlehaven, but in 164"
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Kildare castle in the Confederate and Cromwellian wars

Kildare · town · Kildare · 1641–1649

In 1641 the castle of Kildare was garrisoned by the Earl of Castlehaven. In 1647 it was taken by Colonel Jones for the parliament, fell again into the hands of the Irish, and was finally retaken by the Lord-Lieutenant in 1649.

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From this period till the commencement of the 11th century, the annals of Kildare present only a continued series of Danish rapine and massacre ; and scarcely had the ravages of these invaders ceased, when the town was plundered by the people of Hyfaolan. It was either wholly or in part destroyed by fire in 1038, 1040, 10*1, 1088, and 1089; and, in 1135, the abbess of the monastery was forcibly taken from her cloister by Dermod Mac Murrough, King of Leinster, who compelled her to marry one of his followers ; on which occasion not less than 170 inhabitants of the town and inmates of the abbey were slaughtered. Till the time of the English invasion, the town and monastery were continually exposed to depredation by fire and sword ; but shortly after that event, one of the English adventurers who had obtained possession of this territory erected a castle for its defence. In 1'220, the sacred fire, which had been maintained here from the time of St. Bridget, was extinguished by Henry de Londres, archbishop of Dublin ; it was, however, soon afterwards rekindled, and continued to burn till the Reformation. In 1260, a monastery was founded by William de Vescy, for Grey friars, which was completed by Gerald Fitzmaurice. Lord Offaly ; the same William also founded a convent for Carmelite friars in 1'290; and in 1294, Calbhach O'Connor of Offaly took the town and castle by force, and destroyed all the rolls of the Earl of Kildare. A parliament was held here in 1309, or the beginning of the following year; and in 1316, the castle and town were granted to John Fitzgerald, who was at that time created Earl of Kildare ; but in the wars during the reign of Elizabeth, the town was reduced to a state of entire ruin and depopulation. In 1641, the castle was garrisoned by the Earl of Castlehaven, but in 164"
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Kildare diocese records lost in 1641 insurrection

Kildare · town · Kildare · 1641–1837

The consistorial court of Kildare diocese was held in Kildare and presided over by the vicar-general. Diocesan records prior to 1641 were lost during the insurrection, leaving only modern documents in the registrar's office.

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It is one of the sixteen dioceses which constitute the ecclesiastical province of Dublin, and comprehends part of Queen's county, a large portion of King's county, and the greater part of the county of Kildare ; it is 36 miles in length and 23 in breadth, and comprises an estimated superficies of 332,200 acres, of which 49,000 are in Queen's county, 121,000 in King's county, and 161,000 in Kildare. The chapter consists of a dean, precentor, chancellor, treasurer, and four canons ; aud there are an archdeacon, and the eight prebendaries of Lulliamore, Rathangan, Nurney. Ballysonan, Castropetre, Geashill, Harristown, and Donadea, who are not of the chapter, but have a vote in the election of the dean. The consistorial court, held in Kildare, is presided over by the vicar-general. In the registrar's office are the diocesan records, which consist of modern documents, those prior to 1641 having been lost during the insurrection. The total number of parishes in the
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Kildare town and monastery destroyed by fire and raids

Kildare · town · Kildare · 770–835

The town and monastery of Kildare were consumed by fire in 770 and again about four years later. In 830, Ceallach Mac Brann slew many clergy in their own house, and in 835 Fethlemid seized the church and carried off the clergy prisoners during a visit by Farannan, abbot of Armagh.

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of oaks," or from Kilt-dara, "the cell or church of the oaks," on account of the situation of the first Christian church founded here among trees of that kind. The source of its ancient importance appears to have been the foundation of a monastery by St. Bridget, the daughter of a native Irish chieftain, who in the fifth century is said to have received the veil from the hands of St. Patrick. This monastery, which was both for monks and nuns under the same roof, and had only one church, soon caused other habitations to be erected on the spot, which, on its being subsequently made the seat of an episcopal see, became a town of importance. It is recorded that, in 638, Aed Dubh, or Black Hugh, King of Leinster, resigned his authority, and took the habit of the Augustine order in this monastery, of which he afterwards became abbot and bishop. The town and monastery were consumed by fire in 770, and again about four years after ; and in 830 they suffered greatly from the depredation of Ceallaeh Mac Brann, who slew many of the clergy in their own house. Farannan, abbot of Armagh, attended by a retinue of his clergj', visited the abbey in 835 ; and during his stay, Fethlemid, at the head of an armed force, seized the church and carried off the clergy prisoners. In the following year, a Danish fleet of thirty ships arrived in the river Liffey, and another also in the Boyne, and, making an irruption into the country, not only plundered every church and abbey within the territories of Magh-Liffe and Magh-Breagh, but also destroyed the town with fire and sword, and carried away the shrines of St. Bridget and St. Conlaeth.

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Kildare town's ancient religious remains and water supply

Kildare · town · Kildare

The town of Kildare, consisting of 327 houses, sits on boldly rising ground and retains numerous remains of ancient religious edifices. Water is drawn from a very deep well near the market-house by a forcing pump into a public cistern.

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The TOWN, consisting of 327 houses, is situated on boldly rising ground, and, from the numerous remains of its ancient religious edifices, and its former importance, is a place of considerable interest. It is badly supplied with water, raised from a very deep well near the market-house, by a forcing pump, into a publie cistern ; the principal streets are portions of the public roads, and are kept in repair by the county. Kildare is a great resort during the races, which are held on the Curragh in the last week of April, the second Monday in June, and the second Monday in October, when the king's plates are contested. A gift of two annual plates of £100 each was obtained through Sir W. Temple ; and, in 1821, George IV. attended a meeting at this place. The Jockey Club have a house in the town, for the use of the members during the races, which are well attended and under good regulations. The Curragh is under the care of a ranger appointed by the crown, and is distinguished as the "Nesvmarket " of Ireland, not only as the principal race-meeting, but as a central spot for the breeding and training of the best horses in the country. No manufactures are carried on in the town, nor any trade except what arises from its public situation and for the supply of the neighbourhood. The market is on Thursday ; and fairs are held on Feb. 12th, April 5th and 26th, May 12th, June 29th, and Sept. 19th : the markethouse is a neat building. There is a constabulary police station. By charter of James II. the town was governed by a corporation consisting of a sovereign (who was a justice of the peace), two portreeves, 20 burgesses, and an indefinite number of freemen, assisted by a recorder, town-clerk, two serjeants-at-mace, and other officers. The charter was granted in the fourth year of the king's reign, and recites that the town of Kildare had been an ancient borough, but that its franchises, liberties, and privileges, had been seized into the sovereign's hands by a judgment of the court of exchequer ; it then declares that the place shall be a free borough having the same boundaries as those it had formerly possessed, and lays down the necessary regulations for its government. The corporation returned two members to the Irish parliament till the Union, when the borough was disfranchised, and the £15,000 awarded as compensation were paid to 'W'illiam, Duke of Leinster. The borough court had jurisdiction to the extent of five marks, but no proceedings have issued from it for several years; since 1S28 neither sovereign nor any other officer has been elected, and the corporation is virtually extinct. The quarter-sessions for the county are held here in April and October, and petty-sessions every alternate Thursday. 52

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Kilderry residence and Birdstown in Muff district

Kilderry · electoral division · Donegal

Kilderry is the residence of Captain Hart, and Birdstown is the residence of the Rev. P. B. Maxwell, both within the ecclesiastical district of Muff in County Donegal.

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fifths are good arable land under an excellent system of cultivation ; the remainder is mountainous and unproductive. The village wears a neat appearance, the houses being clean and well built : a fair is held on Dec. nth. It has a receiving-house for letters under Londonderry and Moville ; a dispensary ; a constabulary police station ; and a court for the manor of Muff held on the second Tuesday in every month, for the recovery of debts under 40s. Kilderry is the residence of Captain Hart, and Birdstown of the Rev. P. B. Maxwell. The living is a perpetual euro, in the diocese of Derry, and in the patronage of the Dean ; it was erected in 1809, when thirteen townlands were separated from the parish of Templemore. The tithe rent-charge belongs to the dean : the income of the curate is £100, late currency, arising from £23 paid out of the Augmentation funds of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and from a stipend from the dean. The church is a small neat edifice in the Gothic style of architecture, built about a century since by the ancestor of the late General Hart, of Kilderry ; and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners lately granted £379 for its repair. In the Roman Catholic divisions Bluff forms part of the district of Templemore. The fort of Culmore is within this district, though usually considered to be extra-parochial.

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Kildress: O'Hagans' country and grant to Richardson

near Kildress · parish · Tyrone · 1638

Kildress parish anciently formed part of the O'Hagans' country and subsequently belonged to the earls of Tyrone, who forfeited it through rebellion. In 1638 Charles I granted it to R. Richardson, Esq., whose descendant Captain W. Stewart Richardson was the present proprietor.

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KILDRESS, a parish, in the union of Cookstown, barony of Dungannon, county of Tyrone, and province of Ulster, 3 miles (W. byN.) from Cookstown, and on the road from Omagh to Belfast ; containing 8192 inhabitants. This parish anciently formed part of the O'Hagans' country, and subsequently belonged to the earls of Tyrone, by whose rebellion it was forfeited : in 1638 it was granted by Charles I. to R. Richardson, Esq., whose descendant. Captain W. Stewart Richardson, is the present proprietor. It comprises '26,'2.5l| statute acres ; part of the land is under an excellent system of cultivation. The mountain tracts consist of sienite, granite, quartz, and basalt, and in the valleys are found clay-slate, limestone, coal, and valuable freestone. The principal seats are, Oaklands, the residence of the Richardson family ; Drumshambo ; and Wellbrook. A manorial court for Manor- Richardson is held at Legnacash the second Monday in every month, for the recovery of debts under 40j. At Wellbrook is a large bleach-green. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Armagh, and in the patronage of the Lord Primate : the tithe rent-charge is £'265. 10. The church is a large and handsome building with a lofty square tower, erected in 1818, and for which the Board of First Fruits granted a loan of £1'200, and £'200 were raised by assessment ; it was lately repaired by aid of a grant of £1,51 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The glebe-house was built by aid of a gift of £100, in 1791, from the Board of First Fruits : the glebes consist of S6'2 acres, of which '2'25 are unprofitable land. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and has a small plain chapel at Killanan and another at Dunamore. At Oritoris a Presbyterian meeting-house in connexion with the General Assembly ; and there are various schools in the parish, to one of which the Rev. R. Stewart gave £50 and two acres of land. The ruins of the old church are about a mile eastward from the present church ; it was burnt in the war of 1641, but restored in 1698, and used for 55

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Kildromin church ruins founded by Knights Templars

Kilteely · town · Limerick · 1291

On an eminence near the village of Kilteely stand the remains of the church of Kildromin. The church was founded by the Knights Templars in 1291.

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LISTEELY, or Kilteely, a parish, in the union of TippERARY, partly in the barony of Small County, but chiefly in that of Coonagh, county of Limerick, and province of Munster, 3 miles (S. W.) from Pallas- Greine, on the road to Bruff ; containing 2049 inhabitants, of whom 143 are in the village of Kilteely. This parish comprises 3184 statute acres: the land is in general good, and chiefly in tillage ; the substratum is limestone, occasionally alternating with basalt, which latter in several parts rises to the surface. The system of agriculture is improving. Fairs, chiefly for hornedcattle and pigs, are held in the village of Kilteely on Feb. 1st, June 1st, and Oct. 25th ; and there is a constabulary police station. The parish is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Emly, forming part of the union of Ballybrood and corps of the precentorship of the cathedral of Emly ; the tithe rent-charge is £213. 4. 8. The church is a ruin. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, called Kilteely, comprising also the parish of Liscormuck and part of Dromkeen, and containing two chapels, one in Listeely, the other in Dromkeen ; the former, in the village of Kilteely, is a large cruciform edifice, erected in 1816, and has a painting of the Crucifixion over the altar. On an eminence near the village are some remains of the church of Kildromin, founded by the Knights Templars in 1291.

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Kildysart old church ruins and Danish forts

Killadysert · town · Clare

The ruins of the old church of Kildysart remain in the burial-ground near the shore. The parish also contains many Danish forts and tumuli, indicating ancient settlement.

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The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, united to the vicarage of Kilchrist and the rectory of Kilfarboy, constituting the union of Kildysart, in the patronage of the Wyndham family : the rectory is impropriate in Bindon Scott, Esq. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £311. 10. 9., of which £207. 13. 10. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. The church, a small plain building, was erected in 1812, the late Board of First Fruits giving £500; it has been lately repaired, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners havmg granted £122 for that purpose. The glebe-house IS a substantial building, for the erection of which the late Board m 1818 gave £400 and lent £240 ; the glebe comprises about 12 acres, and has been much improved by the present incumbent. In the Roman Cathohc divisions this parish gives name to a district, which also comprises the parish of Kilfedane and contains the chapels of Kildysart, Coulmeen (or Rockmount), and Cranny-bridge: the first is a handsome and spacious building of recent erection ; and contains a well-executed altar-piece; the other chapels are in Kilfedane. The rums of the old church still remain, in the burialground, near the shore ; and there are many Danish forts and tumuli in the parish. A monastery is said to have been founded on Low Island by St. Senan of Inniscattery, before St. Patrick came into Munster ; and St. Moronoc is said to have had a cell here at the time of Senan s death, called " the Penitentiary of Inisluaidhe." 56

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Kildysart parish chapels and old church ruins

Killadysert · town · Clare

The parish of Kildysart contains a recently built large chapel at Coulmeen and another at Cranny bridge on the parish border. Ruins of the old church also survive.

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Kildysart : the chapel at Coulmeen is a large building of recent erection ; and at Cranny bridge, on the border of the parish, is another. There are some ruins of the old church. About 17 SO, when an East India fleet took refuge in the Shannon, an encampment was formed in the deer-park of Cahircon.
KILFEGHAN.— See Kilbroney, in the county of Down.

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Kilfane church founded by St. Phian

Kilfane · parish · Kilkenny

Kilfane parish is supposed to have derived its name from the foundation of a church there at a very early period by St. Phian. Remains of the ancient church survive.

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KILFANE, a parish, in the barony of Gowran, union and county of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 2 miles (N. E. byN.) from Thomastown, and on the road from Dublin to Waterford ; containing 931 inhabitants. This parish is supposed to have derived its name from the foundation of a church here at a very early period by St. Phian : it comprises 397 If statute acres, and is principally under tillage ; the agriculture is moderately good, and there is plenty of limestone, which is used for manure. The principal seats are, Kilfane House, the handsome residence and demesne of the Power family ; Summer Hill ; and Castlefield. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Ossory, united by act of council, in I676, to the vicarages of TuUowherin and Blanchevillestown, together forming the union of Kilfane and the corps of the archdeaconry of Ossory, in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £205. 10., and of the whole benefice £410. 7. 8. The church is a neat edifice with a spire, built in 1832, at a cost of £800, whereof £500 were a loan from the Board of First Fruits, and £300 were raised by subscription ; the Ecclesiastical Commissioners lately granted £114 for its repair. The glebe-house was erected by aid of a gift of £100 and a loan of £600, in 1811, from the Board of First Fruits ; the glebe comprises 46 acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the union of Thomastown. Here are some remains of the ancient church, and of Kilbline and Ballynaboola Castles.

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Kilfarboy monastery founded 741

Kilfarboy · townland · Clare · 741–837

Kilfarboy was anciently called Kilfobrick, from a monastery of that name founded in 741. Cormac, who died in 837, is said to have been its bishop, but no traces of the monastery now remain.

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KILFARBOY, a parish, in the union of Ennis- TYMON, barony of Ibrickane, county of Clare, and province of Munster, Smiles (S. S. W.) from Ennistymon, and on the western coast; containing, with the post-town of Miltown-Malbay, 7498 inhabitants. It was anciently called Kilfobrick, from the monastery of that name, founded in 741, and of which Cormac, who died in 837, is said to have been bishop, but of which no traces now remain. In the reign of Elizabeth, part of the Spanish Armada was wrecked on this coast, at a place since called " Spanish Point. " The parish comprises 13,98l| statute acres, a considerable portion of which consists of mountain pasture and bog ; sea-weed abounds, and is in general use for manure, but the state of agriculture is rather backward. Mount Callan, which forms a conspicuous landmark, is chiefly in this parish, and rises 1288 feet above the sea : in one of its hollows is Loughnamina, noted for its fine trout. Indications of coal and ironstone appear in several places ; slate is found at Freagh ; and at Ballard, near Miltown, stone of superior quality is quarried for building. At Freagh is a station of the coast-guard, having a detachment at Liscanor. The gentlemen's seats are, Miltown House, Merville Lodge, Seaview, Westpark, and Spanish Point ; and there are several neat lodges in the vicinity of Miltown-Malbay (which see) for the accommodation of the numerous visiters who frequent that fashionable watering-place during the summer.
The parish is in the diocese of Killaloe : the rectory forms part of the union of Kildysart ; the vicarage was episcopally united, in 1801, to that of Kilmihill or Kilmichael, together constituting the union of Kilfarboy, ia the gift of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £415. 7- 8., of which £236. 5. are payable to the rector and the remainder to the vicar; the vicarial union produces a total rent-charge of £234. 10. 5. The

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Kilfenora abbey burnt by Murrough O'Brien 1055

Kilfenora · town · Clare · 1055

Kilfenora, called anciently Fenabore and Cellumabrach, is first mentioned in the Annals of Ulster, which record that Murrough O'Brien burnt the abbey and slew many of the inhabitants in 1055. A religious establishment founded here became the head of a small diocese in the 12th century.

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KILFENORA, a town and parish, and the seat of a diocese, in the union of Ennistymon, barony of CoRcoMROE, county of Clare, and province of Munster, 4i miles (N. N. E.) from Ennistymon, on the road to Curofin; containing 3286 inhabitants, of whom 621 are in the town or village. This place, called anciently Fenabore, and Cellumabrach, though evidently of great antiquity, has not been much noticed by the earlier historians ; the first mention that occurs of it is in the Annals of Ulster, in which it is stated that Murrough O'Brien, in 1055, burnt the abbey, and slew many of the inhabitants. In the 12th century, the religious establishment which had been founded here (by whom or at what date is unknown) became the head of a small diocese. The town appears to have been of some importance, and a general market was held here, but since the increase of Ennistymon, the place has been till lately gradually declining; the original market is no longer held, and it has dwindled into an inconsiderable village. Fairs are, however, still held on the 4th of June and 9th of October, for cattle and sheep. The town contains 112 houses, and has been lately much improved by the proprietor, John O'Brien, Esq., who has rebuilt many of the houses of his tenants ; an extensive butter-market is held every Thursday ; and there is a receiving-house for letters in connexion with Ennistymon.

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Kilfenora Cathedral dedicated to St. Fachnan

Kilfenora · town · Clare

The cathedral at Kilfenora is dedicated to St. Fachnan, who is thought by many to have been the founder of the see. The venerable structure has a massive square tower commanding an extensive and interesting view, and the aisle was lately repaired and fitted up as the parish church.

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The See is of very uncertain origin, neither is it precisely known who was the first bishop ; though many are of opinion that St. Fachnan, to whom the cathedral is dedicated, must have been the founder. Of his successors, who were called bishops of Corcomroe, there are but very imperfect accounts ; and of the history of the see, as of the town, very little is preserved. In the ancient distribution of the bishoprics, made by Cardinal Paparo in 1 152, this see was suffragan to the Archbishop of Cashel. It remained a separate diocese till after the Restoration, when it was annexed to the archbishopric of Tuam ; and it continued for SI years to be held with that diocese, till, on the annexation of Ardagh to Tuam, it was separated from it and given in commeiidam to the bishopric of Clonfert, with which it was held till 1/52, when it was united to the see of Killaloe, with which it still remains. Kilfenora is one of the sixteen dioceses which constitute the archiepiscopal province of Dublin, and is the smallest in Ireland ; it lies wholly within the county of Clare, and comprehends only the baronies of Burrin and Corcomroe, which formed part of the ancient territory of Thomond. The diocese extends 23 miles in length and 1 1 in breadth, comprising an estimated superficies of 37,000 acres. The lands belonging to the see comprise 9237 acres, of which 2350 are profitable land; the gross annual revenue of the bishopric is returned with that of Killaloe. The chapter consists of a dean, precentor, treasurer, and archdeacon ; there are neither minor canons, prebendaries, nor vicars-choral : a consistorial court is held occasionally by the vicar-general. The diocese comprises 19 parishes, included in six ecclesiastical unions ; there are three parish churches, one other place in which divine service is performed, and three glebe-houses. The cathedral, dedic ated to St. Fachnan, and which is also used as the parish church, is a venerable structure with a massive square tower, commanding a very extensive and interesting view ; the aisle lately underwent
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Kilflyn monastery collapse from treasure hunting, 1835

Kilflyn · parish · Limerick · 1835

A considerable portion of the Trinitarian monastery at Kilflyn fell down in 1835, having been undermined by people digging for treasure supposed to have been deposited there.

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KILFLYN, a parish, in the union of Kilmallock, barony of Costlea, county of Limerick, and province of Munster, 8 miles (S. E.) from Kilmallock, and on the road from Limerick to Kildorrcry ; containing 177M inhabitants. This parish, which is situated in the midst of a group of mountains separating the counties of Cork and Limerick, was waste and uncultivated previously to the year 1740, when a considerable number of Palatines, a branch from the colony of Rathkeale, settled here, and contributed to its improvement. It contains 4S19 statute acres; a great portion is still unproductive, but much of the waste has been brought into cultivation, and at the head of Glenroe is a large tract of land equal to any in the barony for fertility. The principal mountains are Kilcruig and Coolfrie, or Houndscourt. Slate of good quality is quarried in the immediate neighbourhood. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Limerick, and in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is £120. The church, a neat edifice with a square tower, was built in 181 1, by a gift of £700 from the Board of First Fruits, who, in 1819, gave £200 towards the erection of the glebe-house, which is a handsome residence; the glebe comprises 15 acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Glenroe ; the chapel, situated in the village of Ballyorgan, is a small thatched building. There are remains of a Trinitarian monastery founded by St. Finian about the year 547, and rebuilt in 1296 by the Fitzgeralds, whose property in this parish now belongs to the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin. A considerable portion of the building fell down in 1835, having been undermined in digging for treasure supposed to have been deposited there.

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Kilfrush House and church ruins

Kilfrush · townland · Limerick

Kilfrush House is the residence of the Gubbins family, situated in an extensive and well-planted demesne. Within the demesne grounds stand the ruins of a church, linking the estate to the parish's ecclesiastical past.

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KILFRUSH, a parish, in the union of Kilmallock, barony of Small County, county of Limerick, and province of Munster, 5 miles (E. by S.) from Bruff, and on the road from Hospital to Galbally ; containing 335 inhabitants. It comprises 1526 statute acres; the soil, which rests on limestone, is generally good and well cultivated. Kilfrush House is the residence of the Gubbins family, and is situated in an extensive and wellplauted demesne, in which are the ruins of the church. The parish is in the diocese of Emly ; the rectory is impropriate in the representatives of the Earl of Arran, and the vicarage forms part of the union of Aney : the tithe rent-charge is £94. 2. 9-, of which £62. 5. are payable to the impropriators, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilfrush is part of the district of Hospital.

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Kilglass, Roscommon church and seats

Kilglass · townland · Roscommon · 1825–1837

The parish of Kilglass in county Roscommon contains the principal seats of Gilstown, Lavagh, and Churchview. A neat church was erected in 1825 with aid of a £1000 loan from the Board of First Fruits and was recently repaired with a grant of £101.

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KILGLASS, a parish, in the union of Cabrick-on- Shannon, partly in the barony of Roscommon, but chiefly in that of North Ballintobber, county of Roscommon, and province of Connaught, 5^ miles (E. by N.) from Strokestown, on the road from that place to Rooskey ; containing 10,493 inhabitants. It comprises 15,970^ statute acres, including about 1400 acres of bog ; the land is principally under tillage, and there are some quarries of stone. The principal seats are Gilstown, Lavagh, and Churchview. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Elphin, and in the patronage of the Bishop : the rectory is impropriate in the representatives of Lord Kingsland ; the tithe rent-charge is £510. 12. 10|., which is equally divided between the impropriators and the vicar. The church, a neat structure, was erected in 1825, by aid of a loan of £1000 from the Board of First Fruits, and was recently repaired by aid of a grant of £101 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The glebe-house was built by aid of a loan of £400 and a gift of the same amount from the Board of First Fruits, in 1813 : the glebe comprises five acres. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and has chapels at Kilglass, Mullogh-M'Cormick, Moher, and Moyglass, the two latter lately built.

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Kilgobbin castle and ancient crosses, Dublin

Kilgobbin · townland · Dublin · 1625–1826

A castle in Kilgobbin parish was erected by the Walsh family and forfeited during the reign of Charles I, passing to the Loftus family. The parish church, said to be the first built after the Reformation, stands near the castle and was disused in 1826. An ancient cross about eight feet high stands near the church, and another cross with a holy well dedicated to St. James is found in the Jamestown House demesne.

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KIL(TOBBIN,or KiLCOBnAx.a parish, in the union and barony of Rathdown, county of Dublin, and province of Leinster, 5^ miles (S. by E.) from Dublin, on the road to Enuiskerry ; containing 101'2 inhabitants. This parish comprises 3'257 statute acres ; the system of agriculture is improving. Ballybrack, and the principal part of the Three Rock mountains, are within its limits ; and there is an abundance of fine granite, used for building, flagging, &c., and chiefly sent to Dublin. Good turf is obtained from the mountains. The parish contains several pretty villas, which, from their elevated situation, command extensive views, embracing the bay and city of Dublin, with a great expanse of sea and adjacent country : the principal are Fern Hill, Kilgobbin Cottage, and Jamestown House. There is a constabulary police station in the village of Stepaside. Kilgobbin is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Dublin, forming part of the union of Kilternan : the tithe rent-charge is £1 1'2. 10. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Sandyford or Glancullen. A school is aided by subscriptions, and collections at an annual charity sermon ; and a national school has been lately built. Here are the remains of an ancient castle, erected by the family of Walsh, by whom it was forfeited in the reign of Charles I., when it passed to the Loftus family. The church, which is said to have been the first erected after the Reformation, stands near the castle, and has been disused since 18'26, when one was built at Kilternan. Near it is an ancient cross, about eight feet high ; and there is another in the Jamestown House demesne, in the vicinity of which was a holy well, dedicated to St. James.

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Kilgorman monastery and Danish rath, Wexford

Kilgorman · townland · Wexford

Kilgorman parish takes its name from St. Gorman, who according to Archdall was abbot of a monastery founded there at a very early period. Near the site of the old church on the sea-shore is a rath or mound usually attributed to the Danes.

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from Dungarvan ; containing 3136 inhabitants. This parish comprises 16,109 statute acres, and includes the southern end of the elevated range of the Cummcragh mountains, which are chiefly composed of clay- slate and slaty conglomerate, with veins of quartz and sandstone. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Lismore, forming part of the union of Modeligo ; the rectory forms the corps of the prebend of Kilgobinet in the cathedral of Lismore : the tithe rent-charge is £285, of which £135 are payable to the prebendary, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish is the head of a district, comprising the parishes of Kilgobinet, Colligan, and Clonca, and containing three cha|)els, two of which are at Kilgobinet, and one at Colligan. There are some remains of the church. KILGOGHLIN.— See Bumlin. KILGORMAN, a parish, in the union and barony of GoREY, county of Wexford, and province of Leinster, 5 miles (S. \V.) from Arklow, and on the coast-road from Wexford to Dublin; containing 1321 inhabitants. This place takes its name from St. Gorman, who, according to Archdall, was abbot of a monastery founded here at a very early period. It lies on the shore of St. George's Channel, and comprises 5l64|- statute acres, of which the greater portion is under tillage. The soil is marshy, but the system of agriculture is slowly improving, and there is neither waste land nor bog ; coal has been found on the border of the parish, but no works have been yet established. Hyde Park, the seat of M. F. Beaumau, Esq., is a handsome mansion, in grounds tastefully laid out, and commanding a fine view of the sea, and of the escarpment of Tara Hill. Ahare, likewise the property of Mr. Beauman, and Castletown, are also in the parish. There are considerable herringfisheries at Clone and Saleen. Near the north-eastern extremity of the parish is Kilmichael Point, off which, about a mile from the shore and at the north end of the Kilgorman sand-bank, is stationed a light ship, sometimes called the Arklow floating-light, from its position near the south end of the Arklow sand-banks. Kilgorman bank extends more than four miles (S. W. by .'s.), and has six feet of water on the north and three feet on the south end, the latter nmning nearly opposite to the new pier and harbour of Courtown. About halfway between this great sand-bank and the shore is an oysterbed, about half a mile in extent, to the south of which is a small sandbank called the Saleen Patch. At the point is a coast-guard station. The parish is in the diocese of Dublin and Glendalough : the rectory is partly impropriate in Messrs. D. Howell, W. Johnson, and C. Cooper, and partly forms a portion of the union of Arklow ; the vicarage is part of the union of Inch. The tithe rent-charge is £157. 10., of which £34. 12. 4. are payable to the impropriators, £10. 10. to the incumbent of Arklow, and the remainder to the vicar : the glebe comprises 20i acres, including the churchyard, where is the foundation of the church. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Arklow ; the chapel, at Castletown, built by subscription in 1806, is a handsome edifice, with a lofty square embattled tower crowned with pinnacles, which was added in 1829. Adjoining it is a school-house, built by subscription. Near the site of the old church, on the sea-shore, is one of those raths or mounds usually attributed to the Danes.

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Keogh family castle ruins and ancient landmark standing stones

Kerry diamonds found on Kilmalkedar shore

Kerry Head: quartz crystals known as Kerry stones

Khorandhun or 'Iron Chest' cavern under cliff

Kilbaha pier and asylum harbour on the Shannon

Kilbarron castle ruins on sea rock, freebooters' hold

Kilbeggan monastery rebuilt by Dalton family, 1200

Kilbixy a borough town of Meath under Henry VI

Kilbline and Ballynaboola Castle remains, Kilfane

Kilbolane Castle destroyed by Cromwell

Kilboy, seat of Lord Dunalley

Kilbrew church built and repaired

Kilbrew House and Gorges family demesne

Kilbride (Castlecorr) church built 1804

Kilbride castle incorporated into Lord Sherborne's house

Kilbrogan freestone quarries supplied Bandon

Kilbroney church ruins and Ballinguile castle, Cork

Kilbroney church ruins, white bell, cross and holy well

Kilcarragh ancient hospital or monastery

Kilcash, ancient seat of the Ormonde family

Kilcashel church ruins in Kilpipe parish

Kilclief: abbey, leper hospital, and bishops' castle

Kilcloony and the Battle of Aughrim: Bridge of a Thousand Heads

Kilcock named from church of St. Cocha on the Rye Water

Kilcoe Castle ruins on Roaring Water Bay

Kilcoe church built 1830 with First Fruits grant

Kilcoleman church ruins at Clonmoyle

Kilcoo church burnt in 1641, rebuilt at Bryansford

Kilcoole as part of Crioch Cuchan, O'Byrnes' territory

Kilcoole old church converted to Scott family mausoleum

Kilcooly castle of chieftain Norah Oge

Kilcornan castle in the 17th-century wars

Kilcornan castle ruins and Norah Burke 'of the heads'

Kilcredan church and Tynte family monuments

Kilcroney chapel claimed by St Mary's Abbey

Kilcullen-Bridge town origin and rath

Kilcummin old church ruins and Lord Barrymore burial

Kildangan Castle and its improved demesne

Kildangan castle destroyed and rebuilt

Kildang parish church ruins and RC chapel

Kildare borough charter of James II and parliamentary representation

Kildare castle and town granted to John Fitzgerald, 1316

Kildare castle in the Confederate and Cromwellian wars

Kildare diocese records lost in 1641 insurrection

Kildare town and monastery destroyed by fire and raids

Kildare town's ancient religious remains and water supply

Kilderry residence and Birdstown in Muff district

Kildress: O'Hagans' country and grant to Richardson

Kildromin church ruins founded by Knights Templars

Kildysart old church ruins and Danish forts

Kildysart parish chapels and old church ruins

Kilfane church founded by St. Phian

Kilfarboy monastery founded 741

Kilfenora abbey burnt by Murrough O'Brien 1055

Kilfenora Cathedral dedicated to St. Fachnan

Kilflyn monastery collapse from treasure hunting, 1835

Kilfrush House and church ruins

Kilglass, Roscommon church and seats

Kilgobbin castle and ancient crosses, Dublin

Kilgorman monastery and Danish rath, Wexford