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)

Killursa chapel and Lough Corrib setting

Killursa · parish · Galway · 1770

The parish of Killursa, County Galway, is situated on Lough Corrib and contains a great quantity of bog and limestone. Its Roman Catholic chapel was built in 1770 at an expense of £350.

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KILLURSA, a parish, in the union of Tuam, barony of Clare, county of Galway, and province of Connaught ; containing, with part of the post-town of Headford, 4995 inhabitants. It is situated on Lough Corrib, and comprises 8877^ statute acres ; there is a great quantity of bog and limestone. Killursa is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Tuam, forming part of the union of Headford ; the tithe rent-charge is £166. 3. In the Roman Catholic divisions also the parish forms part of the union or district of Headford, and has a chapel, built in 1770 at an expense of £350. About 230 children are educated in public schools, two of which are entirefy supported by R. Mansergh St. George, Esq., and the rector.
KILLURY, a parish, in the union of Listowel, barony of Clanmaurice, county of Kerry, and province of Munster, 3 miles (E.) from Ballyheigue ; containing 6480 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the southern shore of the estuary of the Shannon, and comprises 11,090 statute acres, a large portion of which consists of mountain pasture and bog : the state of agriculture is slowly improving. Petty-sessions are held every alternate Monday at Ballynoe. The gentlemen's seats are Ballynoe and Sandville House. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, and in the patronage of the Crosbie family : the tithe rent- charge is £294. 5. The church, a neat structure, was lately built by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, at a cost of £498 ; it, and the glebe-house, a commodious modern residence, are situated about half a mile west of the village of Causeway. In the Roman Cathohc divisions this parish forms the head of the district of Causeway, which also includes the parishes of Ballyheigue and Rattoo ; each parish contains a

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Killybegs incorporated as borough of Calebegg

Killybegs · town · Donegal

By charter of James I in the thirteenth year of his reign, the inhabitants were incorporated as the Provost, Free Burgesses, and Commonalty of the Borough of Calebegg. The borough returned two members to the Irish parliament until the Union, when it was disfranchised and compensation paid to Henry, Earl of Conyncham.

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The TOWN is situated at the head of a beautiful and safe harbour, to which it gives name, and at the base of a vast mountainous tract extending northward ; and consists of 149 houses. It is the head of a coast-guard district, comprising the stations of Dooran, Tribane, Tiellen-East, Tiellen-West, Mallinbeg, Daurus, Port Noo, and Neptune Tower, with a force of four officers and 56 men, under the control of a resident inspecting commander. A constabulary police force is also stationed here. The market is on Tuesday ; and fairs are held on Jan. 15th, Easter-Monday, May 6th, June 21st, Aug. l'2th, Sept. 15th, and Nov. 12th, for general farming stock. The harbour is nearly circular in form, well sheltered, and accessible to ships of considerable burthen ; vessels not drawing more than ten feet of water may anchor near the town, but the best anchorage is in 8^ fathoms near the west side. At sea the harbour is known by the remarkably sharp pointed summit of Cruanard Hill, which is higher than any other in the neighbourhood, and to the south of which is the entrance. By charter of James I., in the 13th year of his reign, the inhabitants were incorporated under the designation of the " Provost, Free Burgesses, and Commonalty of the Borough of Calebegg." The corporation consisted of a provost elected annually and twelve free burgesses appointed for life, who had the power of admitting freemen ; and under their charter the portreeve and free burgesses continued to return two members to the Irish parliament till the Union, when the borough was disfranchised, and the £15,000 awarded as compensation 123
were paid to Henry, Earl of Conyncham. A court of record, with jurisdiction extending to £2, was held every third Thursday ; but it has been discontinued for many years, and the corporation has become altogether extinct. Petty-sessions are held irregularly.

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Killylea church on hilltop with panoramic views

Killylea · townland · Armagh · 1831–1832

The church at Killylea, built by subscription in 1831-2 at a cost of about £1,650, stands on top of a hill and forms a conspicuous object for many miles. From the churchyard, twenty-five churches are visible to the naked eye, with views extending into seven counties.

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The village, which is on the side of a planted hill near the Ulster canal, contains 337 inhabitants, and consists of one long street of houses built of stone, terminated by the church, which stands on the top of the hill, and forms a conspicuous object for many miles round, the eminence being so great that no less than twenty-five churches are visible to the naked eye from the churchyard, together with a rich and varied view extending into seven counties. A post-office here, with a mail twice a day, is in connexion with the Armagh and Tynan ofhces ; and a well-attended cattle-fair is held on the last Friday of each month. A monthly manor court is holden for the recovery of debts under 40j-. The principal seats in the parish and neighbourhood are. Elm Park, the residence of the Earl of Charlemont ; Caledon House, of the Earl of Caledon ; Tynan Abbey, of Sir James M. Stronge, Bart. ; Glasslough House, of C. P. Leslie, Esq. ; Knappa ; Wood Park, of Acheson St. George, Esq. ; Fellows Hall ; Mount Irwin; Bondville ; Ashfort ; Port-Nelligan ; Annagola ; and Dartan. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Armagh, and in the alternate patronage of the Rectors of Armagh, Derrynoose, and Tynan, each of whom contributes to the perpetual curate's stipend. The church, which is one of the neatest rural churches in the diocese, was built by subscription, in 1831 -'2, at a cost of about £1650, partly defrayed by a grant of 124
£900 from the Board of First Fruits ; the roof is of metal, and the building has a handsome square tower. There are four schools, one of which is in connexion with the Ladies' (London) Female School Society, who give a liberal salary to the teacher, and provide working materials and requisites for the pupils ; another is endowed by Trinity College, Dublin ; the third by Lady Hassard, on whose property it is situated ; and the fourth by Colonel Close, the proprietor of the estate on which it is built. Two of the railways about to be commenced, viz. : those to connect Newry and Enniskillen, and Armagh and Omagh, respectively, will run through this district.

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Killylea district parish formed from three parishes

Killylea · townland · Armagh · 1827

The district parish of Killylea was formed out of the parishes of Armagh, Tynan, and Derrynoose under provisions of the act 8th George IV, cap. 43. It comprised 5,743 statute acres of fertile arable and pasture land, with a great part of the parish and the whole village belonging to Trinity College, Dublin.

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KILLYLEA, a district parish, in the union of Armagh, partly in the barony of Armagh, and partly in that ofTuRENEY, county of Armagh, and province of Ulster, 5 miles (W.) from the city of Armagh ; containing about 6000 inhabitants. This district, which is on the road from Armagh to Caledon, was formed out of the parishes of Armagh, Tynan, and Derrynoose, under the provisions of the act 8th George IV. cap. 43 ; and comprises 5743 statute acres of very fertile arable and pasture land, under an excellent system of cultivation. A great part of the parish and the whole of the village belong to Trinity College, Dublin. There are some excellent quarries of freestone, clay-slate, and limestone, the last of which is extensively worked, there being in connexion with it a manufactory of tombstones, gate-piers, window-stools, &c. : coal also exists, but is not worked. Linen-weaving is carried on to a considerable extent; and a large number of the young females are constantly employed in the embroidering of muslins for the Scotch houses in that trade.

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Killyleagh borough charter and parliamentary representation

near Killyleagh · town · Down · 1612–1800

The inhabitants received a charter from James I incorporating them as the Provost, Free Burgesses, and Commonalty of the Borough of Killileagh. The corporation returned two members to the Irish parliament until the Union, when the borough was disfranchised and £15,000 compensation paid to Sir James Stevenson Blackwood, afterwards Lord Dufferin.

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upon a copious stream, in 1824, by Messrs. Martin and Co., and were greatly enlarged in 1828 : in these works are 13,798 spindles employing 186 persons, and 244 power-looms attended by l.")6 persons constantly ongaged in weaving printers' cloths for the Manchester market ; and connected with this manufactory are more than 2000 hand-looms in the neighbouring districts. The buildings, which are very spacious and six stories high, are lighted with gas made on the premises, and the proprietors have erected a steam-engine of 35horse power. The trade of the port is limited, and consists principally in the exportation of wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, butter, kelp, and cotton goods ; and in the importation of cotton, wool, coal, iron, salt, and general merchandise. The harbour is well sheltered, and is accessible to vessels not drawing more than 10 feet of water : the quay and basin are very commodious, and were completed in 1833, at an expense of more than £1000, defrayed solely by the late Lord DufTerin. The market is on Friday, and the fairs on April 10th, Trinity-Monday, Oct. 11th, and Dec. Uth. A constabulary police force is stationed in the town, and there are barracks for the North Down militia, of which this place is the head-quarters. The inhabitants received a charter from James I., in the 10th year of his reign, by which they were incorporated under the designation of the " Provost, Free Burgesses, and Commonalty of the Borough of Killileagh." By this charter the corporation consisted of a provost (annually elected), 12 free burgesses, and an indefinite number of freemen, assisted by a town-clerk, two sergeants-at-macc, and other officers, all of whom were chosen by the provost and free burgesses, by whom also freemen were admitted. In 1840 this body was abolished. The corporation, under their charter, returned two members to the Irish parliament till the Union, when the borough was disfranchised, and the €1.5,000 awarded as compensation were paid to Sir James Stevenson Blackwood, Bart., afterwards Lord DufTerin. The court of record for the borough, which had jurisdiction to the extent of five marks, has long been discontinued. The seneschal of the manor, who is appointed by Mr. Hamilton, holds a court every three weeks for the recovery of debts not exceeding £10, and a court-leet annually; a court of petty-sessions is held every alternate week.

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Killyleagh Castle built by Hugo White and besieged by Shane O'Nial

near Killyleagh · town · Down · 1561–1567

Hugo White erected a castle at Killyleagh around 1561 and moved his warden from Castle Dufferin. Shane O'Nial besieged the new castle in 1567, set fire to the town, and with the MacCartans jointly dispossessed the White family and took control of the country.

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KILLYLEAGH, a market and post town, and a parish, in the union of Downpatrick, partly in the barony of Castlereagh, but chiefly in that of Duf- FERiN, county of Down, and province of Ulster, 5 miles (N. E.) from Downpatrick, and 7HJ (N. by N.) from Dublin, on the coach-road from Belfast to Downpatrick ; containing 66S8 inhabitants, of whom 1116 are in the town. This place, which is situated on the western shore of Strangford lough, was a port of some eminence previously to the conquest of Ireland by the English ; and, with the adjoining barony of Kinalart)% formed part of the territories of the native sept of the M"^Cartans. It was afterwards granted to De Courcy, who, in order to protect it from the attacks of the powerful chieftain of that sept, erected castles on every advantageous site round the shore of the lake, among which the principal was the castle of Dufferin. In 1356, Edward III. appointed John De Mandeville warden of this castle, which subsequently fell into the hands of the O'Nials, who maintained possession of it till 1561, when the adjoining territory was by Elizabeth granted to Hugo White, who shortly afterwards erected a castle at Killyleagh, into which he removed his warden from Castle Dufferin. Shane O'Nial besieged the newly erected castle in 1567, when, meeting with a powerful resistance, he set fire to the town; and a league being subsequently made between the M'^Cartans and the O'Nials, they jointly attacked the castle, dispossessed the family of White, and usurped the uncontrolled dominion of the entire country. On the suppression of the Tyrone rebellion at the close of the 1 6th century, the possessions of the M^'Cartans were confiscated ; and the manor and district of Killyleagh were eventually granted by James I. to Sir James Hamilton, who restored and considerably enlarged the castle, which, after his elevation to the peerage by the title of Lord Claneboy, he made his principal residence. The castle was besieged and taken by General Monk for the parliament, in 1648, and was partly demolished in the war of that period, but was substantially repaired in 1666, and in it was born Archibald Hamilton Rowan, whose grandson is now the proprietor. It is a large and strong pile of building in the later English style, occupying an eminence which commands the town ; but affords no protection to the harbour.

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Killyleagh Castle granted to Sir James Hamilton by James I

near Killyleagh · town · Down · 1603–1625

After the suppression of the Tyrone rebellion, the MacCartan possessions were confiscated and the manor and district of Killyleagh were granted by James I to Sir James Hamilton. Hamilton restored and considerably enlarged the castle, making it his principal residence as Lord Claneboy.

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KILLYLEAGH, a market and post town, and a parish, in the union of Downpatrick, partly in the barony of Castlereagh, but chiefly in that of Duf- FERiN, county of Down, and province of Ulster, 5 miles (N. E.) from Downpatrick, and 7HJ (N. by N.) from Dublin, on the coach-road from Belfast to Downpatrick ; containing 66S8 inhabitants, of whom 1116 are in the town. This place, which is situated on the western shore of Strangford lough, was a port of some eminence previously to the conquest of Ireland by the English ; and, with the adjoining barony of Kinalart)% formed part of the territories of the native sept of the M"^Cartans. It was afterwards granted to De Courcy, who, in order to protect it from the attacks of the powerful chieftain of that sept, erected castles on every advantageous site round the shore of the lake, among which the principal was the castle of Dufferin. In 1356, Edward III. appointed John De Mandeville warden of this castle, which subsequently fell into the hands of the O'Nials, who maintained possession of it till 1561, when the adjoining territory was by Elizabeth granted to Hugo White, who shortly afterwards erected a castle at Killyleagh, into which he removed his warden from Castle Dufferin. Shane O'Nial besieged the newly erected castle in 1567, when, meeting with a powerful resistance, he set fire to the town; and a league being subsequently made between the M'^Cartans and the O'Nials, they jointly attacked the castle, dispossessed the family of White, and usurped the uncontrolled dominion of the entire country. On the suppression of the Tyrone rebellion at the close of the 1 6th century, the possessions of the M^'Cartans were confiscated ; and the manor and district of Killyleagh were eventually granted by James I. to Sir James Hamilton, who restored and considerably enlarged the castle, which, after his elevation to the peerage by the title of Lord Claneboy, he made his principal residence. The castle was besieged and taken by General Monk for the parliament, in 1648, and was partly demolished in the war of that period, but was substantially repaired in 1666, and in it was born Archibald Hamilton Rowan, whose grandson is now the proprietor. It is a large and strong pile of building in the later English style, occupying an eminence which commands the town ; but affords no protection to the harbour.

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Killyleagh Castle: later English style fortress on eminence

near Killyleagh · town · Down

The castle is described as a large and strong pile of building in the later English style, occupying an eminence commanding the town but affording no protection to the harbour. Hamilton Rowan's grandson was the proprietor at the time of writing.

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KILLYLEAGH, a market and post town, and a parish, in the union of Downpatrick, partly in the barony of Castlereagh, but chiefly in that of Duf- FERiN, county of Down, and province of Ulster, 5 miles (N. E.) from Downpatrick, and 7HJ (N. by N.) from Dublin, on the coach-road from Belfast to Downpatrick ; containing 66S8 inhabitants, of whom 1116 are in the town. This place, which is situated on the western shore of Strangford lough, was a port of some eminence previously to the conquest of Ireland by the English ; and, with the adjoining barony of Kinalart)% formed part of the territories of the native sept of the M"^Cartans. It was afterwards granted to De Courcy, who, in order to protect it from the attacks of the powerful chieftain of that sept, erected castles on every advantageous site round the shore of the lake, among which the principal was the castle of Dufferin. In 1356, Edward III. appointed John De Mandeville warden of this castle, which subsequently fell into the hands of the O'Nials, who maintained possession of it till 1561, when the adjoining territory was by Elizabeth granted to Hugo White, who shortly afterwards erected a castle at Killyleagh, into which he removed his warden from Castle Dufferin. Shane O'Nial besieged the newly erected castle in 1567, when, meeting with a powerful resistance, he set fire to the town; and a league being subsequently made between the M'^Cartans and the O'Nials, they jointly attacked the castle, dispossessed the family of White, and usurped the uncontrolled dominion of the entire country. On the suppression of the Tyrone rebellion at the close of the 1 6th century, the possessions of the M^'Cartans were confiscated ; and the manor and district of Killyleagh were eventually granted by James I. to Sir James Hamilton, who restored and considerably enlarged the castle, which, after his elevation to the peerage by the title of Lord Claneboy, he made his principal residence. The castle was besieged and taken by General Monk for the parliament, in 1648, and was partly demolished in the war of that period, but was substantially repaired in 1666, and in it was born Archibald Hamilton Rowan, whose grandson is now the proprietor. It is a large and strong pile of building in the later English style, occupying an eminence which commands the town ; but affords no protection to the harbour.

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Killyleagh Castle taken by General Monk, 1648, and repaired 1666

near Killyleagh · town · Down · 1648–1666

The castle was besieged and taken by General Monk for the parliament in 1648 and partly demolished during the wars of that period. It was substantially repaired in 1666, and Archibald Hamilton Rowan was subsequently born in it.

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KILLYLEAGH, a market and post town, and a parish, in the union of Downpatrick, partly in the barony of Castlereagh, but chiefly in that of Duf- FERiN, county of Down, and province of Ulster, 5 miles (N. E.) from Downpatrick, and 7HJ (N. by N.) from Dublin, on the coach-road from Belfast to Downpatrick ; containing 66S8 inhabitants, of whom 1116 are in the town. This place, which is situated on the western shore of Strangford lough, was a port of some eminence previously to the conquest of Ireland by the English ; and, with the adjoining barony of Kinalart)% formed part of the territories of the native sept of the M"^Cartans. It was afterwards granted to De Courcy, who, in order to protect it from the attacks of the powerful chieftain of that sept, erected castles on every advantageous site round the shore of the lake, among which the principal was the castle of Dufferin. In 1356, Edward III. appointed John De Mandeville warden of this castle, which subsequently fell into the hands of the O'Nials, who maintained possession of it till 1561, when the adjoining territory was by Elizabeth granted to Hugo White, who shortly afterwards erected a castle at Killyleagh, into which he removed his warden from Castle Dufferin. Shane O'Nial besieged the newly erected castle in 1567, when, meeting with a powerful resistance, he set fire to the town; and a league being subsequently made between the M'^Cartans and the O'Nials, they jointly attacked the castle, dispossessed the family of White, and usurped the uncontrolled dominion of the entire country. On the suppression of the Tyrone rebellion at the close of the 1 6th century, the possessions of the M^'Cartans were confiscated ; and the manor and district of Killyleagh were eventually granted by James I. to Sir James Hamilton, who restored and considerably enlarged the castle, which, after his elevation to the peerage by the title of Lord Claneboy, he made his principal residence. The castle was besieged and taken by General Monk for the parliament, in 1648, and was partly demolished in the war of that period, but was substantially repaired in 1666, and in it was born Archibald Hamilton Rowan, whose grandson is now the proprietor. It is a large and strong pile of building in the later English style, occupying an eminence which commands the town ; but affords no protection to the harbour.

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Killyleagh Church rebuilt by Lord Dufferin with family vault

near Killyleagh · town · Down · 1640–1812

The parish church of Killyleagh, originally built in 1640, was rebuilt with tower and spire by Lord Dufferin in 1812 at over £5000 expense. It contains monuments to Captain Blackwood who fell at Waterloo and the sepulchral vault of the Dufferin family where Admiral Blackwood was interred.

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The parish comprises 1 1 ,759^ statute acres (including 1235 under water), of which 9S85: are in the barony of Upper Castlereagh, and the remainder in that of Dufferin. The soil is generally fertile, and the system of agriculture improved ; there is very little waste land, and the bogs are productive both of turf and of bogfir. Here are extensive quarries of basalt and clayslate, from which was taken the whole of the stone of which the town is built. The principal seats are Dolamont, RingdufFerin, Killyleagh Castle, Tullyvery House, Ardigon House, Shrigley, Gosean, and the handsome residence of the Hon. Hans Blackwood in the town. The LIVING is a rectory, in the diocese of Down, and in the patronage of the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin : the tithe rent-charge is £596. 5. The church, a handsome cruciform structure, with a tower surmounted by a spire of good proportions, was originally built in 1640, but becoming dilapidated, was rebuilt, and the tower and the spire added, by Lord 125

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Killyleagh harbour quay and basin completed 1833

near Killyleagh · town · Down · 1833

The quay and basin at Killyleagh were completed in 1833 at an expense of more than £1,000, defrayed solely by the late Lord Dufferin. The harbour is well sheltered and accessible to vessels drawing no more than ten feet of water.

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upon a copious stream, in 1824, by Messrs. Martin and Co., and were greatly enlarged in 1828 : in these works are 13,798 spindles employing 186 persons, and 244 power-looms attended by l.")6 persons constantly ongaged in weaving printers' cloths for the Manchester market ; and connected with this manufactory are more than 2000 hand-looms in the neighbouring districts. The buildings, which are very spacious and six stories high, are lighted with gas made on the premises, and the proprietors have erected a steam-engine of 35horse power. The trade of the port is limited, and consists principally in the exportation of wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, butter, kelp, and cotton goods ; and in the importation of cotton, wool, coal, iron, salt, and general merchandise. The harbour is well sheltered, and is accessible to vessels not drawing more than 10 feet of water : the quay and basin are very commodious, and were completed in 1833, at an expense of more than £1000, defrayed solely by the late Lord DufTerin. The market is on Friday, and the fairs on April 10th, Trinity-Monday, Oct. 11th, and Dec. Uth. A constabulary police force is stationed in the town, and there are barracks for the North Down militia, of which this place is the head-quarters. The inhabitants received a charter from James I., in the 10th year of his reign, by which they were incorporated under the designation of the " Provost, Free Burgesses, and Commonalty of the Borough of Killileagh." By this charter the corporation consisted of a provost (annually elected), 12 free burgesses, and an indefinite number of freemen, assisted by a town-clerk, two sergeants-at-macc, and other officers, all of whom were chosen by the provost and free burgesses, by whom also freemen were admitted. In 1840 this body was abolished. The corporation, under their charter, returned two members to the Irish parliament till the Union, when the borough was disfranchised, and the €1.5,000 awarded as compensation were paid to Sir James Stevenson Blackwood, Bart., afterwards Lord DufTerin. The court of record for the borough, which had jurisdiction to the extent of five marks, has long been discontinued. The seneschal of the manor, who is appointed by Mr. Hamilton, holds a court every three weeks for the recovery of debts not exceeding £10, and a court-leet annually; a court of petty-sessions is held every alternate week.

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Killyleagh: pre-conquest port of MacCartan territory

near Killyleagh · town · Down

Killyleagh on Strangford Lough was a port of eminence before the English conquest and formed part of the territories of the native MacCartan sept. De Courcy later erected castles on advantageous sites around the lake shore, principally Castle Dufferin, to protect the area from MacCartan attacks.

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KILLYLEAGH, a market and post town, and a parish, in the union of Downpatrick, partly in the barony of Castlereagh, but chiefly in that of Duf- FERiN, county of Down, and province of Ulster, 5 miles (N. E.) from Downpatrick, and 7HJ (N. by N.) from Dublin, on the coach-road from Belfast to Downpatrick ; containing 66S8 inhabitants, of whom 1116 are in the town. This place, which is situated on the western shore of Strangford lough, was a port of some eminence previously to the conquest of Ireland by the English ; and, with the adjoining barony of Kinalart)% formed part of the territories of the native sept of the M"^Cartans. It was afterwards granted to De Courcy, who, in order to protect it from the attacks of the powerful chieftain of that sept, erected castles on every advantageous site round the shore of the lake, among which the principal was the castle of Dufferin. In 1356, Edward III. appointed John De Mandeville warden of this castle, which subsequently fell into the hands of the O'Nials, who maintained possession of it till 1561, when the adjoining territory was by Elizabeth granted to Hugo White, who shortly afterwards erected a castle at Killyleagh, into which he removed his warden from Castle Dufferin. Shane O'Nial besieged the newly erected castle in 1567, when, meeting with a powerful resistance, he set fire to the town; and a league being subsequently made between the M'^Cartans and the O'Nials, they jointly attacked the castle, dispossessed the family of White, and usurped the uncontrolled dominion of the entire country. On the suppression of the Tyrone rebellion at the close of the 1 6th century, the possessions of the M^'Cartans were confiscated ; and the manor and district of Killyleagh were eventually granted by James I. to Sir James Hamilton, who restored and considerably enlarged the castle, which, after his elevation to the peerage by the title of Lord Claneboy, he made his principal residence. The castle was besieged and taken by General Monk for the parliament, in 1648, and was partly demolished in the war of that period, but was substantially repaired in 1666, and in it was born Archibald Hamilton Rowan, whose grandson is now the proprietor. It is a large and strong pile of building in the later English style, occupying an eminence which commands the town ; but affords no protection to the harbour.

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Kilmacoen Druidical altars and golden torques

Kilmacowen · townland · Sligo

The parish of Kilmacoen, whose name means 'Church of the Sons of Oen,' contains Druidical altars and cromlechs, and a golden torques was found there. Its ruined church's burial-ground is still used for interment.

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KILMACOEN, or Kilmacowen, a parish, in the barony of Upper Carbery, union and county of Sligo, and province of Connaught, 4^ miles (S. W.) from Sligo, and on the Ballysadere channel; containing '2011 inhabitants. The name signifies the " Church of the Sons of Oen :" St. Diermit, eldest brother of St. Cormac, founded a church here on lands given by Flann- Dubh, dynast of the Hy Fiacrii. The parish comprises 354H statute acres : the soil is light and stony, and principally under tillage ; there is a small quantity of bog. Kilmacoen is a rectory and vicarage, iu the diocese of Elphin, forming part of the union of St. John's, Sligo : the tithe rent-charge is £135. 11.6. In the Roman Catholic divisions also the parish is part of the union or district of St. John's, Sligo. The burialground of the church, which is in ruins, is still used for interment. Here are some Druidical altars and cromlechs : and a golden torques was found some time since.
KILMACOMB, a parish, in the barony of Gaultier, union and county of W.\terford, and province of Munster, 5 miles (S. S. E.) from 'VV'aterford ; containing, with the ecclesiastical parish of Rossduff, 817 inhabitants. It comprises '2401 statute acres. Woodstown, the seat of Lord Carew, is a short distance from Waterford harbour ; and from it a low strand extends about two miles to a projecting headland named Credan, in which are three caves of considerable dimensions, branching into various chambers consisting of natural arches of great symmetry and beauty : they appear to have been formed by the descent of a stream on the pudding-stone rock. Near Woodstown is a sheet of Vol. II.— 129

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Kilmacow parish church with handsome spire, Kilkenny

Kilmacow · town · Kilkenny · 1818

The church at Kilmacow, Kilkenny, is a neat edifice with a handsome spire, built with a loan of £850 from the late Board of First Fruits in 1818. The glebe-house was erected in 1818 at a cost exceeding £1500.

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KILMACOW, a parish, in the union of Waterford, barony of Iverk, county of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 3 miles (N. N. W.) from Waterford, on the road to Thomastown ; containing "2120 inhabitants, of whom 187 are in the village. It comprises 4445 statute acres, and has some good limestone quarries. The village contains 34 houses, and is a constabulary police station ; petty-sessions are held in it every alternate week. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, and in the gift of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is £'270. The glebehouse was erected in 1818, at a cost exceeding £1500, by aid of a loan of £675 and a gift of £100 from the late Board of First Fruits ; the glebe comprises 1 1 acres. The church is a neat edifice with a handsome spire, for building which the late Board lent £850, in 1818. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish is the head of a district, comprising the parishes of Kilmacow, Dunkit, Gaulskill, UUid, Kilbeacon, and part of Killaghy, and containing chapels at Kilmacow, Mullinavat, and Hill. The parochial school was built on land given by Mr. Roche. There are some fine ruins of Grandison, or Graney, Castle, consisting of the remains of the keep, the great hall, and three circular towers, on the margin of the river Suir. It is supposed to have been erected by Pierce Butler, eighth earl of Ormonde, and lorddeputy of Ireland in IS^l. During the parliamentary war it was held by Colonel Butler for Charles I., but
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Kilmacshalgan church built with Board of First Fruits loan

Kilmacshalgan · parish · Sligo · 1819

The Established Church in Kilmacshalgan parish is a neat edifice with a square tower, erected with a loan of £1300 from the Board of First Fruits in 1819. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Killala, united with Templeboy.

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KILMACSHALGAN, a parish, in the barony of Tyreragh, union and county of Sligo, and province of CoN.VAiGHT, 16 miles (W. byS.) from Sligo; containing, with the post-town of Dromore-West, 387'2 inhabitants. It comprises 26,008^ statute acres, the greater portion of which is reclaimable mountain land and bog ; the cultivated part is chiefly under tillage ; and there are quarries of limestone, freestone, and slate. The principal seats are Dromore House, Fare M'^Fare, Belville, and Marino Cottage. Petty-sessions are held fortnightly on Thursdays at Comcall, where there is a spa. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Killala, with that of Templeboy episcopally united, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is impropriate in Colonel Knox Gore. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £300, payable in equal parts to the impropriator and the vicar ; and the tithe of the whole vicarial union is £30*. 10. : there is a glebe-house, and the glebe comprises nine acres. The church is a neat edifice with a square tower, for the erection of which the Board of First Fruits lent £1300, in ISW. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and has a large chapel. There are some remains of the church, with a burial-place attached ; two cromlechs ; and some forts.
KILMACTALWAY, a parish, in the union of South Dublin, barony of Newcastle, county of Dublin, and province of Leinster, 7 miles (W. S. W.) from Dublin ; containing 437 inhabitants. The parish comprises 'i49'2i statute acres. The chief seats are. Castle Bagot, a spacious mansion in a well-wooded demesne of about .500 statute acres ; and Ballybane. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Dublin, and in the patronage of the Archbishop, forming the corps of the prebend of Kilmactalway in Christ Church cathedral, Dublin, and held with the union of Clondalkin : the tithe rent-charge is £138. 9. 3. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Lucan.

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Kilmacshalgan parish landscape and seats

Kilmacshalgan · parish · Sligo

Kilmacshalgan parish in the barony of Tyreragh, County Sligo, comprises about 26,000 statute acres, much of it reclaimable mountain land and bog, with quarries of limestone, freestone, and slate. The principal seats include Dromore House, Fare M'Fare, Belville, and Marino Cottage.

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KILMACSHALGAN, a parish, in the barony of Tyreragh, union and county of Sligo, and province of CoN.VAiGHT, 16 miles (W. byS.) from Sligo; containing, with the post-town of Dromore-West, 387'2 inhabitants. It comprises 26,008^ statute acres, the greater portion of which is reclaimable mountain land and bog ; the cultivated part is chiefly under tillage ; and there are quarries of limestone, freestone, and slate. The principal seats are Dromore House, Fare M'^Fare, Belville, and Marino Cottage. Petty-sessions are held fortnightly on Thursdays at Comcall, where there is a spa. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Killala, with that of Templeboy episcopally united, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is impropriate in Colonel Knox Gore. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £300, payable in equal parts to the impropriator and the vicar ; and the tithe of the whole vicarial union is £30*. 10. : there is a glebe-house, and the glebe comprises nine acres. The church is a neat edifice with a square tower, for the erection of which the Board of First Fruits lent £1300, in ISW. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and has a large chapel. There are some remains of the church, with a burial-place attached ; two cromlechs ; and some forts.
KILMACTALWAY, a parish, in the union of South Dublin, barony of Newcastle, county of Dublin, and province of Leinster, 7 miles (W. S. W.) from Dublin ; containing 437 inhabitants. The parish comprises 'i49'2i statute acres. The chief seats are. Castle Bagot, a spacious mansion in a well-wooded demesne of about .500 statute acres ; and Ballybane. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Dublin, and in the patronage of the Archbishop, forming the corps of the prebend of Kilmactalway in Christ Church cathedral, Dublin, and held with the union of Clondalkin : the tithe rent-charge is £138. 9. 3. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Lucan.

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Kilmacthomas castle taken by Sir Charles Vavasour, 1643

Kilmacthomas · town · Waterford · 1643

A castle at Kilmacthomas, belonging to the Poer family, was taken by Sir Charles Vavasour in 1643. The Poer family remained the chief owners of property in the neighbourhood.

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KILMACTHOMAS, a post-town, partly in the parish of Ballylaneen, but chiefly in that of Rossmire, barony of Decies without Drum, union and county of Waterford, and province of Munster, 12 miles (W. S. W.) from Waterford, and 87| (S. W.) from Dublin, on the road from Cork to Waterford ; containing 1197 inhabitants, and 214 houses. The town is situated on a steep hill, at the foot of which flows the small river Mahon ; there is a good stone bridge. It has a dispensary, and is the head-quarters of the constabulary police for the county : petty-sessions are held here, or at Stradbally, on alternate Tuesdays, and fairs are held on Feb. 2nd, March 17th, May 12th, Aug. 12th, Sept. 29th, and Dec. 6th and 21st. A castle existed at this place, which was taken by Sir Charles Vavasour in 1643 ; it belonged to the Poer family, who are still the chief owners of property in the neighbourhood.

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Kilmacud: reputed birthplace of St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne

Kilmacud · parish · Dublin

The parish of Kilmacud is said to be the birthplace of St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, from whom its name is derived. The parish was a favourite spot for country residences due to its salubrious air and fine views.

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KILMACUD, a parish, in the union and barony of Rathdown, county of Dublin, and province of Lein- STER, 4 miles (S. E.) from Dublin; containing \91 inhabitants. It comprises 286 statute acres, in a high state of cultivation ; and, from the salubrity of its air and the beauty of its marine and mountain views, is a favourite spot for country residences. Among these are, Redesdale House, the seat of His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin; Kilmacud House; Merville ; Lakelands ; Woodley ; Westbury ; Priory ; and Parson's Green. It is a chapelry, in the diocese of Dublin, forming part of the union of Stillorgan ; the tithe rentcharge is £31. 10. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Booterstown. This is said to be the birth-place of St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, from whom its name is derived.
KILMACUMSY, or Kilmacunsy, a parish, in the barony of Frenchpark, union of Boyle, county of Roscommon, and province of Connalght, '2 miles (N. AV.) from Elphin, and on the road from Boyle to Roscommon ; containing '26s6 inhabitants, and 5454 statute acres. Much of its surface is occupied with gentle elevations of limestone and limestone-gravel, in which are several extensive natural caverns. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Elphin, forming part of the union of Ardclare ; the rectory was till lately part of the corps of the precentorship of Elphin cathedral. The tithe rent-charge is £69. 5., which is equally divided between the rector and the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Elphin.

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Kilmainham priory founded by Strongbow, 1174

Kilmainham · townland · Dublin · 1174–1176

The ancient priory of Kilmainham was founded in 1174 for Knights Templars by Richard Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke, and dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Its endowments were confirmed by Henry II., and Strongbow died in 1176 and was interred in Christ Church, Dublin.

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KILMAINHAM, a suburban village of the metropolis, in the parish of St. James, barony of Newcastle, union of South Dublin, county of Dublin, and province of Leinster; containing 67O inhabitants. This place, formerly called Kilmaignend, derived that name from a monastery on the south side of the city, of which St. Maignend was abbot about the beginning of the 7th century. On or near the site of this monastery subsequently stood the ancient priory of Kilmainham, founded in II74 for Knights Templars by Richard Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke, and dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The endowments of the priory, which were ample, were confirmed by Henry II. ; and the founder, after bestowing on it all the lands of Kilmainham, died in II76, and was interred in Christ Church, Dublin. Upon the suppression of this order, in 1307, the lauds and possessions of the priory were assigned by the Pope to the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, and confirmed to them by Edward II. ; and the priory itself, which had been previously an hospital for the sick and infirm, became an asylum for guests and strangers, and was held by persons of the highest rank : its priors sat as barons in the house of lords, and some of them were chancellors and lords-deputies of Ireland. Prior Keating, in 14S'2, having seized the castle of Dublin and disposed of the property of the hospital, was removed from his office ; but he made his appointed successor prisoner, and compelled him to resign ; and having given his warmest support to the imposture of Lambert Simnel, it was enacted that none but a person of English descent should in future be appointed prior. In 1535, John Rawson, an Englishman, who had been elected prior in conformity to that enactment, surrendered the priory, with all its possessions, into the hands of the king, by whom he was created Viscount Clontarf, with an annual revenue of
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Kilmainham Royal Hospital, designed by Wren

Kilmainham · townland · Dublin · 1680–1683

The Royal Hospital at Kilmainham was built between 1680 and 1683 after a design by Sir Christopher Wren, at an expense of £23,559, on lands granted by Charles II. for the reception of disabled and superannuated soldiers. The chapel's east window formerly belonged to the ancient priory.

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About the year I675, Arthur, Earl of Granard, sugge.-^tcd to the Earl of Essex, then lord-lieutenant, the foundation of a military establishment for the reception of disabled and superannuated soldiers ; and the Duke of Ormonde, by incessant applications to the king for the same purpose, received from Charles II., in 1679, an order for carrying it into effect. For this object, 64 Irish acres adjacent to the site of the priory, and other lands then forming part of the Phoenix Park, were granted for the site of the institution. The first stone was laid by the duke, in 1 680, and the whole was completed in three years, after a design by Sir Christopher Wren, at an expense of £'23,559. It is a quadrangular structure, 306 feet long, 288 feet broad, and two stories high, inclosing an area of 210 feet square, laid down in grass and intersected by walks meeting in the centre ; the exterior fronts, with the exception of the north or principal front, which is of stone, are of brick rough-cast. Over the northern entrance, which is of the Corinthian order, is a square tower lighted by arched windows, with a clock turret surmounted by an octagonal spire ; and in the centre of the eastern front is a wide archviray leading into the quadrangle, which on three sides and part of the fourth is surrounded by a piazza of Doric arches, affording a covered passage to the dining-hall in the centre of the north range. The dining-haH is 100 feet in length and 50 in width ; the lower part of the walls is wainscoted with oak and ornamented with muskets, bayonets, and other military weapons fancifully arranged, and the upper part decorated with portraits of most of the sovereigns and other distinguished personages ; the ceiling is flat and divided into compartments, and in the central compartment is a large clock dial. On the south side of the hall is a gallery, supported on brackets of carved oak, and leading from the apartments of the master of the hospital, at the west end of the hall, to the chapel, which is at the east end. The chapel is 86 feet long and 40 wide, and has a venerable and imposing appearance : the east window, which formerly belonged to the ancient priory, is embellished with stained glass ; the altar is of Irish oak exquisitely carved, and of the Corinthian order. The master's seat is under a canopy in the gallery at the west extremity of the chapel, and on each side of it are pews for the various officers of the hospital ; the ceiling is most elaborately ornamented in stucco, and divided into coved compartments filled with elegant and finely executed designs. The remainder of the north range is occupied by the apartments of the master, who is always the commander of the forces for the time being ; and the other parts of the building contain apartments for the inmates opening on the ground floor into the piazzas, which are neatly flagged, or from the upper story into spacious galleries above! The deputy-master's house occupies a detached situa- 134

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Kilmainhamwood granted to Barnwalls after dissolution

Kilmainhamwood · townland · Meath

After the suppression of the order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, the parish of Kilmainhamwood was granted by the crown to the Barnwall family. It was purchased about a century later by the Hon. Colonel Hussey of Westown.

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KILMAINIIAM-WOOD, a parish, in the union of Kells, barony of Lower Kells, county of Meath, and province of Leinster, 3 miles (N. W.) from Nobber, and on the road from Kells to Kingscourt ; containing 14I'2 inhabitants, of whom 137 are in the village. This parish comprises 3716 statute acres : after the suppression of the order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, it was granted by the crown to the Barnwalls, from whom it was purchased about a century since, by the Hon. Colonel Ilussey, of Westown. There are some quarries of stone for building, a tuck and a corn mill, and a few looms employed by the inhabitants for their own use. The village contains a constabulary police station, and a dispensary ; a good fair for store cattle is held in it on May 5th. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Meath, and in the gift of the Bishop : the parish is tithe free, and the income of the vicar consists of a payment of £50 per annum from Mr. Hussey, with an augmentation from Primate Boulter's fund. The church is a plain building, erected in 1803 by a gift of £500 from the Board of First Fruits, and for the repairs of which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £135. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is united with part of Bailieborough, or Moybologue, in the diocese of Kilmore, the whole being called the union or district of Moybologue or Tivorcher ; in each parish is a chapel. There is a national school, enlarged in 1835, by aid of a grant of £53 from the Board of Education.

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Kilmallock abbey founded by St. Mocheallog

Kilmallock · town · Limerick · 600–610

Kilmallock, anciently called Killocia and Kilmochenltoi, derived its name from an abbey founded for Canons Regular by St. Mocheallog or St. Molach at the beginning of the 7th century. The town's early history is obscure, but its ruins later earned it the nickname the "Balbec" of Ireland.

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KILMALKEADER.— See Kilmelchedor. KILMALLOCK, an ancient corporate and post town, a parish, and the head of a union, forming a liberty, in the county of Limerick, and province of Minster, 15f miles (S.) from Limerick, and 109^ (S. W.) from Dublin, on the high road to Cork ; containing 31'.;6 inhabitants, of whom 1408 are in the town. This place, called anciently Killocia and Kilmochenltoi', derived its name from an abbey founded for Canons Regular by St. Mocheallog or St. Molach, in the beginning of the 7th century. Its early history is involved in great obscurity; and of its progress to that state of distinction anil importance which, from the magnificence of its ruins, obtained for it, long after its dechne, the appellation of the " Balbec " of Ireland, little is now known. It appears to have been inhabited at a remote period by several of the chief nobility and gentry, and to have been a corporate town either by prescription or by charter granted at a very early date, as its privileges as a borough are recited in a charter of Edward III., by which that monarch bestowed on the provost and commonalty certain tolls and customs towards the repair of its fortifications. The town was surrounded with a stone wall of great strength, fortified with mounds of earth.
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Kilmallock castle and Earl of Castlehaven's military stores

Kilmallock · town · Limerick

A noble castle with its gateway stands in the centre of Kilmallock, through which the road formerly passed. The Earl of Castlehaven deposited his military stores there, and it was subsequently used by the corporation as an armoury and citadel.

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The TOWN is pleasingly situated on the western bank of a small stream called the Lubach, and its walls inclosed a spacious quadrilateral area, in which were several castellated mansions inhabited by wealthy families. The mansions were all built of hewn stone, and communicated by noble castellated gateways with tlie streets of the city inhabited by the trading and commercial classes, of which only the foundations can now be traced. Considerable portions of the walls are still remaining ; but of the ancient mansions and castles not more than two have been preserved, one belonging to the Earl of Buckinghamshire, and the other to the family of Godsall. In the centre of the present town is the noble castle with its gateway, through which structure the road, now diverted to the east, formerly passed, and in which the Earl of Castlehaven deposited his military stores ; it is still in good preservation, and was subsequently used by the corporation, whose property it was, as an armoury and citadel. On the south-west is Blosom's-gate, through which the Charleville road passes ; it, also, is in good preservation, and from it is continued the ancient wall, nearly perfect, for about a quarter of a mile. Till lately the town had remained in such a state of decay as to present only the appearance of a rural village ; but since 181 6, several good houses of stone have been erected in the principal street, which is now a handsome thoroughfare, inhabited by respectable tradesmen. The town consists of 251 houses : the streets are at present neither paved nor lighted ; the inhabitants are supplied with water chiefly from the Lubach. The property is much divided, probably from its great eligibility as a place of residence at an early period ; the principal proprietors are the Earls of Buckinghamshire, Sandwich, Kenmare, Ranfurly, and Cork, Lord Lisle, Sir Leonard Holmes, and the INlaunsell family. Close to the town are very extensive flour-mills, the property of
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Kilmallock Dominican monastery founded 1291

Kilmallock · town · Limerick · 1291–1340

A Dominican monastery was founded east of Kilmallock in 1291 by Gilbert, son of John of Callan, Lord of Offaley, and was soon amply endowed. A general chapter of the order was held there in 1340; it flourished until the Dissolution, when Elizabeth gave it to the corporation.

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and having four gateway-towers of lofty and imposing character, called respectively St. John's gate, Water-gate, I\ y-gate, and Blosom's-gate ; of which only the last is now remaining. In 1'291, a Dominican monastery was founded to the east of the town, by Gilbert, son of John of Callan, Lord of Offaley, which was soon after amply endowed ; a general chapter of the order was held in it in 1340, and it continued to flourish till the Dissolution, when it was given by Elizabeth to the corporation. The inhabitants obtained a grant of tolls for murage in 148'2; and in consideration of the losses they had sustained in defending the town against the assaults of the enemy, they were again incorporated by Edward IV., who also made Kilmallock one of the cities in which he established a royal mint. In 14S3, it is enumerated among the principal towns where a coin of Richard III., then recently struck, was by act of parliament made current.

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Kilmallock fortifications dismantled by Cromwell and Berwick

Kilmallock · town · Limerick · 1645–1690

After the Earl of Castlehaven deposited his military stores in Kilmallock in 1645, the town fell to the parliamentarians and its fortifications were dismantled by order of Cromwell. The corporation restored them, but they were again destroyed by Irish forces under the Duke of Berwick in 1690.

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In 1590, James Fitzgerald, who had assumed the title of earl of Desmond, laid siege to the town, at the head of a formidable body of native Irish, but was compelled to retire by Sir Thomas Norris, lord-president, assisted by the Earl of Ormonde ; and in 1600, James, son of the late earl, who had been educated in England, where he had been detained as a hostage, was sent over to Ireland by the English government to destroy the popularity of the chieftain who had usurped the title. The young earl was received with loud acclamations by the inhabitants of the surrounding country ; but on his attending divine service at the Protestant church on the following day, these demonstrations of joy were changed into expressions of abhorrence and disgust. The garrison soon after surprised and defeated the forces of James Fitzgerald, killed 120 of his party, and seized all their arms, cattle, and horses. In 1642, the Irish army under the command of Lord Mountgarret, Lord Purcell, and Garret Barry, took possession of the town, which in May of the following year was besieged by Lord Inchiquin with a force of 700 men, but without success. The Earl of Castlehaven, commander-in-chief of the Irish army, in 1645 deposited all his mditary stores in this town, which eventually fell into the hands of the parliamentarians; and the fortifications were soon after dismantled by order of Cromwell : they were subsequently restored by the corporation, but were again destroyed, by the Irish forces under the Duke of Berwick, in I69O.

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Kilmallock taken and burned by James Fitz-Maurice

Kilmallock · town · Limerick · 1571–1572

James Fitz-Maurice took Kilmallock by surprise, put the sovereign and several principal inhabitants to death, and burned the town to prevent its occupation by the Lord-Deputy marching from Buttevant. Sir Henry Sydney later restored the town and left a garrison for its defence.

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During the wars in the reign of Elizabeth, the town was a principal military station of the English, and the garrison was frequently emploj'ed in the most important services. The place was taken by surprise, in lr>6S, by James Fitz-Maurice, who put the sovereign and several of the principal inhabitants to death, and burned the town in order to prevent its occupation by the Lord- Deputy, who was marching against him from Buttevant. It was, however, restored by the encouragement of Sir Henry Sydney, lord-deputy, who left a garrison for its defence; and in 157"2, Sir J. Perrot, the first lord-president of Munster, compelled Fitz-Maurice to surrender, and to make his submission to the queen's mercy in the church of St. Peter and St. Paul. In 1597, Sir W. Drury came hither with a force of 900 men, to oppose Sir John of Desmond with his Spanish and Irish forces, and issued a proclamation summoning all the nobility and gentry of Munster to repair to his standard. Sir W. Pelham, who succeeded him, issued another proclamation to the same purpose ; and Gerald, 16th earl of Desmond, declining to obey, was declared a rebel unless he surrendered himself within 20 days ; on failing to comply with which, his vast estates, consisting of 570,000 plantation acres, were forfeited to the crown, and the earl and his countess suffered the severest hardships, secreting themselves in the woods and mountains around the town. Sir Nicholas Malby, who succeeded to the command of the forces, leaving a garrison of 340 men here, pursued, with the remainder of his forces, the troops under Sir John of Desmond, whom he defeated at Manister-Nenagh ; and in 1582, a detachment of the garrison attacked the earl in his retreat at day-break, slew his servants, carried off his provisions, and would have taken himself and his countess prisoners, had they not escaped by concealmg themselves in the river, immersed up to their chins behind one of its banks. In 1584, after the death of the carl, Ehzabeth granted the town a new charter, with some extensive tracts of land, and various tolls and customs ; empowering the inhabitants to elect a sovereign, to hold courts of record with jurisdiction not exceeding £20, to levy assessments for the repair of the fortifications, and grant licences for the distillation of spirituous liquors ; and conferring various other privileges, as ample as those of Kilkenny and Clonmel, with e-vemption from all ta.\es except those assessed by parliament. 136

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Kilmallock town walls and four gateway-towers

Kilmallock · town · Limerick

Kilmallock was surrounded by a strong stone wall fortified with mounds of earth and four lofty gateway-towers: St. John's gate, Water-gate, P_y-gate, and Blosom's-gate. Only Blosom's-gate remained at the time of writing.

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and having four gateway-towers of lofty and imposing character, called respectively St. John's gate, Water-gate, I\ y-gate, and Blosom's-gate ; of which only the last is now remaining. In 1'291, a Dominican monastery was founded to the east of the town, by Gilbert, son of John of Callan, Lord of Offaley, which was soon after amply endowed ; a general chapter of the order was held in it in 1340, and it continued to flourish till the Dissolution, when it was given by Elizabeth to the corporation. The inhabitants obtained a grant of tolls for murage in 148'2; and in consideration of the losses they had sustained in defending the town against the assaults of the enemy, they were again incorporated by Edward IV., who also made Kilmallock one of the cities in which he established a royal mint. In 14S3, it is enumerated among the principal towns where a coin of Richard III., then recently struck, was by act of parliament made current.

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Kilmallock town walls and surviving castellated mansions

Kilmallock · town · Limerick

The walled town of Kilmallock enclosed a spacious quadrilateral area containing several castellated mansions of hewn stone built by wealthy families. Considerable portions of the walls remain, and two ancient mansions survive—one belonging to the Earl of Buckinghamshire and the other to the Godsall family.

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The TOWN is pleasingly situated on the western bank of a small stream called the Lubach, and its walls inclosed a spacious quadrilateral area, in which were several castellated mansions inhabited by wealthy families. The mansions were all built of hewn stone, and communicated by noble castellated gateways with tlie streets of the city inhabited by the trading and commercial classes, of which only the foundations can now be traced. Considerable portions of the walls are still remaining ; but of the ancient mansions and castles not more than two have been preserved, one belonging to the Earl of Buckinghamshire, and the other to the family of Godsall. In the centre of the present town is the noble castle with its gateway, through which structure the road, now diverted to the east, formerly passed, and in which the Earl of Castlehaven deposited his military stores ; it is still in good preservation, and was subsequently used by the corporation, whose property it was, as an armoury and citadel. On the south-west is Blosom's-gate, through which the Charleville road passes ; it, also, is in good preservation, and from it is continued the ancient wall, nearly perfect, for about a quarter of a mile. Till lately the town had remained in such a state of decay as to present only the appearance of a rural village ; but since 181 6, several good houses of stone have been erected in the principal street, which is now a handsome thoroughfare, inhabited by respectable tradesmen. The town consists of 251 houses : the streets are at present neither paved nor lighted ; the inhabitants are supplied with water chiefly from the Lubach. The property is much divided, probably from its great eligibility as a place of residence at an early period ; the principal proprietors are the Earls of Buckinghamshire, Sandwich, Kenmare, Ranfurly, and Cork, Lord Lisle, Sir Leonard Holmes, and the INlaunsell family. Close to the town are very extensive flour-mills, the property of
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Kilmallock Viscount title forfeited by Sarsfields

Kilmallock · town · Limerick · 1689–1691

Kilmallock gave the title of Viscount to a branch of the Sarsfield family, who forfeited it due to their adherence to James II.

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ings, on the north, are still tolerably entire. Close to the bank of the river are also the ruins of the abbot's private residence, which after the Reformation was the residence of several of the sovereigns of the borough, and was inhabited by the White Knight in 1604. About half a mil6 to the north of the town are some ruins of ecclesiastical buildings ; and the site of an ancient hospital for lepers is still called the Spital field. There are several traces of military encampments around the town ; and great numbers of human bones have been discovered in the grounds of Mount-Coote, which have been collected and interred near the spot where they were found, under a monument erected by the proprietor of the demesne. Kilmallock formerly gave the title of Viscount to a branch of the Sarsfield family, by whom it was forfeited in consequence of their adherence to James II.
KILMALOG, Kilmallock, or Kilmalogue, a parish, in the union of Enniscorthy, barony of Bal- LAGHKEEN, county of Wexford, province of Leinster, r> miles (S. S. E.) from Enniscorthy, on the road to We.^- ford; containing 1408 inhabitants. It comprises 4093f statute acres, which are chiefly under cultivation, with the exception of part of a bog called Itty : blue and white marl are abundant, and building-stone is found at Garryvarren. The principal seats are Ballinkeel, Kilmallock, and Willmount. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ferns, forming part of the union of Castle- Ellis or Kilmalog ; the rectory is impropriate in the Earl of Portsmouth, and the tithe rent-charge is £151. 19., of which £90. 11.6. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the liberty of Crossabeg, and has a new chapel at Ballymurn. Some remains of the church exist in a large burial-ground, which is still much used for interment.

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Kilmartin chapel ruins and skeletons

Kilmartin · townland · Wicklow · 1835

In a contiguous field at Ballyvolan are the ruins of the ancient chapel of Kilmartin. In 1835 several skeletons and portions of burnt wood were found in this field.

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coast, with those of Dublin, Bray Head, and the long wild range of mountains to the west. The Devil's Glen, a deep rocky chasm inclosed on both sides by lofty and precipitous cliffs, among which, wherever they could take root, have been planted firs of all kinds, beech, oak, sycamore, and other forest-trees, presents an assemblage of features highly picturesque. The various hues of the foliage contrast powerfully with intervening masses of bare rock ; and the river Vartrey, a mountain torrent, on its entering the glen, descends from a height of nearly 100 feet, forming several beautiful falls before it reaches its narrow rocky bed. Through the upper vista above these falls are seen the distant mountains ; and from a walk which has been formed by the proprietor of Glenmore at a considerable height above the bed of the river, a comprehensive view of the whole glen is obtained, and some of the finest sweeps are seen to great advantage. Another walk was made by the same gentleman, in 1835, leading to many parts of the glen, and commanding some of its most interesting features. Near the village of Ashford, about a mile from the glen, is a small but comfortable hotel and posting-house. There are several other glens in this very wild and romantic part of the county, all strongly marked with features of interest and beauty. Of these, Balhjvolan has been but recently planted : there are two singular caverns in this glen, called the " Robbers' Caves ;" and on a farm at its southern extremity are some small remains of Ballyvolan Fort, said to have been the asylum of James H. on his flight from the battle of the Boyne, previously to his reaching Shelton Abbey. Coins, swords, spurs, arrow-heads, stone balls covered with lead, and various other relics have been found near this spot ; and in a contiguous field are the ruins of the ancient chapel of Kilmartin. In this field were found, in 1835, several skeletons, and portions of burnt wood ; and in a marl-pit, on the same townland, a horn of very large size was found about twentyseven years since, filled with silver coins of the reign of Elizabeth. There are remains of old churches at Killeskey, Kilfea, KiDoughter, and Trinity, near which last is a holy well.

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Kilmessan church built 1731

Kilmessan · town · Meath · 1731

The church at Kilmessan, built in 1731, is described as a neat structure; the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £297 for its repair.

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KILMESSAN, a parish, in the union of Dunshaughlin, barony of Lower Deece, county of Meath, and province of Leinster, 5 miles (N. W.) from Dunshaughlin, on the road to Bective-Bridge ; containing 7*3 inhabitants, of whom 138 are in the village, which contains 25 houses. The parish comprises 3337 statute acres. Swainstown is a handsome residence in an extensive and well-planted demesne. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Meath, united episcopally, in 1S28, to the chapelry of Macetown, and in the patronage of the Marquess of Drogheda, in whom the rectory is impropriate. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £16S. 15., of which £3". 10. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar; the gross value of the vicarial benefice, tithe and glebe inclusive, before the passing of the Rent-charge act, was £321. There is a glebe-house, with a glebe of 12| acres valued at £28 per annum. The church, built in 1731, is a neat structure, for the repair of which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £297- In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Dunsany, and has a handsome chapel at Kilmessan.

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Kilmoney church ruins in demesne

Kilmoney · townland · Cork

In the demesne of Kilmoney House stand the ruins of the old parish church of Kilmoney. The parish is bounded on the north by the river Awenbwuy or Ownabuy and comprises good arable land with picturesque scenery.

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KILMONEY, a parish, in the union of Kinsale, barony of Kerricurrihy, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 8 miles (s. E. by S.) from Cork, and on the road from Robert's Cove to Carrigaline, containing 7*1 inhabitants. This parish, which is bounded on the north by the river Awenbwuy or Ownabuy, comprises 1431 statute acres ; about 50 acres are woodland, 100 bog and waste, and the remainder good arable land. The soil is generally fertile, and most of it under cultivation, but the system of agriculture is in a very unimproved state : the principal manure is sea-sand, brought from Crosshaven, but in some places lime obtained from Carrigaline is used. The surrounding scenery is finely varied, and in many parts beautifully picturesque. Kilmoney is an impropriate curacy, in the diocese of Cork, forming part of the union of Tracton ; the rectory is impropriate in the Earl of Shannon, and the tithe rent-charge is £S2. 10. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Carrigaline, also called Templebready. In the demesne of Kilmoney House are the ruins of the old church.
KILMONOGUE, a parish, in the union of Kinsale, barony of Kinnalea, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 5 miles (N. E.) from Kinsale, and on the southern coast; containing II78 inhabitants. This place, in 1642, became the head-quarters of a numerous bo.dy of the Irish forces, who encamped at Belgooley with the design of making a simultaneous attack upon Cork, Bandou, and Kinsale, of which plan part only was carried into execution. A very thriving village has recently sprung up here. Mr. Downing has erected some spacious boulting-raills, at an expense of £"000 • they are worked by machinery of the most improved description, and are capable of producing l.'i,000 bags of flour annually. There are also a manufactory of starch from potatoes alone, and a vinegar distillery 146

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Kilmoon conventual church and Danish Cahers

Kilmoon · parish · Clare

Kilmoon parish derives its name from an ancient conventual church of which no records are extant. Slight remains of the convent, church, and cemetery survive, along with three large earthworks and five stone forts called Cahers, said to have been Danish encampments.

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The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Kilfenora ; the rectory forming part of the union of Killeiiagh, and the vicarage part of the union of Kilmanaheen : the tithe rent-charge is £.5.5. 7., two-thirds payable to the rector, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the union of Tuoclea. There are some slight remains of the_ convent, church, and cemetery of Kilmoon ; and within the limits of the parish are three large earthworks, and five stone forts called Cahers, said to have been Danish encampments. There are also considerable remains of the old castle of Lisdoonvarna, with its terraces, garden walls, and fortifications ; it was formerly the property of the Davorens, an ancient and powerful family iu Burren, but now belongs to the Stackpoole family.
On the demesne of Rathbane are several very powerful mineral springs, sometimes erroneously called the Lisdoonvarna spas. One of them is celebrated as among the strongest chalybeates in the kingdom : it contains so large a portion of iron, that in a few seconds it stains with a ferruginous colour any substance with which it may come in contact ; and it has been found peculiarly efficacious in hepatitis, consumption, scorbutic and bilious afifections, and rheumatism. Near this is another spring, which on analysis was found to contain, in addition to the iron, considerable portions of sulphur and magnesia ; the water is used with great benefit as an aperient. On the opposite side of a deep ravine, is a spring powerfully impregnated with naphtha, the exhalations of which taint the surrounding air ; silver thrown into the water is instantly changed to a deep gold colour ; and the water has been used with success as a cure for cutaneous diseases and for rheumatism. About a furlong further up the ravine, is a fourth spring, called the Copperas well ; it has not been analysed, but has been used externally from time immemorial with effect as a cure for ulcers. These mineral springs, under the appellation of the Lisdoonvarna spas, have been known 147

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Kilmore cathedral's Norman doorway from Trinity Island

Kilmore · townland · Cavan

The cathedral at Kilmore, which serves as the parish church, is a small ancient edifice featuring a richly sculptured Norman doorway at its entrance. This doorway was removed from the abbey of Trinity Island in Lough Oughter.

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Incumbents, except the deanery, which is in the gift of the Crown ; the living of Killesandra, in the patronage of the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin ; Anuagh, in the gift of Lord Farnham ; and Drumgoon, in that of the Deeriug family. The total number of churches is about 55, and there are five other places in which divine service is performed ; the number of glebehouses is 31. By the Church Temporalities' act of the 3rd of William IV., the bishopric of Elphin, on its next avoidance, or on the demise of either of the bishops of Elphin and Kilmore, was to be annexed to the diocese of Kilmore, and its temporalities vested in the Ecclesiastical Commissioners : this provision has been carried out, as has also a similar provision with respect to the diocese of Ardagh. The cathedral, which is the parish church, is a small ancient edifice, having at the entrance a richly sculptured Norman doorway, removed from the abbey of Trinity Island, in Lough Oughter. The Episcopal palace, au elegant mansion in the Grecian style, has been rebuilt on a more eligible site near the former structure. In the Roman Catholic divisions this diocese forms a separate bishopric, and one of the eight which are suffragan to the archiepiscopal see of Armagh ; it comprises 44 parochial benefices, or unions, containing 76 chapels served by SO clergymen, of whom, including the bishop, 44 are parish priests, and 36 coadjutors or curates. The parochial benefice of the bishop is Drumgoon, where he resides.

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Kilmore church (Down), built c.1792

Kilmore · townland · Down · 1792

The church at Kilmore, County Down, is a small edifice built about 1792, principally at the expense of the Crawford family. The glebe-house was erected in 1794 with aid from the Board of First Fruits.

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the barony of Kinelarty, and 6466^ in Upper Castlereagh ; 94 acres are water, 60 bog, 400 waste, •ir,0 woodland, 600 pasture, and the remainder arable land in a high state of cultivation, and producing a great quantity of barley. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Down, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is impropriate, and the tithe rent-charge \h £535. 10., of which £'295. 10. are payable to W. Sharman Crawford, Esq., and the remainder to the vicar. The glebe-house was erected in 1794, at an expense of £461. 10., towards which the Board of First Fruits gave £92; the glebe comprises 29". Ir. I7p., statute measure, valued at £'22 per annum, and subject to a rent of £8. 5. The church is a small edifice, built about 1792, principally at the expense of the family of the present Mr. Crawford. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising the parishes of Kilmore, Inch, and Killileagh, and having two chapels in Kilmore, and one in each of the other parishes. Here is a meeting-house for Presbyterians in connexion with the Remonstrant Synod, in the burialground of which Dr. Moses Nelson, who was minister, and his son. Dr. William Nelson, are interred ; both were distinguished classical scholars, and the Redemon academy here was very celebrated under their superintendence. William Fergie, Esq., of Springfield, in the parish, is also interred in this ground ; he died in 1780, at the age of fifty, and weighed when living 42 stone. There are also meeting-houses for Presbyterians in connexion with the General Assembly, and several national and other schools.
KILMORE, an ancient parish, in the union of Edenderry, barony of Carbery, county of Kildare, and province of Leinster ; containing 45" inhabitants, and comprising 1908 statute acres.

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Kilmore church rebuilt on ancient ruins after Comber monastery dissolution

Kilmore · townland · Down · 1821

After the dissolution of Comber monastery, the parish church fell into decay and its tithes were annexed to Hillsborough. In 1821 an elegant later-English-style church with a 120-foot tower and spire was erected near the site of the ancient ruins, funded by the lord of the manor, the Marquess of Londonderry, and the Board of First Fruits. A Gordon family mausoleum stands in the churchyard.

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The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Down, and in the alternate patronage of the Marquess of Downshire and the family of Gordon, in the latter of whom the rectory is impropriate : the tithe rent-charge of the parish is £113. 14.6. A handsome glebe-house was built in 1825, partly by £415 and a loan of £129 from the Board of First Fruits ; and the family of Gordon, in consideration of getting the alternate presentation, gave 10 acres of land as a glebe, and endowed the vicarage with a rent-charge of £40 payable out of their estate of Florida. The church, after the dissolution of the monastery of Comber, fell into decay, and the tithes were annexed to those of the parish of Hillsborough, 14 miles distant; but in 1821, the present church, an elegant structure in the later English style, with a handsome tower and spire rising to the height of 120 feet, was erected near the site of the ancient ruins, at the joint expense of the lord of the manor and the Marquess of Londonderry, aided by a gift of £900 from the Board 154
of First Fruits. The interior is fitted up with Riga oak ; the east window, of stained glass, and of large dimensions and very beautiful, appears to have been copied from that of Salisbury cathedral. In the churchyard is a mausoleum belonging to the Gordon family. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Saintfield. A handsome school-house was erected by the late Mr. Gordon and the Marquess of Londonderry ; the school is supported by the trustees of Erasmus Smith's charity, who pay the master £25 per annum. A school at Drumnahirk was built and is supported by Lord DutFerin, and there are also two private schools, in which are about 1 50 children ; and a flourishing Sunday school union, consisting of more than 600 members. An extensive religious lending library is kept for the use of the poor.

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Kilmore House, built 1630, Co. Roscommon

Kilmore · townland · Roscommon · 1630

Kilmore House in Kilmore parish, Co. Roscommon, was built in 1630 and is listed among the principal seats of the parish, alongside Lake View, Ashfort, Fortview, Moyglass and other estates.

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been made to avoid a bend of the Shannon, crosses the north-eastern extremity of the parish ; and between it and the river is Charlestown, the seat of Sir Gilbert King, Bart., beautifully situated in a richly embellished demesne. The other seats are, Kilmore House, built in 1630; Lake View; Ashfort ; Ashfort Vale ; Fortview ; Moyglass, the property of the Marquess of Westmeath ; Lowfield ; Rushport ; Dangan ; Rhawrowanagh ; Meelick ; Feeragh ; Tully ; Cartron ; Tooluscan ; and Carrowquille Lodge. A fair is held at Dangan on the 25th of May, which is noted for milch-cows ; petty-sessions are held every alternate Thursday ; and there is a barrack for the accommodation of a small police force.

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Kilmore, old Bagwell family residence, now dilapidated

Kilmore · townland · Tipperary

Kilmore in Lisronagh parish was the old residence of the Bagwell family, now in a dilapidated state. The estate and the greater part of the parish were the property of John Bagwell, Esq., of Glenconner.

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LISRONAGII, a parish, in the union of Clonmel, barony of Ikfa and Offa East, county ofTiPPERABY. and province of Munster, 4 miles {S.) from Clonmel, on the road to Fethard ; containing 9-8 inhabitants. It is bounded on the east by the river Anner, and comprises 3046 statute acres. Quarries of limestone are worked, chiefly for agricultural purposes and for repairing roads, but from one of them large blocks are raised for building. Here is Kilmore, the old residence of the Bagwell family, now in a dilapidated state ; the estate, and the greater part of the parish, are the property of John Bagwell, Esq., of Glenconner. Lisronagh is a station of the constabulary police. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Lismore, and in the patronage of Lord Ormonde. The tithe rent-charge is £1/3. 1.6.; there is no glebe-house, but there is a glebe of 15f acres. The church, towards the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits lent £900, is a neat edifice, completed in 1S31. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Kilgrant, or Powerstown, and contains a chapel.

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Kilmore parish church anciently founded by St. Mochtee

Kilmore · townland · Armagh

Kilmore, anciently called Kilmure-Aedhain, derived its name from the foundation of a church in the territory of Iluadneth by St. Mochtee, the founder of Louth, who dedicated the building to St. Aedan.

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KILMORE, a parish, partly in the barony of Lower Orior, but chiefly in that of O'Neilland West, union and county of Armagh, and province of Ulster, on the road from Armagh to Belfast ; containing, with the post-town of Richhill (which is described under its own head), 14,'256 inhabitants. This place, anciently called Kilmure-Aedhain, derived that name from the foundation of a church in the territory of Iluadneth, by St. Mochtee, the founder of Louth, by whom the building was dedicated to St. Aedan. The parish comprises 17, '274^ statute acres, of which 4799| are in the barony of Lower Orior, and 1'2,474| in that of O'Neilland West. The soil is fertile ; the system of agriculture is highly improved ; there is no waste land, and only a small quantity of bog. Here arc several quarries of whinstone, which is raised for building ; and limestone is found in great abundance, and quarried both for building and for manure. ITie surrounding scenery is finely varied, and towards the south and east arc some beautiful views extending to the sea, and comprehending the mountains of Morne ; the principal seats are Richhill Ca.stle, situated in an extensive and embellished demesne ; Wheatfield ; Bellview ; Killynhanvagh ; Anna Hill ; and Course Lodge. The linen manufacture is carried on, employing a great number of persons. A court is held at Richhill on the first Friday in every month for the manor of Mullalclish and Legacony, in which debts under -iOs. are recoverable.
The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Armagh, constituting the corps of the chancellorship of the cathedral oV Armagh, in the patronage of the Lord Primate : the tithe rent-charge is £909. 18. The glebc-

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Kilmore parish church made cathedral, 1454

Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1454

Andrew MacBrady, the first to be styled Bishop of Kilmore, converted the parish church of St. Felimy into a cathedral church in 1454 with papal consent, placing 13 secular canons there. Since then Kilmore has given its name to the see.

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The Diocese of Kilmore does not appear to be of very ancient foundation ; the first prelate of whom any mention occurs is FlorenceO'Conacty, who succeeded in 1231. He bore the designation of Bishop of Brelfny, from the territory of that name, in which the see was situated ; and his successors are styled indifferently Breffnienses, and Triburnenses, or bishops of Triburna, from the small village of that name, near which they generally resided. The first who was styled Bishop of Kilmore was Andrew MacBrady, who, in 1454, with the consent of Pope Nicholas V., converted the parish church of St. Felimy, or Fedlimid, of Kilmore, into a cathedral church, in which he placed 13 secular canons ; and since that period Kilmore has given name to the see. From the unsettled state of the district which constituted this diocese, it was not affected by the Reformation so soon as others, and it continued under the control of the bishop appointed by the Pope till 1585, when John Garvey, Dean of Christ Church, Dublin, was appointed the first Protestant bishop. On his translation to the see of Armagh, this diocese remained without a bishop for fourteen years, during which period it was annexed to the bishopric of Down and Connor, till the appointment of Robert Draper, who obtained this see, together with that of Ardagh, by letters -patent of James I. In 1643 the see of Ardagh was united to that of Kilmore, and it continued to be held therewith till 1752, when it was annexed in commendam to the archbishopric of Tuam : at present, the bishop of Kilmore holds the sees of Elphin and Ardagh. Among the most eminent prelates were the venerable Bishop Bedell, and Bishops Sheridan and Cumberland.

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Kilmorgan church ruins and Mac Donough tomb

Kilmorgan · townland · Sligo

Part of the old church at Kilmorgan remains, containing a large tomb of the Mac Donough family, by one of whom the church was probably built. The site suggests a long connection between the family and this place of worship.

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KILMORGAN, a parish, in the barony of Corran, union and county of Sligo, and province of Connavght, 2 miles (E. by N.) from Ballymote, on the road to Dromahaire ; containing "2343 inhabitants. It comprises 57685: statute acres, principally under tillage, with some pasture land and bog : the soil is generally good, and there is excellent limestone. The principal seats are Kilmorgan, Newpark, Kincrevan, and Branchfield. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Achonry, forming part of the union of Emlyfad ; the rectory is impropriate in Sir Robert Gore Booth, and the tithe rent-charge is £167. 16., of which £77. 16. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions it is part of the district of Ballymote, and has a chapel at Kincrevan, and a nunnery. Part of the church remains, containing a large tomb of the Mac Donough family, by one of which the church was probably built. Here are also several mounds of earth covering stone graves, in which bones and urns have been found, whence it is inferred that a battle was anciently fousht here.
KILMOVEE, a parish, in the union of Swinford, barony of Costello, county of Mayo, and province of CoNNAUGHT, 5 milcs (\V. byN.) from Ballaghadireen, on the road to Castlebar ; containing 5844 inhabitants. It comprises '20,7565 statute acres, including about 8.500 acres of bog ; a large part is very barren and mountainous. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Achonry, forming part of the union of Castlemore ; the rectory is impropriate in Viscount Dillon, and the tithe rentcharge is £150. 6. 8., which is equally divided between the impropriator and the vicar. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and has chapels at Kilmovee and Glen. There are some remains of the church, in a burial-ground.

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Kilmovee church remains in burial-ground

Kilmovee · townland · Mayo

At Kilmovee, County Mayo, there are some remains of the old church situated within a burial-ground. The site preserves evidence of medieval ecclesiastical presence in the parish.

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KILMOVEE, a parish, in the union of Swinford, barony of Costello, county of Mayo, and province of CoNNAUGHT, 5 milcs (\V. byN.) from Ballaghadireen, on the road to Castlebar ; containing 5844 inhabitants. It comprises '20,7565 statute acres, including about 8.500 acres of bog ; a large part is very barren and mountainous. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Achonry, forming part of the union of Castlemore ; the rectory is impropriate in Viscount Dillon, and the tithe rentcharge is £150. 6. 8., which is equally divided between the impropriator and the vicar. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and has chapels at Kilmovee and Glen. There are some remains of the church, in a burial-ground.
KILMOYLAN, a parish, in the uni.m of Tiam, barony of Clare, county of Galway, and province of CoNNAUGHT, 5| miles (S.) from Tuam, and on the road from Mount-Bellew to Galway ; containing 1903 inhabitants. This parish comprises 8567 statute acres, and Vol. II.— 153

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Kilpatrick church ruins dedicated to St. Patrick

Kilpatrick · townland · Cork

The parish of Kilpatrick in Cork contains ruins of a church dedicated to St. Patrick, situated at the head of a glen. The principal seats in the parish include Ballea Castle, Fountainstown, Gurtnagrenan, and Broomley.

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KILPATRICK, a parish, in the union of Kinsale, partly in the barony of Kerrycurrihy, but chiefly in that of Kinnalea, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 3 miles (S.) from Carrigaline, on the road to Roberts Cove; containing 1081 inhabitants. It comprises 2664 statute acres, chiefly under tillage ; the soil is generally poor and badly cultivated. The strand of Ringabella bay furnishes sand for manure, in the conveyance of which about 10 boats belonging to this parish and Tracton are employed, and great quantities are landed at the bridge over the river Menane. The principal seats are Ballea Castle, Fountainstown, Gurtnagrenan, and Broomley. The parish is an impropriate cure, in the diocese of Cork, forming part of the union of Tracton ; the rectory is impropriate in the Earl of Shannon, and the tithe rent-charge is £90. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilpatrick is part of the district of Tracton. The ruins of the churcli, which was dedicated to St. Patrick, are at the head of a glen.
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Kilpatrick, Westmeath: church ruins, forts and raths

Kilpatrick · townland · Westmeath

The parish of Kilpatrick (or Durcarrow) in Westmeath has ruins of an old church with vestiges of a fortified building adjacent. Part of another fort is on the lands of Tuitestown, and there are also five large raths in the parish.

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KILPATRICK, or Dorsakile, a parish, in the barony of Demifore, county of Westmeath, and province of Leinster, .5 miles (S. E.) from Castle-Pollard, on the road to Killucan ; containing 447 inhabitants. It comprises 189'H statute acres ; the soil is fertile and principally under tillage, and there is abundance of limestone. It is a curacy, in the diocese of Meath, forming part of the union of Rathgraff ; the rectory is appropriate to the vicars-choral of Christ Church cathedral, Dublin, to whom the whole tithe rent-charge, amounting to £8^. 10., is payable. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of St. Mary's. Here are the ruins of an old church, with the vestiges of a fortified building nearly adjacent; and part of another fort is on the lands of Tuitestown. There are also five large raths.

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Kilpeacon castle built by William King under James I

Kilpeacon · townland · Limerick · 1603–1625

The manor of Kilpeacon in Limerick was granted to William King, Esq., in the reign of James I, who erected a very strong castle subsequently taken down. The extensive park had some of the finest oaks in the country, part of which remains.

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but in various parts the scenery is pleasingly varied, and in some few highly interesting. The manor was granted, in the reign of James I., to 'William King, Esq., who erected a very strong castle, which has been taken down : the park was extensive and well planted ; part of it remains, and the oaks are some of the finest and most stately in the country. The late proprietor, on taking down the castle, erected a very handsome mansion on a more elevated site. Ballyclough and Leamonfield are also residences in the parish.

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Kilpeacon church destroyed by Whiteboys, rebuilt

Kilpeacon · townland · Limerick · 1762–1819

The church of Kilpeacon parish in Limerick was destroyed by the Whiteboys in 1762 and rebuilt the following year. It was later enlarged and repaired in 1819 with a loan of £400 from the Board of First Fruits, and contains a handsome monument to Sir William King.

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The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Limerick, united by act of council, in 1803, to the vicarage of Knockncgaul, together constituting the corps of the prebend of Kilpeacon in the cathedral of Limerick, and in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £69. 4. S., and of the entire benefice (including the Hackneys, a detached portion of the parish in the barony of Costlea, and separately compounded for) £'24'2. 6. The glebe-house was rebuilt in ISir, by a gift of £'250 and a loan of £550 from the Board of First Fruits ; the glebe, which is situated in Knocknegaul, comprises 1 1 acres. The church, now a neat edifice with a square embattled tower, was in 1762 destroyed by the Whiteboys, and rebuilt the following year; in 1819 it was enlarged and repaired, for which purpose the Board granted a loan of £400 : it contains a handsome monument to Sir William King. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is partly in the district of Fedamore, and partly in that of Loughmore. The parochial school is built on an acre of land given by the late E. Villiers, Esq., and is supported by subscription, aided by an annual donation from the rector. There is a dispensary in the parish. In the neighbourhood is a place called Baunachuiiitlia, or the " Camp Field," in which are some raths and circular fortifications ; and on the summit of Greenhill is a rath or doon, about 3'20 feet in circumference and 18 feet high. In the adjoining fields are several smaller forts, surrounded by a single vallum, and quite level within ; near these forts a crown of gold, in the form of a shell, and weighing 5^ ounces, was dug up by a peasant in 1821, and sold to a goldsmith in Dublin for £18. 18.
KILPEDDER, a village, in the parish of Kilcoole, union of Rathdrum, barony of Newcastle, county of WiCKLOw, and province of Leinster, on the road from Dublin to Wexford ; containing 11 dwellings and about 72 inhabitants. Petty-sessions are held here once in three weeks.

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Kilpoole parish as ancient extremity of the English Pale

Kilpoole · parish · Wicklow

Kilpoole parish on the eastern coast of Wicklow was anciently the extremity of the English Pale and formed part of the possessions of the priory of Kilmainham. Off the coast is the sand-bank called the Horse-Shoe extending south-west for about a mile.

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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.
KILQUADE.— See Kilcoole.

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Kilrea church rebuilt by Mercers' Company

near Kilrea · town · Derry

The church at Kilrea was recently rebuilt chiefly by the Mercers' Company at a cost of £6000, of which £500 came from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. It is a handsome edifice with a spire 120 feet high, accommodating 600–700 persons.

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The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Derry, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the tithe rent-charge is £180. The glebe-house, situated near the church, on a glebe of three acres, was built in 1*74, by the then incumbent, at a cost of £600 ; there is a glebe in the parish of Tamlaght-OCrilly, comprising 351 acres. The church has been recently rebuilt, chiefly by the Mercers' Company ; the cost was £6000, of which £500 were given by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners : it is a very handsome edifice, with a spire 120 feet high, and is lighted by Palmer's patent lamps ; between 600 and 700 persons are accommodated within it. In the Roman Catholic diiisions the parish forms part of the district of Desertoghill, called a'so Kilrea. There is a place of worship for Presbyterians in connexion with the General Assembly. A parochial school is supported by the rector; a second school by the trustees of Erasmus Smith's charity, for which the Mercers' Company erected a stone building, in 1813, at an expense of £700; and two others by the same company. The company support altogether 2'2 schools on their estate, in which about 1000 children are gratuitously instructed and supplied with books. There are some picturesque remains of the ancient castle of Movanagher, 1^ mile to the north of the present town : during the parliamentarj- war it was garrisoned for the king, but shortly fell into the hands of the parliamentarians, by whom, after being repeatedly 163
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Kilrea Erasmus Smith school built 1813

near Kilrea · town · Derry · 1813

A school supported by the trustees of Erasmus Smith's charity was established in Kilrea. The Mercers' Company erected a stone building for it in 1813 at an expense of £700.

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The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Derry, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the tithe rent-charge is £180. The glebe-house, situated near the church, on a glebe of three acres, was built in 1*74, by the then incumbent, at a cost of £600 ; there is a glebe in the parish of Tamlaght-OCrilly, comprising 351 acres. The church has been recently rebuilt, chiefly by the Mercers' Company ; the cost was £6000, of which £500 were given by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners : it is a very handsome edifice, with a spire 120 feet high, and is lighted by Palmer's patent lamps ; between 600 and 700 persons are accommodated within it. In the Roman Catholic diiisions the parish forms part of the district of Desertoghill, called a'so Kilrea. There is a place of worship for Presbyterians in connexion with the General Assembly. A parochial school is supported by the rector; a second school by the trustees of Erasmus Smith's charity, for which the Mercers' Company erected a stone building, in 1813, at an expense of £700; and two others by the same company. The company support altogether 2'2 schools on their estate, in which about 1000 children are gratuitously instructed and supplied with books. There are some picturesque remains of the ancient castle of Movanagher, 1^ mile to the north of the present town : during the parliamentarj- war it was garrisoned for the king, but shortly fell into the hands of the parliamentarians, by whom, after being repeatedly 163
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Kilrea glebe-house built 1774

near Kilrea · town · Derry · 1774

The glebe-house at Kilrea, situated near the church on a glebe of three acres, was built in 1774 by the then incumbent at a cost of £600.

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The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Derry, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the tithe rent-charge is £180. The glebe-house, situated near the church, on a glebe of three acres, was built in 1*74, by the then incumbent, at a cost of £600 ; there is a glebe in the parish of Tamlaght-OCrilly, comprising 351 acres. The church has been recently rebuilt, chiefly by the Mercers' Company ; the cost was £6000, of which £500 were given by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners : it is a very handsome edifice, with a spire 120 feet high, and is lighted by Palmer's patent lamps ; between 600 and 700 persons are accommodated within it. In the Roman Catholic diiisions the parish forms part of the district of Desertoghill, called a'so Kilrea. There is a place of worship for Presbyterians in connexion with the General Assembly. A parochial school is supported by the rector; a second school by the trustees of Erasmus Smith's charity, for which the Mercers' Company erected a stone building, in 1813, at an expense of £700; and two others by the same company. The company support altogether 2'2 schools on their estate, in which about 1000 children are gratuitously instructed and supplied with books. There are some picturesque remains of the ancient castle of Movanagher, 1^ mile to the north of the present town : during the parliamentarj- war it was garrisoned for the king, but shortly fell into the hands of the parliamentarians, by whom, after being repeatedly 163
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Kilrea market-house built by Mercers' Company

near Kilrea · town · Derry

A large and handsome market-house was built on the north side of the square in Kilrea at the expense of the Mercers' Company. The company also built a constabulary barrack in Bridge-street.

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9 in this parish, 9 in Desertoghill, 1 1 in Maghcra, 5 in Tamlaght-OCrilly, 4 in Aghadowy, and 3 in Killylagh ; together comprising an area of '21,060 statute acres, of which nearly one- fourth part is bog and rocky ground. The spinning of yarn and weaving of linen are carried on generally throughout the parish ; and the river is navigable for lighters from Belfast and Newry, through Luugh Neagh, to Portna, about a quarter of a mile distant from the town. The market is on Wednesday ; a flax and linen market is held every alternate market-day, and fairs for cattle and horses on the second Wednesday in every month. A large and handsome market-house has been built on the north side of the square, at the expense of the Mercers' Company, who have also built a barrack in Bridge-street for the constabulary police. Manorial courts are held occasionally, and petty sessions in the market-house on the first Monday in every month.
The parish e.\tends along the banks of the river Bann more than si.v miles, and comprises 6314^ statute acres, of which 138^ are in the Bann. The soil, though varying in different parts, is generally light, resting upon a substratum of basalt, which in many places rises above the surface, and of which detached blocks of various sizes are scattered in the wildest confusion. A good black, or rather dark grey, stone is quarried for building purposes ; the quarry is distant from the town about a mile and a quarter, on the Coleraine road. There is no limestone in the parish ; nor is there any timber or plantation ; but many of the leases having expired, the Mercers' Company have already commenced some extensive and valuable improvements. The land is principally under tillage, producing tolerably good crops ; the system of agriculture, though better than formerly, is still capable of improvement : there is an extensive tract of bog, affording an abundant supply of fuel. The line of road between this place and the county of Antrim w-as lately changed, which greatly increased the facility of travelling.

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Kilroot church ruins and Dean Swift's first preferment

Kilroot · townland · Antrim

The parish church of Kilroot has been in ruins for more than 200 years. Dean Swift held the prebend of Kilroot, which was his first preferment. A nitrous spring with aperient qualities rises in a bed of marly clay in the parish.

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The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Connor, united by charter of James I. to the rectory of Ballynure and the vicarage of Templecorran, together forming the union and corps of the prebend of Kilroot in the cathedral of Connor, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is impropriate in the Marquess of Donegal. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £113. 10., of which £75. 1.5. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar ; the entire benefice produces to the incumbent a rent-charge of £420. There is neither glebe-huuse nor glebe. The church has been in ruins for more than '200 years ; the church of the union is at Ballynure. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Carrickfergus and Larne. A nitrous spring rises in a bed of marly clay in the parish ; the water has an aperient quality. Dean Swift held the prebend of Kilroot, which was his first preferment.
KILROSS, or Kilrasse, a parish, in the barony of TiRAGHRiLL, union and county of Sligo, and province of CoNNAVGHT, '2^ Hiiles (E.) from CoUooney, on the road to Dromahaire ; containing 1633 inhabitants. The church of the Holy Trinity, or Athmoy, was built here for Prsnionstratensian Canons brought from Lough Kee by Clarus Mae Moyhn O'Moillchonry, archdeacon of Elphin, in the 13th century : the outer walls still remain, with a burial-place attached. The parish comprises 393'2^ statute acres, and contains abundance of limestone. Near Castle Dargan, a residence, are the ruins of an ancient castle. Kilross is a vicarage in the diocese of Elphin, formerly part of the union of Boyle ; the rectory is impropriate in Viscount Lorton, and the tithe rent-charge is £61. 18., of which nearly half is payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Sowey.

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Kilrossanty church built 1808 with Board of First Fruits grant

Kilrossanty · townland · Waterford · 1807–1808

The church at Kilrossanty was built in 1808 with a gift of £500 from the late Board of First Fruits. The glebe-house was erected in 1807 with a gift of £100 and a loan of £314 from the same Board.

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KILROSSANTY, a parish, in the union of Dun- GANNON, barony of DECiES-without-DRUM, county of Waterford, and province of Minster, 5 miles (\V. S. \V.) from Kilmacthomas, and on the old road from Waterford to Dungarvan; containing 3615 inhabitants. This parish comprises 17,416 statute acres ; the soil is generally of an inferior quality, and there are about 1000 acres of bog. It extends from the eastern base of the Curameragh mountains, and includes the hamlets of Cummeragh and Glendaligan ; the principal seats are Roxborough, Mount Kennedy, and Brook Lodge. Fairs are held at Ballycaroge on the '2nd and 21st of October. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Lismore, and in the gift of the Bishop, who also presents to the rectory, which forms the corps of the prebend of Kilrossanty in the cathedral of Lismore : the tithe rent-charge is £450, of which £300 are payable to the prebendary, and £150 to the vicar. The glebehouse was erected in 1807, by aid of a gift of £100 and a loan of £314 from the late Board of First Fruits ; the glebe comprises 17 acres. The church was built in 1808, bv a gift of £500 from the same Board, and has
been repaired by a grant of £240 from the Ecck-kiastlcal Commissioners. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilrossanty is the head of a district, comprising this parish and Fews, in each of which is a chapel. There is a public school to which Colonel Palliser subscribcB £40 annually, besides giving the 8fhor)l-hou8e ; and near the Roman Catholic chapel a commodious schoolhouse has been erected by subscription, on a site given by Pierse G. Barron, Esq. In the bed of a stream is a detached fragment of rock split through, called Clou'jlt Louris, or " the speaking stone." At Bamakile are some remains of a castle, and there was one at Ballycaroge belonging to the Walsh family.

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Kilrossanty parish along the Curameragh mountains

Kilrossanty · townland · Waterford

Kilrossanty parish in County Waterford extends from the eastern base of the Curameragh mountains and includes the hamlets of Cummeragh and Glendaligan. Principal seats include Roxborough, Mount Kennedy, and Brook Lodge.

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KILROSSANTY, a parish, in the union of Dun- GANNON, barony of DECiES-without-DRUM, county of Waterford, and province of Minster, 5 miles (\V. S. \V.) from Kilmacthomas, and on the old road from Waterford to Dungarvan; containing 3615 inhabitants. This parish comprises 17,416 statute acres ; the soil is generally of an inferior quality, and there are about 1000 acres of bog. It extends from the eastern base of the Curameragh mountains, and includes the hamlets of Cummeragh and Glendaligan ; the principal seats are Roxborough, Mount Kennedy, and Brook Lodge. Fairs are held at Ballycaroge on the '2nd and 21st of October. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Lismore, and in the gift of the Bishop, who also presents to the rectory, which forms the corps of the prebend of Kilrossanty in the cathedral of Lismore : the tithe rent-charge is £450, of which £300 are payable to the prebendary, and £150 to the vicar. The glebehouse was erected in 1807, by aid of a gift of £100 and a loan of £314 from the late Board of First Fruits ; the glebe comprises 17 acres. The church was built in 1808, bv a gift of £500 from the same Board, and has
been repaired by a grant of £240 from the Ecck-kiastlcal Commissioners. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilrossanty is the head of a district, comprising this parish and Fews, in each of which is a chapel. There is a public school to which Colonel Palliser subscribcB £40 annually, besides giving the 8fhor)l-hou8e ; and near the Roman Catholic chapel a commodious schoolhouse has been erected by subscription, on a site given by Pierse G. Barron, Esq. In the bed of a stream is a detached fragment of rock split through, called Clou'jlt Louris, or " the speaking stone." At Bamakile are some remains of a castle, and there was one at Ballycaroge belonging to the Walsh family.

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Kilruane church built by Board of First Fruits grant

Kilruane · townland · Tipperary

The church at Kilruane parish was built by a gift of £800 from the Board of First Fruits. It is described as a neat structure.

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KILRUANE, a parish, in the union of Nenagh, partly in the barony of Lower Ormond, but chiefly in that of Ui'i'ER Ormo.nd, county of Tii'perary, and province of Mcnster, '2^ miles (N. K.) from Nenagh, on the road to Parsonstown ; containing 1444 inhabitants. It comprises 3911 statute acres, principally under tillage; the drill system of agriculture is general. There are some limestone-quarries, and a bog of about 50 acres. The principal seats are Rapla, Rathurlys, Ballinvira, and Claremont. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, and in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is £149. 19 8. There is now neither glebe-house nor glebe ; 14a. '2r. 1'27>. of land about the old church, properly belonging to the benefice, are withheld by the present landhjrd of the estate on which they are situated. The church, a neat structure, was built by a gift of £800 from the Board of First Fruits, in IS^^. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Cloghjordan, and contains a chapel. In the demesne of Rathurlys are the remains of a circular castle, and of a Danish rath covering about two acres, in which are the picturesque ruins of the old parochial church ; and not far distant are to be seen the remains of a Druidical altar.

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Kilrush monastery with masonry-faced ditch

Kilrush · townland · Kildare

The monastery of Kilrush was enclosed by a broad ditch faced with masonry standing ten feet high.

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There were many celebrated and richly endowed monastic institutions in the county. At Athy was one for Crouched friars and another for Dominicans. Castledermot possessed a priory for Regular Canons, a house of Crouched friars, and a Franciscan abbey, the ruins of which last still serve to attest its former magnificence. The ruins of another Franciscan abbey are to be seen at Clane, where was also a house for Regular Canons. At Graney are the ruins of an Augustinian nunnery ; and a gateway and some other remains of a monastic building, said to have belonged to the Knights Templars, are still shewn there. The ruins of Great Connell Abbey are on the banks of the Liffey, near Newbridge. In Kildare was a nunnery and abbey united, founded by St. Bridget, and of which the ruins are still pointed out ; also an abbey of Grey friars, situated south of the town, and a house of Carmelites or White friars. At Old Kilcullen is a monastery as old as the time of St. Patrick, which in 11 15 was elevated to the dignity of an episcopal see ; but it does not appear that it long retained that rank. Near the ruins of the old church are the remains of two crosses, one of which still retains some very curious specimens of ancient sculpture. Maynooth had a convent of Black nuns, and a college of priests founded by the Earl of Kildare ; the abbey of Killossy has been converted into the parish church, and is remarkable for the singularity of the architecture of its steeple tower ; the monastery of Kilrush was surrounded by a broad ditch faced with masonry ten feet high ; the abbey of Monastereven has been converted into the residence of the Moore family, the representative of which is the Marquess of Drogheda. At Moone was a Franciscan friary, the brotherhood of which retained possession of it subsequently to the Reformation : here is a fragment of a very old cross, one of the most curious in Ireland, covered with numerous grotesque figures. In Naas were three religious establishments ; namely, a convent of Augustiniaus, another of Dominicans, and one for friars Eremites of the order of St. Augustine. Some remains

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Kilrush sea-port town on the Shannon estuary

Kilrush · town · Clare · 1841

Kilrush is a sea-port, market, and post town on the northern shore of the Shannon estuary in County Clare, owing its importance to the convenient creek for export trade. Its manufactures include friezes, flannels, stockings, and narrow linen called handle-cloth, with chief trade in corn, butter, cattle, and agricultural produce.

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KILRLTSH,asea-port,market,and post town, a parish, and the head of a union, in the barony of Moyarta, county of Clare, and province of Mvnster, 2\ miles (S. W.) from Ennis, and 130^ (S. W.) from Dublin; containing 11,385 inhabitants, of whom 5071 are in the tovrn. This town is pleasantly situated on the northern shore of the estuary of the Shannon, about 15 miles from its mouth, and on the creek to which it gives name, and to the convenience of which for export trade it owes its present importance. It is neatly built, and consists of a market-square intersected from east to west by a spacious street, from which smaller streets branch o£F; the total number of houses, in 1841, was 719. The principal streets are well paved and flagged ; and the roads in the vicinity have been greatly improved within the last few years. The manufactures of the town and neighbourhood, chiefly for home consumption, are friezes, flannels, stockings, strong sheetings, and a serviceable kind of narrow linen called handlecloth ; there are works for refining rock salt for domestic use, a tanyard, a soap manufactory, and a manufactory for nails. The chief trade is in corn, butter, cattle, piss, and agricultural produce ; and a considerable number of hides are sold in the market. About 20 small hookers belonging to the port are engaged in fishing and dredging for oysters off the coast, in which about '200 persons are employed.
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Kilshanny cell of Corcomroe Abbey granted to Hickman

Kilshanny · parish · Clare

Kilshanny formerly had a cell belonging to the abbey of Corcomroe. At the Dissolution, the cell with its appurtenances, mills, and fisheries was granted to Robert Hickman.

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KILSHANNY, a parish, in the union of Enmsty- MON, barony of Corcomroe, county of Clare, and province of Munster, 2;^ miles (N.) from Ennistymon, on the road to Kilfenora ; containing 2114 inhabitants. Here was formerly a cell to the abbey of Corcomroe, which at the Dissolution was, with its appurtenances, mills, and fisheries, granted to Robert Hickman. The parish comprises 5805 statute acres, chiefly under tillage; there is a considerable portion of bog. A court for the manor of Corcomroe is occasionally held by the seneschal at Kilshanny, for the recovery of small debts. The parish is a rectory, in the diocese of Kilfenora, partly appropriate to the deanery, but chiefly impropriate in R. M. G. Adams, Esq. : the tithe rent-charge is £118. 10., of which £112. 10. are payable to the impropriator, and the remaining £6, being the tithe of the townland of Ballymacrenan, to the dean. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish is held separately, and gives name to a district; the chapel is at Kilshanny. At Smithstown, a scat of Viscount Powerscourt, are the ruins of an ancient castle.

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Kiltallagh church rebuilt 1816

Kiltallagh · parish · Kerry · 1816

The parish church of Kiltallagh, County Kerry, was a small plain edifice with a square tower, rebuilt in 1816 with the aid of a £600 loan from the late Board of First Fruits.

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KILTALLA, or Kiltallagh, a parish, in the union of Tralee, barony of Trughe.nackmy, county of Kerry, and province of Munster, 1^ mile (N. by E.) from Milltown, on the road to Tralee ; containing, witli the town of Castlemaine (which is separately described), 1303 inhabitants. This parish extends from the river Maine, on the south, to the mountain of Slieve Meesh on the north, a portion of which mountain is within its limits : it comprises 4757 statute acres, having generally a fine alluvial soil on a substratum of limestone ; there is some light bog on the mountain. The limestone is burnt for manure, and at Anna is a quarry of good brown-stone adapted for building. The seats are Laharun, Kiltalla Glebe, and Anna : at Ballycrispin, the estate of Lord Monteagle, was the residence of his maternal ancestors. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, united since 1682 to the rectory of Kilgarrilander and the rectory and vicarage of Currens, together constituting the union of Kiltallagh, in the gift of the Crown. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £124. 14. 9., and of the entire union £365. 18. 6. The glebe-house was rebuilt in 1820, by aid of a gift of £400, and a loan of like amount, fron» the Board of First Fruits : there is a glebe in each parish ; that of Kiltallagh comprises about six acres, and those of the entire union 19j acres. The church is a small plain edifice with a square tower, rebuilt in 181 6. the late Board granting a loan of £600. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish forms part of the district of Castlemaine, which also comprises the parish of Kilgarrilander, and contains the chapels of Kiltallagh and Boulteens; the latter is in Kilgarrilander. The children of the parish generally attend Lady Godfrey's free school at Milltown, iu the adjoining parish of Kilcolenian.

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Kiltinan Castle: ancient tower on limestone rock

Kiltinan · townland · Tipperary

Kiltinan Castle consists of an ancient circular tower with walls seven feet thick and a residence erected on the old site by the late E. Cooke, Esq. It stands on a nearly perpendicular limestone rock 90 feet high and commands a view of the Waterford mountains. A fine well within the castle is covered by a circular tower approached by 90 steps.

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KILTEYNAN, or Kiltinan, a parish, in the union of Cashel, barony of Middlethird, county of Tip- PERARY, and province of Munster, 2^ miles (S. E.) from Fethard, on the road to Clonmel ; containing 1296 inhabitants. It comprises 5102 statute acres. Kiltinan Castle consists of an ancient circular tower, the walls of which are seven feet thick, and of a residence erected on the old site by the late E. Cooke, Esq. ; it stands on a nearly perpendicular limestone rock, 90 feet high, and commands a view of the Waterford mountains. There is a very fine well in the castle, covered by a circular tower, and approached by 90 steps. The river Clashanly runs close to the castle, and at the extremity of the demesne joins the Anner : within the demesne is a copious spring, constantly flowing from a cavern in a limestone rock ; also the ruins of the parochial church. The parish is in the diocese of Cashel : the rectory is sequestrated, and vested in the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, who pay a stipend to the curate of Fethard for performing the occasional duties ; the tithe rent-charge is £240. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Fethard, and has a chapel at Killusty.
KILTHOMAS, a parish, in the union of Gjrt, partly in the barony of Kiltartan, but chiefly in that of Loughrea, county of Galway, and province of CoNNAUGHT, 6 miles (N. W.) from Gort, on the road to Loughrea j containing 3278 inhabitants. This parish comprises 11,710 statute acres: the seats are Lime Park and Copard. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Kilmacduagh, forming part of the union of Killinane j the rectory is appropriate to the see, and to the prebend of Kinvarra in the cathedral of Kilmacduagh. The tithe rent-charge is £114. 7. 6., of which £25. 17. 6. are payable to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, £13. 10. to the prebendary, and the remainder to the vicar. The Roman Catholic parish, which is also called Peterswell, from a holy well which is much visited, is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and has a handsome chapel, built in 1836 at an expense of £700, on a

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Killylea church on hilltop with panoramic views

Killylea district parish formed from three parishes

Killyleagh borough charter and parliamentary representation

Killyleagh Castle built by Hugo White and besieged by Shane O'Nial

Killyleagh Castle granted to Sir James Hamilton by James I

Killyleagh Castle: later English style fortress on eminence

Killyleagh Castle taken by General Monk, 1648, and repaired 1666

Killyleagh Church rebuilt by Lord Dufferin with family vault

Killyleagh harbour quay and basin completed 1833

Killyleagh: pre-conquest port of MacCartan territory

Kilmacoen Druidical altars and golden torques

Kilmacow parish church with handsome spire, Kilkenny

Kilmacshalgan church built with Board of First Fruits loan

Kilmacshalgan parish landscape and seats

Kilmacthomas castle taken by Sir Charles Vavasour, 1643

Kilmacud: reputed birthplace of St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne

Kilmainham priory founded by Strongbow, 1174

Kilmainham Royal Hospital, designed by Wren

Kilmainhamwood granted to Barnwalls after dissolution

Kilmallock abbey founded by St. Mocheallog

Kilmallock castle and Earl of Castlehaven's military stores

Kilmallock Dominican monastery founded 1291

Kilmallock fortifications dismantled by Cromwell and Berwick

Kilmallock taken and burned by James Fitz-Maurice

Kilmallock town walls and four gateway-towers

Kilmallock town walls and surviving castellated mansions

Kilmallock Viscount title forfeited by Sarsfields

Kilmartin chapel ruins and skeletons

Kilmessan church built 1731

Kilmoney church ruins in demesne

Kilmoon conventual church and Danish Cahers

Kilmore cathedral's Norman doorway from Trinity Island

Kilmore church (Down), built c.1792

Kilmore church rebuilt on ancient ruins after Comber monastery dissolution

Kilmore House, built 1630, Co. Roscommon

Kilmore, old Bagwell family residence, now dilapidated

Kilmore parish church anciently founded by St. Mochtee

Kilmore parish church made cathedral, 1454

Kilmorgan church ruins and Mac Donough tomb

Kilmovee church remains in burial-ground

Kilpatrick church ruins dedicated to St. Patrick

Kilpatrick, Westmeath: church ruins, forts and raths

Kilpeacon castle built by William King under James I

Kilpeacon church destroyed by Whiteboys, rebuilt

Kilpoole parish as ancient extremity of the English Pale

Kilrea church rebuilt by Mercers' Company

Kilrea Erasmus Smith school built 1813

Kilrea glebe-house built 1774

Kilrea market-house built by Mercers' Company

Kilroot church ruins and Dean Swift's first preferment

Kilrossanty church built 1808 with Board of First Fruits grant

Kilrossanty parish along the Curameragh mountains

Kilruane church built by Board of First Fruits grant

Kilrush monastery with masonry-faced ditch

Kilrush sea-port town on the Shannon estuary

Kilshanny cell of Corcomroe Abbey granted to Hickman

Kiltallagh church rebuilt 1816

Kiltinan Castle: ancient tower on limestone rock