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mountain. The principal seats are Kippure Lodge, the
residence of G.Moore, Esq., who has an extensive farm-
ing establishment; Ballywood, of J. Finnemore, Esq.;
and Butter Mountain, of R. Bennett, Esq. The parish
is in the diocese of Dublin and Glendalough; the rec-
tory is partly impropriate in Col. Allen, and partly ap-
propriate to the dean and chapter of St. Patrick’s; the
vicarage forms part of the union of Blessington. The
tithes amount to £122. 18. 3., of which £22. 0. 2. is
payable to Col. Allen, £59. 18. 3. to the dean and chap-
ter, and £40. 19. 5. to the vicar. The church, for which
a grant of £900 was made by the late Board of First
Fruits, was built in 1834, and is in the later English
style of architecture, with an embattled tower. In the
R. C. divisions, also, it forms part of the union or dis-
trict of Blessington, and has a neat chapel, which was
enlarged in 1835, About 100 children are educated in
three private schools. Here are two old burial-grounds,
several raths, and some large unhewn blocks of granite
on the mountains.
KILBRLDE, KING’S county.—See TULLAMORE.
KILBRIDE-GLYN, a parish, in the barony of
SHELMALIER., county of WEXFORD, and province of
LEINSTER, 2½ miles (N.E.) from Taghmon, on the road
from that place toWexford; containing 4638 inhabitants.
It comprises 3027 statute acres, principally in tillage,
and is in the diocese of Ferns. The rectory was im-
propriate in the Colclough family, till about 1740, when
it was purchased by the late Board of First Fruits, and
annexed to the impropriate curacy, which forms part of
the union of Killurin: the tithes amount to £103. 5. 6½.
In the R. C. divisions it is included in the union or dis-
trict of Glyn.
KILBRIDE-LANGAN, or CLARA, a parish, in the
barony of KILCOURSEY, KING’S county, and pro-
vince of LETNSTER, on the road from Tullamore to Ath-
lone; containing, with the post-town of Clara, 4337
inhabitants. This parish is situated near the Grand
Canal, and comprises 5375 statute acres, as applotted
under the tithe act, of which more than one-half is good
arable land, and of the remainder, about 1600 acres are
profitable bog. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Meath,
forming part of the union of Ardnorcher, and also of the
perpetual curacy of Clara, in which the church is situ-
ated; the rectory is impropriate in the Marquess of
Downshire. The tithes amount to £272. 6. 1., of which
£152. 6. 1. is payable to the impropriator, and the re-
mainder to the vicar, who contributes £55. 7. 8½. to-
wards the stipend of the perpetual curate. In the R. C.
divisions, also, the parish forms part of the union or
district of Ardnorcher or Clara: the chapel is at
Lehinch, where is a school under the patronage of the
Christian Brotherhood; there is also a chapel in the
town, and a larger is about to be erected. There are
places of worship for Baptists, and for Primitive
and Wesleyan Methodists. About 45 children are
taught in the parochial schools; and there are also
seven private schools, in which are about 240 chil-
dren.—See CLARA.
KILBRIDE-PILATE, or PACE-KILBRIDE, a
parish, in the barony of FARTULLAGH, county of WEST-
MEATH, and province of LEINSTER, 4¼ miles (W.) from
Kinnegad, on the road from Dublin to Athlone; con-
taining 574 inhabitants, and 5373 statute acres. Here
is Gaulstown Park, the splendid seat of Lord Kilmaine,
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in the grounds of which is a very large larch tree, plant-
ed by Dean Swift. It is a rectory, in the diocese of
Meath, and forms part of the union of Enniscoffey, or
Kilbride-Pilate, in the patronage of the Bishop: the
tithes amount to £100. In the R. C. divisions it is
included in the union or district of Fartullagh, or Roch-
fort-Bridge, and has a chapel at Milltown.
KILBRIDE-VESTON, or KILBRIDE-VASTY, a
parish, in the barony of FARTULLAGH, county of WEST-
MEATH, and province of LEINSTER, 5 miles (S.) from
Mullingar, on the road from that place to Rochfort-
Bridge; containing 923 inhabitants. It comprises about
1500 statute acres, in tillage and pasturage, with a con-
siderable quantity of bog. The principal seats are Dun-
boden, the residence of R. W. Cooper, Esq., in whose
fine demesne are the remains of the ancient parish
church; Whitewell, the seat of A. Grose, Esq.; and
Kilbride Castle, of A. J. Wilkington, Esq., where are
the remains of a strong hold of the Tyrrells. The living
is a vicarage, in the diocese of Meath, and in the patro-
nage of the Gifford family, in whom the rectory is im-
propriate: the tithes amount to £78. 9. 11½., of which
£52. 6. 8. is payable to the impropriators, and the re-
mainder to the vicar. In the R. C. divisions this parish
forms part of the union or district of Fartullagh, or
Rochfort-Bridge.
KILBRIN, a parish, in the barony of DUHALLOW,
county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 2½ miles
(S. by W.) from Liscarrol, on the river Allua, and on
the new road from Liscarrol to Mallow; containing
4292 inhabitants. It comprises 12,302 statute acres,
as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £9276.
per annum. The land considerably varies in quality,
and a large portion consists of hilly pasture. Lime-
stone is found in the south part of the parish, and
burnt for manure; the state of agriculture is gradually
improving. A fair is held at Ballyheene on Oct. 2nd,
for general farming stock. Two roads have been made
through this parish within a few years, and have tended
greatly to the improvement of the district; one from
Drumcolloher, through Liscarrol, to the mail road near
Mallow, and the other from Newcastle to Castle Cor in
this parish, where it meets the former road. The seats
are Castle Cor, the ancient family mansion of J. Deane
Freeman, Esq., situated in a richly wooded demesne,
which is particularly remarkable for its fine oaks;
Ballyheene, the deserted mansion of the Thornhill
family; Ballygraddy, the neat cottage residence of J.
Purcell, Esq.; and Marybrook, of E. Reardon, Esq.
The parish is in the diocese of Cloyne: the rectory is
impropriate in Col. Longfield, and the vicarage forms
part of the union of Liscarrol. The tithes amount to
£943, of which £523 is payable to the impropriator,
and the remainder to the vicar. The church, situated
at Ballygraddy, on the border of the parish, is a plain
building with a square tower surmounted by a small
spire; it was erected in 1788, when a grant of £564 was
made by the late Board of First Fruits. There are no
remains of the ancient church, but its extensive burial-
ground is still used. In the R. C. divisions this parish
is the head of a union or district, which also comprises
the parishes of Ballyclough, Drumdowney, and Kilma-
clenan: the principal chapel, at the cross of Kilbrin, is
a large and handsome slated building of recent erection,
lighted with pointed windows; there is also a chapel at