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and Bullane, together forming the union of Kilcolgan,
in the patronage of the Bishop: the rectory is appro-
priate partly to the see, and partly to the provostship,
and partly to the prebend of Kinvarra, in the cathedral
of Kilmacduagh. The tithes amount to £189, of which
£42. is payable to the bishop, £68. 5. to the provost,
£26. 5. to the prebendary, and £52.10. to the vicar: the
entire tithes of the benefice amount to £322. 6. Here
is a chapel, also a parochial school.
KILCOLLUM, or KILCOLM, a parish, in the barony
of IDA, county of KILKENNY, and province of LEINSTER,
5 miles (N. N.E.) from Waterford, on the river Barrow;
containing 2139 inhabitants. This parish comprises
7781 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and
valued at £4800 per annum. It is in the diocese of
Ossory; the rectory is impropriate in Sir Ellis Leigh-
ton, and the vicarage forms part of the union of Dunkit.
The tithes amount to £480, of which two-thirds are
payable to the impropriator and one-third to the vicar.
In the R. C. divisions it forms part of the union or
district of Slieruagh. About 160 children are educated
in a school supported by Lady Esmonde, who also sup-
ports a Sunday school.
KILCOMAN, a parish, in the barony of CLONLISK,
KING’S county, and province of LEINSTER, ¾ of a mile
(N. W.) from Shinrone, on the river Brosna; contain-
ing 1791 inhabitants. St. Cumin, who died in 668,
founded an abbey here of which there are still some
remains. The parish comprises 3175 statute acres. It
is a rectory, in the diocese of Killaloe, and forms
part of the union of Shinrone: the tithes amount to
£156. 18. 5½. In the R. C. divisions also it is included
in the union or district of Shinrone. About 60 children
are educated in a public school, and there is also a
Sunday school.
KILCOMB, a parish, partly in the barony of GOREY,
but chiefly in that of SCARAWALSH, county of WEXFORD,
and province of LEINSTER, 4½ miles (S. W. by S.) from
Gorey; containing 1147 inhabitants. It comprises 5441
statute acres, chiefly in tillage, and valued at £2 117 per
annum. Here is Camolin Park, occupied by J. Edwards,
Esq. The parish is in the diocese of Ferns, and the rec-
tory forms part of the union and prebend of Tomb in the
cathedral of Ferns: the tithes amount to £204. 18. 5½.
In the R. C. divisions it is in the union or district of
Ferns, and has a chapel at Ballyduff. About 40 chil-
dren are educated in a public and 50 in a private
school.
KILCOMENTY, or BALLINAHINCH, a parish,
in the barony of OWNEY and ARRA, county of TIFPE-
RARY, and province of MUNSTER, 2 miles (N. by E.)
from Newport, on the mail coach road from Nenagh to
Limerick; containing 2334 inhabitants. This parish,
which is bounded on the west by the Shannon, com-
prises 4817 statute acres, of which about 400 are waste
and bog, and the remainder profitable arable and pas-
ture land in a good state of cultivation. The soil is
fertile, and the system of agriculture improved; lime-
stone is quarried extensively for agricultural purposes
and for building, and marl and sand are also used for
manure. Great numbers of cattle are fattened on the
lands of Mr. Atkins, who has a very extensive farming
establishment. The scenery is strikingly bold and
varied, comprising a chain of mountains to the south-
east of the parish, among which the lofty Keeper is con-
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spicuous. The principal seats are Bird Hill, the resi-
dence of S. H. Atkins, Esq.; Cragg, of R. Going, Esq.;
Parteen, of R. Twiss, Esq.; and Corrigeen, of G. Maun-
sell, Esq. Direct communication is afforded by the
canal to Dublin, and numerous rivulets issuing from the
mountains intersect the parish. A constabulary police
force is stationed here. The parish is in the diocese
of Cashel, and is a rectory and vicarage, forming part
of the union of Kilnerath, or St. John’s, Newport: the
tithes amount to £323. L. 6½. In the R. C. divisions
also it is included in the union or district of Kilnerath,
or Ballinahinch; the chapel is at Bird Hill, at which
place a school is about to be established, and there are
four private schools, in which are about 340 children.
At Cragg are the ruins of an ancient church and castle;
and there are some Danish raths used as places of inter-
ment. Philip of Worcester, chief governor of Ireland
in 1184, founded here a priory, which he dedicated to
St. Philip, St. James, and St. Cumin, and placed in it
Benedictine monks from the abbey of Glastonbury, in
Somersetshire.
KILCOMMICK, a parish, partly in the barony of
ABBEYSHRXJEL, partly in that of MOYDOW, but chiefly in
that of RATHCLINE, county of LONGFORD, and province
of LEINSTER, 3¼ miles (N. W. by N.) from Ballymahon,
on the road from that place to Longford; containing
3806 inhabitants. It comprises 7171 statute acres, as
applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £5775 per
annum. There is much bog, also limestone containing
shells and susceptible of a high polish. The Royal
Canal runs through the southern part of the parish:
near Mosstown is a flour-mill. The principal seats are
Mosstown, that of A. J. Kingston, Esq.; Lisglassick,
of J. R. Robinson, Esq.; Ledwithstown, of W. Led-
with, Esq.; Lislea, of J. C. Bickerstaff, Esq.; and Glan-
more, of Newcomen Armstrong, Esq. Mosstown was
defended by the Newcomens in 1641, but was obliged
to capitulate; it was also garrisoned for King William
by the same family, and was unsuccessfully besieged by
James’s forces. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in
the diocese of Ardagh, and patronage of the Archbishop
of Tuam: the tithes amount to £277. The church is
in Kenagh. There is a glebe-house, with a glebe of 173
acres. The R. C. parish is co-extensive with that of the
Established Church, and is called Clough, where there
is a chapel. Divine service is also performed in a pri-
vate house. At Kenagh is a Primitive Methodist meet-
ing-house. About 130 children are educated in two
public schools, to one of which the Countess of Rosse
gives £15 per ann., besides a house and three acres of
land, and to the other £14 per ann.; and about 250
children are taught in five private schools. Several
raths and the ruins of the old church remain, and at
Ballynock and Mosstown are two dilapidated castles.—
See KENAGH.
KILCOMMIN, county of MAYO.—See KILCUM-
MIN.
KILCOMMON, a parish, in the barony of ERRIS,
county of MAYO, and province of CONNAUGHT; con-
taining, with the sea-port and post-town of Belmullet,
13,667 inhabitants. This very extensive parish, which
includes the harbour of Broadhaven, comprises 211,906
statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and
valued at £8674 per annum; 8519 acres are waste, and
1844 are water. The surface is mountainous, with ex-
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