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KIL
on the road to Frenchpark; containing 1779 inhabit-
ants. This parish is principally under tillage, with some
good grazing land; it is in a good state of cultivation,
and there is no waste and but a small quantity of bog.
Limestone of very good quality is quarried both for
agricultural purposes and for building. The principal
gentlemen’s seats are Bloomfield, the residence of H.
O’Farrell, Esq., M.D.; Ardkeena, of Mrs. Hawkes;
Corbally, of T. Plunkett, Esq.; Cloona,of J. Gunning Plun-
kett, Esq.; and Lisnanean, of Capt. Nolan. Pettysessions
are held every Wednesday. The parish is in the diocese
of Elphin; the rectory forms the corps of the prebend
of Kilcooley in the cathedral of Elphin, and the vicar-
age is part of the union of Ardclare: the tithes amount
to £112. 14. 9., payable to the incumbent, one-half as
prebendary and the other as vicar. In the R. C. divisions
it is the head of a union or district, comprising also the
parishes of Killuken and Ogulla, and containing two
chapels; that of Kilcooley is on the townland of Clon-
cullane, and a school is attached to it. There are also
five private schools, in which are about 350 children.
A monastery was founded here by St. Bolcan, or Olcan,
but at what period is unknown; and there are some
remains of ancient forts.
KILCOOLY, a parish, in the barony of LEITRIM,
county of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 4
miles (E. by S.) from Loughrea, on the road to Eyre-
court; containing 610 inhabitants. It is said to have
been formerly the residence of the celebrated chieftain
Norah Oge, one of the ancestors of the present family
of Clanricarde; there are still some remains, in good
preservation, of the ancient castle, which appears to have
been a place of formidable strength. The parish com-
prises 1374 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe
act; the lands are in a tolerable state of cultivation, and
there is only a very inconsiderable portion of bog. The
gentlemen’s seats are Holly Hill, the residence of P.
Kelly, Esq.; and Ballydavid, of A. Gore Daly, Esq.
It is in the diocese of Clonfert; the rectory is appropri-
ate to the deanery of Clonfert, and the vicarage forms
part of the union of Kilcolgan: the tithes amount to
£39. 13. 11., of which £27. 13. 11. is payable to the
dean, and £12. to the vicar. In the R. C. divisions it
forms part of the union of Leitrim, and contains a
chapel. There is a private school, in which are about
40 children.
KILCOOLY, a parish, in the barony of SLIEVAR-
DAGH, county of TIPPERARY, and province of MUNSTER,
5 miles (S.) from Johnstown; containing, with the town
of New Birmingham, 3667 inhabitants. Donagh Car-
bragh O’Brien, King of Limerick, founded an abbey
here for Cistertian monks, about 1200, which, at the
Reformation, was granted to the Earl of Ormond: the
ruins are extensive, and contain a fine east window and
some handsome tombs of the Ikerrin branch of the
Butler family: the proprietor, W. Barker, Esq., has
lately erected a study, or summer-house, in them. The
parish comprises 9052 statute acres, as applotted
under the tithe act, of which the whole is arable and
pasture, except about 300 acres of woodland. Lime-
stone abounds, and coal and culm are found on Mr.
Barker’s estate. Kilcooly Abbey, the residence of Mr.
Barker, stands in a well-planted demesne of above
1600 statute acres. On its eastern verge is a tower
built to commemorate the battle of Waterloo, which,
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KIL
being on a high hill, serves as an excellent landmark.
On the hills is a colony of Palatines, brought from the
county of Limerick, about 60 years since, by the late
Sir W. Barker, Bart. The living is a rectory, in the
diocese of Cashel, and in the patronage of the Crown:
the tithes amount to £507. 13. 10½. The church is a
handsome modern structure. There is a glebe-house,
for the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits,
in 1818, gave £350 and lent £450: the glebe com-
prises 22 acres, for which £42. 12. per annum late
currency is paid by the rector. In the R. C. divisions
this parish forms part of the district of Gurtnahoe, or
Fennor, and has a chapel at New Birmingham. There
is also a meeting-house for Wesleyan Methodists. About
280 children are educated in two public schools, to one of
which Mr. and Lady Harriet Barker subscribe £20 per
annum. There are some ruins of the castle of Grange.
—See BIRMINGHAM (NEW).
KILCOONEY, a parish, in the barony of CLARE,
county of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 4
miles (E. S. E.) from Headford, on Lough Corrib; con-
taining 1281 inhabitants. It is a rectory and vicarage,
in the diocese of Tuam, forming part of the union of
Headford: the tithes amount to £198. 10.7¾ About
45 children are educated in a private school. St. Columb
is said to have founded an abbey here.
KILCORCORAN, a parish, in the barony of DUHAL-
LOW, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 2 miles
(N. by W.) from Kanturk, on the road to Newmarket;
containing 506 inhabitants. This small parish, which
consists only of the townlands of Rossrine and Coola-
vota, is entirely isolated by the parish of Kilbrin into
which it has merged for civil purposes. It is an impro-
priate cure, in the diocese of Cloyne, and in the patron-
age of the Dean and Chapter, of whose economy fund the
tithes, amounting to £60, form a part, and who allow
the perpetual curate of Kanturk a small stipend for
performing the occasional duties. In the R. C. divisions
it forms part of the district of Kanturk, and has a
chapel at Coolavota. The ruins of the ancient church
still remain in the burial-ground.
KILCORKEY, a parish, in the barony of BALLINTOB-
BER, county of ROSCOMMON, and province of CON-
NAUGHT, 2 miles (S. E.) from Frenchpark, on the new
mail coach road from Longford to Ballina; containing
2897 inhabitants. It comprises 6102 statute acres,
consisting of gently rising grounds intermixed with
bogs, and including some excellent pasture, but the land
on the banks of the streams that flow into Lough Gara
produces rank grass from being frequently inundated.
Limestone, freestone, and sandstone are obtained.
Belanagare is the seat of E. O’Conor, Esq., and Mount
Druid, of M. O’Conor, Esq. It is in the diocese of
Elphin; the rectory forms part of the corps of the pre-
centorship, and the vicarage of the archdeaconry: the
tithes amount to £90, and are equally divided between
the precentor and the archdeacon. The R. C. parish is
co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and
has a chapel at Belanagare. About 170 children are
educated in two public schools, to one of which Lord
Mount-Sandford contributes £20 annually, and about 90
in a private school. Here are the ruins of a church
and of several raths.—See BELANAGARE.
KILCORMUCK, KING’S county.—See FRANK-
FORD.