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old castle, or tower, of Rathlannan stands in that part of
the Johnstown deer-park which is in this parish; but of
the castle of Mourntown, burnt during the disturbances
in the early part of the 17th century, not a vestige can
be traced.
KILDECAMOGUE, a parish, partly in the barony
of CARRA, but chiefly in that of GALLEN, county of MAYO,
and province of CONNAUGHT, 5 miles (E. by N.) from
Castlebar, on the road from Ballinrobe to Foxford; con-
taining 3642 inhabitants. The surface is mountainous;
the lands are almost exclusively under tillage, and there
is a moderate proportion of bog. The only residence of
importance is Ballyvay House, that of C. Goodwin, Esq.
A customary market is held on Wednesday, during the
winter only; a fair is held at Keelogues on Sept. 6th,
and fairs are held in the village of Ballyvay on May 29th,
Aug. 17th, and Nov. 14th. The parish is in the diocese of
Tuam, and is a rectory and vicarage, forming part of
the union of Castlebar, and also of the perpetual curacy
of Turlough: the tithes amount to £129.4. 7½. In
the R, C. divisions it is part of the union or district of
Turlough, and has a chapel at Keelogues. There are
two private schools in the parish. On the banks of a
small river which flows from Lough Lanach into Lough
Culleen, at Currawn, are the remains of an ancient
fortress, and at Danganmore are the ruins of another.
KILDELLIG, or KILDELLYGLY, a parish, in the
barony of UPPER OSSORY, QTJEEN’S county, and pro-
vince of LEINSTER, 3¾ miles (S. E. by S.) from Burros-
in-Ossory,on the road from Mountrath to Rathdovvney;
containing 303 inhabitants. It comprises 1103 statute
acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and is a rectory,
in the diocese of Ossory, forming part of the union of
Rathdowney: the tithes amount to £57. 10. In the
R. C. divisions it forms part of the union or district of
Aghadoe. About 40 children are educated in a private
school. A religious establishment existed here at an
early period, the last mention of which is in 885, when
the abbot was killed by the Danes.
KILDEMOCK, or KILDERNOCK, a parish, in the
barony of ARDEE, county of LOUTH, and province of
LEINSTER, 1 mile (S. S. E.) from Ardee, on the road
from that place to Drogheda; containing 996 inhabi-
tants. According to the Ordnance survey it comprises
3246 statute acres, of which 2754 are applotted under
the tithe act. The land is principally under tillage, with
no waste or bog; there is a good limestone quarry.
Drakestown is the seat of N. Manning, Esq. There is
a constabulary police station at that place. The parish
is in the diocese of Armagh, and is a rectory, forming
part of the union of Ardee: the tithes amount to £200.
The glebe-house of the union, built in. 1781, at an
expense of £1010. 1. 6., is situated here; the glebe
comprises 40 acres, valued at £120 per annum. In the
R. C. divisions it forms part of the union or district of
Ardee, and has a handsome chapel at Drakestown.
About 360 children are educated in two public schools,
one of which is supported by the rector. The old
church is in ruins.
KILDERRY, a parish, in the barony of GOWRAN,
county of KILKENNY, and province of LEINSTER, 4 miles
(N. E, by N.) from Kilkenny; containing 718 inhabi-
tants. It comprises 2153 statute acres, as applotted
under the tithe act, and is a rectory and vicarage, in the
diocese of Ossory, forming part of the union of Mothell:
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the tithes amount to £160. In the R. C. divisions it is
part of the union or district of St. John’s.
KILDIMO, or KILDEEMO, a parish, in the barony
of KENRY, county of LIMERICK, and province of MUN-
STER, 4 miles (S. E.) from Pallas-Kenry, on the road
from Limerick to Tarbert; containing 3357 inhabitants.
It comprises 4568 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act, 600 of which are rich corcass land, 200 bog,
and the remainder arable, which produces particularly
fine wheat: the substratum is limestone. At the foot
of the finely wooded hill of Dromore is a deep lake of
about 30 acres, separated from another of about 45 by
a small bog. The surrounding country is fertile and
picturesque, particularly to the south of the village. The
principal seats are Court Cottage, the residence of T.
Rose, Esq.; Bollane Cottage, of Arundel Hill, Esq.; and
Ballynolane House, of H. Potter, Esq. The village is
small, and another, called New Kildimo, is rising up on
the new road which was made for the mail from Lime-
rick to Tralee, and is very level and good, but has been
superseded by that which runs through Newcastle, which
is much shorter. The parish is in the diocese of
Limerick; the rectory forms part of the union of St.
Michael’s and corps of the archdeaconry; and there is a
perpetual curacy, instituted in 1815 and endowed with
the tithes of five townlands, containing 672 acres, and
in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithes amount to
£406. 4. 7½., of which £276. 18. 5½. is payable to the
archdeacon, and £129. 6. 2. to the perpetual curate.
The church, which is small and very neat, was rebuilt in
1705. There is a glebe-house, for the erection of which
the late Board of First Fruits gave £150 and lent £50,
in 1810. The glebe comprises 7½ acres. In the R. C.
divisions it is the head of a union or district, comprising
the parishes of Kildimo, Ardcanny, and Chapel-Russell,
and containing two chapels, one a large plain building
in the village of Kildimo, and the other at Whiteforge.
About 200 children are educated in six private schools;
the parochial school-house is at present occupied by
several poor families. Near the western extremity of
the parish are the ruins of a church, only 12 feet long
and 8 broad, of which the walls and doors are tolerably
perfect: it was built about 1290 by the Knights Templars,
on lands given by Dermot O’Donovan. Kildimo Court,
which is nearly entire, was the seat of the Hartstonge
family. In the grounds of Mr. Hill are the ruins of
Bollane castle, built by the O’Donovans in the 15th
century; near the river Mague are the remains of
Cullan castle, built by one of the Fitzgeralds in 1514,
and taken by Sir Hardress Waller in 1651; and at
Ballyculhane are the ruins of a third, the history of
which is unknown.
KILDOLLAGH, or KILDALLOCK, a parish, partly
in the barony of UPPER DUNLUCE, county of ANTRIM,
but chiefly in the North-west Liberties. of COLERAINE,
county of LONDONDERRY, and province of ULSTER, 2
miles (S. E.) from Coleraine, on the river Bann; con-
taining 982 inhabitants. According to the Ordnance
survey it comprises 2006 statute acres, of which 1984
are in Londonderry; the land is fertile and well drained,
fenced, and cultivated. It is a rectory, in the diocese of
Connor, forming part of the union of Rasharkin.
About 40 children are educated in a private school, and
there is a Sunday school. Near the village of Loughans
are the ruins of the ancient church; also the foundations