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tithes amount to £280, of which £28 is payable to the
vicars choral of Christchurch, £112 to the precentor of
Killala, and £140 to the vicar. In the R. C. divisions
it is partly in the union or district of Ardagh, and partly
the head of a union, comprising also the parish of Rath-
rea; the chapel is a small thatched building. About
120 children are taught in a public school, and there is
a private school of about 35 children. In Ballynglen,
about two miles from the sea, are the remains of a castle
of that name; in this glen are found various incrus-
tations of marl. There are also the ruins of a castle at
Rathroe; and in various parts of the parish are raths,
in some of which are several apartments. There are
remains of cromlechs and numerous cairns, in some of
which are wells of water, and several human skeletons of
extraordinary size have been discovered. Silver coins of
the reign of Anne, and others of which the dates could
not be ascertained, have also been found.
KILGARRIFFE, a parish, partly in the barony of
IBANE and BARRYROE, but chiefly in the Eastern Divi-
sion of the barony of EAST CARBERY, county of CORK,
and province of MUNSTER; containing, with the post-
town of Clonakilty, 6273 inhabitants. It is situated on
the shores of the harbour of Clonakilty, and comprises
4581 statute acres, of which 4070 are applotted under
the tithe act, and valued at £3640 per annum. The
greater portion is under tillage, and there are some
tracts of good pasture; the soil, though light and in
some parts intermixed with rocks that rise above the
surface, is generally fertile, and the system of agricul-
ture is improved, though the old heavy plough is still in
use. Near the town and at Crohane, in the northern
part of the parish, are about 500 acres of bog. There
are several quarries of blue slate on the lands of the
Earl of Shannon, and indications of copper may be seen
in various parts. The scenery is pleasingly varied,
and along the coast are lofty cliffs. The principal seats
are Ballydevane House, that of M. Becher, Esq.; Kil-
garriffe House, of Capt. Davis; Fern Hill, of W. F. Atkin,
Esq.; Taunies Cottage, of the Rev. Dr. Stewart; Bal-
lyduvane, of E. Herrick, Esq.; and the Cottage of
M. Gahvay, Esq. The living is a vicarage, in the
diocese of Ross, united to those of Desert and Island,
forming the union of Kilgarriffe, in the patronage of
the Bishop; the rectory is impropriate in Michael Ro-
berts and Thos. W. Foot, Esqrs. The tithes amount to
£430, of which £215 is payable to the impropriators,
and the remainder to the vicar; and the entire tithes of
the union, including the prebend, of Island, with which it
is held, amount to £510. The church is at Clonakilty,
which see. There is no glebe-house, but a glebe of three
acres. In the R. C. divisions the parish is the head of the
union or district of Clonakilty, comprising also the
parishes of Kilnagross, Templeomalus, and Carrigrohane-
More, and parts of Inchidony and Kilkerran-More; there
is a spacious chapel at Clonakilty, and one on the lands
of Donay, in Templeomalus. There is also a place of
worship in the town for Wesleyan Methodists. About
600 children are taught in four public schools, of which
the parochial schools and also an infants’ school are
supported by the incumbent and his lady; the parochial
school-house for the girls was built in 1810 by subscrip-
tion, and that for the boys, a good slated building, was
erected at an expense of £150, of which £50 was given
by the Association for Discountenancing Vice, £50 by
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the Earl of Shannon, and £50 by the Rev. Horatio
Townsend. A large and handsome school-house, con-
taining three rooms, with a residence for the mistress,
and in which are 400 girls, was built in 1835, by sub-
scription and a grant of £310 from the National Board,
on ground given by the Earl of Shannon. There are
eight private schools, in which are about 300 children;
and a Sunday school.
KILGARRILANDER, a parish, in the barony of
TRUGHENACKMY, county of KERRY, and province of
MUNSTER, 3 miles (W. N. W.) from Milltown, on the
north side of Castlemaine harbour, and on the road from
Castleisland to Dingle; containing 2793 inhabitants.
It comprises 12,171 statute acres, as applotted under
the tithe act. The land partly consists of a fine alluvial
soil on a substratum of limestone; but a large portion
of the parish is occupied by the southern side of the
mountains of Cahirconree and Bourthriggoum: it also
comprises a valuable bog of considerable extent. Keel
is the residence of Giles Ray, Esq. The parish is in the
diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe: it is a rectory, forming
part of the union of Kiltallagh; the tithes amount to
£216. 18. 5., nad there is a glebe of 11 acres. In the
R. C. divisions it is part of the district of Castlemaine:
there is a chapel at Boulteens. About 60 children are
educated in three private schools. Remains of the old
church still exist in the burial-ground; and at. Ardca-
naught is a burial-place, used only for children.
KILGARVAN, co. CORK.—See GREAT ISLAND.
KILGARVAN, a parish., in the barony of GLANE-
ROUGH, county of KERRY, and province of MUNSTER,
6 miles (N. E.) from Kenmare, on the road from that
place to Millstreet and Macroom; containing 3443
inhabitants, of which number, 157 are in the village.
Callan, in this parish, is celebrated for the surprise,
defeat, and slaughter, in 1261, of John Fitz-Thomas and
his son Maurice (ancestors of the Fitzgeralds, Earls of
Desmond) by the M c Cartys. Tradition states that a
younger son, named John, escaped the slaughter, and
was afterwards called “John of Callan.” The parish,
according to a recent survey, comprises 43,090 statute
acres, a large portion of which consists of mountain
and bog, the greater part reclaimable, from the abun-
dance of limestone that exists, but the want of roads has
hitherto rendered such improvements ineffectual. A new
road, however, has been lately opened towards Macroom,
in the county of Cork, from which a considerable improve-
ment may be expected to result. The river Roughty, which
takes its rise in this parish, runs through a picturesque
valley into the river Kenmare: it produces excellent
salmon and trout. Near the village is a station of the
constabulary police, and petty sessions are held every
third Monday. The gentlemen’s seats are Ardtully, the
ancient mansion of R. Orpen Townsend, Esq.; Wood-
ville, the residence of R. H. Orpen, Esq.; Bridgeville, of
Capt. H. Orpen; the glebe-house, of the Rev. Bastable
Herbert; Clontoo, of R. E. Orpen, Esq.; Kilfadamore,
of D. M c Carthy, Esq.; and Sillerdine Cottage, of J. B.
Warren, Esq., who has lately formed some extensive
plantations. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of
Ardfert and Aghadoe, united to that of Killaha, and
together constituting the union of Kilgarvan, in the pa-
tronage of the Bishop: the rectory is impropriate in the
Earl of Donoughmore. The tithes amount to £221. 10. 8.,
payable in equal portions to the impropriator and the