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vicar: the gross vicarial tithes of the union amount to
£230. 15. 4. The church is a neat building, situated
about a mile from the village, for the erection of which
the late Board of First Fruits, in 1815, gave £600; and
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have lately granted
£125 for its repair. The glebe-house, a substantial
mansion, was erected about 1818, when the late Board
granted £400 as a gift and £280 as a loan for that
purpose: the glebe comprises 20 acres, subject to a rent
of £27; and there is another glebe of about 7½
acres, the property of the vicar, and one of 6 acres,
which, with one-third of the tithes of the “church
quarter,” belongs to the Archdeacon of Aghadoe. The
R. C. parish is co-extensive with that of the Es-
tablished Church: the chapel is in the village, and
adjoining it are the ruins of the old church: a school
is held in the chapel. The parochial school, near the
church, is supported by the incumbent and other sub-
scribers: in this school about 60, and in two other
schools about 70 children are educated. At Ardtully are
the remains of an ancient castle, which, from the thick-
ness of the fragments of wall that remain, must have
been formerly of great strength: it was reduced by
Cromwell during the civil wars. On one side of the river
Roughty, which here separates a limestone soil from one
of grit, a large limestone rock is seated on a bed of grit
stone, while a large rock of grit appears on the limestone,
on the other side of the river. Near a small brook in
the mountainous district is a rock, which, from nu-
merous impressions like those of human feet, bears the
name of “the Fairy Rock.” Indications of copper
appear in several places, and some unsuccessful attempts
at working have been made.
KILGARVAN, county of DONEGAL.—See KILLY-
GARVAN.
KILGARVEN, a parish, in the barony of SHELMA-
LIER, county of WEXFORD, and province of LEINSTER,
2½ miles (N. W.) from Taghmon, on the road to Adams-
town and New Ross; containing 898 inhabitants, and
comprising 5369 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Ferns, and
forms part of the union of Horetown; the tithes amount
to £156. 8. 8. In the R. C. divisions it is part, of the
union or district of Taghmon: there is a small thatched
chapel at Caroreigh, which it is in contemplation to
rebuild. Some remains of the old church yet exist.
KILGARVEY, or KILGARVIN, a parish, in the
barony of GALLEN, county of MAYO, and province of
CONNAUGHT, 5 miles (E. S. E.) from Ballina, on the road
from that place to Boyle; containing 4230 inhabitants.
This parish includes part of the Ox mountains and a
considerable tract of reclaimable bog. It also con-
tains limestone, and lead mines are supposed to
exist. Fairs are held at Bonneconlan, or O’Dowda’s-
town, on the 13th of May, June, and Aug., and Nov. 2nd.
That village consists of one street, and is a constabulary
police station; it is an improving place, and a weekly
market is about to be established in it. The principal
seats are O’Dowda’s-town, the residence of Thaddeus
O’Dowda, Esq.; Rabbit Hill, of M. Howley, Esq.;
Ella, of E. Howley, Esq.; Sallymount, of L. Atkinson,
Esq.; and Bowfield, of E. Howley, Esq. The parish is
in the diocese of Killala; the rectory is impropriate in
Sir W. H. Palmer, Bart., and the vicarage forms part
of the union of Ardagh: the tithes amount to £281.17. 9.,
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which is equally divided between the impropriator and
the vicar. The R. C. parish is co-extensive with that
of the Established Church; the chapel at O’Dowda’s-
town is a slated building erected in 1800, and about to
be rebuilt. About 140 children are educated in two
schools, one of which is aided by subscription. Here
are several raths and an ancient burial-ground.
GILGAVOWER, or KILGEVER, a parish, in the
barony of MURRISK, county of MAYO, and province of
CONNAUGHT, 11 miles (W. S. W.) from Westport, on
Clew bay; containing, with the islands of Innisboffin,
Clare, Innisburk, Innishark, and Innisdogal (which are
all separately described), 11,900 inhabitants. It com-
prises 50,036 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe
act, and valued at £4294 per annum; and contains a
large quantity of mountain and bog. Fairs, and a weekly
market, are held at Lewisburgh, which see. It is a rec-
tory, vicarage, and perpetual curacy, in the diocese of
Tuam; the rectory is appropriate to the chapter of the
cathedral of Tuam, the vicarage forms part of the union
of Aughaval, and the perpetual curacy is called Lewis-
burgh, and is in the patronage of the vicar: the tithes
amount to £240, of which £60 is payable to the chapter,
and £180 to the vicar. The church is a neat building
at Lewisburgh. There is a glebe-house and glebe. In
the R. C. divisions this parish forms two districts, one
consisting of Clare Island and Innisturk, and the re-
mainder forming the district of Lewisburgh; there are
two chapels, one at Goulagh, the other at Lewisburgh.
About 750 children are educated in eleven public and
about 130 in three private schools; there is also a Sunday
school. The mountain of Croagh Patrick, which is 2666
feet above the level of the sea, is traditionally stated to
have been the spot on which St. Patrick assembled all
the venomous reptiles to banish them from Ireland, and
is a celebrated place of pilgrimage; on the summit,
which commands a fine view, is St. Patrick’s chapel, built
of loose stones, and there are several small piles of
stones that are-used as altars.
KILGRIFFIN, a parish, in the barony of BALLINTOB-
BER, county of ROSCOMMON, and province of CON-
NAUGHT, 4½ miles (S.) from Stokestown, on the road
from that place to Roscommon; containing 4420 inha-
bitants. In a skirmish which took place here in 1795,
many of the peasantry were killed. The parish com-
prises 4018 statute acres, and is bounded on the east by
Slieve Bawn, which is supposed to contain copper and
lead ores. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of
Elphin, and in the patronage of the Bishop; the rectory
is impropriate in the representatives of Lord Kingsland;
the tithes amount to £159. 1. 6½., per annum, which is
equally divided between the impropriator and the vicar.
The church is a neat plain structure, erected in 1824, by
aid of a gift of £200 from the late Board of First Fruits.
There is a glebe-house, with a glebe of 10 acres, subject
to a rent of 36s. per acre. In the R. C. divisions this
parish is the head of a union or district, comprising
Kilgeffin, Kilbride, and Clontuskert, and containing
chapels at Ballagh and Ballyleague, and one in progress
at Four-mile house. About 200 children are educated
in four private schools.
KILGERRIL, or KILGIRDLE, a parish, partly in
the barony of CLONMACNOON, and partly in that of
KILCONNELL, county of GALWAY, and province of CON-
NAUGHT, 3 miles (W. N. W.) from Bullinasloe, on the
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