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KIL
in Rathbarry. The parochial school, in which are about
12 children, is supported by the Cork Diocesan Associa-
tion and the vicar; and about 200 children are taught
in two private schools. There are some ruins of the
old church in a burial-ground, in which are the remains
of a cross.
KILKERRIN, a parish, in the barony of TYAQUIN,
county of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 8¼
miles (N. W. by W.) from Ballinamore, on the road from
that place to Dunmore; containing 5012 inhabitants.
The principal seats are New Forest, the residence of
J. D’Arcy, Esq; Capper, of A. Beatty, Esq.; and Wel-
ford, of Martin D’Arcy, Esq. The living is a rectory
and vicarage, in the diocese of Tuam, episcopally united
from time immemorial to the vicarages of Boyannagh
and Clonbern, and in the patronage of the Archbishop:
the tithes amount to £325, and of the union to £670.
The church, which is a small structure, about to be
rebuilt, was erected in 1784 by aid of a gift of £390
from the late Board of First Fruits. There is a glebe-
house, for the erection of which the Board, in 1817,
gave £400 and lent £370. In the R. C. divisions the
parish is the head of a union or district, comprising also
Clonbern, and containing three chapels, two at Kilkerrin
and one at Clonbern. The parochial school, in which
are about 40 children, is supported by a donation of
£40 per annum from the rector, who has also given a
house and two acres of land; about 320 children are
educated in four private schools, and there is a Sunday
school.
KILKEVAN, or LITTLE LIMERICK, a parish,
partly in the barony of BALLAGHKEEN, but chiefly in
that of GOREY, county of WEXFORD, and province of
LEINSTER, 3½ miles (N. E.) from Gorey, on the road
from that place to Arklow; containing 2593 inhabitants.
This parish comprises 8936 statute acres of fertile land,
chiefly under tillage, and has no waste land or bog.
There are quarries of good building stone on Tara Hill,
the north side of which extends into this parish. Bally-
nastragh, the seat of the ancient family of Esmonde,
and now the property of Sir T. Esmonde, Bart., is a
handsome modernised mansion, with a light Grecian
portico; the grounds are tastefully laid out, and embel-
lished with a fine sheet of water and rich woods. The
Rev. T. Quinn has a finely wooded demesne here, on
which he intends erecting a mansion. Fairs are held at
Little Limerick on April 5th, Whit-Monday, Aug. 21st,
and Nov. 12th. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Ferns,
forming part of the union of Gorey, and corps of the
deanery of Ferns: the tithes amount to £369. 4. 7½.,
and there is a glebe of 24a. lr. 15p. In the R. C. divi-
sions it forms part of the union or district of Gorey, and
has a neat chapel at Killanearin, near Little Limerick,
with a residence for the priest. Contiguous to the chapel
is a neat building, consisting of a centre and two wings,
and containing school-rooms for both sexes, with apart-
ments for the master and mistress: about 200 children
are educated in it. There are some remains of the castle
of Little Limerick, which belonged to the Esmonde
family, and of the old church.
KILKILVERY, a parish, in the barony of CLARE,
county of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, on
the road from Headfort to Tuam; containing, with part
of the post-town of Headfort, 1330 inhabitants. The
seats are Ross Lodge, the residence of W. J. Blake,
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KIL
Esq.; and Lysdonagh, of — O’Flaherty, Esq. The
living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of
Tuam, episcopally united to the rectories and vicarages
of Killeny, Killursa, Kilcoona, Killower, Donaghpatrick,
and Carrigin, together forming the union of Headfort,
in the patronage of the Archbishop: the tithes amount
to £110. 18. 0½., and those of the whole union to
£1094. 6. 9½. The church, for the repairs of which the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners have recently granted
£130, is a neat edifice in the town of Headfort. The
glebe-house is a neat residence, and the glebe comprises
20 acres. In the R. C. divisions the parish is the head
of the union or district of Headfort, comprising also the
parishes of Killeny and Killursa, and containing a cha-
pel here and another in Killeny. There is a private
school, in which about 120 children are taught.—See
HEADFORT.
KILKISHEN, a village, in the parish of CLONLEA,
barony of TULLA, county of CLARE, and province of
MUNSTER, 4½ miles (N.) from Six-mile-bridge, on the
road from that place to Tulla; containing 519 inhabit-
ants. It consists of one main street of about 90 houses,
and has a constabulary police station. Fairs are held
on March 19th, Aug. 31st, and Dec. 22d. The church,
the glebe-house, and the R. C. chapel, of the parish, are
here. Adjoining the village is Kilkishen, the seat of
T. Studdert, Esq., in whose demesne are the remains of
Kilkishen castle, consisting of a lofty square tower of
great strength.—See CLONLEA.
KILKNEEDAN.—See KILCREDANE.
KILKYRAN, a parish, in the barony of GOWRAN,
county of KILKENNY, and province of LEINSTER, 5
miles (N. N. E.) from Kilkenny; containing 106 inha-
bitants. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory,
forming part of the union of Rathcoole, with which the
tithes are returned: the rectory is appropriate to the
economy estate of the cathedral of St. Canice, Kilkenny.
In the R. C. divisions it is part of the union or district
of Templeorum
KILL, or KILL of the GRANGE, a parish, in the
half-barony of RATHDOWN, county of DUBLIN, and
province of LEINSTER, 5 miles (S. E,) from Dublin, on
the road to Bray; containing 1305 inhabitants. This
parish comprises 1551 statute acres, besides 257 at the
Kill of the Grange of Clonkeen. Much of the land is
in pasture, and the system of agriculture is improving.
The mountain and sea views are very fine, and there are
many seats, the chief of which are Newtown Park
House, the residence of H. S. Close, Esq.; Belville, of
Lieut.-Col. Cash; Killiney Castle, of P. Warren, Esq.;
Carriglea, of the Rev. T. Goff; Stoneville, of Lieut.- Col.
Pratt; Somerton, of S. Foote, Esq.; Newpark, of Wil-
loughby Carter, Esq.; Ferney, of H. Scovell, Esq.;
Newtown Park House, of R. Perry, Esq.; Barton Hall,
of J. Hall, Esq.; Eversham, of W. Minchin, Esq.;
Abiline and Naesgwydd, of T. Dixon, Esq.; Bellos-
guardo, of R. Powell, Esq.; Hollyville, of J. B. Stop-
ford, Esq.; Stillorgan glebe, of the Rev. R. Greene;
Newtown Park Cottage, of C. Doyne, Esq.; Anglesea,
of C. Carleton, Esq.; Johnstown, of Capt. Whyte, R.N.;
Woodpark, of D. Corneille, Esq.; Flower Grove, of the
Rt. Hon. and Rev. Viscount Mountmorres; Rochestown
House, of J. Morgan, Esq.; Springfield, of P. Plunkett,
Esq.; Granite Field, of Mrs. Spears; Rochestown
Avenue, of B. Molloy, Esq.; Woodpark, of J. J. Kirk,