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KIL
by aid of a gift of £300, and a loan of £900, from the
late Board of First Fruits, in 1818; the glebe comprises
five acres. In the R. C. divisions it is the head of a
union or district, comprising also the parish of Tullo-
haught, and containing a chapel at Windgap. The
parochial school is aided by the rector, and at Garry-
ricken is a public school, the house for which was built
by the late Marquess of Ormonde. In these schools
are about 70 children, and about 100 children are
taught in a private school. A monastery of 1000
monks is said to have anciently existed here. At
Rossamery are the ruins of a small church.
KILLAN, or KILLANNE, a parish, in the barony
of BANTRY, county of WEXFORD, and province of
LEINSTER, 6 miles (W. by N.) from Enniscorthy, on the
high road from New Ross to Newtownbarry; contain-
ing 2837 inhabitants. This parish comprises 9835
statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act; the
lands are principally under tillage, the soil is light, and
the system of agriculture improving. There is BO waste
land, except on the higher part of the mountain of
Blackstairs, which bounds the parish on the west, sepa-
rating the counties of Wexford and Carlow, and is
cultivated to a considerable height from its base. At
Woodbrook is a slate quarry, which has been worked
occasionally for private purposes. Lime for manure is
drawn from kilns at Gore’s-bridge, in the county of
Kilkenny, a distance of 13 Irish miles. The principal
seats are the Grange, the residence of Mrs. Richards,
and Woodbrook, of Mrs. Blacker. The living is a rec-
tory, in the diocese of Ferns, and in the patronage of
the Bishop; the tithes amount to £477. 3. 7. The
church, a handsome edifice in the early English style,
with some later details, was erected in 1832, at an ex-
pense of £1270, of which a loan of £1200 was granted
by the late Board of First Fruits; the Ecclesiastical
Commissioners have recently granted £116 for its
repair. The late Board also gave £100 towards the
erection of the glebe-house, an elegant modern villa,
pleasantly situated in a plantation of beech and fir,
and commanding a fine view of the White and Black-
stairs mountains: the glebe comprises 33 acres. In
the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of the union
or district of Templeudigan, or Killegney; the chapel
at Grange is a plain edifice. About 100 children are
taught in the parochial school, which is supported by
subscription; the school-house and an acre of land
were given by the late Mr. Blacker: there is another
public school of about 50 children, which has a house
and two acres of land, rent free, from Mr. Colles; and
about 200 children are taught in four private schools.
A spinning association for the employment of the female
poor is managed by a committee of ladies. Near the
village of Killan is a holy well, dedicated to St. Anne,
from whom the parish takes its name. There are
several Danish raths.
KILLAN.—See SHERCOCK.
KILLANCOOLY, a parish, in the barony of BAL-
LAGHKEEN, county of WEXFORD, and province of
LEINSTER, 10½ miles (S. by E.) from Gorey, on the old
road through Oulart to Wexford; containing 1204 in-
habitants. This parish, which is situated on the south-
eastern coast, comprises about 3000 statute acres, of
which by far the greater part is under tillage, and the
remainder consists of fine grazing tracts: the soil is in
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general loamy, the system of agriculture is improved;
and butter and cheese are made in large quantities. A
herring fishery is carried on at Tinabearny, in whkh
about liven boats and 50 men from this and the ad-
joining parish of Kilmuckridge are engaged. Wells
House, the property of R. Doyne, Esq., was, for nearly
three years after the disturbances of 1798, occupied as
a barrack by the king’s troops; it is now about to be
rebuilt in the Elizabethan style by the proprietor, as a
residence, and will in future be called Wells Abbey. The
parish is in the diocese of Ferns: it is an impropriate
curacy, partly forming a portion of the union of Donagh-
more, and partly annexed to the rectory of Kimemanagh,
by the act of the 4th of Geo. IV.; the rectory is impro-
priate in H. K. G. Morgan, Esq. It is intersected by
the parish of Kilmuckridge; the portion adjoining Kilne-
managh is annexed to that parish for the performance
of the clerical duties, and the remainder to Donaghmore.
The tithes amount to £190, payable to the impropriator.
There are some remains of the old church. In the R. C.
divisions it forms part of the union or district of Litter.
KILLANE, or KILLIANE, also called KILLOEB-
HAIN, a parish, in the barony of KILCONNELL, county
of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 9 miles (W.
by S.) from Ballinasloe, on the road from Kilconnell to
Ballymacward; containing 1317 inhabitants. It com-
prises 7755 statute acres, and contains Woodlawn, the
seat of J. Trench, Esq., where a mausoleum was erected
by the late F. Trench, Esq., for his 21 children, for each
of whom there is a separate vault. It is a vicarage, in
the diocese of Clonfert, forming part of the union of
Kilconnell; the rectory is appropriate to the see, the
sacristan of Clonfert, the vicars choral of Christ Church,
Dublin, and the vicarage. The tithes amount to
£150. 1. 5½., of which £22. 15. 4½. is payable to the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners, £9 to the sacristan, £50
to the lessee of the vicars choral, and £68. 6. 1¾. to
the incumbent. In the R. C. divisions it is the head of
a union or district, called New Inn, which includes this
parish and Bullane, in each of which is a chapel. About
150 children are educated in a public school, to which
Lord Ashtown contributes £26 per annum, and about
60 in two private schools.
KILLANEAR, or KILNANARE, a parish, in the
barony of MAGONIHY, county of KERRY, and province
of MUNSTER, 3 miles (E. N. E.) from Milltown, on the
river Maine, and on the old post road from Tralee to
Killarney; containing 1776 inhabitants. It comprises
4993 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act:
the land is in general good, and chiefly in tillage; lime-
stone abounds and is used for manure, and the state of
agriculture is improving: there are a few patches of
bog. At Clonmellane is a station of the constabulary
police. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ard-
fert and Agbadoe, and in the patronage of the Bishop;
the rectory forms part of the union and corps of the
deanery. The tithes amount to £184. 13. 3., payable
in equal portions to the dean and vicar. There is nei-
ther church, glebe-house, nor glebe. In the R. C. divi-
sions this parish forms part of the union or district of
Fieries. In a public school supported by subscription
about 50, and in two private schools about 70, children
are educated. The ruins of the old church still remain
in the burial-ground; and those of Clonmellane castle
stand near the river Maine.