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coarse and rocky, and the only seat is Normangrove, the
residence of John Burke, Esq. It is a vicarage, in the
diocese of Kilmacduagh, forming part of the union of
Kilcolgan; the rectory is appropriate to the see, the
deanery, and the vicarage of Ardrahan. The tithes
amount to £98. 0. 6., of which £21 is payable to the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners, £7. 7. to the dean, £42
to the incumbent of Ardrahan, and £27. 13. 6. to the
vicar. There are some remains of the old church, with
a small burial-ground attached. About a mile from
Kinvarra is a hole in the rock, called the Pigeon Hole,
which leads to a natural cavern, three or four hundred
feet in extent. Here are the remains of the castle of
Cahir Irlane, which is said to have belonged to the Killi-
kellys.
KILLEENOUGH.—See KILLENQRTY.
KILLEEVAN, a parish, partly in the barony of
MONAGHAN, but chiefly in that of DARTRY, county of
MONAGHAN, and province of ULSTER, on the river Fin,
and on the road from Clones to Dublin; containing, with
the post-town of Newbliss, 7273 inhabitants, of which
number 87 are in the village. This parish comprises,
according to the Ordnance survey, 11,571 3 /4 statute acres,
of which 11,314 3 /4 are in Dartry, including a detached
portion of 127 1 /2 acres, and 55 3 /4 under water; and 257
in the barony of Monaghan: of the whole, 9329 are
applotted under the tithe act. The land is principally
under tillage, the soil fertile, and the system of agricul-
ture improved: there are several detached portions of
bog. The principal seats are Ballinure, the residence of
W. Forster, Esq.; Newbliss House, of A. Kerr, Esq.;
Gortgranagh, of Mrs. Graham; Scarvey, of Major
Campbell Graham; and Glinch Lodge, of J. Thompson,
Esq. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the
diocese of Clogher, and in the patronage of the Bishop:
the tithes amount to £518. 19. 2 3 /4. The church is a
neat plain structure, for the repair of which the Eccle-
siastical Commissioners have recently granted £142.
The glebe house is a neat building, and the glebe com-
prises 64 acres. In the R. C. divisions the parish is
the head of a union, comprising also the parish of
Aughabog, and containing two chapels; the chapel of
this parish, on the townland of Killafuddy, is a neat
edifice, erected in 1817. About 680 children are taught
in six public schools, of which the parochial school is
chiefly supported by the incumbent; and there are four
private schools, in which are about 260 children.—See
NEWBLISS.
KILLEGLAND, or KILLEYLAN, also called KIL-
MEGLAN, a parish, in the barony of RATOATH, county
of MEATH, and province of LEINSTER; containing 473
inhabitants, who are all in the post-town of Ashbourne,
of which the parish principally consists, It is a rectory
and vicarage, in the diocese of Meath, forming part of
the union of Ratoath: the tithes amount to £54. In
the R. C. divisions also it is part of the union or district
of Ratoath, and has a chapel at Ashbourne. About
120 children are educated in two public schools, one of
which is principally supported by the rector.
KILLEGNEY, a parish, in the barony of BANTRY,
county of WEXFORD, and province of LEINSTER, 6
miles (S. W.) from Enniscorthy, on the river Boro and
near the high road to New Ross; containing 1616 in-
habitants, It comprises 6531 statute acres, as applot-
ted under the tithe act. The lands are chiefly under
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tillage; the soil is generally light and poor, but the
system of agriculture is greatly improved, and the drill
husbandry is in general use. Castle Boro, the spacious
modern mansion of Lord Carew, is built on the site of
an ancient castle belonging to that family, of whom the
present Lord was created a peer of Ireland in 1834.
The house is beautifully situated on the bank of the
picturesque river Boro, which, after winding through
the richly wooded demesne, discharges itself into the
Slaney about two miles below Enniscorthy; and the
grounds, which are tastefully disposed, comprehend
some beautiful scenery, in which the spire of the
church, rising above the neighbouring groves, forms a
pleasing feature. The living is a rectory, in the diocese
of Ferns, episcopally united, in 1798, to the impropriate
curacy of Chapple, and in the patronage of the Bishop:
the tithes amount to £304. 12. 3 3 /4. The church, for
the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits
granted a loan of £900, in 1827, is a neat modern
edifice, and an elegant spire was added to it at the
expense of the present Lord Carew; the Ecclesiastical
Commissioners have lately granted £106 for its repair.
The glebe house is a neat residence, and the glebe com-
prises 16 acres, subject to a rent of £13. 16. 10 1 /2. In the
R. C. divisions this parish forms part of the union or
district of Templeudigan; the chapel is at Poolpeasty.
Near Castleboro is a neat school-house for girls, built by
Lady Carew, who allows the mistress £15 per annum,
and a neat cottage residence adjoining it rent-free;
there are about 30 children in this school; about 40
children are taught in a private school, and there is a
Sunday school. A fever hospital and dispensary are
supported by Lord Carew and by grand jury present-
ments. The Rev. James Gordon, author of an abridg-
ment of Irish History, the History of the Rebellion in
1798, and various other works, was for many years
rector of this parish.
KILLEHENY, or KILLAHINNY, a parish, in the
barony of IRAGHTICONNOR, county of KERRY, and
province of MUNSTER, 11 miles (S. W. by W.) from
Tarbert, on the south-eastern shore of the estuary of
the Shannon; containing 2316 inhabitants. It com-
prises 7316 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe
act, about one-third of which is arable land of good
quality; the remainder is coarse mountain pasture,
with a great quantity of bog. Agriculture is improving;
sea-weed and sea-sand are used as manures, and good
limestone is abundant. Fine salmon and trout are
taken in the river Cashen. There is a telegraph on
Knockanore mountain. Spraymount is the residence
of Capt. W. Raymond, and the other seats are those of
Capt. Hewson, and C. Julian, Esq. In the grounds of
the latter some skeletons in stone graves were dis-
covered in 1829. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of
Ardfert and Aghadoe, forming part of the union of
Aghavallin; the rectory is impropriate in A. Stoughton,
Esq. The tithes amount to £124. 12. 3., of which
£83. 1. 4. is payable to the impropriator, and the re-
mainder to the vicar. In the R. C. divisions it forms
part of the union or district of Lisseltin, and has a
chapel at Ballybunnian. About 50 children are edu-
cated in a private school. Here are the celebrated
caverns of Ballybunnian., which are described under the
head of that place.
KILLEIGH, a village and chapelry (formerly a
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