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KIL
KILLOGHCONNOGHAN, or KLLACONNIGAN,
a parish, in. the barony of LUNE, county of MEATH, and
province of LEINSTER. 6¾ miles (W.) from Trim, on
the road from Dublin to Mullingar; containing 2329
inhabitants. It comprises about 4000 acres, of which
about one-fourth is bog, much of which was planted by
the late Earl of Darnley; the remainder is principally
under tillage. There is a good quarry of limestone, and
at Inchmore is a corn-mill. Fairs are held on March
25th, May 12th, Aug. 15th, and Nov. 1st. The prin-
cipal seats are Elm Grove, the residence of J. Browne,
Esq.; Parkstown, of J. Campbell, Esq.; and Kilmur,
the property of A. Montgomery, Esq. The living is a
perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Meath, and in the
gift of the Earl of Darnley, who is impropriator of the
rectory: the tithes amount to £300, payable to the im-
propriator, who allows the perpetual curate £69. 4. 7½.
per annum., The church is a neat structure, with a spire
and steeple, and was erected in 1820, by aid of a gift
of £200 from the late Earl of Darnley, and a loan of
£700 from the late Board of First Fruits. The glebe-
house was built by aid of a gift of £450 and a loan of
£50 from the same Board, in 1822: the glebe comprises
21 acres. In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part
of the union or district of Kildalkey, and has a hand-
some chapel, towards the erection of which the late Earl
of Darnley gave £100, and half an acre of land on which
it is built. About 150 children are educated in a school
supported by the Earl of Darnley, and the same num-
ber in three private schools. There are some remains
of a Franciscan friary and a castle at Donore, and of a
castle at Carranstown.
KILLOGILLEEN, a parish, partly in the barony of
LOUGHREA, but chiefly in that of DUNKELLIN, county of
GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 5 miles (W.)
from Loughrea, on the road from that place to Ardra-
han j containing 939 inhabitants. Here is Monksfield,
the residence of Capt. Morgan. It is a vicarage, in the
diocese of Kilmacduagh, forming part of the union of
Killinane: the rectory is appropriate to the see and
archdeaconry of Kilmacduagh, and the vicars choral of
Christ-Church, Dublin: the tithes amount to £120, of
which £20 is payable to the Ecclesiastical Commis-
sioners, £18 to the archdeacon, £20 to the vicars
choral, and £62 to the incumbent. Here is a R. C.
chapel. About 90 children are educated in a private
school.
KILLOH.—See KILLUA.
KILLOKENNEDY, a parish, in the barony of TULLA,
county of CLARE, and province of MUNSTER, 5 miles (W.)
from Killaloe, on the road from that place to Ennis;
containing 3586 inhabitants. It comprises 9349 statute
acres, as applotted under the tithe act, including much
mountain pasture and some bog. Good building and
flag stone are obtained. Ballyquin, the seat of—Arthur,
Esq., is situated in Glenomera, which is celebrated as a
shooting station for grouse and. pheasants. At Kilbane
is a constabulary police station. It is a vicarage, in the
diocese of Killaloe, forming part of the union of Kilto-
nanlea, or Doonass: the rectory is part of the union of
Omullod: the tithes amount to £216.2.9½. per annum,
of which £106. 3. 1. is payable to the vicar, and the
remainder to the rector. In the R. C. divisions it forms
part of the unions or districts of Broadford and Doonass,
and has chapels at Kilbane and Kilmore. There are two
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private schools, in which about 220 children are edu-
cated.
KILLOLOAN, a parish, partly in the barony of
UPPERTHIRD, county of WATERFORD, and partly in
that of IFFA and OFFA EAST, county of TIPPERARY, and
province of MUNSTER, 2¾ miles (E. N.E) from Clonmel,
on the road from that place to Waterford; containing
1150 inhabitants. The land is well cultivated, and there
is abundance of good limestone. The river Suir, which
flows through part of the parish, is navigable for small
vessels. Here is Cottage, the residence of T. Ryan, Esq.
It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Lismore, forming part
of the union of Kilcash: the rectory is impropriate in
Viscount Lismore: the tithes amount to £102. 9. 2., of
which £66.12. 3. is payable to the impropriator, and
the remainder to the vicar. The church is a modem
building. In the R. C. divisions it forms part of the
union or district of Kilgrant. About 210 children are
educated in two public schools, one of which is supported
by Lady Osborne, and about 20 in a private school. At
Gurteen are some druidical remains; and in the Water-
ford part of the parish are the ivy-clad ruins of Darin-
lar castle, of which only the keep and some vaults
remain.
KILLONE, or KILLOWEN, a parish, in the barony
of ISLANDS, county of CLARE, and province of MUNSTER,
2½ miles (S. by W.) from Ennis, on the road to Kildy-
sart; containing 2354 inhabitants. It comprises about
3820 statute acres, as rated for the county cess. Lime-
stone abounds, and is used for manure, for which pur-
pose sea-weed and sand from the shores of the Fergus
are also used; and the state of agriculture is gradually
improving. About the year 1190, Donald O’Brien, King
of Limerick, founded an abbey here for nuns of the order
of St. Augustine, and dedicated it to St. John the Baptist.
Slaney, the pious daughter of Donogh Carbreach, King
of Thomond, was abbess of this nunnery. The ruins are
beautifully situated near the north-eastern extremity of
the Lake of Killone, and form a very picturesque feature
in the scenery. At a short distance from the abbey is
a celebrated holy well, dedicated to St. John, on the eve
of whose anniversary it is resorted to by the peasantry
from various parts of the county. The principal seats
are, Edenvale, the residence of R. J. Stackpoole, Esq.;
and New Hall, of J. M c Donnell, Esq.: both are situated
in picturesque demesnes, the latter being on an eminence
above the Lake of Killone, and the former celebrated
for its romantic vale, in which is a secluded lake, said
to communicate with the river Fergus by a subterraneous
channel. The parish is in the diocese of Killaloe: the
rectory is impropriate in Bindon Scott, Esq., who receives
the tithes, amounting to £180, and allows £10 per an-
num late currency for discharging the clerical duties;
but the townland of Bearnageehy pays tithes to the
rector of Clare Abbey. In the R. C. divisions it forms
part of the union or district of Clare, and has a chapel at
Ballyea. About 170 children are educated in two pri-
vate schools.
KILLONEHAN.—See KILLELONEHAN.
KILLONOGHAN, or KILLONAHON, a parish, in
the barony of BURREN, county of CLARE, and province
of MUNSTER, 13 miles (S.W.) from Burren, on the
western coast; containing 1185 inhabitants. This pa-
rish consists principally of rocky mountain pasture,
affording scanty but rich herbage; a detached portion