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bulary police station. Fairs are held on March 27th,
May 25th, Sept. 29th, and Nov. 28th, and petty ses-
sions every Saturday. The parish,, which, with the
district parish of Kinnegad, is co-extensive with the
barony, comprises 26,043 statute acres; the surface
is greatly diversified, but the land is in general fer-
tile and principally under tillage; there are some
large dairy farms; the system of agriculture is im-
proved, and there are some extensive tracts of bog.
A rail-road has been recently laid down at Griffinstown,
by Mr. Fetherston-Haugh, for draining the bog on
that estate. There are some very fine quarries of black
flag-stone, from which were taken materials for the
custom-house docks of Dublin; and on Sion Hill is a
quarry having the appearance of slate, but it has not
been yet worked. The principal seats are Lotown,
the residence of William Dopping, Esq., situated in a
richly wooded demesne; Griffinstown House, of J. Fe-
therston-Haugh, Esq.; Hyde Park, of J. D’Arcy, Esq.;
Wardinstown, of T. M. Webb, Esq.; Curristown, of G.
Purdon, Esq.; Lisnabin, of E. Purdon, Esq., a hand-
some castellated mansion recently erected; Huntingdon,
of R. Purdon, Esq.; Joristown, of P. Purdon, Esq.;
Grangemore, of E. Briscoe, Esq., a handsome house in
a well-planted demesne; Riverdale, of W. T. Briscoe,
Esq.; Craddenstown, of L. Ramage, Esq.; Corbets-
town, of J. D’Arcy, Esq.; and Derrymoe, the property
of T. J. Fetherston-Haugh, Esq., of Bracklyn Castle.
On the demesne of Joristown is the hill of Knock-
shiban, a conspicuous landmark, commanding a very
extensive prospect over a richly diversified tract of
country. The Royal Canal passes through the parish:
there are several very small lakes, and to the west are
some dry limestone tracts, curiously interspersed with
patches of bog. At Thomastown, a small hamlet on the
canal, a market is held on Tuesday, where large quan-
tities of corn are purchased and shipped.
The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of
Meath, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes
amount to £1072. 8. The church, for the erection of
which the late Board of First Fruits gave £100 and
granted a loan of £1200, in 1816, is a handsome edifice,
with a well-proportioned spire, and contains the sepul-
chral vault of the Pakenham family. The glebe-house
is a neat residence, and the glebe comprises 30 acres.
The R. C. parish is co-extensive with that of the Esta-
blished Church: there are. two chapels, situated respec-
tively at Rathwire and Rathfarne. About 220 children
are taught in four public schools, of which one is
supported by the Trustees of Erasmus Smith’s fund,
who allow the master £30 per annum, with a house and
garden rent-free; and two by Lord and Lady Longford.
There are also three private schools, in which are about
120 children. A flax society for spinning and weaving
linen has been established, which affords employment to
about 100 poor women; and there is also a dispensary.
In the old parish church were several chapels or chantries,
of which the largest was dedicated to St. Mary; and at
Clonfad, on the southern confines of the parish, was a very
ancient religious establishment, of which St. Etchen, who
died in 577, was bishop: there are still some remains of
the church. Numerous raths exist in the parish; and on a
hill near Lisnabin are the remains of some works called
Pakenham’s Fort, commanding an extensive prospect.
At Rateen are the remains of a castle, in which the
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lord-lieutenant, who in 1450 had been made prisoner,
was confined for some time. Many silver coins of the
reign of Elizabeth, Jas. I., Chas. I., and the protectorate
were found in two tin vessels in ploughing near Grif-
finstown.
KILLUKEN, or KILLUCAN, a parish, in the barony
of BOYLE, county of ROSCOMMON, and province of CON-
NAUGHT, on the road from Carrick-on-Shannon to
Ballina; containing, with part of the market and post-
town of Carrick (with which it is connected by a bridge
over the Shannon), 2948 inhabitants. It comprises
about 5670 statute acres, of which 3571 are applotted
under the tithe act, and is principally under tillage,
although there are several grazing farms. The waste
land consists chiefly of bog, most of which might be
reclaimed, but at a considerable expense. Limestone of
excellent quality abounds, and is quarried in several
places for building and burning. The river Shannon
skirts a small portion of the parish, and its navigation
being connected with the Royal Canal at Tarmonbarry,
goods can be shipped at Carrick bridge for Dublin. The
principal seats are Croghan House, the residence of Guy
Lloyd, Esq., the chief proprietor of the parish; Cashell,
of Erasmus Lloyd, Esq.; Fairview, of W. Morton, Esq.;
and Hermitage, of Owen T. Lloyd, Esq. The living is
a rectory, in the diocese of Elphin, forming the corps of
the archdeaconry of Elphin, and united to the vicarages
of Kilbrine and Kilcorkey, and the rectory of Ardcarne,
together forming the union of Killuken, in the patronage
of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £101. 7. 8., and of
the union to 395. 7. 3. The church is a very old build-
ing. There is an excellent glebe-house, for the erection
of which the late Board of First Fruits gave £400 and
lent £240, in 1816: the glebe comprises 13 acres. In
the R. C divisions it is the head of a union or district,
comprising also the parishes of Eastersnow and Killu-
mod, and parts of Tumna and Kilcola, which district is
also called Croghan and Ballinameen, and contains cha-
pels at Croghan, Drumacool, and Drumlion, in this parish.
About 120 children are educated in three public schools,
to one of which the curate contributes £4. 10. per an-
num, and about 200 in four private schools; there is
also a Sunday school.—See CROGHAN.
KILLUKEN, a parish, in the barony and county of
ROSCOMMON, and province of CONNAUGHT, 3 miles
(W. by S.) from Strokestown, on the road from that
place to Castlerea; containing 3498 inhabitants. It
comprises 3799 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act, the best of which is in large grazing farms,
and that of inferior quality in small arable farms; there
is a great quantity of bog, also several lakes, of which
Ardekellen is the largest. Limestone abounds, but it is
not quarried. The principal seats are Mount Brown,
the residence of G. Brown, Esq.; and Doon, the seat of
J. Cooper, Esq. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of
Elphin, forming part of the union of Ardclare: the rec-
tory is impropriate in the Earl of Cork: the tithes
amount to £149. 9., of which £78. 8. is payable to the
impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the
R. C. divisions it forms part of the union or district
of Kilcooley. About 180 children are educated in three
private schools. There are several forts, of which the
largest is called Rathmore, or the great fort.
KILLUMOD, a parish, in the barony of BOYLE,
county of ROSCOMMON, and province of CONNAUGHT,