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been demolished, and the cannon was at the same time
thrown into a very deep well; the moat still remains
entire. Not far from this spot is the beautiful cascade
of Dunamarc; and at another place, called Newtown,
to the south of Bantry, is a very antique stone pillar in
a burial-ground, with some rude sculpture of men in
armour and other curious devices. Danish forts are
numerously scattered over the parish; and, in 1834,
more than 3000 silver coins, chiefly pence, groats, and
half groats of the reigns of the earlier Edwards and
Henrys, and of Alexander, King of Scotland, were found.
At Carriganass are the extensive ruins of the castle
built by O’Sullivan Bere, and garrisoned by Daniel
O’Sullivan against the forces of Elizabeth; it surren-
dered, after the capture of Dunboy fort, to Sir George
Carew, and at present consists of a lofty square tower
on a precipitous rock rising from the banks of the river
Ouvane, and some extensive outworks. On the same
river, near its influx into the bay, are the ruined gables
of the Castle of Rindisart, the stronghold of Sir Owen
O’Sullivan, which was taken by Ireton in the parlia-
mentary war, and by his orders demolished. Near Car-
riganass are the extensive and ivy-clad ruins of the old
church of Kilmacomogue, and near the town are those
of the old church of Bantry, from the floor of which rise
some lofty poplars. There are several chalybeate
springs, of which the most esteemed is near the old
abbey of Bantry; and near lake Capanabool is a crom-
lech surrounded by nine upright stones.—See BANTRY
and WHIDDY ISLAND.
KILMACOW, a parish, in the barony of IVERK,
county of KILKENNY, and province of LEINSTER, 3
miles (N. N. W.) from Waterford, on the road to
Thomastown; containing 1923 inhabitants, of which
number, 176 are in the village. It comprises 4389
statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and va-
lued at £2671 per annum, and has some good limestone
quarries. The village contains 31 houses, and is a con-
stabulary police station; petty sessions are held in it
every alternate week. The living is a rectory and
vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, and in the gift of
the Bishop: the tithes amount to £360. The glebe-
house was erected by aid of a loan of £675 and a gift
of £100 from the late Board of First Fruits; the glebe
comprises 11a. 22p. The church is a neat edifice with
a handsome spire, for rebuilding which the late Board
lent £850, in 1818. In the R. C. divisions this parish
is the head of a union or district, comprising the pa-
rishes of Kilmacow, Dunkit, Gaulskill, Ullid, Kilbeacon,
and part of Killaghy, and containing chapels at Kilma-
cow, Mullinavat, and Hill. The parochial school was
built on land given by Mr. Roche; about 80 children are
educated in it, and about 190 in three private schools.
There are some fine ruins of Grandison, or Graney,
castle, consisting of the remains of the keep, the great
hall, and of three circular towers, on the margin of the
river Suir. It is supposed to have been erected by
Pierce Butler, eighth Earl of Ormonde, and lord-deputy
of Ireland in 1521. During the parliamentary war it
was held by Col. Butler for Chas. I., but was finally
surrendered to Col. Axtel, Cromwell’s governor of Kil-
kenny, and was afterwards allowed to fall into decay.—
See GRANEY.
KILMACOW, a parish, in the barony of ARKLOW,
county of WICKLOW, and province of LEINSTER, 2¾
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miles (S. S. E.) from Rathdrum, on the lower road from
Arklow to Wicklow. This small parish is situated in the
vicinity of the Cronebane copper mines, and comprises
816 statute acres. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the
diocese of Dublin and Glendalough, forming part of the
union of Castlemacadam.
KILMACREAN, or KILMACRENAN, also called
COMMER, a parish, in the barony of CLARE, county of
GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 4 miles (S. E.)
from Tuam, on the road to Galway; containing 1907
inhabitants. The land is cultivated under an improved
system of agriculture; there is much reclaimable bog
and rocky waste. Here are numerous turloughs, which
are navigable for lighters in the winter months, but are
dry in summer, when they afford excellent pasture and
good training ground for race-horses. Good limestone
is obtained in the parish. The principal seats are Bal-
linderry, the residence of J. Nolan, Esq.; Ballyban-
agher, of A. Nolan, Esq.; Waterville, of — Cunneys,
Esq.; Currofin, of Pierce Blake, Esq.; Ardstrea, of J.
Browne, Esq.; and Annagh, of J. Bodkin, Esq. It is
a rectory aud vicarage, in the diocese of Tuam, forming
part of the union of Moylough: the tithes amount to
£280. In the R C. divisions it is part of the union or
district called Clare Tuam, or Currofin, and has a chapel
at Currofin, which is a neat stone building. There are
three public schools, in which about 270 children are
educated, and one private school, in which about 30 are
educated. Here are the ruins of Ballinderry castle; of
an old fort, or encampment, with five long, low rooms,
flagged over and communicating with each other by
narrow passages; and of an old church, with a burial-
ground attached.
KILMACREE.—See KILMOCREE.
KILMACREHY, a parish, in the barony of CORCOM-
ROE, county of CLARE, and province of MUNSTER, 4
miles (W.) from Ennistymon, on the north side of Lis-
canor bay on the western coast; containing 3343 inha-
bitants. Within its limits is the headland called Hag’s
Head, a lofty basaltic promontory situated in lat. 52°
16’ 40”, and lon. 9° 25’ 20”; from this point the cliffs
gradually ascend to Moher, where they attain their
greatest elevation, and are estimated to be about
600 feet above the level of the sea. The waves here
break with tremendous force against the rocks; part of
the Spanish Armada was, in 15S8, wrecked on the
shore. On the most elevated point of these stupendous
cliffs an ornamental building in the castellated style is
now being erected by Cornelius O’Brien, Esq., for the
accommodation of visiters to this bold and iron-bound,
coast, from which is obtained a magnificent view em-
bracing nearly the whole line of coast from Loop Head
to the northern extremity of the bay of Galway, toge-
ther with the Arran Isles and a vast expanse of the
Atlantic Ocean. Puffins are taken here by persons who
are suspended over the lofty precipices, in the cavities of
which these birds deposit their young. The parish com-
prises 5492 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe
act, of which a considerable portion consists of mountain
pasture: the arable land is generally manured with sea
weed and sand, and the state of agriculture is generally
improving. The gentlemen’s seats are Birchfield, the
residence of Cornelius O’Brien, Esq., who has much im-
proved his estate and the condition of his tenantry by the
erection of neat slated cottages and farm-buildings, and by