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of the archdeaconry; and their respective vicarages,
together with those of Killeilagh and Kilmoon, form
the union of Kilmanaheen, in the patronage of the Bishop.
The tithes of this parish amount to £254. 2. 11½., the
entire tithes of the archdeaconry to £393. 5. 7., and
those of the vicarial union to £295. 1. 11½. The glebe-
house is a modern building, towards the erection of
which the late Board of First Fruits contributed a loan
of £369 and a gift of a similar sum, in 1828: there is
a glebe of 43 acres, subject to a charge of £10 per ann.
late currency. The church at Ennistymon, built in
1831, is also a handsome structure, for the erection of
which the same Board granted a loan of £1000. In the
R.C. divisions the parish forms part of the union or dis-
trict of Ennistymon, which also comprises the parish
of Clouney, and contains the chapels of Ennistymon,
Lahinch, and Kilthomas. In the public schools at En-
nistymon about 340 children are educated, and there are
also in the parish nine private schools. The ruins
of the old church still remain in the burial-ground.
KILMANLOE, or KILROE, a parish, in the barony
of DUHALLOW, county of CORK, and province of MUN-
STER; containing 1291 inhabitants. This parish, which
is also called Scarlane, is situated close to the town of
Kanturk, of which it forms a suburb, but for all civil
purposes it is considered to form part of the parish of
Kilbrin. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Cloyne, partly
impropriate in Col. Longfield, of Longueville, and partly
appropriate to the economy fund of the cathedral of
Cloyne: the tithes, amounting to £128, are payable in
equal portions to the impropriator and the appropria-
tors. There is no provision for the cure of souls, but
the perpetual curate of Kanturk performs the occasional
duties. In the R. C. divisions it forms part of the union
or district of Kanturk. About 80 children are educated
in three private schools.
KILMANMAN, or CLONASLEE, a parish, in the
barony of TINNEHINCH, QUEEN’S county, and province
of LEINSTER, 4 miles (S. E.) from Balliboy; containing
3186 inhabitants. The name signifies the “church of
Manman,” which he is said to have founded here in the
7th century. He also built the monastery of Lanchoil,
or Lahoil, and called it Corrigeen, or the “hermitage of
the rocks.” It is about two miles west from Kilman-
man church, and near it is a barrow, called “the giant’s
grave.” The parish comprises 5817 statute acres of
arable and pasture land, besides between six and seven
thousand acres of bog and mountain. It is in the dio-
cese of Kildare; the rectory is impropriate in Gen. E.
Dunne; the vicarage forms part of the union of Rosi-
nallis, or Oregan; and there is a perpetual curacy, con-
sisting of this parish and two townlands of the parish of
Rerymore, called Clonaslee, which is in the patronage of
the vicar. The tithes amount to £283. 7. 8¼., of which
£177. 8. 1¼. is payable to the impropriator, £59. 16. 6.
to the vicar, and £46. 3.1. to the perpetual curate. The
church is in Clonaslee, and has lately been repaired by
a grant of £377 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
In the R. C. divisions it forms the greater part of the
union or district of Clonaslee, where the chapel is situ-
ated. There are two public schools, one at Clonaslee
under the trustees of Erasmus Smith’s charity, in which
about 150 children are educated, and four private schools,
in which are about 130. In this parish is Lough An-
nagh, which is three miles in circumference, and abounds
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with pike. roach, and perch. In the middle of this lake,
where it is most shallow, certain oak framing is yet
visible, and there is a traditional report that in the war
of 1641 a party of insurgents had a wooden house erect-
ed on this platform, whence they went out at night in
a boat and plundered the surrounding country. The
principal residences are Brittas, that of Gen. Dunne;
Castle Cuffe, of the Rev. J. Baldwin, in whose grounds
are the ruins of the baronial house, erected by the first
Sir Chas. Coote, Bart., and destroyed in 1641. Edge
Hill, of Mrs. Corbett; Brocka Lodge, of W. Dunne,
Esq.; Coolnabanch, of W. T. Lane; and the Cottage,
of G. Fenamore, Esq. That this district was formerly
well wooded appears from Queen Elizabeth having
thanked an English commander for conducting a party
of her cavalry in safety through the woods of Oregan.
At Killyshane there was formerly a nunnery, the burial-
ground of which, with several monumental stones of great
antiquity, was discovered in 1768.—See CLONASLEE.
KILMANNAGH.—See KILNAMANNAGH.
KILMANNAN, or KILMANNON, a parish, in the
barony of BARGY, county of WEXFORD, and province of
LEINSTER, 6 miles (s. w.) from Wexford, on the road
to Bannow; containing 794 inhabitants. It comprises
3339 statute acres, and contains Sledagh, the seat of
B. Wilson, Esq. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Ferns,
forming part of the union of Mulrankin; the tithes
amount to £190. 0. 8. In the R. C. divisions it is part
of the union or district of Rathangan, and has a chapel
at Claristown. There are two public schools, one at-
tached to the R. C. chapel, in which about 140 children
are educated. The tower, or belfry, of the old church
is still standing, and from its large size is called the
castle of Kilmannon. Here is also an ancient castle
called Great Gurteen.
KILMAOGUE, or KILMAGUE, a parish, in the
barony of CONNELL, county of KILDARE, and province
of LEINSTER, 6½ miles (N. by E.) from Kildare; con-
taining 3004 inhabitants. This parish, through which
the Grand Canal passes, comprises 6511 statute acres,
as applotted under the tithe act; there is much bog,
and agriculture is improving. A patent exists for fairs
on May 25th, June 29th, and Sept. 25th, but none are
held. The principal seats are New Park, the residence
of J. Pimm, Esq.; Doro Ville, of W. Ireland, Esq.;
and Annsboro, of G. Nelson Wheeler, Esq. The
living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of
Kildare, episcopally united in 1782 to the rectory and
vicarage of Rathernon and the rectory of Lulliamore,
which is a prebend in the cathedral of Kildare, and in
the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to
£245. 14. 1., and of the benefice to £400. There is a
glebe-house, with a glebe of 27a. Or. 21p. The church is a
plain edifice, which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners
intend to rebuild. In the R. C. divisions it is the head
of a union or district, called Allen and Milltown, com-
prising Kilmaogue, Rathernon, Feighcullen, Rathbride,
and Pollardstown, and has a large chapel at the Leap.
There are two public schools, in which about 220 children
are educated, and five private schools, in which are
about 170 children, also a Sunday school. Here are
several Danish forts. A new village is being erected
in the centre of the parish, under the superintendence
of the Rev. A. J. Preston, which is intended to be “a
refuge for Protestants.”—See ROBERTSTOWN.