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KIL
KILMASTULLA, a parish, in the barony of OWNEY
and AREA, county of TIPPERARY, and province of MUN-
STER, 2¾ miles (S. E.) from Killaloe, on the road from
Limerick to Dublin; containing 2834 inhabitants. The
land is mountainous, but is chiefly under tillage; there
is some bog and plenty of grit-stone. The principal
seats are Craunagh House, the property of C. Going,
Esq.; Bushfield, the residence of J. Philips, Esq.; Pros-
pect, of Nathaniel Burton, Esq.; and Craunagh Mills,
in the occupation of Mr. J. O’Gorman. The living is a
rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Emly, united by
act of council, in 1790, to the rectory and vicarage of
Templeichally or Templekelly, and in the patronage of
the Bishop: the tithes amount to £318. 9. 2¾., and of
the benefice to £724. 12. 3¾. There is no glebe-house;
the glebe comprises la. Or. 31p., and there is another of
3r. 36p. at Templeichally. The church is a plain build-
ing, for the erection of which the late Board of First
Fruits gave £500 in 1791. In the R. C. divisions the
parish forms part of the union or district of Ballina,
and has a very neat chapel at Boher. There are three
private schools, in which about 160 children are edu-
cated, and a Sunday school.
KILMEADEN, a parish, in the barony of MID-
DLETHIRB, county of WATERFORD, and province of
MUNSTER, 5½ miles (W. N. W.) from Waterford, on the
river Suir; containing 2621 inhabitants, and compris-
ing 8976 statute acres. Kilmeaden Castle, which from
an. early period was a chief seat of the Poers, was de-
fended by one of them against Cromwell, but was
taken and destroyed by his troops, and the unfortu-
nate proprietor instantly hung on an adjoining tree.
The estate was divided among soldiers of the repub-
lican army, who transferred their shares to a gentle-
man named Ottrington, by whom several families from
Ulster were settled on the property. The tomb of this
John Ottrington is in the churchyard, having been
erected by his grand-daughter, Elizabeth, Viscountess
Doneraile, through whom the estates were inherited by
the present Viscount. At Fair Brook is an extensive
paper-manufactory, affording employment to about 140
persons; and at Pouldrew is a large corn-mill and stores:
the river Suir is here navigable for vessels of consider-
able burden. There is a constabulary police station at
the village, and near it is a chalybeate spring. The
principal seat is Mount Congreve, the property of J.
Congreve, Esq. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese
of Waterford, and in the patronage of the Bishop; the
rectory is appropriate to the deanery, precentorship,
chancellorship, and treasurership of the cathedral of
Waterford. The tithes amount to £396. 4. 3., of which
£226. 4. 3. is divided among the appropriators, and
£170 is paid to the vicar. There is a glebe-house, for
the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits, in
1807, gave £100 and lent £380; and a glebe of 11a.
22p. is attached to the vicarage and one of 15a. to the
rectory. The church is a plain building of great anti-
quity. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive
with that of the Established Church, and contains
a chapel. The parochial school is aided by an an-
nual donation from Viscount Doneraile, and another
school is aided by Mrs. Christmas; they afford in-
struction to about 200 children; and there are also
two private schools, in which about 140 children are
educated.
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KIL
KILMEAN, or KILMAIN, a parish, in the barony
of ATHLONE, county of ROSCOMMON, and province of
CONNAUGHT, 3 miles (S. S. E.) from Roscommon, on
the road to Athlone; containing 2678 inhabitants. This
parish comprises 6061 statute acres, as applotted under
the tithe act; the soil is light, and the system of agri-
culture not much improved; there is a small quantity
of bog. Limestone of very good quality is quarried and
much used in the neighbourhood for building, and for
manufacturing into mantel-pieces; a small pottery is
also carried on, which is supplied with clay found in the
vicinity. The only gentlemen’s seats are Moate Park,
the residence of Lord Crofton, a substantial building of
limestone, situated in a richly wooded demesne, and
commanding from some high hills in the grounds ex-
tensive views of the Shannon and surrounding country;
and Ballymurry House, the pleasant residence of Capt.
E. W. Kelly. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Elphin,
constituting part of the union of Killenvoy; the rectory
is impropriate in the Incorporated Society. The tithes
amount to £126. 14., half payable to the impropriators
and half to the vicar. In the R. C. divisions the parish
forms part of the union or district of St. John’s; the
chapel, a plain thatched building, is in the townland of
Curroy. There is a place of worship for the Society of
Friends. A school is supported under the patronage of
Lord Crofton; and there are four private schools, in
which are about 280 children. In the demesne of Moate
Park are the remains of an old church, the cemetery of
which is still used.
KILMEEDY, a parish, in the Eastern Division of
the barony of UPPER CONNELLO, county of LIMERICK,
and province of MUNSTER, 5 miles (E.) from Newcastle,
on the road to Castletown: the population is returned
with that of the union of Corcomohide. It comprises
5232½ acres, as applotted under the tithe act, about
one-eighth of which is under tillage, and the remainder
is principally meadow and pasture, including some large
dairy farms. Here is some profitable bog, and about
1000 acres of mountain land, consisting chiefly of sili-
cious grit, of which there are some good quarries. The
low lands are based on limestone. The principal seats
are Heathfield, the residence of E. Lloyd, Esq.; High
Mount, of J. Furlong, Esq.; and Feenah Cottage, of
the Rev. M. Keily, P.P. The village is small; it has a
cattle fair on Nov. 7th. At the village of Feenah there
are a dispensary and a constabulary police station; it
is a vicarage, in the diocese of Limerick, forming part
of the union of Corcomohide; the rectory is appro-
priate to the vicars choral of Limerick cathedral. The
tithes are included in the amount for the union of Cor-
comohide. The church, which is near the village, was
erected in 1665, when the vicarage was created; it
is in bad condition, and will be rebuilt by the Ecclesi-
astical Commissioners. In the R. C. divisions the pa-
rish forms part of the union or district of Ballyegran,
and has a chapel. There is a school built and supported
by J. Warren, Esq., on his estate at Heathfield.
KILMEEN, a parish, partly in the East Fractions
of the barony of MAGONIHY, county of KERRY, but
chiefly in the barony of DUHALLOW, county of CORK,
and province of MUNSTER, 3 miles (W. S. W.) from
Newmarket, on the river Blackwater, and on the new-
road from Roskeen-bridge to Castleisland; containing
8322 inhabitants. It comprises 32,105 statute acres; as