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KILMOLERAN, a parish, in the barony of UPFER-
THIRD, county of WATERFORD, and province of MUN-
STER; containing, with the suburb of the town of Car-
rick-on-Suir, called Carrickbeg, 2896 inhabitants. An
abbey is said to have been erected at Bolhendesart by St.
Maidoc of Ferns, in the 6th century. The parish consists
of a small but beautiful tract on the southern bank of
the river Suir, and includes the demesne of Coolnamuck,
the seat of C. W. Wall, Esq.; around which are some
remarkably fine trees: the ruins of a castle built by
Giraldus Wall add considerably to the beauty of the
place, and are preserved with great care. It is a vicar-
age, in the diocese of Lismore, forming part of the
vicarial union of Dysart; the rectory forms part of the
corps of the prebend of Dysart in the cathedral of Lis-
more. The tithes amount to £192. 5. 2., of which
£128.3. 5. is payable to the prebendary, and £64. 1. 9.
to the vicar. Glan-Patrick, which is now within the
western boundary of the parish, was formerly a sepa-
rate parish. In the R. C. divisions it is the head of a
union or district, called Carrickbeg, comprising the pa-
rishes of Kilmoleran, Dysart, and Fenagh, with part of
Carrick, and containing chapels at Carrickbeg and
Windgap. There are three private schools, in which
about 270 children are educated. The ancient castle
of Ballyclough stands on a steep hill, all the accessible
parts of which are commanded by loop-holes and em-
brasures. A circular staircase conducts to the watch
tower, from which there is an extensive view.
KILMONEY, a parish, in the barony of KERRI-
CURRIHY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 8
miles (S. E. by S.) from Cork, on the road from Ro-
bert’s Cove to Carrigaline, containing 716 inhabitants.
This parish, which is bounded on the north by the river
Ownabuy, comprises 1400 statute acres, as applotted
under the tithe act; about 50 acres are woodland, 100
bog and waste, and the remainder good arable land.
The soil is generally fertile and most of the land under
cultivation, but the system of agriculture is in a very
unimproved state. The principal manure is sea-sand,
which is brought from Crosshaven; but in some places
lime obtained from Carrigaline is used. The surround-
ing scenery is finely varied, and in many parts beauti-
fully picturesque. Kilmoney House is the handsome
residence of M. Roberts, Esq. It is an impropriate
curacy, in the diocese of Cork, forming part of the union
of Tracton; the rectory is impropriate in the Earl of
Shannon; the tithes amount to £110. In the R. C.
divisions it is part of the union or district of Carriga-
line, also called Templebready. About 60 children are
taught in a national school, and there is also a private
school, in which are about 30 children. In the de-
mesne of Kilmoney House are the ruins of the old
church.
KILMONOGUE, a parish, in the barony of KINNA-
LEA, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 5
miles (N. E.) from Kinsale, on the southern coast; con-
taining 1217 inhabitants. This place, in 1642, became
the head-quarters of a numerous body of the Irish forces,
who encamped at Belgoley with the design of making
a simultaneous attack upon Cork, Bandon, and Kinsale,
of which plan part only was carried into execution. A
very thriving village has recently sprung up here. In
1832, Mr. Downing erected some spacious boulting-
mills, at an expense of £7000, which are worked by
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machinery of the most improved description, and are
capable of producing 15,000 bags of flour annually.
There are also a manufactory of starch from potatoes
alone, and a vinegar distillery belonging to Mr. Jen-
nings, of Cork. Several neat houses are now in pro-
gress, and it is intended to erect a court-house, in
which petty sessions will be held. Herrings frequent
the bay in large shoals, and are sometimes taken in
great quantities. Oyster haven, on the shore of which
this place is situated, is a creek about two miles to the
east of the entrance to the harbour of Kinsale, affording
good shelter for vessels in nine feet at low water, and to
which the entrance is on the west side of the Sovereign’s
Isles; the best anchorage is on the west side, in the mouth
of that branch which runs to the westward. The parish
comprises 3113 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act, and valued at £2626 per annum: the soil is for
the most part deep and rich; about one-fourth is under
tillage, and the remainder principally in large dairy
farms. The system of agriculture is very indifferent:
there are large tracts of slab both at Newborough and
Mount Long, which might be reclaimed and brought
into cultivation. The principal manure is sea-sand,
which is raised in great quantities in the haven, and
brought up in large boats, of which about 40 are
thus engaged, each employing three men. The chief
seats are Newborough, that of G. A. Daunt, Esq., a
retired and pleasant residence on the eastern side of the
haven, and in the midst of thriving plantations; and
Oatlands, of Capt. Knolles, a handsome modern man-
sion, occupying an eminence commanding an extensive
and varied inland prospect of great beauty, with a pleas-
ing view of the groves of Newborough on the south;
the ancient residence of this family, at Killeigh, is now
in ruins. The living is a rectory and perpetual curacy,
in the diocese of Cork; the rectory is partly impropriate
in the Earl of Shannon, and partly in the union of St.
Peter’s, Cork, and the corps of the archdeaconry; and the
perpetual curacy is united to that of Nohoval. The tithes
amount to £213. 3. 10., of which £66 is payable to the
impropriator, and the remainder to the archdeacon of
Cork. In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of
the union or district of Clontead. The male and female
parochial schools, for which the houses were built partly
from the lord-lieutenant’s fund, are supported by sub-
scription and endowed with an acre of land, and a male
and female school at Newborough is supported by Mr.
Daunt and the Cork Diocesan Association. On the
shore of the haven are the ruins of the old parish
church, and not far distant are those of Mount-Long
Castle, built by the family of Long in the reign of
Elizabeth, which in the war of 1641 was taken by
Cromwell, and with the annexed estate given to some
of his soldiers.
KILMOON, a parish, in the barony of BURREN,
county of CLARE, and province of MUNSTER, 8 miles
(N.) from Ennistymon, on the road from Ballyvaughan
to the bay of Ballyhaline, containing 1088 inhabitants.
This parish, which derives its name from an ancient
conventual church of which no records are extant, com-
prises about 11,000 Irish statute acres, of which 5285
are applotted under the tithe act; the remainder consists
chiefly of rocky mountain and bog. With the exception
only of the townlands of Lisdoonvarna and Ballytigue,
which belong to the Stackpoole family, the whole of the