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contemplation by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners either
to rebuild or thoroughly repair it. In the R. C. divisions
this parish is the head of a union or district, which also
includes the parish of Killofin, and contains the chapels
of Kilmurry and Rhine: a spacious and handsome
chapel is now in progress of erection at Dromdigus.
The parochial school-house was built on the small glebe
by the Rev. J. Martin, the present incumbent, aided by
subscriptions and a grant from the Lord-Lieutenant’s
fund; and a large public school has been lately esta-
blished at Kilmurry M c Mahon: in these and in four
private schools about 320 children are educated. In the
demesne of Clonderlaw are the remains of a castle,
formerly the residence of Sir Teigue M c Mahon.—See
KNOCK.
KILMURRY-ELY, a parish, in the barony of CLON-
LISK, KING’S county, and province of LEINSTER, 2 1 /2
miles (N. by W.) from Shinrone, on the road from
Roscrea to Banagher; containing 1504 inhabitants and
4077 statute acres. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the
diocese of Killaloe, forming part of the union of Shin-
rone: the tithes amount to £238. 15. 4 3 /4. In the R. C.
divisions it forms part of the union or district of Shin-
rone, and has a chapel at Brusna. About 50 children
are educated in a private school.
KILMURRY-IBRICKANE, a parish, in the barony
of IBRICKANE, county of CLARE, and province of MUN-
STER, 4 miles (S.) from Miltown Malbay, on the road to
Kilrush; containing, with Mutton island or Enniskerry,
8433 inhabitants. It forms part of the dangerous west-
ern coast called “The Malbay,” where if a vessel be
embayed, its only chances of being saved are on the
northern side of Liscanor bay, on the north-eastern side
of Dunmore bay, or within the ledge of rocks opposite
to Enniskerry, extending eastward from Seafield Point,
in this parish. At each of these places a pier has been
erected by the late Fishery Board; that at Seafield can
only be approached at spring tides by vessels of 12 tons’
burden, but it is considered capable of being much im-
proved, and would then be of great service. Here is a
station of the coast-guard, being one of the six comprised
in the district of Miltown-Malbay. The parish comprises
17,954 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, a
large portion of which consists of mountain pasture and
bog: the arable land is generally manured with sea-
weed and sand, and the state of agriculture is gradually
improving. A court is occasionally held at Tromaroe
by the seneschal for the manor of Moih Ibrickane, in
which small debts are recoverable. It is a rectory, in
the diocese of Killaloe, entirely impropriate in the Earl
of Egremont: the tithes amount to £184. 12. 3 3 /4. In
the R. C. divisions it forms part of the union or district
of Miltown: there is a chapel of ease at Mullogh. In
a school under the superintendence of the R. C. clergy-
man, and in six private schools, about 350 children are
educated. The mountain streams in this parish form
several picturesque cascades.—See ENNISKERRY and
MULLOGH.
KILMURRYNEGAUL, a parish, in the barony of
TULLA, county of CLARE, and province of MUNSTER,
2 3 /4 miles (N. by W.) from Six-mile-bridge, on the road
to Tulla; containing 628 inhabitants. It comprises
2129 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act,
mostly under tillage: the state of agriculture has of late
been much improved, chiefly through the exertions of
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T. Studdert, Esq., of Kilkishen, whose residence, a hand-
some mansion surrounded by a well-wooded and high-
ly improved demesne, is within the limits of this parish,
and adjoining the village of Kilkishen, in the parish of
Clonlea. It is in the diocese of Killaloe: the rectory
forms part of the rectorial union of Ogashin, and
the vicarage part of the union of Kilfinaghty. The
tithes amount to £78. 9. 2 3 /4., of which £41. 10. 9 1 /4. is
payable to the rector, and the remainder to the vicar.
In the R. C. divisions it is part of the union or district
of Six-mile-bridge, and has a chapel near the village of
Kilmurry. The ruins of the old church still remain in
the burial-ground, and within the limits of the parish
are the ruined castles of Rossroe, Kilmurry, and Kilkish-
en; the last stands in Mr. Studdert’s demesne.
KILMURVEY, a village, in the parish of ARRAN-
MORE, barony of ARRAN, county of GALWAY, and pro-
vince of CONNAUGHT: the population is returned with
the parish. The small village is situated on the island
of Arranmore, in the bay of that name, which is also
called Portmurvey. A constabulary police force has
been stationed here; and there is a also a coast-guard
station, forming one of those included in the district of
Galway.
KILNABRONOGUE, or KILMALANOGUE, a pa-
rish, in the barony of LONGFORD, county of GALWAY,
and province of CONNAUGHT, 3 miles (N. E.) from Port-
umna, on the road to Eyrecourt; containing 988 in-
habitants. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Clonfert,
forming part of the union of Clonfert; the rectory is
partly appropriate to the see, and partly to the vicarage.
The tithes amount to £71. 10. 9 1 /4., of which £17. 17. 8 1 /4.
is payable to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and
£53. 13. 1. to the vicar. In the R. C. divisions it is
part of the union or district of Portumna. In the
adjoining parish of Clontuskert is a convent of Domi-
nican friars, at Boulas, who superintend a school of
about 300 children.
KILNADEEMA.—See KILLEENADEEMA.
KILNAGLORY, a parish, partly in the county of
the city of CORK, but chiefly in the barony of BAR-
RETTS, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 5
miles (W. S. W.) from Cork, on the old road from Bal-
lincollig to Ovens; containing 1129 inhabitants. This
parish, which is situated in the heart of a retired dis-
trict, comprises 4558 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act, and valued at £3365 per ann. A portion of it
dips into the limestone district near Ovens, and again
near Ballincollig castle, but the stone lies too deep to be
profitably worked, as it can be easily procured from the
adjoining parishes. The southern portion of the parish,
adjoining Inniskenny, rests entirely upon a substratum
of clay-slate. The surface is hilly and the land full of
springs, which is a great impediment to cultivation,
especially in wet seasons. The northern or lower por-
tion partakes of the rich and excellent quality of the
limestone plain of which it forms a part, and the
soil is extremely fertile. About one-third of the land
is in pasture, and the remainder under tillage; the
system of agriculture is improving; the holdings being
in the possession of a few individuals, who have both
skill and capital, are in an excellent state of cultivation.
Here is Ballinora, the seat of J. Beamish, Esq. The
living is a rectory, in the diocese of Cork, partly con-
stituting the corps of the prebend of Kilnaglory, in the