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cathedral church, and partly appropriate to the trea-
surer of St. Finbarr’s, Cork; and in 1785 episcopally
united to the rectory and vicarage of Athnowen, and
in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithes amount to
£360, of which £325 is payable to the prebendary, and
£35 to the treasurer. In the R. C. divisions the parish
forms part of the union or district of Ballincollig; there
is a neat chapel at Ballinora. About 45 children are
taught in a private school. There are several raths or
forts.
KILNAGROSS, or KILNACROSS, a parish, in the
Eastern Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, county
of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 3 miles (N. E.)
from Clonakilty, on the road to Bandon; containing
2068 inhabitants. It comprises 3067 statute acres, as
applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £2422
per ann., of which about 100 acres are waste land
or bog, and. the remainder arable. Agriculture is in
an imperfect state, the heavy wooden plough being
still in use; sea sand is used for manure. There is
a quarry of excellent slate at Forkhill, and a large
flour-mill at Shannon Yale. The principal seats are
Shannon Vale, the residence of T. Allin, Esq.; Fort
Prospect, of R. Wheeler, Esq.; Ballymacowen, of R.
Stowards, Esq.; Castle View, of J. Hayes, Esq.; and
Kilnagross Cottage, of the Rev. W. Sullivan. The living
is a rectory, in the diocese of Ross, and in the patron-
age of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £370. The
church, which was built in 1821, is a small plain edifice.
In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of the union
or district of Clonakilty. There is a parochial school
of about 40 children, which is aided by the rector, and
endowed with a house and an acre of land by T. Hodnet,
Esq.; it is closed during the winter; there is also a Sunday
school. On the summit of an eminence, about a mile
eastward from the church, are the remains of a very
large cromlech.
KILNALECK, a village, in the parish of Kildrum-
ferton, barony of Castleraghan, county of Cavan,
and province of Ulster, 8 miles (S. W.) from Cavan,
on the road from Ballyjamesduff to Ballinagh; con-
taining 64 houses and 347 inhabitants. It is a con-
stabulary police station, and has fairs for cattle on
Feb. 2nd, March 25th, May 13th, June 11th, Aug. 10th,
Sept. 12th, Nov. 1st, and Dec. 17th.
KILNAMANAGH, or KILLENAMANAGH, a parish,
in the barony of Boyle, county of ROSCOMMON, and
province of CONNAUGHT, 5 miles (S. S. W.) from Boyle,
on the road to Castlerea; containing 2815 inhabitants.
It comprises 3126 statute acres, principally under tillage,
and includes extensive bogs and marshes. Limestone
is plentiful. About a mile above Lough Gara the river
Breeogue is crossed by a long low causeway bridge, near
which a village has arisen. The principal seat is
Kingsland, the residence of J. Conmee, Esq. It is a
vicarage, in the diocese of Elphin, and in the patronage
of the Bishop; the rectory is impropriate in Viscount
Lorton and R. Young, Esq., of Castlerea. The tithes
amount to £82. 8. 2., of which half is payable to the
vicar, and half to the impropriators. There is no glebe-
house; the glebe comprises 25a. 3r. 26p. statute
measure, valued at £21, and subject to a rent of £2.
12. 6., per annum. The church is in ruins. In the
R. C. divisions it forms part of the union or district
of Lough Glen, and contains a chapel. There is a
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school aided by an annual subscription from Lord
Lorton, in which are about 30 children; and there are
about 130 in three private schools.
KILNAMANNAGH, or KILMANNAGH, a parish,
in the barony of BERE, county of CORK, and province of
MUNSTER, 4 miles (S. W.) from Castletown; contain-
ing 5612 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the
south-western coast, forming a peninsula between the
bays of Bantry and Ballydonagan, and comprises 8895
statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued
at £3316 per annum. Of these, 3126 are arable, and
5769 bog and mountain. The land is tolerably fertile,
and is chiefly cultivated by the spade, and manured with
sea-weed and sand. The mountains consist of slate, of
which there are excellent quarries at Lickbarren, but
imperfectly worked. Asbestos is found at Kenlogh, and
near Blackhall; lead and copper ore are frequently dis-
covered in small masses, and iron ore is abundant. At
the south-western extremity of the parish is Crow head,
in lat. 51° 34’ 20” and Ion. 10° 11’ 40.” Here is also
Blackball Head, on which is a signal station, and
between it and Sheep Head is the entrance to Bantry
bay. Dursey island is separated from the western coast
by a deep and dangerous channel, about 50 yards wide,
through which the tide runs with great rapidity. There
is a coast-guard station at Garinish Point, one of the
three in the Castletown district. It is a vicarage, in the
diocese of Ross, forming part of the union of Kilacone-
nagh; the rectory is partly impropriate in Lord Rivers-
dale, and partly appropriate to the vicarage. The tithes
amount to £278. 12. 3 1 /2., of which £130 is payable to
the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In
the R. C. divisions it is in the diocese of Kerry, and is
the head of a union or district, called Castletown, com-
prising this parish and Kilaconenagh; there is a chapel
at Cahirmore. There are five private schools, in which
about 380 children are educated. The old church is a
picturesque ruin.
KILNAMARTRY, or KILNAMARTIN, a parish, in
the barony of WEST MUSKERRY, county of CORK, and
province of MUNSTER, 4 miles (S. W.) from Macroom;
containing 2604 inhabitants. It comprises 11,021 sta-
tute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued
at £4262 per annum, lying between the rivers Toome
and Sullane. Agriculture is backward, and the land is
generally cold and unproductive; not more than one-
third is in cultivation, the remainder being rough rocky
pasture, bog, and marsh. Good building stone and
inferior slate are raised in several places, and there are
indications of copper ore. The principal seats are
Raleagh, the residence of W. Minhear, Esq.; Cahirdahy,
of H. Ashe, Esq.; and the Glebe-house, of the Rev.
J. C. Mongan. The living is a rectory, in the diocese
of Cloyne, and in the patronage of the Bishop. The
tithes amount to £420. There is a large and handsome
glebe-house, for the erection of which the late Board of
First Fruits, in 1814, gave £100 and lent £900: the
glebe comprises 29a. 0r. 28p. The church is a large
handsome edifice with a square tower: it was built in
1808 by a gift of £600 from the same Board, and the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners have lately granted £235
for its repair. In the R. C. divisions it is the head of
a union or district, also called Theronadromman, com-
prising the parishes of Kilnamartry and Ballyvourney,
and part of Clondrohid, and containing a chapel at
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