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affording excellent fuel, the land is in general of good
quality and in an improved state of cultivation. The
scenery is of very interesting character; the banks of
the river are bold and rocky, presenting some very
striking features, and masses of rock lying in its chan-
nel give an artificial rapidity to its course. The princi-
pal seats are Castle Waller, that of R. Waller, Esq.,
pleasingly situated in a tastefully embellished demesne;
Oakhampton, the property of Lord Bloomfield, and resi-
dence of S. W. Philips, Esq.; and Rockvale, the property
of the Rev. M. Moore. At Rockvale are considerable
flour-mills. The living is a recxtory and vicarage, in the
diocese of Cashel, united by act of council to the recto-
ries and vicarages of Kilcomenty, Killoscully, and Kil-
volane, together constituting the union of Kilnerath, or
St. John’s Newport, in the patronage of the Archbishop:
the tithes amount to £300, and of the entire benefice to
£1407. 16. 10 1 /2. There is a glebe-house, and the glebe
of the union comprises 8 1 /2 acres. The principal church of
the union is at Newport; there is also a church in the
parish of Killoscully. In the R. C. divisions the parish
is the head of two unions or districts, one called New-
port, comprising also parts of the parishes of Kilvolane
and Kilcomenty, in each of which is a chapel; and the
other called Ballynahinch, comprising also Killoscully,
in which latter parish is a chapel. The chapel at
Ballynahinch, to which a school-house is attached, was
built on ground given by Lord Dunally. About 400
children are taught in four private schools. There are
some remains of the old church, and also of the chapel
of Kilpatrick; near which is a chalybeate spring, not
much used.
KILNOE, a parish, in the barony of TULLA, county
of CLARE, and province of MUNSTER, 3 1 /2 miles (S. W.)
from Scariff, on the road to Ennis; containing 3314
inhabitants. It comprises 9940 statute acres, as ap-
plotted under the tithe act, of which 5913 consist of
arable land of medium quality, and the remainder of
mountain pasture and bog. The state of agriculture
is likely to be much improved, in consequence of the
new roads lately made in the vicinity of Lough O’Grady,
a portion of which lake is within the limits of the parish.
Fairs are held at Bodike on Jan. 1st, April 2nd, July 1st,
and Oct. 5th; and a court for the manor of Doonass is
occasionally held at Coolreath by the seneschal, for the
recovery of small debts. The seats are Coolreath, the
residence of Ralph Westrop, Esq.; St. Catherine’s, of D.
Sampson, Esq.; and Kilgorey, of M. O’Connell, Esq. The
parish is in the diocese of Killaloe: part of the rectory
is appropriate to the prebend of Tomgraney, and the
remainder forms part of the rectorial union of Omullod;
the vicarage is part of the vicarial union of Kilseily.
The tithes amount to £226. 17. 1 1 /4., of which £33 is
payable to the prebendary of Tomgraney, £92. 6. 1 3 /4. to
the rector, and the remainder to the vicar. The ruins
of the old church still remain. In the R. C. divisions
it forms part of the district of Tomgraney, and has a
chapel at Bodike. In a school aided by the incumbent
about 120, and in a private school about 220, children
are educated. Near the southern shore of Lough O’Grady
are the ruins of the castle of Coolreath, and of another
at Ballynahince.
KILPATRICK, a parish, partly in the barony of
KERRYCURRIHY, but chiefly in that, of KINNALEA,
county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 3 miles
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(S.) from Carrigaline, on the road to Robertscove; con-
taining 1142 inhabitants. It comprises 1428 statute
acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and chiefly tinder
tillage: the soil is generally poor and badly cultivated.
The strand of Ringabella bay furnishes sea sand for ma-
nure, in the conveyance of which about 10 boats belong-
ing to this parish and Tracton are employed, and great
quantities are landed at the bridge over the river Me-
nane. The principal seats are Ballea Castle, that of F.
Hodder, Esq.; Fountainstown, of G. Hodder, Esq.;
Gurtnagrenan, of Luke Shea, Esq.; and Broornley, of
G. Daunt, Esq. It is an impropriate cure, in the dio-
cese of Cork, forming part of the union of Tracton; the
rectory is impropriate in the Earl of Shannon; the tithes
amount to £120. In the R. C. divisions it is part of
the union or district of Tracton. There is a private
school, in which about 40 children are educated in sum-
mer. The ruins of the old church, which was dedicated
to St. Patrick, are at the head of a picturesque glen.
KILPATRICK, county of MEATH.—See CASTLE-
TOWN- KILPATRICK.
KILPATRICK, a parish, in the barony of KILNE-
MANAGH, county of TIPPERARY, and province of MUN-
STER, 4 1 /2 miles (N. N. E.) from Tipperary; containing
1483 inhabitants and 2475 statute acres. It is a rectory
and vicarage, in the diocese of Cashel, forming part
of the union of Ballintemple; the tithes amount to
£148. There are two private schools, in which about
160 children are educated.
KILPATRICK, or DORSAKILE, a parish, in the
barony of Demifore, county of WESTMEATH, and pro-
vince of LEINSTER, 4 miles (S. E.) from Castle-Pollard,
on the road to Killucan; containing 416 inhabitants.
It comprises 1388 statute acres; the soil is fertile and
principally under tillage, and there is abundance of lime-
stone. It is a curacy, in the diocese of Meath, forming
part of the union of Rathgraff; the rectory is appro-
priate to the vicars choral of Christ-Church cathe-
dral, Dublin, to whom the tithes, amounting to £110,
are payable. In the R. C. divisions it is part of the
union or district of St. Mary’s. There is a private school,
in which about 65 children are educated. Here are the
ruins of an old church, with the vestiges of a fortified
building nearly adjacent, and part of another fort is on
the lands of Tuitestown. There are also five large
raths.
KILPATRICK, a parish, in the barony of SHELMA-
LIER, county of Wexford, and province of LEINSTER,
3 1 /2 miles (N.) from Wexford, on the mail coach road
to Dublin; containing 852 inhabitants. This parish,
which is situated partly on the river Slaney and
partly on its estuary, above Wexford bridge, comprises
2835 statute acres of good land in an excellent state of
cultivation; the system of agriculture being superior to
what generally prevails in this part of the country, and
green crops having been cultivated for some years:
there is neither bog nor waste land. The river Slaney
is unsurpassed for the richness and beauty of the scenery
on its banks, and the surrounding country is agreeably
and strikingly diversified. Saunderscourt, the property
of the Earl of Arran, and now the residence of A. C.
Barlow, Esq., commands a fine view of the bridge and
harbour of Wexford; and Kyle, the seat of W. Harvey,
Esq., is embosomed in woods of the richest foliage, and
embellished with pleasure grounds and gardens tastefully