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KIL
vince of LEINSTER, on the road from Dublin to Wex-
ford; containing 11 dwellings and 72 inhabitants. Petty
sessions are held here once in three weeks.
KILPIPE, a parish, partly in the barony of GOREY,
county of WEXFORD, but chiefly in that of BALLINACOR,
county of WICKLOW, and province of LEINSTER, 9 miles
(S. W. by S.) from Rathdrmn, on the road to Clonegal;
containing 3377 inhabitants. It comprises I960 statute
acres, as applotted under the tithe act. The surface is
varied, and part of the Croghan mountain is within its
limits; the system of agriculture is greatly improved;
there is an extensive bog near the river Derry, and some
small turbaries near the mountain. Wingfield is the
residence of H. Brownrigg, Esq.; in the grounds is an
ancient rath. There are also several handsome and sub-
stantial farm-houses, including those of R. and W. Dowse,
Esqrs., and others. The living is a vicarage, in the dio-
cese of Ferns, episcopally united in 1782 to the vicarage
of Killinor, and in the patronage of the Representa-
tives of Mrs. Hatten; the rectory is impropriate in Sir
R. Steele, Bart., the tithes amount to £378. 9. 2¾., of
which £230. 15. 4¾. is payable to the irnpropriator, and
£147. 13. 10. to the vicar; and the tithes of the entire
benefice, to £203. 1. 6½. The glebe-house, situated in
the parish of Killinor, is a neat residence, towards the
erection of which the late Board of First Fruits gave
£350 and a loan of £180, in 1819; the glebe comprises
17a. 3r. 2Op. The church, a neat building, was repaired
and enlarged by a loan of £100, in 1817, from the same
Board, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have re-
cently granted £183 for its further repair. In the R. C.
divisions the parish forms part of the union or dis-
trict of Killavany. About 80 children are taught in the
school of Carraghlean, which is supported by the trus-
tees of Erasmus Smith’s charity under the patronage
of Earl Fitzwilliam, who has endowed it with two acres
of land and built the school-house, a good stone building,
at a cost of £150; there is also a private school, in which
are 130 children. There are some remains of the old
church, the burial-ground of which is still used; and at
Kilcashel are also the ruins of a church.
KILPOOLE, a parish, in the barony of ARKLOW,
county of WICKLOW, and province of LEINSTER; con-
taining, with the greater portion of the town of Wick-
low, 2269 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated
on the eastern coast, was anciently the extremity of the
English pale, and formed part of the possessions of the
priory of Kilmainham: it comprises 2695 statute acres,
as applotted under the tithe act. Off the coast is the
sand bank called the Horse Shoe, which extends south-
west for about a mile, with about 5 feet of water on it at
the north end, which is the shallowest part. It is a
vicarage, in the diocese of Dublin and Glendalough,
forming part of the union of Wicklow; the rectory is
impropriate in Earl Fitzwilliam. The tithes amount to
£120, of which half is payable to the impropriator and
half to the vicar. There are four private schools, in
which are about 120 children.
KILQUADE.—See KILCOOLE.
KILQUANE, or ST. PATRICK’S NORTH, a cha-
pelry, in the barony of BUNRATTY, county of CLARE,
and province of MUNSTER, 2 miles (N.) from Limerick,
on the north side of the river Shannon; containing 2028
inhabitants. It comprises 3719 statute acres, as ap-
plotted under the tithe act, which are chiefly in tillage:
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the state of agriculture has of late years considerably
improved, from its proximity to the city of Limerick, of
which it includes a small portion of the north liberties;
midway between Corbally mills and St. Thomas’s Island
is the boundary mark called the” Liberty stone.” There
is a considerable portion of bog; and limestone, con-
taining fossil shells, is used for building and burnt for
manure. On the river Blackwater, which runs into the
Shannon, are two large flour-mills, the property of S.
Caswell, Esq. Manorial courts for the recovery of
small debts are occasionally held at Athlunkard and
Parteen; and at Ardnacrusha is a station of the con-
stabulary police. The seats are Spring Hill, the resi-
dence of P. M c Adam, Esq.; Quinsborough, of Martin
Honan, Esq. (formerly the residence of Lord George
Quin); Whitehall, of Capt. R. Kane; Fairy Hill, of E.
Burnard, Esq.; Thomas Island, of J. Tuthill, Esq.; and
Cottage, of R, Rogers, Esq. It is a perpetual cure, form-
ing with Singland, or St. Patrick’s South, the rectory
of St. Patrick, in the diocese of Limerick, and part of
the union of St. Patrick and of the corps of the trea-
surership of the cathedral of Limerick. The tithes,
amounting to £184. 12. 3¾, are payable to the rector;
the curate has a stipend of £75, and £12 per ann. from
Primate Boulter’s augmentation fund. The church
is a neat building with a tower and spire, towards which
the late Board of First Fruits granted £700, in 1819.
In the R. C. divisions it forms part of the union or dis-
trict of Parteen, or Kilquane, which also includes part
of the parish of Killely or Meelick, and contains the
chapels of Ardnacrusha and Parteen; the former is a
handsome edifice of hewn stone. The parochial school
is chiefly supported by the rector, who allows £10 per
ann. and discharges the rent of the school-house; and at
Parteen is a large national school, chiefly supported by
a grant of £30 per ann. from the Board. The school-
house, erected by Mr. Honan in 1833, consists of a
centre and two projecting wings, and contains apart-
ments for the master and mistress. The ruins of the
old church still remain in the burial-ground.
KILQUANE, or KILCOAN, a parish, partly in the
barony of CONDONS and CLONGIBBONS, but chiefly in
that of BARRYMORE, county of CORK, and province of
MUNSTER, 7 miles (N. E.) from Cork, on the road to
Tallow 3 containing 2335 inhabitants. It comprises
5842 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and
valued at £2725 per annum. The land is generally fer-
tile, but part of it is irreclaimable mountain, and the
state of agriculture is improving: the mountain of
Knockcumcreagh rises to a considerable elevation, and
affords pasturage for cattle. There is a paper-mill at
Knockra. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Cork, form-
ing part of the corps of the prebend of Killaspigmullane
in St. Finbarr’s cathedral: the tithes amount to £265.
The church was rebuilt by a gift of £650 from the late
Board of First Fruits, in 1820. In the R. C. divisions
it is part of the union or district of Cahirlog, or Glaun-
tane, and has a large chapel at Knockra. There are
two public schools, one of which is endowed with a be-
quest of £10 per ann. from the late Rev. M. O’Keane, in
which 250 children are educated; and a private school,
in which 40 are educated,
KILQUANE, a parish, in the barony of LONGFORD,
county of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 3½
miles (W.) from Eyrecourt, on the road to Loughrea;