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KIL
only 237 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act,
the whole of which belongs to the see of Ross. The
land is very fertile, and is wholly under cultivation;
the substratum is clay slate, and the chief manure sea
weed and sand, which are obtained with facility in
great abundance; there is neither waste land nor bog.
It is a rectory, in the diocese of Ross, forming part of
the union of Lislee: the tithes amount to £42. 14. 2.
In the R. C. divisions it is part of the union or district
of Abbeymahon. There are some slight remains of the
ancient parish church, to which is attached a small
burial-ground.
KILSKERRY, a parish, in the barony of OMAGH,
county of TYRONE, and province of ULSTER, 7 miles
(N. by E.) from Enniskillen, on the road to Omagh;
containing, with the market-town of Trillick, 8790 inha-
bitants. This place, during the war of 1641, was at-
tacked by the Irish forces under Sir Phelim O’Nial,
whom the inhabitants succeeded in driving back to the
mountains; but they suffered severely in a subsequent
attack, in which the assailants were successful. Near
Corkhill Lodge are the remains of a fortress, which was
garrisoned by the inhabitants, who resolutely defended
the ford of the river, where a handsome bridge was
subsequently erected. The army of Jas. II. encamped
twice in this parish during his contest with Wm. III.,
and marched hence against Enniskillen. The parish,
which is six miles long and as many broad, comprises,
according to the Ordnance survey, 20,439 statute acres, of
which 14,650 are applotted under the tithe act; the
surface is boldly undulating and the soil generally fertile.
The system of agriculture is rapidly improving; more
than 1000 acres of waste land have been already brought
into cultivation, principally under the encouragement of
the rector. The principal seats are Trillick Lodge, the
property of Gen. Archdall, near which are the remains
of Castle Mervyn, built by a person of the name of
Mervyn, from whom Gen. Archdall derives his title to
his estate in this county; Relagh, of J. H. Story, Esq.;
Corkhill Lodge, of J. Lendrum, Esq.; Corkhill, of the
Rev. A. H. Irvine; and the glebe-house, of the Rev.
J. Grey Porter. There are two other seats almost
dilapidated, which were formerly the residences of the
Barton and Bryan families. There are several mountains
in the parish, and several lakes, from which small streams
descend to Lough Erne, between which and Lough Foyle
it is in contemplation to form a communication by a
canal. There is a small establishment for milling
blankets. A manorial court, petty sessions, and fairs
are held at Trillick, which see. The living is a rectory
and vicarage, in the diocese of Clogher, constituting the
corps of the prebend of Kilskerry in the cathedral of
Clogher, in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes
amount to £675. 9. 4. The glebe-house, a spacious
and handsome residence, surrounded by old planta-
tions, was built in 1774 at an expense of £1200, of
which £92. 6. was a gift from the late Board of First
Fruits. The glebe comprises 380 acres of profitable
land, valued at £1 per acre, besides which there are
636¾ acres of mountain glebe, which is annually in pro-
cess of being reclaimed and rising in value. The church,
an elegant structure in the early English style, with a
square tower surmounted by an octagonal spire, was
built in 1790, at an expense of £1060, defrayed by the
Rev. Dr. Hastings; the original spire was taken down
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and the present one erected in 1830, at the expense of
the parish. Divine service is performed by the clergymen
of the Establishment in the Wesleyan meeting-houses
at Trillick, monthly in winter, and once a fortnight
in summer. The R. C. parish is co-extensive with that
of the Established Church; the chapel, a spacious build-
ing, is at Maralough. There are places of worship for
Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists at Trillick. The
parochial school is supported by the rector and the
Association for Discountenancing Vice, and a school-
house at Magheralough was built by the Rev. A. H.
Irvine, curate, on land given by Col. Perceval, who
allows a salary to the master; one by J. H. Story, Esq.,
a female school on the glebe by Mrs. Porter, and there
are four other public schools, 12 private, and six Sun-
day schools, and a dispensary. Here was a monastery
in the 7th century, of which no vestiges can be traced,
nor are any particulars of its history recorded.
KILSKYRE, or KILSKEER, a parish, in the barony
of UPPER KELLS, county of MEATH, and province of
LEINSTER; containing, with the post-town of Crossa-
keel and several villages, 4537 inhabitants. An abbey
was founded here at a very early period, which was
destroyed by the Danes, but some of its ruins still exist.
The parish comprises about 11,340 statute acres, as
applotted under the tithe act, which are chiefly under
tillage. There are about 800 acres of bog and waste
land, and abundance of limestone. Near Bensfort ex-
tensive operations for draining the land are in progress.
The principal seats are Newgrove, the residence of H.
O’Reilly, Esq.; Miltown, of J. Kearney, Esq.; Silvan
Park, of W. Keating, Esq.; the glebe-house, of the
Rev. C. Osborne; and Boltown, the property of Col.
Battersby. The village of Kilskyre, which is the pro-
perty of W. Blayney Wade, Esq., comprises 29 neatly
built houses and 156 inhabitants. Petty sessions and
fairs are held at Crossakeel, which see. The living is a
rectory, in the diocese of Meath, and in the patronage
of the Crown; the tithes amount to £425. There is a
glebe-house, with a glebe of 22 acres. The church,
which is a handsome structure with a lofty spire, is built
on an eminence at Crossakeel, and has been recently
repaired by a grant of £137 from the Ecclesiastical Com-
missioners. In the R. C. divisions this is the head of a
union or district, comprising Kilskyre, Clonabreny, and
Diamor, and containing chapels at Kilskyre and Ballin-
lough, the latter of which is a neat edifice. There is a
school at Crossakeel on Erasmus Smith’s foundation, in
which about 100 children are educated, and to which
W. Blayney Wade, Esq., contributes £6 per annum,
besides granting two acres of land, on which the school-
house was erected at an expense of £200, partly de-
frayed by Mr. Wade and partly by the trustees. There
are also two private schools, in which about 120 chil-
dren are educated, and a Sunday school. Viscount
Killeen has given a site for a school-house at Kilskyre,
and another is about to be established at Ballin-
lough.
KILSUB, or BAWNBOY, a village, in the parish of
TEMPLEPORT, barony of TULLAGHAGH, county of CA-
VAN, and province of ULSTER, 3 miles (N.W.) from
Ballyconnell, on the road to Swanlinbar; containing
24 houses and 60 inhabitants. A fair is held here on
the first Monday, and petty sessions on the second
Monday, in every month. Near Bawnboy is the seat of