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educated in these schools, and about 100 in three private
schools. At Port are the remains of a monastery,
which was converted into a castle to command the ford
across the Shannon.
KILTONANLEA, or DOONASS, a parish, in the
barony of TULLA, county of CLARE, and province of
MUNSTER, 7 miles (S. S. W.) from Killaloe, on the road
to Limerick, and on the river Shannon; containing
4061 inhabitants. It comprises 6595 statute acres, as
applotted under the tithe act, mostly in tillage. Lime-
stone, in which marine shells are found imbedded, is
quarried near Clonlara and chiefly burnt for manure:
there is some bog. A branch of the Shannon naviga-
tion, about four miles in length, passes through this
parish, to avoid the falls of Doonass between Limerick
and Killaloe, and affords a daily communication by
steam and other boats with those places. At Doonass
are extensive bleaching establishments; and at Clon-
lara are a public dispensary and a station of the consta-
bulary police. Petty sessions are held weekly on Friday
at the latter place, where also a manorial court is
occasionally held for the recovery of small debts; and
efforts have been recently made to re-establish the fairs
usually held on March 17th, June 11th, and Sept. 21st
and 29th, each continuing for two days. The seats are
Doonass House, the residence of Sir Hugh Dillon Massy,
Bart., beautifully situated on the Shannon; Summer
Hill, of H. Dillon Massy, Esq.; Water Park, of S.
Bindon, Esq.; Erina House, of G. Vincent, Esq.;
Erina, of Jas. Lysaght, Esq.; Rosehill, of P. O’Cal-
laghan, Esq.; Elm Hill, of Mrs. Davis; Bellisle, of
H. Mahon, Esq.; Landscape, of P. W. Creagh, Esq.;
Springfield, of M. Gavin, Esq.; Parkview, of Capt.
Kingsmill; Newtown, of A. Walsh, Esq.; Mount Cathe-
rine, of G. Lloyd, Esq.; Runnard, of Capt. J. Walsh;
and Doonass Glebe, of the Rev. T. Westrop. The living
is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe,
episcopally united from time immemorial to the vicar-
age of Killokennedy, together forming the union of
Kiltonanlea, or Doonass, in the patronage of the Bishop:
the tithes amount to £341.10. 9¼., and the entire tithes
of the benefice to £445. 5. 8¾. The glebe-house was
erected in 1810, when £597 was lent and £200 given
by the late Board of First Fruits for that purpose: the
glebe comprises 6a. 1r. 10p. The church, at Clonlara,
is a neat building with a square tower surmounted by
pinnacles; for the erection of the tower and gallery the
same Board granted £300, in 1831. In the R. C. divi-
sions the parish forms part of the union or district of
Doonass, which also comprises parts of the parishes of
Killaloe and Killokennedy: the parochial chapel at
Clonlara, erected in 1815, is a large and well-built
structure; and there is a chapel at Trugh, in the parish
of Killaloe. In a school under the patronage of Lady
Massy (who gives the school-house rent free), the paro-
chial school under the superintendence of the rector, a
school under that of the R. C. clergyman, and in two
private schools, about 290 children are educated.
Within the limits of the parish are the ruined castles of
Rhinnuagh, Newtown, and Coolistigue; and several
ancient raths or forts. The “Falls of Doonass,” on the
Shannon, as seen from Sir H. D. Massy’s demesne, have
a striking and highly picturesque effect: the river,
which above the falls is 300 yards wide and 40 feet
deep, here pours its vast volume of water over large
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masses of rock extending upwards of a quarter of a
mile along its course, and producing a succession of falls
forming a grand and interesting spectacle.
KILTOOM, or KILTOMB, a parish, in the barony
of ATHLONE, county of ROSCOMMON, and province of
CONNAUGHT, 5 miles (N. W.) from Athlone, on the road
to Roscommon; containing 4514 inhabitants. This
parish, which is situated on Lough Ree, comprises 7510
statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act; the soil
is light but fertile, and the lands are generally in a pro-
fitable state of cultivation; the system of agriculture is
improved, and there is a moderate portion of bog. The
scenery is pleasingly diversified. The principal seats are
Hodson’s Bay, that of L. Hodson, Esq., pleasantly
situated on the shore of Lough Ree, in tastefully dis-
posed grounds commanding a fine view of the lake and
the river Shannon; Grove, of J. Sproule, Esq.; New
Park, of Mrs. Smythe, a handsome residence pleasantly
situated; and Rockhill, of E. Hodson, Esq. The living
is a vicarage, in the diocese of Elphin, united by act of
council, in 1784, to the vicarage of Camma, together
forming the union of Kiltoom, in the patronage of the
Bishop; the rectory is impropriate in the Incorporated
Society. The tithes amount to £155, of which £65 is
payable to the impropriators, and the remainder to the
vicar; the gross tithes of the benefice are £200. The
glebe-house is situated about a mile from the church;
the glebe comprises 20⅜ acres. The church, which
is in good repair, was built in 1785 by a gift of £390
from the late Board of First Fruits; the tower is cas-
tellated and the occasional residence of Sir Frederic
French. The R. C. parish is co-extensive with that of
the Established Church; a spacious chapel is now being
built. There is a private school, in which are about 45
children.
KILTOOMY, or KILTORNEY, a parish, in the
barony of CLANMATTRICE, county of KERRY, and pro-
vince of MUNSTER, 9½ miles (S. W. by S.) from Listowel,
on the river Brick; containing 1728 inhabitants. It
comprises 6298 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act, of which about one-half consists of arable
land, and the remainder of marshy land and bog.
Limestone gravel is found near Kiltoomy and used for
manure. It is in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe;
the rectory is impropriate in the Earl of Cork, and the
vicarage forms part of the union of Kilflyn: the tithes,
amounting to £120, are payable in equal portions to the
impropriator and the vicar. In the R. C. divisions it
forms part of the union or district of Lixnaw. The
ruins of the old church still exist: it was the cemetery
of the Fitzmaurices prior to the erection of the mauso-
leum near Lixnaw to John, the third Earl of Kerry.
Near Shanavally is a chalybeate spring.
KILTORA, or KILTURRAGH, a parish, partly in
the barony of COSTELLO, county of MAYO, but chiefly
in that of CORRAN, county of SLIGO, and province of
CONNAUGHT, 5 miles (S. by W.) from Ballymote, on the
road to Castlebar; containing 2481 inhabitants. This
parish comprises 7009 statute acres, as applotted under
the tithe act: the land is principally under a gradually
improving system of tillage; a large quantity of waste
land has been brought into cultivation; there is a con-
siderable extent of bog. Doo Castle, the seat of J. M.
M c Donnell, Esq., occupies the site of an ancient fortress,
of which there are still some remains near the present