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water opposite the castle, is a very remarkable moat
rising from the brink of the river to a great height, and
BOW covered with a plantation.
KNAVENSTOWN,a parish, in the barony of WEST
OPHALY, county of KILDARE, and province of LEIN-
STER, 2½ miles (N. W.) from Kildare, on the road from
Monastereven to Rathangan; containing 124 inhabit-
ants. This small parish, which is situated on the Grand
Canal, comprises 886 statute acres, as applotted under
the tithe act. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Kildare;
the rectory is appropriate to the dean and chapter, and
the vicarage forms the corps of the treasurership of the
cathedral of Kildare, in the patronage of the Bishop.
The tithes amount to £12. 12., payable to the treasurer
as vicarial tithes; the rectorial tithes have never been
brought under any valuation, but have from time imme-
morial been let with the lands, and probably are merely
nominal. There is neither church, glebe-house, nor
glebe; the members of the Established Church attend
divine service at the churches of Thomastown and Kil-
dare, In the R. C. divisions it forms part of the union
or district of Kildare.
KNIGH, a parish, in the barony of LOWER ORMOND,
county of TIFPERARY, and province of MUNSTER, 2¾
miles (N.) from Nenagh, near the river Shannon, con-
taining 1447 inhabitants. Riverview is the seat of J.
Tuthill, Esq., and Ballyhenny, of J. Maher, Esq. It is
a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, form-
ing part of the union of Nenagh: the tithes amount to
£286.3.1. There are some remains of the church co-
vered with ivy, and of the castle of Knigh, near which
is a fine limestone quarry.
KNOCK, a post-town, in the parish of KILMURRY,
barony of CLONDERALAW, county of CLARE, and province
of MUNSTER, 8 miles (W. S. W.) from Kildysart, on the
road to Kilrush; containing 180 inhabitants. It is
beautifully situated on the north-western side of Clon-
deralaw bay, and comprises about 30 houses, several of
which are ornamented in the rustic style and have
tastefully disposed shrubberies and gardens attached.
It is a station of the constabulary police, and petty
sessions are held weekly on Friday. Here is a small
pier, where sea manure is landed, and whence corn is
occasionally sent in boats to Limerick.
KNOCK, or KNOCKDRUMCALRY, a parish, in
the barony of COSTELLO, county of MAYO, and province
of CONNAxiGHT, 5 miles (E.) from Clare, on the road
from Claremorris to Swinford; containing 3036 inha-
bitants. It is chiefly under an improving system of
tillage; there is a great quantity of bog. The principal
seats are Ballyhoole, the residence of T. Rutledge, Esq.;
and Aden, of A. O’Malley, Esq. It is a rectory and
vicarage, in the diocese of Tuam, forming part of the
union of Kiltullagh; the tithes amount to £37. 13. 10.
In the R. C. divisions it is the head of a union or dis-
trict, comprising also the parish of Aughamore, in each
of which is a chapel. There are six private schools, in
which about 330 children are taught.
KNOCK, or KNOUGH, a parish, in the barony of
MORGALLION, county of MEATH, and province of LEIN-
STER, 4 miles (S. S. E.) from Nobber, on the road to
Slane; containing 499 inhabitants. The place is said
to have been the site of a priory founded in 1148 and
dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, by Donchad Hua
Kervail, prince of the territory, and Edan Coollaidhe,
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Bishop of Clogher, for Canons Regular of the order of
St. Augustine; but there are no vestiges of the esta-
blishment, nor have any particulars of its history been
recorded. The parish comprises 972 statute acres, as
applotted under the tithe act; there is a considerable
tract of bog, which extends into the adjoining parishes,
but it is nearly exhausted. Gravelmount; the property
of the Rev. R. Longfield, and now in the occupation of
J. O’Connor, Esq., is a spacious and handsome house;
the demesne comprises about 160 statute acres, and the
grounds are tastefully laid out. A manufacture of tiles,
garden pots, and all kinds of coarse pottery is carried
on at this place. The living is a rectory, in the diocese
of Meath, forming part of the union of Castletown-
Kilpatrick; the tithes amount to £6S. 5. 5. In the
R. C. divisions the parish also forms part of the union
or district of Castletown-Kilpatrick. There are some
very slight remains of an ancient church.
KNOCKADERRY, a village, in the parish of CLO-
NELTY, Glenquin Division of the barony of UPPER
CONNELLO, county of LIMERICK, and province of MUN-
STER, 4 miles (N. E.) from Newcastle, on the road to
Ballingarry; containing 58 small and indifferently built
houses and 351 inhabitants. Fairs are held on Ascen-
sion-day, Sept. 9th, Oct. 29th, and Dec. 19th, for cattle,
sheep, and pigs. Not far from the village is Knocka-
derry House, the ancient seat of the D’Arcy family, and
now the property and residence of J. D’Arcy Evans,
Esq.; it is pleasantly situated beneath the shelter of a
hill, and surrounded by thriving plantations. There is
a R. C. chapel in the village, and also a national
school.
KNOCKANE, a parish, chiefly in the barony of DUN-
KERRON, with a small part in that of TRUGHENACKMY,
county of KERRY, and province of MUNSTER, 6 miles
(W. N. W.) from Killarney; containing 4716 inhabi-
tants. This very extensive parish is situated on the
river Laune, which, in its course from the Lower
Lake of Killarney into the harbour of Castlemaine,
forms its northern boundary; and also on the river
Blackwater, by which it is bounded on the west. It
comprehends an area more than 40 miles in circum-
ference, of which 59,077 statute acres are applotted
under the tithe act and valued at £6988 per annum.
With the exception of some low grounds near the
Laune, the parish is chiefly occupied by the lofty and
extensive range of mountains called “M c Gillycuddy’s
Reeks,” from the ancient and powerful sept of that
name, who from a very remote period were lords of this
territory, and whose descendants are still resident
here. During the wars of Elizabeth, and also during
those of Cromwell, these mountains were the secure
retreat of this sept, of which Donogh, having embraced
the peace offered by the Marquess of Ormonde, raised
several companies of foot for the King’s service, ob-
tained the rank of lieut.-colonel in the army of the
Earl of Clancartie, and afterwards commanded Lord
Muskerry’s regiment at the siege of Limerick, where he
was taken prisoner. The principal of these mountains
is Garran Tual, which, according to the late Mr. Nim-
mo’s survey, rises to the height of 3410 feet above the
level of the sea, being the most elevated point in Ire-
land. The approach to it from Sir A. Blennerhasset’s
shooting lodge is through a long and wide valley be-
tween ridges of rock, which gradually contracts itself