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Elphin, and the vicarage part of the union of Bumlin:
the tithes arnount to £25S. 9. 2½., of which. £107.1. 6.
is payable to the rector, and the remainder to the vicar.
ln the R. C. divisions it is the head of a union or
district, called Carraghroe, which comprises the parishes
of Lissonuffy and Clonfinlogh, and part of Bumlin; and
contains two chapels, one at Carraghroe, in this parish,
the other at Caranaskagh in Clonfinlogh; that of Car-
raghroe is a very neat edifice of recent erection. About
450 children are educated in six private schools. There
are some remains of the old church, the burial-ground
attached to which is still used; and there are also the
ruins of an ancient abbey containing a beautiful pointed
window and doorway, and some handsome monuments
to the O’Conor family.
LISTEELY, or KILTEELY, a parish, partly in the
baronies of CLANWILLIAM and SMALL COUNTY, but
chiefly in that of COONAGH, county of LIMERICK, and
province of MUNSTER, 3 miles (S. W.) from Pallas-
Greine, on the road to Bruff; containing 2128 inhabit-
ants. This parish comprises 1949 statute acres, as
applotted tinder the tithe act; the land is in general
good and chiefly in tillage; the substratum is limestone,
occasionally alternating with basalt, which latter in
several parts rises to the surface; the system of agri-
culture is improving. Fairs, chiefly for horned cattle
and pigs, are held in the village of Kilteely on Feb. lst,
June lst, and Oct. 25th; and there is a constabulary
police station. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the dio-
cese of Emly, forming part of the union of Ballybrood
and corps of the precentorship of the cathedral of Emly;
the tithes amount to £284. 6. 2. The church is a ruin.
In the R. C. divisions it is the head of a union or
district, called Kilteely, comprising also the parish of
Liscormuck and part of Dromkeen; and containing two
chapels, one in Listeely, the other in Dromkeen; the
former, in the village of Kilteely, is a large cruciform
edifice, erected in 1816, and has a painting of the cruci-
fixion over the altar. Adjacent to it are two national
schools, erected at the expense of the Rev. E. Walsh,
P.P.; and there are two private schools, in which are
about 160 children. On an eminence near the village
are some remains of the church of Kildromin, founded
by the Knights Templars in 1291.
LISTERLING, a parish, in the barony of IDA,
county of KILKENNY, and province of LEINSTER, 4
miles (S. S. AV.) from Inistioge; containing 1551 inha-
bitants. The parish is intersected by the Avgala, a
small mountain river, and is only half a mile from the
river Nore; it comprises 5532 statute acres, as applot-
ted under the tithe act, more than two-thirds of which
are in pasture; the remainder, with the exception of
a small portion of meadow, is under tillage. The soil is
in general argillaceous, on a basis of brittle clay-slate,
which is quarried on the lands of Listerling and Browns-
town; and a vein has been discovered in the former
townland containing lead ore, copper and silver, but it
has not been worked. In consequence of the small
quantity of bog, the principal supply of fuel is obtained
from the neighbouring parish of Burnchurch. The vil-
lage, which contains 25 houses, is a station of the con-
stabulary police; and fairs are held on Jan. 4th, May
6th, June 6th, Sept. 17th, Oct. 24th, and Dec. 5th.
The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of
Ossory, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes
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amount to £258. 9. 2¾. The glebe-house was erected
in 1821 by aid of a gift of £300 and a loan of £500
from the late Board of First Fruits; the glebe comprises
10¼ acres. The church was built in 1796, by aid of a
gift of £500 from the same Board, and has been recently
repaired by a grant of £207 from the Ecclesiastical
Commissioners. In the R. C. divisions the parish forms
part of the union or district of Rosbercon. About 210
children are educated in a private school. There are
several raths in different parts of the parish; and at
Listerling is a mount surrounded by a fosse, from which
it is supposed to derive its name, originally perhaps
Lis-Easterling, or “the abode of the Ostmen;” near it
has been found a small artificial cave, and it is tradi-
tionally stated that St. Mullen formerly resided at or
near this moat.
LISTOWEL, a post-town and parish, in the barony
of IRAGHTICONNOR. county of KERRY, and province
of MUNSTER, 17¼ miles (N. E.) from Tralee, and 134
(S. W. by W.) from Dublin, on the road from Tralee to
Tarbert; containing 4957 inhabitants. This place, ac-
cording to some authorities, derives its name, originally
Lis Tuathal, or “the castle of Tuathal,” from Tuathal,
one of the earliest kings of Ireland; and according to
others, from an old Danish fort in the immediate vicinity
of the town. This castle was the last that held out for
Lord Kerry against the troops of Elizabeth during the
Desmond insurrection; in 1600 it was assaulted and
taken by Sir Charles Wilmott, who put all the garrison
to the sword. Upon its surrender, the eldest son of
Lord Kerry, then five years of age, was carried away
privately by his nurse, who contrived to make her
escape, but they were discovered in their retreat and the
child was sent by Sir Charles to the Lord-President.
The town is situated on the right bank of the river
Feale, over which is a handsome stone bridge of five
arches, each of 50 feet span: it consists of a spacious
square, in the centre of which is the church, and of one
principal street, from which some smaller streets branch
off. The total number of houses, in 1831, was 273, of
which many are well built and of respectable appearance;
several new houses have been recently built, and there
are two good hotels. Fairs are held on alternate Wed-
nesdays, and also on the 13th of May, July 25th, and
Oct. 28th, chiefly for cattle, sheep, and pigs. Salmon
is very plentiful. The river Cashen is navigable for
boats of 15 tons’ burden within 2½ miles of the town;
a canal with four locks would extend the navigation to
the bridge. Behind the castle, on the river Feale, are the
extensive flour-mills of Messrs. Leonard and Co., pro-
ducing annually about 8000 barreis; and there are
smaller mills at Island Gariff, also on the Feale. A
chief constabulary police force is stationed in the town;
a manorial court is held by the seneschal of Listowel
every third Tuesday, and petty sessions every Thursday.
There is a neat bridewell, and it is in contemplation to
erect a court-house.
The parish comprises 7009 statute acres, as applot-
ted under the tithe act, and valued at £3351 per ann.;
it is completely encircled by a large tract of bog and
morass, which might easily be reclaimed by lowering
the bar at the mouth of the river. The soil is remark-
ably fertile, and the neighbourhood is celebrated for
producing wheat of superior quality; the system of
agriculture is greatly improved, and limestone is found