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KILBEA. 



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slate-yard, a station and docks for the Limerick packets, and a steam- 

 boat pier and docks. Killaloe was formerly of some importance as 

 commanding an important pass : here in 1691 Sarsfield intercepted 

 the artillery of William III. on its way to the siege of Limerick. 

 Markets are held in Killaloe every Tuesday between Christmas and 

 Easter, and fairs on Easter Tuesday, Whit-Tuesday, September 3rd, 

 and October 20th. 



The diocese of Killaloe comprises portions of the counties of Clare, 

 Tipperary, King's County, Galway, and Limerick ; and includes 70 

 benefices. The chapter consists of a dean, precentor, chancellor, 

 treasurer, archdeacon, and six prebendaries. The income of the 

 bishop is 3870i. St. Flannan, a disciple of St. Lua, or St. Molua (who 

 founded a cell or chapel here in the beginning of the 7th century, and 

 from whom the name of the town is said to be derived), was conse- 

 crated at Rome first bishop of this see about the year 639., In 1752 

 the see of Kilfeuora was unit-d to that of Killaloe. Under the Church 

 Temporalities Act the united sees of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh have 

 been also annexed to Killaloe. Of the united sees Killaloe and Kilfe- 

 nora belong to the archiepiscopal province of Dublin ; Clonfert and 

 Kilmacduagh to the province of Armagh. The cathedral, which was 

 rebuilt by Donald O'Brien, king of Thomond, in 1 1 60, is a cruciform 

 structure with a square tower, situated in an open space close to the 

 river. The episcopal palace is a handsome residence in a well-planted 

 demesne. The stone-roofed cell of St. Lua stands near the cathedral. 

 It is remarkable as a specimen of the building of the 7th century. 

 On an island below the bridge, and in front of the bishop's grounds, 

 is another stone-roofed church of still higher antiquity. 



KILLAMARSH. [Dehbtshire.] 



KILLARNEY, county of Kerry, Ireland, a market-town and the 

 seat of a Poor-Law Union, is situated on a level tract a mile and a 

 half distant from the eastern shore of the Lower Lake of Killamey, 

 in 52° 4' N. lat., 9° 30' W. long., at a distance of 17 miles S. by E. from 

 Tralee, and 1 88 miles S. W. from Dublin by the Great Southern and 

 Western railway. The population of the town in 1841 was 7127; in 

 1851 it was 5962, besides 4423 inmates of the workhouses. Killamey 

 Poor-Law Union contains 31 electoral divisions, with an area of 

 251,237 acres, and a popuhttion in 1851 of 49,720. 



The town consists of two principal streets at right angles, with 

 WTeral smaller streets. The best pajrt of the town is called Kenmare- 

 place, near which is the entrance to Lord Kenmare's demesne, a finely- 

 timbered park. Besides the church there are a largo Roman Catholic 

 chapel, a nunnery, and two reading-rooma. The general appearance 

 of the town is neat, and, during the summer and autumn, it becomes 

 very animated in consequence of the influx of tourists who flock from 

 all parts to enjoy the beantiful scenery of the famous lakes of Killamey. 

 Quarter-senions and weekly petty-seaaions are held here. The court- 

 house is a handsome stone edifice, having a bridewell attached. The 

 market-house is an old building, now chiefly appropriated to the sale 

 of linens. There are a fever hospital, a dispensary, an almshouse for 

 aged women, a Roman Catholic Free school, a Free school connected 

 with the Established Church, and a National school. 



KILLARNEY, LAKES OF. [Kerby.] 



KILLASHANDRA. [Cavan.] 



KILLASHEE. [LosaFOBD.] 



KILLENAULE. [Tipperart.] 



KILLIECRANKIE. [Pebthshire.] 



KILLILEAQH. [Dowjf.J 



KILLINEY. [Ddbus. County of.] 



KILLOUGH. [Dowx] 



KILLYBEGS. mosEGAL.] 



KILMACDUAGH, a bishop's see in the archiepiscopal province of 

 Armagh, in Ireland, lies wholly within the county of Qalway, and 

 contains four benefices. The chapter consists of a dean, provost, arch- 

 deacon, and prebendary. 



The see was founded by St. Colman, sumamed Mac Duagh, about 

 the end of the 6th century. It was united to the see of Clonfert in 

 1582 ; and under the Church Temporalities Act these united dioceses 

 are now annexed to the sees of Killaloe and Kilfenora. The ruined 

 cathedral, some remains of the abbey founded by St. Colman, a round 

 tower which leans remarkably firom the perpendicular, and some other 

 old ecclesiastical buildings are situated about 24 miles S.W. from Gort, 

 near the boundary of the county Clare. _ 



KILMACTHOMAS, county of Waterford, Ireland, a post-toWn and 

 the Mat of a Pooi^Law Union, is situated on the slope of a steep hill 

 above the river Mahon, 12 miles W. by S. from the city of Waterford, 

 in^2° 12' N. lat, 7° 24' W. long. The popuktion in 1851 was 1057. 

 Kiimacthomaa Poor-Law Union contains 16 electoral divisions, with 

 an area of 64,478 acres, and a population in 1851 of 18,722. The 

 mail-coach road from Waterford to Cork and Youghal formerly passed 

 through Kiimacthomaa, but in order to avoid the steep hill on which 

 it stands, a new line of road has been opened, which leaves the town 

 considerably to the northward. Kiimacthomaa has a dispensary ; 

 petty sessions are held in the town ; fairs are held on Uay 12th, 

 Aiurnst 12th, and December 6th. 



KILMAINHAM. [Dublin, County of.] 



KILMALLOCK, county of Limerick, Ireland, a market-town and 

 the seat of a Poor-Law Union, is situated at the junction of the high 

 roads from Limerick and Casbel to Charleville, 19 miles S. by E. from 



Limerick by road, and 39 miles by the Limerick and Waterford, and 

 Great Southern and Western railways; in 52° 23' N. lat., 8° 33' 

 W. long. : the populatiou in 1851 was 1074. Kilmallock Poor-Law 

 Union is partly in the county of Cork and partly in the county of 

 Limerick, and comprises 27 electoral divisions, with an area of 140,357 

 acres, and a population in 1851 of 48,779. 



Kilmallock is one of the oldest towns in Ireland ; it is said to have 

 sprung up around a monastery founded here by St. Malachi in the 

 6th century, and of which a portiou still remains. It is particularly 

 associated with the history of the Desmond branch of the Qeraldiues, 

 who made it their chief town and x-endered it a place of great 

 strength and splendour. Of its now ruined mansions none were 

 erected later than the reign of James I. ; the castles, gates, and walls 

 date from the time of the Geraldines ; the ecclesiastical remains claim 

 a much earlier origin. The walls were strengthened with towers and 

 pierced with four lofty ca'itellated gate-entrances opening upon the 

 extremities of the two principal streets, which were uniformly built 

 and crossed each other at right angles. Two of these gates, several 

 of the towers, and a considerable portion of the walls are still standing. 

 Before the Union Kilmallock returned two members to the Irisli 

 House of Commons. The present town consists of a single street, 

 which contains many houses of ancient date externally lyialtcred. 

 These houses are built of hewn limestone, and are three stories high ; 

 they are ornamented with battlements, mullioued windows set in 

 tasteful mouldings, and arched doorways. Of the larger mansions or 

 castles two only remain. Of the ecclesiastical remains the most 

 ancient is the abbey church of St. Peter and St. Paul, which stands 

 on the bank of a little river within the town walls ; the choir is now 

 used for the parish church, and is the only portion of the structure 

 that has a roof. Of the Dominican abbey, which was founded in 

 1291, and stood outside the walls, only the roofless church and part 

 of the cloisters remain. This church is a large cruciform structure 

 of massive but graceful architecture. A tall steeple rises over tho 

 intersection of the nave and transept : in the choir is the tomb of the 

 branch of the Fitzgeralds who called themselves White Knights. In 

 modem times the remains of this fine old town have served as a 

 quarry, and many of the houses have been disfigured or reduced in 

 their proportions. The town, though advantageously situated, has 

 little trade. Fairs are held on March 25th, Whit-Tuesday, July 6th, 

 November 8th, and December 4th. 



KILMARNOCK, Ayrshire, Scotland, a municipal and parliamentary 

 burgh and market-town, in the district of Cunningham, is situated iu 

 55° 38' N. lat, 4° 30' W. long., 22 miles S.W. from Glasgow by road, 

 and 334 miles by the Glasgow and South- Western railway. Tho 

 population of the municipal burgh in 1851 was 19,201 : that of tlio 

 parUamentary burgh was 21,443. The burgh is governed by a jirovost 

 and 15 councillors ; and conjointly with Dumbarton, Port-Glasgow, 

 Renfrew, and Rutberglen, it returns one member to the Imperial 

 Parliament 



Kilmarnock is situated in a fertile and populous district, and is 

 well supplied with coal from the numerous mines in the vicinity. 

 During this century several Acta of Parliament have been passed for~ 

 cleansing, lighting, and paving the streets, and the town now contains 

 many handsome streets and public buildings. The inhabitants wore 

 formerly engaged in the manufacture of ' broad bonnets.' The town 

 is now the principal manufacturing town of Ayrshire for woollen and 

 cotton goods, and is noted for the weaving of shawls and carpets, of 

 which it exports a very large quantity. 



In the centre of the town is a handsome cross, with a marble 

 statue of Sir James Shaw, Bart In March 1851 there were 18 places 

 of worship in the town, of which 4 belonged to the United Presby- 

 terian Church, 3 to the Established Church, 3 to the Free Church, 

 and 1 each to Original Seceders, Independents, Baptists, the Evangelical 

 Union, and Roman Catholics. Besides other schools Kilmarnock has 

 a flourishing academy, founded in 1727, and of which the present 

 building was erected in 1807. Its revenue from endowment is 69/. a 

 year : the number of scholars in 1851 was 360. The town library 

 is rich in the various branches of history. There are a mechanics 

 institute, philosophical institution, and an Athenaeum, which together 

 in 1851 had 497membei-s, and 2100 volumes in the libraries attached 

 to them. The public have access to a gallery of paintings containing 

 the works of the native artists, John and William Tannoch, and many 

 fine paintings by the old masters. Near the town are the ruins of 

 Dean Castle and Craufurdland Castle. 



KILMAUUS. [Aybsuire.] 



KILMORE, a bishop's see in the arohiepisoopal province of Armagh, 

 in Ireland, comprises portions of the counties of Fermanagh, Leitrim, 

 and Cavan, and a small part of the county of Meath, and contains 

 50 benefices. It has a dean and archdeacon but no chapter. 



The see was founded in the 13th century, the bishops taking their 

 title from a small village named Triburna. In 1454 the parish church 

 of Kilmore was made a cathedral, and gave title to the bishop. The 

 see is now united to those of Ardagh and Elphin. Kilmore House, 

 the residence of the bishop, is a large mansion situated in a fine 

 demesne three miles south-west from Cavan. Adjoining tho palace 

 is the very small village of Kilmore, from which tho see is named, 



KILPATRICK. [DuMnABTONSHiuis.] 



KILKEA. [LOHOONVERRY.] 



