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cut and polifbed by the power of water, a mill for that 
purpofe being invented by a Mr. Colles. The Kilkenny 
coal-pits are wifi:in nine miles of the town. This city 
came by marriage into the ancient family of Le Defpen- 
cer; and was incorporated by charter from king James I. 
in 1609. The market-crofs of Kilkenny continued an or¬ 
nament to the city until 1771, when it was taken down ; 
the date on it was MCCC. Sir James Ware mentions bi- 
(hop Cantwell’s rebuilding the great bridge of Kilkenny, 
thrown down by an inundation about the year 1447. It 
appears alfo that St.John’s bridge fell down by a great flood 
in 1564; and on the ad of October, 1763, by another like 
circumltance. Green’s bridge near the cathedral fell. The 
borough of St. Canice, or Irilh Town, enjoyed very an¬ 
cient prefcriptive rights. A dole roll of 5 Edward III. 
A. D. 1376, forbids the magiltrates of Kilkenny to ob- 
ftruft the fale of victuals in the market of Irilh Town, or 
within the crofs, under the pretence of cultom for murage: 
and, le'ft the ample grants made to Kilkenny might be in¬ 
terpreted fo as to include Irilh Town, the corporation of 
the latter fecured their ancient rights by letters-patent, 
13 Edward IV. 1474. Thefe renew their former privileges, 
and appoint a portrieve to be chofen every 21ft of Sep¬ 
tember, and fworn into office on the nth of October. The 
portrieve’s prifon was at Troy-gate. Whenever the mayor 
of Kilkenny came within Water-gate, he dropt down the 
point of the city-fword, to Ihow that he claimed no pre¬ 
eminence within the borough. The number of inhabitants 
is about 16,000 : fixty-live miles north-ealt of Cork, and 
fifty-fix Ibuth-fouth-weft of Dublin. Lat. 52. 38.N. Ion. 
7.15. W. 
KILKEN'NY, a town of United America, in Grafton 
county, New Hamplhire ; incorporated in 1774, but not 
inhabited. 
KILKER/RAN BAY, a harbour of Ireland, in the 
County of Galway, in that part of it called Connamara ; 
in it there is good anchorage for veffels of any burden, 
but the wild Hate of the country prevents its being of 
much ufe. Its entrance is in lat. 53. 15. N. Ion. 9.50. W. 
KILKI'LA, a town of Perfian Armenia : twenty-fix 
miles north-well: of Kanja. 
KILL, f. An Irilh word fignifying a church or ceme¬ 
tery, which is ufed as a prefix to the names of many places 
in Ireland. There are two or three villages of this name; 
-one on the exeat fouthern road, about twelve miles from 
Dublin. 
To KILL, v. a. [anciently To quell ; c]jellan, Sax. ke- 
len , Dut.] To deprive of life ; to put death as an agent. 
.—There was killing of young and old, making away of 
men, women, and children. 2 Mac. v. 13. 
Dar’it thou refolve to kill a friend of mine? 
—Pleafe you, I’d rather kill tv.-p enemies. Shakefpeare. 
To deftroy animals for food : 
We’re mere ufurpers, tyrants, and what’s worfe, 
To fright the animals, and to kill them up 
In their aflign’d and native dwelling-place. Shakefpeare. 
To deprive of life, as a caufe or inftrument.—The medi¬ 
cines, if they were ufed inwards, would kill thole who life 
them ; and therefore they work potently, though out¬ 
wards. Bacon. —To deprive of vegetative or other motion, 
or aftive qualities.—Cathartics of mercurials mix with all 
animal acids, as appears by killing it with fpittle. Flayer 
on the Humours. 
KILL BUCK TOWN, a town of America, in the 
country weft of Virginia. Lat. 40. 50. N. Ion. 81. 53. W. 
KILL'-COURTESY,/. Killer of courtefy : 
Pretty foul, Hie durll not lye 
Near this lack-love, this kilLcourtfy. Shakcfpeare. 
KIL'LACK, a town of Perfia, in the province of Me- 
cran, on the coaft of the Arabian Sea : fixty miles weft of 
Tiz. Lat. 25. 27. N. Ion, 39. 20. E. 
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KILLADAR', J'. [from killa, Arab, a fort.] The com¬ 
mander of a fort in Hindooltan. 
KILLAD'ERRY, a town of Ireland, commonly called 
Philipstown, in the barony of Phiiipftown, King's 
County, and province of Leinfter. It is a redlory and 
vicarage, the reflory being valued in the king’s books at 
1 81 . Sterling, and the vicarage at 9I. The church is by 
110 means in good repair; no glebe-houfe or glebe-land. 
Killaderry is in the diocefe of Kildare, and province 
of Dublin ; 38^ miles fouth-weft. from Dublin. Ac¬ 
cording to the ecclefialtical report, this parifn, now called 
Philipfown, is the (hire-town of King’s County; and 
here the aflifes are held. It has fix poll-days in the week. 
The fairs are holden on the 28th of March, 22d of June, 
and 3d of December. It was fo named from king Phi¬ 
lip, hulband to Mary queen of England, who made this 
part of the country (hire-ground in 1537. It gives title 
of baron to the family of Molelvvorth. The caltle, which 
is now in ruins, was built by the Bellinghams. Before 
the union it fent two members to the Irilh parliament. 
Carlijle's Topographical DiElionary of Ireland. 
KILL ALA', a town of Ireland, in the county of Mayo, 
the fee of a bifhop, founded about the middle of the fifth 
century, and united with Achonry ;, fituated on a'fine bay 
of the Atlantic, to which it gives name. This bay is near 
fix miles from call to weft, and five from north to Couth. 
Killala is not a town of confequence. In 1798 the French 
took this place, and held it thirty-two days : twenty-three 
miles north of Caftlebar, and twenty-fix weft of Sligo. 
Lat. 54.12. N. Ion. 9. 3. W. 
KILLALI', a town of Abyffinia : 100 miles fouth of 
Mine. 
KILLALO'E, [anciently written Kill-da-Lua, i.e. “the 
church of Lua,” from Lua, or Molua, who about the be¬ 
ginning of the fixth century founded an abbey near this 
place. St. Molua appears to have derived his name from 
Loania, the plp.ee of his refidence, as was cultomary among 
the ancient Irilh.] A town of Ireland, in the county of 
Clare, the fee of a biffiop, founded in the fifth century; 
in the twelfth century it was united with the bifhopric 
of Rofcrean ; and in the year 1752 the bifhopric of Kill- 
fenora was annexed to it. It is fituated on the Shannon, 
by which it is feparated from the county of Tipperary, 
with a bridge of communication : twenty miles eaft of 
Ennis, and eleven north-north-eaft of Liineric. Lat. 52. 
48. N. Ion. 8. 22. W. 
KILLA NOTE, a town of Hindooftan, in the Carnatic: 
nine miles north-weft of Trichinopoly. 
KILLA'NY BAY, a bay on the eaft coaft of the illand 
of Arranmore. Lat. 53.5. N. Ion. 9. 36. W. 
KIL'LARD POINT, a cape on the eaft coaft of Ire¬ 
land, in the Englilh Channel : fix miles eaft of Downpar 
trick. Lat. 54. 22. N. Ion. 5.27. V/. 
KILLAR'NEY, a polt-town of Ireland, in the county 
of Kerry and province of Munfter, ieated near a fine 
lake called Lough Lean, or Lake of Killarney. It is dif- 
tant 143 miles from Dublin, and 36 from Cork ; and has 
two fairs. Within a mile and a half of this place are the 
ruins of the cathedral of Aghadoe, an ancient bifnopric 
united to Ardfert; and within four miles the ruins of 
Aglilh church. 
The Lake of Killarney is fituated nearly in the centre 
of the county, on the confines of a chain of lofty moun¬ 
tains. The fpace included between this chain and the 
ocean, on the weft, containing upwards of thirty fquare 
miles, is entirely occupied by other mountains of dill 
greater magnitude, ainongft which are thole called Magil- 
licuddy’s reeks, computed to be the moll elevated in Ire¬ 
land. In general, the difpofition of thefe mountains is 
very irregular; but, as they approach the lea, they (orm 
(hort ridges, terminating on the coaft in bold and rugged 
headlands. This mountainous region abounds with lakes. 
They are mollly found in the depths of the valleys; but 
fome are fituated on the Tides of the mountains, at a great 
elevation, 
