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Na Cealla Beaga Íochtaracha - Killybegs Lower

 

The parish, from which a portion has been separated to form the district parish of Ardara, is for civil purposes distinguished into Upper and Lower Killybegs. It comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 30,962 1/4 statute acres, of which 4304 1/4 are in that part of Lower Killybegs, which is in the barony of Boylagh; 1 l,074 1/4, including a detached portion, and 51 covered with water, are in the other part, in the barony of Bannagh; and 15,583 3/4, including 41 3/4 covered with water, are in Upper Killybegs, in the barony of Bannagh: 30,160 statute acres are applotted under the tithe act, of which about two-thirds are mountain and uncultivated land: agriculture is in a very unimproved state. The principal seats are Wood Hill, the residence of Major Nesbitt; and Fintra, of J. Hamilton, Esq. The living is a consolidated rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Raphoe, and in the patronage of the Bishop; the tithes amount to £300. The church, a neat small edifice, was built on rising ground to the east of the town in 1829, at an expense of £1000. The glebe-house is of recent erection, and the glebe comprehends six townlands, comprising together 2000 Irish acres. In the R. C. divisions the parish is the head of a union or district, comprising also the parish of Killaghtee; the chapel here is a spacious and neat building, and there is also a chapel in Killaghtee. About 250 children are taught in two public schools, of which the parochial school is supported by an annual donation from Col. Robert-son's fund, and the other by -- Murray, Esq., of Broughton; there are also three private schools, in which are about 140 children, and a Sunday school. A small Franciscan friary was founded here by Mac Swiny Bannig, but there are no remains. Some ruins of the ancient castle of St. Catherine yet exist.

 

(Extract from A Topographical Dictionary Of Ireland by Samuel Lewis, 1837)

 

Last updated 26 Sep 2009

 

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 Townlands

Townland Area
 
Altnagapple 454
Ardara 482
Ardara Town  
Ardlougher 184
Ardvally 160
Carrickatlieve Glebe 1,824
Cashelodogherty 106
Clonconwal 470
Corraness Glebe 383
Crocknagapple 818
Cronkeeran 320
Derries 398
Doochill North 448
Doochill South 152
Drumbaran 92
Drumnacross 318
Garvegort Glebe 411
Glengesh 1,626
Gortnacart Glebe 681
Kilrean Lower 322
Kilrean Upper 1,503
Lurganboy 71
Meenachallow 701
Meenakilwirra 442
Meenawannia 270
Meentanadea 217
Mogumna 201
Mogumna Mountain 108
Monargan Glebe 361
Moy 84
Mullanacloy 120
Mullantiboyle 98
Snugborough 406
Stormhill 100
Strawoaghter Glebe 720
Tullyhonwar 247
Woodhill 62

 

 
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