KILGARRILANDER, a parish, in the barony of TRUGHENACKMY, county of KERRY, and province of MUNSTER, 3 miles (W. N. W.) from Milltown, on the north side of Castlemaine harbour, and on the road from Castleisland to Dingle ; containing 2793 inhabitants.
It comprises 12,171 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act. The land partly consists of a fine alluvial soil on a substratum of limestone ; but a large portion of the parish is occupied by the southern side of the mountains of Cahirconree and Bourthriggoum : it also comprises a valuable bog of considerable extent.
Keel is the residence of Giles Ray, Esq.
The parish is in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe : it is a rectory, forming part of the union of Kiltallagh ; the tithes amount to £216. 12s. 5d., and there is a glebe of 11 acres.
In the Roman Catholic divisions it is part of the district of Castlemaine; there is a chapel at Boulteens.
About 60 children
are educated in three private schools. Remains of the old church still exist
in the burial-ground ; and at Ardcanaught is a burial-place, used only
for children.
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