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County Sligo, Ireland
Civil Parishes
Killoran
descriptions from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
KILLORAN, a parish in the barony of LENNEY, county of SLIGO and province of CONNAUGHT, 6 miles (N. W.) from Ballymote on the road from Sligo town to Tobercurry containing 3699 inhabitants.
It comprises 7290 statute acres as applotted under the tithe act and valued at £2035 per annum. There is a considerable quantity of mountain land and some bog, also limestone.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Achonry united by act of council in 1819 to that of Kilvarnet, and is in the patronage of the Bishop; the rectory is appropriate to the deanery of Achonry. The tithes amount to £337. of which£121. 10s., is payable to the Dean and £215. 10s., to the vicar; and the tithes of the benefice amount to £260. 10s. The church which is a small building with a square tower,was erected by aid of a gift of £500 from the late Board of First Fruits in 1766, and has recently been repaired by a grant of £176 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The glebe-house was built by aid of a gift of £200 and a loan of £375 from the late Board, in 1811: the glebe of the union comprises 43a. 3r. 11p.
The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and has a chapel at Carnacleigh.
There is a meeting-house for Baptists at Coolaney.
About 320 children are educated in four public schools, to one of which Major O'Hara contributes £16 and to each of the others £2 annually; and about 110 are educated in two private schools : there are also two Sunday schools.
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