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County Sligo, Ireland
Civil Parishes
Kilshalvee or Killowshalway
descriptions from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
KILSHALVEE, or KILLOWSHALWAY, a parish, in the barony of CORRAN, county of SLIGO, and province of CONNAUGHT, 8½ miles (W. N. W.) from Boyle (Co. Roscommon), on the road to Ballina (Co. Mayo); containing 2034 inhabitants.
It comprises 5118 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and principally under tillage : the land is generally good ; there is but little bog; limestone is abundant.
Atville is the seat of E. Knott, Esq.
It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Achonry, forming part of the union of Killaraght; the rectory is impropriate in the Earl of Kingston. The tithes amount to £338. 9s. 3d., which is equally divided between the impropriator add the vicar.
In the Roman Catholic divisions it is part of the union or district of Buninaden, and has a chapel at Killarvin.
About 300 children
are educated in a national school ; and there is another public school at
Riversdale. There are some remains of the old church.
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