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County Wexford, Ireland
Lewis Extracts
CIVIL PARISHES
Kilturk
descriptions from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
KILTURK, a parish, in the barony of BARGY, county of WEXFORD,and province LEINSTER, 9 miles (S. by W) from Wexford town, on the road to Kilmore ; containing 817 inhabitants.
This parish is situated at the western extremity of the lake of Tacumshane, and extends to the sea, by which it is bounded of the south. It comprises 1954 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and chiefly under tillage ; the system of agriculture is in that improved state which generally prevails in this part of the country; sea-weed, which is found in abundance, is the principal manure.
The chief seats are Ballyhealy, the residence of Higatt Tench, Esq. ; Woodville, of the Rev. R. King ; and Sweetbriar Lodge, of Mr. J. Wilson. The lake is frequented by an abundance of wild ducks and other wild fowl.
It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ferns, forming part of the union of Tomhaggard; the rectory is appropriate in Lord Robert Tottenham. The tithes amount to £188. 14s. 7d., of which £108. 1s., is payable to the impropriator, and £80. 13s. 7d., to the vicar. The church is a neat edifice ; it had originally a tower, which fell down soon after its erection.
In the Roman Catholic divisions it is part of the union or district of Kilmore. A small school is partly supported by. Mr. Day, who gives the use of the school- house rent-free. There are some remains of a castle originally of considerable extent, now consisting only of portions of two of the towers ; the mound by which it was surrounded was levelled about 30 years since, and is now under cultivation.
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