BALLYKINE,
a constablewick or sub-denomination of the parish of RATHDRUM,
barony of BALLINACOR, county of WICKLOW, and province
of LEINSTER, 2¾ miles (S. W .) from Rathdrum; containing
2634 inhabitants.
This place,
which is situated in the mountain district leading from Arklow
to Donard, was anciently celebrated for its monastery, which,
according to Archdall, was founded by the brother of St. Kevin. It includes
the villages of Ballinaclash,
Sheanna, Cappagh, Aghrim, and the old borough of
Carysfort, and comprises 9904 statute acres, all applotted under
the tithe act, of which 6952 acres are arable and pasture land, and
the remainder mountain.
Whaley
Abbey, the seat of R. W. Whaley, Esq., occupies the site
of the ancient monastery ; and within the constablewick are also Ballard
Park, the residence of D. Lawrence, Esq., and Clash Cottage,
of E. Johnson, Esq.
By an
inquisition, taken in 1604, this is denominated a rectory, which, with
those of Rathdrum and Moycredyne or Moycreddin,
was found to have belonged to the priory or monastery of All Saints,
and was granted for ever, on the 4th of February, 30th of Hen. VIII.,
to the mayor, bailiffs, and commons of the city of Dublin, at an annual
rent of £4. It now forms one of the denominations constituting
the union or benefice of Rathdrum, in the diocese of Dublin
and Glendalough ; and also, together with the
constablewick of Ballinacor, constitutes,
as regards the cure of souls, the new district parish of Ballinaclash,
of which the living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Rector
of Rathdrum, who receives the whole of the tithes, amounting to
£181.8s.6½ d.
In the
Roman Catholic divisions it is in the union or district of Rathdrum.
At Ballinaclash
is a school; supported by the rector of Rathdrum ; also a Sunday school.
