KILKILVERY

In 1868, the parish of Kilkilvery contained the following places:

"KILKILVERY, a parish in the barony of Clare, county Galway, province of Connaught, Ireland, containing the minor portion of the town of Headford. The parish is 2½ miles long by 2 broad. The surface comprises some good arable land, bog, and turbary. It is intersected by the road from Galway to Ballinrobe. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Tuam, value with Headford, £834, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is modern. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Donaghpatrick. There is a day school. Ross Lodge, Moyne Hill, and Dalysfort House are the principal residences."

"HEADFORD, a small post and market town in the parishes of Killursa and Kilkilvery, in the barony of Clare, county Galway, province of Connaught, Ireland, 14 miles N. of Galway, and 137 from Dublin. It is a station on the Killarney Junction and Tralee branch railway. The town stands on the Galway and Cong road, between the river Black and Lough Corrib. It contains a police station, the parish church, two Roman Catholic chapels, sessions-house, barrack, and dispensary, within the Tuam Poor-law Union. The manufacture of linen and woollen goods is carried on to some extent. Headford Castle is the demesne of R. M. St. George, the proprietor, to whom the place is indebted for most of its improvements. The mansion is in the Elizabethan style, and was erected on the site of an ancient castle. The ruins of Ross Abbey stand in sight of the town, founded in 1498 by Lord Granard. The great Headford bog lies contiguous to the town. Headford gives name to a benefice in the diocese of Tuam, consisting of the rectories of Kilkilvery, Killeany, Killursa, Killower, Kilcoona, Donaghpatrick, and, Cargin, value £834, in the patronage of the bishop. Tuesday is market day. Fairs are held on the 11th May and 14th October."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018