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KILLURY
"KILLURY, a parish in the barony of Clanmaurice, county Kerry, province of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles N. of Ardfert. It contains Causeway, its post town. The surface extends 5 miles in length by 3 in breadth, along the shore of the Shannon estuary, between Kerry Head and Cashen river. There is some bog, and the soil is poor. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, value £308. The church was lately built by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Rattoo and Ballyheigue. There are three day schools."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)"CAUSEWAY, a village in the parish of Killury, in the barony of Clanmaurice, in the county of Kerry, province of Munster, Ireland. It is situated between 6 and 7 miles to the N.E. of Ardfert."
"DRUMKEEN, a village in the parish of Killury, barony of Clanmaurice, in the county of Kerry, province of Munster, Ireland. It is situated near Causeway. Here is a dispensary."
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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