KILL

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

"KILL, a parish and post-office village in the baronies of South Naas and South Salt, county Kildare, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Naas, its post town. The Naas and Salt sections are separated by a distance of about 4 miles. The former section is 2 miles long by 1½ mile broad, the latter 3½ miles long by 2 broad. It contains the village of Kill, situated near the Grand Canal, and on the road from Dublin to Carlow. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ross, value with two others, £430, in the patronage of the crown. The church was erected in 1822, by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic Chapel is united to that of Lyons. There are five day schools in the parish, one of which has a share in Erasmus Smith's charity. This parish was the site of a commandery of Knights Hospitallers, founded by the Fitzgerald family."

"KERDIFFSTOWN, an ancient parish in the barony of North Naas, county Kildare, Ireland, 2 miles N.E. of Naas. There is no village. The living is united with that of Kill. The church is in ruins."

 

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