Kilmore, County Cavan

Civil parish

Kilmore gives its name to an Irish civil parish which is located mainly in the barony of Upper Loughtee, but partly in the barony of Clanmahon, all in County Cavan in the Province of Ulster. Civil Parishes were used for local taxation purposes and their boundaries are shown on the nineteenth century Ordnance Survey of Ireland maps. For poor law purposes the civil parish was replaced by district electoral divisions in the mid-nineteenth century. According to the 1851 census the Civil Parish of Kilmore had a total of 91 townlands.

Ecclesiastical parishes

Church of Ireland parish

The Church of Ireland parish has two places of worship within the Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. The most historic building is Kilmore Cathedral and is the seat of the Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. The first church was built by Saint Felim in the sixth century. In 1454, Bishop Aindrias Mac Brádaigh (Andrew McBrady) had this ancient church rebuilt and was given permission by Pope Nicholas V to be the bishop's cathedral. In the 17th century, Bishop Moigne had the cathedral renovated and a bishop's residence built. However, by 1858, the cathedral was described as "decayed, dilapidated and too small to accommodate the parishioners", and so a new cathedral was built in the grounds of the Bishop's Palace at a cost of £8000. It had been planned to demolish to old cathedral, but it was saved and is now used as the Parochial Hall. The second Church of Ireland place of worship in the parish is St Patrick's Church, Ballintemple, near Ballinagh. It was built in 1821 and is a rectangular building with a castellated tower.

William Bedell (Irish: Uilliam Beidil; 1571–1642), Church of Ireland Bishop of Kilmore, is believed to be buried in the churchyard of Kilmore Cathedral. Bishop Bedell, a former Provost of Trinity College Dublin, is famous for commissioning a translation of the Old Testament into Irish in the 17th century. Most of this translation was carried out by Muircheartach Óg Ó Cíonga, the Anglican Rector of Templeport. Bedell was also well-respected by the native Irish Catholic population of County Cavan.

Quite close to Kilmore Cathedral is the See House (also known as the Bishop's Palace), the former official residence of the Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. The house was built in the late Georgian style in the 1830s and was designed by William Farrell.

Catholic parish

The Catholic parish has two places of worship. They are two of a number churches in the Diocese of Kilmore. It is not known when St Felim's Church, Ballinagh, was first built, but it existed as a slated church in 1790. A new church, designed by William Hague Jr., was rebuilt in 1869, and rededicated on 7 February. The present church was completed in 1978 and rededicated on 2 July in the same year. The other Catholic place of worship is St Patrick's Church, Drumcor, and was built in 1809. It was extended in 1930 and the windows were replaced with steel frames and tinted cathedral glass. Major restoration was made to building in 1990, and it was rededicated by Francis MacKiernan, Bishop of Kilmore, on 14 July 1991.

Townlands

Kilmore has a total of 14666 acre and is made up of the following 91 townlands:

• Annagh, 95 acre
• Bellanagh, 136 acre
• Bellville, 364 acre
• Bleancup, 118 acre
• Breandrum, 134 acre
• Cauhoo, 371 acre
• Cavanfin, 66 acre
• Clarebane, 78 acre
• Clonagonnell, 258 acre
• Clonloskan, 137 acre
• Coolnagor (Ricehill), 128 acre
• Cordalea, 128 acre
• Corgarran, 62 acre
• Cormeen, 123 acre
• Cornacrea, 130 acre
• Cornamucklagh, 138 acre
• Corracanvy, 162 acre
• Corratober, 153 acre
• Corraveaty, 45 acre
• Corstruce, 88 acre
• Crenard, 120 acre
• Crossdoney, 32 acre
• Derinish Beg, 51 acre
• Derinish More, 82 acre
• Derries Lower, 246 acre
• Derries Upper, 273 acre
• Derryna, 133 acre
• Derrynagan, 83 acre
• Derrywinny, 104 acre
• Dreenan, 88 acre
• Drumard, 292 acre
• Drumbar, 44 acre
• Drumcarban, 358 acre
• Drumcon, 61 acre
• Drumcor, 108 acre
• Drumcrow, 548 acre
• Drumgor, 38 acre
• Drumhecknagh, 142 acre
• Drumhell, 246 acre
• Drumleny, 137 acre
• Drumlion, 88 acre
• Drummora Great, 279 acre
• Drummora Little, 127 acre
• Drummullan, 103 acre
• Drummurry, 158 acre
• Druumskeagh, 50 acre
• Eonish, 245 acre
• Farragh, 118 acre
• Farranydaly, 237 acre
• Gartbrattan, 264 acre
• Gartnanoul, 246 acre
• Glencorran, 450 acre
• Gortachurk, 105 acre
• Gortnashangan Lower (Bingfield), 123 acre
• Gortnashangan Upper (Hermitage), 163 acre
• Inch Island, 87 acre
• Inishconnell, 154 acre
• Kevit Lower, 134 acre
• Kevit Upper (Castlecosby), 136 acre
• Killygowan, 266 acre
• Killykeen, 178 acre
• Killyvally, 107 acre
• Kilmore Lower, 143 acre
• Kilmore Upper, 226 acre
• Kilsallagh, 75 acre
• Knockakishta, 123 acre
• Legaland, 225 acre
• Lisduff, 125 acre
• Lismore Demesne, 332 acre
• Lisnamandra, 89 acre
• Loughaconnick, 161 acre
• Marahill, 362 acre
• Monnery Lower, 258 acre
• Monnery Upper, 212 acre
• Newtown, 107 acre
• Pollabane, 352 acre
• Pottle, 56 acre
• Rocks, 81 acre
• Sally Island, 4 acre
• Scotch Island, 1 acre
• Shancor, 127 acre
• Shantully, 56 acre
• Slanore, 129 acre
• Snakeel, 255 acre
• Thomascourt (Drumroosk), 59 acre
• Tircullen, 125 acre
• Togher (Danesfort Demesne), 202 acre
• Tonymore, 405 acre
• Trinity Island, 122 acre
• Tully, 90 acre
• Urney, 246 acre

References

References

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