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"KILCLOONY, a parish, in the barony of CLONMACNOON, county of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, on the river Suck and the road from Dublin to Galway; containing, with part of the post-town of Ballinasloe, 7280 inhabitants. The English army encamped here for three days previously to the celebrated battle of Aughrim; during which this was the scene of much sanguinary conflict, the memory of which is perpetuated in the names of several places in its immediate vicinity. The bridge over the small stream which separates the parish from Aughrim is still called the bridge of Millea Chean, or "The Thousand Heads," from the numbers that fell there; and there are two other passes where much carnage took place before the Irish outposts were driven across the stream and morass upon their main army, of which one is called Barna Chaugh, or "The Gap of Grief," and another Craugh, or "The Place of Sorrowing." The parish, which is close on the confines of Roscommon, comprises 6981 statute acres, of which 5246 are applotted under the tithe act, and about 1736 are waste and bog. The Grand Canal from Dublin terminates at the town of Ballinasloe. The principal seats are Garbally Park, the residence of the Earl of Clancarty; Macknee, of Archdeacon Trench; Cahir, of J. Dillon, Esq.; Kelly's Grove, of W. Kelly, Esq.; Persse Park, of S. Masters, Esq., J. P.; Nutley, of N.Ash, Esq.; Grange, of C. Stanford, Esq.; and the Cottage, of M. Colahan, Esq. The parish is in the diocese of Clonfert; the rectory is partly appropriate to the see and to the deanery, and partly united with the vicarage, which forms a portion of the union of Creagh.The tithes amount to £125. 17.7¾. The church is in Ballinasloe, a plain cruciform structure with a lofty octagonal spire. In the R. C. divisions it forms part of the union or district of Ballinasloe; the chapel there is a neat edifice, built by subscription. There are two places of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. About 210 children are taught in a public school; and there are six private schools, in which are about 150 children. A chalybeate spa, issuing from the bog at Poolboy, has been enclosed by the Earl of Clancarty, who has built a handsome room over it." See BALLINASLOE. (from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837.)

"KILCLOONEY, a parish in the barony of Clonmacnowen, county Galway, province of Connaught, Ireland, containing part of its post town, Ballinasloe, also part of the village of Cleaghmore. The parish is 3 miles long by 2½ broad. It lies along the W. bank of the river Suck at the termination of the Grand canal. The surface is traversed by the great roads from Dublin to Galway and Westport. There is some bog. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Clonfert, value with Creagh, £216, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, which stands at Ballinasloe, was built about 1790, and has subsequently been enlarged. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Creagh, There are two Methodist meeting-houses in the parish; also a private and six public schools. Garbally is the residence of the Earl of Clancarty. Previous to the battle of Aughrim the English encamped here. The bridge of Millea Chean was the scene of a fierce encounter. There is a chalybeate spring at Poolboy......More [Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]

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