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In 1868, the parish of Killaney contained the following places:"KILLANEY, a parish in the barony of Upper Castlereagh, county Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles N. of Ballynahinch. Lisburn is its post town. The parish is 2 miles square. The soil is excellent, and the road from Lisburn to Ballynahinch crosses the parish. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Down, value £95, in the patronage of the Marquis of Downshire. Divine service is performed in a schoolroom. There is a Presbyterian meeting-house, also a Sunday and three day schools."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018