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Killahan

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"KILLAHAN, (or Killaghin), a parish in the barony of Clanmaurice, in the county of Kerry, province of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles N.N.E. of Ardfert. Tralee is its post town. The surface is moorish and cold. The head waters of the river Brick drain it towards the N., and Ardfert and Listowel traverse it in the E. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, value with Kilflyn, £271. There is a police station.

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Cemeteries

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Church History

The ancient medieval parish church has been in ruins for centuries, and stands in the corner of the parish graveyard. Following the Reformation the church passed to the the Established Church - now the Church of Ireland. Since 1675 it has been united to Kilflynn. 

There is no Roman Catholic place of worship in the civil parish, which forms part of the parish of Ardfert.

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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OSI grid reference Q8331626593 (Lat/Lon: 52.378902, -9.714242), Killahan which are provided by: