KILKEA

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

"KILKEA, a parish in the barony of Kilkea and Moone, county Kildare, province of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles N.W. of Castle-Dermot, its post town. The parish is near 3 miles long and over 2 broad. The little stream called the Griss, and the road from Castle-Dermot to Athy, intersect the parish. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Dublin, value with Castle-Dermot, £489, in the patronage of the archbishop. There are two day schools. Kilkea Castle is the residence of the Caulfield family. The original structure was founded by Hugh de Lacy, Earl of Ulster. It afterwards passed into the Kildare family. Near the castle are the ruins of an old church. Kilkea Lodge is a modern residence."

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