Corcomohide

CORCOMOHIDE, a union (ecclesiastical), including the civil parishes of Castletown-Conyers, Drumcolloher, and Kilmeedy, in the barony of UPPER-CONNELLO-EAST, county of LIMERICK, and province of MUNSTER; containing 10,742 inhabitants. These parishes, each of which is described under its own head, are all contiguous, and together comprise 14,370¼ statute acres, as severally applotted under the tithe act; the tithes for the whole amount to £900, of which £570 is payable to the Countess of Ormonde, as lessee under the vicars choral of the cathedral church of St. Mary, Limerick, and £330 to the incumbent. There are two public schools, to one of which Mr. Stevelly contributes £10 annually, and to the other Col. White subscribes 10 guineas and has given a house and garden: about 150 children are educated in these schools, and about 750 in 12 private schools.

from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837.