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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"KILMOVEE, a parish in the barony of Costello, county Mayo, province of Connaught, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Ballaghadireen, its post town. It is 9 miles long by 4 broad, and contains the village of Kilkelly. The surface is bleak and tame, consisting chiefly of hilly pasture and bog. Lough Nanoge lies in the S. district. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Achonry, value with Castlemore, £232, in the patronage of the bishop. There are two Roman Catholic chapels, and four hedge-schools. Carrowbeg is the chief residence of the parish."

"KILKELLY, a village in the parish of Kilmovee, barony of Costello, county Mayo, province of Connaught, Ireland, 9 miles N.W. of Ballyhaunis. There is a remarkable echo in the neighbourhood."

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