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K ILN WICK-PERCY. 455 KILPHELAN. enclosure of the parish, in 1786. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 101. The church, dedi- cated to All Saints, is an ancient stone building with a Norman doorway on the S. side, and a square tower. There is a National school for children of both sexes, also a Sunday-school. Kilnwick Hall, the seat of C. Grimston, Esq., who is lord of the manor, is the principal residence. KILNWICK-PERCY, a par. in the Wilton-Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Hiding co. York, 1J milo N.E. of Pocklington, its post town and nearest railway station, and 14 J miles from York. Tho surface it undulating and the scenery varied, with some fine plantations. Tho land is chiefly arable and pasture, with about 180 acres of woodland and 20 of water. Tho impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 160, and the vicarial for 117 8s. 6rf. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val-. .180, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, is a small edifice with a belfry containing one bell. In the interior are stained-glass windows, monumental slabs, and an ancient brass. The Hall, the seat of the Hon. A. Buncombe, 51. P., lord of the manor, is a stone building surrounded by shrubberies. KILPATRICK, a par. in the bar. of Kerrycurrihy, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles S. of Monks- town. Cork is its post town. The surface lies along the W. side of Outer Cork Harbour. Tho soil is mostly good. Tho living is a cur. in the dioc. of Cork, val. with Tracton, 97. There is a hedge-school. Fountains- town is the principal residence. KILPATRICK, a par. in tho bar. of Carbury, co. Kildare, prov. of Leinstcr, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Bobertstown. Edenderry is its post town. It is 4 miles long and a little over 2 broad. It lies on either side tho Grand canal. This parish appears not to form a sepa- rate ecclesiastical charge. Kilpatrick House is the chief residence of the neighbourhood. KILPATRICK, a par. in the bar. of Lower Kilna- managh, co. Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles N.N.E. of Tipperary, its post town. It is 3 miles long by 2 broad. The soil is good. Tho road from Tipporary to Templemoro traverses tho interior. The Bring is a rect. in the dioc. of Cashel, val. with Ballin- temple, 590, in the patron, of the bishop. There are two schools. KILPATRICK, a par. in the bar. of East Shelma- liere, co. Wcxford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles I N.N.W. of Wcxford. Kyle is its post town. The . is 3 miles long by 1 milo broad. Tho surface along tho margin of the river Slaney, near Woxford I Harbour. The interior is traversed by the road from f Wcxford to Dublin. The living is a vie. in tho dioc. I of Ferns, val. with another, 219, in tho patron, of the I Wshop. Tho church was erected more than a century I ago. Tho Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of I Ballymura. Thero is a National school. KILPATRICK, a par. in tho bar. of Fore, co. West- ^^jth, prov. of Loinster, Ireland, 5 miles S.E. of Castle- I Pollard. Castletown-Delvin is its post town. It is 2 ^^1 long by li mile broad. Tho soil is mostly good. I The road from Mullingar to Oldcastle passes through | the parish. The living is a cur. in tho dioc. of Meath, Tal. with Rathgraff, 361, in the patron, of the bishop. I Tho church is in ruins. Thero are a Roman Catholic I chapel and two day schools. Some raths are seen. K 1 1, PATRICK, a vil. in tho bar. of Kinalmeaky, co. I Cork, Ireland, 2 miles N. of Bandon. K 1 1 A'ATRICK, a hmlt. in the bar. of North Ballina- cor, co. Wicklow, Ireland, 5 miles S.E. of Rathdrum. KILPATRICK, otherwise DRBIADOWN BAY, is | small bay situated on tho W. side of tho islo of Arran, and at the mouth of the Blackwater. KILVATRICK, EAST, or NEW, a, par. partly in co. ing, but for the most part in co. Dumbarton, Scot- land, (i mil, 3 N.W. of Glasgow. It contains the vils. of New Kilpatrick, Craigton Field, Dalsholm, Bluerow, I Knightswood, Milngavie, and Netherton Quarry. Its extent is upwards of 6 miles from N. to S., with a breadth of from 2 to 4 miles. To tho N. of the parish are the Kilpatrick hills, attaining an altitude of 1,200 feet above the level of the sea, and from which tho surface slopes down towards the rivera Kelvin and AUander. More than half the surface is under tillage. The par. is in tho presb. of Dumbarton, and synod of Glasgow and Ayr. The minister's stipend is 270. The church, erected in 1808, is situated at New Kilpatrick. At Milngavie is a chapol-of-easo, and likewise an United Presbyterian church. There are six non-paro- chial schools. This parish was separated from West Kilpatricfi in 1649. The original parish took its name from a church dedicated to St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who is said to have been a native of this place. The parish is traversed by the Forth and Clyde canal, which here crosses the Kelvinwater by a stupen- dous aqueduct 350 feet long. The Allander water also flows through tho parish, and there are three small lakes. Coal, freestone, and limestone are worked in the neighbourhood, and clay-iron ore exists, although in no great quantity. There is a cotton factory, and paper, snuff, and corn mills, also a distillery, bleach and print works. In this district are portions of tho wall of Antoninus, and remains of an ancient stronghold. Garscadden, Killermont House, and Garscube House are the chief seats. KILPATRICK, WEST, or OLD, a par. in co. Dumbarton, Scotland, 9 miles W. of Glasgow. It is situated at Erskine Ferry, on tho river Clyde, which separates it from co. Renfrew. It is a railway station on tho Glasgow and Helensburgh lino. The par. con- tains tho vils. of Old Kilpatrick, Duntocher, Yoker, Dalrnuir, Milton, Dunglass, Milton-field, Faifley, Dal- muir-shoro, Frisky, Hardgate, Dumbuck, Little-mill, and Bowling. The size of tho parish is 8 miles by 3. More than one half of tho surface is occupied by tho Kilpatrick hills. About one half of tho land is arable, and the other half pasture and woodland. Tho AUander- water here widens into a lake, and the Forth and Clyde canal traverses tho parish. In the neighbourhood are coal, limestone, and ironstone mines, also freestone and whinstone quarries. The par. is in tho presb. of Dum- barton, and synod of Glasgow and Ayr. Tho minister's stipend is 250. Tho parish church, at Old Kilpatrick, was built in 1812. Thero are a Free church and chapel-of- caso at Duntocher, also a Free church at Old Kilpatrick. Tho United Presbyterians have places of worship at Old Kilpatrick, Duntocher, and Craigs respectively. Tho Roman Catholics have a chapel at Duntocher. There are nine private schools. Tho manufacture of agricultural implements, and also the spinning of cotton, is carried on. Tho Clyde steamers have five piers, or calling stations, in this parish. Tho village of Old Kil- patrick was erected in 1679 into a burgh of barony, but its privileges are now in abeyance. Tho wall of Anto- ninus passed through part of the parish, but the advance of agriculture has left very few traces of it. Lord Blan- tyre is the chief heritor. KILPEACON, a par. in tho bars, of Smallcounty and Pubblebrien, co. Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles S. of Limerick, its post town. It is 1J milo long by 1 broad. The soil is good. Tho road from Limerick to Bruff traverses tho interior. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Limerick, val. with two others, 263, in tho patron, of tho bishop. The church, which is an old building, was repaired and enlarged in 1819. There is a day school, also a dispensary, within tho Limerick Poor-law Union. This parish was granted to the King family by James I. Kilpcacon House stands near the ancient demesne. There ore remains of forts and ancient earthworks. KILPEDDER, a hmlt. in tho par. of Kilcoolo, bar. of Newcastle, co. Wicklow, Ireland, 2 miles N. of Newton- Mountkennedy. KILPHELAN, or KILWHELAN, a par. in tho bar. of Condons and Clangibhon, mt Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 1 mile S.S.E. of Mitchelstown. This par. is within the dioc. of Cloyne, but appears not to he eccle- siastically recognised as a parish.