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paper are manufactured to a limited extent. Among
the antiquities there are 5 of the round towers which
are so peculiar to Ireland. The co. comprises 14 bars.
—Carbury, Clane, Connell, Ikeathy and Oughterany,
Kilcullen, Naas (North and South), Narragh and Beban
(East and West), Offaly (East and West), Salt (North
and South), and Kilkea and Moone, 116 pars., and the
towns of Athy, Naas, Newbridge, Maynooth, and Kildare
(the capital). For parliamentary purposes the co. is
divided into 2 divisions—viz., North Kildare and South
Kildare, 1 member for each division. — 2. Kildare,
market town, par., and capital of co. Kildare, 30 miles
SW. of Dublin by rail—par., 9209 ac., pop. 2091; town,
pop. 1174; P.O.,
T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday.
The town, which is partly the property of the Duke of
Leinster, has but little trade. The ancient cathedral
has been restored. There is an interesting antiquity,
called the Pillar-Tower of Kildare, 108 ft. high. Near
the town is the celebrated Curragh Common, where
horse races are held four times a year, and on which a
permanent military camp is established.

Klldarton, par., in mid. of co. and 3 miles E. of
Armagh, 4880 ac., pop. 1336.

Kildary, hamlet with ry. sta., Kilmuir-Easter par.,
E. Ross and Cromarty, on river Balnagown, 5¼ miles
NE. of Invergordon; in vicinity is St. Honse, seat.

Klldavanan, place with school, North Bute par.,
Bute island. Firth of Clyde, on N. side of Etterick Bay,

5 miles NW. of Rothesay.

Klldavln.—par., in co. and 4 miles SAV. of Wexford,
3411 ac., pop. 616.—2.
Klldavln, vil. and seat, E. co.
Carlow, 3 miles NW. of Newtownbarry; P.O.

KUdellig, par., S. Queen’s co., near Ballybrophy
Junction, 1251 ac., pop. 127.

Kildemo, 4 miles N. of Adare, co. Limerick; P.O.
See
Kildimo.

Kildemoek, par., mid. co. Louth, 2 miles SE. of
Ardee, 3250 ac., pop. 505.

Klldermorle Deer Forest, E. Ross and Cromarty,
2910 ac.; post-town, Invergordon.

Kilderry.—seat, near Muff, N. co. Donegal.-—2.
Kilderry, par., in N. of co. and 4 miles NE. of Kil-
kenny, 2192 ac., pop. 244.

Kildevin, seat, 1 mile SAY. of Float ry. sta., N. co.
Westmeath.

Kildlino, par. and vil., N. co. Limerick, 4 miles N.
of Adare—par., 6110 ac., pop. 1384; vil., pop. 160; P.O.

Klldollagli, par., cos. Antrim and Londonderry, on
river Bann, 3 miles SE. of Coleraine, 1958ac., pop. 501.

Kildonan.—seat, Colmonell par., S. Ayrshire, Imile
NE. of Barrhill sta.
—2. Kildonan, hamlet and seat,
at SE. extremity of Arran island, Buteshire, 8 miles S.
of Lamlash; P.O.; on a precipitous sea-cliff is an old
square tower,
Kildonan Castle, originally a Dalriadan
fortalice; around the cliff' is Kildonan Plain, with
stone circle.
—3. Kildonan, vil., Duirinish par., Skye
island, Inverness-shire, on E. side of Loch Greshornish,
2 miles N. of Edinbain.—4.
Kildonan, par. and ry.
sta., Sutherland, on river Helmsdale, 134,550 ac., pop.
1942; P.O.; contains Helmsdale, 9¼ miles SE. of sta.;
adjacent to sta. is
Kildonan Lodge; gold was found
in Kildonan in 1868, and for a short time a rush took
place to the “ Sutherland gold diggings;” the Duke of
Sutherland’s reclamation works are near Kinbrace sta.

Kildorrery, par. and vil., N. co. Cork, 11 miles NE.
of
Mallow—par., 3335 ac., pop. 973; vil., pop. 410;
P.O., T.o., 1 Bank.

Kildrcss, par. and hamlet, NE. co. Tyrone, 3 miles
N. of Pomeroy, 26,269 ac., pop. 5552; P.O.

Klldrochet House, 3 miles S. of Stranraer, Wigtown.
Kit drought, par., NE. co. Kildare, on river Liffey,
1843 ac., pop. 1220; contains Celbridge.

Klldrum, par., W. co. Kerry, 2 miles W. of Dingle,
2888 ac., pop. 691.

Klldrumferton, par., Cavan. See Crosserlough.
Kildrummy, par. and vil., Aberdeenshire—par.,
10,352 ac., pop. 656; vil. (Milltown of Kildrummy),
on river Don, 10 miles W. of Alford; 1 Bank; 1 mile
AV. of vil. is
Klldrummy Castle (with chapel), cap-
tured by Edward I. in 1306, and now an imposing
ruin; in vicinity is
Klldrummy Lodge.

Kild rums be rda a, par., N. co. Cavan, 2 miles W.
jf Cootehill, 16,614 ac., pop. 4427.


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