KILLULAGH

"KILLULAGH, (or Kilweilagh), a parish in the barony of Delvin, county Westmeath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Castletown-Delvin. It is over 6 miles in length, and its greatest breadth is 2 miles. There is a considerable aggregate of bog. The interior is traversed by the roads from Castletown-Delvin to Trim, Kinnegad, and Mullingar. The small river Deel effects the drainage in the centre and S. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Meath, value with Drumcree, £215, in the patronage of the crown, the bishop, and the Marquis of Drogheda. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Castletown-Delvin. There are two hedge-schools. Rockview and Bracklin are noticeable residences. Castle Mulchans and another castellated building are seen in ruins.

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