In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Killeek like this:
KILLEEK, or KILLAUGH, a parish, in the barony of NETHERCROSS, county of DUBLIN, and province of LEINSTER, l ½ mile (W.) from Swords, on the road from Dublin to the Naul; containing 175 inhabitants, and 805 statute acres. It is a curacy, in the diocese of Dublin, forming part of the union of Swords. ...
The rectory is appropriate to the economy estate of St. Patrick's cathedral, Dublin; the tithes amount to £168. 3. 5 ½. In the R. C. divisions it is part of the union or district of Finglas and St. Margaret's. Near New Place are the extensive ruins of a magnificent mansion; and there are some remains of the church.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Killeek, in and County Dublin | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/27881
Date accessed: 19th May 2024
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