•  Kiltullagh, County Galway

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In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Kiltullagh like this:

KILTULLAGH, a parish, partly in the barony of KILCONNELL, but chiefly in that of ATHENRY, county of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 3 miles (E. by S.) from Athenry, on the road to Loughrea; containing 3069 inhabitants. A cell of the third order of Franciscans, was founded here prior to the year 1441. ...

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The parish comprises 4870 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and is moderately well cultivated. Kiltullagh House is the seat of J. D'Arcy, Esq., in whose demesne is a fine chalybeate spring. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Clonfert, forming part of the union of Kilconickny; the rectory is appropriate to the bishop-rick, deanery, and archdeaconry of Clonfert, and to the vicarage. The tithes amount to £204. 11., of which £23. 1. 65. is payable to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, £4. 12. 3. to the dean, £32. 6. 1 ¾. to the archdeacon, and £144. 11. Of. to the vicar. In the R. C. divisions it is the head of a union or district, comprising the parishes of Kiltullagh and Killimordaly, in each of which is a chapel. There is a Dominican convent at Esker, consisting of seven friars: it is pleasantly situated, and the chapel has a handsome spire. Connected with it is a school of about 600 children, 50 of whom are clothed and many of them fed. There are also a private school, in which about 120 children are educated, and a Sunday school.

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