BALLYDELOHER, or BALLYLOOHERA, a parish,
in the barony of BARRYMORE, county of CORK,
and province of MUNSTER, 5 miles (N. E. by E.) from
Cork; containing 1145 inhabitants. This parish, which
is sometimes called Kilroan, but is more generally
known by the name of Brooklodge, is situated on the
road from Cork to Tallow. The hilly portions of this
district, like most others in its vicinity, are shallow and
stony, but are tolerably well cultivated, particularly near
that branch of the Glanmire river which separates this
parish from that of Caherlog. At Butlerstown are
some very extensive paper-mills; there are also a
spade and shovel manufactory and a small tuck-mill.
Riverstown House, the beautiful residence of J. Browne,
Esq., and formerly of Dr. Peter Browne, the celebrated
Bishop of Cork and Ross in the early part of the last
century, and also of Dr. Jemmett Browne, Bishop of
Cloyne, is in this parish. It is a rectory, in the diocese
of Cork, and forms part of the union and corps of the
prebend of Killaspigmullane in the cathedral of St. Finbarr,
Cork: the tithes amount to £177-10. The church
of the union was formerly at Ballyvinny, but was suffered
to fall to decay on the erection of a new church in
this parish, a neat small edifice, built in 1829, in aid of
which £625 was granted by the late Board of First
Fruits. It is also in contemplation to erect another
church or chapel near Watergrass hill. There is no
glebe-house; but the entire glebe of the union, consisting
of ten acres, is in this parish. In the R. C.
divisions the parish is included in the union or district
of Glauntane or New Glanmore. The parochial
school is situated at Riverstown, half a mile from
the church, and is principally supported by local subscriptions.