KILBEHENNY, or KILBENNY, a parish, in the
barony of COSTLEA, county of LIMERICK, and province of
MUNSTER, 4 miles (E. N. E.) from Mitchelstown, on the
road from that place to Limerick; containing 3507
inhabitants. It comprises much light land and a wellplanted
glen extending among the hills to the Galtee
mountains, on the highest of which, called Galtee
More, which separates this parish from Galbally, is a
lake. The Earl of Kingston's beautiful seat, the Mountain
Lodge, with its extensive demesne, is in this parish;
as is also Lord Massey's lodge, with its fine woods and
grounds. The parish is in the diocese of Emly; the
rectory forms part of the union of Duntrileague, and
corps of the prebend of Killenellick in the cathedral of
Emly: the tithes amount to £400. In the R. C. divisions,
with the exception of a small part included in the
district of Mitchelstown, it forms a separate union or
district, in which are two chapels. About 150 children
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are educated in two private schools. Some remains of
the ancient church still exist on the northern bank of
the river Funcheon.