KILLENORTY, or KILLENOUGHT, a parish, in
the barony of PUBBLEBRIEN, county of LIMERICK, and
province of MUNSTER, 21/2 miles (S. W.) from Patrickswell,
on the road from Croom to Limerick; containing
390 inhabitants. The land is generally good, and is
based on limestone. It is a rectory, in the diocese of
Limerick, forming part of the bishop's mensal. In the
R. C. divisions it is part of the union or district of
Loughmore.