KINSEALY, a parish, in the barony of COOLOCK,
county of DUBLIN, and province of LEINSTER, 1½ mile
(S.) from Malaliide; containing 650 inhabitants. It
comprises 2105 statute acres, and is well cultivated.
Feltrim Hill, on which are the remains of an encampment,
commands magnificent sea and mountain views.
Under this hill is a limestone quarry, in which fossils
are frequently found, and near it is a holy well.
Abbeville, a spacious mansion, was erected by the late
Rt. Hon. J. C. Beresford, and is now occupied by H.
and J. Batchelor, Esqrs.; in the gardens is a greenhouse
more than 400 feet long. The other seats are
Greenwood, the residence of W. Shaw, Esq.; Feltrim, of
C. Farran, Esq., M.D.; Auburne, of J. Crawford, Esq.;
Clairville, of Major St. Clair; and Kinsealy House, of
J. Gorman, Esq. It is a vicarage, 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 £224.16.1½.,
of which one-third is payable to the lessee of the economy
estate, and two-thirds to the vicar. In the R. C.
divisions it forms part of the union or district of Baldoyle
and Howth; a small neat ehapel with a spire was
erected here by subscription in 1S34. There is a public
school, in which about 70 children are educated. The
church, which was dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a picturesque
ruin covered with ivy.