SCILLY, a village, in the parish of RINCURRAN,
barony of KINSALE, county of CORK, and province of
MUNSTER, forming a suburb to the town of Kinsale;
containing 814 inhabitants. It is situated on the harbour
of Kinsale, and occupies the summit and side of a
gentle eminence forming a peninsula projecting into the
harbour. In 1831 it contained 124 houses, since which
period it has rapidly increased, and now contains nearly
200 houses, including a number of neat and commodious
villas and lodges, erected for the accommodation of the
numerous visiters resorting hither during the bathing
season. It is so closely connected with Kinsale that it
is generally considered as a part of that town. An extensive
and lucrative fishery, affording employment to
a large portion of the inhabitants, is carried on here.
Immediately above the village are the barracks of Kinsale.