KILMAINBEG, a parish, in the barony of KILMAINE,
county of MAYO, and province of CONNAUGHT,
5 miles (S. E.) from. Ballinrobe, on the confines of the
county of Galway, containing 1343 inhabitants. It comprises
3151 statute acres, which are principally under
tillage, and includes Fountain Hill, the residence of
Theobald Jenings, Esq. It is a vicarage, in the diocese
of Tuam, forming part of the union of Kilmainmore;
the rectory is partly appropriate to the prebend of Killabeggs,
and partly to the vicarage. The tithes amount
to £137. 15. 5., of which £10. 0. 2½. is payable to the
prebendary, and £127. 15. 2½. to the vicar. In the
R. C. divisions it forms part of the union or district of
Kilmain. There is a private school, in which about 50
children are educated.