KILMENY, a quoad sacra parish (large), in the parish of KiLARROW-and-Kilmeny, district of Islay, county of Argyll; containing 1756 inhabitants: the church is 4 miles (S. W. by S.) from Portaskaig. This district lies in the north-eastern part of Islay, and is between eleven and twelve miles in its greatest length, and from eight to nine miles in its greatest breadth, forming an area of sixty-six square miles. The description of the surface and of the soil is comprehended in the account given of Kilarrow and Kilmeny, which see. There are lead-mines, but they have not been worked to any extent for a number of years; and limestone and mica-slate abound. The road from Bowmore to Portaskaig passes through; and the latter village, which is within Kilmeny, is the place of communication from Islay with the isle of Jura. A horse-market is held two or three times annually. Kilmeny was formed into a quoad sacra parish a few years ago. It is in the presbytery of Islay and synod of Argyll, and the patronage is vested in the Crown; the stipend of the minister is £120, received from the exchequer; with a manse, and a glebe valued at £8 per annum. The church, built about seventy years ago, and repaired in 1826, is a plain structure. Kilmeny parochial school has been lately erected, by government; the salary of the master is £35. There are some remains of encampments; and in Portanellan lake are the ruins of a chapel and dwelling-house, the latter said to have been inhabited by the Mac Donalds of the Isles.