GENUKI: Kerry, Kilmelchedor

KILMELCHEDOR

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer (1868)]

"KILMELCHEDOR, (or Kilmelkedar) a parish in the barony of Corkaguiny, county Kerry, province of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles N.N.W. of Dingle, its post town. It is situated on the shore of Smerwick Harbour, and covers an area of about 5,900 acres. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, value with another, £133, in the patronage of the bishop. Divine service was, until recently, held in the police station. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, and a day school. This parish contains several curious objects of great antiquity, including the so-called hermitage of St. Brandon, the ancient and ruined parish church, besides several curious stones and monuments, some kith ogham inscriptions.

Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for Kilmelchedor from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

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