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Civil parish

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of Upper Loughtee, but partly in the barony of Clanmahon, all in

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purposes the civil parish was replaced by

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s in the mid-nineteenth century. According to the 1851 census the Civil Parish of Kilmore had a total of 91

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Ecclesiastical parishes

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parish has two places of worship within the

Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh The United Dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is a diocese of the Church of Ireland located in central Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. It is one of twelve Anglican dioceses in the island of Ireland. The geograph ...

. The most historic building is Kilmore Cathedral and is the

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. The first church was built by St. Feithlimidh in the sixth century. In 1454, Bishop Aindrias Mac Brádaigh (Andrew McBrady) had this ancient church rebuilt and was given permission by

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to be the bishop's cathedral. In the 17th century, Bishop Moigne had the cathedral renovated and a bishop's residence built. However, by 1858, the cathedral was described as ''"decayed, dilapidated and too small to accommodate the parishioners"'', and so a new cathedral was built in the grounds of the Bishop's Palace at a cost of £8000. It had been planned to demolish to old cathedral, but it was saved and is now used as the Parochial Hall.St. Feithlimidh's Cathedral, Kilmore
. ''Travelmania''. Retrieved on 29 May 2011. The second Church of Ireland place of worship in the parish is St Patrick's Church, Ballintemple, near

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William Bedell The Rt. Rev. William Bedell, D.D. ( ga, Uilliam Beidil; 15717 February 1642), was an Anglican churchman who served as Lord Bishop of Kilmore, as well as Provost of Trinity College Dublin. Early life He was born at Black Notley in Essex, and ...

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: ''Uilliam Beidil''; 1571–1642),

Lord Bishop of Kilmore, is believed to be buried in the churchyard of Kilmore Cathedral. Bishop Bedell, a former Provost of

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, is famous for commissioning a translation of the

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of Templeport. Bedell was also very respected by the native

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population of

. Quite close to Kilmore Cathedral is the

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House (also known as the Bishop's Palace), the former

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of the

Lord Bishops of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. The house was built in the late

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style in the 1830s and was designed by William Farrell. ;Catholic parish The

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parish has two places of worship. They are two of a number churches in the Diocese of Kilmore. It is not known when St Felim's Church,

, was first built, but it existed as a slated church in 1790. A new church, designed by William Hague, Jr., was rebuilt in 1869, and rededicated on 7 February. The present church was completed in 1978 and rededicated on 2 July in the same year. The other Catholic place of worship is St Patrick's Church, Drumcor, and was built in 1809. It was extended in 1930 and the windows were replaced with steel frames and tinted cathedral glass. Major restoration was made to building in 1990, and it was rededicated by

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Francis J. MacKiernan, Lord Bishop of Kilmore, on 14 July 1991.St. Patrick's Church, Drumcor
''Diocese of Kilmore''. Retrieved on 29 May 2011.

Townlands

Kilmore has a total of and is made up of the following 91

s: * Annagh, * Bellanagh, * Bellville, * Bleancup, * Breandrum, * Cauhoo, * Cavanfin, * Clarebane, * Clonagonnell, * Clonloskan, * Coolnagor (Ricehill), * Cordalea, * Corgarran, * Cormeen, * Cornacrea, * Cornamucklagh, * Corracanvy, * Corratober, * Corraveaty, * Corstruce, * Crenard, * Crossdoney, * Derinish Beg, * Derinish More, * Derries Lower, * Derries Upper, * Derryna, * Derrynagan, * Derrywinny, * Dreenan, * Drumard, * Drumbar, * Drumcarban, * Drumcon, * Drumcor, * Drumcrow, * Drumgor, * Drumhecknagh, * Drumhell, * Drumleny, * Drumlion, * Drummora Great, * Drummora Little, * Drummullan, * Drummurry, * Druumskeagh, * Eonish, * Farragh, * Farranydaly, * Gartbrattan, * Gartnanoul, * Glencorran, * Gortachurk, * Gortnashangan Lower (Bingfield), * Gortnashangan Upper (Hermitage), * Inch Island, * Inishconnell, * Kevit Lower, * Kevit Upper (Castlecosby), * Killygowan, * Killykeen, * Killyvally, * Kilmore Lower, * Kilmore Upper, * Kilsallagh, * Knockakishta, * Legaland, * Lisduff, * Lismore Demesne, * Lisnamandra, * Loughaconnick, * Marahill, * Monnery Lower, * Monnery Upper, * Newtown, * Pollabane, * Pottle, * Rocks, * Sally Island, * Scotch Island, * Shancor, * Shantully, * Slanore, * Snakeel, * Thomascourt (Drumroosk), * Tircullen, * Togher (Danesfort Demesne), * Tonymore, * Trinity Island, * Tully, * Urney,

References

External links

Kilmore Townland Map
{{Civil parishes of County Cavan Civil parishes of County Cavan Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore