I'm resending this to the List---didn't mean to send it only to PeteScherm. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frances Kane" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [WAT] Parishes in Kilmacthomas > Thank you Peter and Pete (or is that Pete and Repete?) > > Now I see the ones near Kilmacthomas and Parkeenaglogh. I didn't exect the > parish to run that far north. I don't see one right at Kilduane, but I do > see one nearby at Ballyristeen and, of course, at Kill. Then slightly south > of Kill is another one at Kilbeg. Is that a fifth one in the parish, or in > a different parish? > > Is there a map somewhere that shows parish boundaries? And is there a way > to correlate Catholic parishes with civil parishes? > > Frances > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 4:09 PM > Subject: Re: [WAT] Parishes in Kilmacthomas > > > > Frances at [email protected] writes: > > > > << I understand that the parish of Kill and Newtown has four churches. I > > have the ordinance map for the area, but I cannot find Newtown--I do find > Kill. > > Also, I am not able to locate the four churches >> > > > > Frances, > > > > OK, Here we go !! The Kilmacthomas church is called Our Lady of Mercy, > and > > is located about a half-mile east of the actual town of Kilmacthomas. > Strange > > as it seems, the Newtown church is less than a mile and a half from the > > Kilmacthomas one, just up the same road, to the NE. It is close to the > village and > > townland of Newtown, but is actually located in Parkeennaglogh townland. > The > > church is called All Saints. > > > > You've located Kill, about four miles ESE of Kilmacthomas. The church > there > > is called Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The fourth church in the townland is > way > > south, just a few hundred yards north of the town on Bunmahon, on the > ocean. > > The area is known as Saleen, but that's an unofficial designation. The > actual > > townland is Kilduane, and the church name is St. Mary's. > > > > Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western > Massachusetts >