Local Place Names Ballykilty, the townland of the Kiltys The Kiltys were a great old Irish family who gave their name to this town land. Some of their descendants live in the townland still. They were a great fighting family and owned a lot of land. Kilcarra: church quarters. Long ago there was an old church here. They old people still point out the site.Máire Nic Eochaidh