The townland of Kilcon is in the parish of Loughgilly in Armagh County. It is labelled number 30 on the map.
Paterson (Armachiana, Vol. 16) notes:
...The root word cill is very well represented in each of the four Provinces [of Ireland] and it is estimated that about 2,700 place names derive from it, most of them prefixed by the names of saints or founders. (p.23)
PRONI records: OS/6/2/21/1 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/21/2 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835. Revised 1860. Revisions engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/21/3 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Published 1908. Reprinted 1921.); OS/6/2/21/4 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Published 1908. (2 copies), Reprints 1934-1957.); OS/6/2/21/5 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1955. Levelled 1889 and 1906. Published 1958.); VAL/1B/219 (1st valuation records.); VAL/12B/15/19A, VAL/12B/15/19B, VAL/12B/15/19C, VAL/12B/15/19D, VAL/12B/15/19E (Valuation annual revision list.); VAL/2B/2/34B (Griffith valuation list.).
