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Castle remains and holy well at Barna

The fishing village of Barna on Galway Bay has uninteresting remains of an old castle at its west end. Nearby are a thatched Roman Catholic chapel and a 'holy well,' along with Barna House, the seat of Mr. Lynch, the village proprietor.

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BARN A, a fishing village in the parish of Rahoon, barony and county of Galway, Oonnaught. It stands at the head of a creek or cove of Gtdway bay, on the road from Galway along the north coast of the bay, about 4 nu\eA west by south of Gralway. It consists chiefly of a long, straggling, double row of cabins, extending parallel with the coast. At its west end are some uninteresting remains of an old castle. In its vicinity is Barna-hoir<e, the seat of Mr. Lynch, the proprietor of the village. A little way to the east, at a deflection of the road to G«lwav, are a thatched Roman Catholic chapel and ' v holy welL' In 17^, A pier was built at tne private expense of the proprietor; it extended about 470 feet, had a li^htnouse on the head, and overlooked about 620 fv*it of quays and walling round an interior dock ; but. in consequence of the neglect of some trifling injury it had previously sustained, it was demolishea in one night by a storm. In 182^ it wm rebuilt by means of public grants, amounting to £373 6s. 9d. ; and, being again destroyed in ISliK), it was, in 1831, partially rebuilt, with charitable funds, by the officer of the coast-guard, and the collector of Omlway. This pier is found to be very useful for the fisheries ; it is sheltered from the south and south-west gales ; and it is the only safety harbour for small crafi on 22 miles of coast. Pop. not specially returned.
BARN A, a hamlet in the parish of Dunkcrrin, baron V of Clonlisk, King's co., Leiiister. Pop., in 1881/81.

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Castle ruin at Carncastle on insulated rock

near Carncastle · parish · Antrim

A ruined castle stands on a bold rock beneath Ballygally Head, completely surrounded by water at high tide. The castle gives its name to the parish of Carncastle and is traditionally said to have been built by an ancient prince to protect his daughter from an unwanted suitor.

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CARNCASTLE, Caibncastle. or Castle- Caibn, a parish on the coast of the barony of Upper Glenarm, 3 miles north-north-west of Lame, co. Antrim, Ulster. It contains the village of Old- MIIX8 : which see. Length, southward, 4} miles ; breadth, from 1^ to 3} ; area, 9,725 acres, 2 roods, 25 perches. Pop., in 1831, 2,167; * in 1841,2,079. Houses 325. One moiety of the land is chiefly mountainous and partly marshy; and the other moiety consists of good arable land. The splendid new coast -road of the county traverses the interior. On the coast is Balltoellt Head : which see. Beneath this promontory, and on a bold rock, which is completely insulated at high water, stands the ruin of a castle which gives name to the parish, and which derives its own prefix of * Carn,* or * Cairn/ from the nature of its position. This pile, like a number of others in the wild otitskirts ot the three kingdoms, is traditionally alleged to have been erected by an ancient prince to protect from the addresses ot an unwelcome suitor the person of hi» high-bom dauj^hter, — who, of course, held family dignity and military fortifications in derision, and was duly carried off by her enterprising admirer. Near Bsilygelly Head, in a bleak situation overhanging the sea, is the mansion of the Shaws, erected in 1025 ; and at no great distance are the SaJagh Braes^ with the small church of the parish at their base. The only other obiect of any importance isa cotton fiictory. — This parish is a rectory in the dio. of Connor. Tithe composition, jointly with that of Kilwaughter,£16D 2s. Id. The rectories of Camcastle, Kiiwaughter, Ballyeaston, and Derry-Keighan, constitute the benefice and prebend of Camcastle. Gross income, £748 8s. 8d.; nett, £666 lis. 3d. Patron, the diocesan. Dbrrtkrighan is 25 miles distant from the other three members of the union ; and it contains the church of the benefice, and is the only member of it under the care of the incumbent, — who, however, holds also the benefice of Dungarvan, in the dio. of Lismore. See DERRTKEioHAif. Ballyeaston, in its two constituent parts, or quoad

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Castle ruins and Sir Oliver Morros at Castletown on the Nore

Castletown · town · Laois · 1500–1525

The village of Castletown in Queen's County stands on the river Nore, with ruins of an ancient castle boldly seated on its banks. Early in the 16th century, Sir Oliver Morros took forcible possession of the castle and garrisoned it against the Fitzpatricks, later exchanging it for the manors and lands of Grantstown where he built a fortalice whose remains still exist.

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CASTLETOWN, a village in the parish of Offorlane, barony of Upper woods, Queen's co., Leinster. It stands on the river Nore, and on the road from Dublin to Limerick, 1^ mile south by west of Mountrath, and 4.^ miles north-east of Borris-in- Osi-ory. It has a triangular arrangement ; is smartly cdificed, cleanly kept, and respectably inhabit<?d ; and presents, in the tasteful appearance of its cottages, and the seemingly prosperous condition of its inhabitants, a refreshing contrast to the other villages on the Dublin and Limerick line of road. Some corn-mills on the Nore and in its vicinity produce an air of industry and cheerfulness, and combine with the village to relieve the eye from the tedium of prevailing nakedness and poverty in the surrounding country. Fairs are held on June 29, and Oct. 18. The main trunk line of the railways projected by the Commissioners passes within 2 statute miles of the ullage ; and will effect travelling from the point of transit to Dublin in 2 hours ami 40 minutes. The village i^ves name to a parish in the Roman Catholic parochial arrangement. See Offerlane. The ruins of the ancient castle, whence the villttge is designated, are boldly seated on the banks of the Nore. Early in the liith century. Sir Oliver Morros. son-in-lawof Peter, Earl of Ormonde, took forcible possession of tliis castle, and garrisoned and held it for some time in warlike opposition to the Fitzpatricks ; and subsequently he resigned it to the ancient proprietors, accepted in lieu of it the minors and lands of (trantstown, and built there a fortalice, the renuiins of wlii<'h still exist, after the model of his castles of Meunach, Latoraj?h, and Knockagh in Tipperury. This stirring toparch was
a man of great personal strength and many Hercolean feats, and has bequeathed his name both to topographical nomenclature and to popular local legend. Sec Offkrlane. Near the village are the mansions and villas of Donore, Round wood. Newpark, and Westfield. Area, 27 acres. Pop., ia laOl, 370 ; in 1841, 403. Houses &1.

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Castle ruins at Bruff, County Limerick

Bruff · town · Limerick

Bruff town stands on the Morning-Star rivulet along the road from Charleville to Limerick. Here are the ruins of an old castle, mentioned in the Pacata Hibernia, and a church originally built by the Hartstonge family as a chapel-of-ease.

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BRI FF, a parish, containing a town of the same name, in the barony of Coshma, co. Limerick, Munster. licngth, 2 miles; breadth, 1^; area, 1,331 acres. Pop., in 1831, 2,932; in 1841,2,900. Houses 47**. The surface is drained by the Morning-Star rivulet ; and consists partly of third and second-rate land, but chiefly of land of the best quality. One of the most conspicuous mansions is Killballyown, the seat of D'Courcy O'Grady, Esq., adjoining the prominent and fertile hill of Knockaney. — Brufftown is a sad segregation of poor and even squalid bouses, on the Morning-Star rivulet, and on the road from Charleville to Limerick, 4 miles north of Kilmallock, and 1 2 south by east of Limerick. Its church is neat, and its Roman Catholic chapel capacious. Here are the ruins of an old castle, mentioned in the Pacata Hibernia. Fairs are held on the day before Ascension, July 23, Oct. 18, and Nov. 28. A dispensary in the town is within the Kilmallock Poor-law union, and serves for a population of 9,506; and, in 1839-40, it received £121 8s . expended £129 IOj. 9.^(1, and administered to 2,()21 patients. Area of the town, 00 acres. Pop., in 1831. 1,772; in 1841,
1 ,398. Houses 228 Bruff parish is a vicarape, and

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Castle ruins at Fieldtown, Dundonnel and Oldtown in Westmeath

Churchtown · townland · Westmeath · 1810

The parish of Churchtown in Co. Westmeath contains the ruins of the castles of Fieldtown, Dundonnel, and Oldtown, as well as the site or vestiges of three other castles. The parish church was built in 1810 by means of a gift from the late Board of First Fruits.

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CHURCHTOWN, a parish in the barony of Rathconrath, 5 miles west-south-west of Mullingar, CO. >>'estmeath, Leinster. Length, south-southwestward, 3^ miles; breadth, from 1^ mile to 2| miles : area, 5,302 acres, 25 perches,— of which 8 acres, I rood, 8 perches are in Lough Dalton. Pop., in 1831, 980; in 1841, 1,108. Houses 195. The surface consii^ts, for the most part, of profitable land ; touches the south-east margin of Lough Dalton ; and is traversed westward by the road from Mullingar to Athlone. The seats are Redmonstown-Uouse and Balrath- Lodge ; the chief hamlet is Churchtown ; and the antiquities are the ruins of the castles of Fieldtown, Dundonnel, and Oldtown, and the site or vestiges of three other castles This parish is a rectory in the dio. of Meath. Tithe composition, £180 9s. 1 0.Jd. ; glebe, £26. The rectories of Churchtown and l)Y8ART,and the vicarage of Conragh [see these articles], constitute the benefice of Churchtown. Leiigtii. 3^ miles ; breadth, 2^. Pop., in 1631, 2,930. Gross income, £396 9s. lOJd ; nett, £353 16s. lO^d. pHtron*;, alternately the Crown and the diocesan. The church was built in 1810, by means of a gift of £ov>3 \C)s. lid. from the late Board of First Frutto. Sittings 100 ; attendance, from 30 to 40. There are Roman Catholic chapels in Dysart and Conragh. In 1834, the ProtesUnts of the parish amounted to 12, and the Roman Catholics to 968; the Protestants of the union to 76, and the Roman Catholics to 2,854; a parochial school in Churchtown was aided with some advantages from the rector, and had on its books 19 boys and 8 girls ; and 3 daily schools in the union had an average attendance of about 1 1 1 children.

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Castles of Carlow, Tullow and Leighlin-Bridge ascribed to De Lacey

Carlow · townland · Carlow

The chief castellated structures in County Carlow include the castles of Carlow, Tullow, and Leighlin-Bridge, all ascribed to De Lacey. The castles of Clonmore and Cloghgrenan belonged to the Butlers.

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Chief Families and Antiquities."] — The oldest families of the county are the MacMorough Kavanaghs, the O'Ryans, the O'Nohins, and the O'Mores : next are the Duvals, the St. Aubins, the De La Fraynes, the De Berminghams, the De Carews, the De La Landes, the Graces, and the Butlers; and since the time of Elizabeth, are the Bagnals, the Eustaces, the Burtons, the O'Briens of Thomond, the Ponsonbys, the Hamiltons, the Cokes, the Bernards, the Vigors, the Vicars, the Burdetts, the Bunburys, the Beresfords, the Bruens, the Bagots, and the Brownes. Among the chief landed proprietors are the Kavanaghs, the Bruens, the Burtons, and the Rocheforts The only pagan antiquities of any interest are cromlechs near Oirlow and Hacketstown ; and the only ecclesiastical one is the cathedral church of Leighlin. The chief castellated or military structures are the castles of Carlow, TuUow, and Leighlin-Bridge, all ascribed to De Lacey ; the castles of Clonmore and Cloghgrenan, both belonging to the Butlers ; and some traces of Donald Spaniagh Kavanagh, — that turbulent chief who, at the close of the I6th century, dared to assert the rights of the long-exploded sovereignty of Dermod MacMurrough.

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Castletown-Berehaven: ancient town now reviving village

Castletownbere · town · Cork

Castletown, also called Castletown-Berehaven, stands at the head of Berehaven opposite Bere Island on the west side of Bantry Bay in County Cork. Though long neglected, it was beginning to attract notice for the magnificence of its scenery, the excellence of its harbour, and its proposed role as a railway terminus.

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immediate environs of one of the lines of railway projected by the CommiBsioners. See Berehaven. Fairs are held on Jan. 1, Easter- Tuesday, May 12, and Sept. 4. A small district-bridewell in the village is kept in good order, but is defective in fecurity. A dispensary here is within the Bantry Poorlaw union, and serves for a pop. of 23,382 ; and, in 18:J9-40, it expended £139 Ss. lHd„ and administered to 3,540 patients. In 1841, a Loan Fund had a capital of £93, circulated £479 in 344 loans, and cleared £6 19s. 6d. of nett profit. About l^ mile south-south-east of the village, and on the shore of the bay, stood the fortress of Dunboy, celebrated for its strength, for the importance of its position, and for the influence it wielded over the turbulent local history of the 15th and I6th centuries. •* It belonged to the O'Sullivans ; and was, with their co-operation, manned by Spaniards, in the year KJOi. After the surrender or Kinsale, Don Juan, the Spanish commander, gave orders for Dunboy also to be yielded to the English ; but Daniel O Sullivan, then proprietor of this castle, incensed at such an unceremonious disposal of his property, surprised and disarmed the Spanish garrison, and prepared for defence against the English. In spite of great and threatening difficulties, for the fort was almost inaccessible from the circumstances of its situation, Sir George Carew commanded an assault. The attack was so vigorous, that the upper part was taken by storm. The besieged still defended the lower chambers, with desperate obstinacy; and the governor, who had been appointed by O'SulIivan, after receiving a mortal wound, endeavoured, in his expiring moments, to fire the magaiines, and thus involve both friend and foe in one general ruin. He WHS fortunately prevented from committing this act of barbarous violence ; and the castle was demolished by the Queen's forces." The capture and demolition of the fort possessed signal interest, from their ocrasioiiing the instant cessation of the savage and exterminating vi'arfare which had so long desolated the south-western coast of the kingdom. Area of the town, 4 1 acres. Pop. , in 184 1 , 881 . Houses 123. Families* employed chiefly in agriculture, 12; in manufartures and trade, 96; in other pursuits, 76. Families dependent chiefly on property and profestiioiiH, 9 ; on the directing of labour, 95 ; on their own manual labour, 24 ; on means not specified, 56. CASTLETOWN, or Castletown -MacEn- KiRY, a quondam parish in the barony of Upper CJonnello. 4^ miles south-east by south of Newcastle, CO. Limerick, Munster. Length, 9 miles ; breadth, 6; area, 2:),27<>i acres. Pop., in 1831, 10,742. Hou<es 1 ,576. The surface consists partly of upland pa«iture. partly of valuable bog, and extensively of excellent arable land ; and is drained northward by the main stream and several early aflfluents of the rivulet Deel. The road from Newcastle to Mallow tr.i verges the interior. Fairs are held at Castletown on Feb. II, April 17. Nov. 3, and Dec 1. 'I'll is place was formerly a seat of the MacBneirys, uiul tlie vjte of a very large monastery, and some

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Castletownbere village

Castletownbere · town · Cork

The town of Berehaven is officially called Castletown-Berehaven, but is popularly known as Castletown. It is located on the mainland shore of the sound between Bere Island and the mainland.

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BEREHAVEN, the sound between Bere Island and the mainland of the barony of Bere, co. Cork, Munster. It forms a spacious, safe, and almost landlocked natural harbour. See Bantrt. Its quay is situated on its mainland shore, on the estate of R. Hedges Eyre, Esq., and contiguous to the village of Castletown. It is built against the face of a rock ; measures 190 feet in length; affords much protection to the fisheries ; and accommodates tradingvessels in carrying off the produce of the AlMhies copper mines, and supplying a district of U) miles around with timber, iron, and articles of general merchandise. In 1633, the fishing-craft belonging to it were 4 decked boats of 20 tons, 12 hookers of 1 2 tons, and SO yawls of 4 tons each ; and in 1835, the exports from it amounted to £77,360 in estimaticd value, and the imports to it, to j£30,08l. The chief items in tbe exports were £63,450 for copper ore, and £9,000 for butter; and the chief articl4;s of import were iron, coals, meal, iour,^ f^piritii, colonial produce, and British manufactures. The town of Berebaven is properly called Castletown-Berebaven, and popularly Castletown, and will be noticed under tbe word Castletown : which see.
The Berebaven railway is one of the lines projected by ** the Commissioners appointed to consider and reconunend a general system of Railways for Ireland ; " and was adopted in preference to all other proposed lines to the extreme south-east coast. The di>tunces we shall name in tracing it are statute measure. The line ramifies from the Dublin and Cork railway, at 100 miles from Dublin, and on the high level H little north of Blarney. It crosses the Martin river

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Castletown demesne, Kildare - Grecian mansion and grounds

Castletown · street · Kildare

Castletown demesne, situated on the river Liffey between Celbridge and Leixlip, is regarded as one of the finest private Grecian edifices in the kingdom. The mansion features Ionic colonnades connecting the centre to two pavilions, a grand staircase with brass balustrades, and a collection of portrait paintings. The demesne is extensively wooded and enriched by probably the largest cedar and vine in the kingdom. It is the seat of Colonel Conolly.

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CASTLETOWN, a demesne on the east border of the barony of Salt^ and of co. Kildare, Leinster. It is situated on the river Lifley, between Celbridge and Leixlip, 10 miles west of Dublin. The pmosion is approached by an avenue of limes, a mile ia length, from the village of Celbridge ; and is generally regarded as one of the finest private Gredaa edifices in the kingdom. The centre is 3 stories high, 13 windows broad, and all built of hewn stonei and it is united by Ionic colonnades of 9 colunms each, to two pavilions, each of which is 2 stories high and 7 windows broad. The grand staircase has brass balustrades; the apartments are superbly finished ; and various rooms are enriched with a good collection of paintings, chiefly portraits. The demesne is flat, but extensive, abundantly wooded, not a little adorned by the meanderings of the Lifiey, and enriched, among other natural productions, by probably the largest cedar and vine in the kingdom. The mansion is the seat of Colonel Conellv.
CASTLETOWN, a demesne in the barony of Iverk, CO. Kilkenny, 2J miles north by east of Oarrick-on-Suir. The mansion is one of the best Grecian edifices in the south-east of Ireland ; and the circumjacent grounds are extensive and rich. The proprietor is ^Ir. Cox.

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Castletown demesne, Kilkenny - Grecian mansion near Carrick-on-Suir

near Castletown · street · Kilkenny

Castletown demesne in the barony of Iverk, co. Kilkenny, lies two and a half miles north by east of Carrick-on-Suir. The mansion is described as one of the best Grecian edifices in the south-east of Ireland, with extensive and rich grounds. The proprietor is Mr. Cox.

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CASTLETOWN, a demesne in the barony of Iverk, CO. Kilkenny, 2J miles north by east of Oarrick-on-Suir. The mansion is one of the best Grecian edifices in the south-east of Ireland ; and the circumjacent grounds are extensive and rich. The proprietor is ^Ir. Cox.
CASTLETOWN, co. Antrim. See Ballt-

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Castletown fishing harbour and breakwater near Easky, Sligo

Castletown · townland · Sligo

A small fishing harbour half a mile west of Easky in Sligo features a cove covered by limestone rock, recently sheltered by an artificial breakwater 430 feet long. The breakwater was commenced by Mr. Fenton, proprietor of the adjacent estate and occupant of the neighbouring mansion of Castletown. The cove is sometimes called Turmeen.

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CASTLETOWN, a small fishing-harbour, half. a-milc west of Easky. barony of Tyreragh, co. Sligo, Cormaught. A cove is covered by a limestone rock, and was recently sheltered by an artificial breakp> water ; and appears to be the most iavourably situated fishing harbour on the north coast of the barooy. The breakwater is 430 feet long» and was coii»- menced by Mr. Fenton, the proprietor of the drcpmjacent estate, and occupant of the neighbouring mansion of Castletown. The cove is sometimes called Turmeen.
CASTLETOWN, a demesne on the east border of the barony of Salt^ and of co. Kildare, Leinster. It is situated on the river Lifley, between Celbridge and Leixlip, 10 miles west of Dublin. The pmosion is approached by an avenue of limes, a mile ia length, from the village of Celbridge ; and is generally regarded as one of the finest private Gredaa edifices in the kingdom. The centre is 3 stories high, 13 windows broad, and all built of hewn stonei and it is united by Ionic colonnades of 9 colunms each, to two pavilions, each of which is 2 stories high and 7 windows broad. The grand staircase has brass balustrades; the apartments are superbly finished ; and various rooms are enriched with a good collection of paintings, chiefly portraits. The demesne is flat, but extensive, abundantly wooded, not a little adorned by the meanderings of the Lifiey, and enriched, among other natural productions, by probably the largest cedar and vine in the kingdom. The mansion is the seat of Colonel Conellv.

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Castletown hamlet at Royal Canal terminus on the Shannon

Richmond Harbour · landing-place · Longford

A hamlet on the western side of Longford stands on the Shannon at the termination of the Royal Canal navigation, opposite the Roscommon village of Tarmonbarry. It now very generally shares with the canal basin the name of Richmond Harbour.

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CASTLETOWN, a hamlet on the western Tern of the barony and county of Longford, Leinster. It stands on the Shannon, at the termination of the Royal Canal navigation, opposite the Rotcommoii village of Tarmonbarry; and now very generally shares with the canal basin the name of Kichmond- Harbour : see that article.
CASTLETOWN, a small fishing-harbour, half. a-milc west of Easky. barony of Tyreragh, co. Sligo, Cormaught. A cove is covered by a limestone rock, and was recently sheltered by an artificial breakp> water ; and appears to be the most iavourably situated fishing harbour on the north coast of the barooy. The breakwater is 430 feet long» and was coii»- menced by Mr. Fenton, the proprietor of the drcpmjacent estate, and occupant of the neighbouring mansion of Castletown. The cove is sometimes called Turmeen.

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Castletownsend village and harbour rebuilt by Townsend family

Castletownsend · townland · Cork

Castletownsend, once a small collection of fishing huts, was totally rebuilt by the Townsend family and became a neat and picturesque village near Castlehaven bay. Its harbour, though dangerous due to sunken rocks, offered fine berthage for large vessels and commanded magnificent views from Gallyhead to Cape Clear. The village also served as a coast-guard station and housed the custom-house for the port of Baltimore.

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port in the parish of Castlehavcn, east division of the barony of West Carbery, co. Cork, Munster. It stands on the west side, and not far from the entrance of Castlehaven bay, 4^ miles east-southeast of Skibbereen. It was, not very many years ago, a small and miserable collection of fishing huts ; but it has been improved, or rather totally rebuilt, by the Townsend family ; and it now presents an appearance of neatness, beauty, and comfort, altogether in contrast to that of most villages in the south-west of the county. It occupies a picturesque site, is almost embosomed among hanging wood, and stands closely adjacent to the demesne of Castletownsend. Its trade, though hitherto inconsiderable, begins to give promise of prosperity. Its harbour — or rather that of Castlehaven [which see], — is somewhat dangerous on account of sunken rocks, yet affords fine berthage for large vessels ; and it is both a little gallery of beautiful landscape in itself, and com-* mands from its interior headland, far expanding and magnificent views from Gallyhead away to Cape Clear. The village has acquired some favour, and is likely to acquire greatly more, as sea-bathing quar< ters ; and it is a coast-guard station, and has the custom-house for the port of Baltimore : see that article. A dispensary here is within the Skibbereen Poor-law union, and serves for a population of 5,619; and, in 1839-40, it expended je93, and administered to 3,4C2 patients. In 1841, a Loan Fund had a capital ot £899. circulated £3,203 in 1,395 loans, realized £48 lis. 3d. of iiett profit, and expended £46 8s. 7d. on charitable purposes. Castletownsend mansion is the seat of Richard To^\'nsend, Esq., and is a handsome edifice, in the midst of a beautiful demesne. The parish-church, a modern and neat structure, with a square tower, stands within the demesne, and is a prominent feature in a picturesque view of the town's site, obtained from the opposite side of the bay. Area of the village, 21 acres. Pop., in 1831, 901 ; in 1841, 770. Houses 120. Families employed chi('fly in agriculture, 16; in manufactures and trade, 50; in other pursuits, 101. Families dependent chiefly on

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Castle-Ventry church built in 1824 with Board of First Fruits gift

Castleventry · townland · Cork · 1824–1834

The parish church of Castle-Ventry, situated in the parish of the same name west of Clonakilty, was built in 1824 by means of a gift from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel of Castle-Ventry had an attendance of 500 and was united to the chapel of Kilmeen in the Catholic parochial arrangement.

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ranmore, arc compounded for £392 Os. 2d.y and are impropriate in Messrs. Foot and Roberts. The church of the benefice is situated in Castle- Ventnr, and was built in 1824, by means of a gift of ^830 15s. 4}d. from the late Board of First Fruits. Sittings 200 ; attendance 30. The Roman Catholic chapel of Castle- Yen try has an attendance of 500 ; and, in the Roman Catholic parochial arrangement, is united to the chapel of Kilmeen. In 1834, the Protestants amounted to 63, and the Roman Catholics to 2,458 ; and 2 daily schools, one of which was aided with £7 lOs. a-year from subscription, had an average attendance of 70 children.
CASTLE-WARD, the seat of Viscount Bangor, in the barony of Lecale, co. Down, Ulster. The demesne is beautifully situated, and tastefully disposed ; and extends along the outskirts of the town of Strangford, and part qi the neck or lower cbannel of Strangford Lough.

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Cataract of Adrigole: 800-foot perpendicular waterfall

Adrigole · townland · Cork

A cataract at Adrigole falls in a perpendicular column of 800 feet down a mural descent of Hungry Mountain, as seen from the southern ridge overlooking Bantry Bay. It is described as a dramatic feature of the surrounding mountain scenery.

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ftoints piercing the cumulo stratus of the clouds, and eaving you to guess at their mysterious altitudes ; nearer still to the north-west. Hungry Mountain, rising like an embattled wall before ^ou, and down the mural descent, as relieved from its background, fell the cataract of Adrigoll, in a perpendicular column of 800 feet 1 — ^nearer still, facing the north, the Sugarloaf Mountain, almost as white in its siliceous quartoze formation as if it were crystallized sugar; directly under my feet was the inner harbour of Bantry, protected and divided from the outer bay by the green island of Whiddy ; and up and down on that placid water were studded isles and islets, one crested with an ancient castle, another crowned with a modern battery, — here a martello tower, there the ruins of a fishing palace ; and, to finish the setting of this rich jewel, the trees, woods, hills, and fine mansion-house of Lord Bantry, his green and highly dressed lawn, sweeping down in easy undulations to the very water's edge. I cannot say how much I was struck with this delightful ioui emembU, And certainly, as was exemplified here, any thing that is admirable is made much more so by contrast. I had for miles travelled over a dull and dreary way — bare, desolate, unsatisfactory — rocky elevations, or gloomy moors, crowded with miserable huts, a population evidently and fearfully increasing, amidst difficulties and privations altogether insufficient to check its monstrous progress; and I bad read Malthus's convincing but gloomy book ; and war, pestilence, and famine, * terribilis visu fonns,' rose up in necessary association, as summoned to feast on and make prey in future of this teemii^ population. It therefore was a pleasant relief, coming down from this district, to rest on the sweet green shores of Bantry bay, to feast the eye on the wooded hills, with all their herds and deer, of Lord Bantry's park, hanging as it does in umbrageous verdure over this noble sheet of water ; and, to ftdd
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Cavan borough charter and O'Reilly's castle

Cavan · town · Cavan

The borough of Cavan as created by charter comprised the town and a mile-wide circuit around it, measured from the castle of Cavan where Walter Brodie dwelt, with O'Reilly's castle and two poles of land called Rossgoglan excepted. The governing charter dates from 8 James I.

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Municioal Affiiirt, jrc] — The borough of Cavan, as created by charter, comprises '* the town or place called * the Cavan,' and all that circuit and extent of land lying within the compass of a mile every way round about the said town, to be measured and taken from the Stone-house or Castle wherein Walter Brodie, gentleman, now dwelleth, — the castle of Cavan, O'Reilly's castle, and two poles of land called Rossgoglan, excepted." The limits, as proposed in the Parliamentary Report of 1837, are greatly narrower, and include only the compactly edificed part of the area and small portions of adjacent open ground. The governing charter is of 8 James I., and another charter was given in 4 James IL The corporation was styled " The Sovereign, Portreeves, Burgesses, and Freemen of the Town and Borough of C^van ; " and was appointed to consist of a sovereign, 2 poKreeves, 12 burgesses, and an indefinite number of freemen, — and to have, as additional officers, a recorder, a town-clerk, and a serje«it-at-mace. Two families of the nanae of Clements and Nesbitt, previous to 1722, obtained a written compact, which appears in the corporation books, conveying to them paramount influence in the borough ; and they ever afterwards wielded the power which this instrument gave them, used the corporation as their mere puppet, and, in 1800, received the whole of the £15,0CO of con»pensation which was awarded for the suppression of the borough right to send two numbers to parliament. The corporation began at 1800 to sink gradually into decav, and it eventually became quite extinct. By the cnarter of incorporation, the town of Cavan, and the townlands of TuUymongan, Kilnevarron, Dromgooae, Dromeleagh, and Rossgoglan, with the reservation of O'Reilly's castle and two poles of Rossgoglan, were granted to the borough ; the lands unitedly amount to 400 acres, and all lie within the corporation limits ; but they must 2b
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Cavan Charter School or College

Cavan · town · Cavan · 1833

The Charter schoolhouse, locally called the College, stands south of Cavan town and was erected at a cost of £9,000 with 10 acres of land. Founded by royal charter in the second year of Charles I and endowed with the townlands of Derraquin, Drumcrane, and Billas, it accommodated only 10 pupils in 1833.

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The parish-church stands, in an open space, at the north end of the town, was built from a design by Bowden, and is a neat structure with a slender spire. One of tiie meeting-houses in the town [see Urmst] was built at the private cost of Lord Farnham. The architecture of the meeting-houses and of the JLO' man Catholic chapel is commonplace. The Charter schoolhouse, or *' College," as it is locally called, stands a little south of the southern extrenuty of the town, and is a modem and commodious, yet rather unsubstantial building, erected, in.l8T9; at the cost of £9.000, and has attached to it 10 acres of land. This school was founded by royal chajter, io the second year of Charles I., and endowed with the toMTilands of Derraquin, Drumcrane, and BiUas^ which comprehend 570 acres, 2 roods, 17nercfaca| and yield a rental of about £590 a-year ; it is under the control of the Board of Commisuoners of Edacation, appointed under 53 Geo. III., c. 107, and is conducted by a head-master, who enjoys a Mlary af £300 and the use of the land attached to the 8diool« and holds by patent during pleasure, though nsoaUy for life ; but, while capable of accommodating from 80 to 100 pupils, it, in 1833, accommodated only 10, besides recdving 15 day scholars, and is stated to have never before had so great a number from the date of its erection. The other schoola will be noticed in the artide on Urnet. — The Court-Hoast^ situated in the open space about 00 yards westtff the parish-church, and erected at a cost of XlljOOOL is a graceful structure, after a design by Bowden.^- The Barrack is a permanent military station.— The Gaol is situated 300 yards south of the G»urt-Hbasi^ presents a striking appearance of both ute and etroeture, contains 68 cells and 16 other roomSr and ciusists of parts which are various in at once date, pMlo tion, and use. The lod^e, or anterior or «b part of the prison, contams the apartmenta. venient and ill-adapted, for lunatics. The or old building contains the governor's i the board-room, an office, a carpenter's and a day-room, a yard, and 4 sleepingunMnt with 16 beds, for debtors. The next AmdoB h allotted to tried misdemeanants, and contains m i with three beds in which they sleefr- <

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Cavan Court-House by Bowden

Cavan · town · Cavan

The Court-House of Cavan is situated in an open space about 60 yards west of the parish church and was erected at a cost of £11,000. It is a graceful structure after a design by Bowden.

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The parish-church stands, in an open space, at the north end of the town, was built from a design by Bowden, and is a neat structure with a slender spire. One of tiie meeting-houses in the town [see Urmst] was built at the private cost of Lord Farnham. The architecture of the meeting-houses and of the JLO' man Catholic chapel is commonplace. The Charter schoolhouse, or *' College," as it is locally called, stands a little south of the southern extrenuty of the town, and is a modem and commodious, yet rather unsubstantial building, erected, in.l8T9; at the cost of £9.000, and has attached to it 10 acres of land. This school was founded by royal chajter, io the second year of Charles I., and endowed with the toMTilands of Derraquin, Drumcrane, and BiUas^ which comprehend 570 acres, 2 roods, 17nercfaca| and yield a rental of about £590 a-year ; it is under the control of the Board of Commisuoners of Edacation, appointed under 53 Geo. III., c. 107, and is conducted by a head-master, who enjoys a Mlary af £300 and the use of the land attached to the 8diool« and holds by patent during pleasure, though nsoaUy for life ; but, while capable of accommodating from 80 to 100 pupils, it, in 1833, accommodated only 10, besides recdving 15 day scholars, and is stated to have never before had so great a number from the date of its erection. The other schoola will be noticed in the artide on Urnet. — The Court-Hoast^ situated in the open space about 00 yards westtff the parish-church, and erected at a cost of XlljOOOL is a graceful structure, after a design by Bowden.^- The Barrack is a permanent military station.— The Gaol is situated 300 yards south of the G»urt-Hbasi^ presents a striking appearance of both ute and etroeture, contains 68 cells and 16 other roomSr and ciusists of parts which are various in at once date, pMlo tion, and use. The lod^e, or anterior or «b part of the prison, contams the apartmenta. venient and ill-adapted, for lunatics. The or old building contains the governor's i the board-room, an office, a carpenter's and a day-room, a yard, and 4 sleepingunMnt with 16 beds, for debtors. The next AmdoB h allotted to tried misdemeanants, and contains m i with three beds in which they sleefr- <

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Cavan Gaol description and statistics

Cavan · town · Cavan · 1841

Cavan Gaol, situated 300 yards south of the Court-House, contains 68 cells and 16 other rooms with parts varying in date and use, including apartments for lunatics, debtors, and tried misdemeanants, plus a detached female prison. In 1841 the average number of prisoners was 157 and total cost was £2,138 2s. 7d.

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The parish-church stands, in an open space, at the north end of the town, was built from a design by Bowden, and is a neat structure with a slender spire. One of tiie meeting-houses in the town [see Urmst] was built at the private cost of Lord Farnham. The architecture of the meeting-houses and of the JLO' man Catholic chapel is commonplace. The Charter schoolhouse, or *' College," as it is locally called, stands a little south of the southern extrenuty of the town, and is a modem and commodious, yet rather unsubstantial building, erected, in.l8T9; at the cost of £9.000, and has attached to it 10 acres of land. This school was founded by royal chajter, io the second year of Charles I., and endowed with the toMTilands of Derraquin, Drumcrane, and BiUas^ which comprehend 570 acres, 2 roods, 17nercfaca| and yield a rental of about £590 a-year ; it is under the control of the Board of Commisuoners of Edacation, appointed under 53 Geo. III., c. 107, and is conducted by a head-master, who enjoys a Mlary af £300 and the use of the land attached to the 8diool« and holds by patent during pleasure, though nsoaUy for life ; but, while capable of accommodating from 80 to 100 pupils, it, in 1833, accommodated only 10, besides recdving 15 day scholars, and is stated to have never before had so great a number from the date of its erection. The other schoola will be noticed in the artide on Urnet. — The Court-Hoast^ situated in the open space about 00 yards westtff the parish-church, and erected at a cost of XlljOOOL is a graceful structure, after a design by Bowden.^- The Barrack is a permanent military station.— The Gaol is situated 300 yards south of the G»urt-Hbasi^ presents a striking appearance of both ute and etroeture, contains 68 cells and 16 other roomSr and ciusists of parts which are various in at once date, pMlo tion, and use. The lod^e, or anterior or «b part of the prison, contams the apartmenta. venient and ill-adapted, for lunatics. The or old building contains the governor's i the board-room, an office, a carpenter's and a day-room, a yard, and 4 sleepingunMnt with 16 beds, for debtors. The next AmdoB h allotted to tried misdemeanants, and contains m i with three beds in which they sleefr- <

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Cavan Loan Fund established by 1841

Cavan · town · Cavan

A Loan Fund in Cavan town had by 1841 a capital of £2,205 and circulated £9,793 in 2,531 loans that year. From its formation to the close of 1841, it had circulated £37,987 in 10,259 loans and expended £295 in charitable purposes.

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Crossdoney, Killeshandra, Stradone, and Ballymaehugh. The Cavan dispensarv serves for a district of 17,703 acres, with a pop., in 1831, of 11,391 ; and, in 1839-^,itreceived£l 13 188.,expended£10648.5d., and made 2,482 dispensations of medicine. A small property, consisting of tenements in the town, was left, about 160 years ago, by Sir Hugh Cullom, for the support of poor widows in the parish of Urney ; and a rental of about £9 12s. a-year, which is yielded by it, is distributed by the rector among 12 poor widows. In 1841, a Loan Fund in the town had a capital of £2,205 ; circulated £9,793 in 2,531 loans ; realized £98 17s. 7d. of nett profit ; and expended £90 in charitable purposes ; — and, from the date of its formation till the close of 1841, it circulated £37,987 in 10,259 loans, cleared a nett profit of £549 2s. 6d., and expended in charitable purposes £295.
Trade, ffc.'] — The town has a share, somewhat proportioned to its population, in the linen trade of the countv. Its general trade, through the medium of its marlcets and fairs, was formerly inconsiderable, but has increased since tolls and customs ceased to be collected. Its retail trade is of comparatively large importance ; and commands a large extent of surrounding country. A weekly market is held on Tuesday; and fairs are authorized by charters on Sept. 14 and Nov. 1, and are also held on Feb. 1, Easter- Monday, May 14, June 30, Aug. 14, and Dec. 22. A branch of the Provincial Bank was established in 1884, and a branch of the Agricultural and Commercial Bank in 1836. The public communications in 1838, were a coach to Belturbet, a coach to Dublin, and the mail-coach in transit between Dublin and Enniskillen. The railway from Dublin to Enniskillen — ^branching off at Navan in Meath from the Dublin and Armagh railway — touches Cavan .

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Cavan parish church by Bowden

Cavan · town · Cavan

The parish church of Cavan stands in an open space at the north end of the town, built from a design by Bowden, and is a neat structure with a slender spire.

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The parish-church stands, in an open space, at the north end of the town, was built from a design by Bowden, and is a neat structure with a slender spire. One of tiie meeting-houses in the town [see Urmst] was built at the private cost of Lord Farnham. The architecture of the meeting-houses and of the JLO' man Catholic chapel is commonplace. The Charter schoolhouse, or *' College," as it is locally called, stands a little south of the southern extrenuty of the town, and is a modem and commodious, yet rather unsubstantial building, erected, in.l8T9; at the cost of £9.000, and has attached to it 10 acres of land. This school was founded by royal chajter, io the second year of Charles I., and endowed with the toMTilands of Derraquin, Drumcrane, and BiUas^ which comprehend 570 acres, 2 roods, 17nercfaca| and yield a rental of about £590 a-year ; it is under the control of the Board of Commisuoners of Edacation, appointed under 53 Geo. III., c. 107, and is conducted by a head-master, who enjoys a Mlary af £300 and the use of the land attached to the 8diool« and holds by patent during pleasure, though nsoaUy for life ; but, while capable of accommodating from 80 to 100 pupils, it, in 1833, accommodated only 10, besides recdving 15 day scholars, and is stated to have never before had so great a number from the date of its erection. The other schoola will be noticed in the artide on Urnet. — The Court-Hoast^ situated in the open space about 00 yards westtff the parish-church, and erected at a cost of XlljOOOL is a graceful structure, after a design by Bowden.^- The Barrack is a permanent military station.— The Gaol is situated 300 yards south of the G»urt-Hbasi^ presents a striking appearance of both ute and etroeture, contains 68 cells and 16 other roomSr and ciusists of parts which are various in at once date, pMlo tion, and use. The lod^e, or anterior or «b part of the prison, contams the apartmenta. venient and ill-adapted, for lunatics. The or old building contains the governor's i the board-room, an office, a carpenter's and a day-room, a yard, and 4 sleepingunMnt with 16 beds, for debtors. The next AmdoB h allotted to tried misdemeanants, and contains m i with three beds in which they sleefr- <

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Cavan's northwestern highlands and named mountains

Cavan · town · Cavan

The northwestern projection of County Cavan, extending from near Ballyconnell to the western border, comprises about 84 square miles of rugged uplands forming the country between the basins of Upper Lough Erne and Lough Allen. The Lurgan-kyle mountains terminate this highland mass on the northwest, while Slieve-Ruasel, the loftiest summit, nearly terminates it on the southeast.

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Surface.'] — All the north-westerly projection, comprising an area of about 84 square miles, and extending from the neighbourhood of Ballyconncl to the extreme west, is a congeries of uplands, part of the expanded mass which forms the country between the basins of Upper Lough Erne and Lough Allen, and prevailingly rugged, bleak, wild, and loTty. The Lurgan-kyle mountains terminate the Cavan portion of the congeries on the north-west; and Slieve-Ruasel, whose summit is the loftiest, nearly terminates it on the south-east. Several hills, in smgle masses, in small systems, or in moderately prolonged ridges, occur south of Ballyconnell, along the eastern border, and in some parts of the interior ; but the? are little more than BJiflUcient to combine with hillocks and every species of inequalities, to give a generally undulated or partially broken appearance to a prevailing expanse of cold champaign country, often bleak in aspect, and freely interspersed with bog and naked waste or pasture. The characteristic of the north-westerly projection is that of dreary highlands; and of vastly the greater part of the rest of the county, is that of a tamely diversitied plain, patched over with morass and chaos.
Waiers.'] — Loughs Cane and Nitty, or Upper and Lower Loughs Macnean, over the minor portion of their extent, touch the northern boundary of the

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Cavan town street layout and character

Cavan · town · Cavan

Cavan town consists of a main street 1,000 yards long along the Enniskillen-Dublin mail-road, a westward street of 430 yards, a new street near a commodious inn, and various small lanes. Despite being neither lighted nor watched and thickly patched with cabins, it avoids the abject meanness common to many western and southern towns of its size.

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Interior of the Town."] — Cavan consists of a street, 1,000 yards in length, extending north and south, along the Enniskillen and Dublin mail-road; a street, 430 yards in length, going off from the middle of the former, and wending toward the west; a partially edificed street, recently commenced, from the vicinity of a new and commodious inn ; and a small and irregular series of very brief subordinate streets and lanes. Neither of the principal thoroughfares is straight ; and nearly the whole town, witn the exception of the new street and the public buildings, is of unpretending character, and thickly daubed and patched, as well as considerably prolonged, with rows of mere cabins. Yet, though neither lighted, watched, nor aggregately well-edificed, it presents little or none of the abject meanness which characterizes BO many towns of its size in the west and south. A garden was laid out by the late Lady Farnham, in the new part of the town, as a means of inducing a popular taste for botany and gardening, and is now maintained by Lord Farnham, as a public promenade for the inhabitants. A lake, nearly halfa-mile long, and about 400 yards broad, lies on the south-west outskirts of the town; and a loughlet lies on the eastern boundary-line of the borough. These features unite with a considerable openness of area along all the western outskirts, and with the cheerful appearance of the immediately environing country, to relieve the town from the dulncss which
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Cavan workhouse contracted and opened

Cavan · town · Cavan · 1841–1842

The Cavan Poor Law Union workhouse was contracted for on 5 January 1841 and was to be completed by July 1842 at a building cost of £10,500, with accommodation for 1,200 persons. The first admission of paupers took place on 17 June 1842.

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Poor law Unions ^c] — The Ca van Poor-law union ranks as the 87th, and was declared on 27th Nov., 1839. It lies all within the county of Cavan, and comprehends an area of 279 square miles, or 178,723 acres, with a pop., in 1831, of 82,694. Its electoral divisions, with their respective pop., in 1831, are Cavan 7,030, Ballyhaise 4,676, Butler's - Bridge 2,797, Belturbet 3,346, Redhills 3,623, Drumlane 4.481, Kilconny 4,419, Kildallan 2,211, Killeshandra 3,248, Derrylane 3,748, Arvagh 4.019, Ballintemple 3,737. Kill 3,078, Kilnaleck 3,723. Ballymachugh 3,648, Crosskeys 2,393, Newsun 3,145, Stradone 2,594, Killycrone 2,812, Denn 3,165, Crossdoney 4,026, Killykeen 2,103, and Ballyconnel 4,972. The ex officio guardians are 10, and the elected guardians 30 ; and of the latter, 3 are chosen by the division of Cavan, 2 by each of the divisions of Ballyhaise, Belturbet, Drumlane, Kilconny, and Ballyconnel, and 1 by each of the other divisions. The total nett annual value of property rated is £125,495 88. 4d. ; the total number of persona rated is 12,443 ; and of these, 848 are rated for a valuation not exceeding i:i,_906, not exceeding £2,— 566, not exceeding £3,-872, not exceeding £4,— and 865, not exceeding £5. The workhouse was contracted for on Jan. 5, 1841,— to be completed in July 1842,— to cost £10.500 for building and completion, and £2,000 for fittings and contingencies, — to occupy an area of 9 acres, purchased for £000, besides £300 of compensation to the occupying tenant, — and to contain accommodation for 1,200 persona. The date of the first admission of paupers was June 17* 1842; the total expenditure thence till Feb. 16. 1843, was £2,783 10s. 2<^d. ; and the total previous expenditure was £1.0^2 13s. 4d. The infirmary within the union is intended to serve for the whole county, but it is quite insufficient for th6 wants of so large and populous a territory ; it contains 51 beds, but aeldom admits at one time more than 40 patienta ; it is a well-manajred institution ; and, in 1839-40, it received £H'22 Os. 4|d., expended £969 168. 5}d., and admitted an aggregate of 506 patients. The fever hospital within the union is also intended to f^erve for the whole county, and receives the maximum county grant of £500 a-year; it is incompetent for all the wants of the union, much more for thoae of the county, yet refuses admission to no cue, except when its beds are full ; it contains 86 beds, but could accommodate 40 patients ; and, in 1889-40, it received £591 18s. 9d., expended £650 178. Ud., and admitted an aggre^te ot 659 patients. The dispensary districts are 9 in number, appear to be jointly co-oxtonsive with the union, and have their seats at Cav<in, Arvagh, Ballynenagh, Ballyconnel, Belturbet, I.

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Cave Hill: 1,064-foot acclivity above Belfast

near Cavehill · population centre · Antrim

Cave Hill rises a little below Belfast with alternately intricate and mural acclivity to the height of 1,064 feet. It overhangs the town and forms one of the most prominent landscape features in Belfast's environs.

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The environs of the town, both immediate and more remote, abound in the amenities of landscape, and blend. In extended views, with a great variety ot such features and groupings as belong strictly to the beautiful, and yet are nearly allied to the grand. Davis Mountain, overhanging the town at an altitude of 1,567 feet, — the Cave- Hill, rising up with alternately intricate and mural acclivity, a little below the town, to the height of 1 ,064 feet, — the gorgeous sheet, and the green and golden edgings of the Lough, — and the rolling surface, the graceful curves, and the ornate and luscious beauty of the hills and hollows of Downshire, — enter into the composition of almost every scene. Even the rich, luxuriant, and villastudded valley of the Lagan, possesses such natural variegations of surface, and artificial embellishments from wood and demesne, as to present, in the vicinity of the town, a number of very pleasing close landscapes. The far-away view from the summits of Davis and Cave-Hill is one of the finest panoramas in the three kingdoms, — inferior to many in sublimity, in magnificence, or even in extent, but equal almost to the best in the perfection and richness of its composition, and in the soft power it long wields over the imagination through the medium of the memory : it includes the whole basin of Belfast Lough and lower vale of the Lagan, the inland sea and the shores of Lough Ncagb, much of the interior and of the grand and lofty sea-board of co. Antrim, a large part of Downshire, with the blue and cloud- wreathed summits of the Mourne Mountains, and a great expanse of the Irish sea and the North channel, fringed on the horizon with the heights of the Isle of Man,
and of various parts of the coast of Scotland The

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Caves with Gothic arches in Corran barony

Corran · barony · Sligo

The eastern border of the barony of Corran in Sligo is occupied by a ridge of heights, one of the chief of which is perforated with caves resembling Gothic arches. The landscape is variegated with swells, hills, and comparative uplands.

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CORRAN, « barony in co. Sligo, ConnaitfhL ft is bounded, on the north, by the baronies or Lenej and Tiraghrill; on the east, by the barony of Tiraghrill ; on the south, bv the county of RoMomoioa and the barony of Coolavin ; and on the weiit, br the barony of Leney. Its greatest leng^, from north to south, is llf miles; its greatest breadth, from east to west, is 9^; and its area is 45,628 acres. Its southern extremity is occupied by offihoots of the Curlew mountains; its eastern border, or a belt some what toward the interior, but alnoost strictly parallel with the eastern border, is occnpied by a ridge of heights,— one of the chief of which is per* forated with caves resembling Gothic ardies; two considerable minor districts in the west« and varioiM interspersed patches and pendicles are hog ; and mnch of the remaining districts are Tariegated with swelli, and hills, and comparative uplands ; jret the barony, as a whole, contains a large proportion of the hert land in the county, — ^land consisting of a deep, rich, productive soil, fit for every species of tillage, or of the fattening of stock. The Arrow traces part of the eastern boundary ; the Owenmore runs partly m the interior, and partly along the weitern bomidaiy ; and these two streams, deflecting at right angles, and flowing respectively west and east, trace the nortiicni boundary to their point of confluence. — This barooy contains part of the parish of Kilturra, and iJie wholo of the parishes of Clonoghill, Drumrath. Emlybd. Killowchalway, Kilroomn, and Tuokn^. The only town or considerable village is Ballymote. Pop., in ia31, 17,431; in 1841, 18.489. Houses 3,1991 Families employed chiefly in agriculture. 2,941 ; in manufactures and trade, 460 ; in other pursuits, IBSl Males at and above 5 years of age who could read and write, 1,996; who could rMd but not write, 1,184; who could neither read nor write, 4.^81 Females at and above 5 vears of age who could resd and write, 858; who could read but not write, 1,127; who could neither read nor write, 8*103.

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Celbridge parish church built in 1813

Celbridge · town · Kildare · 1813

The church in Celbridge parish was built in 1813, partly funded by sale of pews and a loan from the Board of First Fruits. The parish contains the superb seat of Castletown and is drained by the river Liffey.

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in 1831. 5,123. Gross income, £554 ; nett, £491 IQk ll^d. Patron, the Crown. A curate has a stipeiid of £75. The church was built in 1813, by meoni af monies raised by the sale of pews, and of a loan of £1,384 I2s. djd. from the late Board of First Fruits. Sittings 600; attendance, from 250 to 400. The Methodist chapel is attended by about 30, and the Roman Catholic chapel bv about 1,200; and, ia tbe Roman Catholic parochial arrangement, the latter ii united to a chapel in Straffan. In 1834, the Protestants of the parish amounted to 560, and the Roonn Catholics to 1,918; the Protestants of tbe union to 842, and the Roman Catholics to 4,399; and 9 daily schools in the union — 7 of which were in Celbridge parish — had on their books 188 boys and 188 girl*, and were attended by about 50 other children. One of the Celbridge schools was supported wholly by Col. Conolly; and one was a Charter aehool» su|w ported by the Incorporated Society.

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Celbridge workhouse built and opened

Celbridge · town · Kildare · 1839–1841

A workhouse in Celbridge was contracted for in July 1839 to be completed by December 1840. The first admission of paupers took place on June 9, 1841.

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3 roods, 37 perches. The total number of valued tenements is 3,660; and of these, 1,413 are valued under je5,— 280 under £6,-159 under £7.-101 under £8,-99 under £9,-47 under £10,-157 under £12,-107 under £14,-43 under £15,-91 under £16,-65 under £18,-47 under £20,-147 under £-25,-70 under £30,-135 under £40,-84 under £50,— and 615 at and above £50. The total nett annual value of property rated is £131,262 17s. 9ii. ; the total number of persons rated is 3,786; and ef these, 2(>5 are rated for a valuation not exceeding £ I ,—409 not exceeding £2,-395 not exceeding £3, — 304 not exceeding £4, — and 264 not exceeding £3. The workhouse was contracted for on July 6, 1839.— to be completed in Dec. 1840,— to cost £4,600 for building and completion, and JC900 for fittings and contingencies, — to occupy an area of 5^ acres, purchased for £300, — and to contain accommodation for 400 persons. The date of the first admission of paupers was June 9, 1841 ; the total expenditure thence, till Feb. 6, 1843, was £2,448 18«. lO^d. ; and the total previous expenditure was £430 2s. O.^d. A fever hospital in the town of Celbridge serves for the barony of North Salt, and a small portion of South Salt, jointly containing a pop., in 1831, of 9,665; and, in 1839-40, it received £404 4s. 6d., expended £215 2s. 2id., and had 30 patients. Patients in the co. Dublin portion of the union are admissible into the Dublin fever hospitals; but those in the barony of Ikeathy and Oughteniny, comprising about one-third of the union, have no access to any such institution. Half of the union has no infirmary advantages, the distance from Dublin on the one sideband from Kildare on the other, being too great for the removal thither of patients. The dispensary districts are 7 in nuinber, and have their seats at Celbridge, Maynooth, Kilcock, Donaghdea, Lucun, Rathcoole, and Newcastle ; and they lointly have rather more extent than the union, and compnse an area of 88,333 acres, wkh a pop., in 1831, of 28.21 1. The Celbridge dispeuMry has a district of 15,(k>6 acres, with a pop., in 1831, of 6,644; and, in ia39-40. it expended £136 2s. 7d.. and administered to 1,370 patients. Area of the South Salt section of the town, 14 acres ; of the North Salt

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Cell and monastery of St. Macartin

near Clogher · town · Tyrone · 400–499

Tradition claims a cell and monastery were founded at Clogher several years before the close of the 5th century by St. Macartin. The saint's name is retained in the full designation of the modern parochial-cathedral church.

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said to be commemorated in the name Clogher. The residence of very ancient toparchs is next alleged to have stood at the place, and to have made it the metropolis of the petty principality of Errigal; a fact pretended to be thoroughly vouched by the circumstance of a neighbouring parish being called to this day Errigal- Keerogue. An abbey, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is next alleged to have been founded previous to the date of the pretended similar institution at Armagh, and to have been presided over by St. Patrick, preparatory, or at least prior, to his commencing at Armagh the work of abbot, of archbishop, of primate, or of whatever other character fancy may assign to him in that ecclesiastical metropolis. A cell and monastery are next alleged to have l>een founded, several years before the close of the 5th century, by St. Macjrtin; and are of course very stoutly vouched by the fact, that this Macartins name is retained in the full designation of the modern parochial-cathedral church. All these structures are probably as undiscoverable by a calm and cautious antiquary, as they are invisible to a passing tourist ; and even storied structures of Inter periods possibly did not all exist in just the form, and for exactly the u.ses, which current description assigns them. We are told that the church of Clogher was rebuilt in 1041, and dedicated to St. Macartin ; that it was re-edified and eidarged, in 12U5, by Bishop Matthew MacCathasaidh ; and tiiat, at various periods preceding the close of the 14th century, there were built two chapels and a number of minor religious houses. But, in 1396, a fire is admitted to have swept the whole away ; and, in the absence of any very authentic documentary evidence, this occurrence, so wondrously convenient for the visionary antiquaries, may be quoted as quite a satisfactory reason for a man's cherishing no great faith in the abundant and singularly suspicious antiquities of Clogher.

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Chapel Island's horse-fattening herbage

near Chapel Island · island or archipelago · Cork

Chapel Island, an islet in Bantry Bay, is noted for its herbage. Along with neighbouring islets, it has a local reputation for fattening horses.

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CHAPEL-ISLAND, an islet in Bantry Bay, barony of Bantry, co. Cork, Munster. Its herba^, in common with that of one or two neighbounng islets, has some fame for fiittening horses.
CHAPEL-IZOD, a parish, containing the chief part of the town of the same name, in the barony of Castle-Knock, and contiguous to the western side of the Liberties of Dublin, co. Dublin, Leinster. Length, 1^ mile ; breadth, 1 ; area, 523 acres. Pop., in 1831, 1,579; in 1641, 1,586. Houses 99. Pop. of the rural districts, in 1831, 549; in 1841, 434. Houses 5.* The whole surface lies along the river Liffey; the greater part is enclosed within the Phceniz Park [see that article] ; the remainder is thicklv sprinkled with villas, gemmed with gardens, and adorned with almost every variety of embellishment ; and all consists of good land,' worked into lusciousness and teeming beauty. The ^reat mailroad to the west runs through the intenor.— This parish is a rectory in the dio. of Dublin. Tithe composition, £1 19s. 5(d. The rectories of ChapeU Izod, BALXTrBRMOT, and Palmerstoh [see these articles], constitute the benefice of Chapel-Ixod. Length, 3 miles ^ breadth, 2^. Pop., in 1831, 3»6U.

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Chapelizod mansion as viceroyal seat under Boulter

near Chapelizod · townland · Dublin · 1726

The mansion William III occupied at Chapelizod was frequently used as the country residence of the viceroys before the present viceregal lodge was acquired. Archbishop Dr. Boulter repaired and occupied it as a principal seat in 1726 while serving as a Lord Justice.

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ancient; and claims to have derived its name of Jzod from a daughter of JEngus, King of Ireland. William III., when returning from his expedition to the south, shortly after the battle of the Boyne, spent several days at Chapel-Izod, *' receiving petitions, and redressing the grievances arising from perpetual violations oi his protection." The mansion which he occupied was frequently used as the country residence of the viceroys of Ireland, previous to the purchase and improvement of the present vice> re^al lodge ; and it was repaired, and occupied as a pnncipal seat, by Dr. Boulter, archbishop of Armagh, when, in 1726, he filled the office of one of the Lords-justices of the kingdom. Area of the Uppercross section of the town, 20 acres ; of the Castle- Knock section, 43 acres. Pop. of the Castle- Knock section, in 1831, 1,030; in 1841, 1,102. Houses 94. Pop. of the whole town, in 1831, 1,632; in 1841, 1.575. Houses 174. Families employed chiefly in agriculture, 94 ; in manufactures and trade, 207 » in other pursuits, 62. Families dependent chiefly on property and professions, 16 ; on the directing of
labour, 170; on their own nnnml labonr, 159; no means not specified, 18.

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Chapelizod name origin from royal legend

near Chapelizod · townland · Dublin

Chapelizod is described as ancient and claims to derive its name from a daughter of Engus, King of Ireland. This tradition links the place to early Irish royalty.

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ancient; and claims to have derived its name of Jzod from a daughter of JEngus, King of Ireland. William III., when returning from his expedition to the south, shortly after the battle of the Boyne, spent several days at Chapel-Izod, *' receiving petitions, and redressing the grievances arising from perpetual violations oi his protection." The mansion which he occupied was frequently used as the country residence of the viceroys of Ireland, previous to the purchase and improvement of the present vice> re^al lodge ; and it was repaired, and occupied as a pnncipal seat, by Dr. Boulter, archbishop of Armagh, when, in 1726, he filled the office of one of the Lords-justices of the kingdom. Area of the Uppercross section of the town, 20 acres ; of the Castle- Knock section, 43 acres. Pop. of the Castle- Knock section, in 1831, 1,030; in 1841, 1,102. Houses 94. Pop. of the whole town, in 1831, 1,632; in 1841, 1.575. Houses 174. Families employed chiefly in agriculture, 94 ; in manufactures and trade, 207 » in other pursuits, 62. Families dependent chiefly on property and professions, 16 ; on the directing of
labour, 170; on their own nnnml labonr, 159; no means not specified, 18.

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Chapelizod's old parish church re-roofed

near Chapelizod · townland · Dublin · 1836–1840

The parish church of Chapelizod is very old but was re-roofed a few years before publication. A chapel-of-ease was also built nearby to accommodate the Hibernian School.

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Grou income, £331 I3s. 3|d. ; nett, £248 Ss. 6d. Patron, the diocesan. The church is very old, but was a few years ago new-roofed, by means of a parochial assessment of £68 10s. 2d. Sittingfs 300; attendance, from 100 to 150. A chapel-of-ease was built near the church, chiefly for the accommodation of the Hibernian School ; and is served by a chaplain who officiates also at a weekly lecture in one of the churches of Dublin. Attendance, about 360. The Roman Catholic chapel has an attendance of 350 ; and, in the Roman Catholic parochial arrangement, is united to 2 chapels in the benefice of Castle- Knock. There is a Roman Catholic chapel also in Palmerston. In 1834, the Protestants of the parish amounted to 729, and the Roman Catholics to 850 ; the Protestants of the union to 891, and the Roman Catholics to 2,622 ; 2 Sunday schools in the parish had an average attendance of from 325 to 380 children ; 2 daily schools in the parish — one of which was aided by annual collection and hy £S a-year from the Society for Discountenancing Vice— had on their books 79 boys and 94 girls ; and 5 dailv schools in the union — 2 of which were National — had 96 boys and 166 girls.

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Chapelizod's Royal Irish Artillery barracks

near Chapelizod · townland · Dublin · 1834–1836

The town of Chapelizod contains a barracks that was originally used by the Royal Irish Artillery. An extensive establishment for spinning flax was also erected in the town around 1834-1836 by Mr. Crosthwaite.

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CHAPEL-IZOD, a town, partly in the parish of Palmerston, barony of Uppercross, but chiefly in the parish of Chapel-Izod, barony of Castle- Knock, CO. Dublin, Leinster. It stands on the river Liflfey, and on the mail- road from Dublin to Gal way, immediately adjacent to the Phoenix Park, and 2f miles west of Dublin. The beautiful meanderings of the Liifey in its neighbourhood, the wooded and gentle dell through which the stream flows, the contiguity of one of the most sequestered parts of the viceregal demesne, the profu»ion of environing villas and gardens, the abundance and opulence of strawberrybeds for the supply of the public market, the pervading character of rural and garden retirement almost within hearing of the hum of the metropolis, and the clean, airy, neat, ornate appearance of the town itself, combine to render Chapel-lzod one of the most delightful seats of population in the luxuriant and beauteous environs of Dublin. In the centre of the town is an open area. A new approach was, a few years ago, made to the Lucan road. The church is a small but neat structure. A barrack in the town was originally appropriated to the Royal Irish Artillery. An extensive establishment for spinning flax was erected 10 or 12 years ago by Mr. Croswhaite. A dispensary here is within the South Dublin Poor-law union, and serves for a pop. of 2,967; and, in 1839, it expended £137 Ms.,
and administered to 2,770 patients The town is

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Chapel ruins with limestone and sandstone construction

Clones · town · Monaghan

The walls of a small chapel remain at Clones, built of limestone within and square-cut uncemented sandstone without. The entrance perforates the gable in the pointed style of architecture, and the chapel is surrounded by a cemetery enclosed by a very strong wall.

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of Clones, claimed all the credit which doubtful narrative assigned to St. Tigernach 's supposed structure; and it acquired landed property which u*as given at the suppression to Sir Henry Duke, and which passed in the effluxion of time to Lord Dacrc. The walls of a small chapel yet remain ; they are built of limestone within, and of square-cut and uncemented sandstone without; the side walls are faced with dressed stone only 4 or 5 feet high, while the gable is faced with it to the top ; and the entrance perforates the gable, and is in the pointed style of architecture. Around the chapel is a cemetery enclosed by a very strong wall ; and on the opposite side of the road is another cemetery similarly enclosed, — apparently united to the former previous to the formation of the road,— and still containing a pillar-tower, and various whimsically shaped and antiquely carved monumental grave-stones. The pillar-tower had five stories, and seems to have been divided into floors supported by beams ; but, though peculiar in these particulars, it exhibits no vestige or evidence of having had a staircase ; it is 10 feet in diameter in the clear; its masonry is very rough without, but all of fine limestone within ;* its walls are 4 feet thick, but diminish toward the top to a thickness of 2 feet ; and its entrance is 10 feet from the ground, but, previous to the accumulation of rubbish round the basement, was probably 20 feet. Near the cemeteries are two earthworks which fancy or the antiquarian fever may variously suggest to have been aboriginal intrench ments, Danish raths, feudal moats, or comparatively modern military woiks thrown up for the defence of the town. The learned statist of the county speaks so magniloquently respectmg them, that his description may amuse as well as inform. ** The great fort," savs Sir Charles, *' is all an artificial mound of earth, which was raised for the protection of the town. This fort is very steep and difficult of access, and commands the town and country around for a great extent. This artificial mound was made on the summit of a hill, which naturally favoured its position, and is far above the level ground. Within this area, and around its base, is a deep fosse cut out, that has always the finest water, even in the driest seasons. * • So great a fosse must also have afforded a considerable defence to its garrison, as well as convenience. At tlie summit, it has a double parapet, of a circular form, thy one elevated 10 feet above the other. Without the fosse is another parapet, which is still considerably higher than the level of the adjoining ground, to which its glacis has a formidable slope. The whole of the works are enclosed in a square, an<l cover iii area about an Irish acre. Contiguous to it, and facing its salient angle, next the town, is a lesser fort, which is well defended by the church steeple, and flanks the principal parts of the works." — A eorbeship, the nature of which is ill-explained by historical documents, and certainly receives anything but elucidation from Arcbdall's comparing it to " a collegiate church," formerly existed \n Clones ; and, in the time of the rebellion in the reign of Elizabeth, it ^^lis granted by the Pope of the day to a boy, the eldest son of MacMahon.

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Charlemont borough incorporation and decay

near Charlemont · village · Armagh · 1613–1833

The borough of Charlemont was incorporated by charter of James I and returned two members to the Irish parliament. The corporation fell into incurable decay, its last portreeve died around 1820, and a subsequent resuscitation was deemed to have no legal existence by commissioners in 1833.

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The borough of Cbarlemont was incorporated by diarter of 1 1 James L ; and it became one of the boroughs included in the *' New Rules '* of 25 Charles IL The limits comprised the townland of Cbarlemont, and a small additional area called the Liberties, the former containing about 200, and the latter about 20, acres. The corporation was styled " The Portreeve, Free Burgesses, and Commonalty of the Borough of Cbarlemont." The portreeve and the free burgesses, the latter 12 in number, returned two members to the Irish parliament ; but, in exercising this privilege, they were long the mere tools of the Earls of Cbarlemont, heads of the Caulfield family ; and at the legislative union, Francis William, Earl of Cbarlemont, received the whole of the £ 1 5,000 of compensation for disfranchisement. The corporation speedily sank into '* incurable decay," and its last portreeve died about the year 1820 ; but almost immediately after its legal extinction, some individuals resuscitated and usurped the rights, obtained a recognition by the Lord-lieutenant and Privy Council, and professedly brought the provisions of the charter mto operation. " But we conceive," said the Commissioners on Municipal Corporations, in 1833, "that the present corporation liat not any legal existence, and is not aided by the provbions of the 38 Geo. IIL, c. 2, which places a limitation on the remedy by quo warranto** A borough court, granted by the charter, fell into desuetude amid the decay of the genuine corporation, but was revived, and held weekly before the portreeve, under the usurping administration. Tolls were collected by the legal corporation, and began to be exacted by the newly orgamzed bodv, but were resisted at fairs, though not at the weekly market. But the receipts and disbursements during 3 years, ending in 1830, amounted only to respectively £9 I Is. Sd., and £8 16s. 2d.-Sir Tobv Caulfield, who filled office of high trust in Ireland during the reigns of Elizabeth and James I., was created Baron Cbarlemont in 1620; Sir William Caulfield, the nephew of Sir Toby, became the second Baron in 1627; William, the fifth Baron, was made Viscount Cbarlemont in 1665 ; and James, the fourth Viscount, who conspicuously figured in Irish politics, was created Earl of Charlenumt in 1763. The Earls in the Irish peerage are Barons Cbarlemont in the peerage of Great Britain. Area of the town, 55 acres. Pop., exclusive of the military, in 1831, 623 ; in 1841, 486. Houses 106.

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Charlemont demesne at Marino

near Marino · townland · Dublin

Immediately east of Drumcondra village lies the gorgeous Charlemont demesne, known as Marino, with a handsome crescent at the further skirt where roads to Clontarf, Raheny, and Artane diverge.

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CLONTL-RK, a parish in the barony of Coolock; 1| mile north-east of Dublin, co. Dublin, Leinster. It contains the villages of Drumcondra, Bal- LYBouoH, and Richmond : see these articles. Length, I mile ; breadth, } ; area, 1 ,244 acres. Pop., in 1831, 2,534; in 1841, 2,721. Houses 434. Pop. of the rural districts, in 1831, 1,944;* in 1841, 850. Houses 151. The land is of excellent quality, and in the highest state of cultivation ; all of it possesses a very great value ; and a large aggregate is disposed in demesne -grounds, villagrounds, gardens, and town-parks. The south side of the parish is washed by the Tolka or Bally bough river, and by the pent-up and tidal estuary of the Liffey ; and lies in such near juxtaposition to Dublin, that its village, and its profusion of villas, may be regarded as strictly suburban. The old bridge of Ballybough, and the long, new, spacious, splendid erection called Annesley-B ridge, bring over the thoroughfare from Dublin, the former on a line with Great Britain-street and Summer-hill, and the latter on a line with Amiens-street and the Strand. The village of Drumcondra is entered immediately from these bridges, and discloses two fine streets called Phillipsborou^h and Fairview Avenues; but melts so gradually into country, through a profusion of elegant villas and other residences, that its limits cannot easily be defined. Immediately east of it is the gorgeous Charlemont demesne [see Marino]; and on the further bkirt of that demesne, at the divergence of the roads to Clontarf, Raheny, and Artane, is a handsome crescent. We cannot notice all the other objects of interest; and shall glance at only three or tour as a specimen. Clonturk-house is a plain, yellow building ; and is celebrated as the residence of the enterprising empiric Dhuval. — who, by the aid of sulphur, nails, old iron, and other appliances, got up a mineral well, — who attracted the gullible by ** fire-works, rockets, bombs, swing- 8«rangs, and bobbies,'* and who laboured to convert the place into a second Vauxhall, and drew to- bis
• But Ibis Invludi'S Italtjrbcmgh and Richmond.

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Charlemont fort commands Blackwater passage

near Charlemont · village · Armagh

The castle or fort of Charlemont crowns an eminence on the Blackwater and serves as the ordnance depot and artillery headquarters for the north of Ireland. Historically it was important for commanding the river passage and checking the turbulencies of the O'Neills of Tyrone.

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CHARLEMONT, a market-town, and formerly a parliamentary boroujgh, in the above parish, stands on the right bank of the Blackwater, and on the road from Armagh to Dungannon, 4f miles southeast by south of Dungannon, 5\ north-north-west of Armagh, and 67 ( north by west of Dublin. The post and market town of Moy, so immediately adjoins it as to be separated topographically only by the river, and politically by being in a different county; and, for all economical purposes, it is strictly one town with Cbarlemont, and the more important section of their joint mass: see Mot. A neat new stone-bridge carries the thoroughfare across the river. The Ulster canal passes close to the town ; and is expected to occasion a stimulus to trade. A weekly market is held on Saturday ; and fairs are held on May 12, Aug. 16, and Nov. 12. The castle or fort of Cbarlemont is a place of considerable military strength, crowning an eminence on the margin of the Blackwater, a little below the bridge ; and it is maintained in repair, and used as the ordnance depot and head-quarters of the artillery of the north of Ireland, and is usually occupied by two companies of artillery, amounting, with wives and children and other parties, to a population of about 300. This strength was formerly of great importance on account of its commanding the passage of the Blackwater, and checking the turbulencies of the O'Neills of Tyrone. ** During the brief contest between William and James, the governor was a brave officer, named Teague O'Regan. Schomberg summoned the fort, and received for answer, that * he was an old rogue, and should not have it ;' to which the Dutchman sent a reply, * that he would very soon give the governor better cause for anger.' The fortress was extremely strong ; it occupied the summit of a hill which commanded a very important pass, and overlooked the Blackwater ; it was surrounded by a morass, and approachable only by two narrow causeways. Its possession was very necessary to Schomberg, and he determined to * get it by some means or other ;' but finding the garrison and the governor resolute to keep him out, and knowing that he had to do with brave and experienced soldiers, he ' sat <!owri ' quietly before the fort, to wait until famine had done the work for him. And this ensued at length ; the gallant old governor capitulated * on his own terait«,' and marched out with all the honours of war. An anecdote is recorded which exhibits the stern and re>olute character of the old soldier. An attempt wai^ made to relieve the garrison ; an officer named McMahon, at the head of 500 men, gallantly made his way through the besiegers, and reached the walU of the fort. Teague O'Regan, however, had men enough for his purpose ; he accepted the supply of provisiions McMahon had brought, but obstinately retii^i'd to admit his soldiers, inasmuch as they would speedily consume the food they had conveyed, and render their enterprise worse than useless. He bade them, therefore, fight their way back again. But old Schomberg, who was alive to the move-

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Charlemont fortress siege and capitulation

near Charlemont · village · Armagh

During a military engagement near Charlemont, a detachment was twice driven back under shelter of the fortress walls and forced to quarter on the counterscarp between the fortress and the enemy. The governor was ultimately compelled to capitulate.

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ment— (Harris indeed states that he foresaw it, and so * allowed McBIahon to pass after a slight resistance,'^— stood in the way, and to return was impossible. Two attempts were made, however, and twice they were driven back under shelter of the walls of Cbarlemont. Still old Teague * swore if they could not make their way out, they should have no lodging or entertainment within ;' and the un • lucky detachment were compelled to take up their quarters upon the counterscarp, between the fortress and the enemy, where they continued in a most miserable condition, until the governor was compelled to capitulate."

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Charles-Fort royal fortification at Kinsale

near Charles Fort · monument · Cork · 1670–1691

Charles-Fort, a royal fortification on Kinsale Harbour, was begun in 1670 with the first stone laid by the Earl of Orrery, finished at a cost of £73,000, and named in honour of Charles II in 1680 by the Duke of Ormond. It mounts 100 brass cannon with bomb-proof embrasures toward the sea.

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CHARLES-FORT, a royal fortification on Kinsale Harbour, I mile east of the town of Kinsale, co. Cork, Munster. It was begun in 1670, the first stone being bud by the Earl of Orrery ; it was finished at the cost of £73,000 ; and, in honour of Charles IL, it was named Cbarles-Fort in 1680, by the Duko of Ormond, who then came to inspect it It has a strong citadel toward the land ; it mounts 100 pieces of brass cannon, with the embrasures all bomb-proof toward the sea ; and it stands so close to the channel, that all vessels passing up the harbour mu«t sail within piatolpihot of ita btttery. it containa very
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Charles II proclaimed in Cork before London

Cork · city · Cork · 1660

Cork was early to declare for the restoration of Charles II. The king was proclaimed in Cork eleven days before the proclamation was made in London.

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resistance ; its whole liie being lo tborouglily i manded by adjacent rising grounds, that no effort* of fortification could render it capable of long f ustaining the assault of cannon. ** Duriug- the reicn of Henry VI L" — we adopt the sunnnmrj sketch of a lively writer — ** Cork was destined to achieve a fiital notoriety : the mayor, John Walters, having abetted the pretensions of Perkin Warbeck to the throne, was hanged for treason, and the city was for a time deprived of its charter. \Vhile the contest continued between the Crown and the Parliament, Cork generally remained firm to the cause of monarchs, but succumbed to Oliver Cromwell, who, during a brief visit, ordered the church-bella to be converted to tlie purposes of his army ; and is said to have answered a remonstrance on the subject, by faeetioosly neoMirking, that * since gunpowder was invented by a priest, he thought the best use for bells would be to promote them into canons.' The city was early to declaring for the restoration of Charles IL ; and it is a singular fact that the king was proclaimed there eleven days before the proclamation was nude ia London. In the revolution of 1688 it supported the cause of James, and sustained a siege of three days' duration ; remarkable chiefly an having laid the foon* dation of the future fame and fortune of the bero of Blenheim. After an unsucceisful effort to redoee Limerick, William III. had returned to England; and Marlborough, anxious to diitinguisb himself, was appointed to the command of an expeditioa far Ireland — it is believed through the influenee of tlM Princess Anne's party ; by whom the necessity wm urged of securing Cork and Kiniale, which were open to receive troops and lupplies for the support of the army of James IL William, although be could not well refuse his sanction to the i
expedition, is said to have viewed it with a jcali eye, and to have caused, what is asserted to be, the unnecessary co-operation of the Duke of Wirteai-

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Charlestown church built 1828 in Louth

Charlestown · townland · Louth · 1828

The church in Charlestown parish, County Louth, was built in 1828 at a cost of £1,604, of which part was raised by subscription and the rest borrowed from the late Board of First Fruits. It had 300 sittings with attendance of 110 to 120.

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S)unded for £234 178. 6d. ; and are impropriate in aron Foster. The vicarages of Charlestown, Tal- LAN8TOWN, and Mapastown, and the rectories of Philipstown and Clonkeehan [see these articles], constitute the benefice of Charlestown or Philipstown. Length, 4^ miles; breadth, 3 j. Pop., in 1831, 4,39L Gross income, £476 15s. 4d. ; nett, £348 18s. 7d. Patron, the diocesan. A curate has a stipend of £75. The church was built, in lrt28, at the cost of £1,604 7s. 6d. ; of which £219 17s. 6d. was raised by subscription, and the rest was borrowed from the late Board of First Fruits. Sittings 300 ; attendance, from 110 to 120. Two Roman Catholie chapels at Tallanstown and Reastown have jointly an attendance of 1,963 ; and, in the Roman Catholic parochial arrangement, are mutually united. In 1634, the Protestants of the parish amounted to 178, and the Roman Catholics to 1,313; the Protestants of the union to 480, and the Roman Catholics to 4,660. In the same year there was no scliool in the parish ; and 6 daily schools in the union had on their books 162 boys and 96 giris.
CHARLESTOWN, a village in the parish of Montiaghs and Islands, barony of East O'Neiland, co. Armagh, Ulster. Area, 9 aci-es. Pop., in 1841, 122. Houses 19.

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Charlestown demesne on the Shannon, Roscommon

Charlestown · townland · Roscommon

Two hamlets called East and West Charlestown and a demesne sit on the right bank of the Shannon in County Roscommon, near Drumsna. The well-wooded demesne is the property of Sir Gilbert King, Bart., and its mansion was built by the first Protestant bishop of Elphin.

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CHARLESTOWN, two hamlets, and a demesne, in the parish of Kilmore, eastern section of the barony of Ballintobber, co. Roscommon, Connaught. All are situated on the eastern verge of the barony and county, on the right bank of the Shannon, and in the near vicinity of Drumsna. The hamlets are called East and West Charlestown. The demesne is well-wooded with fine old trees, has a beautiful appearance, and is the property of Sir Gilbert King, Bart. The mansion was built by the first Protestant bishop of Elphin.
CHARLEVILLE, or Rathgogan, a parish, containing the town of Charleville, in the barony of Orrery and Kilmore, co. Cork, Munst^r. Area, 3,318 acres. Pop., in 1831, 5,824; in 1841, 5,178. Houses 788. Pop. of the rural districts, in 1^31, 1,058; in 1841. 891. Houses 128. The Furfaee lies on the northern border of Cork, and on the southern edge of the river-system of the Shaimon,

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Charlestown village and Kilcoursey Castle

Charlestown · townland · Offaly

A village in the parish of Kilbride-Langan, King's County, stands in the vale of the Brosna near the small town of Clara. Adjoining it is the old castle of Kilcoursey.

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CHARLESTOWN. a village in the parish of Kilbride- Langan, barony of Kilcoursey, King's co., Leinstcr. It stands in the vale of the Brosiia, a very brief distance above the small town of Clara. Adjoining it is the old castle of Kilcoursey : which see. Fairs are held on April 20, and Oct. 20. Area, 24 acre^. Pop., in laSl, 233 ; in 1841, 202. Houses 46.
CHARLESTOWN, a parish on the western border of the Imrony of Ardee and co. Louth, and 2^ miles north-north-west of the town of Ardee, Leinster. Length, south-eastward, 3 mile«; breadth, from 8 furlongs to 2^ miles; area, 2,6J)9 acres, 2 roods, 26 perches. Pop, in 1831, 1,407; in 1841, 1 ,390. Houses 234. The land is of very good quality for both pasture and tillage. The interior is traversed by the road from Ardee to Carrickmacross. The mansion of Rahana, the seat of Clarges Ruxton, Esq., stands on the eastern border. The other seats are Harristown, Cookstown, and Pepperstown. A hamlet in the parish bears also the name of Charlestown. Pop., in 1831, 50.— This parish is a vicarage, in the dio. of Armagh. Vicarial tithe composition, £37; glebe, £21. The rectorial tithes arc com-

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Charleville borough corporation and its patrons

Charleville · town · Cork

The town of Charleville was erected into a free borough with a corporation styled 'The Sovereign, Bailiffs, and Burgesses of the Borough of Charleville.' The corporation never had corporate property and became mere puppets of the Earls of Cork and Shannon, who received £15,000 compensation at the borough's disfranchisement at the Union.

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as a demesne, and to fortify his residence ; and granted the erection of the town, and contiguous lands to the joint extent of 100 acres, into a free borough, subject to the government of a corporation to be styled, ** The Sovereign, Bailiffs, and Burgesses of the Borough of Charleville." The 100 acres appointed to be comprised within the borough limits, do not appear to have ever been defined. The responsible or acting part of the corporation were a sovereign, 2 bailiffs, and 12 burgesses ; they never had any corporate property ; they never seem to have had any official duty except to send members to parliament, and the sovereign to act as a justice ; they became the mere puppets of the borough's patrons, the Earls of Cork and Shannon ; and, though rendered by the borough's disfranchisement at the Union, little more than a nominal or honorary body, they continued, so late as 1833, not only to maintain their corporate existence, but to practise the exclusive principle on which the borough was originally erected. Lords Cork and Shannon received the whole of the £15,000 of compensation for the loss of the borough's franchise. County magistrates, who reside in and near the town, hold pettysessions ; and the county police preserve the public peace. A court of record is held by the seneschal of the manor; exercises jurisdiction to the amount of £200 Irish ; and conducts its proceedings accord-
ing to the usual course of the common law In

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Charleville founded by Lord Broghill from village of Rathgogan

Charleville · town · Cork · 1661–1672

Roger, Lord Brophill, first Earl of Orrery, elevated the obscure village of Rathgogan into the town of Charleville, renaming it in compliment to Charles II. He built a church, an endowed school, a princely mansion, introduced manufactures, and procured a charter of incorporation granting the privilege of sending two members to the Irish parliament.

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Rok'er, Lord Brophill, first Earl of Orrery, raised Charleville from village insignificance and obscurity to the importance and influence of a town ; changed its name from H at hgogan to Charleville; made it the seat of his court as Lord-president of Munster ; built in it a church, an endowed school, and a princely mansion ; introduced manufactures, and attracted tradesmen ; and, to crown all, procured a charter of incorporation, conferring the privilege of sending two members to the Irish parliament. In a letter to the Duke of Ormond, written in 1662, he says, " He hoije-*, by his Grace's favour, to get it made a borotiuh. and iiave it bear the name of Charleville ; it beirtt,' now called by the heathenish name of Rath- Ko;:an :' aiid he adds, " 1 admit neither presbyter, j>.<pi-t, indepen<ient, nor, as our proclamation says, any other >ort ot fanatic, to plant here, but all good prote^-tants ; and am setting up manufactures of iinens and woollen cloths, and all other good trades." Hi> wreteluMl principle of exclusiveness, and his well-uu'ant etfort to promote general trade and mauiifaeture. shared the same fate, — the former probably elut<liing the latter, and convulsively dragging it down in the desperation of its own drowning. 'J'lie name Charleville was adopted in compliment to Charles II. The mansion built by Lord Broghill IS >ai(i to ha', e been of magnificent character, and surrounded by noble gardens, and a fine park ; it was commetieed in May 16(>I, and occupied, in its eorivt ruction and adorning, some of the last years of its founder's lite; but, in 161>0 — when it had passed into the j>o«ession of Lord Broghill's grandson, and while the latter, a minor, was prosecuting his travels in f()r«iu'n countries — the Duke of Berwick, at the Iiead <jt >ome soldiery in the interest of Jaines II., halted at tiie mansion, dined in it, and then burned it to the cround. His destruction of the splendid pile, tliouuh a mean and unprincipled act of party \«ii_reaiue. was otily what a bitter Jacobite might be i xpiitetl to do toward any object connected with ho -t.in a biu'ot a- Lord Broghill.

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Charleville parish on Cork's northern border

Charleville · town · Cork

The parish of Charleville, also called Rathgogan, contains the town of Charleville in the barony of Orrery and Kilmore, County Cork. It lies on the northern border of Cork and on the southern edge of the river-system of the Shannon.

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CHARLEVILLE, or Rathgogan, a parish, containing the town of Charleville, in the barony of Orrery and Kilmore, co. Cork, Munst^r. Area, 3,318 acres. Pop., in 1831, 5,824; in 1841, 5,178. Houses 788. Pop. of the rural districts, in 1^31, 1,058; in 1841. 891. Houses 128. The Furfaee lies on the northern border of Cork, and on the southern edge of the river-system of the Shaimon,
or at the head of the subordinate sjratein of tin Maig ; and it consists principally of the love gromui of one of the valleys or depressions of the great concatenation of mountain which extends, in a curvature, from Valentia in co. Kerry to the vicinity of Dungarvan in co. Waterford. The land, thoogh rather naked and inornate, is prevailingly good, tmd even excellent. The roads from Cork to Limerick. and from Listowel to Tipperary, traverse the interior respectively northward and eastward. — This parish is a vicarage, and part of the benefice of Ballthea [which see], in the dio. of Cloyne. The vicarial tithes are compounded for £224 4s. lid., and the rectorial for £102 lOs. lid. ; and the Litter are impropriate in the Earl of Cork and Orrery. The church of the benefice is in the town of Charleville, and has an attendance of from 70 to 200. The Roman Catholic chapel of Charleville has an attendance of 5,000; and, in the Roman Catholic parochial arrangement, is united to the chapel of Ardnagiehy. In 1834, the Protestants amounted to 325, and the Roman Catholics to 5,697; a Protestant Sunday school had on its books 65 bovs and 53 girls ; and 15 daily schools had 394 boys and 177 girls. One of the schools was aided with £\2 a-year, and one with £20, from sul)scription ; one, for inftuits, with £15 from subscription ; and one, a boarding and weekday classical school, for boys, with £4d from Lord Cork.

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Chief seats in the vicinity of Clones

Clones · town · Monaghan

Several notable country seats were located in the vicinity of Clones, including Curra-House, Farmhill, Summerhill, Johnstown, Smithsborough, and Lisnapoe. Lough Oonagb was another seat situated four miles to the east.

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waste or pastoral upland. The chief seats. eitKer within the limits or in their iumedUte riciiiltjr, are Curra- House and Farmhill, respectively 2 aiid 3 miles south-south-west of the town, on the way to Belturbet; Summerhill, Johnstown, and Scotsborough, west of the town, on the wav to Newtown- Butler ; Lisnapoe, a little to the north of the town; and Lough Oonagb, 4 miles to the east, on the way to Monaghan. Other objects of interest will m noticed in connection with the town and the villages. This parish is a rectory, and a separate benefice* in the dio. of Clogher. Tithe composition, £950; glebe, £1,050 6s. 8d. Gross income, £2,000 6*. 8d. ; nett, £1,686 15s. 9d. Patron, Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard, Bart. The incumbent holds also the benefice of AghnamuUen in the dio. of Cloffher, and the sinecure deanery of Clonaiacnoise in the dio. of Mei^h. Three curates are employed ; one for the parish church at a stipend of £ 100 ; and one for eaeh of two chapels-of-ease, at a salary each of £75 and the surplice fees. The church was built in 1824, by means of a loan of £2,953 16s. lid. from the late Board of First FruiU. Sittings 700; attendance 000. A chapel-of-ease at Clough, 3^ miles from the town of Clones, was built, in 1828, b^ means of a parodiial assessment to the amount of'^£286 7s. 9|d., and a loan of £1.100 from the Ute Board of First Fruits. Sittings 550; attendance 350. Another chapel-oCease, about 3^ miles distant from both the former and the parish- church, was built at Aghadrumsee in 1819, by means of a gift of £830 15s. 4id. from the late Board of First FruiU. Sittings 250; attendanee 220. Two meeting-houses belonged to the General Assembly, the one formerly of the Synod of Ulster, and the other Secessional, hare an attemlanee of respectively 200 and 125. Two Wesleyan meeting-houses at Clones and Smithsborough are attended* the former by 180, and the latter by 40. Two Roman Catholic chapels at Clones and Aghadrumswords are attended by 2,280 and 862 ; two at Roaska and Magherarny are attended by 1,800 and 500; and, in the Roman Catholic parochial arrangement, nch two are mutually united. In 1884, the jpariahioners consisted of 7.027 Churchmen, 1,054 Presbyterians, and 13,789 Roman Catholics; a Roman CathoUe Sunday school at Clones was averagely attended by 400 children, — a Sunday school at Clough, by 90, — and 10 schools of the General Sunday school Sodety. at Clones, Aghadrumsee, Gortuawinney, Magfaeravilly, Drumavaddy, Spring-grove, Tattenbar, wcQmount, Talloo, and Tanity, by 674 ; and 34 dsily schools had on their books 1,391 boys and 770 girls. Of the daily schools, one at Clough reeeired aid from the Association for DiscounteiumciiKViee ; one, at Magheravilly, was salaried with £B Ukfrom subscription ; 3, at Smithsborough, Gurastreet, and another locality, were in conneefeioa with the London Hibernian Society; 8, at Rossbrick, Largs, Granshaw, Magherarny, Aughnashalvey, Bruskena, Greaghawarren, and Deer- Park, were salaried by the National Board; and 10, at donkeen, Clononaken, Aghadrumsee, Clones, 8pri«ggrove, Magheravilly, Granshaw, Gortnawing, and Tattenbar, were ou the plan of the KUdare-Plaee Society.

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Christ Church in College-square, Belfast

near Belfast · city · Antrim

Christ Church, located in College-square, Belfast, is a plain edifice with brick sides and rear featuring circular architraves. Its cut-stone front is distinguished by an Ionic colonnade surmounted by an entablature.

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house, the Irish Fonthill, built by Lord Bristol, bishop of Derry ; and, at the taking down of that edifice, it was procured and placed in its present position by the Bishop of Down and Connor. See Balltsculuok. — Christ-church, situated in College-square, is a comparatively plain edifice ; its sides and rear are of brick, with windows in recesses, ornamented with circular architraves ; and its front is of cut stone, with an Ionic colonnade surmounted by an entablature. — The Fisherwick-place meetinghouse, in the near vicinity of Christ-church, was built in 18*27-28. It consists of excellent polished sandstone, resting on a basement of granite, raised 3 feet above the surface of the ground. Each of the sides is pierced with two ranges of well-proportioned windows, separated by a nda-course, which is carried round the building. The front or west end has a massive and elegant Ionic portico, of four columns, and ant«e, supporting a regular entabUture and triangular pediment ; and the columns measure 27 feet in height, and have capitals in imitation of those in the Ionic temple at Ilissus. — The l^y-street meeting-house, built m 1828, and hitherto occupied by the well-known Dr. Cooke, is raised on firanoed foundations, and entered by a spacious flight of steps. Its front is of modem or Scammozzian Ionic, having two columns and four pilasters, 28 feet high, and fluted, forming a piazza 36 feet long, and 7 feet wide, bearing aloft a beautiful pediment, and finished with a regular architrave, frieze, and block cornice. Two ranges of windows pierce the sides, and are ornamented with moulded architraves. — The meetinghouse of the third Presbjrterian congregation, that of Dr. Hanna, was built about 10 years ago on the site of its predecessor, and presents, in its portico, a very tasteful example of Grecian Doric; but it occupies a most un-Hellenistic site in a lane, where no part of the building except the portico is visible. — Two or three of the other Presbyterian meetinghouses, the Independent chapel, ana Donegal-sqnare Methodist chapel, are neat Vet scarcely ornamental edifices. The new Ronuui Catholic chapel in Donegal-street is remarkable rather for its great size, and for the juxtaposition with it of a very large Roman Catholic schoolhouse, than for any architectural feature. The old Roman Catholic chapel is a repulsive, dingy, brick building, in Chapel-lane. — The places of worship, as noticed in our account of the parish, are those which existed in 1834; and the Presbyterian ones are named la eumuio, without distinguishing denominations or creeds. In 1841, the General Assembly's congregations in the town and its immediate vicinity were 13 in number; and they had their plaees of worship, and were formed respectively as follows: — Rosemary-street, in 1722; Linen Hall-street, in 1770; Donegal-street, in 1792; Alfired-street, in 1813; Fisherwick-place, in 1827; May-street, in 1829; Berry-street, in 1830; Townsend-street, in 1835 ; Malone, in 1837 ; Ballymacarett, in 1837; Alfired-pUce, in 1838; BallysiUan, in 1839; and York-street, in 1839. The other congregations, in 1841, were those of the Establishment and of the Roman Catholic communion noticed in the articles on Bel&st parish and Ballymacarett ; a Presbyterian Secession, in connection with the United Secession Synod of Scotland ; a Presbyterian of the Cameronian communion ; two Presbyterian of the presbytery of Antrim, a body which is Arian or Unitarian in creed ; one of the Society of Friends; an Independent ; and a Separatist Independent

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Church at Castletown-Delvin repaired in 1820

Castletown · townland · Westmeath · 1820

The parish church in Castletown-Delvin village is described as very old but was thoroughly repaired in 1820 by means of parochial assessment. It had 200 sittings and an attendance of about 140.

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and a vicarage in the dio. of Meath. The rectorial tithes of 17 townlands, and all the vicarial tithes, are compounded for £166 3s. O^d., and belong to the incumbent ; and the rest of the rectorial tithes are compounded for £276 16s. 5^d., and are impropriate in Nicholas Ogle, Esq. The vicarage and the part rectory of the parish are united to the yicarage of Clonarney [which see], to form the benefice of Castletown-Delvin. Length, 6^ miles ; breadth, 5. Pop., in laSI, 5,361. Gross income, £276 18s. 5d. ; nett, £251 3s. 6d. Patron of Castletown-Delvin, the Marquis of Drogheda; of Clonarney, the Crown. The church is situated in the village, and is very old, but was thoroughly repaired, in 1820, by means of parochial assessment. Sittings 200 ; attendance, about 140. The Roman Catholic chapel has an attendance of from 1,000 to 1,200; and, in the Roman Catholic parochial arrangement, is united to Killyveilagh chapel in Drumcrce. In 1834, the Protestants of toe parish amounted to 191, and the Roman Catholics to 4,391 ; the Protestants of the union to 242, and the Roman Catholics to 5,181 ; and 9 daily schools in the union — only one of which was in Clonarney — ^had on their books 302 boys and 235 giris. The Castletown. Delvin schools were at Balrath, Castleto^iTi-Delvin, Kilgar, Ballinvally, Mulroc, Mooretown, and Crownstown ; and two of them were in connection with the London Hibernian Society.
CASTLE-ELY, a parish in the barony of Clonlisk, I of a mile south-east of Moneygall, King's co., Leinster. Length, 2 miles ; breadth, 1; area, 1,803 acres. Pop., in 1831, 391 ; in 1841, 371. Houses 65. The surface is tumulated, but consists of good land ; and is traversed by the road from Dublin to Limerick. Bushestown, the seat of Mr. Minchin, is agreeably situated on verdant rising grounds to

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Church at Newtown-Forbes built c.1820

Newtown Forbes · town · Longford · 1820

The church at Newtown-Forbes in Clongesh parish was built about 1820 at a cost of £1,384, raised by parochial assessment. It had 400 sittings and an attendance of 170.

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dio. of Ardagh. Tithe composition. £461 I0#. 9tl. The rectory of Clongesh, and the vicarage of Killoe, Clongesh-Killoe, or Drumlish [see Kili«oe], constitute the benefice of Clongesh. Length, 15 miles; breadth, 4. Pop., in ia3l, 21,7M. Gross income, £1,080 2s. 6d. ; nett, £930 16s. S^d. Patron, the diocesan. The incumbent holds also the benefice of Clonbroney, and the vicar-generalship of the dioce«e of Ardagh. Two curates have each a stipend of £75. The church at Newtown-Forbes was built about the year 1820, at the cost of £1,384 Pis. 3|d., raised hj parochial assessment. Sittings 400 ; attendance 170. There is a church also at Drumlish in Killoe. A Wesleyan meeting-house has an attendance of 40. The Roman Catholic chapel has an attendance o(S00 at one service, and 1 ,300 at another ; and, in thi> Roman Catholic parochial arrangement, ia united to 5 chapels in Killoe. In 1834, the parishioners eonsisted of 1,104 Churchmen, 7 Presbyterians, and 5,408 Roman Catholics ; the inhabitants of the union consisted of 1,518 Churchmen, 19 Presbyterians, and 20,554 Roman Catholics ; 6 daily schools in the parish— one of which was salaried with X7 from the diocesan fund and £8 from the rector, and one endowed with £66 a-vear and a house bjr bequest of
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Church-Hill village and Lough Gartan, Donegal

Church Hill · townland · Donegal

A village in the barony of Kilmacrenan on the road from Dublin to Dunfanaghy, six and a half miles west-north-west of Letterkenny. In its vicinity is the picturesque Highland lake called Lough Gartan, and on its shores the charming demesne of Daniel Chambers, Esq.

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CHURCH-HILL, a village in the barony of Kilmacrenan, co. Donegal, Ulster. It stands on the road from Dublin to Dunfanaghy, 6} miles westnorth-west of Letterkenny, and 122^ north-west by north of Dublin. In its vicinity is the picturesque Highland lake called Lough Gartan; and, on its shores, the charming demesne of Daniel Chambers, Esq. See Gartan. Fairs are held on May II, Aug. 15, and Nov. 7. Pop. not specially returned.
CHURCH-ISLAND, an islet in Lough Sheelin, — that lake of only 4 miles in length, which washes portions of the 4 counties of Cavan, Meath, Westmeath, and Longford. The islet is a mere spot, and possesses interest simply for diversifying the bosom of the lake, and containmg some prostrate ruins.

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Church-Hill village ruins and lakes, Fermanagh

near Church Hill · population centre · Fermanagh

A village in the parish of Innismacsaint standing on the old road from Enniskillen to Ballyshannon, near Lower Lough Erne. The old church which gave name to the village is now a ruin, and a new church has been built near the glebe-house. South of the village are the romantic lakes of Carrick and Bunnahone.

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CHURCH-HILL, a village in the parish of Innismacsaint, barony of Magheraboy, co. Fermanagh, Ulster. It stands on the old road, and a little west of a sweep of the new road, from Enniskillen to Ballyshannon, 8 miles east-south-east of Belleek, and 9 north-west of Enniskillen. Its site is 4 or 5 furlongs west of the middle of the west margin of Lower Lough Erne, on the top of one of the numerous low ridges which rise summit over summit till they blend with the lofty hills of Shean and Glenalong. A little south of it are the small but romantic lakes of Carrick and Bunnahone, whose superfluent waters form the Sillies rivulet. The old church which gave name to the village is now a ruin ; and a new church has been built close to the glebe-house, and near the new road. Fairs are held on May 14, Aug. 30, and Nov. 30. A dispensary here is within the Ballyshannon Poor-law union, and serves for a district of 68,867 acres, with a pop. of 14,624 ; and, in 1839-40, it expended £146 14s. O^d., and administered to 1,954 patients. Pop. returned with the parish. Area of the village, 8 acres. Pop., in 1841, 139. Houses 28.
CHURCH-HILL, a village in the barony of Kilmacrenan, co. Donegal, Ulster. It stands on the road from Dublin to Dunfanaghy, 6} miles westnorth-west of Letterkenny, and 122^ north-west by north of Dublin. In its vicinity is the picturesque Highland lake called Lough Gartan; and, on its shores, the charming demesne of Daniel Chambers, Esq. See Gartan. Fairs are held on May II, Aug. 15, and Nov. 7. Pop. not specially returned.

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Church Island in Lough Sheelin with prostrate ruins

Church Island · island or archipelago · Kerry

A mere islet in Lough Sheelin, a lake of only four miles in length washing portions of the four counties of Cavan, Meath, Westmeath, and Longford. The islet possesses interest for diversifying the lake and containing some prostrate ruins.

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CHURCH-ISLAND, an islet in Lough Sheelin, — that lake of only 4 miles in length, which washes portions of the 4 counties of Cavan, Meath, Westmeath, and Longford. The islet is a mere spot, and possesses interest simply for diversifying the bosom of the lake, and containmg some prostrate ruins.
CHURCH-ISLAND, or Innismore, an islet in Lough Gill, 3 miles east -south- east of Sligo, co.

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Church of Clone built with Board of First Fruits grant

Clone · townland · Wexford · 1831

The church in the parish of Clone, County Wexford, was built in 1831 using a gift of £900 from the late Board of First Fruits. It had 150 sittings and attendance of 75 to 80.

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prebend, and a separate benefice, in the dio. of Ferns. Tithe composition, £332 6s. 1^. ; glebe, £59. Gross income, £891 6s. IJd.; nett. £3*28 4s. lOJd. Patron, the diocesan. A curate has a stipend of £75. The rectory formed, till 1834, a part ot the benefice of Kilbride. The church was built, in 1831, by means of a gift of £900 from the late Board of First Fruits. Sittings 150 ; attendance, from 75 to 80. The Roman Catholic chapet has an attendance of from 600 to 800. In 1834, the parishioners con. sisted of 264 Churchmen, 3 Protestant dissenters, and 964 Roman Catholics; and 2 daily schools — one of which was aided with £7 a-year from the rector, and £6 from subscription — were attended on the average by 77 or 78 children.
CLONE, a townland in the barony of Ardagh, and on the river Camlin, 2 miles east of Longford, CO. Londbrd, Leinster. An abbey is said by Archdall to have been founded here in 663 ; but it cannot be traced in either monuments or authentic docaments.

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Church of Coleraine plundered by Manus MacDunlave

near Coleraine · town · Derry · 1171

In 1171, the church of Coleraine, referred to as an abbey, was plundered by Manus MacDunlave along with several other churches. This is one of the earliest recorded historical events associated with the ecclesiastical site at Coleraine.

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that, in 1171, the church of Coleraine "ahbey/* in common with several other churches, was plundered by Manus MacDunlave A monastery, situated to the west of the town, and called the Monastery of the Bann, was dedicated to the Virgin Mary in 1244, and probably was founded in that year, but \s alleged by a crowd of careless copyists to have been founded in the 5th century by the noble family of the O'Cahans, or by the ^ucKvelins. In 1484, this monastery was remodelled by the Dominican order ; and, in 1644, it was erected into an university by the general council of Rome. " Whoever chooses to dip further into the monastic history of this place," sa^s Mr. Sampson, ** may consult the Hibernia Dominicana: he will there find, among other thingji, a recital concerning t miraculous triumph of the Virgin's image over the English, or rather Scottish Bishop, Brutus Babington, and all his attendants, in 1611. Father Burke records, from his own observation, that, in 1751, after diligent inquiry, he could find but few traces of this church and convent. The farms belonging to this convent \vere surrendered to the Commissioners of King James I., and by him granted to the London Society. The last prior was Shane O'Boyle. It appears to have been a very eminent foundation, and is recorded to have sent forth two bishops, two authors, and eight martyrs."

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Church of Ireland church at Malin built 1829

Malin · town · Donegal · 1829

The parish church, situated in the village of Malin, was built in 1829 through subscriptions, parochial assessment, and a loan from the Board of First Fruits. It seated 300 persons with attendance ranging from 70 to 90.

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separate benefice, in the dio. of Derry. Tithe composition, £556; glelie, Jt*l4H. Gross' income, £704; nett, £603 10s. Patron, the Marquis of Donegal. The incumbent holds also the adjoining benefice of Culdaflf. A curate has a stipend of X75. The church is situated in the village of Malin, and was built, in 18*29, by means of £250 raised by subscription, £t^S4 2s. I'Od. raised by parochial assessment, and £200 borrowed from the late Board of First Fruits. Sitting 300 ; attendance, from 70 to 9(). A Presbyterian meeting-house at Goorey has an attendance of from 100 to 2H0. A Roman Catholic chapel at Bocan has two officiates, and an attendance of 700 at one service and 1,400 at another. Two Roman Catholic chapels, at Aughacoy and Lagg, have jointly 3 officiates, and an attendance of 2,000. In 1834. the parishioners consi<>ted of 423 Churchmen, 810 Presbyterians, and 5,569 Roman Catholics ; 3 Siuiday schools had an average attendance of al»out 433 children, but one of them was Roman <*athoIic and had 300 of the whole; and 1 1 daily schools — one of which was supported chiefly by subscription, one was aided with about £11 a-year from the London Hil>ernian and the London ladies' Hibernian Societies, one was salaried with £10 lOs. from the Marquis of Donegal, and 3 were in connection with the National BoanU-had on their books 513 boys and 288 giris.
CLONCHtTRCH. See CLoMEnoRKB.

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Church of St. Mary, Clonmel

Clonmel · town · Tipperary · 1100–1846

The parish church of St. Mary in Clonmel is an ancient and picturesque structure with a beautiful east window featuring Gothic tracery, likely dating to the 12th century. It features a unique two-stage tower combining a square basement and an octagonal superstructure, along with the remains of a strong square tower now used as the sexton's residence.

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Eccletiastical PHblic Building$.'] — The parish - church, or church of St. Mary, situated at the west end of the town, or rather in the western outskirts, is both an ancient and a picturesque structure. The east window is extremely beautiful ; it rivals in symmetry and gracefulness the celebrated windows, adorned with Gothic tracery, in the abbey of Holycross ; it is divided into two longitudinal compartments, each with its pointed arch and its tracery, by a rich cinque-foil, or rather septem-foil; and it is probably as old as the l*2th century, and was recently enriched with a glazing of beautiful stained glass. The main body of the building consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, and possesses the character common to old churches of that configuration. The tower is unique in structure, and seems, as seen from a little distance, to be a lofty embattled octagon ; but it really consists of a square basement about 21 feet high, and apparently as old as the original pile ; and of an octagonal superstructure, pierced in the upper part with eight Gothic apertures, in the form of winnows, to allow a free transmission to the sound of a chime of bells, and all seemingly several centuries less ancient than either the original tower or the church. This tower, of two stages, two dates, and two configurations, rises from a corner of the church ; and nearly opposite to it, at the ea^t corner, are the remains of a strong square tower, now used as the residence of the sexton, and bearing indications of having been similar in character and date to the square part of the other tower. The principal entrance to the church is from the burying-ground, through a stone Gothic portico, which, though wellbuilt, does not harmonize with the main body of the building in either character or general tone. — The Roman Catholic chapels are noticeable chiefly for their capaciousness; and the Protestant disaentiaf
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Church ruins and Roman Catholic cemetery at castle site

Castletown · townland · Louth

Contiguous to the castle are the ruins of a church and an old Roman Catholic cemetery that is still in use. These antiquities form part of the historic landscape surrounding the castle site near Dundalk.

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landscape. It was built and lon^ occupied by a branch of the Belle w family ; it afterwards became the property of the family of Tipping; and, in 1818, a town or village which hafl grown up around it was sacked and destroyed by Edward Bruce. The caHtle ia oblong, has a square tower at each angle, and was originally defended with works of circumvallation ; but it has been adapted to the purposes of a modern dwelling, and has received the accession of castellated gateways, which are incongruous in design with its own style of architecture. Contiguous to the castle are the ruins of a church, and an old but still u<ed Roman Catholic cemetery.' On the summit of the same hill is a large earth' work, which has been pronounced partly British and partly Danish. A central mount measures upwards of 460 feet in circumference on the top, and in some places 50 feet in height from the plane of the trench ; and adjoining the outward vallum of this rath-like work, but apparently forming later additions to its east and west sides, arc two small w^orks of castrametation with earthen ramparts. A prospect-house on the summit of this earth work, commands, in common with other vant^ige-grounds on the hill, a charming view of the fine plantations of Lord Rodents demesne, the luxuriant face of the low country in the north of liOuth, the various features of the town and bay of Dundalk, and the imposing contour and grand outline of the Carlingford mountains. Newtownbalregan Lough lies all in the interior of the parish, nearly a mile west of the castle. The Lower Dundalk section contains a small part of the extensive demesne of BelUirgan. — This parish is a rectory, and part of the benefice of Dundalk, in the dio. of Armagh. See Dundalk. Tithe composition, £200 Gs. 5\i\, In 1831, the parishioners consisted of 14 Churchmen, 24 Presbyterians, and 800 Roman Catholics ; and 2 daily schools — the one of which was in connection with the National Board, and the other was a subscription free-school — had an average attendance of about 135 children.

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Churchtown Castle near Navan built by Mr. Warren

Churchtown · townland · Meath

In the parish of Churchtown, Co. Meath, a little square tower called Churchtown-castle is said to have been built by a Mr. Warren. The seats of Churchtown and Philpotstown belonged respectively to the Kellet and Young families.

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and partly good tillage -ground. The leata of Chiirchtown and Philpotstown, the propert? respectively of the Kellet and the Young families, are situated near each other, and about 4 miles southwest of Navan. The little square tower, called Cliurchtown-castle, in said to have been built by a Mr. Warren — This parish is a chapelry, or vicarage, and part of the benefice of Ardbraccan [which see], in the dio of Meath. The vicarial tithes are comnourided for £9 4s. 7id., and the rectorial for £43 IGs. lid.; and the latter are impropriate in Miss Reynel. The Roman Catholic chapel has an attendance of 800; and, in the Roman Catholic parochial arrangement, is united to the chapel of Moymet. In 1834, the Protestants amounted to 12, and the Romm Catholics to 450 ; and a daily school at Dunderry was aided with £2 10s. a-vear from Lord Ludlow, and £1 Is. from Lord Kllleen, and had on it^ books 83 boys and 39 girls.

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