A topographical dictionary of Ireland; exhibiting the names of the several cities, towns, parishes and villages, with the barony, county, and province, to which they respectively belong ... Collected from the most authentic documents, and arr. in alphabetical order. Being a continuation of the topography of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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1. Castle remains at Maryborough

   Maryborough · townland · Laois · 1553–1558

   Maryborough has the remains of a castle, of which General the Marquess of Drogheda is Constable. The town is named in honour of Mary, Queen of England, who reduced this part of the country to shire-ground by Act of Parliament in the 6th and 7th years of Philip and Mary. It is situate on the River Barrow and serves as the Assizes town of the county.

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   MARYBOROUGH, in the Barony of Maryborough, QUEEN'S COUNTV, and Province of Leinster ; in the parish of Borres. It is 40 m. S. W. from Dublin." It has six Post-days in the Week. The Fairs are holden on the 24th of February, 12th of May, 5th of July, 4th of September, and 4th of December. It is situate on the River Barrow. Here are the remains of a Castle, of which General The Marquess of Drogheda is Constable. The Magistrates are a Burgo-master,' two Bailiffs, and a Town Clerk: it is the Assizes Townof the County. Maryborough is so called in honour of Mary, Queen of England, who reduced this part of the country to Shire-Ground, by Act of Parliament, 6° and 7° of Philip and Mary. See, Borres, MARY'S, ST., ISLAND, or, LADY'S ISLAND, in the Barony of Forth, Co. of WEXFOKD, and Province of Leinster: an Impropriate Cure, valued in the King's Books at <£lO. Irish Money ; being one of the parishes which constitute the Union of Killenick. St. Mary's Island is in the Diocese of Ferns,- and Province of Dublin. It is 2^ m. S. E. b. S. from Broadway. The Fairs are holden on

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2. Castle ruins and Poll a-phuca at Ballymore Eustace

   Ballymore Eustace · town · Kildare · 1798

   Ballymore Eustace takes its name from the Eustace family, who built a fine old castle there, formerly a place of great strength, whose ruins survive. Nearby is the grand waterfall called Poll a-phuca, or The Demon's Hole. The parish church was destroyed by rebels in 1798.

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   BALLYMORE EUSTACE, in the Barony of Newcastle, Co. of DUBLIN, though locally situate in the Barony of Naas, Co. of KILDARK, and Province of Leinster : a V., Episcopally united, from time immemorial, to the Vicarages of Ballybought, and Yagoe, and the Curacy of Cotlandstown : the church was de. stroyed by the rebels, in 1798: no Glebe House, or Glebe: The Rev. Gerald Fitzgerald, A, B., the Incumbent (in 1806), who has cure of souls, and is resident in Dublin, where he serves a cure : the duties are discharged by his Resident Curate, The Rev. Thomas Gordon, A. B., at a Salary of £,75. per annum. Ballymore Eustace is in the Dioceses of Dublin and Glandelagh, and Province of Dub lin. It is 3£ m. S. W. from Blessington, It is pleasantly situate on the banks of the River Lijfey, over which there is a handsome Bridge here. The Fairs are holden on the 26th of August, and 29th of October. Here are the ruins of a fine old Castle, formerly a place of great strength, built by Eustace, the head of an ancient family in this county, from whom the Town takes its name. The parishes in the Union of Ballymore Eustace are all contiguous ; their extent, from North to South, being 3 miles, and, from East to West, 4 miles. Near this is the grand Waterfall, called Poll a-phuca, or, The Demon's Hole.

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3. Castle ruins at Lismalin

   Lismalin · townland · Tipperary

   The parish of Lismalin in County Tipperary contains the ruins of a castle. The parish itself comprises 2660 acres and is situated about four and a half miles south-west of Callan.

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   LISMALIN, in the Barony of Slewardagh and Compsey, Co. of TIPPERARY, and Province of Munster : a R. and V., united by Act of Council, in 1801, to the. Vicarage of Ballingarry, and the Rectories and Vicarages of Modeshill, and Mowney : a Church, in good repair, at Lismalin : no Glebe House : a Glebe, of 33 acres, at Modeshill : The Rev. James G. Fitzgerald, the Incumbent (in 1806), who has cure of souls, is resident in the adjoining parish, and performs the duties, assisted by a Curate. Lismalin is in the Diocese of Cashel, and Province of Cashel. It is 4£ in. S. W. from Callan. Here are the ruins of a Castle. The parishes in the Union of Lismalin are contiguous ; that of Lismalin containing 2660 acres. According to the Ecclesiastical Report, the parish of Ballingarry should be separated ; and the other three parishes should be holden together. See, Ballingarry.

   LISMORE, in the Barony of Coshmore and Coshbride, Co. of WATERFORD, and Province of Munster : a R. and V. : the Rectory has been united time out of mind, and probably at the first establishment of the Cathedral, to the Rectory ofMacollop: these Rectorial Tythes belong to the Oeconomy of the Cathedral of Lismore, and are appropriate for keeping the Cathedral in repair : the Vicarage has also been united, time out of mind, to the Vicarage ofMacollop: these Vicarial Tythes, valued in the King's Books at <£20. sterling, belong to the five Vicars Choral of Lismore : who are alleged to have the cure of souls, and they do not dispute it ; but, for the want of the Charter, this, as well as many other things concerning the Establishment of this Cathedral, cannot be ascertained : The Cathedral, at Lismore, is the only Church in the Union, (which from its ex-

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4. Castle ruins at Terrill's Pass

   Tyrrellspass · town · Westmeath

   At Terrill's Pass in Westmeath, there are ruins of a castle. The place lies about three and a half miles east-north-east from Kilbeggan and holds fairs on the 17th of May and 17th of December.

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   TERRILL'S-PASS, in the Barony of Moycashel, Co. of WEST MEATH, and Province of Leinster. It is 3^ m. E. N. E. from Killbeggan. The Fairs are holden on the 17th of May, and 17th of December. Here are the ruins of a Castle.

   TERRYGLASS, or, TIRDAGLASS, in the Barony of Lower Ormond, Co. of TIPPERARY, and Province of Minister: a R. and V. ; the Rectory being holden with the R. and V. of Kilruane; the Vicarage being one of the parishes which constitute the Corps of the Deanery of Killaloe: no Church: The Rev. James Martin, A. B., the Curate, in 1806. Terryglass is in the Diocese of Killaloe, and Province of Cashel. It is 5 m. N. W. from Burresokeane. It is situate upon the River Shannon. See, Kilruane, and Kilkeaj'y.—" St. Columba, the son of

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5. Castle ruins destroyed by Cromwell at Ballynakill

   Ballynakill · townland · Laois · 1642

   At Ballynakill in the Queen's County are the ruins of a castle that was destroyed by Oliver Cromwell in 1642, after it had bravely resisted his forces. The site remains as a ruin.

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   BALLYNAKILL, in the Barony of Cullinagh, QUEEN'S COUNTY, and Province of Leinster; in the parish of Dysart Galen. It is 48| m. S. W. from Dublin. It has six Post-days in the week. The Fairs are holden on the Thursday after Whit-Monday, 12th of August, and 1 6th of November. Here are the ruins of a Castle; which was destroyed by Oliver Cromwell, in 1642, when it bravely resisted his forces.

   BALLYNAKILL, in the Barony of Gualtiere, Co. of WATERFORD, and Province of Munster: a Prebend, valued in the King's Books at <£0..6..8 Irish Money; and Vicarage, being one of the parishes which constitute the Union of Drumcannon : The church is in ruins. Ballynakill is in the Diocese of Waterford, and Province of Cashel. It is 2£ m. S. E. from Waterford. It is situate upon the

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6. Castle ruins near Glen Inn, Donegal

   Glen · townland · Donegal

   Glen Inn, situated upon the Lake Glen in Donegal, lies about ten miles north-north-west of Letterkenny. According to Mr. Seward, two miles from the place are magnificent ruins of a castle.

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   GLEN INN, in the Barony of Kilmacrenan, Co. of DONEGAL, and Province of Ulster. It is 10m. N. N. W. from Letterkenny. It is situate upon the Lake Glen. According to Mr. Seward, two miles from hence are some magnificent ruins of a Castle.

   GLENOE, in the Barony of Belfast, Co. of ANTRIM, and Province of Ulster. It is 3 m. S. from Lame, A village.

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7. Castle ruins near Killygordon at foot of lofty hill

   Killygordon · town · Donegal

   Near Killygordon in the Barony of Raphoe, Co. Donegal, at the foot of a lofty hill, stand the ruins of a castle. The parish is situate upon the River Fin, three miles west of Castle Fin.

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   KILLYGORDON, in the Barony of Raphoe, Co. of DONEGAL, and Province of Ulster. It is. 3 m. W. from Castle Fin. It is situate upon the River Fin. Near this, at the foot of a lofty hill, are the ruins of a Castle.

   KILLYMAN, in the Barony of Dungatmon, Co. of TYRONE, and Province of Ulster: a R., valued in the King's Books at <£l3. sterling: a Church, in good order : a Glebe House, and a Glebe of £26 English acres contiguous, and near to the church: The Rev. Charles Caulfield, the Incumbent (in 1806), who has cure of souls, is resident, and discharges the duties. Killyman is in the Diocese of Armagh, and Province of Armagh. It is 2m. N. from Moy.

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8. Castlestewart mansion at Stewart's Town

   Stewartstown · village · Tyrone

   Stewart's Town, in the Barony of Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, was the location of the superb Mansion of Lord Castlestewart. Fairs were held on 1 May, November, and 30 December, and the town had six post-days per week.

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   the 1st of Ma)-, November, and 30th of December. It has six Post-days in the veek. Here is the superb Mansion of Lord Castlestewaj't.

   STICKELLEN, in the Barony of Ardee, Co. of LOUTH, and Province of Leinster: a V., being one of the parishes which constitute the Union of Ardee. Stickellen is in the Diocese of Armagh, and Province of Armagh. It is 1 in. E. from Ardee. This parish contains 669 acres of land. See, Ardee.

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9. Castletown Roche on the River Awbeg

   Castletownroche · town · Cork

   Castletown Roche is a parish in the barony of Fermoy, situated upon the River Awbeg. It constitutes part of the Union of Coole and lies in the Diocese of Cloyne.

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   The Fairs are holden on the 25th of May, 28th of July, 29th of September, and 12th of December. It is situate upon the River Awbeg. It has three Post-days in the week. See, Coole.

   CASTLE TOWNSEND, in the Barony of Carbery, Co. of CORK, and Province of Munster; in the parish of Castlehaven. It is 4y m. E. from Skibbereem A village, situate on Castlehaven Harbour.

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10. Castlewellan and the Annesley barony

    near Castlewellan · town · Down · 1758

    Castlewellan is situated on a small lake to which it gives its name. The Annesley family was created Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan on 20 September 1758.

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    CASTLE WELLAN, in the Barony of Upper Iveagh, Co. of DOWN, and Province of Ulster. It is 65 m. N. b. E. from Dublin. It is situate on a small Lake, to which it gives name. The Fairs are holden on the first of February, May, June, September, 13th of November, and Tuesday before Christmas. It has six Post-days in the week. It is the head of a Manor. The family of Annesley, (now Earl of Annesley), was created Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan on the 20th of September, 1758.

    CASTRACHORE, or, DE CASTRO CHORY, in the Barony of Barrymore, Co. of CORK, and Province of Munster : a R. and V., valued in the King's Books at £t. sterling, being one of the parishes which constitute the Union of Templefcecarigy. Castrachore is in the Diocese of Cloyne, and Province of Cashel. It is 1 1 m. S. E. from Rathcormuck. S*ee, Templenecarigy.

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11. Cathedral and Round Tower at Cloyne

    Cloyne · town · Cork · 500–600

    Cloyne is the Cathedral Church of St. Colman, described as a respectable old building accompanied by a fine Round Tower, also serving as the parish church. The Bishoprick was founded in the sixth century according to Dr. Beaufort.

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    century. It lies entirely within the County of Cork, extending East and West nearly 50 miles in length, by a breadth of 23 miles. The Chapter is very full, being composed of a Dean (see, Farahy\ Chancellor (see, Clenore), Treasurer (see, Templenecarigy"), Archdeacon (see, Gortroe) and 14 Prebendaries. The Wardenship of the church of Youghall, which is Collegiate, is perpetually united to the Bishoprick. And the Union of Aghada, which is in the Patronage of the Bishop, and adjoins the town of Cloyne, has been allowed by the Crown to be holden in Commendam with the See for almost a century. The Cathedral is a respectable old building, accompanied by a fine Round tower ; and is also the parish church. The Bishop's Palace is a plain convenient house, with good gardens and demesne : but forty miles from the Western bounds of the Diocese, being situated only two miles North from Cork Harbour, and about the same distance West from the sea. According to Mr. Archdall, p. 62, an Abbey was founded here in the year 707, which was plundered by the people of Ossory in 978, and again, in 1089, by Dermot O'Brien; Here was also a small Castle, said to have been erected by the Fitzgeralds, but no remains are now to be seen of either. To the North West of the town, is a reputed Holy Well, dedicated to St. Colman, who was the ancient Patron of Imokilly : It is visited, by the Irish, on the 24th of November, being the Patron day of that Saint.

    CLUAIN, or, KILCLUAIN, in the Barony of Antrim, Co. of ANTRIM, and Province of Ulster.— " Was an Abbey built by St. Olcan, in the early ages of Christianity. It is now, according to Colgan, a parish church, near Connor.*' — Archdali's Monast. Hibern. p. 4.

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12. Cathedral Church at Glendalough

    Glendalough · electoral division · Wicklow

    The Cathedral Church, ranked as the first of the Seven Churches, owes its origin to St. Kevin. It is a substantial building measuring forty-eight feet in length and thirty in width, with detailed architectural features.

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    by sixteen feet in width; the arches, which are still entire, are nine feet seven inches wide and ten feet high, and the ring-stones, of mountain granite, are the full depth of the wall ; the outside arch is composed of twenty four stones, and the inside one of twenty seven, which are two feet six inches in depth. — THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH ranks as the first, and owes its origin to St. Keivin, by whom it was dedicated to the Patron Saints of the Abbey. It measures forty eight feet in length and thirty in width ; on the South side were three small windows, and at the East end was an arch seventeen feet six inches wide, behind which was another building thirty seven feet six inches in length, by twenty three feet in width, with a beautiful window at the East end, on the North are two small ones, and erne on the South, with a door three feet eight inches wide, communicating to a small building of sixteen feet by ten, the door of the church is seven feet four inches high, three feet six inches wide at top, and three feet ten at bottom : the jambs are composed of four courses and a lintel at top, over which is a discharging arch ; the stones are the entire depth of the walls, with a reveal cut at the inside for the door, which appears to have turned on pivots ; holes are cut for bars across, and iron cramps and bolts appear in some places;, several coursesof this building are of hewn stone, as well as a kind of pilasters, which project from the ends of the wall to the front ami rear, and measure two feet six inches in width ; the wall of the building to the East, within these, is detached, and has the appearance of a more modern style. Under a small window, at the South side of the choir, is a tomb of freestone, ornamented, and in. the cemetery stands a Round tower, one hundred and ten feet highr uncommonly well built, and in fine' preservation^ the roof alone having suffered by time ; at the bottom it measure* fifty two feet in girth, and the walls are four feet thick. The remains- of several crosses may still be seen amongst these ruins, and that situated in the cemetery of this chinch, particularly merits notice, being one entire stone,, eleven feet in height.— ST. KEIVIN'S KITCHEN (its vulgar appellation), was undoubtedly one of the Seven Churches, and is now almost entire, having suffered alone in the ruin/ of a window, the only one in the church, this was placed about eight feet from, the South-east angle, and was ornamented with aa architrave elegantly wrought, but being of free-stone, it was conveyed away by the neighbouring inhabitants, and brayed to powder for domestic use. The area of this church measures twenty two feet nine inches by fifteen, in height it is twenty feet, and the walls are three feet six in thickness ; at the East end is an arch five feet three inches in width, which communicates to another building ten feet six in lengthr by nine feet three in width; on the North side of which is a door two feet two1 inches wide, which communicates with another chapel of tire same length, and; seven feet nine inches in width; each of these buildings has a small window in the centre to the East, the walls are three feet thick, and both measure twelve feet in height. The foundation, with two or three courses of the building, is laid:

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13. Cavan Free School founded by Charles I

    Cavan · town · Cavan

    A Free School at Cavan was founded and endowed by King Charles I. A survey in 1805 under Earl Hardwicke found the endowment lands consisted of 570 acres, 2 roods, and 17 perches of Irish Plantation measure.

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    CAVAN, alias URNEY, in the Barony of Loughtee, Co. of CAVAN, and Province of Ulster : a V., valued in the King's Books at £6. sterling, and united, it is supposed, by Act of Council, to the V. of Anaghgeliffe, as these two parishes have been holden by the same Incumbents, since 1665 ; but no trace appears in the Records of the Council Office : a Church, in Cavan, extremely old, and in bad repair; ,£600. has been already raised towards building a new one, and annnal assessments are regularly made for the same purpose : a Glebe House, in the town of Cavan, built by the late Incumbent, but, since his death, the Vicar's right to it has been disputed, and a Law-suit is now depending: above 549 acres of Glebe belong to this Union : The Rev. Richard Wynne, the Incumbent (in 1806), who has cure of souls, and resides on his other Benefice in the Diocese of Elphin; the duties are discharged by a Resident Curate, at a Salary of £75. per annum. Cavan is in the Diocese of Kilmore, and Province of Armagh. It is 54m. N. W. from Dublin. The Market is on Tuesday. The Fairs are holden on the 1st of February, 14th of May, 14th of August, 25th of September, and 12th of November. The Magistrates are a Sovereign, two Portrieves, and a Recorder. It has six Postdays in the week. The parishes of Cavan, and Anaghgeliffe, are seven miles and a quarter in length, and five miles and three quarters in breadth, and contain 20,000 acres of land. Here is a Free School, wlirch was founded and endowed by King Charles the First. According to the Report from the Commissioners of the Board of Education, it appears, by a Survey made in the year 1805, during the administration and by direction of Earl Hardwicke, that the lands granted for the endowment of the School of Cavan consist of 570 a. 2 r. 1? p. Irish Plantation

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14. Cavan Monastery of the Virgin Mary founded and later transferred to Franciscans

    Cavan · town · Cavan · 1300–1393

    A monastery of the Virgin Mary in Cavan was founded in 1300 by Giolla Jiosa Ruadh O'Reilly for Dominican friars. Around 1393 the O'Reilly sept expelled the Dominicans and gave the house to Conventual Franciscans.

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    measure, situate in the County of Cavan near the town, and part of them within three quarters of a mile of it : these lands were let by Dr. Cottingham, the late Master, at the annual rent of ,£536.. 8.. 0 ; and the present value of the lands is about ,£900. per annum. There never has been any School-house belonging to the Endowment, nor is any part of the School Lands well adapted to such a purpose. — " The Monastery of the Virgin Mary here was founded in the year 1300, by Giolla JiosaRuadh (i. e. The Servant of Christ} O'Reilly, dynast of Breffiny, for Friars of the Order of St. Dominick. But the same sept of the O'Reillys, about the year 1393, expelled the Dominicans, and gave the house to the Conventual Franciscans. — Owen O'Neile, the famous General of the Irish Army, dying by poison, as some suppose, at Cloughoughter in this county, on the 16th of November, 1649, was buried in this abbey ; of which there are not now the least remains." — ArchdalVs Monast. Hibern, p. 40.

    CAVAN, in the Barony of Raphoe, Co. of DONEGAL, and Province of Ulster. It is 3 m, N. N. W. from Strabane. Mr. Mason erected a temporary Observatory here, by appointment of the Royal Society, in the year 1769, to observe the Transit of Venus.

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15. Celebrated spa at Dunaghy near Ravel Water

    Dunaghy · townland · Antrim

    The parish of Dunaghy in County Antrim, situated near the Ravel Water, was noted for a celebrated spa. Fairs were held there on several dates throughout the year.

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    DUNAGHY, in the Barony of Kilconway, Co. of ANTRIM, and Province of Ulster : a R. : a Church, in good repair : no Glebe House ; a Glebe, of 25 acres, adjoining the church: The Rev. William Mayne, the Incumbent (in 1806), who has cure of souls, is resident, and discharges the duties. Dunaghy is in the Diocese of Connor, and Province of Armagh. It is 5j m. N. from Ballymena. It is situate near to the Ravel Water. The Fairs are holden on the 1st and 13th of February, 6th of April, and 3d of December. Here is a celebrated Spa.

    DUNANE, or, DOONAUN, in the Barony of Slewmargy, QCKEN'S COUNTT, and Province of Leinster; in the parish of Rathaspuck. It is 4| m. N. N. E. from Castle Comer. In the neighbourhood of this village are extensive Coal Pits.

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16. Celebrated spa near Swanlinbar

    Swanlinbar · town · Cavan

    Near Swanlinbar in County Cavan, there is a celebrated spa. The town lies about 13 miles north by west from Killeshandra and holds fairs several times a year.

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    SWANLINBAR, in the Barony of Tullaghagh, Co. of CAVAN, and Province of Ulster. It is 13 m. N. b. W. from Killeshandra. The Fairs are holden on the 18th of May, 27th of July, and 27th of November. Near this is a celebrated Spa,

    SWATTERAGH, in the Barony of Loughinsholin, Co. of LONDONDERRY, and Province of Ulster. It is 6% m. N, from Tubbermore. It is situate upon the

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17. Cell of Kilshanny annexed to Abbey of Corcomroe

    Kilshanny · parish · Clare

    The Cell of Kilshanny, also known as Kilsonna, was annexed to the Abbey of Corcumroe. The monastery with its appurtenances, mills and fisheries was granted to Robert Hickman.

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    KILLSHANNY, in the Barony of Corcomroe, Co. of CLARE, and Province of Munster: a Rectory Impropriate. It is in the Diocese of Kilfenora, and Province of Cashel. It is 2^ in. N. from Innistymon. — " The Cell of Kilshanny, alias Kilsonna, was annexed to the Abbey of Corcumroe. This Monastery, with all its appurtenances, mills and fisheries, was granted to Robert Ilickman." — ArchdalFs Monast. Hlbern. p. 53.

    KILLSHEELAN, in the Barony of Iffa and Offa, Co. of TIPPERART, and Province of Munster : a Rectory Impropriate ; and Vicarage, valued in the King's Books at <£lO. sterling, being one of the parishes which constitute the Union of Carrick upon Suir : the Church is in ruins. Killsheelan is in the Diocese of Lismore, and Province of Cashel. It is 5 m. W. N. W. from Carrick upon Suir. It is situate near the River Suir. According to the Ecclesiastical Report, the Vicarages of Killsheelan, Killaloan, and Templetenny, ought to be perpetually united, and a church built in the parish of Killaloan, where a glebe oaght to be purchased, and a glebe house built. The Crown is the Patron of the Vicarages of Killaloan, and Templetenny. The Earl of Ormond is the Patron of the Vicarage of Killsheelan. See, Carrick upon Suir.

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18. Chalybeate spring at Bailieborough

    Bailieborough · town · Cavan

    Bailieborough in County Cavan, in the parish of Moybolgue, possessed a chalybeate (iron-bearing) spring and held fairs on six dates throughout the year.

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    BAILIEBQROUGH, in the Barony of Clonthee, Co. of CAVAN, and Province of Ulster; in the Parish of Moybolgue. It is 43 in. N. N. W. from Dublin. The Fairs are holden on the 17th of February, 17th of May, 15th .of June, 17th of August, 14th of October, and 17th of November. Here is a chalybeate Spring. It has three Post-days in the week.

    BALBRIGGEN, in the Barony of Balruddery, Co. of DUBLIN, and Province of Leinster. It is 15^ m: N. b. E. from Dublin. It has six Post-days in the week. The Fairs are holden on the 29th of April, and 29th of September. It is a small Port, upon the Irish Sea, and owes its origin to the care and attention of the late Baron Hamilton. It is principally supported by its Fishery. The Pier was built under the inspection of the Baron, from large Parliamentary grants ; within which Ships of 200 tons burden can lay their broad sides, and unload on the Quay. Such vessels bring coals and culm from Wales, and other places.

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19. Chalybeate spring near Ballynahinch

    near Ballynahinch · town · Down

    Near the town of Ballynahinch in County Down there is a chalybeate (mineral) spring. Ballynahinch also holds six fairs throughout the year.

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    BALLYNAHINCH, in the Barony of Kinelearty, Co. of DOWN, and Province of Ulster. It is 75f m. N. b. E. from Dublin. It has six Post-days in the week. The Fairs are holden on the 1st of January, 12th of February, 5th of April, 10th of July, and 2d of October. Near this is a chalybeate Spring.

    BALLYNAKILL, in the Barony of Ballinahinch, Co. of GALWAY, and Province of Connaught : a R., valued in the King's Books at £\. sterling, and Episcopally united to the Rectories of Aranbeg, Aranmore, Ballindown, Ennis Boffin, Ennisker, Ennismain, Killanin, Moyrus, and Umma : a Church, now building, in Ballynakill : no Glebe House, or Glebe Land : The Rev. Christopher Russell, the Incumbent (in 1806), who has cure of souls, is resident, and discharges the duties. Ballynakill is in the Diocese of Tuam, and Province of Tuam. It is 42 m. N. W. from Gal way. It is situate upon a Harbour, to which it gives name, on the Atlantic Ocean. The extent of the four parishes of Ballindown, Ballynakill, Moyrus, and Umma, in this Union, is about forty miles ; the rest is detached, being Islands.

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20. Chapel appendant to Monaincha at Corbally, Tipperary

    Corbally · townland · Tipperary

    According to Archdall, a chapel formerly existed at Corbally in the barony of Clanwilliam, appendant to the nearby monastery of Monaincha. The entry directs the reader to the Monaincha entry for further detail.

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    CORBALLY, in the Barony of Clanwilliam, Co. of TIPPERART, and Province of Munster: a R. It is in the Diocese of Emly, and Province of Cashel. ItisG^m. S. W. b. S. from Tipperary. According to Mr. Archdall, here was a chapel appendant to Monaincha,— which, see.

    CORBALLY, in the Barony of Gualtiere, Co. of WATERFORD, and Province of Munster : .a Rectory entire, being one of the parishes which constitute the Union of Killurc. Corbally is in the Diocese of Waterford, and Province of Cashel. It is 6£m. S. S. E. from Waterford. It is situate upon the Sea Coast. The Prebend of Corbally is valued in the King's Books at <£().. 1 8. .0 Irish Money. See, Killure, and Killea.

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21. Chapel at Mountmellick being rebuilt in Rosenallis parish

    Mountmellick · town · Laois · 1801–1810

    A chapel at Mountmellick, situated within the parish of Rosenallis in Queen's County, was in the process of being rebuilt at the time of the survey. The parish church at Rosenallis itself was described as in excellent repair.

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    OREGAN, otherwise ROSENALLIS, in the Barony of Tinehinch, QUEEN'S COUNTY, and Province of Leinster : a V., valued in the King's Book's at.£l2..3..0f sterling, and Episcopally united, on the 5th of September 1801, when the present Incumbent took possession, to the Vicarages of Castlebrack, Kilmanman, and Rerymore : a Church, at Rosenallis, in excellent repair; and a Chapel, at Mount Mellick, in the same parish, now rebuilding : General Dunn, of Brittas, has lately built a handsome Chapel, in the parish of Kilmanman, which he proposes to endow ; it is five miles distant from Rosenallis : there is a Glebe House, in llosenallis, with 180 acres of Glebe adjoining to it> and there is another Glebe, in the same parish, of 6 acres, about one mile from the church; In the parish of Rerymore, there is a Glebe of about 50 acres, including mountain: And, in the parish of Kilmanman, there are 100 acres of arable, meadow, and pasture, with about

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22. Chapel Izod on the Liffey named from la Scale Isoud, daughter of King Anguish

    near Chapelizod · townland · Dublin

    Chapel Izod, County Dublin, is pleasantly situated on the banks of the River Liffey adjoining the Phoenix Park. It is said to take its name from la Scale Isoud, the daughter of Anguish, King of Ireland.

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    CHAPEL IZOD, in the Barony of Newcastle, Co. of DUBLIN, and Province of Leinster : a R. and V., united, at a time not known, to the Curacies of Ballyfermott, and Palmerstown : a Church, at Chapel Izod, in good order : no Glebe House, or Glebe: The Rev. Hugh O'Neil, A. B., the Incumbent (in 1806), who has cure of souls, is resident in th, centre o: the Union, and discharges the duties in person. Chapel Izod is in theDioceses of Dublin and Glandelagh, and Province of Dublin. It is 2f m. W. from Dublin. It is pleasantly situate on the banks of the River Liffey, and adjoining the Phoenix Park. Here is a Barrack for the Royal Irish Artillery. It is remarkable for supplying the Metropolis with the finest Strawberries. It is said to take its name from la Scale Isoud, the daughter of Anguish, King of Ireland. The parishes in the Union of Chapel Izod are all contiguous ; their extent, from East to West, being about 2 miles, and, from North to South, 1 £ mile.

    CHAPEL MARTIN, in the Barony of , Co. of LIMEUICK, and Province

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23. Chapel of St. Michael the Archangel at Portarlington in ruins

    Portarlington · town · Laois · 1690–1806

    The Chapel of St. Michael the Archangel at Portarlington was almost in ruins by 1806, with no fund available for repair. The emoluments of the chaplain arose from a rent-charge of £40 per annum on the estate of Lord Galway in the King's County.

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    THE CHAPEL OF ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL, which is almost in ruins, there being no Fund wherewith to repair it : no Glebe House, or Glebe Land : the emoluments of the Chaplain arise from a rent-charge on the Estate of Lord Galway, in the King's County, of ,£40. per (nuiiim. The Rev. Archibald Clarke, the Chaplain (in 1806), having no cure of souls, is resident, and performs the duties in person.

    THE CHAPEL OF ST. PAUL, founded by Earl Gahvay, for the use of French Protestant Refugees : this Chapel is almost in ruins, there being no fund wherewith to repair it : no Glebe House, or Glebe Land: the emoluments arising from this Chapelry consist in a rentcharge on the Estate of Lord Galway, in the King's County, and a pension of £50. per annum, subject to some deductions, granted

    Internet Archive topographicaldic00carluoft, Chapter 415

24. Chapel of St. Paul at Portarlington for French Protestant refugees

    Portarlington · town · Laois · 1690–1806

    The Chapel of St. Paul at Portarlington was founded by Earl Galway for the use of French Protestant Refugees. By 1806 the chapel was almost in ruins with no fund for repair, and the emoluments of the chaplain arose from a rent-charge on Lord Galway's estate and a pension of £50 per annum.

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    THE CHAPEL OF ST. PAUL, founded by Earl Gahvay, for the use of French Protestant Refugees : this Chapel is almost in ruins, there being no fund wherewith to repair it : no Glebe House, or Glebe Land: the emoluments arising from this Chapelry consist in a rentcharge on the Estate of Lord Galway, in the King's County, and a pension of £50. per annum, subject to some deductions, granted

    FOR

    Internet Archive topographicaldic00carluoft, Chapter 415

25. Charlemont governed by Portrieve and reckoned a garrison on the Blackwater

    near Charlemont · village · Armagh

    Charlemont, County Armagh, gives title of Earl to the Caulfield family and is governed by a Portrieve. It is reckoned a garrison with a Military Governor on the Establishment and is situated on the River Blackwater.

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    family of Caulfield. It is governed by a Portrieve ; and is reckoned a Garrison, with a Military Governor on the Establishment. It is situate on the River Blackwater.

    CHARLESTOWN, in the Barony of Ardee, Co. of LOUTH, and Province of Leinster : a V., Episcopally united, time immemorial, to the vicarages of Mapastown, Philipstown, and Talanstown : a Church, in Charlestown, in good order : no Glebe House, or Glebe: The Rev. Thomas English, the Incumbent (in 1806), who has cure of souls, and resides on his other Benefice ; the duties are discharged by a Resident Curate, at a Salary of £90. per annum. Charlestown is in the Diocese of Armagh, and Province of Armagh. It is 2| m. N. b. W. from Ardee. The parishes in the Union of Charlestown are contiguous ; those of Charlestown, and Mapastown, contain 2102 acres of land. According to the Ecclesiastical Report, these parishes are properly united, and are of moderate value.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic00carluoft, Chapter 104

26. Charleville Corporation erected by first Earl of Orrery who held Presidential Court

    Charleville · town · Cork

    The Corporation of Charleville, County Cork, was erected at the expense and encouragement of Roger, first Earl of Orrery, Lord President of Munster, who kept his Presidential Court there.

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    CHARLEVILLE, in the Barony of Orrery and Kilmore, Co. of CORK, and Province of Munster; in the parish of Rathgogan. It is 11 2^ in. S. W. from Dublin. The Fairs are holden on the 10th of October, and 14th of November. It has six Post-days in the week. Here is a Charter School, for 50 Girls. The Corporation was erected at the expense and encouragement of Roger, the first Earl of Orrery, Lord President of Munster, who here kept his Presidential Court.

    CHEEK POINT, v. BOLTON INN.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic00carluoft, Chapter 104

27. Charter School at Ballykelly founded by Earl of Tyrone

    Ballykelly · townland · Derry · 1752

    A Charter School for 50 boys was founded at Ballykelly, County Londonderry, by the Earl of Tyrone in 1752. The farm consisted of 297 acres plus bogland, and commissioners reported it well situated for expansion to accommodate 150 boys.

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    BALLYKELLY, in the Barony of K^noght, Co. of LONDONDERRY, and Prov. ince of Ulster. It is 2^ m. S. W. from Newtown Limavady. Here is a Charter School, for 50 Boys, founded by The Earl of Tyrone, in 1752 : The farm consists of 29 7mA acres and a considerable quantity of bog, which is holden under the Incorporated Society, who derive under the Family of the Beresfords, tenants to the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers. According to the Report from the Commissioners of the Board of Education, Ballykelly Charter School appears to be very well situated for a large establishment; the house might be easily added to, and ,£1000. would give full accommodation to 150 Boys. The Country is plentiful, the Linen trade flourishing, a wealthy Yeomanry, and many resident Clergymen very near it, the church is close to it, and the situation of the school is healthy.

    BALLYKEOGUE, in the Barony of Shelmaleire, Co. of WEXFORD, and Province of Leinster : an Impropriate Cure, valued in the King's Books at ,£3.. 6.. 8 Irish Money, being one of the parishes which constitute the Union of Killurin. Ballykeogue is in the Diocese of Ferns, and Province of Dublin. It is 5 m. S. from Enniscorthy. It is situate on the River Slancy. See, Killurin.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic00carluoft, Chapter 68

28. Charter School at Dunkerrin

    Dunkerrin · parish · Offaly · 1735–1745

    A Charter School for 50 girls was established at Dunkerrin, endowed around 1740 by Mr. Frank with 20 acres of excellent land. The parishes in the union of Dunkerrin were contiguous.

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    DUNKERRINE, in the Barony of Clonlisk, KING'S COUNTY, and Province of Leinster : a R. and V., the Vicarage being valued in the King's Books at .£0. .5.. 0 sterling, and united by Act of Council, on the 22d of April, 1802, to the Rectories and Vicarages of Castletown Ely, and Rathnaveogc, and the entire Rectory of Finglass : a Church, in good repair, in the Parish of Duukerrine : a Glebe House, in the Parish of Dunkerrine : three Glebes : one, of 41 a. 1 r. 29 p., in the Parish of Dunkerrine, and another, of 25 a. 3 r. 30 p., in the Parish of Castletown Ely, these two Glebes join each other, and are half a mile distant from the Church; the third Glebe, of 20 a. 3r. 32 p., being in the Parish of Finglass, and one mile distant from the former : The Hon. and Rev. Charles Knox, A. B., the Incumbent (in 1806), who has cure of souls, and is resident at Drumachose, in the Diocese of Deny, which he holds by Faculty : the duties are performed by The Rev. Richard Maunsell, A. B., his Resident Curate, at a Salary of £,75. per annum. Dunkerrine is in the Diocese of Killaloe, and Province of Cashel. It is 4 m. S. W. from Roscrea. The Fairs are holden on the 9th of May, the day before Whit-Sunday, 3d of November, and 21st of December. The Parishes in the Union of Dunkerrine are contiguous ; their estimated extent from North to South being 3 miles, and from East to West 6 miles. Here is a Charter School, for 50 Girls; which was endowed, about the vear 1740, by Mr. Frank, with 20 acres of excellent land.

    DUNKERRON, ISLAND, off the Barony of Dunkerron, Co. of KERRY, and Province of Munster. It is situate in the River Kcnmare.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic00carluoft, Chapter 175

29. Charter School at Frankford founded by James Frank

    Frankford · townland · Offaly · 1753

    A Charter School was founded at Frankford (Kilcormuck) by the late James Frank, Esq., opened in 1753, and contained upwards of 40 children. The town is situate on the Silver River.

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    FRANKFORD, anciently, KILCORMUCK, in the Barony of Balliboy, KING'S COUNTY, and Province of Leinster. It is l^m. W. from Balliboy. The Fairs are holden on the 28th of May, and 8th of November. Here is a Charter School, founded by the late James Frank, Esq., which was opened in 1753, and contains upwards of 40 children. It is situate on the Silver River — "A Monastery was founded here for Carmelites, or White Friars, under the Invocation of the Virgin Mary, by Odo, the son of Nellan O'Molloy, head of his Sept. This house, and 4

    FUR

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30. Charter School at Killoteran endowed by Waterford Corporation

    Killoteran · townland · Waterford · 1744

    A Charter School for 30 children was established at Killoteran in 1744, endowed by the Corporation of Waterford with 26 acres of land for 999 years at a pepper-corn rent. The parish of Killoteran runs about 3 miles long and three-quarters of a mile broad, containing 1223 acres.

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    and Province of Cashel. It is 2 in. W. from Waterford. It is situate upon the River Suir. Here is a Charter School, for 30 Children, which is endowed by the Corporation of Waterford, with 26 acres of Land, for 999 years, at a Pepper Corn rent /NT annum: It was opened in 1744. The parish of Killoteran is about 3 miles long, and three quarters of a mile broad; and contains 1223 acres. See, IVaterJord. According to the Ecclesiastical Report, the entire Rectories of Kilronan, and Killoteran, ought to be perpetually united, though the parish of Kilburne intervenes, and divides them about three quarters of a mile; but Kilronan is infinitely of too small value alone to afford comfort to the Incumbent, and cannot well be united to any contiguous parish, they being all the Corps of some of the Chapter. The glebe at Kilronan ought to be exchanged for one near Killoteran church, it being in a very inconvenient place for the residence of a Clergyman.

    KILLOUGH, v. KILLECK.

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31. Charter School founded in Kilkenny, 1745

    Kilkenny · city · Kilkenny · 1745

    A Charter School was opened in Kilkenny in the year 1745 for 70 boys. The city also boasts the Bishop's Palace, the Castle of the Earl of Ormond, and a celebrated Free School or College founded by the Butler family.

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    Kilkenny is in the Diocese of Ossory, and Province of Dublin. It is 51\ m. S. W. from Dublin. It has six Post-days in the week. The Markets are holden on Wednesday, and Saturday ; And the Fairs on the 5th and 28th of March, Thursday after Trinity Sunday, 17th of August, 12th of September^ llth of October, and gth of November. This city sends one Member to Parliament. It is governed by a Mayor, Deputy, two Sheriffs, a Recorder, and Town Clerk. Here is a Charter School, which was opened in the year 1745, for 70 Boys. This City came by marriage into the ancient family of Le Despencer. It was incorporated by Charter, from King James the First, in 1609. It surrendered to Oliver Cromwell, in 1 650. It gives title of Earl to the family of Butler. The City of Kilkenny, and the Borough of St. Canice, or Irish-Town, according to Dr. Beaufort, form but one large town, which stands in the midst of The County of the City of Kilkenny. It is delightfully situate on the River Nore, over which are two handsome bridges. Of the many large and good buildings that adorn this city, I shall only mention the Bishop's Palace, the magnificent Castle of the Earl of Ormond, and the celebrated Free School or College, founded by the Butler family, and lately re-built on a large scale. The houses are decorated with a very beautiful black and white marble, from the large Quarries in the neighbourhood of this city, which supply* various parts of Ireland, and even London, with this commodity. Kilkenny contains about 16,00 souls ; and has been long noted for the politeness of its inhabitants. In this city, and its environs, abundance of blankets and much coarse woollen cloth are manufactured. See, St. Canice.—" No Religious House appears to have been in this city, till after the year 1211, when William Mareschal the elder, Earl of Pembroke, founded, on the East side of the town, and near the head of the small bridge, the Priory of St. John the Evangelist, for the relief of indigent poor. This monastery (with various possessions) was granted to the Mayor and Citizens of Kilkenny. The ruins of this building still remain in St.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic00carluoft, Chapter 270

32. Christ Church and St. Patrick's Cathedral agreement, 1300

    Christ Church Cathedral · ecclesiastical site · Dublin · 1300

    In 1300, a final agreement was made between the Prior and Canons of the Holy Trinity (Christ Church) and the Dean and Chapter of St. Patrick's Cathedral, establishing Christ Church's precedence and the terms for Archbishop consecration, burial, and insignia deposition.

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    sufficient for repairing the priory, before they would repair their own dwellings which had suffered by the fire. In the year 1300, a final and amicable agreement was made between the Prior and Canons of The Holy Trinity and the Dean and Chapter of St. Patrick's Cathedral, which was strengthened by the Common Seal of each Chapter. The principal heads of it were, That the Archbishop should be consecrated and enthroned in Christ Church; that each church should be called Cathedral and Metropolitical ; that Christ Church as being the greater, the mother, and the elder church, should have the precedence in all. rights and concerns of the church; that the cross, mitre, and ring of every Archbishop, in whatever place he died, should be deposited in Christ Church; and that each church should have their turn in the interment of the bodies of their Archbishop, unless otherwise ordered by their wills. In 1538, St. Patrick's Stpjf, that was brought hither from Armagh, as a relique of high estimation, was publicly committed to the flames. The Prior of the Holy Trinity always sat as a Baron in Parliament. In 1541, King Henry the Eighth, by Letters Patent, dated the 10th of May, changed the Priory into a Dean and Chapter, confirming their ancient estates and immunities, and made Payneswick, who was the last Prior, the first Dean ; but it is to be remarked, that in some leases of lands, dated the 4th of Der cember 1540, he is named Dean. — In the year 1 146, Dermot, the son of Murchard, King of Leinster, founded an Abbey, for Nuns following the Rule of St. Augustin, in a village called Tlogges, adjoining the East end of the City of Dublin, and near the present church of St. Andrew. No women were admitted into this house, till they were past the age of thirty years. — It is supposed, that the Knights Templars had a Priory in a place, called Casgot, in the South suburbs of the city ; and that Walter de Fernsfield was a great benefactor to it. Probably this is the place, where now stands the palace of the Archbishop, in St. Kevin's Street. —The Nunnery of St. Mary les Dames was situated without the East gate of the city, which from thence was called, The Gate of St. Mary les Dames, and the avenue leading from the Castle to the University acquired the name of Dame Street. In 148?, the person, called Lambert Simnell, being supported by divers of the Nobility, was crowned King in the Priory of The Holy Trinity, by the name of Edward; the crown made use of, on this occasion, was borrowed from the statue of the Blessed Virgin, which stood in the church of this Nunnery. — King Henry the Second having granted the City of Dublin to a Colony from Bristol, they built the Abbey of St. Olave for such of their countrymen as should be inclined to embrace the order of St, Augustin, and called it from the abbey of the same order and name in their native town. — Very little is known of the monastery of Witeschan.— The Priory of All Hallows, or All Saints, was situated on Hoggin-Green, now called College-Green, and was founded about the year 1 166, for Canons of the Order of Aroasia, by Diarmit, the son of Murchard, King of Leinster. In 15<p, in Easter Holy days, the city, at the persuasion qf

    Internet Archive topographicaldic00carluoft, Chapter 175

33. Church and Glebe at Drung

    Drung · townland · Cavan · 1806

    The parish of Drung in County Cavan had a church in good order and a glebe house with 630 acres of glebe land. The incumbent, Rev. Thomas Cradock, resided on another benefice, leaving duties to a resident curate.

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    DRUNG, in the Barony of Tullaghgarvy, Co. of CAVAN, and Province of Ulsters a V., valued in the King's Books at .£15. sterling, and supposed to be united to the Vicarage of Larah; but when, or by what authority united, is not known, as Institution has been always taken out in the Court of Kilmore as a single Benefice : a Church, in the parish of Drnng, in good order : a Glebe House, in the parish of Drung: 6'30 acres of Glebe; 130 acres of which are adjoining the house, and the remaining 500 are contiguous to each other, and lie in the parish of Larah: The Rev. Thomas Cradock, the Incumbent (in 1806), who has cure of souls and resides on his other Benefice in the Diocese of Dublin; the duties are discharged by a Resident Curate, at a Salary of .£75. per annum. Drung is in the Diocese of Kilmore, and Province of Armagh. It is 5 in. N. E. from Cavan. The length of the Union of Drung, taken together, is about five miles, and the breadth two miles ; and it contains about 10,000 acres of land.

    DRYMILD, v. OCYMILD.

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34. Church and glebe at Inishmagrath, Leitrim

    Inishmagrath · parish · Leitrim · 1806

    The parish of Inishmagrath in the Diocese of Kilmore had a church in good repair with 541 acres of glebe land. In 1806 the incumbent was the Rev. John Leahy, with duties discharged by a resident curate at £60 per annum.

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    INISMAGRATH, in the Barony of Dromahaire, Co. of LEITUIM, and Province of Connaught: a V. : a Church, in good repair : no Glebe House; 541 acres of Glebe within the parish, and part of it near the church : The Rev. John Leahy, the Incumbent (in 1806), who has cure of souls ; the duties are discharged by a Resident Curate, at a Salary of £60. per annum. Inismagrath is in the Diocese of Kilmore, and Province of Armagh. It is 5% in. S. E. from Dromahaire.

    IN1SMAIN, ISLAND, off the Barony of Kilmain, Co. of MAYO, and Province of Connaught. It is situate in Lough Mask.—" There was an abbey on this Island, as we are informed by the author of the Life of St. Cormac, who lived in the year <±9Q."—ArchdaWs Monast. Hibern. p. 502.

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35. Churches of the middle Arran island

    near Illaunane · townland · Galway

    The middle or second island of Arran had only two churches, one called Teampull-ceannan-nach. Each was dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and both were subordinate to the church of Killenda on the principal island.

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    ARRAN, ISLES, off the Barony of Moycullin, Co. of GAJL.WAY, and Province of Connaught. Three Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, opposite to the Bay of Galway ; the principal of them was called, Arran Naomh, that is, Arran of the Saints, a number of churches having been erected in this island, in which the bodies of many Saints repose. ^Engus, king of Cashel, at the request of St. Albeus, granted this island to St. Enna, or Endeus, who built ten churches on it ; and about the year 490, he was Abbot of Killenda, the principal of those churches, and to which all the rest were subject. The feast of St. Endeus, who died in the beginning of the Sixth century, is observed on the 21st of March. — The Middle, or Second Island, on which are only two churches; one is called, Teampullceannan-nach, each of them was dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and both were subordinate to the church of Killenda. — -Ardoilen, the third of the Isles of Arran, was anciently called Aracoemhain, and took its name from St. Coemaun, the Patron of it. Three churches were erected here, that of Kil-choemhain, where St. Columb is honoured, another dedicated to St. Paul, and the third, called Kil-gradh-an-domhain, in which St. Gobnata is honoured on the 1 1th of February.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic00carluoft, Chapter 37

36. Church governed by St. Sedna at Cluain, Cork

    Cloyne · town · Cork

    St. Sedna governed a church at Cluain in Cork, but its location is now unknown, according to Mr. Archdall.

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    According to Mr. Archdall, St. Sedna governed a Church here; but it is now unknown.

    CLUAINBOIREAN, in the Barony of , Co. of ROSCOJIMON, and Province of Connaught. According to Mr. Archdall, Cairecha Cergain, was the Virgin Saint of this abbey, which had its situation on the banks of the Shannon : she died on the 5th of February, A. D. 577.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic00carluoft, Chapter 138

37. Church of the Grecians at Trim

    Trim · town · Meath

    An ancient church at Trim called The Church of the Grecians was noted, taken as possible proof that Grecians of old made a settlement in the kingdom of Ireland.

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    a considerable time as a garrison. — The Gray Friary was dedicated to St. Bonaventure, and in general was called, The Observanrine Friary of Trim ; it was originally founded by King John; though others say by the family of Plunket. This Friary is totally demolished, and the present Session-house is erected on part of the ancient foundation. Father Richard Plunket, who wrote an Irish Dictionary, now in the Public Library of Dublin, resided in this convent. — The Dominican Friary, situated near the gate leading to Athboy, was founded in honour of the Virgin Mary, A. D. ]£65, by Geoffrey de" Geneville, Lord of Meath. — The Priory of Crossbearers was dedicated to St. John the Baptist; one of the Bishops of Meath was said to be the founder, and his successors in that See were great benefactors to this Priory. We are told, that this was a truly magnificent building: and it is probable, that the Parliaments of Trim were holden in the great hall of this house : the walls are still in being. — Here was a Convent of Nuns. — There was an ancient Church here, called The Church of the Grecians ; which may be some proof that the Grecians of old made a settlement in this kingdom. — We also find, in the parish church of St. Patrick in this town, a Perpetual Chantry of three Priests."— Archdall's Monast. Hibcrn. pp. 575. et seg.

    TRIMLESTOWN, in the Barony of Navan, Co. of MEATH, and Province of Leinster: a Chapelry. It is in the Diocese of Meath, and Province of Armagh. It is 2 m. W. N. W. from Trim. Here is the handsome Seat of Lord

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38. Church of the Trinity at Glendalough

    Glendalough · electoral division · Wicklow

    The Church of the Trinity stands on a rising ground north of the abbey and is said to be dedicated to the Holy Trinity. Its front features a circular building on a square base intended as a belfry.

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    this remote, and, at that time, tranquil Isle, and were almost exclusively confined to it. On the 3d of June, annually, numbers of every sex and age flock to the Seven Churches, and there celebrate the Festival of the esteemed and venerated §t. Kervin. The ruins of this abbey (being the first which a traveller perceives) are situated in the bottom of the vale, and consist of two buildings parallel to each other (the larger one, on the South, being the church) ; on the East end of the abbey is an arch, of extremely curious workmanship ; the columns on the sides recede one behind another, and are very short, but do not diminish : the capitals are ornamented in a singular manner, most of them with human heads at the angles, and dragons or other fabulous animals at the sides ; the heads have much the appearance of those in Egyptian sculpture, with large ears, long eyes, and the tresses of the hair strait; the ring-stones of the arch are indented triangularly, in imitation of the Saxon architecture, and in some parts human heads and other ornaments are within the triangular mouldings. On the removal of some heaps of rubbish from under the ruins of this arch, a few stones beautifully carved were found, many of them belonging to the arches, and some to the architrave of the \vindow : the architrave is twelve inches broad, and a pannel is sunk, ornamented lozenge-wise, and an ovelo forms the lozenge, with a bead running on each side ; the centre of the lozenge is decorated on one side, in has relief, with a knot delicately carved; the other with a flower in the centre, and mouldings corresponding to the shape of the lozenge. The half-lozenge, at the bottom of the pilaster, in one is filled with a bas relief of a human head, with a bird on each side pecking at the eye, and the other by a dragon, twisting its head round and the tail turned up between its legs into the mouth. Here is another stone, apparently the capital of a column ; two sides of it are visible, both are ornamented with a patera, but each side in a different manner; one consists of a flower of sixteen large leaves and fifteen smaller ones, relieved the eighth of an inch, and the other of six leaves branching from the centre, with another leaf extending between their points. — In describing the other ruins of this desolated city (which appears to have been built in an elegant style of Grecian architecture), we in some measure outstep the bounds originally prescribed, in which Monastic dwellings were alone included; but their contiguity to the abbey, which we have just now quitted, induces us to proceed to the next erection, called THE CHURCH OF THE TRINITY ; It stands on a rising ground, North of the Abbey ; and, as the inhabitants say, was dedicated to the Holy Trinity ; in the front of this church is a circular building upon a square base, which evidently was intended for a belfry, a sufficient space being left for the rope to come down. Hence let us come to THE SEVEN CHuaciiEs, for which Glandelagh has been for many centuries remarkable, and for which it will be celebrated, even when the vestiges now remaining are no more. The entrance to the area, on which these churches stand, is on the North-east side, through the ruins of a gateway, sixteen feet six inches in length,

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39. Church ruins in Iniskenny union parishes

    Inishkenny · townland · Cork · 1768

    Iniskenny was a prebend episcopally united in 1768 to Moviddy, Kilbonane, Aglish, and Templetrine. Glebes in Kilbonane and Templetrine adjoined ruins of churches, and Aglish had a glebe adjoining the site of the old church, all within the Diocese of Cork.

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    INISKENNY, within the County of the City of CORK, and Province of Munster : a Prebend, valued in the King's Books at <£'2..5..0 sterling, and Episcopally united, in 1768, to the R. and V. of Moviddy, the V. (Rectory Impropriate) of Kilbonane, and the V. (one Rectory Impropriate ; one other Rectory belongs to Kilbrogan,) of Aglish; and with which is holden, by Faculty, the R. of Templetrine: a Church, at Moviddy ; a Glebe House, at Moviddy, and a Glebe, of 80 acres : a Glebe, (bui no Glebe House) in Kilbonane, of 9 acres, adjoining the ruins of the church, and 5 miles distant from Moviddy : a Glebe, in Templetrine, of 19 acres, adjoining the ruins of a church : a Glebe, (but no Glebe House), in Aglish, of 5 acres, adjoining the site of the old church, and 5 miles distant from the church at Moviddy : no Glebe House, or Glebe, in Iniskenny : The Rev. Edwaid Kenney, the Prebendary (in 1806), who has cure of souls, is resident, and discharges the duties, assisted by his Curates, viz., by a Resident Curate at Moviddy, at an annual Salary of <£50. ; at Iniskenny, at c£lO. ; and of Templetrine, there being but one Protestant Family in the parish, at .£5. Iniskenny is in the Diocese of Cork, and Province of Cashel. It is 4 m. S. W. from Cork. The parishes of Moviddy, Kilbonane, and Aglish, are contiguous ; their estimated extent being 4 miles in length, and from 3 to 4 miles in breadth. Iniskenny is 8 miles distant from Moviddy, and 10 miles from Templetrine ; which is 5 miles distant from Moviddy.

    INIS KERACH, ISLAND, off the Barony of Erris, Co. of MAYO, and Province of Connaught.

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40. Churchtown Castle in Waterford formerly possessed by the Everards

    Churchtown · townland · Waterford

    Churchtown, in the parish of Dysart, County Waterford, was formerly the site of a castle possessed by the Everard family.

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    CHURCHTOWN, in the Barony of Upper Third, Co. of WATEUFOED, and Province of Munster ; in. the parish of Dysart. Here was formerly a Castle, which was possessed by the Everards, See, Dysart.

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41. Cistercian abbey at Abbeyfeale, 1188

    Abbeyfeale · town · Limerick · 1188

    A Cistercian abbey was erected at Abbey Feale in 1188 and was afterwards made a cell to the Abbey of Monasternenagh in the same county.

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    ABBEY-FEALE, in the Barony of Connello, Co. of LIMERICK, and Province of Munster : a V. : no Church : no Glebe House, or Glebe: Vacant, in 1806: the duties being performed by The Rev. John Parker, who is resident in an adjacent parish, at a Salary of<£}..Q..9perannum. Abbey Fealeis in the Diocese of Limerick, and Province of Cashel. It is 14|-m. S. W. from Rathkeale. It is situate upon the River Fcale. The Fairs are liolden on the 29th of June, and 18th of October. According to the Ecclesiastical Report, this Benefice is too small to afford the means of comfort to a Resident Incumbent. — " An Abbey for Cistertians was erected here, A. D. 1188, which was afterwards made a Cell to the Abbey of Monasternenagh in this county." — Archdall's Monast. Hibern. p. 414.

    ABBEY-GORMAGAN, in the Barony of Longford, Co. of GALVAV, and Province of Connaught: a V., being one of the parishes which constitute the Union of Kiltormer. Abbey-Gormagan is in the Dioceses of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, and Province of Tuam. It is 8j m. W. by N. from Eyrecourt. Sec, Kiltormer. — " Monastcr O'Gormogan, alias de Via Nova, was founded for Regular Canons of St. Augustin, .under the Invocation of the Virgin Mary, by O'Gormogan. On the 1st of July, 34° Henry VIII, this Abbey was granted to Ulick, the first Earl of Clanricarde." — ArchdaWs Monast. Hibern. p. 266'.

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42. Cistercian abbey at Abbey Mahon, church walls standing

    Abbeymahon · townland · Cork

    Cistercian monks founded an abbey at Abbey Mahon at their own expense, and Lord Barry endowed it with eighteen plough-lands constituting the parish. The building was never finished, as the suppression of monasteries caused the lands to be seized by the Crown, but the walls of the church are yet standing.

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    ABBEY MAHON, in the Barony of Barryroe, Co. of CORK, and Province of Munster : an Impropriation, in The Earl of Shannon. It is in the Diocese of Ross, and Province of Cashel. It is 1\ in. S. from Bandonbridge. It is situate upon a Bay, on St. George's Channel. — " The Monks of the Cistertian Order founded an Abbey here at their own expense : The Lord Barry endowed it with eighteen Plough-lands, which constitute the Parish of Abbey Mahon : but the building was never finished, for the suppression of Monasteries taking place, those lands were seized by the Crown. The walls of the church are yet standing. This House has been mistaken for that of de Sancto Mauro, alias de Eonte vivo.' — . 'Irc/tdtill's Monast. Hibcrn. p. 55.

    ABBEY ODORNEY, v. O'DORNEY.

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43. Cistercian abbey at Fermoy founded under Virgin Mary

    Fermoy · townland · Cork

    An abbey was founded at Fermoy under the invocation of the Virgin Mary for Cistercian monks, who were brought from an abbey on the River Suir. Fermoy is situated on the River Blackwater, spanned by a stone bridge of thirteen arches.

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    KILSKYRE, in the Barony of Kells, Co. of MEATH, and Province of Leinster : aR., valued in the King's Books at £\7..15..0 Irish Money : a Church, lately put into complete repair : a Glebe House, with every necessary office, on a Glebe of 17 acres, one mile from the church ; and two Glebes more, one of 3 acres, one mile and an half from the church, and the other of 2 acres, on which the church stands: The Hon. and Rev. Pierce Butler, the Incumbent (in 1806), who has cure of souls, is resident, and discharges the duties, assisted by a Resident Curate, at a Salary of £75. per annum. Kilskyre is in the Diocese of Meath, and Province of Armagh. It is 6| m. N. W. from Athboy.— " An Abbey was founded here under the Invocation of St. Schiria the Virgin, who lived in the year 580 ; her Feast is observed on the £4th of March." — Archdall's Monast. Hibcrn. p. 555.

    KILSLERE, in theBaronyof , Co. of ARMAGH, and Province of Ulster.

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44. Cistercian Abbey at Kilcooly, Tipperary

    near Kilcooly · parish · Tipperary · 1200–1209

    Donogh Carbragh O'Brien founded a Cistercian abbey at Kilcooly, County Tipperary, in 1200 (some sources say 1209), dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The abbey was a daughter house of Jerpoint Abbey and by 1806 had become the seat of Sir William Barker, Bart.

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    KILCOOLY, in the Barony of Slewardagh and Compsey, Co. of TIPPERARY, and Province of Munster: a Rectory entire, Episcopally united, in 1796, to the Rectory entire of Buolick: a Church, in good repair, at Kilcooly: no Glebe House, or Glebe: The Rev. George St. George, the Incumbent (in 1806), who has cure of souls, and is under orders to reside: the duties are performed by The Rev. Charles Coote, at a Salary of £75. per annum. Kilcooly is in the Diocese of Cashel, and Province of Cashel. It is 7| m. S. W. from Freshford. The Fairs ar,e holden on the 6th of April, and 10th of October. The parishes in the Union of Kilcooly are contiguous ; that of Kilcooly containing 3990 acres. According to the Ecclesiastical Report, these two parishes are so intermixed, and so intersect each other, that it would answer no general purpose of accommodation to the parishioners, if they were to be separated according to the ancient division.- — " Donogh Carbragh O'Brien founded an Abbey here for Cistertian Monks, in the year 1200, and dedicated it to the Virgin Mary ; some writers place this foundation in the year 1209. This house was a daughter of the Abbey of Jerpoint. It is now the Seat of Sir William Barker, Bart." — ArchdalVs Monast. Hibern. p. 664. KILCOONA, in the Barony of Clare, Co. of GALWAY, and Province of Connaught : a R., being one of the parishes which constitute the Union of Kilkilvery. Kilcoona is in the Diocese of Tuam, and Province of Tuam. It is 4 m. S. S. E. from Headford. It is situate on Lough Carrib. See, Kilkilvery^ — " Tipraid, Prince of Hy-fiachria, granted the Abbey of Killchuanna to S-t. Columb, who placed St. Cuannan over it. It is now a parish church. — There is another Kill-

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45. Cistercian abbey at Macosquy founded 1172

    Macosquin · townland · Derry · 1172–1419

    Moycoscain, the Abbey of the Virgin Mary of the Clear Spring, was founded for Cistercian monks in 1172. Its Abbot John was made Bishop of Derry by the Pope in 1401 and died in 1419.

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    Armagh " Moycoscain, or, The Abbey of the Virgin Mary of the Clear Spring,

    was founded for Monks of the Cistertian Order, A. D. 1172. The Abbot John was made Bishop of Derry by the Pope in the year 1401, and he died in 1419." — Archdalfs Monast. Hibern. p. 92.

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46. Cistercian abbey founded at Bective, County Meath

    Bective · townland · Meath · 1146–1152

    Murchard O'Melaghlin, King of Meath, founded an abbey for Cistercian monks under the Invocation of the Virgin Mary at Bective in 1146 or 1152. Large ruins remain, with cloisters and a tower almost entire.

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    Armagh. It is 4 in. N. E. b. E. from Trim. It is situate upon the River Boynet It gives title of Earl to the noble family of Taylor. The Fairs are holclen on the 16th of May, and 1st of November. — " Murchard O'Melaghlin, King of Meath, founded an Abbey here for Cistertian Monks, under the Invocation of the Virgin Mary, in the year 1 146 or 1 152. The Abbot sat as a Baron in Parliament. There are large ruins remaining of this building, and the cloisters with a tower are almost entire." — Archdalfs Monast. Hibern. p. 516.

    BEEHAN, v. RATH MORE.

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47. Cistercian Abbey of Newry and its later history

    near Newry · town · Down · 1148–1543

    A Cistercian Abbey was founded at Newry by Maurice Mac Lochlain, Monarch of all Ireland, between 1148 and 1173. In 1543 it was converted into a Collegiate Church at the suit of Sir Arthur Magennis, and was later granted to Sir Nicholas Bagnal by King Edward VI.

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    NEWRY, within the Lordship of the same, Co. of DOWN, and Province of Ulster: aV. : in the Diocese of Dromore, and Province of Armagh. It is 50^ m. N. from Dublin. The Market is o*n Thursday. The Fairs are holden on Monday after Easter week, and 2Qth of October. This Town sends one Member to Parliament; the Electors being Potwallopers. It has six Post-days in the week. It is situate on the Newry-Water, which was made navigable by Act of Parliament: and over Avhich are two stone Bridges. It extends into the County of Armagh. — • " A Cistertian Abbey was founded here to the Honour of the Virgin Mary and St. Patrick, by Maurice Mac Lochlain, Monarch of all Ireland, with the unanimous consent of the Kings and Peers of Ulster and Ergal: from the several Bishops who were witnesses to this Charter, it appears to have been granted between, the years 1 148 and 1 173.— -In 1543, John Prowle, the late Abbot, was appointed Ward-

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48. Cistercian abbey ruins at Abbeydorney (Odorney/Kirie Eleyson)

    Abbeydorney · town · Kerry · 1154

    A Cistercian abbey dedicated to the Virgin Mary was founded at Odorney, also known as Kirie Eleyson, in 1154 (or 1161 according to Keating), with monks supplied from the Cistercian Abbey of Magio in County Limerick. The abbot was a Lord of Parliament, but the abbey is now a shapeless ruin with only old low walls resembling those of an ancient church without a steeple.

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    O'DORNEY, in the Barony of Clanmaurice, Co. of KERRY, and Province of Munster : an entire Rectory: no Church: no Glebe House : This Impropriation belongs to the Earl of Glandore: The Rev. Samuel Collis is Curate (in 1806"), and performs the duties. O'Dorney is in the Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, and Province of Cashel. It is 5 m. N. b. E. from Tralee. It is situate near to the River Brick.—" An Abbey, under the Invocation of the Virgin Mary, was founded at Odorney, otherwise called Kirie Eleyson, in the year 1154, and was supplied with Monks from the Cistertian Abbey of Magio, in the County of Limerick. Keating fixes its foundation in the year 1161. The Abbot of this House was a Lord of Parliament. This abbey is now a shapeless ruin ; nothing but old low walls are to be seen, which resemble those of an ancient church without a steeple." — ArchdalCs Monast. Hibern. p. 305.

    OFFERELANE, or, DE FORA1LAN, in the Barony of Upper Ossory, QUEEN'S COUNTY, and Province of Leinster: a R. and V.; the Vicarage being valued in the King's Books at <£6. Irish Money : a Church, in tolerable good repair; no Glebe House : a Glebe, of between 260 and '270 acres, which ar^ all contiguous, and come closely up to the site of the church : The Dean and Chapter of St. Canice, are the Rectors : The Rev. Samuel Murphy, the Vicar (in 1806), who has cure of souls in. all parts of his Benefice, and is resident in the parish. Offerelane is in the Diocese of Ossory, and Province of Dublin. It is 3i m. S. W. from Moynrath. It is situate on the River Nore. This parish is about 9 miles in length, and the same in breadth. See, Annatrhn.

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49. Cistertian Nuns' Abbey founded at Derry 1218

    near Derry · city · Derry · 1218

    An abbey for nuns of the Cistertian Order was founded at Derry in 1218 by Turlogh Leinigh O'Neil of Strabane, according to the Registry of the Honour of Richmond.

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    and St. Paul at Armagh, and was in after times dedicated to St. Cotumb himself: He is said by some to have made a pilgrimage to the Abbey of Glastonbury, in Somersetshire, and there to have concluded his earthly pilgrimage, A. D. 597, in the 76th year of his age : he was buried in the Abbey of Hy, but was afterwards removed to Downpatrick. — The Registry of the Honour of Richmond says, that an Abbey for Nuns of the Cistertian Order was founded at Derry, A. D. 1218, by Turlogh Leinigh O'Neil of Strabane. — A Dominican Friary was founded here in the year 1274 by O'Donell, the younger, Prince of Tyrconnell, at the request of St. Dominick : the number of Friars in this House was generally 150. There are no remains of this building, which was situate on the North side of the city. — Dr. Bourke alone mentions, that the Friars of the Order of St. Francis had a Monastery here." — ArchdalTs Monast. Hibern. pp. 84. et seq.

    LONG, in the Barony of Coshlea, Co. of LIMERICK, and Province of Minister: a V., being one of the parishes which constitute the Union of Any. Long is in the Diocese of Emly, and Province of Cashel. It is 10m. S. W. from Tipperary. This parish contains 2198 acres of land. See, Any. LONGFIELD, v. LANGFIELD.

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50. Clare Castle near Tanderagee

    Clare · townland · Armagh

    Clare, situated on the River Cusher in the Barony of Orior, County Armagh, is noted as the site of Clare Castle, approximately one and a half miles south-west of Tanderagee.

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    CLARE, in the Barony of Orior, Co. of ARMAGH, and Province of Ulster. It is if m. S. W. from Tanderagee. It is situate upon the River Cusher. The Fair is holden on the 12th of May. Here is Clare Castle.

    CLARE, in the Barony of Islands, Co. of CLARE, and Province of Munster ; in the parish of Dromcliffe. It is 2. m. S. from Ennis. It is situate upon the

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51. Claregalway Franciscan monastery founded 1291

    Claregalway · town · Galway · 1291

    A monastery for Franciscan friars was founded at Claregalway (Boilean Clair) in the diocese of Tuam, County Galway, in the year 1291. According to Wadding, the house was very rich and had considerable possessions.

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    BOILEAN CLAIR, in the Barony of Clare, Co. of GALWAT, and Province of Connaught.— " In the Diocese of Tuam : A Monastery was founded here for Franciscan Friars in the year 1291. Wadding informs us, that this house was very rich, and that it had considerable possessions." — Archdall's Monast. Hibern. p. 277.

    BOITHBOLCAIN, in the Barony of Antrim, Co. of ANTRIM, and Province of Ulster.—" A Church near Connor, founded by St. Bolcain, a Disciple of St. Patrick." — Archdalt's Monast. Hibern. p. 3.

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52. Cloghan, a fair town near Banagher

    Cloghan · town · Offaly

    Cloghan in the Barony of Garrycastle, King's County, is described as a fair town situated about four and a half miles north-east of Banagher. No further antiquarian or historical detail is given.

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    CLOGHAN, in the Barony of Garrycastle, KING'S COUNTY, and Province of Leinster. It is 4^ m. N. E. from Banagher. It is a Fair Town.

    CLOGHANE, in the Barony of Corcaguinny, Co. of KERRY, and Province of Munster : a R. and V., being one of the parishes which constitute the Union of Killgobban. Cloghane is in the Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, and Province of Cashel. It is 13 in. "VV.-b. S. from Tralee. It is situate upon St. Brandon1 s Bay, on the Atlantic Ocean. See, Killgobban.

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53. Cloghanlea or Dunglo and The Rosses

    Dunglow · town · Donegal

    Cloghanlea, also called Dunglo, in the Barony of Boylagh and Banuogh, Co. Donegal, lay about 37½ miles west-north-west of Strabane. An arm of the sea extended to it within a part of the district known as The Rosses.

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    CLOGHANLEA, or, DUNGLO, in the Barony of Boylagh and Banuogh, Co, of DONEGAL, and Province of Ulster. It is 37£ m. W. N.: W. from Strabane. An arm of the sea extends to it in a part of the district, called The Rosses.

    CLOGHEEN, in the Barony of Ift'a and Offa, Co. of TIPPERARY, and Province of Munster ; in the parish of Shanrahan. It is 92 in. S. W. b. S. from Dublin. It has six Post-days in the week. The Fairs are holden on Whit-Tuesday, 1st of August, 28th of October, and 1'Jth of December.

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54. Clogheen fairs and postal service

    Clogheen · town · Tipperary

    Clogheen, in the Barony of Iffa and Offa, Co. Tipperary, parish of Shanrahan, lay about 92 miles south-west-by-south of Dublin. It had six post-days weekly and held fairs on Whit-Tuesday, 1 August, 28 October and 19 December.

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    CLOGHEEN, in the Barony of Ift'a and Offa, Co. of TIPPERARY, and Province of Munster ; in the parish of Shanrahan. It is 92 in. S. W. b. S. from Dublin. It has six Post-days in the week. The Fairs are holden on Whit-Tuesday, 1st of August, 28th of October, and 1'Jth of December.

    CLOGHER, r. KILCLOGHEIl.

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55. Clogher parish in Co. Tipperary

    Clogher · townland · Tipperary

    Clogher in the Barony of Killnamanna, Co. Tipperary, was a vicarage valued in the King's Books at £2.13.4 Irish money and united to the vicarages of Dovea, Inchyanly and Moycarkey, constituting the Corps of the Chancellorship of Cashel. The parish contained 3904 acres and lay about six miles south-west of Thurles.

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    united, at a period to which no known record reaches, to the vicarages of Dovea, Inchyanly, and Moycarkey; being the Corps of the Chancellorship of Cashel, which is valued in the King's Books at <£6..13..4 Irish Money : no Church : no Glebe House : a Glebe, of about 8 acres, at Inchyanly, in the possession of a private person, but the boundaries are not well ascertained : another, of 11 a. 2 r. 14 p., at Moycarkey ; and a very small Glebe, at Cashel, at the distance of at least six miles from the two former: The Rev. W. E. Agar, the Chancellor (in 1806), who has cure of souls, and has the Living of Athy, in the Diocese of Dublin, where he is supposed to reside, according to the terms of the Faculty granted by the Primate : the duties of Clogher are performed by the Rev. Robert C. Armstrong, the Vicar of the adjoining parish, at an annual salary of £5. Clogher is in the Diocese of Cashel, and Province of Cashel. It is 6m. S. W. from Thurles. This parish contains 3904 acres of land.

    CLOGHER, in the Barony of Clogher, Co. of TYRONE, and Province of Ulster :

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56. Clogh near the Ravel Water

    near Clogh · population centre · Antrim

    Clogh, in the Barony of Kilconway, Co. Antrim, is situate near the Ravel Water and held fairs on 5 August, 8 November and 9 December. It lay about 81 miles north of Dublin.

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    CLOGH, in the Barony of Kilconway, Co. of ANTRIM, and Province of Ulster. It is 81 m. N. from Dublin. The Fairs are holden on the 5th of August, 8th of November, and 9th of December. It is situate near to the Ravel Water,

    CLOGHAN, in the Barony of Garrycastle, KING'S COUNTY, and Province of Leinster. It is 4^ m. N. E. from Banagher. It is a Fair Town.

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57. Clonagh: John Lye destroys religious house and builds castle

    Clonagh · townland · Kildare · 1396

    John Lye of Rathbride, having seized lands in the townland of Clonagh, levelled the tenements and bounds of the religious house dedicated to St. Fynan, threw down the cross and yew-trees, and erected a tower or small castle with other buildings on the site.

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    Leinster. — " In the Townland of Clonagh is a piece of ground containing an acre, which is surrounded by a, ditch. At the time of the general suppression we are told, that there was here a religious house or chapel dedicated to St. Fynan, with two tenements adjoining. This was a burial-place of note; and' in war-time the circumjacent inhabitants were exempt from all the accustomary burdens of the country. In the centre of the circle was a stone cross and two yew-trees, from one of which hung a bell. This house was in being in the year 1396, and 20th of the reign of King Richard the Second, for about that time the Priests belonging thereto procured for themselves and their successors certain lands in perpetuity, without obtaining the King's consent, and contrary to the statute of mortmain. John Lye of Rathbride, gentleman, being seized of divers lands in the said townland, levelled the tenements, bounds and limits of the said religious house, threw down and destroyed the cross and trees, and erected a tower or small castie, with other buildings." — Archdalfs Monast. Hibern. p. 313.

    CLONAGHEEN, in the Barony of Maryborough, QUEEN'S COUNTY, and Province of Leinster: a R. and V., being one of the parishes which constitute the Union of Clonenagh; the Vicarage is valued in the King's Books at «£l..6..8 Irish Money. Clonagheen is in the Diocese of Leighlin, and Province of Dublin. It is 3:| m. S. E. b. S. from Moynrath. See, Clonenagh.

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58. Clonagh: religious house of St. Fynan destroyed for a castle

    Clonagh · townland · Kildare · 1396

    In the townland of Clonagh, County Kildare, a religious house or chapel dedicated to St. Fynan once stood, featuring a stone cross and two yew-trees from one of which hung a bell. Around 1396 the priests there obtained lands contrary to the statute of mortmain; later John Lye of Rathbride levelled the site, destroyed the cross and trees, and erected a tower or small castle.

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    Leinster. — " In the Townland of Clonagh is a piece of ground containing an acre, which is surrounded by a, ditch. At the time of the general suppression we are told, that there was here a religious house or chapel dedicated to St. Fynan, with two tenements adjoining. This was a burial-place of note; and' in war-time the circumjacent inhabitants were exempt from all the accustomary burdens of the country. In the centre of the circle was a stone cross and two yew-trees, from one of which hung a bell. This house was in being in the year 1396, and 20th of the reign of King Richard the Second, for about that time the Priests belonging thereto procured for themselves and their successors certain lands in perpetuity, without obtaining the King's consent, and contrary to the statute of mortmain. John Lye of Rathbride, gentleman, being seized of divers lands in the said townland, levelled the tenements, bounds and limits of the said religious house, threw down and destroyed the cross and trees, and erected a tower or small castie, with other buildings." — Archdalfs Monast. Hibern. p. 313.

    CLONAGHEEN, in the Barony of Maryborough, QUEEN'S COUNTY, and Province of Leinster: a R. and V., being one of the parishes which constitute the Union of Clonenagh; the Vicarage is valued in the King's Books at «£l..6..8 Irish Money. Clonagheen is in the Diocese of Leighlin, and Province of Dublin. It is 3:| m. S. E. b. S. from Moynrath. See, Clonenagh.

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59. Clonakilty: corporate town on a dangerous bay

    Clonakilty · town · Cork

    Clonakilty in County Cork is a corporate town situated upon a dangerous and inconvenient bay on St. George's Channel, to which it gives its name. It held fairs on the 6th of April, 10th of October, and 12th of November.

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    CLOGHNAKILTY, in the Barony of Carbery, Co. of CORK, and Province of Munster ; in the parish of Kilgarruff. It is 146£ m. S. W. from Dublin. The Fairs are holclen on the 6th of April, 10th of October, and 12th of November. It is a Corporate Town ; and is situate upon a dangerous and inconvenient Bay, to which it gives name, on St. George's Channel. It has six Post-days in the week.

    CLOGHNALLIS, in the Barony of Salt, Co. of KILDARE, and Province of Leinster : a R. It is in the Diocese of Kildare, and Province of Dublin. It is 3 m. W. N. W. from Rathcoole.

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60. Clonard Abbey founded by St. Finian, school of learning

    Clonard · town · Meath · 506–549

    St. Keran gave Clonard to St. Finian, who founded an abbey dedicated to St. Peter around 548-549 and established a celebrated school. The abbey ruins include a Gothic choir, a supposed founder's tomb, and a chapel with a monument bearing effigies in Elizabethan-era dress. A nunnery dedicated to the Virgin Mary was endowed by O'Melaghlin, king of Meath.

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    CLONARD, in the Barony of Moyfenrath, Co. of MEATH, and Province of Leinster r a V., valued in the King's Books at £\3.. 18.. 5 Irish Money, united by Act of Council, in 1782, to the Curacy of Killyon: a Church, in Clonard, old, and in very bad repair: a Glebe House, on 40 acres of Glebe in Clonard, about a quarter of a mile from the church : The Hon. and Rev. George T. Bourke, the Incumbent (in 1 806), who has cure of souls, is re'sident, and discharges the duties, assisted by a Curate. Clonard is in the Diocese of Meath, and Province of Armagh. It is 26m. W. b. N. from Dublin. It is situate upon the River jBoyne. The parishes in this Union are contiguous ; that of Clonard containing 5077 acres of land. It has six Post-days in the week. This town, which has long fallen to decay, was in the earlier ages a Bishop's See. — "St. Keran, the son of the carpenter, who was born A. D. 506, gave Clonard, with every appendage thereof, to St. Finian, some short time before his death, which happened about the year 549, on which, St. Finian, who was of a noble family, a philosopher, and an eminent divine, founded this abbey, (which he dedicated to St. Peter) and had therein a school, celebrated for producing many men eminent in the learned world, and of exemplary piety. This Saint died of the plague, the 12th of December 548, on which day his feast is commemorated. The entrance into this abbey, on the West side, was through a small building, with a lodge over it, which led into a small court; to the right of this court stands the kitchen and cellar, and over them the dormitory, ranging with the river, and over-looking the garden which sloped from thence to the water's edge; opposite the entrance was another small apartment, and adjoining it the refectory, which was carried for some length beyond the square, and joined the choir, a large and elegant building, most part of which still remains, and the windows are finished in a light Gothic style. On the South side of the altar, fixed in the wall, is a small double arch, in the old Saxon manner, and divided by a pillar through which iron bars were fixed; this is supposed to have been the Founder's tomb. There are many remains of walls adjoining the other parts of the abbey, but in so ruinous a state, that little information can be gleaned from them. At a little distance from the East window, in the burial ground, stands a small Chapel, in which is a cable monument, ornamented with the etiigies of a man and a woman, in a praying posture, and dressed in the ruff of Queen Elizabeth's time; the sides are adorned with many coats of arms;

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