A topographical dictionary of Ireland : comprising the several counties; cities; boroughs; corporate, market and post towns; parishes; and villages, with historical and statistical descriptions embellished with engravings of the arms of the cities, bishopricks, corporate towns, and boroughs ; and of the seals of the several municipal corporations .. (vol. 2)

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1. Castle Island ruins in Strangford Lough

   Castle Island · townland · Down

   Castle Island, in the parish of Saul within Strangford Lough, contains 115 acres of land under cultivation and has ruins of a castle on it. It is one of six inhabited islands in the lough.

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   The lough of Strangford, formerly called Lough Coyne, extends from Killard Point to Newtown, a distance of about 17 miles, from north to south ; in some parts it is five and in others three miles in breadth, and at its entrance not quite one. It contains a vast number of islands and rocks. Six of the islands are inhabited ; namely. Castle Island, in the parish of Saul, containing lis acres of land under cultivation, and on which are the ruins of a castle ; Rea Island, in the parish of Tullynakill, containing 103 acres, occupied by a farmer; Wood Island, also in the parish of TuUynakill, containing 16 acres, and on which are large beds of shells, from 50 to 60 feet above the level of the sea, that are converted into excellent lime by burning ; Tagart Island, in the parish of Killyleagh ; Islandbawn, in the parish of Killinchy, containing 30 acres of land ; and Maghea Island, in the parish of TuUynakill, containing 137 acres of land. This last has a small quay, to which brigs can come up ; and on it are the ruins of a castle, formerly the summer residence of the Knox family. Strangford lough is a safe and deep harbour, admitting vessels of the largest draught ; but, owing to the great rapidity of the tides, and to the rocks near its entrance, on which the sea breaks violently, it is not prudent for a strange vessel to attempt to enter. There are two passages to it, divided by a reef nearly in the centre of the channel

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 301

2. Castle John on Lough Scur, built by Reynolds

   near Lough Scur · lake or lakes · Leitrim · 1558–1603

   Castle John was built by John Reynolds on an island in Lough Scur during the reign of Elizabeth and was frequently attacked by the O'Rourkes. On another island in the same lake stand the ruins of a square fortress used as a prison by the Reynolds family.

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   The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ardagh, and in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is f 1S6. The glebe-house was erected by aid of a gift of £2,50, and a loan of £530, from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1825 : the glebe comprises 470 acres, about one-fourth of which is unprofitable land. The church is a plain building, erected by aid of a gift of £440 from the same Board in 1788, and recently repaired by a grant of £16S from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The Roman Catholic parish is coextensive with that of the Established Church, and is sometimes called Cashcarrigan ; there is a chapel on the townland of Rosgarbon. On an island in Lough Scur are the remains of Castle John, which was built by John Reynolds in the reign of Elizabeth, and frequently attacked by the O'Rourkes ; on another island are the ruins of a square fortress which was used for a prison by the Reynolds family. In Loughscur demesne is a cromlech called by the peasantry Lcaba Dcannud i Grnine, or " Darby and Graine's Bed or Altar. " There are some remains of an old church, with a burial-ground attached.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 57

3. Castle-Kevin near Annamoe

   Castlekevin · townland · Wicklow

   A royal castle was built at Castle-Kevin near Annamoe to suppress the mountain septs of Wicklow. It proved largely ineffective in controlling the native septs who continued their resistance.

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   According tl) I'tokmy, the inhabitants of this part of the island, and also of the present county of Kildare, were the Cauci, supposed to have been of Belgic-Gaulish extraction. But Wicklow is chiefly celebrated as the country of the Byrnes and the O'Tooi.KS, the former of whom occupied the northern and eastern parts, and the latter the south-western. The country of the Byrnes on the western side of the mountains was called the Ranelagh or Kilconnell, and, in Queen Elizabeth's time, Pheagh Mac Hugh's country, from the name of the chief of the Byrnes. Another sept of the Byrnes inhabited the eastern side, bordering on the sea ; while the country of the O'Tooles was called Imale, and comprised the mountain regions surrounding the great glen of Imale. The O'CuUans possessed a tract along the northern confines, but they are scarcely mentioned after the Anglo-Norman invasion ; the Danes, also, appear to have had some settlements on the coast. After the arrival of the English, the maritime portions of the county most easy of access were partitioned among the adventurers, and the Byrnes were compelled to retire to the mountains, as also were the O'Tooles who had previously occupied part of the county of Kildare. On the division into counties by King John, this extensive region was included in Dublin ; but the septs of the mountains did not acknowledge the English jurisdiction until many centuries after. Secured from successful pursuit by their mountain fastnesses, they waged an incursive warfare against the surrounding English settlements, and more particularly against the citizens of Dublin, of whom, on one occasion, they slaughtered three hundred at CuUen's-wood, where the latter had assembled for recreation at Easier. Besides several fortresses built for private protection, royal castles to keep the natives in check were erected at Newcastle, and at Castle-Kevin, near Annamoe ; but with little effect. Piers Gaveston, in the reign of Edward II., drove back the septs with considerable slaughter into their mountain fastnesses, after which, however, they became so powerful that they were accustomed to make formal treaties with the English authorities. They were overawed by the first military expedition of Richard II., and agreed, with the rest of the native tribes, to evacuate Leinster ; but in 1393, after this monarch's return to England with his army, the fulfilment of the agreement was refused. Upon this Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, the king's lieutenant, attended by the Earl of Ormonde, marched against the septs of Byrne, and dro\e them from their lands in Wicklow ; but at the very moment of their triumph, while feasts were held, and knights created in honour of this success, they were disturbed by the intelligence of a victory gained by the neighbouring sept of O'Toole, who slaughtered a considerable number of the king's forces. The Byrnes, retiring into Ossory, there maintained the war with obstinacy : and Mortimer, pursuing them with more courage than circumspection, was surprised, defeated, and slain.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 404

4. Castle-Kevin near Annamoe

   near Annamoe · population centre · Wicklow

   Castle-Kevin near Annamoe is listed among the most remarkable English-built castle ruins in County Wicklow, marking districts where the English secured a permanent footing.

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   The VESTIGES of remote antiquity are comparatively few. Near Enniskerry is a small cromlech, and another is to be seen on the summit of Lugnaquilla. Raths are numerous : there are a Druidical circle and a cromlech in Donoughmore ; a cromlech at Baltinglass ; and a curiously sculptured stone at Old Court, near Bray. Besides Glendalough, a collection of monastic ruins of peculiar antiquarian interest, there were eleven religious establishments ; those of which any remains exist are at Rathdrum, Baltinglass, and Wicklow. Ruins of churches are to be seen on Slieve Gadoe near Donard, at Kilcoole, Killeskey, Kilmacanogue, Aghold, Kilbride near Arklow, Killadreeny, Kilpipe, and Templemicbael ; besides slight vestiges of several others, all situated in ancient burial-places. The native septs do not appear to have erected any strong fortresses ; those of which remains exist were built by the English, and serve now to mark the districts in which they secured a permanent footing. The most remarkable are, the Black Castle at Wicklow, Newcastle, Dunganstown, Bray, Old Court near Fassaroe, Kindlestown and Rathdown near Delgany, Carnew, Arklow, Kiltimon, Ballivolan in the parish of Killeskey, Kilcommon and Knockrath near Rathdrum, Grange near Baltinglass, and Castle-Kevin near Annamoe.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 406

5. Castlekevin plantations proving mountain soil capability

   Castlekevin · townland · Wicklow

   Dr. Frizell of Castle-Kevin, Mr. Grattan, and other proprietors established extensive and flourishing plantations on mountains of considerable elevation. Their efforts proved the capabilities of the soil for timber growth on upland terrain.

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   Owing to the nature of the country, there is more natural wood than perhaps in any district in Ireland of the same extent ; it consists chiefly of coppices, usually cut at 30 years' growth, and which enrich some of the most romantic glens. But the finest timber is that in gentlemen's demesnes, with which this county is so much embellished ; that in Powerscourt Park and Rosanna is perhaps unequalled for grandeur by any in the island. Large tracts, however, adapted to the growth of timber, remain neglected ; although Dr. Frizell, of Castle-Kevin, Mr. Grattan, and some other proprietors, by their extensive and flourishing plantations on mountains of considerable elevation, have proved the capabilities of the soil. The natural growth of the county is chiefly oak, birch, and hazel.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 405

6. Castlemahon square tower and Fitzgerald fortress

   Castlemahon or Mahoonagh · village · Limerick · 1490

   Near the village of Castlemahon stand the ruins of a massive square tower about 30 feet high, giving the village its name. Nearby is a curious circular building with a high conical stone roof, a strong fortress erected about 1490 by the Fitzgeralds.

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   MAHONAGH, or Casteemahon, a parish, in the union of Newcastle, Glenquin division of the barony of Upper Connello, county of Limerick, and province of Munster, 2 miles (S. E.) from Newcastle ; containing 4101 inhabitants. This parish is intersected by the river Deel, and the road from Newcastle to Charleville. It comprises 12,687 statute acres, which are in part very good, though some are cold, wet, and stiff, being chiefly pasture and meadow, constituting several large dairy-farms ; around the village is some good land tolerably well cultivated. The marshy land consists principally of exhausted bog, all reclaimable by drainage. The soil of the parish rests on a substratum of limestone, excellent quarries of which are worked at Shauragh and near the village. The village, which consists of 24 small houses, is on the eastern bank of the Deel, over which is a good stone bridge. The principal seats are Mayne and Ballymakillamore. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Limerick, and in the patronage of the Earl of Devon : the tithe rent-charge is £375. There is neither church nor glebe-house ; there is a glebe of 13 acres at Castlemahon, and another of 8 acres adjoining the old churchyard of Aglish. The Protestant parishioners attend the church of Newcastle. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, called Castlemahon, comprising this parish and Corcomohide ; in which union are chapels situated at Castlemahon and Foughanough or Feohonagh (both modern buildings), and a new chapel erected in 1836 on the road-side between Newcastle and Druracollohcr, at an expense of £600 : Darby O'Grady, Esq., gave £10 towards the belfry. The ruins of a massive square tower, about 30 feet high, exist near Castlemahon, and give name to that village. Near it is a curious circular building, with a high conical roof of stone ; it was a strong fortress, erected about 1490 by the Fitzgeralds. Not far from this are the remains of the ancient church. At Mayne are traces of buildings, supposed to have been ecclesiastical, though their present appearance indicates that the place was a military position ; they most probably formed a stronghold of the Knights-Templars, and were therefore partly military and partly ecclesiastical. There is a churchyard at Aglish, but no vestige of the church, which was sometimes called Aglish na Munni.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 132

7. Castle Matrix: Elizabethan stronghold besieged by Cromwell

   Castlematrix · townland · Limerick

   Castle Matrix, about a mile from Rathkeale, was erected during the reign of Elizabeth I as a square castellated building 90 feet high. It was besieged by Cromwell, though only cannon-shot marks remain as evidence of the attack, and it was recently repaired by its proprietor.

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   20,000 barrels of wheat annually, and gives employment to 100 persons. A lead-mine at Curraghnadaly, a mile from Rathkeale, was till recently worked : there are indications of the same metal at Mount Brown, three miles distant ; and in the immediate neighbourhood a^e strong indications of rich silver-ore. The country is highly interesting, presenting a number of varied prospects embellished with numerous seats and flourishing woods and plantations : the most remarkable seats are, Beechmount, Ballywilliam, Mount Brown, Knocknakilla, Rathkeale Abbey, Wilton House, Brownville, Deansfort, Mount Southwell, Enniscoush, Stoneville, the Glebe Castle, the residence of the incumbent of the adjoining parish of Kilscannel, and the origin of the singular name of which has not been ascertained, and Castle Matress or Matrix, of Mr. Southwell Brown. This castle, which stands about a mile from the town, was erected in the reign of Elizabeth, and is a square castellated building, 90 feet high ; it was besieged by Cromwell, but the only traces of injury it retains are the marks of a few cannon shot. The structure occupies a prominent situation on the banks of the Deel, forming a picturesque object in the landscape, and commanding extensive views of the surrounding country, including the Shannon, and the Clare and Tipperary mountains ; it was lately put into a state of complete repair, in doing w hich due attention was paid to preserve its original character by its proprietor. All these residences are within the parish ; not far distant from the town are Altavilla, Riddlestown, Clonard, Elm Hill, Glenville, Cahermoyle, and Nantinan House.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 250

8. Castle Mervyn near Trillick

   near Trillick · townland · Tyrone

   Near Trillick Lodge in Kilskerry parish, Tyrone, stand the remains of Castle Mervyn, built by a person named Mervyn. Colonel Archdall derives his title to his estate in the county from this Mervyn.

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   KILSKERRY, a parish, in the union of Enniskillen, barony of Omagh, county of Tyrone, and province of LTlster, 7 miles (X. byE.) from Enniskillen, on the road to Omagh ; containing, with the markettown of Trillick, 9351 inhabitants. This place, during the war of 1641, was attacked by the Irish forces under Sir Phelim O'Nial, whom the inhabitants succeeded in driving back to the mountains ; but they suffered severely in a second attack, in which the assailants were successful. Near Corkhill Lodge are the remains of a fortress which was garrisoned by the inhabitants, who resolutely defended the ford of the river, where a handsome bridge was subsequently erected. The army of James II. encamped twice in this parish during his contest with William III., and marched hence against Enniskillen. An interesting work was published by the Rev. Andrew Hamilton, rector of Kilskerry, descriptive of these two wars, in the latter of which he himself took an active and honourable part. The parish is six miles long and as many broad, and comprises 20,439 statute acres, of which the surface is boldly undulated, and the soil generally fertile. The system of agriculture is rapidly improving; more than 1000 acres of waste land have been already brought into cultivation, principally under the encouragement of the rector. The principal seats are, Trillick Lodge, the property of Colonel Archdall, near which are the remains of Castle Mervyn, built by a person of the name of Mervyn, from whom Colonel Archdall derives his title to his estate in this county ; Relagh ; Corkhill Lodge ; and Corkhill. Two other seats, almost dilapidated, were formerly the residences of the Barton and Bryan families. There are several mountains in the parish, and several lakes, from which small streams descend to Lough Erne, between which and Lough Foyle it has been in contemplation to form a communication by a canal. There is a small establishment for milling blankets. A manorial court, petty-sessions, and fairs are held at Trillick, which see.

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   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 57

9. Castlemore of the Mac Sweenys in Moviddy parish

   Castlemore · townland · Cork · 1400–1641

   The romantic ruins of Castlemore in Moviddy parish were built by the Mac Sweenys in the 15th century and passed by marriage to the M'Cartys. After Phelim Mac Owen joined the civil war of 1641, the castle and property were forfeited to the crown.

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   manor court is held every third Thursday, for the recovery of debts under 404-. ; and petty-sessions at Shandangan on alternate Wednesdays. Fairs are held at Crookstown on Jan. Uth, May 14th, Aug. 26th, and Nov. 17th, chiefly for the sale of cattle, sheep, pigs, &c. There are several large handsome houses in the parish, among which are Belmount, Rye Court, Crookstown House, Warren's Grove, and Kilcondy. The plantations around Rye Court are very extensive and beautiful ; the woods contain some of the finest oak in the county, and the scenery is embellished with the romantic ruins of Castlemore, built by the Mac Sweenys in the 15th century. Castlemore passed by marriage to the M'^Cartys ; and Phelim Mac Owen having joined in the civil war of 1641, the castle and property became forfeited to the crown : it now constitutes one of the most picturesque ruins in the county. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cork, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithe rent-charge is £380. 15.; and there is a glebe, formerly 82 acreS, but, from an exchange lately effected with John E. Herrick, Esq., for part of the lands of Belmount, now 74 acres, on which stands the glebe-house. The church is a small, but very neat, edifice in the early English style, for the repairs of which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £224. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Kilmurry : a chapel was built at Clonduff, in 1820.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 175

10. Castlemore ruined fortress of the Barretts

    Castlemore · townland · Cork

    Castlemore was an ancient ruined structure of gloomy appearance with an attached tower, built by the Barretts on a ridge above the Clydagh river. It long continued as the chief residence of the head of the Barrett family.

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    The LIVING is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cloyne, and in the patronage of the Crown. The tithe rent-charge is £415. 7- 9. : there is a glebe of 5§ acres near the town of Castle-Lyons, 14 miles distant. The church, situated at Ballinamona, is a small plain budding, with a square tower ; it has lately undergone a complete and perfect repair, amounting almost to a rebuilding. In the Roman Catholic divisions the greater part of the parish forms the head of the district of Ballinamona, comprising also the parish of Grenagh and part of Rahan, and containing the chapels of Burnfort, Monaparson, and Grenagh ; the remainder is included in the Mallow district : a new chapel has been built at Ballynockane ; and it is in contemplation to erect a new chapel at Ballinamona. The extensive, but now uninteresting, ruins of Mourne Abbey stand between the old and new roads from Cork to Mallow ; they appear to have been surrounded by a high walled inclosure, the angles of which were defended by strong bastions. The skeleton of the church, said to have been 180 feet long, still remains, but destitute of the mouldings and other ornamental parts of the masonry. On the summit of a ridge on the opposite side of the Clydagh, which here separates the baronies of Muskerry and Barretts, is Castlemore, an ancient ruined structure of gloomy appearance, with a tower attached ; it was built by the Barretts, and long continued the chief residence of the head of that family. In a sequestered valley in the southern part of the parish are the picturesque ruins of the church of Kilquane. On removing the foundations of the old church at Ballinamona, for the erection of the present one, a large spur and an ancient spear were discovered. At Quartertown is a mineral spring.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 175

11. Castle-ni-Park fortress remains at Kinsale

    Castlepark · street · Cork

    Extensive remains of the old fortress of Castle-ni-Park stand on a promontory opposite the river at Kinsale. It was hexagonal in form with bastions at the angles; the towers, intrenchments, and fosse are nearly entire.

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    There were formerly an abbey of Canons Regular, of which Colgan says St. Gobban, disciple of St. Ailbe, was abbot in the 7th century ; and an abbey of Carmelite friars, founded, and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Robert Fitz-Richard Balrain, in 1334 ; but there are no remains of either. On the promontory on the opposite side of the river, are extensive remains of the old fortress of Castle-ni-Park ; it was of hexagonal form, with bastions at the angles : the towers, intrenchments, and fosse are nearly entire. Of the town walls, which were destroyed in 1690, three of the gates were remaining till near the close of the last century ; Nicholas-gate was removed in 1794, Friars-gate in 1796, and Cork-gate in 1S05 : a small portion of the last may still be seen, on the north side of Cork-street ; and in Newman-place may be traced the only portion of the walls now remaining. Near the village of Scilly, and near Charles Fort, are valuable chalybeate springs, formerly much resorted to, and still generally regarded as an excellent tonic. This town gives the very ancient title of Baron Kingsale to the family of De Courcy, originally created in 1181. His lordship is premier baron of Ireland ; he has the privilege (granted by King John to De Courcy, Earl of Ulster,) of wearing his hat in the royal presence, which was asserted by the late John, Baron Kingsale, at Dublin Castle, before his late Majesty George IV., on his visit to Ireland in August, 18'21. He has also the privilege of having a cover laid for him at the royal table at coronations, and on all other state occasions.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 59

12. Castle of Clodagh built by MacCarty More in Kilmurry parish

    Clodagh · townland · Cork

    The shattered ruin of the ancient castle of Clodagh stands in Kilmurry parish, Cork. It was built by MacCarty More, reflecting the Gaelic lordship presence in the area.

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    KILMURRY, a parish, in the union of Macroom, partly in the barony of East Muskerry, but chiefly in the barony of West Muskerry, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 6 miles (S. S. E.) from Macroom, on the road to Bandon ; containing 3742 inhabitants. The parish comprises 9109 statute acres. Its surface is undulating, and its substratum slate : the soil is generally cold and badly cultivated, except on the demesne farm of Sir Augustus Warren, Bart., of Warren's Court, a large and handsome house in an extensive and well-planted demesne, in which are the ruins of the old church of Kilbarry or Macloneigh. The other seats are Ballytrasua, Shandangan, Greenville, and Elmville. At the village is a constabulary police station ; and fairs are held on Feb. 1st, May 1st, Sept. 8th, Nov. 1st, and Dec. 21st, principally for horned cattle and pigs. The parish is an impropriate cure, in the diocese of Cork j the rectory is impropriate in the Duke of Devonshire, who pays a curate £100 per annum for performing the parochial duties. The tithes of the parish, under the Composition act, amount to £"50, but they have not been paid for fifty years. A church is about to be built by a grant from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and by subscription. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Kilmichael, and has a small chapel in the village. Here is the shattered ruin of the ancient castle of Clodagh, budt by M'^Carty More ; the remains of the old church are near the village ; and near the boundary of Kilmichael parish are the ruins of Dunisky church.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 48

13. Castle of Cloghan stormed by Sir William Russell, 1595

    Cloghan · town · Offaly · 1595

    The castle of Cloghan, thought to have been built in the reign of King John, was taken by storm in 1595 by Sir William Russell, who put forty-six of the garrison to the sword after O'Madden's taunting refusal to surrender. It later became the property of The O'Moore.

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    LUSMAGH, or Kii.MACUNNA, a parish, in the union of Parsonstown, barony of Garrycastle, King's county, and province of Leinster, '2^ miles (S. S. W.) from Banagher ; containing 3643 inhabitants. A Franciscan friary was founded at Cloghan Cantualaig, by O'Madden, early in the fifteenth century ; but no particulars have been recorded. The castle of Cloghan, supposed to have been built in the reign of King John, was taken by storm in 1.595 by Sir William Russell, lord-deputy, who put forty-six of the garrison to the sword, in consequence of O'Madden, the proprietor, having sent him a taunting refusal to surrender. It is now the property of The O'Moore, whose ancestors have been resident here since the reign of Queen Elizabeth, when they were banished from the territory of Leix, in Queen's coUnty. The parish is situated on the river Shannon, and on the Lesser Brosna, one of its tributary streams; and comprises 89I9t statute acres. Limestone is found here ; and on the banks of the Shannon are flour- mills. Lusmagh is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Clonfert ; the rectory being partly appropriate to the see, and partly to the archdeaconry ; and the vicarage forming part of the union of Dononaughta, in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rentcharge is £78. 4. S., of which £48. 9. 3. are payable to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, in whom the temporalities of the see are now vested ; £10. 7. 9. to the archdeacon ; and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms a separate district : a large and handsome chapel has been built at the Cross of Cappievane. Some remains of the church still exist. — See Newtown.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 120

14. Castle of Kilbixy built by Hugh de Lacy (1192)

    Kilbixy · townland · Westmeath · 1192–1783

    The castle of Kilbixy was built by Hugh de Lacy in 1192. It was subsequently the seat of Geoffry de Constantine, who founded a priory of Canons Regular at Tristernagh. The castle was finally destroyed in 1783.

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    KILBIXY, a parish, in the union of Mulungar, barony of Moygoish, county of Westmeath, and province of Leinster ; containing, with the market and post town of Ballinacargy, 2246 inhabitants. The castle of Kilbixy is said to have been built by Hugh de Lacy, in 1192, and was subsequently the seat of Geoffry de Constantine, who founded at Tristernagh a priory of Canons Regular, sometimes called the priory of Kilbixy, and richly endowed it. The last prior was Edmund Nugent, Bishop of Kildare, who held it with his bishopric ; and a pension of £26. 13. 4. was granted to him on its surrender. In 1590 a lease of it was granted to Captain W. Piers, at a rent of £60, and the lands are still held by his descendants. It was finally destroyed in 1783. The town arose under the protection of the castle, and in the reign of Henry VI. was one of the borough towns of Meath. Sir Henry Piers, in his chorographical description of the county, states, that in 1782, part of the burgage castle, with 40 acres called the burgage land, existed, besides the ruins of many ancient houses and castles. The place had once an hospital, called the Leper-house of St. Bridgid, of which there are still some ruins. In the reign of Elizabeth, O'Dogherty of Connaught encamped in the abbey demesne with about 600 followers, and being attacked by the queen's forces and refused admission into the abbey, was slain with all his party. The parish contains 6493^ statute acres, and is richly embellished with

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 14

15. Castle of Killeedy and Knights Templars

    Killeedy · parish · Limerick · 1291–1591

    The castle of Killeedy had been erected by the Knights Templars and afterwards belonged to the earls of Desmond. It was granted to Sir W. Courtney in 1591 along with Glenquin Castle.

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    KILLEEDY, a parish, in the union of Newcastle, barony of Glenguin, county of Limerick, and province of Munster, 4 miles (S.) from Newcastle, on the road from that place to Newmarket; containing 6341 inhabitants. The castle of Glenquin here, which gives name to the barony, was built by an Irish chieftain of the O'Hallinans, in 146'2, but was soon afterwards seized by the O'Briens, who retained possession for some years, when it was seized by the O'Hanlons, who in their turn were expelled by the Geraldines, by whom it was forfeited in the Desmond rebellion ; it was ultimately dismantled by Captain Raleigh. This castle was granted to Sir W. Courtney in 1591, together with the castle of Killeedy, which had been erected by the Knights Templars and had afterwards belonged to the earls of Desmond. At Strand, near Glenquin, the Knights Templars erected Temple-Stran, in 1291 ; and the castle of Cleanlis, or Castle English, a strong fortress, the owner of which enjoyed peculiar privileges, was also in this parish. It comprises '25,456 statute acres, of which 9059 are applotted under the Tithe act, and the remainder is mountain and bog : the mountains contain coal, ironstone, and limestone. At Hernsbrook is a very neat residence. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Limerick, forming the corps of the prebend of Killeedy in the cathedral of Limerick, and is in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is £36 1. 19- The church and glebe-house were destroyed by the Rock-

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16. Castle of Lemanaghan remains

    Lemanaghan · townland · Offaly

    There are some remains of the castle of Lemanaghan in the parish. The parish also contains the principal seats of Bellair, Prospect, Moorock, The Doon, Castle Armstrong, Ballycumber House, Twickenham, and Hollybrook.

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    GoREY, union of Gorey, county of Wexford, and province of Leinster, 85 miles (N. E.) from Gorey, on the road from that place to Arklow ; containing 2S73 inhabitants. This parish comprises 9529 statute acres of fertile land, chiefly under tillage, and has no waste or bog : there are quarries of good building-stone on Tara Hill, the north side of which extends into Kilkevan. Ballynastragh, the seat of the ancient family of Esmonde, and now the property of Sir T. Esmonde, Bart., is a handsome modernised mansion, with a light Grecian portico ; the grounds are tastefully laid out, and embellished with a sheet of water and rich woods. William Quinn, Esq., has also a finely wooded demesne here, on which he intends erecting a mansion. Fairs are held at Little Limerick on April 5th, Whit-Monday, Aug. 21st, and Nov. 12th. The parish is a rectory, in the diocese of Ferns, forming part of the union of Gorey and corps of the deanery of Ferns : the tithe rent-charge is £276. 18. 6., and there is a glebe of 24n. Ir. ]op. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilkevan forms part of the district of Gorey, and has a chapel at Killanearin, near Little Limerick, with a residence for the priest : contiguous to the chapel is a neat building, consisting of a centre and two wings, and containing schoolrooms for both sexes, with apartments for the master and mistress. There are some remains of the castle of Little Limerick, which belonged to the Esmonde family ; and of the old church.

    KILKILLOGE, a village, in the parish of Aham- PLisH, union of Sligo, barony of Carbury, county of Sligo, and province of Connaught ; containing 188 inhabitants.

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17. Castle of Lismore built by John and taken by Irish

    Lismore · town · Waterford · 1185–1189

    A castle was erected at Lismore in 1185 by John, Earl of Morton. Four years later the Irish took it, putting commander Robert de Barry and the entire garrison to the sword. The king soon rebuilt it, and it became the residence of the bishops for many ages.

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    Henry II., after landing at Waterford, marched to this place, where he was met by the chiefs of Munster, who, with the archbishops, bishops, and abbots of Ireland, swore allegiance to him, and gave him a charter confirming the kingdom of Ireland to him and his heirs for ever. While here, the king chose a site, and gave the necessary orders for the erection of a fortress for its defence. In 1173, Raymond Le Gros, with the English army, marched to Lismore with the plunder he had taken in Ophaly ; and, after ravaging the city and neighbourhood, proceeded on his route to Dungarvan. A castle was erected here, in 1185, by John, Earl of Morton, and Lord of Ireland. Four years afterwards it was taken by the Irish, who put Robert de Barry, the commander, and the whole of the garrison, to the sword ; it was, however, soon rebuilt by the king, and for many ages continued to be the residence of the bishops of the see, till Miler Magrath, Archbishop of Cashel and Bishop of Lismore, in 1518 granted the manor and other lands to Sir Walter Raleigh, from whom, with the rest of his possessions, they were purchased by Sir Richard Boyle, afterwards created Earl of Cork. The castle was greatly strengthened and improved by the earl, who built three other forts in the neighbourhood, one of which was at the Park, one at Ballygarran, and the third at Ballyinn ; he also obtained a charter of incorporation for the town, and the grant of a market and fairs.

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18. Castle of Mac Allistrom vestiges at Tralee

    Tralee · town · Kerry

    Slight vestiges of the castle of Mac Allistrom or Ellistrom survive at the northern outlet of Tralee.

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    is a school for females, formerly in connexion witb the London Hibernian Society, held under the same roof; the salary of the mistress is paid by subscriptions, which average £30 per annum. The building can accommodate 80 children of each sex. A male school in the town is in connexion with the Board of National Education. A female free school is connected with the convent of the Presentation, by the nuns of which the children are instructed in the elements of useful literature, and in lace-making and needle-work : it is partly supported by a grant from the same Board. The county infirmary, with a dispensary attached, has been established here ; and the county fever hospital, a substantial building, forming three sides of a quadrangle, and capable of accommodating 200 patients, is situated in a spacious area in the vicinity. There is also a temporary asylum for the reception of lunatics previously to their transmission to the district lunatic asylum at Limerick. Two asylums for the aged and impotent poor are supported respectively by the Protestant and Roman Catholic inhabitants. A neat row of six almshouses, affording accommodation to 36 widows, was built in 1832 by Dr. ^'PEniry, P. P., at an expense of £600 ; the widows are selected by the parish priest. The interest of £1000 Irish, bequeathed by Miss Tuomy, of Tralee, who died about 40 years since, is distributed by the parish priest among the poor, generally at Christmas. The union workhouse, on a site of ten acres held at a rent of £62, was completed in 1844 at an expense of £8557, and is constructed for 1000 inmates. The only relics of the ancient abbey are some sculptured ornaments which have been built into the front of the Roman Catholic chapel and of the adjoining school-house. At Ballybeggan are the remains of a castle, and at the northern outlet are some slight vestiges of the castle of Mac Allistrom or Ellistrom. On the northern shore of the bay, about three miles from the town, is a celebrated chalybeate spring, which has given the name of Spa to a small watering-place that is described under its own head.

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19. Castle of Morett, a Fitzgerald stronghold against the O'Mores

    Morett · townland · Laois

    The ancient castle of Morett in Straboe parish, Queen's County, was one of the fortresses originally built by Lord Mortimer and held for many ages by the Fitzgeralds against the O'Mores. A castellated mansion was erected on its site, of which remain a stack of chimneys on each side-wall and gable, with a turret at one angle.

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    impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Maryborough. There are some remains of the parish church, and a well held in much esteem, near which are the walls of a castellated mansion, erected on the site of the ancient castle of Morett, one of the fortresses originally built by Lord Mortimer, and held for many ages by the Fitzgeralds against the O'Mores. The present remains have a stack of chimneys on each sidewall and gable, with a turret at one of the angles ; but the interior is wholly destroyed. About OQO yards to the south, beyond a rivulet that runs through a small valley, is a building apparently an ancient chapel. Shara' Castle, in this parish, called formerly Lion or Shelaw Castle, was, in 1397, the head of a manor belonging to Sir Robert Preston ; it was besieged and taken by the insurgents in the war of 1641, and in the following year surrendered to Sir Charles Coote, from whom it was retaken by Owen Roe O'Nial in 1646. It finally surrendered, in 16.50, to Colonels Reynolds and Hewson, by whom it was demolished; the few remains that existed were wholly removed some few years since.

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20. Castle of Narragh built by Robert Fitz-Richard

    Narraghmore · townland · Kildare · 1154–1189

    The manor of Narraghmore was granted to Robert Fitz-Richard, one of the earliest English settlers, who built a castle in the reign of Henry II. It formed a palatine barony belonging to the Wellesley family and later became the property of the Keatings.

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    The parish, which is situated on the river Griese, a branch of the Barrow, and on the road from Dublin to Castledermot, comprises I'J.^JO statute acres. The lands are chiefly under tillage and pasture ; the soil is good, and the system of agriculture is improving ; the chief crops are potatoes, oats, wheat, and barley ; there is no waste land, but a large tract of bog. The manor was originally granted to Robert Fitz-Richard, one of the earliest English settlers, who was created Lord of Narragh, and built the castle in the reign of Henry U. : it formed for some time a palatine barony belonging to the Wellesley family ; and at a later period became the property of the Keatings. During the disturbances of 1798, the mansion-house of Colonel Keating, a building not then finished, was burnt by the king's troops in their operations against the insurgents ; it has never been rebuilt, and is in ruins : the demesne is very extensive, and richly wooded. The village contains Ti houses. The cotton manufacture is carried on at Inchiquin mills, in which a number of persons are employed in spinning and weaving by hand and power looms. A fair is held in the village on the 28th of March, and a constabulary police station has been established there. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Dublin, and in the patronage of the Archbishop : the tithe rentcharge is £484. 12. The glebe-house, built in 1818, by a gift of £100 and a loan of £1275 from the Board of First Fruits, is a handsome house in tastefully disposed grounds; the glebe comprises 12 acres of cultivated land, near the church. The church is a small building, for the repair of which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £127. In the Roman Cathohc divisions the parish is the head of a district comprising the parishes of Narraghmore and Davidstown, and parts of those of Fontstown and Dunlavin : there are two chapels, one at Crookstown and the other at Kilmead.

    NATHLASH, or St. Nicholas, a parish, in the union and barony of Fermoy, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 1 mile (S.) from Kildorrery, and 382

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21. Castle of Omy razed by Earl of Kildare, 1498

    near Omagh · town · Tyrone · 1498

    In 1498, Mac Art O'Nial took up arms against the English government and fortified himself in the castles of Omy and Kinnard. The Earl of Kildare marched against Omy, took it, razed it to the ground, and compelled Mac Art to submit to the king's authority.

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    OMAGH, an assize, market, and post town, and the head of a union, in the parish of Drumragh, barony of Omagh, county of Tyrone, and province of Ulster, 26:J: miles (S. E.) from Londonderry, and 86 (N. N. W.) from Dublin, on the road between these two cities; containing 2947 inhabitants. This place, which was anciently called Oigli-Ma^h and Oigli-Rath, signifying " the seat of the chiefs," is supposed to have owed its origin as a town to an abbey founded here in 792, which was converted into a house for the third order of Franciscans in 1464, and continued to flourish as such until the Dissolution, when its site and possessions were granted to Sir Henry Piers. There is no notice of the town as a fortress or place of defence until 1498, when Mac Art O'Nial, having taken up arms against the English government, fortified himself in the castles of Omy and Kinnard ; upon which the Earl of Kildare, then lord-deputy, marched against the former, took it, razed it to the ground, and compelled Mac Art to submit to the king's authority. In 1 602, Mountjoy, lorddeputy, placed a strong garrison in Omy, under the command of Sir Henrv Docwra, and marched hence v^ith all

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22. Castle of Roches at Naul built by De Geneville

    Naul · town · Dublin

    The ancient castle at Naul, sometimes called the Castle of Roches, was supposedly built by the De Geneville family and passed to the Cruises before coming into the possession of Colonel Tennison. It stands on a rocky precipice commanding a fine view of the vale of Roches.

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    NAUL, formerly called The Naule, a parish, in the union and barony of Balrothery, county of Dublin, and province of Leinster, 14 miles (N.) from Dublin, on the road to Drogheda, by Ballyboghill ; containing 756 inhabitants, of whom 217 are in the village. The parish comprises 2627^ statute acres, of which two-thirds are arable, nearly one-third pasture, and about 40 acres woodland. 'The ancient castle, sometimes called the Castle of Roches, is supposed to have been built by the family of De Geneville, from which it passed to the Cruises j and, having passed through various hands since 1641, it has become the property of Colonel Tennison, of Castle Tennison, in the county of Roscommon. It is boldly situated on a rocky precipice on the brow of a chain of hills, commanding a fine view of the vale of Roches, above which it towers at a height of upwards of 1 50 feet. Through this vale, which is a romantic tract, bordered in many places with rocks of various size and form, and broken into caves, flows the winding Delvan rivulet, which separates the counties of Dubhn and Meath, and, after forming a waterfall of the same name as the glen, falls into the Irish Sea at the village of Knockingiu. A fine view of this picturesque glen is obtained from Westown Hou.se, a respectable mansion of antiquated character, apparently erected early in the last century, and standing in a highly improved demesne, embellished with some fine old timber, at a short distance from the village : in the demesne is a rath, which has been thickly planted. Reynoldstown is the only other seat in the parish. By an act of the 1st of George I., £2000 were granted to Arthur Mervyn to enable him to complete the mills at Naul, by the addition of granaries.

    Agriculture is not in a forward state : the principal crops are wheat, oats, and potatoes ; limestone is raised for manure from quarries in the parish. In 1824, after several previous trials, a trial for coal was made by boring to the depth of 160 feet, but without success. There is a station of the constabulary police in the

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 195

23. Castle of the Ballyaghran sept chief near church

    near Ballyaghran · parish · Derry

    A castle that stood near the church of Ballyaghran is reported to have been the abode of the chief of that sept, representing an Irish-built fortification.

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    Besides the remains of monastic institutions in the city of Londonderry, seventeen others appear to have existed within the limits of the county ; there are still remains of those situated respectively at Camus, Errigal, Tamlaghtfinlagan, Donmach-Dola, and Dungiven, at the last of which are the most interesting of all the ecclesiastical ruins. Near the old church of Banaghcr, also, is a monastic building almost entire. Tliere are a few castles of Irish erection : Bally-reagh, on a rocky cliff overhanging the sea, is said to have belonged to one of the Mac Quillans ; and a castle which stood near the church of Ballyaghran is reported to have been the abode of the chief of that sept. Several English castles, with bawns and flankers, were built by the London companies, one at least in every proportion of allotment ; but they are all in ruins except Bellaghy, which is still occupied.

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24. Castlepark fortress attacked and surrendered in 1601 siege

    Castlepark · street · Cork · 1601–1602

    Castle-ni-Park, a fortress on the opposite side of the river from Kinsale, was attacked by the English and compelled to surrender during the 1601 siege. The burgesses of Kinsale were later required to repair the town walls and provide labour to complete this new fortress.

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    In l601,a Spanish fleet bringing assistance to the Irish insurgents entered the harbour, and landed its troops, on the '23rd of September. Immediately after the departure of the fleet, these forces, under the command of Don Juan D'Aquila, took possession of the town, which on their landing had been abandoned by the garrison, consisting at that time of only one company. The English army advanced on the 17th of October to the hill of Knock-Robbin, within a mile of the town, and commenced that memorable siege which has rendered this place so celebrated in the Irish annals. The castle of Rincurran, situated on the river, having been seized by the enemy as an advantageous post for annoying the English shipping, after sustaining for some days a severe cannonade, surrendered to the Lord- Deputy Mountjoy. The forces of the English were every day advancing, when, on intelligence that the northern army under ONial was in full march to join the Spaniards, it was resolved to divide the royal army, leaving one part under Lord Mountjoy to continue the siege of Kinsale, while the other, under Sir (leorge Carew, Lord President of Munster, marched against ONial. Sir George, after a harassing and fruitless expedition, was compelled to return to Kinsale. In the mean time, the English received a reinforcement of 1000 men from England under the Earl of Thomond ; 2000 infantry, with some cavalry, were also landed at Waterford, and 2000 infantry with a supply of military stores at Cork. Castle-ni-park, a fortress on the opposite side of the river, was attacked by the English, and compelled to surrender ; but on summoning the town they were answered that " it was held for Christ and the King of Spain, and should be maintained against all their enemies." The northern army under ONial had now encamped within si.v miles of the town, cutting off all communication with Cork ; and was approaching the English lines, when the Lord-Deputy, leaving Sir G. Carew to carry on the siege, marched against the insurgents with 1'200 infantry and 400 horse, and routed them with great slaughter. All the Spaniards that had joined the insurgents from Castlehaven were either killed on the spot or taken prisoners ; the enemy had on this occasion 1'200 killed and 800 wounded, while, on the part of the English, one cornet only and a few privates were wounded. The Spanish commander, Don Juan, mistaking the vollies fired by the royal army in honour of their victory, for signals of the approach of the Irish forces, sallied out from the town to meet them ; but perceiving his error, immediately retired, and on the arrival of the English before the gates, entered into terms of capitulation and surrendered the town, just at the time when the King of Spain was preparing to send large reinforcements, and to carry on the war with in- VoL. II.— 193

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25. Castlereagh castle vestiges on river Rathfran

    Castlereagh · townland · Mayo

    At Castlereagh on the banks of the river Rathfran, about two miles from the sea, are the vestiges of a castle of great strength which has been levelled with the ground. No further detail of its construction or history is given.

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    Barrett. The remains consist of the church, and some extensive portions of the conventual buildings : the church is a cruciform structure, 135 feet in length, and from the centre rises a lofty tower, supported on f<jur noble arches leading from the nave into the choir and transepts. At Castlereagh, on the banks of the river Rathfran, about two miles from the sea, are the vestiges of a castle of great strength, which has been levelled with the ground : about a mile to the west is Carrickanass Castle, 35 feet square, and 45 feet high, built by the family of Bourke, and surrounded with a low strong bawn ; and there are also several forts in the parish.

    KILLAL.\GHTON.— See Killaghton.

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26. Castle remains at Ballybeggan

    Ballybeggan · townland · Kerry

    Remains of a castle stand at Ballybeggan near Tralee.

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    is a school for females, formerly in connexion witb the London Hibernian Society, held under the same roof; the salary of the mistress is paid by subscriptions, which average £30 per annum. The building can accommodate 80 children of each sex. A male school in the town is in connexion with the Board of National Education. A female free school is connected with the convent of the Presentation, by the nuns of which the children are instructed in the elements of useful literature, and in lace-making and needle-work : it is partly supported by a grant from the same Board. The county infirmary, with a dispensary attached, has been established here ; and the county fever hospital, a substantial building, forming three sides of a quadrangle, and capable of accommodating 200 patients, is situated in a spacious area in the vicinity. There is also a temporary asylum for the reception of lunatics previously to their transmission to the district lunatic asylum at Limerick. Two asylums for the aged and impotent poor are supported respectively by the Protestant and Roman Catholic inhabitants. A neat row of six almshouses, affording accommodation to 36 widows, was built in 1832 by Dr. ^'PEniry, P. P., at an expense of £600 ; the widows are selected by the parish priest. The interest of £1000 Irish, bequeathed by Miss Tuomy, of Tralee, who died about 40 years since, is distributed by the parish priest among the poor, generally at Christmas. The union workhouse, on a site of ten acres held at a rent of £62, was completed in 1844 at an expense of £8557, and is constructed for 1000 inmates. The only relics of the ancient abbey are some sculptured ornaments which have been built into the front of the Roman Catholic chapel and of the adjoining school-house. At Ballybeggan are the remains of a castle, and at the northern outlet are some slight vestiges of the castle of Mac Allistrom or Ellistrom. On the northern shore of the bay, about three miles from the town, is a celebrated chalybeate spring, which has given the name of Spa to a small watering-place that is described under its own head.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 350

27. Castle remains at Killesk (Shelburne) built by Hervey de Montemarisco

    Killesk · townland · Wexford

    Remains of a castle at Killesk in the barony of Shelburne, Wexford, are said to have been built by Hervey de Montemarisco, a notable Anglo-Norman figure.

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    KILLESK, a parish, in the barony of Shelbur.ne, union of New Ross, county of Wexford, and province ofLEiNSTER, 7 miles (S. E.) from New Ross; containing 1067 inhabitants, and 2820 statute acres. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Ferns, and patronage of Lord Templemore, granted in 1702, in augmentation of the impropriate curacies of Dunbrody, St. James, and Rathroe : the tithe rent-charge is £234. 5. 6., and there is a glebe of about two acres. In the Roman Cathohc divisions it forms part of the district of Suttons. Here are some remains of a castle said to have been built by Hervey de Monteraarisco.

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28. Castle remains at Kilturk, Wexford

    Kilturk · parish · Wexford

    Remains of a castle originally of considerable extent at Kilturk now consist only of portions of two towers. The surrounding mound was levelled about forty years before the survey and is now under cultivation.

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    KILTURK, a parish, in the barony of Bargy, union and county of Wexford, and province of Leinster, 9 miles (S. by W.) from Wexford, on the road to Kilmore ; containing 91*2 inhabitants. This parish is situated at the western extremity of the lake of Tacumshane, and extends to the sea, by which it is bounded on the south. It comprises 2'206|^ statute acres, chiefly under tillage : the system of agriculture is in that improved state which generally prevails in this part of the country ; sea-weed, which is found in abundance, is the principal manure. The chief seats are Ballyhealy, Woodville, and Sweetbriar Lodge. The lake is frequented by numbers of wild-ducks and other wild-fowl. The parish is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ferns, forming part of the union of Tomhaggard ; the rectory is impropriate in Lord Robert Tottenham, and the tithe rent-charge is £141. 11., of which £81. 1. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. The church is a neat edifice, built in 1806 by a gift of £600 from the Board of First Fruits i it had originally a tower, which fell down soon after its erection. The glebe consists of 1.5f acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilturk is part of the district of Kilmore. There are some remains of a castle originally of considerable extent, now consisting only of portions of two of the towers ; the mound by which it was surrounded was levelled about 40 years since, and is now under cultivation.

    KILTURRAGH.— See Kiltora.

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29. Castle remains at Poyntz Pass

    near Poyntzpass · population centre · Armagh

    The greater portion of an ancient castle or tower still exists at Poyntz Pass. Fragments of a castle at Scarvagh are visible above the village, and the remains of another tower lie in the centre of Lisnagade Fort, where a tiled floor was discovered in 1832.

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    an ancient castle or tower yet exists at Poyntz-Pass ; some fragments of that at Scarvagh are still to be seen above the village, and in the centre of Lisnagade Fort are the remains of another of the same kind ; the floor was discovered entire in 1832, constructed of baked tiles.

    SCHEAMS ISLANDS, in the parish of Augha- DOWN, union of Sribbereen, Eastern division of the barony of West Carbery, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 6 miles (S. \V.) from Skibbereen ; containing about 3* inhabitants. These are two islands situated in Roaring-water bay, and distinguished by their position. East and West, the former comprising about 60, and the latter 34, statute acres. On the western isle, which is the more fertile of the two, are the remains of an ancient church or chapel.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 272

30. Castle remains at Williamstown, Westmeath

    Williamstown · townland · Westmeath

    Remains of an old castle survive at Williamstown in the parish of Mayne, County Westmeath. The parish also contains ruins of an ancient church on the lands of Mayne.

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    The parish is in the diocese of Meath : the rectory is impropriate in the Marquess of Westmeath ; the vicarage forms part of the union of Rathgraff; and there is a perpetual curacy, in the gift of the Vicar. The tithe rent-charge is £153. 14., of which £68. 6. are paid to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar; the latter pays £55. 7- 8. to the perpetual curate, who also receives £36. 15. from the trustees of Primate Boulter's fund. The glebe-house was built in 1812, by aid of a gift of £450 and a loan of £50 from the Board of First Fruits. The church is a neat building, in excellent repair, erected in 1806, by aid of a gift of £500 from the same Board. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, sometimes called Turbotstown, comprising this parish and that of Faughley or Faughanstown, in each of which is a chapel. The parochial schools are aided by annual grants from the Pakenham family, and Lord Longford has given a house and an acre of land ; a school at Turbotstown is chiefly supported by the Dease family. A small well in a bog is resorted to by great numbers of the peasantry : there are remains of an old castle at Williamstown, and on the lands of Mayne stand the ruins of the ancient church.

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31. Castle remains commanding Poyntz Pass

    near Poyntzpass · population centre · Armagh

    Some remains survive of the castle that formerly commanded the strategic pass at Poyntzpass. The pass was a key military position between the counties of Down and Armagh.

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    POYNTZ-PASS, Pointz-Pass, or Fenwick's-Pass, a small town, in the union of Newry, partly in the parish of Aghaderg, barony of Upper Iveagh, county of Down, but chiefly in the parish of Ballymore, barony of Lower Orior, county of Armagh, and province of Ulster, 2f miles (S. W.) from Loughbrickland, to which it has a receiving-house for letters ; containing 643 inhabitants. This place was formerly an encumbered pass through bogs and woods, from the county of Down into that of Armagh, and from the O'Hanlons' to the Magennises' country : it derives its present name from this important military position having been forced, after a desperate action, by Lieutenant Poyntz, of the English army, with a few troops, against a numerous body of Tyrone's soldiers ; for which service he was rewarded with a grant of 500 acres in the barony. There are some remains of the castle which formerly commanded the pass ; and at Drumbanagher are vestiges of the intrenchment surrounding the principal stronghold of the Earl of Tyrone during his wars with Queen Elizabeth, called Tyrone's Ditches. Poyntz- Pass is now one of the most fertile and beautiful spots in this part of the country. To the south is Drumbanagher Castle, a handsome residence built in the Italian style, with a large portico in front ; and on an eminence above the town is Acton House ; not far from which is Union Lodge, in a beautiful demesne bounded by the extensive waters of Lough Shark. That portion of the town which is in the county of Armagh was built about 1790, by Mr. Stewart, then proprietor, who procured for it a grant of a market and fairs ; the former was never established, but the latter, held on the first Saturday in

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32. Castle remains near Clohamon bridge

    Clohamon · townland · Wexford

    Near Clohamou bridge are the slight, rapidly disappearing remains of a castle. The principal gateway still retains the grooves for a portcullis, and the surrounding fosse is still visible.

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    rishes of Monart and Tern pleshanbo, and small portions of St. Mary's Enniscorthy and Kilrush. The chapel, recently erected near the north-eastern suburb, but within the parish of Kilrush, is a handsome edifice with a lofty pinnacled tower the lower stage of which forms a hall to the residence of the priest. A Roman Catholic chapel of ease has been built in the village of Kilmashall, and the old chapel converted partly into a residence for the curate, and partly into a school in connexion with the Board of Education ; there are chapels also at Marshalstown and Castle-Dockrell. Of the public schools, one is on Erasmus Smith's foundation ; the master has a salary of £30, with a house and garden : the school-house was enlarged in 1H14, by the trustees and the late Lady Farnhani, who also presented to it a lending library of 200 volumes, for the use of the parish. A dispensary is open three days in the week for the relief of the poor, who, if unable to attend, are visited at their own dwellings ; a fever hospital, built by subscription about twenty years since, contains beds for 1'2, and is capable of receiving "20, patients : the medical officer is paid £120 per annum for attending the dispensary, and £'20 for visiting the hospital. Near Clohamou bridge are some slight remains of a castle, now rapidly disappearing ; the principal gateway retains the grooves for the portcullis, and the fosse by which it was surrounded is still remaining. In the wood adjoining the town is a very strong chalybeate spring, now grown into disuse ; and at Kilniashall are the ruins of an ancient church, near which is a holy well, formerly held in great veneration and much resorted to by pilgrims.

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33. Castle Roe, Greencastle and old churches near Rostrevor

    near Rostrevor · town · Down

    Remains of Castle Roe and Greencastle survive near the town, along with the old churches of Kilbroney and Killowen. The parish church is a cruciform edifice with an embattled tower in the principal street.

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    and Dec. 11th. The parish church, a cruciform edifice with a lofty embattled tower crowned with pinnacles, is situated in the principal street ; and near it is a neat Roman Catholic chapel, with a campanile turret. Here are handsome school-houses, with residences for the masters and mistresses ; the schools are supported by Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Balfour. There are some remains of Castle Roe and Greencastle, and of the old churches of Kilbroney and Killowen ; and near the town is a monumental obelisk, erected to the memory of General Ross, who fell iu a battle near Baltimore, in America, while leading on the British troops to the victory which they obtained on the l'2th of Sept., 1814; on the four sides of the pedestal are recorded the principal engagements in which that gallant officer bore a conspicuous part.

    ROSTURK.— See Rosstrunk.

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34. Castle Roe or Rosstrevor Castle remains

    Rosstrevor · townland · Down

    The parish contains the remains of Castle Roe, also known as Rosstrevor Castle, a former fortress in the Rosstrevor area of County Down.

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    woodland, about 5000 arable, and the remainder bog and mountain, the latter of which affords excellent pasture. Here are some large bleach-greens, and some lead-mines. The principal seats are the Lodge, Brandensburg, Carpenham. Green Park, Amos Vale, Ballyedmund, Old Hall, and Crayfield. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Dromore, and in the gift of the Bishop, to whom the rectory is appropriate : the tithe rent-charge is £116. 10., one-third payable to the vicar, and twothirds to the bishop. The church, which is in Rosstrevor, is a handsome cruciform edifice, with a lofty tower and pinnacles : it was built in 1819, at an expense of £'2000, of which the Board of First Fruits gave £^00 and lent £1100. The Board also granted £450 as a gift, and £120 as a loan, for the erection of the glebehouse, in 18-21 : the glebe comprises 7f acres. The Roman Catholic parish is co-e.\tensive with that of the Established Church, and contains two chapels, one in Rosstrevor, the other at Killowen. There are several national and other schools. On the acclivity of a mountain is a very large stone, called Cloughmerne, which was formerly part of a cromlech ; and near Killowen are the ruins of Greeu Castle : this fortress was built by Walter de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, destroyed by the Irish in 1343, rebuilt soon after on a large scale, and dismantled by order of Cromwell. In the parish are also the remains of Castle Roe, or Rosstrevor Castle. On the Hillstown road are the ruins of Kilbroney church, in which a clogh-han, or "white bell," was some years since discovered ; also an ancient stone cross and a holy well. In 1834 a spacious cave was discovered, containing broken urns filled with calcined human bones and ashes. A chalybeate spring was formerly much resorted to, but is now almost neglected. — See Rosstrevor.

    KILBRYAN.— See Kilbrine.

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35. Castle round tower and church ruins at Killonaghan

    Killonaghan · parish · Clare

    Killonaghan parish on the western coast of Clare contains remains of a church and nearby ruins of a castle that consisted of a round tower. Lead is also found in the vicinity of Glenvaan within the parish.

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    KINNURE, a parish, in the union of Kinsale, barony of Kinnalea, county of Cork, and province of MuNSTER, 6 miles (E. S. E.) from Kinsale ; containing 1121 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the southern coast, occupying a peninsulated tract of land projecting boldly into the Atlantic and terminating in Kinnure Point. It is bounded on the west by Oyster haven, and on the east by the creek of Donbogue ; and comprises 19H8 statute acres. The land is generally good, and chiefly under tillage, but the system of agriculture is in a very unimproved state : the chief manure is seasand i lime is not to be obtained within less than nine miles' distance, and is consequently beyond the means of the ordinary farmer. Off Kinnure (or Keroda) Point is a shoal above high-water mark, nearly half a cable's length from the west side. At Pallis is a coast-guard station belonging to the district of Kinsale. The parish is an impropriate curacy, in the diocese of Cork, forming part of the union of Tracton ; the rectory is impropriate in the Earl of Shannon, and the tithe rent-charge is £64. 17., wholly payable to the impropriator. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Tracton. There are some remains of the church, near the shore of Oyster haven ; and at the point is a small peninsula of about two acres, called Doong, which is joined to the main land by an exceedingly narrow isthmus, the sides of which rise perpen- 19'2

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36. Castle ruins and raths at Newbawn

    Newbawn · town · Wexford

    In the townland of Newbawn stand the ruins of an ancient castle, with several raths or forts scattered over the parish. The text provides no further detail on their origin or history.

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    with much taste and judgment, and the monument is a handsome object which can be seen, conspicuously, standing on its rocky elevation, at a great distance, from many parts of the country around ; but as there is no inscription upon it, the purpose of its erection may become a puzzle to the antiquaries of future ages. In the townland of Newbawn are the ruins of an ancient castle ; and several raths or forts are scattered over the parish.

    NEWBLISS, a market and post town, in the parish of KiLLEEVAN, uniou of Clones, barony of Dartry, county of Monaghan, and province of Ulster, 4 miles (E. S. E.) from Clones, and 66 (N. W.) from Dublin, on the road from Clones to Dublin ; containing 566 inhabitants. It is situated contiguous to the fine demesne and plantations of Newbliss House ; and consists of one wide street, containing 111 houses, mostly of respectable appearance. The town is a station of the constabulary police, and has a sub-post office to Clones and Cootehill. The market, which is on Saturday, is principally for pigs and flax ; and fairs are held on the last Saturday in each month, chiefly for cattle and pigs : the market-house and shambles are neat buildings, and there is a good inn. Here are a neat meeting-house for Presbyterians, erected in 1816 ; a school under the London Hibernian Society ; and a dispensary.

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37. Castle ruins and Strafford impeachment at Mortlestown

    Mortlestown · parish · Tipperary

    At Mortlestown are the ruins of a castle of considerable extent. An improper presentation to this benefice was one of the charges brought against the Earl of Strafford when impeached by the English parliament.

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    MORTLESTO'VN^N, a parish, in the union of Clogh- EEN, barony of Iffa and Offa, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, I5 mile (X. by E.) from Cahir, on the road to Cashel ; containing 573 inhabitants, and comprising 1839 statute acres. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Lismore, forming part of the union of Outragh ; the tithe rent-charge is £112. 10. An improper presentation to this benefice was one of the charges brought against the Earl of Strafford, when impeached by the English parhament. Here are the ruins of a castle, which appears to have been of considerable extent.

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38. Castle ruins at Athlumney

    Athlumney · townland · Meath

    Athlumney was among the ancient castles in Meath whose ruins were still considerable, indicating its former importance in the defence of the palatinate.

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    raised about the year 1220 by one of the Pypart family. Its extent and strength, as indicated by its ruins even at the present day, prove that it was designed to be a position of primary importance for the defence of the palatinate ; and from the date of its erection to the termination of the war of King AVilliam III., its destinies are interwoven with many of the historical events of the times : the ruins overhang the Boyne, presenting an aspect of much grandeur. The other ancient castles the ruins of which are still^onsiderable, were those of Scurlogslown, Duninue, Athlumncij , and Asigh. Liscart'm and Athcante Castles have been fitted up as residences ; and several other ancient castles have been preserved by being converted into mansion-houses, among the finest of which is Shine, the property of the Marquess Conyngham, and celebrated as the abode of George IV. during the greater part of his stay in Ireland in 1S21. Contiguous to it, but on the other side of the Boyne, is Beaupark, the modern and elegant seat of the family of Lambert : the two demesnes are so connected in their locality, that each enjoys the full benefit of the scenic beauties peculiar to the other. The chief modern mansions of the nobility and gentry are noticed in the description of the parishes in which they are respectively situated. The residences of the gentry of small landed property, and of the beneficed clergy, are numerous, and indicative of a high state of improvement.

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39. Castle ruins at Ballagh, Clonbyrne, and Castle-Fleming

    Rathdowney · townland · Laois

    The parish of Rathdowney contains the ruins of castles at three named locations: Ballagh, Clonbyrne, and Castle-Fleming. These ruins attest to the fortified settlement landscape of the area in medieval or early modern times.

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    The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, episcopally united, in 1816, to the rectories of Glashare and Kildellig, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is appropriate to the dean and chapter of the cathedral of Kilkenny. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £562. 10., two-thirds payable to the dean and chapter and the remainder to the vicar. The glebehouse, towards which the late Board of First Fruits granted £100 and a loan of £1200, in 1814, and on which the present rector laid out £400 more, making the whole_ cost £1700, is a handsome residence; and the glebe comprises 267 acres. The gross income of the benefice, before the passing of the Rent-charge act, was £950. The church, towards the erection of which the late Board granted a loan of £1000, in 1815, is in the later English style, with a well proportioned spire. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is in the district of Grogan, comprising this and the parishes of Coolkerry and Rathsaran, and containing two chapels, situated at Rathdowney (a spacious plain building) and Grogan. There is also a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. In a school at Castle-Fleming divine service is performed every Sunday evening during the summer months. There are two dispensaries, one in the town, and the other at Errill. At Ballagh, Clonbyrne, and Castle-Fleming are the ruins of castles : at Cloneve, near Harristown, are trifling remains of an old church and burial-place ; and at Errill, those of a church and monastery, and the remains of a very ancient cross. Ledwich, the antiquary, who was for 454

    many years curate of this parish, published an account of the antiquities of it and of the adjoining parish of Aghaboe.

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40. Castle ruins at Banroe, Ballymurphy, and Ballygannor in Noughaval

    Noughaval · townland · Clare

    In Noughaval parish, County Clare, the ruins of the church stand on the glebe, and at Banroe, Ballymurphy, and Ballygannor are the ruins of castles respectively so called. Three ancient forts attributed to the Danes also lie within the parish.

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    constituting the union of Noughaval and the corps of the precentorship of Kilfenora, in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £26. 5., and of the entire benefice £52. 10., the whole payable to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, by whom the benefice is at present held in sequestration : the glebe comprises 26n. 22/). In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the union of Carrune, or Carne ; the chapel is at the village of Noughaval. The ruins of the church stand on the glebe ; and at Banroe, Ballymurphy, and Ballygannor, are the ruins of the castles respectively so called. Within the limits of the parish are three ancient forts, attributed to the Danes ; and at Ballygannor is a cromlech of extraordinary dimensions, the table-stone being nearly 40 feet long and 10 broad, and supported by upright flagstones rising about six feet above the ground.

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41. Castle ruins at Carranstown, Killoghconnogan

    Carranstown · townland · Meath

    At Carranstown in Killoghconnogan parish stand the remains of a castle. The site is one of the medieval antiquities recorded in this County Meath parish.

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    is principallj' under tillage. There is a good quarry of limestoue. Fairs are held on March '25th, May l'2th, Aug. 15th, and Nov. 1st. The principal seats are Elm Grove, Parkstown, and Kilmur. The village of Ballivor, or Kilbaliver, is a constabulary police station ; and contains the parish church, the Roman Catholic chapel, a school, and a dispensary. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Meath, and in the gift of the Earl of Darnley, who is impropriator of the rectory : the tithe rent-charge is £'2*25, payable to the impropriator, who allows the perpetual curate £69. 4. per annum. The church is a neat structure with a spire, erected in 1820, by aid of a gift of £200 from the late Earl of Darnley, and a loan of £700 from the Board of First Fruits. The glebe-house was built in IS^^, by aid of a gift of £450 and a loan of £50 from the same Board, and a subscription of £100 from the earl; the glebe comprises 21 acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Castlerickard, and has a handsome chapel, towards the erection of which the late Earl of Darnley gave £100, and half an acre of laud for a site. There are some remains of a Franciscan friary and a castle at Donore, and of a castle at Carranstown.

    KILLOGILLEEN, a parish, partly in the barony of LouGHREA, but chiefly in that of Dunkellin, union of LouGHREA, county of Galway, and province of Connaught, 5 miles (W.) from Loughrea, on the road from that place to Ardrahan ; containing 1074 inhabitants. The parish comprises 3604f statute acres. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Kilmacduagh, forming part of the union of Killiuane : the rectory is appropriate to the see and archdeaconry of Kilmacduagh, and the vicars-choral of Christ Church, Dublin. The tithe rent-charge is £90, of which £15 are payable to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, £13. 10. to the archdeacon, £15 to the vicars-choral, and the remainder to the incumbent. Here is a Roman Catholic chapel.

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42. Castle ruins at Castletown, Kiltartan

    Castletown · townland · Galway

    In the parish of Kiltartan, County Galway, the ruins of a large castle at Castletown were noted as being in good preservation.

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    black marble. The principal seats are Coole, Ballymantane, Raheen, Ballylee Castle, Roseville, and Ballintown. The parish is a rectory, in the diocese of Kilmacduagb, forming part of the union and corps of the deanery of Kilmacduagb ; the tithe rent-charge is £131. 10. 9. The Roman Catholic parish is co-e.\tensive with that of the Established Church, and has a stone chapel built in 1S37, for which R. Gregory, Esq., gave £60. There are the ruins of a large castle at Castletown, in good preservation. Kiltartan gives the title of Baron to Viscount Gort.

    KILTEAL, or Kilteel, a parish, in the union of Athy, partly in the barony of Stradbally, but chiefly in the barony of Maryborough East, Queen's county, and province of Leinster, 'i^ miles (N. W.) from Stradbally, on the road to Maryborough ; containing 106" inhabitants. The parish comprises 35535 statute acres, including the great heath of Maryborough, 274| acres in e.xtent. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Leighlin, forming part of the union of Dysartenos ; the rectory is impropriate in Lord Carew, and the tithe rent-charge is £13':i. 3., of which £88. 2. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Maryborough.

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43. Castle ruins at Coolreath and Ballynahinch near Lough O'Grady

    Kilnoe · townland · Clare

    Near the southern shore of Lough O'Grady in Kilnoe parish stand the ruins of Coolreath Castle, with ruins of another castle at Ballynahinch. Both sites attest to the medieval fortified settlement of the area.

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    KILNOE, a parish, in the union of Scariff, barony of Lower Tulx-a, county of Clare, and province of Munster, Sj miles (S. W.) from ScarifF, on the road to Ennis ; containing 3482 inhabitants. It comprises 10,512^ statute acres, of which 5913 consist of arable land of medium quality, and the remainder of mountain pasture and bog. The state of agriculture is likely to be much improved, in consequence of the new roads lately made in the vicinity of Lough O'Grady, a portion of which lake is within the limits of the parish. Fairs are held at Bodike on Jan. 1st, April 2nd, July 1st, and Oct. 5th ; and a court for the manor of Doonass is occasionally held at Coolreath by the seneschal for the recovery of small debts. The seats are Coolreath, St. Catherine's, and Kilgorey. The parish is in the diocese of Killaloe : part of the rectory is appropriate to the prebend of Tomgraney, and the remainder forms part of the rectorial union of Omullod ; the vicarage is part of the vicarial union of Kilseily. The tithe rent-charge is £170. 3., of which £24. 15. are payable to the prebendary of Tomgraney, £69- 4. 8. to the rector, and the remainder to the vicar. The ruins of the church still remain. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Tomgraney, and has a chapel at Bodike. Near the southern shore of Lough O'Grady are the ruins of the castle of Coolreath, and the ruins of another exist at Ballynahince.

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44. Castle ruins at Dunmoe

    Dunmoe · townland · Meath

    Dunmoe was among the ancient castles in Meath whose ruins were still considerable at the time of writing, indicating its former importance in the defence of the palatinate.

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    raised about the year 1220 by one of the Pypart family. Its extent and strength, as indicated by its ruins even at the present day, prove that it was designed to be a position of primary importance for the defence of the palatinate ; and from the date of its erection to the termination of the war of King AVilliam III., its destinies are interwoven with many of the historical events of the times : the ruins overhang the Boyne, presenting an aspect of much grandeur. The other ancient castles the ruins of which are still^onsiderable, were those of Scurlogslown, Duninue, Athlumncij , and Asigh. Liscart'm and Athcante Castles have been fitted up as residences ; and several other ancient castles have been preserved by being converted into mansion-houses, among the finest of which is Shine, the property of the Marquess Conyngham, and celebrated as the abode of George IV. during the greater part of his stay in Ireland in 1S21. Contiguous to it, but on the other side of the Boyne, is Beaupark, the modern and elegant seat of the family of Lambert : the two demesnes are so connected in their locality, that each enjoys the full benefit of the scenic beauties peculiar to the other. The chief modern mansions of the nobility and gentry are noticed in the description of the parishes in which they are respectively situated. The residences of the gentry of small landed property, and of the beneficed clergy, are numerous, and indicative of a high state of improvement.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 150

45. Castle ruins at Glassie and Donagore, Killeilagh

    Killilagh · townland · Clare

    At Glassie and Donagore in Killeilagh parish are the ruins of castles, the latter being a circular tower on a square base. Slate of inferior quality is found at Donagore.

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    The tithe rent-charge is £166. 3., two-thirds payable to the rector, and one-third to the vicar. The church is in ruins. In the Roman Cathohc divisions the parish is part of the district of Arranview, or Tuoclea, and has a chapel at Knockfin. At Glassie, and Donagore, are the ruins of the castles respectively so called, the latter being a circular tower on a square base ; and at Ballynalacken, on a rocky eminence near the sea, stands the castle of that name, which has been repaired by J. O'Brien, Esq., its proprietor. Boetius Clancy, a celebrated chieftain, formerly resided at St. Catherine's, and a mound of earth is still shewn as the spot where his castle once stood.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 38

46. Castle ruins at Kilteel, County Kildare

    Kilteel · parish · Kildare

    In the parish of Kilteel, County Kildare, the ruins of a castle were noted. The village comprised 33 houses and served as a constabulary police station.

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    KILTEEL, a parish, in the union of Naas, barony of South Salt, county of Kildare, and province of Leinster, 5^ miles (E. N. E.) from Naas, and on the road from Dublin to Ballymore-Eustace ; containing 797 inhabitants, of whom 168 are in the village. The village comprises 33 houses, and is a constabulary police station; fairs are held in it on May 1st, June 24th, Sept. 29th, and Nov. 2nd. The parish comprises 3435^ statute acres. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Dublin, forming part of the union of Rathmore; the rectory is impropriate in Col. Luke Allen, and the tithe rent-charge is £74. 2., two-thirds payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Blessington. Here are the ruins of a castle. KILTEELY.— See Listeely.

    KILTEEVAN, a parish, in the barony of Ballintobber, union and county of Roscommon, and province of Connaught, 2 miles (S. E.) from Roscommon, on the road to Lanesborough ; containing 2818 inhabitants. The parish comprises 8411 statute acres; is bounded by Lough Ree and the river Shannon on the east ; and contains a great quantity of bog. The principal seats are Kilteevan House and Becchwood. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Elphin, forming part of the ecclesiastical union of Roscommon ; the rectory is impropriate in the representative of the late Viscount Kingsland, and the tithe rent-charge is £S6. 18. 6., of which £48. 18. 6. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Roscommon, and has a chapel.

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47. Castle ruins at Muff destroyed by Cromwell

    Muff · townland · Cavan · 1649–1653

    Near the village of Muff adjoining Kingscourt, there are ruins of an ancient castle said to have been destroyed by Cromwell.

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    MUFF, a village, in the parish of Enniskeen, union of Bailiedorough, barony of Clonkee, county of Cavan, and province of Ulster, adjoining the posttown of Kingscourt, on the road to Bailieborough ; the population is returned with the parish. It contains a few scattered houses, and a Roman Catholic chapel : a fair for horses is held annually on the 12th of August, and is well attended. There are some ruins of an ancient castle said to have been destroyed by Cromwell.

    MUFF, an ecclesiastical district, in the union of Londonderry, barony of Ennishowen, county of Donegal, and province of Ulster, 5 miles (N. N. \V.) from Londonderry, on the road to Moville ; containing 4037 inhabitants, of whom 248 are in the village. Aileach Castle, now only a noble ruin, stands on the summit of a lofty hill, and appears to have been the residence of the princes of the country for many centuries ; in the reign of Elizabeth it was occupied by the O'Dohertys, who, in 1601, were conquered by Sir H. Docwra, who afterwards held their lands from the queen. Sir Cahir O'Doherty, the chieftain of Ennishowen, on May 1st, 1608, invited Captain Hart, the English governor of Culmore Fort, and his lady, to the castle, under the guise of friendship ; when he seized and made them prisoners, exacting such orders from the governor as secured the chieftain's own admittance into Culmore Fort ; having succeeded in obtaining which, he massacred the garrison, took possession of the fort, and, on the same night, captured Derry, putting Sir G. Paulett, the governor, to death. Aileach Castle was shortly afterwards re-taken by the English, under Lord-Deputy Wingfield, by whose orders it was dismantled ; and it has ever since remained in ruins.

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48. Castle ruins at Mulrankin

    Mulrankin · townland · Wexford

    The ruins of the castle of Mulrankin still remain standing in the parish of that name. The castle belonged to the Brown family before the confiscations of the seventeenth century.

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    The living is a recton,', in the diocese of Ferns, united from time immemorial with the rectories of Kilmannan and Killag, and the vicarage of Kilcowan, together constituting the union of Mulrankin, in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £130. 4. 8., and of the entire benefice £404. 15. : the glebe comprises about 15 acres of good land; and the glebe-house, towards the erection of which the Board of First Fruits gave £100, in 1813, is one of the largest in the diocese. A new church has been lately built, chiefly by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, at a cost of £632. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Kilmore ; there is a chapel on the Moor, with a residence for the Roman Catholic curate, for whom, also, about four acres of the common have been inclosed and brought into cultivation. Mr. Lett, many years since, bequeathed £50, which sum was paid to the Board of Charitable Bequests ; and the interest is distributed among the poor of Mulrankin, Maglass, and Kilmannan. The ruins of the castle of Mulrankin still remain, but those of Bridgetown have been taken 375

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49. Castle ruins at Newcastle with towers and vaults

    Newcastle · town · Limerick

    The ruins of the castle are extensive, with a square tower and a round tower in good preservation, along with a tower and banqueting-house near the church. Many parts of its range of arched vaults are also perfect.

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    The LIVING is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Limerick, episcopally united from time immemorial to the rectory and vicarage of Monegay, and in the patronage of the Earl of Devon : the tithe rent-charge of the parish is £168. 15., and of the whole union £543. 15. The glebe of this parish comprises 33 acres, in three detached portions ; that of Monegay is 53 acres, all excellent land. The church, built in 1777 at the sole expense of Wilham, second Viscount Courtenay, is a handsome structure in the early English style, with a square embattled tower surmounted by pinnacles ; in it are two good monuments of the Locke family : the burial-ground, which is at a short distance from the town, has the remains of the old church within its inclosure. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising also parts of Monegay and Killeedy : the chapel, a handsome building of hewn stone, was erected in IS'28, by subscription, towards which the Earl of Devon, who also gave the ground for its site, contributed £400 ; it is situated in the parish of Monegay. The Courtenay school, immediately adjoining the town, is of ancient foundation, but the house was rebuilt in 1826; it now affords accommodation for 260 boys and an equal number of girls, with a residence for the master and mistress. The earl contributed twothirds of the outlay for building, and the institution is maintained wholly at his expense ; it is free for all the poor children of the town and neighbourhood. The union workhouse, occupying a site of 5 acres purchased for £250, was completed in 1840 at a cost of £4860, and will contain 550 paupers. The ruins of the castle are very e.xtensive ; and two of its towers, one square, the other round, are in a good state of preservation, as are the tower and banqueting-house near the church: many parts of its range of arched vaults are also perfect. In the castle demesne is a chalybeate spring, formerly in considerable repute, and protected by a covered building which still exists. Shells and other marine deposits are frequently found in the limestone rocks, some of them in a very perfect state. 388

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50. Castle ruins at Raharney spanning the river Deel

    Raharney · town · Westmeath

    Adjoining the village of Raharney in Westmeath are the remains of an old castle whose walls extended across the river Deel. At nearby Kilcollum are ruins of a church with an attached cemetery.

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    RATHFARNE, or Raharney, a village, in the parish of Killucan, barony of Farbill, union of MuLLiNGAR, county of Westmeath, and province of Leinsteb, 4^ miles (N.) from Kinnegad, and on the road from Killucan to Trim ; containing about 259 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Deel, which is here crossed by a long causeway or bridge of three arches ; it is a station of the constabulary police, and here is one of the two Roman Catholic chapels belonging to the district of Killucan ; also a naticmal school. Adjoining the village are the remains of an old castle, the walls of which extended across the river ; and at Kilcollum, in the vicinity, are the ruins of a church, with a cemetery attached.

    RATHFARNHAM, a parish, in the South Dublin union, partly in the barony of Uppercross, but chiefly in that of Rath down, county of Dublin, and province of Leinster, 4 miles (S.) from Dublin, on the road to Rathdrum ; containing 4469 inhabitants, of whom 644 are in the village. The castle of Rathfarnham was built by Archbishop Loftus, who was lord chancellor of Ireland in the reign of Elizabeth. On the breaking out of the war of 1641, Sir Adam Loftus held it with a garrison, as an outpost to protect the city of Dublin against the incursions of the septs of O'Toole and Byrne from the neighbouring mountains of Wicklow ; in 1649 it was taken by the forces of the Duke of Ornionde. Adam Loftus, grandson of Sir Adam, was created baron of Rathfarnham in 168.5. At the commencement of the insurrection of I79S, the village was the scene of a skirmish between a detachment of the king's troops and a party of the insurgents, in which several of the latter were killed and others taken prisoners. Near the village is a lofty bridge of a single arch over the river Dorider, the road from which is thickly shaded by the plantations of the demesnes on each side : the place itself is a long straggling street, with very little to attract attention. The country around is studded with numerous beautiful and richly planted seats, and pre-

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51. Castle ruins at Rathroe

    Rathroe · townland · Mayo

    The ruins of a castle stand at Rathroe within the parish of Kilfyan. The parish also contains numerous raths, some with several apartments, as well as cromlechs and cairns.

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    KILFYAN, a parish, in the union of Ballina, barony of Tvrawlev, county of Mayo, and province of CoNNAUGHT, 65 miles (W.) from Killala, and on the road from Crossmolina to Ballycastle ; containing 6040 inhabitants. This parish, which takes its name from an abbey that was founded here by St. Finan, and, according to Colyan, existed but for a short time, comprises 2S,735f statute acres, chiefly under tillage. The system of agriculture is improving ; there is much waste land, and in several parts are tracts of bog, which are, however, being rapidly reclaimed and brought into cultivation. Limestone is quarried for agricultural uses and for building, and there are several quarries of slate : iron-ore has been found in the picturesque glen of Cleedagh, which is watered by a small river and commands some fine views of the sea. The principal seats are Greenwood Park ; Woodville, in the same demesne ; Rappa Castle; Fahy ; Farmhill ; Mount Glynne; Killina ; and Smithstown. Rappa Castle is a place of very great antiquity ; the grounds are profusely embellished with old timber, and the land is of the first quality. At Brideswell is a large fair for horses on Feb. 1st; fairs are held at Tonrahoweu on St. Stephen's, St. Patrick's, and Corpus-Christi days; and at Fori field, a small village, which lately obtained the grant of a market, are fairs on Jan. 1st., June 15th, Aug. I6th, Sept. 8th, Oct. 29th, and Dec. 1st. A constabulary police force is stationed in Kilfyan. The parish is in the diocese of Killala : the rectory is partly appropriate to the vicars-choral of the cathedral of Christ Church, Dublin, and partly to the precentorship of the cathedral of St. Patrick, Killala ; the vicarage forms part of the union of Crossmolina. The tithe rent-charge is £210, of which £21 are payable to the vicars-choral of Christ Church, £84 to the precentor of Killala, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilfyan is partly in the district of Ardagh, and partly the head of a union comprising also the parish of Rathrea ; the chapel is a small thatched building. In Ballynglen, about two miles from the sea, are the remains of the castle of that name ; in this glen are found various incrustations of marl. There are also the ruins of a castle at Rathroe ; and in different parts of the parish are raths, in some of which are several apartments : there are remains of cromlechs, and numerous cairns, in some of which are wells of water ; and human skeletons of extraordinary size have been discovered. Silver coins of the reign of Anne, and others the dates of which could not be ascertained, have also been found. 62

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52. Castle ruins at Sharahane, Castletown and Rushall in Offerlane

    Offerlane · parish · Laois

    In the parish of Offerlane, Queen's County, there are remains of the castles of Sharahane and Castletown, and ruins of a castle at Rushall. A ruined church also survives at Churchtown near Castletown.

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    bad a condition as to be condemned as unsafe for use ; a new building has been lately erected near it, at a cost of £1535, of which £1211 were given by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and £324 were raised by subscription. The glebe-house stands on a glebe of 254 acres, of which 120 are bog and mountain. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church ; it is called Underwoods, and contains four chapels, one at Cormorass, one at Rushall, one at Castletown, and one at Killinure. There is a dispensary at Cooleraine. Ruins exist of the old monastery of Monderhilt, of which St. Laserian was abbot about the year 600 ; and of a church at Churchtown near Castletown : there are also remains of the castles of Sharahane and Castletown, and ruins of a castle at Rushall. Several raths are in the parish. — See Castletown.

    OGASHIN.— See Quinn.

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53. Castle ruins at Smithstown, seat of Viscount Powerscourt

    Smithstown · street · Clare

    At Smithstown, a seat of Viscount Powerscourt in the parish of Kilshanny, stand the ruins of an ancient castle.

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    KILSHANNY, a parish, in the union of Enmsty- MON, barony of Corcomroe, county of Clare, and province of Munster, 2;^ miles (N.) from Ennistymon, on the road to Kilfenora ; containing 2114 inhabitants. Here was formerly a cell to the abbey of Corcomroe, which at the Dissolution was, with its appurtenances, mills, and fisheries, granted to Robert Hickman. The parish comprises 5805 statute acres, chiefly under tillage; there is a considerable portion of bog. A court for the manor of Corcomroe is occasionally held by the seneschal at Kilshanny, for the recovery of small debts. The parish is a rectory, in the diocese of Kilfenora, partly appropriate to the deanery, but chiefly impropriate in R. M. G. Adams, Esq. : the tithe rent-charge is £118. 10., of which £112. 10. are payable to the impropriator, and the remaining £6, being the tithe of the townland of Ballymacrenan, to the dean. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish is held separately, and gives name to a district; the chapel is at Kilshanny. At Smithstown, a scat of Viscount Powerscourt, are the ruins of an ancient castle.

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54. Castle ruins at Vicar's Dale, Donaghmoyne

    Donaghmoyne · townland · Monaghan

    At Vicar's Dale in Donaghmoyne are the ruins of a castle. Near Dawson Lodge are the ruins of another castle called Maghernacligh.

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    third of very considerable dimensions, but now almost concealed by plantations, may be seen at Fort Singleton, near Eniyvale. Near Carrickmacross are the ruins of a Druidical temple, consisting of an oblong mound of earth inclosed by a circuit of large upright stones. Wicker hurdles of very curious workmanship have been found iu the bogs, in a high state of preservation ; they appear to have been carried thither by parties on a marauding expedition, for the purpose of crossing the bog, and, having been left behind in the hurry of advance or retreat, were gradually imbedded. A curious relic is preserved at Knockbuy, near the town of Monaghan ; it is called the " Balaghdthownagh," and consists of a bo,\, about the size of a thick folio volume, containing a crucifix and some relics. It is kept with the greatest veneration as a kind of heir-loom in the Bradley family, and is used as an attestation of innocence for imputed crimes which do not admit of the usual kind of evidence ; when let out on an occasion of this kind, valuable security is always required for its restoration. No county in Ireland has so few vestiges of monastic buildings. The abbey of Clones is the only one of which any remains exist : that of Monaghan is utterly destroyed, a castle having been erected on its site ; the wealthy abbey of Tyhallon is known only by name. The castle of Monaghan is noticed by Sir John Davies, in his account of the lord-deputy's tour through the county, as being then in a state of ruinous neglect. The ruins of the old mansion-house of Castle-Blayney are still standing, but are so close to the modern building as to injure the appearance of both : there are also the ruins of an old building in the same demesne, bearing, however, no resemblance to a religious structure ; the walls are very massive, but the ruins are so overgrown with trees as to render inspection very difficult. At Vicar's Dale, in Donaghmoyne, are the ruins of a castle ; and near Dawson Lodge, those of another, called Maghernacligh.

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55. Castle ruins of the Grace family at Killarney, Kilkenny

    Killarney · townland · Kilkenny

    In the parish of Killarney in County Kilkenny stand the ruins of a castle said to have been formerly occupied by the Grace family. The parish was a small one with only 75 inhabitants and 155 statute acres.

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    KILLARNEY, a parish, in the barony of Gowran, union and county of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 5 miles (S. W.) from Gowran ; containing 75 inhabitants, and 155 statute acres. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Ossory, entirely appropriate to the economy estate of the cathedral of St. Canice, Kilkenny ; the tithe rent-charge is £16. 1. 9. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Thomastown, and contains a chapel. Here are the ruins of a castle said to have been formerly occupied by the Grace family.

    KILLASCOBE, a parish, in the union of Ballina- SLOE, barony of Tyaquin, county of Galway, and province of CoNNAUGHT, 4^ mllcs (\V.) from Castle-Blakeney, on the road to Galway ; containing 2446 inhabitants. It comprises a considerable quantity of bog, and about 500 acres of waste land ; the total area is 8208 statute acres. Killascobe is a vicarage, in the diocese of Tuam, forming part of the union of Annaghdown ; the rectory is appropriate to the vicars-choral of Christ Church, Dublin, and the tithe rent-charge is £236. 5., of which two-thirds are payable to the vicars-choral and one-third to the vicar, who has a glebe of four acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Aghiart, or Mount Bellew, and has a chapel at Skianagh and Minla. At Garbally is a chalybeate well ; and within the limits of the parish are the ruins of Clooukurriu and Garbally Castles, which were partially destroyed by Cromwell. A portion of land on Mr. French's estate sank about two years since, and the cavity still remains filled with water; it is 100 feet deep.

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56. Castles and fortified houses of County Waterford

    Lismore · town · Waterford

    Numerous castles and fortified houses still exist, some entire and others in ruins, including those at Lismore, Little Island, Crook, Cullen Castle, and Carrickbeg. Other ruined castles include Ballyclough, Feddens, Clonea, Darinlar, Dungarvan, Modeligo, Kilbree, Strancally, Conagh, and Castlereagh.

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    are remarkable ratlis on the hill of Lismore, at Rathgormuck, in the parish of Kinsalebeg, near Youghal, and at Ardmore, the remains of which last show it to have been of great extent : many others of less note are dispersed in various quarters. Circular intrenchments, consisting of a small area, defended by a rampart and fosse, and called in the language of the country lis, " a fortified residence," are very numerous, and appear to form with each other branches from more important stations that formerly existed at Waterford, Lismore, Dungarvan, and Ardmore. One of the sepulchral mounts called in England " barrows," and here " duns," is to be seen to the west of Dungarvan ; and many others occur in different parts. A large double trench, called by the Irish Riun-ho-Padriuc, " the trench of St. Patrick's cow," commences to the east of Knockmeledown, and runs in nearly a direct line across the Blackwater, and through the deer-park of Lismore, towards Ardmore, being traceable for sixteen or eighteen miles ; it corresponds exactly with that extraordinary work called " The Danes' Cast," which runs through the counties of Armagh and Down. A second trench from Cappoquin, through the plain along the side of the mountains westward into the county of Cork, is called by the peasantry Clee-duff. Cromlechs exist in the barony of Gaultier, within five miles of Waterford ; on Kilmacombe hill ; on Sugar-loaf hill, near Reisk ; at Dunhill; Gurteen ; near Stradbally ; and other places. There appear to have formerly existed, within the limits of the county, 24 religious establishments ; but at present vestiges remain of the buildings of those only of MothiU, Dungarvan, Stradbally, Lismore, and Ardmore. The castles and fortified houses were very numerous : there still exist (some of them entire, and the rest in ruins) that of Lismore, one on the Little Island, one at Crook, Cullen Castle, and those of Carrickbcg, Ballyclough, Feddens, Clonea, Darinlar, Dungarvan, Modeligo, Kilbree, Strancally, Conagh, and Castlereagh. The princely castle of Lismore, the mansion of the Duke of Devonshire, and that of Curraghmore, the seat of the Marquess of Waterford, with which is embodied the ancient castle of that place, are, with the other mansions and seats of the nobility and gentry worthy of particular notice, described in the accounts of the parishes in which they are respectively situated.

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57. Castles at Enniscrone and Lacken in Kilgall parish

    near Inishcrone · town · Sligo

    The ruins of a castle stand in the locality, and there are also ruins of castles at Enniscrone and Lacken.

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    stand the ruins of a castle, and there are also ruins of castles at Enniscrone and Lacken,

    KILG()B.\N.--See Ballinadee.

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58. Castletown castellated seat on the Shannon

    Castletown · townland · Tipperary

    Castletown is a handsome castellated building on an eminence near the Shannon in the parish of Kilbarron, commanding beautiful views of Lough Derg and the mountain scenery of Clare and Galway.

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    seats is Castletown, a handsome castellated building on an eminence near the Shannon, commanding beautiful views of Lough Derg and the mountain scenery of Clare and Galway. The hving is a vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is impropriate in Captain Ralph Smith. The tithe rent-charge is £'270, of which £180 are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. The church is a neat building, for the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits gave £1000 in IS^S. The glebe-house was built in 1831, by a gift of £'260, and a loan of £400, from the same Board ; the glebe consists of 12 statute acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish is the head of a district, comprising also Terryglass and Finoe, and containing two chapels. In the churchyard is a parochial school in connexion with the Church Education Society. Here are the ruins of an ancient church ; also of four castles, called Cushlawn- Thullahawn, Cushlawn-Thigge-Burht, Annah, and Ballycollaton.

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59. Castletown House, seat of the Waller family

    Castletown · townland · Limerick

    Castletown is the elegant residence of the Waller family, beautifully situated in a richly wooded demesne of 200 Irish acres sloping gently to the river Shannon. It descends from Sir Hardress Waller, who received the forfeited lands after the Earl of Desmond's rebellion.

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    KILCORNAN, a parish, in the union of Rathkf.ale, barony of Kenry, county of Limerick, and province of MuNSTER, 1 mile (W.) from Pallas-Kenry ; on the river Shannon, and the lower road to Askeaton ; containing 3856 inhabitants. This place was one of the chief stations, in this part of Ireland, of the Danes, who in 1041 erected a very strong fortress near the present village of Castletown ; and the Danish chieftain, having soon afterwards embraced the Christian faith, built a church near the fort of Moige. In 1 164 another castle was erected, which eventually fell into the hands of the O'Donovans, by whom it was given up to the English ; it afterwards became part of the possessions of the Earl of Desmond, on who.*e rebellion in the reign of Elizabeth it was forfeited, together with the manor, and was granted to Sir Hardress Waller, ancestor of the present proprietor. In the war of the 17th century, it was garrisoned for the king, but was taken the year following by the Irish under the command of General Purcell, who kept possession of it till its surrender to Ireton, by whom it was garrisoned for Cromwell. The parish comprises 9346 statute acres : towards the Shannon the lands are fertile and under good cultivation, but towards the south much encumbered with stones scattered in every direction, and with portions of rock rising above the surface ; they are, notwithstanding, well fenced and drained, and the whole forms one of the most fertile and best cultivated districts in the south of Ireland. The principal seats are, Castletown, the elegant residence of the Waller family, beautifully situated in a richly wooded demesne of 200 Irish acres, sloping gently to the river ; Holly Park, the ancient residence of the Taylor family, now the property of Sir Vere Edmoud de Vere, Bart. ; Summerville, the ancient seat of Lord Charleville ; Castle 39

    Grey ; Stonehall ; and Bushy Island. There are many large and substantial farmhouses, and several very neat cottages.

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60. Castletown mansion built by Archbishop Cox, Kilkenny

    Whitechurch · townland · Kilkenny

    Castletown, a fine mansion situated in a well-wooded demesne in the parish of Whitechurch (or Castlane), County Kilkenny, was built by Archbishop Cox. The parish lies on the river Lingan near its junction with the Suir.

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    WHITECHURCH, or Castlane, a parish, in the union of Carrick-on-Suir, barony of Iverk, county of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 2 miles (N. E.) from Carrick-on-Suir, on the road to Kilkenny ; containing 837 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the river Lingan, near its junction with the Suir, and comprises 2186f acres, all arable and pasture land ; there is abundance of limestone, and the system of agriculture has much improved. The seats are, Castletown, a fine mansion, situated in a well-wooded demesne, and built by Archbishop Cox ; Ballycaushlawne Lodge ; and Anneborough. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, the one in the patronage of the Crown, the other in that of the Bishop ; the tithe rentcharge is £165. The church is a neat building with a spire, erected by Archbishop Cox, and for which, in 1766, the Board of First Fruits gave £"200, and in 1820 £300. The glebe-house was built in 1812 by aid of £400 and a loan of £316 from the same Board ; the glebe comprises 16 acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Templeorum. There is a dispensary.

    WHITECHURCH, an ancient parish, in the unioa of Clogheen, barony of Iffa and Offa West, county of Tipi'erary, and province of Munster, 3 miles

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