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. Monastery of St. Catherine at Lucan, founded by Waryn de Peche

   near Lucan · town · Dublin

   The monastery of St. Catherine was founded by Waryn de Peche. Despite augmented endowments from subsequent benefactors, it was assigned to the abbey of St. Thomas, Dublin, in 1323 on account of its poverty. No remains survive.

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   sists of one principal apartment and two side ctlls, uf smaller dimensions, secured all round with Htonv, tu prevent the walls from falling in : many curious relics of antiquity were found, consisting of celts, pieccH of bone curiously inscribed and sculptured, military weapons of copper or bronze, and various others of more recent date. The hill in which these apartments are excavated is about 300 feet above the level of the vale, and is called the Fort Hill, from its being crowned with a fortification, the works of which are still in good preservation. The monastery of St. Catherine (founded by Waryn de Peche in I'iW), though its endowment was augmented by subsequent benefactors, was, on account of its poverty, assigned in 13'23 to the abbey of St. Thomas, Dublin ; there are no remains. Opposite to the gate of Lucan House demesne was a very ancient and splendid cross, round the site of which it is still the custom, at Roman Catholic funerals, to bear the corpse previous to interment. Above the modern bridge are some fragments of an older structure, said to have been built in the reign of John. Lucan gives the titles of baron and earl to the family of Bingham.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 116

2. Monastery of St. Finian at Kinnitty

   Kinnitty · parish · Offaly · 557–871

   A monastery was founded at Kinnitty in 557 by St. Finian, who became its first abbot. It flourished until 839 when it was destroyed by the Danes, was apparently restored soon after, and the abbot Colga MacConaghan—described as the most elegant poet and learned historian of his time—died there in 871.

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   KINNITTY, a post-tosvn and parish, in the union of Parsoxstown, barony of Ballybritt, King's county, and province of Leinster, 14 miles (\v.) from Tullamore, and 64 (S. W.) from Dublin, on the road to Parsonstown ; containing 256'2 inhabitants, of whom 6'21 are in the town. This place was the site of a monastery founded in 557 by St. Finian (who became its first abbot), and which continued to flourish till 839, when it was destroyed by the Danes. It appears to have been soon restored, for the Annals of Mac Geoghegan notice the abbot Colga M-^Conaghan as dying here in 87 1 ; he was considered the most elegant poet and learned historian of that period. The town contains 101 houses neatly built : it has a sub-post office in connexion with Parsonstown and Frankfort ; and fairs on Feb. 9th, Ascension-day, June 23rd, Aug. 15th, and Oct. '2ud. A constabulary police force is stationed here, and petty-

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3. Monastery of Teach-Mochoe at Timahoe

   Timahoe · townland · Laois · 497–1142

   A monastery called Teach-Mochoe was founded at Timahoe by St. Mochoe, who died in 497. It was destroyed by fire in 1142 and afterwards refounded by the O'Mores, though no further history of it is recorded.

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   TIMAHOE, a village, in the parish of Fosey, or TiMAHOE, barony of Cullinagh, Queen's county, and province of Leinster, 4^; miles (S. S. \V.) from Stradbally, on the road to Ballynakill; containing about 100 inhabitants. This place takes its name from the monastery of Tcach-Mochoe, founded here by St. Mochoe, who died in 497, and which was destroyed by fire in 1142 ; it was afterwards refounded by the O'Mores, but of its further history there is no record. There are still some slight remains of the building, near which is an ancient round tower, 33 feet high ; the doorway is 14 feet from the ground and ornamented with a zigzag moulding, and the whole is in good preservation. A castle was erected in the reign of Elizabeth by the Cosby family, whose descendants are still proprietors of part of the estate ; the ruins form a very interesting and picturesque object. In 1642 a battle took place here between a party of forces under Colonel Monck, on his return from the relief of Ballinakill, and a party under General Preston, who had advanced to intercept his retreat ; in which the latter was repulsed with considerable loss. The vicinity abounds with rich pastures and extensive dairy-farms, and much butter of superior quality is sent hither for sale. The village, which contains only a few houses, is pleasantly situated. Fairs are held on April 5th, July 2nd, and Oct. ISth; and a constabulary police force is stationed here. The Roman Catholic chapel of the union of Stradbally, a handsome cruciform edifice in the early English style, lately erected at an expense of £2000, is situated in the village, in which is also the parochial school, under the patronage of Colonel Close.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 333

4. Monastery ruins at Kilgalligan

   Kilgalligan · townland · Mayo

   At Kilgalligan in Kilcommon parish are the ruins of a monastery. The site is listed alongside other ancient religious foundations in the parish.

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   The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Killala, and iu the patronage of the Bishop ; the tithe rent-charge is £"255. The church has been lately rebuilt at a cost of £581, raised by subscription ; divine service was previously performed in the court-house at Belmullet, and at a coast-guard station. There is no glebe-house ; the glebe comprises 35i acres. Iu the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms three districts ; Ballycroy, in which is an old thatched building at Cross Hill, used as a chapel ; Kilcommon West, in which is a chapel built in 1 83^, at an expense of £300, by subscription ; and Kilcommon East, the chapel of which is at Bangor. At Kiltairn, on the banks of the Owenmore, are the remains of an ancient abbey; at Kilgalligan, the ruins of a monastery ; and at Doona, the remains of a castle belonging to the celebrated Grace O'Malley, known by the name of Gran-Uile. Near Pallatomas is an old burial-ground. The parish is rich in minerals, among which are the Greenland 34

   pot-stone, the rutil, kyanite, white limestone, felspar, rock-crystal, garnet, micaceous quartz, and other varieties. In the townland of Enver is a Druidical altar, consisting of three upright stones supporting a large flagstone. In January, 1 83.5, a labourer discovered several gold coins in a field on that townland ; and shillings of the reigns of the Edwards and Henry VIII. are frequently dug up in various parts. The Rev. W. Maxwell wrote the greater portion of his works at Croy Lodge, the neighbourhood of which was the scene of his IFild Sports of the West. — See Belmullet.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 16

5. Monastery ruins, O'Connor Roe castle, and St Patrick's well at Kiltrustan

   Kiltrustan · townland · Roscommon

   In the parish of Kiltrustan, County Roscommon, are the remains of a monastery whose burial-ground is still much used, the remains of a castle belonging to O'Connor Roe, and a well dedicated to St. Patrick.

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   KILTRUSTAN, a parish, in the union, barony, and county of Roscommon, and province of Connaught, Sf miles (N. N. W.) from Strokestown, on the road to Elphin ; containing 3938 inhabitants. It comprises 6339 statute acres, principally under an improving system of tillage. There is a large quantity of bog, with quarries of e.vcellent limestone ; also limestone-gravel and marl, and on the lands of Tubberpatrick some very fine potters'-earth. Lead-ore has been found, but is not worked. The principal seats are Tubberpatrick, Cloneeu, and Cretta Cottage. The parish is a vicarage, in the diocese of Elphin, forming part of the union of Bumlin ; the rectory forms part of the corps of the prebend of Kilgoghlin. The tithe rent-charge is £234. 7. 6., of which £156. 5. are payable to the vicar, and the remainder to the prebendary. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Strokestown, and has a chapel. Here are the remains of a monastery, the burial-ground of which is still much nsed ; also of a castle which belonged to O'Connor Roe ; and a well, dedicated to St. Patrick.

   KILTUBRID, a parish, in the union of Carrickon-Shannox, barony and county of Leitrim, and province of Connaught, 7 miles (X. E.) from Carrick-on- Shannon, on the road to Ballinamore ; containing 7228 inhabitants. It comprises 15,60vS statute acres, including 60 of woodland and 2429 of bog and mountain : the land is chiefly under spade husbandry. On the northern side of Slieve-an-irin, which rises 1922 feet above the sea, iron-ore is found in the beds of streams, and limestone on their banks ; and on the south and west sides are indications of rich beds of that metal. Thick strata of it are also visible in the beds of Barnameena and the neighbouring cataracts. Under the south and west brow of Slieve-an-irin is a stratum of 179

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 57

6. Monastery ruins on Shannon island and castle at Ballina bridge

   Ballina · town · Tipperary

   On an island in the Shannon opposite the ruins of the church in Templeichally parish are remains of a monastery. On the north side of the bridge at Ballina stand the ruins of a castle, built most probably to defend the passage of the river.

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   nes of Corrybally, about three miles further from Killaloe, are worked by the same company, who employ about 300 men. Derry Castle is situated in a noble demesne, abounding with remarkably fine old timber ; the scenery in its vicinity is extremely beautiful, and the Shannon bounds the demesne on the west. The parish is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Emly, forming part of the union of Kilmastulla : the tithe rent-charge is £304. 12. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising this parish and that of Kilmastulla, and called Ballina ; in each of the parishes is a chapel. On the Upper Killary mountain, a son of one of the kings of Leinster was buried : on an island in the Shannon, opposite the ruins of the church, are some remains of a monastery; and on the north side of the bridge at Ballina are the ruins of a castle, built most probably to defend the passage of the river.

   "TEMPLE-KIERAN, a parish, in the poor-law union of Navan, barony of Skreen, county of Meath, and province of Leinster, 4 miles (S. E.) from Navan, and near the coach-road from Dublin to Enniskillen ; containing 34'2 inhabitants. This parish comprises, with the chapelry of Lismullen, 200* statute acres of good land. It is a chapelry, in the diocese of Meath, forming part of the union of Skreen : the tithe rent-charge, including that of Lismullen, amounts to £97- 10. The church is a neat structure, erected in ISll by parochial assessment, and a loan of £461 from the late Board of First Fruits. In the Roman Catholic divisions, also, the parish is part of the district of Skreen.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 322

7. Monastic ornaments found at South Abbey site, Youghal, 1817

   Youghal · town · Cork · 1817

   When sinking foundations for the chapel of ease on the site of the old South Abbey in Youghal in 1817, many remains of crosses, croziers, and other ornaments worn by monks and friars were discovered.

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   are of extraordinary thickness : among them is one said to have been that of Coppinger, the mayor who was hanged before his own door ; also one in which Cromwell took up his residence during his stay at Youghal. A great quantity of silver coins was found here in 1830 ; the number could not be ascertained, but more than 400 oz. were sold as old silver in Cork ; they were mostly pence and half groats of Edward I., and also some halfpennies of the same reign. In 1818, several pieces of stamped pewter of the size of halfcrowns and shillings were found near the walls, which had evidently been made and passed as money. Many remains of crosses, croziers, and other ornaments, worn by the monks and friars, were found in 1817, when sinking the foundations for the chapel of ease, on the site of the old South Abbey. On the old Cork road, near Mary Ville, the property of Mr. Taylor, are the remains of an ancient Danish fort, which runs under ground nearly a mile. There are two chalybeate springs, one on the Spa road near the fever hospital, and the other at the quarry near the Waterford road, which are but seldom used. The Earl of Cork and Orrery, among his inferior titles in the peerage of Ireland, enjoys that of Baron Boyle, of Youghal, conferred upon his lordship in September, 1616.

   YOUGHAL-ARRA, a parish, in the union of Ne- XAGH, barony of Owney and Arra, county of Tippe- RARY, and province of Munster, 4^ miles (W.) from Nenagh, and on the river Shannon; containing SS'il inhabitants. This parish is situated at the junction of the counties of Clare and Galway, where the Shannon expands and forms Lough Derg ; it comprises 8356 6S4

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 416

8. Monastic remains on High Island (Ardilane)

   High Island · townland · Galway

   High Island, about 50 acres and of dangerous access except in fine weather, contains the remains of an ancient religious house. The stone cells of the monks are still in a perfect state of preservation.

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   OMEY, or Umma, a parish, in the union of Clif- DEN, barony of Ballinahinch, county of Galway, and province of Connaught ; containing, with the seaport and post-town of Clifdon (which is separately described), 7953 inhabitants. This parish, which is called also Uniond, is situated on the coast of Connemara, and forms the extreme western portion of that very extensive and highly interesting district. It comprehends within its limits the islands of Omcy, Tarbert, Ennisturk, Cruagh, Ardilane or High Island, and Friar Island, with the harbour of Ardbear or CUfden ; and is 9 miles in length, and 3 in breadth, comprising '20,835| statute acres. The surface is strikingly diversified with numerous mountains, lakes, and bogs ; and the coast, which is rugged and abrupt, is deeply indented with bays and creeks, forming excellent harbours. Though extremely wild and but very badly cultivated, it contains many tracts of fertile land, and the substratum is rich in mineral wealth. A great portion of the mountain and bog might be easily reclaimed, and, from the abundance of sea-weed and coralline sand found in the creeks and bays, might soon be brought into a state of profitable cultivation. The oats grown in this district are of remarkably fine quality, and in the London market obtain high prices. Copper-ore abounds ; and on the estate of T. B. Martin, Esq., in the parish, two shafts were sunk some time since, from which about 60 tons of very rich ore were raised. Coal has also been found; and there is every probability that, when good roads have been opened throughout the district, and its natural advantages are fully developed, it will be found rich in agricultural produce and in mineral wealth. The scenery in many parts is boldly and impressively majestic, and in others beautifully picturesque and romantic. On the High Island, which comprises about .50 acres, and which is of very dangerous access except in fine weather, are the remains of an ancient religious house ; the stone cells of the monks are still in a perfect state.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 223

9. Monastic ruins at Clonshanvill

   Cloonshee · townland · Roscommon

   Picturesque monastic ruins survive at Clonshanvill, one of the religious establishments noted in the county. It is listed alongside other abbey ruins such as Boyle and Trinity Abbey.

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   The most numerous class of antiquities is the raths, which abound in the northern and middle baronies, though less frequent in the south. No less than 470 are marked on the grand jury map of the county ; and the people generally regard them with veneration, deeming it unlucky to disturb or cultivate them. At Jamestown are two, remarkable for being situated so close to each other that the encircling trenches join ; there is a still more curious circular fortification at Lough Glynn, and at Oran are the remains of an ancient round tower. The monastic remains are also various and interesting : Archdall enumerates 50 religious establishments of various kinds ; and there are still interesting and picturesque ruins of Boyle Abbey ; of that at Clonshanvill ; of Trinity Abbey, on the shore of Lough Kea ; of the priory of Inchmacneerin, an island in the same lake ; of Tulsk Abbey ; of the Dominican convent at Roscommon; of Dcrane Abbey, two miles north-east from Roscommon ; and of Clontuskert Abbey, in the same vicinity. There are also a large old church and other ecclesiastical ruins at St. John's. Several remains of small castles are scattered through the county, undeserving of particular notice. The following are most remarkable : the old castle of Lough Glynn j the fortress on Castle Island, in Lough Kea, anciently belonging to Mac Dermct ; Ballynafad Castle, the ancient seat of O'Conor Roe ; the extensive ruins of Roscommon Castle ; those of Ballintobber Castle, belonging anciently to O'Conor Don ; the old keep of Athlone Castle ; the ruined fortress and fortified isthmus of St. John's; and the old castle of Ballinasloe. Old Coote Hall, in the parish of Tumna, presents curious remains of fortification in a tower and ruined walls ; and at Belanagare, Kilmore, and near Athleague, are ruined mansions, conspicuous by their tall ornamented chimneys and high gables. Among the other antiquities may be noticed the old bridge of Athlone, the inscription on which states it to have been built 4S3

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   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 260

10. Moneymore as a Drapers' Company estate

    Moneymore · townland · Derry

    Moneymore and its surrounding district, described as rich and improved, belonged to the Drapers' Company of London as part of the Plantation of Ulster.

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    share was situated mostly within the liberties of Derry, south-east of the Foyle ; that of the Haberdashers was around Aghanloo and Bovevai^h. The Vintners had Bellaghy, and the Merchant-Tailors' proportion was Macosquin. These proportions are now held in perpetuity by the Marquess of Waterford, the Richardsons, the Ponsonbys, the Alexanders, and the heirs of the late Right Hon. Thomas Conolly. Of the estates belonging to the other eight companies, the Mercers have Kilrea and its neighbourhood; the Grocers, Muff and its dependencies : Moneymore, and its rich and improved district, belong to the Drapers ; the Fishmongers have Ballykclly j Dungiven belongs to the Skinners ; Magherafelt to the Salters ; Aghadowey to the Ironmongers ; and Killowen, forming part of the borough of Coleraine, to the Clothworkers. All are under lease, except those of the Drapers, Mercers, and Grocers, which are managed by agents, deputed by the respective companies. The first intimation of the intended insurrection in 1641 came from Moneymore, in this county, through Owen O'ConoUy, an Irish Protestant, in time to save Dublin, but not to prevent the explosion of the plot in the north. On the first day of the explosion, Moneymore was seized by the Irish ; and Maghera, and Bellaghy, then called Vintners'-town, were burned, as were most of the other towns and villages throughout the county. On the termination of the war, the county and the city fell under the dominion of the parliament, and Sir Charles Coote and Governor Hunks ruled here with great severity. From the Restoration to the Revolution, the county affords few materials for history ; the siege of Londonderry, one of the most striking events of the latter period, properly belongs to the history of the city.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 92

11. Moneymore castle demolished circa 1760

    Moneymore · townland · Derry · 1755–1765

    The castle at Moneymore, described as one of the most perfect in Ireland, was taken down about the year 1760 to make room for a small public-house. Only some portions of the walls remained at the time of writing.

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    MONEYMORE, a market and post town, partly in the parish of Desertlyn, but chiefly in that of Ardtrea, union of Magherafelt, barony of Loughin- SHOLiN, county of Londonderry, and province of Ulster, 24 miles (S.) from Coleraine, and 91 (N.) from Dublin, on the road to Coleraine ; containing 942 inhabitants. This place, which is one of the oldest posttowns in the country, is noticed by Pynnar, in his Survey of Ireland, as consisting of an ancient castle, which he describes as a fine building, and of six good houses of stone and lime ; the whole supplied with water conveyed by pipes to the castle, and to each of the houses, from a well near the limestone-quarry at Spring Hill. Cormick O'Hagan, a follower of Sir Phelim O'Nial, took the castle by stratagem in 1641 ; and it remained for a long time in the possession of the insurgents, by whom it was subsequently dismantled. Sir Phelim, some time after, rendezvoused his troops at this place, whence he marched to plunder the house of Lissan, then the property and residence of Sir Thomas Staples. The castle, which was one of the most perfect in Ireland, was taken down about the year 1*60, to afford room for a small public-house ; and only some portions of the walls are at present remaining. In lowering the high street and the hills some years since, several of the old water-pipes were discovered; the wood crumbled into dust, but the iron hoops were in a tolerably perfect state : some more of the pipes were found in trenching a field adjoining the spring, proving the accuracy of Pynnar's statement.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 168

12. Moneymore castle taken by stratagem in 1641

    Moneymore · townland · Derry · 1641

    Moneymore's ancient castle, described by Pynnar as a fine building supplied with water by pipes, was taken by stratagem in 1641 by Cormick O'Hagan, a follower of Sir Phelim O'Neil. Sir Phelim later rendezvoused troops at Moneymore before marching to plunder Lissan, the residence of Sir Thomas Staples.

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    MONEYMORE, a market and post town, partly in the parish of Desertlyn, but chiefly in that of Ardtrea, union of Magherafelt, barony of Loughin- SHOLiN, county of Londonderry, and province of Ulster, 24 miles (S.) from Coleraine, and 91 (N.) from Dublin, on the road to Coleraine ; containing 942 inhabitants. This place, which is one of the oldest posttowns in the country, is noticed by Pynnar, in his Survey of Ireland, as consisting of an ancient castle, which he describes as a fine building, and of six good houses of stone and lime ; the whole supplied with water conveyed by pipes to the castle, and to each of the houses, from a well near the limestone-quarry at Spring Hill. Cormick O'Hagan, a follower of Sir Phelim O'Nial, took the castle by stratagem in 1641 ; and it remained for a long time in the possession of the insurgents, by whom it was subsequently dismantled. Sir Phelim, some time after, rendezvoused his troops at this place, whence he marched to plunder the house of Lissan, then the property and residence of Sir Thomas Staples. The castle, which was one of the most perfect in Ireland, was taken down about the year 1*60, to afford room for a small public-house ; and only some portions of the walls are at present remaining. In lowering the high street and the hills some years since, several of the old water-pipes were discovered; the wood crumbled into dust, but the iron hoops were in a tolerably perfect state : some more of the pipes were found in trenching a field adjoining the spring, proving the accuracy of Pynnar's statement.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 168

13. Moneymore warns Dublin of 1641 rebellion

    Moneymore · townland · Derry · 1641

    The first warning of the 1641 insurrection came from Moneymore via Owen O'Conolly, an Irish Protestant, which saved Dublin. However, Moneymore itself was seized by the Irish on the first day of the uprising.

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    share was situated mostly within the liberties of Derry, south-east of the Foyle ; that of the Haberdashers was around Aghanloo and Bovevai^h. The Vintners had Bellaghy, and the Merchant-Tailors' proportion was Macosquin. These proportions are now held in perpetuity by the Marquess of Waterford, the Richardsons, the Ponsonbys, the Alexanders, and the heirs of the late Right Hon. Thomas Conolly. Of the estates belonging to the other eight companies, the Mercers have Kilrea and its neighbourhood; the Grocers, Muff and its dependencies : Moneymore, and its rich and improved district, belong to the Drapers ; the Fishmongers have Ballykclly j Dungiven belongs to the Skinners ; Magherafelt to the Salters ; Aghadowey to the Ironmongers ; and Killowen, forming part of the borough of Coleraine, to the Clothworkers. All are under lease, except those of the Drapers, Mercers, and Grocers, which are managed by agents, deputed by the respective companies. The first intimation of the intended insurrection in 1641 came from Moneymore, in this county, through Owen O'ConoUy, an Irish Protestant, in time to save Dublin, but not to prevent the explosion of the plot in the north. On the first day of the explosion, Moneymore was seized by the Irish ; and Maghera, and Bellaghy, then called Vintners'-town, were burned, as were most of the other towns and villages throughout the county. On the termination of the war, the county and the city fell under the dominion of the parliament, and Sir Charles Coote and Governor Hunks ruled here with great severity. From the Restoration to the Revolution, the county affords few materials for history ; the siege of Londonderry, one of the most striking events of the latter period, properly belongs to the history of the city.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 92

14. Monivae Castle, principal seat near Monivae

    Monivea · town · Galway

    Monivae Castle is listed among the principal seats in the neighbourhood of Monivae, a market-town and parish in County Galway. The town sits on the river Tyaquin, 14 miles from Galway.

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    MONIVAE, or Abbert, a market-town and parish, in the union of Tuam, partly in the barony of Clare, partly in that of Kilconnell, but chiefly in the barony of Tyaquin, county of Galway, and province of Connaught, 7i miles (N.) from Craughwell, and 90 (\v.) from Dublin, on the road from Galway to Castle-Blakeney, and on the river Tyaquin ; containing 4810 inhabitants, of whom 305 are in the town. The parish comprises '21,93'23: statute acres, one-third of which is good land, and the remainder of indifferent quality ; there are very large tracts of waste and bog, of which the greater portion could be readily reclaimed. The town, which is 14 miles distant from Galway, consists of 48 houses ; has a sub-post-office ; and is a constabulary police station. The market is held on Thursday, and is well supplied with all kinds of provisions ; fairs are held on May l'2th and October l'2th. The principal seats in the neighbourhood are, Monivae Castle, Tyaquin, Abbert, Rye Hill, Belleville, Hyde Park, Bengarra, and Curandow. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Tuam, and in the patronage of the Rector of Athenry : the income of the perpetual curate is £92. 6., derived from £60 charged on the living of Athenry, and £3'2. 6. paid by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners out of Primate Boulter's Augmentation fund. The church is a neat edifice, built in I76I, and is in tolerably good repair : the congregation numbers about '200 persons. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is partly in the union or district of Athenry, and partly in that of Abbeyknockmoy ; in each portion is a well-built chapel. A school at Monivae, under the National Board, has 130 Roman Catholic and 75 Protestant children ; it is aided

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 169

15. Monivae church built 1761

    Monivea · town · Galway · 1761

    The church at Monivae, in the diocese of Tuam, is a neat edifice built in 1761 and described as in tolerably good repair. The congregation numbered about 200 persons.

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    MONIVAE, or Abbert, a market-town and parish, in the union of Tuam, partly in the barony of Clare, partly in that of Kilconnell, but chiefly in the barony of Tyaquin, county of Galway, and province of Connaught, 7i miles (N.) from Craughwell, and 90 (\v.) from Dublin, on the road from Galway to Castle-Blakeney, and on the river Tyaquin ; containing 4810 inhabitants, of whom 305 are in the town. The parish comprises '21,93'23: statute acres, one-third of which is good land, and the remainder of indifferent quality ; there are very large tracts of waste and bog, of which the greater portion could be readily reclaimed. The town, which is 14 miles distant from Galway, consists of 48 houses ; has a sub-post-office ; and is a constabulary police station. The market is held on Thursday, and is well supplied with all kinds of provisions ; fairs are held on May l'2th and October l'2th. The principal seats in the neighbourhood are, Monivae Castle, Tyaquin, Abbert, Rye Hill, Belleville, Hyde Park, Bengarra, and Curandow. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Tuam, and in the patronage of the Rector of Athenry : the income of the perpetual curate is £92. 6., derived from £60 charged on the living of Athenry, and £3'2. 6. paid by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners out of Primate Boulter's Augmentation fund. The church is a neat edifice, built in I76I, and is in tolerably good repair : the congregation numbers about '200 persons. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is partly in the union or district of Athenry, and partly in that of Abbeyknockmoy ; in each portion is a well-built chapel. A school at Monivae, under the National Board, has 130 Roman Catholic and 75 Protestant children ; it is aided

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 169

16. Monkstown Castle built by Eustace Gould 1636

    Monkstown · townland · Cork · 1636–1688

    A house in the Elizabethan style was built on the side of a glen in 1636 by Eustace Gould and is called Monkstown Castle. It is a gloomy structure once rented by government for barracks, now used as a store-house. The property was forfeited by the Archdeacons or Goulds for their attachment to James II's cause in the Revolution of 1688.

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    MONKSTOWN, a parish, in the barony of Kerrycurrihy, union and county of Cork, and province of Munster, on the new line of road from Passage to Cork, and on the shore of the river Lee, at its confluence with the sea in Cork harbour ; containing, with part of the post-town of Passage-West, 2138 inhabitants, of whom ,538 are in the village of Monkstown. It derives its name from a small establishment of Benedictine monks, called Legan Abbey, belonging to the priory of St. John's, Waterford, and which was formed here in the fourteenth century, on a grant of land made to the original establishment by the family of McCarthy, being part of their manor of Marniullane ; of the buildings there are no traces. A house in the Elizabethan style was built on the side of a glen, in 1636, by Eustace Gould, and is called Monkstown Castle. It is a gloomy structure, and was once rented by the government for barracks, but is now used as a store-house by the proprietor, or lessee, under Lords Longford and De Vesci, who, by the marriages of two heiresses, became possessed of this property, which had been forfeited by the Archdeacons, or Goulds, from their attachment to the cause of James II. in the Revolution of 1688. The PARISH is bounded on the east and south-east by the 352

    Lee and the harbour of Cove; it comprises 1541 statute acres, of which about 100 are scattered woodland and ornamental grounds, 60 rock, and the remainder arable and pasture. The land is moderately well cultivated, though at a great expense, and, being fertile, is productive of good crops of corn and grass. The rocks are of clay-slate, and, near Carrigmahon, are precipitous and interesting ; the steepest is called the Giant's Stairs, being a rocky promontory with receding ledges of rock, having the appearance of a rude staircase when viewed from the opposite bank of the Lee. There are several quarries of a red and brown stone, useful for many purposes ; the former kind is chiefly used for lining limekilns. The river affords every facility for water carriage, and here is excellent anchorage for vessels of all sizes.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 170

17. Monkstown Castle chapel ruins and monks' retreat

    Monkstown · townland · Cork

    Within the demesne of Monkstown Castle are the ruins of a small chapel that served as the last retreat of monks from the abbey of St. Mary, Bath. It was later repaired and used by the Archdeacon family as a domestic chapel.

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    tions, collected in Ireland and England by Gcrrard Callaghan, Esq., M. P. for Cork, and the Rev. A. G. H. Iloliingsworth : the first Protestant church erected since the Reformation. Lord Longford and Lord De Vesci gave the endowment ; Gerrard Callaghan, Esq., M. P. for Cork, first commenced the subscription, and gave the groun<l for the church ; Robert Shaw, Esq., of Monkstown, gave the glebe in perpetuity. A. G. H. HoUingsworth, the first Protestant incumbent ; William Hill of Cork, architect. The church completed March, 1832. Robert Shaw and Wm. Andrews, churchwardens." In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is annexed to West Passage and part of Carrigaline, the parishioners attending the chapel at Shanbally. The parochial and infants' schools are in Passage ; they were founded by subscription in 1836, on land presented by W. Parker, Esq., to be held so long as they shall continue scriptural schools : the parochial school-house is very handsome. A parochial library has been established for the use of the poor, and an Indigent Room-Keepers' Society has been formed ; both are supported by subscriptions. There is a bequest of £10 per annum, made by Airs. Andrews, to the church, to commence after the decease of her husband. Within the demesne of Monkstown Castle, on the side of the glen, are the ruins of a small chapel, which was the last retreat of a few monks from the abbey of St. Mary, Bath : it was subsequently repaired and appropriated by the Archdeacon family, as a domestic chapel. Numerous Danish forts, or raths, are scattered over the parish ; and on an elevated situation is a circle of large stones, partly sunk in the earth, and placed upright, supposed to be the remains of a Druidical altar. Crystals of Irish diamond, very clear and transparent, are occasionally found here; and there is a chalybeate spring.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 171

18. Mont de Piété charitable pawn-office building

    Limerick · city · Limerick

    Matthew Barrington Esq. instituted a Charitable Pawn-office called the Mont de Piété adjoining Barrington's Hospital in Limerick, the building being nearly circular with a piazza surmounted by a lofty dome and cupola. Though the institution was broken up, the distinctive building was erected at the founder's sole expense.

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    lent weekly, in sums of not more than £4 each, which are repaid by instalments. 'J'he Fund for the Encouragement of Industry was established in 1822, out of the surplus fund subscribed in England for the distressed Irish ; the loans being limited to £6 : the sums so issued in a recent year amounted to £4200. 10., and the amount repaid with interest during the same period was £4500. A Charitable Pawn-office, under the title of the " M(jnt de Pieti," similar to establishments of the same name throughout the continent, was lately instituted by Matthew Barrington, Esq., with the view of allowing the poor small loans at low interest : the capital was raised by debentures, to be repaid with interest ; and the profits of the institution were to be applied towards the support of Barrington's Hospital. It has, however, been broken up. The building, which adjoins the hospital, is nearly circular, with a piazza, surmounted by a lofty and elegant dome and cupola, and was erected at the sole expense of the founder. A company fcjr granting annuities to widows, settlements for wives, and endowments for children, on payment of an annual premium, was established in 1806, under the title of the Munster General Annuity Endowment Association. An Asylum for the Blind, the house and chapel for which were built in 1834, accommodates 5 men and 12 women ; a Magdalene Asylum, conducted by a committee of ladies, has been established on a small scale ; a Mendicity Association is supported by voluntary contributions ; and, in 1826, an Institution for the Relief of Sick and Indigent Room keepers was formed by a subscription of several hundred pounds. There are also a Savings' Bank, and a Mechanics' Institute. The workhouse of the union, on a site of llj acres held at a rent of £70, was completed in 1S41, at an expense of £10,000, and will contain 1600 paupers.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 79

19. Monteen Castle ruins built by McCarthys

    Monteen · townland · Cork · 1346

    To the west of the church in Kilmalooda parish are the ruins of Monteen Castle, built by the McCarthys in 1346.

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    the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Timoleague, and has a large plain chapel at Cloggogh. There is a parochial school, chiefly supported by the rector, under the Church Education Society ; and a national school has been built lately. To the west of the church are the ruins of Monteen Castle, built by the McCarthys in 1346 ; at Cloggogh are the picturesque remains of an abbey.

    KILMALY, a parish, in the union of Ennis, barony of Islands, county of Clare, and province of Munster, 45 miles (W. S. W.) from Ennis, on the mountain road to Miltown-Malbay ; containing 4908 inhabitants. It comprises 23,936^ statute acres, about one-half of which consists of coarse mountain pasture and bog, and the remainder of arable land of various quality : the state of agriculture is gradually improving. Fairs are held at Conolly on Jan. '2nd, April 17th, July 18th, and Oct. 3rd. Lough-Burke, the ancient seat of the family of Burke, is picturesquely situated on the lake to which it gives name. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe : the rectory forms part of the rectorial union of Dromcliife, and the vicarage (separated in 183'2 from the vicarial union of Dromcliife) now forms a separate benefice, in the gift of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge is £152. 6., of which £96. IS. 6. are payable to the rector, and the remainder to the vicar. A church has been built at a cost of £388, of which £288 were from the funds of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Inch, or West Dromcliife ; there are chapels at Kilmaly, Inch, and Conolly. On every hill in this parish (nearly 30 in number) is an ancient fort or rath ; and the ruins of the old church are still to be seen, in the burial-ground.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 43

20. Montpelier sulphureous spring near O'Briens-Bridge

    O'Briensbridge · townland · Clare

    Near the village of O'Briens-Bridge is Montpelier, a strongly impregnated sulphureous spring in high repute for treating cutaneous diseases and much frequented. Several handsome seats embellish the neighbourhood including Clonboy, Ross, Furze Lodge, and Fairy Lawn.

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    who have replaced them by two cast-iron arches each 60 feet span, and dredged the river to the depth of 7 feet. The parish comprises 11,425 statute acres, mostly of poor and sandy soil. The village consists of one street, and contains 8'2 houses neatly built ; the neighbourhood is embellished with several handsome seats, the principal of which are Clonboy, Ross, Fuhers Lodge, and Fairy Lawn. An extensive flour and oatmill mill worked by steam affords employment to 50 men. A receiving-house for letters here is in connexion with Castle-Connell ; fairs arc held on July '25th and Nov. 7th, and packetboats pass daily to Dublin and Limerick. Near the village is Montpelier, a strongly impregnated sulphureous spring, in high repute for its efficacy in cutaneous diseases, and much frequented. The church was erected in 18'20, the late Board of First Fruits making a free grant of £300. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Killaloe, and in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter; the stipend is, £46. 3. payable by the dean, and an augmentation of £'23 from Primate Boulter's fund. A glebe-house was built in 18'28, by a gift of £450 and a loan of £50 from the Board of First Fruits ; the glebe consists of 9 acres.

    O'CALLAGHAN'S-MILLS, a village, in the parish of KiLLURAN, union of Scariff, barony of Tulla Lower, county of Clare, and province of Munster, on the road from Broadford to Tulla. It is divided into two parts, called respectively Upper aud Lower; and contains 56 houses, and 331 inhabitants.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 218

21. Monument Hill stones and cromlech near Loughrea

    Loughrea · town · Galway

    On the summit of Monument Hill, near the town, is a circular inclosure with seven stones, five still erect and two lying on the ground, with a small central tumulus. Near the base of the hill are vestiges of a circular intrenchment containing the remains of an ancient cromlech.

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    Some remains exist of the ancient Carmelite monastery ; and also of the old castle built by the De Burghs, which was for some time the residence of the Clanricarde family. There was an hospital for lepers in the town ; but little of its history is recorded, and even the site of it is unknown. On the summit of Monument Hill, near the town, is a circular inclosure in which are seven stones, five still standing erect, and two lying on the ground ; in the centre is a small tumulus of earth, and near the base of the hill are vestiges of a circular 280

    intrenchment, within which are the remains of an ancient cromlech.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 114

22. Monuments preserved in Waterford Cathedral vestibule

    Waterford · city · Waterford · 1752–1813

    The vestibule of Waterford Cathedral preserves several monuments from the old cathedral, including one to the Fitzgerald family (1770), a monument to Mrs. Susannah Mason (1752), one to Bishop Foy, and a tablet to Bishop Stock who died in 1813.

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    for a consistory court. The present church, which is parochial, was erected under the authority of a committee appointed by the corporation, and superintended by the dean and chapter, at the expense of £5397, defrayed by a grant from the corporation, the tithes of Cahir bequeathed by Bishop Gore for the repairs of churches in this diocese and in that of Lismore, the produce of the sale of pews, and private subscription. It is a handsome structure, partly built with the materials of the old church, in the modern style of architecture, with a lofty and much ornamented steeple rising from the west end ; the whole length is 1*0 feet, and the breadth .58 feet. The western entrance has on one side the consistorial court, and on the other the vestry, and above these are apartments for a library ; between the entrance and the body of the church is a spacious vestibule, in which are preserved some of the monuments of the old cathedral. That portion of the building which may be called the church is 90 feet long and 40 feet high, and consists of a nave and aisles, separated by ranges of columns supporting galleries. In 1815, an accidental fire materially injured the building, and destroyed the organ; but it was restored in 1818 at a very great e.vpense, towards which £2000 were granted by the Board of First Fruits. Among the monuments in the vestibule are, one to the Fitzgerald family, erected in 1770; a very neat monument to Mrs. Susannah Mason, erected in 1752; and one to Bishop Foy : among those of more modern erection is a tablet to the memory of Bishop Stock, who died in 1813. In the churchyard are two remarkably ancient monuments ; one to James Rice, mayor in 1469; the other bearing the figure of a man in armour, but without date or inscription. James Rice, about the year 1482, built a chapel 22 feet square against the north side of the cathedral, and dedicated it to St. James the Elder and St. Catherine ; this, with another chapel to the east of it, and the chapter-house, was taken down about 60 years since, in order to enlarge the churchyard. The bishop's palace is situated on the south side of the open space that surrounds the cathedral, and is a handsome building of hewn stone : the front towards the Mall is ornamented with a fine Doric portico and enriched cornice ; the other, facing the churchyard, has the doorway, window cases, and quoins in rustic work. The Deanery-house, and also a building for the accommodation of clergymen's widows, called the Widows' Apartments, are situated in the same space.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 386

23. Monument to Bishop Knox in Derry Cathedral by sculptor Behnes

    near Derry · city · Derry · 1834

    A handsome monument of Italian marble by Behnes was erected in 1834 on the north side of the communion table in Derry Cathedral to the memory of Bishop Knox. The £500 cost was raised by subscription. The monument features figures of Religion and Charity on an elevated plinth with an inscribed tablet.

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    The CATHEDRAL, which also serves as the parish church of Templemore, was completed in 1633 ; the former one, erected in 1164, having been destroyed by Sir Henry Docwra. The cost of the building, amounting to £4000, was defrayed by the corporation of the city of London. It is principally in the later English style, with various decorations since added, which do not harmonize with its prevailing character ; and consists of a nave and aisles, separated by stone pillars and arches, with a tower at the west end surmounted by an elegant octagonal spire terminating in a cross and spear : on the cast gable is a cross springing from the central battlement. The entire structure is 240 feet long, and 66 feet broad ; the height of the tower and spire is '2'28 feet, from the churchyard. In 1778, the Earl of Bristol, then Bishop of Derry, completed a new spire of hewn stone, svith open ornamented windows, and the old tower was raised 21 feet; but in ISO'2, owing to the dilapidated state of the tower, the spire was taken down and soon after rebuilt from a fund of £400, half of which was contributed by the Irish Society and half by Bishop Knox and the citizens. The society also contributed a sum for the embellishment of the cathedral in 1SI9 ; and in IS'i'i the old roof of lead was replaced by a slate roof. A new organ was erected in IHIQ by subscription, to which Bishop Knox contributed £100, and Dean Gough and the corporation £50 each. On the north of the tonimunion-table is a handsome monument of Italian marble, by Behnes, erected in 1834 to the memory of Bishop Knox, at an expense of £500, raised by subscription : on an elevated plinth is an inscribed tablet, above which is represented a tomb surmounted by a mitre, on the right of which is a fulllength figure of Religion, and on the left one of Charity with a babe on her arm and two children of different ages standing at her knees. There are various other tablets, one of which, to the memory of the father of the Rev. William Hamilton, D.D., is inscribed with an epitaph by that distinguished naturalist. The Bishop's Palace, built about the year I76I, during the prelacy of Bishop Barnard, is a substantial and commodious building, occupying the site of the Augustinian convent ; it was almost rebuilt by the Earl of Bristol, when bishop, and, after the damage which it sustained by being occupied as a barrack in ISO'a, was repaired by Bishop Knox. The gardens in the rear comprise nearly two acres, and extend to the city wall : having at the above period been appropriated as a parade, that designation is still applied to the adjacent part of the wall. The Deanery, a large unadorned edifice of brick, was built in lb33 by the Rev. T. B. Gough, the present dean, at an expense of £3421. 16., to be reimbursed by his successor.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 105

24. Monument to shipwrecked soldiers in Drumcannon churchyard

    Drumcannon · townland · Waterford · 1816–1837

    A monument was raised by surviving officers of the 59th regiment in Drumcannon parish churchyard at Tramore to the memory of shipwrecked soldiers. A second monument was erected at the old church cemetery at Drumcannon over those interred there.

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    The parish church of Drumcannon is situated in the town, and in the churchyard is a monument raised by the surviving officers of the 59th to the memory of the shipwrecked soldiers of that regiment ; they also erected a monument in the cemetery of the old church at Drumcannon, over the remains of those who were interred there. The town is the head of a Roman Catholic district, comprising the parishes of Drumcannon and Corbally, in each of which is a chapel, that of Drumcannon being in the town of Tramore. An almshouse founded for 12 men and 12 women by INIrs. Catherine Walsh, and a dispensary maintained in the customary manner, are also situated in the town ; near which are the ruins of the castle of Cullen, formerly a place of great strength.

    TRANNISH, an island, in the parish of Aghalur- CHER, union of Lisnaskea, barony of Magheraste- PHANA, county of Fermanagh, and province of Ulster ; containing 64 inhabitants. It is situated in Lough Erne.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 351

25. Monument to Sir Anthony Colclough at Tintern

    near Tintern Abbey · monument · Wexford · 1543–1584

    In the old chapel adjoining Tintern Abbey is a large table-monument dedicated to Sir Anthony Colclough, who arrived in Ireland in the 34th year of Henry VIII's reign. He served in offices of state through the reigns of Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth, and died in 1584.

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    of First Fruits ; the remainder was assessed on the parishes of the ecclesiastical union. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising also the parishes of Ballylennon (or Rosegarland), Clonmines, Clongecn, Owenduff, Inch, and Newbawn. The chapel at Ballycallane is a spacious building, near which a residence for the priest was lately erected ; and at Rathnagusseran is a handsome modern chapel, adjoining which, also, is a residence for the priest : the chapels of Clongecn and .St. Leonard likewise belong to this district. On digging the foundations for the mansion at Thoria, a piscina and a great number of bones were discovered ; the latter were interred under a tumulus in the grounds, and the former removed to the Roman Catholic chapel. In the old chapel adjoining the abbey is a large table-monument to Sir Anthony Colclough, Knt., who is recorded to have first arrived in Ireland in the 34th of Henry VIII., as captain of the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, in which and other offices of state he continued during the reigns of Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth ; he died in 15S4.

    TIPPER, a parish, in the union of Naas, barony of North Naas, county of Kildare, and province of Leinster, on the road from Naas to Blessington ; containing 661 inhabitants, and comprising 3288 statute acres. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Dublin, partly impropriate in the Burgh family, but chiefly constituting the corps of the prebend of Tipper in the cathedral of St. Patrick, Dublin, in the patronage of the Archbishop. The tithe rent-charge is £133. 10., of which £19. 10. are payable to the impropriators, and the remainder to the prebendary. At Craydockstown and Punchstown are two remarkably large stones.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 335

26. Monument to Sir Donat O'Brien in Kilnasoolagh church

    Kilnasoolagh · townland · Clare · 1815

    The rebuilt church in Kilnasoolagh parish contains a finely executed monument to Sir Donat O'Brien and mural tablets of the Fitzgerald family. The church was rebuilt in 1815 with a tower surmounted by a spire.

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    granted £400 as a gift and £"260 as a loau, stands on a gentle eminence commanding an extensive prospect of the Fergus and Shannon and their numerous islands : the principal glebe comprises 12 acres, subject to a rent of £9 late currency, and there is a glebe of l^ acre near the church. The church, a large and handsome building with a tower surmounted by a spire, was rebuilt in 1815, at an expense of about £1500, towards which the Board granted a loan of £900 : it contains a finely executed monument to Sir Donat O'Brien, and some mural tablets of the Fitzgerald family. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Newmarket, where the principal chapel is situated. At Dromoland is a large school, with a garden and apartments for the master, entirely supported by the O'Brien family ; a female school is also supported by Lady O'Brien. At Mohawn and Rathfoland are the ruins of the castles respectively so called.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 49

27. Monument to Trevor Corry in Newry

    near Newry · town · Down

    At the north end of Newry stands a fine monument erected to the memory of the late Trevor Corry, Esq. The monument is a notable landmark in the town.

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    terraces and detached villas have been built. At the north end of the town is a fine monument to the memory of the late Trevor Corry, Esq. Among the bridges, already noticed, is one of a single arch of elegant proportions, called Needham bridge ; and an iron swivel-bridge is about to be thrown across the canal, which, when completed, will open a communication from the Monaghan road to the very centre of the town. A new bridge is also about to be built leading from Mill-street to Ballybot. The assembly, news, and coffee rooms were built by subscription in 1794 ; the assembly-rooms are spacious and elegant ; the news-room is well furnished with newspapers and periodical publications, and is open on the most liberal terms to strangers : the offices of the Commissioners of Police are in this building. Two newspapers are published here, one three times and the other twice in the week : a branch of the Bank of Ireland has been for some time established, and in 1S46 branches of the Provincial Bank and the Belfast Banking Company were opened. A barrack affords accommodation for 44 officers and 67O non-commissioned officers and privates of infantry, and 10 horses, with an hospital for 30 or 40 patients.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 208

28. Mooncoin Roman Catholic chapel and district

    Mooncoin · town · Kilkenny

    Mount-Coin, or Mooncoin, is a village in the parish of Poleroan, Kilkenny, and serves as the head of a Roman Catholic district comprising several parishes with three chapels. The chapel of Mount-Coin is described as a neat edifice.

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    MOUNT-COIN, or Mooncoin, a village, in the parish of Poleroan, union of 'Waterford, barony of IvERK, county of Kilkenny, and province of Lein- STER, 6 miles (N. \V.) from Waterford, on the road to Carrick-on-Suir ; containing 1'23 houses, and 6'29 inhabitants. In the Roman Catholic divisions this place is the head of a district, comprising the parishes of Rathkyran, Aglishmartin, Portnescully, Poleroan, Clonmore, Ballytarsna, Tubrid, and part of Burnchurch, in which union are three chapels ; that of Mount-Coin is a neat edifice.

    MOUNT-FIELD, an ecclesiastical district, in the union of Omagh, barony of Strabane, county of Tyrone, and province of Ulster, 5 miles (E. N. E.) from Omagh, and on the river Shrule ; containing about 2*00 inhabitants. It comprises 10,3665- statute acres, chiefly in tillage. The late Sir William M'Mahon, Bart., made some progress in the erection of a town here, where fairs were to be established ; and a new road has been opened through the district direct from Omagh to Belfast. There is a receiving-house for letters. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Derry, and in the patronage of the Rector of Cappagh, of which parish Mount-Field forms part : the curate receives a stipend of £75, paid by the rector ; and £"25 from Primate Boulter's augmentation fund, to which he is entitled, is annually handed over to his predecessor. The church is a small but neat edifice with a lofty spire, erected in IS'26 on the side of a mountain, at an expense of £830. 15., defrayed by the Board of First Fruits.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 172

29. Moone Abbey and Franciscan monastery remains

    Moone · townland · Kildare

    Moone Abbey, a handsome seat in County Kildare, takes its name from a Franciscan monastery near which it is situated. On the summit of a neighbouring hill are the remains of a long narrow church supposed to have belonged to that establishment.

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    MOONE, a parish, in the union of Athy, partly in the barony of East Ophaly, and partly in that of Narragh and Rheban East, but chiefly in the barony of Kilkea and Moone, county of Kildare, and province of Leinster, 2 miles (S. by W.) from Ballytore, and on the coach-road from Dublin to Carlow ; containing 1591 inhabitants, of whom 234 are in the village. This parish comprises 728 if statute acres: the soil is tolerably good, and agriculture improving ; the land is^ chiefly under tillage, with some e.xcellent pasture. There are quarries of good grey-stone, used for building. The village consists of 47 houses : here are extensive mills, capable of grinding 15,000 bags of flour annually, and adjoining which is an elegant residence in the Elizabethan style. Moone Abbey, a handsome seat, takes its name from a monastery of the order of St. Francis, near which it is situated ; and on the summit of a neighbouring hill are the remains of a lung narrow church, supposed to have belonged to that establishment. The parish is a vicarage, in the diocese of Dublin, 354

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    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 171

30. Moone Franciscan friary and ancient carved cross

    Moone · townland · Kildare

    A Franciscan friary at Moone retained its brotherhood after the Reformation. A fragment of a very old cross there, covered with grotesque figures, is described as one of the most curious in Ireland.

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    There were many celebrated and richly endowed monastic institutions in the county. At Athy was one for Crouched friars and another for Dominicans. Castledermot possessed a priory for Regular Canons, a house of Crouched friars, and a Franciscan abbey, the ruins of which last still serve to attest its former magnificence. The ruins of another Franciscan abbey are to be seen at Clane, where was also a house for Regular Canons. At Graney are the ruins of an Augustinian nunnery ; and a gateway and some other remains of a monastic building, said to have belonged to the Knights Templars, are still shewn there. The ruins of Great Connell Abbey are on the banks of the Liffey, near Newbridge. In Kildare was a nunnery and abbey united, founded by St. Bridget, and of which the ruins are still pointed out ; also an abbey of Grey friars, situated south of the town, and a house of Carmelites or White friars. At Old Kilcullen is a monastery as old as the time of St. Patrick, which in 11 15 was elevated to the dignity of an episcopal see ; but it does not appear that it long retained that rank. Near the ruins of the old church are the remains of two crosses, one of which still retains some very curious specimens of ancient sculpture. Maynooth had a convent of Black nuns, and a college of priests founded by the Earl of Kildare ; the abbey of Killossy has been converted into the parish church, and is remarkable for the singularity of the architecture of its steeple tower ; the monastery of Kilrush was surrounded by a broad ditch faced with masonry ten feet high ; the abbey of Monastereven has been converted into the residence of the Moore family, the representative of which is the Marquess of Drogheda. At Moone was a Franciscan friary, the brotherhood of which retained possession of it subsequently to the Reformation : here is a fragment of a very old cross, one of the most curious in Ireland, covered with numerous grotesque figures. In Naas were three religious establishments ; namely, a convent of Augustiniaus, another of Dominicans, and one for friars Eremites of the order of St. Augustine. Some remains

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31. Mooresfort, seat of the Moore family at Lattin

    Lattin · parish · Tipperary

    Mooresfort is the handsome seat of the Moore family, situated in a well-planted demesne in the parish of Lattin, County Tipperary.

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    containing 785 inhabitants. It comprises 2276 statute acres, principally in pasture and of a superior quality. A fair is held at Knockordan on Nov. 7th. Here is Mooresfort, the handsome seat of the Moore family, situated in a well-planted demesne. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Emly, united at a period unknown to the rectory of Bruis and the vicarages of Corroge, Clonpet, and Cordangan, which union till lately formed the corps of the prebend of Lattin in Emly cathedral, in the gift of the Bishop of Cashel. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £73. 6. 6. ; and the total annual value of the late prebendal union, before the passing of the Rent-charge act, was £356. There is neither church, glebe-house, nor glebe. In the Roman Catholic divisions Lattin is the head of a district comprising the parishes of Lattin, Cullen, Shronell, Bruis, and Clonpet, and containing a neat chapel at Lattin and one at Cullen.

    LAUCORAN.— See Lickoran.

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32. Moose-deer fossils in bog enclosure at Berford

    Kells · town · Meath

    At Berford, a few miles from Kells, numerous fossil remains of the moose-deer were found within an artificial enclosure in a bog, wholly beneath the surface.

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    tnissioncrs some years ago granted £104, is a spacious structure, with a detached square tower on the north side, surmounted by a spire, and erected at the expense of Thomas, first earl of Bcctive, who died in 1795 ; on one of the faces of the tower are three busts sculptured in stone, representing a bishop and two other dignitaries, with an inscription recording a rebuilding of the church, in 157"2, by Hugh Brady, Bishop of Meath. Among others is a fine monument to Sir T. Taylor, first baronet of the Headfort family, and Anne, his wife. Near the church are the remains of a round tower, about 90 feet high, unroofed, and having the entrance on the north ; and in the ihurchyard is an ancient cross, richly decorated. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising also Girley and Burry, and containing two chapels, situated at Kells and Girley. The former is a spacious and handsome stone building, in the form of a T, with two towers, the whole erected after a design by Mr. Johnston, in 179B, on ground given by the late Marquess of Headfort, who contributed liberally towards the building, and presented a painting of the Assumption, by Raphael, now over the altar. The parochial school for boys is supported by the Archdeacon of Meath, and that for girls by the Marquess. Kells contains a fever hospital ; and a savings' bank has been established, the deposits in which e.xceed £'Z0,000. A bequest of £90 late currency was made by a member of the Garnett family, and £1000 by the late jNIr. Dcmpsey, the former secured on land, and the latter invested in the funds ; the produce is annually divided among the poor. The union workhouse, on a site of S| acres purchased for £790, was completed in 1841, at a cost of £5970, and is constructed to contain 600 paupers. Of the ancient abbey, scarcely any traces are now visible; and of the priory founded by Walter de Lacy, nothing but the cemetery remains. The castle occupied the area which was formerly the market-place ; and in a contiguous street is a beautiful stone cross, elaborately enriched with sculptured figures and devices, and said to have been raised from the prostrate situation in which it was found, by Dean Swift. There is a small stone-roofed cell, or chapel, called St. Columb Kill's House, of great antiquity, near which is a very fine well named after that saint. At Berford, a few miles distant, numerous fossil remains of the moose-deer were found within an artificial inclosure in a bog, and wholly beneath the surface. The parish gives the inferior title of Baron Kenlis to the Marquess of Headfort.

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33. Moose deer horns found near Newport

    Newport · town · Mayo · 1826

    The horns of a moose deer were discovered in 1826 near Newport, an antiquarian find noted in the parish description.

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    are several seats. The parish church, situated in the town, is a neat edifice, to which a handsome octagonal tower was added in 18'2a, and towards the erection of which the Board of First Fruits contributed £410 ; it contains a monument erected in 18'26 bj' Lady Waller, to her late husband. Sir Robt. Waller, Bart. There is also a Roman Catholic chapel. Close to the town is one of the Incorporated Society's buildings. The charter school which was formerly held within it, was broken up in 1818, on the withdrawal from the society of the annual parliamentary grant ; the premises, which are of large dimensions, were let to government as a barrack for two companies of foot, and new schools were opened in a detached building on the premises. On the withdrawal of the military in 1836, the barrack was surrendered by government to the society, and remained for some years unoccupied. The Rev. Mr. Hiffernan, the present rector, in 1840 rented the house, and '20 acres of ground in the centre of which it stands, from the society at £.50 a year, which sum is appropriated as the salaries of the master and mistress of their free schools ; and the rector, aided by the society, has thoroughly repaired the buildings, built a detached schoolroom in the court-yard, and established a flourishing scientific and classical boarding-school, now admitting forty boys, and under the management of an experienced master. There is a dispensary, which treats, on an average, as many as 3,500 cases annually. The horns of a moose deer were found in 18'26. Newport gives the inferior title of baron in the peerage of Ireland to the Earl of Roden.

    NEW-QUAY, county of Clare.— See Abbey.

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34. Moose-deer remains and Elizabethan coins near Midleton

    Killeagh · town · Cork · 1558–1603

    A large belt and the horns of a moose-deer were found in a bog on Lord Midleton's estate. Numerous silver coins from the reign of Elizabeth were discovered on Killeagh Farm.

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    At Bailick are some remains of Castle Redmond, built by Redmond Fitzgerald, or Fitz-Edmund, in the reign of Henry VIII., and in which the last Roman Catholic bishop of Cloyne prior to the Reformation was born. At Cahirmore are some remains of the castle built in 1579 by R. Fitzgerald or Barry, from which the seneschal of Imokilly was driven out by Captain Raleigh, in 1580, and obliged to take refuge in Chore Abbey, in the churchyard of Midleton, whence he was also compelled to retreat by the same assailant. The abbey, which wa.s a stately edifice of great strength, was rebuilt by the Knights Templars in 1'298, and the last remains of it were taken down to afford a site for the present church. At Coppingerstown are the ruins of a castle of the Fitzgeralds ; on the south side of the town are some very slight remains of an hospital, founded by Edward I. ; at Ballinacurra are the ruins of the old parish church ; and at Ballyannan the remains of the mansion built by the first Lord Midleton. A large belt and the horns of a moose-deer have been found in a bog on Lord Midleton's estate ; and on Killeagh Farm, numerous silver coins of the reign of Elizabeth. Midleton gives the title of Viscount to the family of Brodrick.

    MILESTOWN, a village, in the parish of Kilsaran, union and barony of Ardee, county of Louth, and province of Leinster, ^ of a mile (S.) from Castle- Bellingham, on the road to Dublin ; containing about 23 houses and 108 inhabitants.

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35. Moravian church at Crossard built 1793

    Crossard · townland · Clare · 1793

    A Moravian church was built at Crossard in 1793, but the society was soon dissolved and the building fell into dilapidation. It was afterwards used as a Roman Catholic chapel and is now unoccupied.

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    of the lands formerly attached to the church, is a remarkable stone cross, fixed in a rock, and consisting of a shaft with two arms curving upwards, on each of which, near the top, is a head carved in relief, and in the centre two hands clasped ; it is said to have been erected in memory of the reconciliation of two persons who had been long at violent enmity. The small village of Kilneboy is stated traditionally to have been formerly a large town, of much earlier origin than Curofin. Within a short distance from it are the ruins of a square fortress, with the remains of two angular towers, in which cannon used to be mounted ; it is supposed to have been erected about the time of Elizabeth, is situated in low ground by the side of the river, and is said to have been at one time the residence of the deans of Kilfenora. About half a mile from the ruins of Kilneboy church are those of the church of Cood, apparently of great antiquity. Near this spot, and within the old race-course of Cood, part of the army of James II. encamped in 1689. To the east of Curofin is the cemetery of the church of Kilvedatie, of which building, though existing within the memory of many persons living, no vestige can now be traced. In this cemetery was interred Hugh Mac Curtin, a celebrated Irish antiquary, scholar, and poet ; he was author of the antiquities of Ireland, au Irish grammar and dictionary, and other works. At GUtnqiiin was a church said to have been founded by St. Patrick ; there is no vestige, except the cemetery, which is still used. A Moravian church was built at Crussard, in 1793, but the society was soon dissolved, and the building fell into dilapidation ; it was afterwards used as a Roman Catholic chapel, and is now unoccupied. About two miles to the north of Kilneboy are the remains of the castle of Lemenagh, formerly the residence of the O'Brien family ; and on the road side, a mile eastward from Curofin, are the beautiful and very perfect remains of the castle of Ballyportree. On the common of the parish is a large cromlech. There are two holy wells ; one, situated near the Roman Catholic chapel, is surrounded with large trees, and not far from it are the remains of an ancient stone cross. Near Crossard is an extensive natural cavern ; and at Thaiscogh, on a rocky eminence, is a remarkable spot, where seven springs have their source, and unite into one stream, which takes a subterraneous course for nearly a mile, and then emerges. Dr. Charles Lucas, a distinguished political writer on Irish affairs, is said to have been a native of this parish.

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36. Morgallion territory granted to Gilbert Nangle

    Morgallion · barony · Meath · 1172–1180

    Hugh de Lacy gave the territory of Morgallion to Gilbert Nangle as part of his division of the kingdom of Meath among his principal followers.

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    After the arrival of the English, Henry II. granted to Hugh de Lacy the whole of the ancient kingdom of Meath, to hold by the service of 50 knights. De Lacy shortly afterwards divided the greater portion of this princely grant among his principal followers, giving to Gilbert Nangle the territory of Morgallion ; to Jocelyn, son of Gilbert, Navan, Ardbraccan, and their dependencies ; to Adam Pheipo, the district and manor of Skreen ; to Robert Misset, the lands of Lune ; and to

    MEAT

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37. Mornington church ruins and Wellesley title connection

    near Mornington · town · Meath

    Mornington has ruins of a church with a turret at the west end pierced for two bells. The place gives the titles of Earl and Baron to the Wellesleys.

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    Lower Duleek, county of Meath, and province of Leinster; on the southern bank of the river Boyne, and near the entrance of the harbour of Drogheda, 2 miles (E.) from Drogheda; containing 1S8 inhabitants. This place is enumerated among the possessions of the abbey of Colpe, at the Dissolution, as " the farm ofWeisley." It is now merely a fishing-village, consisting of 46 houses ; a bridge over a stream which empties itself into the Boyne ; and a small Roman Catholic chapel, belonging to the union of St. Mary's, Drogheda. Here are the ruins of a church, with a turret at the west end pierced for two bells. On the coast are two very remarkable towers, called " the Lady's Finger" and "the Maiden Tower;" the former bears rather the appearance of a monumental column, having a square base from which rises a round tapering shaft terminating in a cone above a band of masonry. The latter is much higher, and no less remarkable for its slender proportions ; it is surmounted by battlements, and is supposed to have been erected in the reign of Elizabeth, as a beacon to the port of Drogheda. Mornington gives the titles of Earl and Baron to the Wellesleys.

    MOROE, a village, in the parish of Abington, union of Limerick, barony of Owneybeg, county of Limerick, and province of Munster ; containing 57 houses, and 311 inhabitants.

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38. Mosstown besieged in 1641 and again in the Williamite war

    Mosstown · townland · Longford · 1641–1691

    Mosstown in the parish of Kilcommick, County Longford, was defended by the Newcomens in 1641 but forced to capitulate. The same family later garrisoned it for King William, and it was unsuccessfully besieged by James's forces.

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    KILCOMMICK, a parish, in the union of Longford, partly in the barony of Shruel, partly in that of MoYDOw, but chiefly in that of Rathcline, county of LoxGFORD, and province of Leinster, 3:j miles (N. W. by N.) from Ballymahon, on the road from that place to Longford ; containing 3644 inhabitants. It comprises 1 1,8* I5 statute acres : there is much bog ; also some limestone containing shells and susceptible of a high polish. The Royal Canal runs through the southern part of the parish. Near Mosstown is a flour-mill. The principal seats are Mosstown, Lisglassick, Ledwithstown, Lislea, and Glanmore : Mosstown was defended by the Nen-comens in 1641, but was obliged to capitulate; it was also garrisoned for King William by the same family, and was unsuccessfully besieged by James's forces. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ardagh, and patronage of the bishop of Tuam : the tithe rentcharge is £'207. 15. The glebe-house was built in 18'27, by a gift of £100, and a loan of £'00, from the Board of First Fruits ; the glebe consists of '214 acres. The church, at Kenagh, was erected in 1S3'2, by the Countess Dowager of Rosse, at an expense of £•2.500. The Roman Catholic parish is co-e,\tensive with that of the Established Church, and is called Clough ; there is a chapel, and divine service is also performed in a private house. At Kenagh is a Primitive Methodist meetinghouse. To one of two schools the Countess of Rosse gives £15 per annum, besides a house and three acres of land ; and to the other, £14 per annum. Several raths and the ruins of the old church remain ; and at Ballynock and Mosstown are two dilapidated castles. — See Kenagh.

    KILCOMMIN, county Mayo. — See Kilcummin.

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39. Most interesting ecclesiastical ruins at Dungiven

    near Dungiven · town · Derry

    Among seventeen monastic institutions known in the county, the remains at Dungiven are described as the most interesting of all the ecclesiastical ruins, with others surviving at Camus, Errigal, Tamlaghtfinlagan, and Donmach-Dola.

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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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40. Mothell abbey ruins: Norman arch and Maurice Omenane's sculptured tomb

    Mothel · townland · Waterford · 1826

    The ruins of the ancient abbey at Mothell cover a large extent of ground; the south and west walls of the conventual church still stand, the latter containing a beautiful Norman arch opening into a small chamber. Six remarkably sculptured stones from the tomb of an ecclesiastic named Maurice Omenane were placed in the wall around 1826, depicting rude historical reliefs and figures of the Apostles.

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    walls of the conventual church are standing ; in the latter a beautiful Norman arch, about ]'i feet high, now partly built up, opens into a small square chamber. Six remarkably sculptured stones, inserted in different parts of the wall, present rude historical reliefs, and the rest are figures of the Apostles. These stones were part of the tomb of an ecclesiastic, whose name, Maurice Omenane, appears on the top stone in the churchyard, though the date is nearly obliterated ; the sculptured parts were put up in the place they now occupy about the year 1 S'26. In the small building above mentioned, which is set apart for the interment of particular families, are some curious ancient memorials, and several modern tombs of neighbouring families. Here is an ancient moat from which the parish is said to derive its name. In the river Clodagh a species of muscle is found, frequently containing pearls of a pale-blue colour.

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41. Mounds, forts and church ruins in Killead parish

    near Killead · parish · Antrim

    The parish of Killead in Antrim contains numerous mounds and forts, some defended by a single and others by a double fosse, two of which have arched excavations. Several ruins of churches and many relics of antiquity have also been discovered in the neighbourhood.

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    phal arch, erected in 1832, at the expense of the parishioners, in honour of Captain Armstrong, to whose memory it bears a long inscription. The church is endowed with £100 per annum by Sir H. Pakenham, the patron, who has built a residence for the chaplain ; and serves as a chapel of ease to the parochial church. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish forms part of the district of Glenavy ; the chapel, a small neat building, was erected in IS'^24. There are two places of worship for Presbyterians in connexion with the General Assembly : to one' of them, situated atTully, is attached a very extensive burial-ground, in which is a costly monument, in the Grecian style, to the memory of S. Cunningham, Esq., of the island of St. Vincent's, a native of this parish. Of the numerous public schools, one at Ballyhill was built in 1809, by Mr. Johnson, by whom it is partly supported ; one in the churchyard, built in 180'2, is supported by the vicar ; and one built by Sir H. Pakenham is supported by him and his lady, at whose expense, also, many of the children of both sexes are entirely clothed. Lady Massareene bequeathed £100, and Mr. Cunningham £"200, to purchase land and divide the rents among the poor ; a small farm in BallygennifF was accordingly purchased, and is let for £16 per annum. There are numerous mounds and forts, some defended by a single and others by a double fosse ; two of them have arched excavations. There are also several ruins of churches, and many relics of antiquity have been discovered in the neighbourhood. Clotworthy, Earl of Massareene, was interred in the parish church.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 38

42. Mountain range between Kenmare Bay and Bantry Bay

    Kenmare · town · Kerry

    The mountain range separating Kenmare Bay from Bantry Bay is composed of beds of schist and sandstone of various colours, similar in composition to the greywacke formations found elsewhere in the county.

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    The component rock of the mountains which form nearly the whole of the southern part of the county, is of the transition class, being a clay-slate or ardcsia, which dips to the S. or>° E. at an angle of 68° from the horizontal ; so that, though nearly on edge, it presents its cliffs and sections to the north-west. This positioQ is favourable to its decomposition. From the facility with which the water penetrates, the strata split and crumble down the mountain side, leaving a considerable detritus at the foot of all the cliffs, finally decomposing into an adhesive loam well suited to the production of grain crops, and forming a principal component of many fertile soils in the south of Ireland. The range of mountains which separates the bay or river of Kenmare from Bantry bay is composed of beds of schist and sandstone of various colours, but similar in their composition to the greywacke formations of other parts of the county. The clay-slate is quarried for roofing in some places ; but as the works have seldom proceeded far below the surface, that raised is generally shivery and small, though much of it is equal in quality to the Easdale and Ballahulish in the west of Scotland. It is blue, purple, and green, according to the intermixture of iron or chlorite ; splits readily, and bears piercing j is slightly foliated or wavy, harder and more silicious thau Bangor slate, and very durable. The convenience of export has hitherto only admitted of quarries being opened at Cahir, Begnish, anil Valencia ; at the last place flags of large dimensions are quarried, which find a ready market in London. The general slate rock, especially towards the south and centre, is in many places penetrated with veins of quartz ; it is highly indurated, and in some places the traces of stratification are entirely obliterated in the smaller specimen, though always recognisable in the great, where the rock is found itt situ. From the colour communicated by the chlorite, the rock is provincially called greenstone, being similar in aspect, though of different composition, to that so called by mineralogists. AVhen the red oxyde is more abundant, it is called brownstone. Where the induration is not so great as to destroy the schistose as well as the lamellar structure, the rock is used as flag or rubble stone. Flags of this sort are common on the surface. But the most common land stones here are the blocks of more highly indurated rocks, which, parting from the mass by cracks and fissures, have had their angles decomposed and worn off, and are to be met with in the form of round boulders at great distances from their original seat in the mountain. One of the most singular rocks occurs close to the road from Killarney to Ballyvourney, at the head of the glen of Glenflesk : it rests on the transition slate of the county, and is a close-grained compact sandstone, imbedded in which are minute prismatic crystals of fleshcoloured felspar, and here and there gcodes, six or eight inches in diameter, containing sparry iron ore and white quartz. It thus comes under the description of porphyritic rocks, and is the only one at present kuowu in the south of Ireland. It may also be mentioned that, in all the mountains, the common grit-stone contains large quantities of spar or crystal, or both ; also sparry iron-ore, and iron pyrites in crystals. The Roughty stream separates beds of limestone from others of clayslate ; and near the head of the Kenmare river are several islands abounding with limestone and beauti-

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43. Mountainstown House, seat of the Pollock family

    Mountainstown · townland · Meath

    Mountainstown House was the handsome residence of the Pollock family, situated in a fine demesne of 300 plantation acres within the parish of Kilshine, County Meath.

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    KILSHINE, a parish, in the union of Navan, barony of Morgallion, county of Meath, and province of Leinster, 7 miles (N. by W.) from Navan, and on the road from Dublin to Kingscourt ; containing 609 inhabitants. This parish was the scene of a skirmish during the disturbances of 1798. It comprises 1543^ statute acres, three-fourths of which are under a good system of tillage ; there is some bog. Petty-sessions are held at George's Cross every alternate Monday. Mountainstown House, the handsome residence of the Pollock family, is situated in a fine demesne of 300 plantation acres. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Meath, united by act of council in 1809 to the rectory of Clongill, and in the patronage of the Crown and the Bishop, the former having one turn and the latter two. 172

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44. Mount Bellew and manor of Castle-Bellew, Moylough

    Moylough · town · Galway

    Mount Bellew, seat of Sir M. D. Bellew, Bart., is situated in a demesne of 600 acres with an artificial lake. The manor of Castle-Bellew was granted by patent to the Bellew family bearing date the 36th of Charles II. The village of Moylough is also called Newtown-Bellew.

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    MOYLOUGH, a parish, in the union of Ballinasloe, partly in the barony of Killian, but chiefly in that of Tyaquin, county of Galway, and province of Connaught, 3 miles (E.) from Dangan, and on the coach-road from Dublin to Tuam ; containing, with the market-town of Mount-Bellew-Bridge (which is separately described), 724S inhabitants. This parish comprises 23,3S6f statute acres, of which some portions are good and profitable land, and others of very inferior quality ; there are large tracts of bog and waste, which might be easily reclaimed under a better system of cultivation, and some low and marshy land, which might be drained at a comparatively moderate expense. The state of agriculture, though improving, is still very defective. Limestone abounds, and is quarried for burning into lime, for building, and for making roads ; there are also some ridges of limestone-gravel. Considerable quantities or coarse linen are manufactured by the peasantry. Mount Bellew, the seat of Sir M. D. Bellew, Bart., is situated in a demesne of 600 acres, richly wooded, and embellished with an artificial lake of great beauty ; in the house are a valuable collection of paintings, and an extensive library. Windfield is a good mansion in a well-wooded demesne, commanding some fine views ; the other seats are Cooloo, Summerville, Silk Mount, and Moat Lodge. The village of Moylough, which is also called Xewtown-Bellew, contains about 500 inhabitants; it is situated nearly in the centre of the parish, and has a receiving-house for letters under Castle-Blakeney. Fairs are held on May 28th, June 21st, Aug. 10th, Oct. llth, and Nov. &th, for cattle and pigs, and for linen, linen-yarn, and wool. Petty-sessions are held once a fortnight at Mount- Bellew-Bridge ; at which place is also held, on the first Monday in every month, the court for the manor of Castle- Bellew, which was granted by patent to the Bellew family bearing date the 36th of Charles II. A coach from "Tuam to Dublin, and a car to Balhnasloe, pass through the parish daily.

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45. Mount Bellew: seat of Bellew family with monastery and chapel

    Mountbellew · town · Galway

    Mount Bellew, the seat of the Bellew family, is noted as among the greatest improvements and most prettily laid out demesnes in County Galway. The late Mr. Bellew gave ten acres for a Franciscan monastery whose inmates superintend a national school, and he built a chapel at his sole cost.

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    MOUNT-BELLEW-BRIDGE, a market-town, in the parish of Moylough, union of Ballinasloe, barony of KiLLiAN, county of Galway, and province of CoNNAUGHT, 5 milcs (N. \V.) from Castle-Blakency, and on the road from Tuam to Ballinasloe ; containing 335 inhabitants. This place is remarkably clean and neat, and most of the houses have shops. An excellent market is held on Tuesday for all sorts of agricultural produce, live stock, and some manufactured goods ; and there are large stores here : fairs are held on May 7th, June 9th, July 'Zbth, and Sept. '29th. A seneschal's court monthly, and petty-sessions fortnightly, are held ; and the place is a constabulary police station. There is also a dispensary. Mount Bellew, the seat of the Bellew family, is considered to present some of the greatest improvements, and is the most prettily laid out, of any in the county. The late Mr. Bellew gave 10 acres of land towards the support of a monastery of the order of St. Francis, the inmates of which superintend a national school, the Board of Education granting £10 per annum ; it is a neat edifice, built by subscription, towards which Mr. Bellew was the chief contributor : the chapel, built at his sole cost, is a very pretty structure, with a tower '2 feet high. Should the plan of making the river Suck navigable to its junction with the Shiven take place, it is proposed to make the latter navigable for boats to this town, which would confer on it great advantages, as agricultural produce could then be conveyed to the Shannon from this part of the country.

    MOUNT-BOLUS, a village, in the parish of Kil- LAUGBEY, union of Parsonstown, barony of Bally- BOY, King's county, and province of Lei.nster, 3 miles (S.) from Frankford, on the southern road to Tullamore ; containing 48 dwellings, and 1S6 inhabitants. Here is a station of the constabulary police ; also the Roman Catholic chapel for this part of the district of Frankford.

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46. Mount Brandon named after St. Brandon on Kerry's western coast

    Brandon Mountain · mountain or mountain range · Kerry

    Ecclesiastical writers called the whole county the Country of St. Brandon, after whom the principal cathedral in Kerry was dedicated. A remarkable mountain on the western coast also takes its name from the saint.

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    The inhabitants of this tract, according to Ptolemy's chart, were in his time designated I'elabri or J'eltibori ; " Hibernict," says Dr. O'Connor, " Hiol Ebir, obviously meaning Illiberi Ibericc." They are supposed by some to have been descended from the Iberi of Spain, to which their country lies opposite ; but Camden derives their name from the British Aber, signifying an estuary, thus making it descriptive of the nature of the country. The Lucaiiij, or " people of the maritime country," are placed by Richard of Cirencester in this county, near Dingle bay. Ptolemy calls them Luceni, and they appear to be the Liigadii of Irish writers, which term in a general sense comprehended all the inhabitants on the southern coast, from the harbour of Waterford to the mouth of the Shannon, though sometimes confined to those of the county of Waterford. The present name of the county is variously derived. Some trace it from Ciar, the eldest son of Fergus, King of Ulster ; after whom the district was called Carnddhe or Cair Reeght, that is, " the kingdom of Ciar." According to Ledwich, it was called Cenigia, or "the rocky country," from Cerrig or Carrie "a rock." Ciaruidlie, or "the rocky district on the water," from ciar or cer, "a rock," and uidhe or ui dha, " a district on the water," was the present barony of Iraghticonnor, on the south bank of the Shannon ; and from it may be derived Cerrigia and Kerry. The chiefs of this part of the county were called //;/ Cain air Ciaruidlie, by contraction O'Connor Kerry, and their descendants were in possession of their ancient patrimony in the beginning of the last century. The district of these chiefs was sometimes denominated Ciaruidhe Luachra, or "the rocky district on the great lake or water." By some ecclesiastical writers the whole county is called the Countrv of St. Brandon, to 7

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47. Mountcashel castle on eminence by lake

    Mountcashel · townland · Clare

    The remains of Mountcashel castle stand on an eminence near a lake, which takes its name from the castle. The ruins are within the parish of Kilfinaghty, County Clare.

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    KILFINAGHTY, a parish, in the union of Li.me- RicK, barony of Lower Bunratty, county of Clare, and province of Munster ; on the river Ougarnee, and on the old road from Limerick to Ennis ; containing, with the greater part of the post-town of Six-milebridge, 3801 inhabitants. It comprises 81091 statute acres, including a large portion of coarse mountain pasture and bog ; the remainder is in general of good quality and chiefly under tillage. Slate exists, but is not worked. The gentlemen's seats are Castle Crine, Mount Ivers, Castle Lake, Springfield, and Mount Ivers Lodge. Kilfinaghty is in the diocese of Killaloe : the rectory forms part of the union of Omullod, and the vicarage is united to those of Kilmurrynegaul, Tomfinlough, Finogh, Clonloghan, Kilconry, and Bunratty, constituting the union of Kilfinaghty, in the gift of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £133. 6. 6., of which £64. 0. 6. are payable to the rector, and the remainder to the vicar, who receives the entire tithe of the townland of Ballysheenmore, containing ISO plantation acres; the entire tithe of the vicarial union is £'247. 1". The church of the union is at Six-mile-bridge, and the glebe-house in the parish of Bunratty; the glebe consists of Iji acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Six-mile-bridge, where the chapel is situated. At Ballysheen are the ruins of an ancient church, with several tombs of very early date ; and within the limits of the parish are the remains of the old castles of Cappa, Castle Crine, Mountcashel, and Ballycullen : those of the last are extensive, and some vestiges of the outworks are still visible ; those of Mountcashel stand on an eminence near a lake, which thence takes its name. — See Six-mile-briege.

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48. Mount-Charles and the Marquess Conyngham's Hall

    Mountcharles · town · Donegal

    Mount-Charles is a village in the parish of Inver, Donegal, consisting of one street with 98 houses. Near the town stands the Hall, the property of the Marquess Conyngham, from which Mount-Charles gives him the inferior titles of Earl and Viscount.

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    house for letters in connexion with Ardara, Donegal, and Killybegs. Fairs are held on Jan. 18th, March '28th, May 10th, June 9th, Aug. '20th, Sept. '22nd, Oct. '2'2nd, and Nov. 18th. Near the town is the Hall, the property of the Marquess Conyngham, to whom Mount- Charles gives the two inferior titles of Earl and Viscount.

    MOUNT-COIN, or Mooncoin, a village, in the parish of Poleroan, union of 'Waterford, barony of IvERK, county of Kilkenny, and province of Lein- STER, 6 miles (N. \V.) from Waterford, on the road to Carrick-on-Suir ; containing 1'23 houses, and 6'29 inhabitants. In the Roman Catholic divisions this place is the head of a district, comprising the parishes of Rathkyran, Aglishmartin, Portnescully, Poleroan, Clonmore, Ballytarsna, Tubrid, and part of Burnchurch, in which union are three chapels ; that of Mount-Coin is a neat edifice.

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49. Mount-Field church erected on a mountainside, 1826

    near Mountfield · population centre · Tyrone · 1826

    Mount-Field is an ecclesiastical district near Omagh in Tyrone, where the late Sir William M'Mahon began erecting a town. The church, a small neat edifice with a lofty spire, was erected in 1826 on the side of a mountain at a cost of £830, defrayed by the Board of First Fruits.

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    MOUNT-FIELD, an ecclesiastical district, in the union of Omagh, barony of Strabane, county of Tyrone, and province of Ulster, 5 miles (E. N. E.) from Omagh, and on the river Shrule ; containing about 2*00 inhabitants. It comprises 10,3665- statute acres, chiefly in tillage. The late Sir William M'Mahon, Bart., made some progress in the erection of a town here, where fairs were to be established ; and a new road has been opened through the district direct from Omagh to Belfast. There is a receiving-house for letters. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Derry, and in the patronage of the Rector of Cappagh, of which parish Mount-Field forms part : the curate receives a stipend of £75, paid by the rector ; and £"25 from Primate Boulter's augmentation fund, to which he is entitled, is annually handed over to his predecessor. The church is a small but neat edifice with a lofty spire, erected in IS'26 on the side of a mountain, at an expense of £830. 15., defrayed by the Board of First Fruits.

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50. Mount Hamilton Castle and Fort antiquities

    near Killagan · population centre · Antrim

    On a gentle eminence near the centre of Killagan parish stand the remains of Mount Hamilton Castle, fronted by a lake. A large circular earthwork called Mount Hamilton Fort has yielded Pictish coins, military weapons, flint arrow-heads and other relics of antiquity.

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    KILLAGAN, a parish, partly in the barony of Upper DuNLUCE, but chiefly in that of Kilconway, union of Ballymoney, county of Antrim, and province of Ulster, 8 miles (S. E.) from Ballymoney, on the road to Belfast, and also on that from Ballymena to Ballycastle; containing 1404 inhabitants. This parish comprises 3838 statute acres, of which 1406 are in the barony of Upper Dunluce, and 2432 in that of Kilconway : it is in a good state of cultivation, considerable improvement having been made in the system of agriculture. A large expanse of water, called Mount-Hamilton Lough, is about to be drained, and the land brought into profitable cultivation. In the village of Clogh-Mills are some flax and corn mills, and the weaving of linen is carried on by many of the inhabitants of the parish in their own houses. Killagan is a rectory, in the diocese of Connor, forming part of the union and corps of the prebend of Connor in the cathedral of St. Saviour ; the tithe rent-charge is £86. 5. About 50 children are taught in a public school. On a gentle eminence, near the centre of the parish, are some remains of Mount Hamilton Castle, in front of which is the lake before mentioned. There is also a large circular earthwork, called Mount Hamilton Fort, in which Pictish coins, military weapons, arrow-heads of flint, and other relics of antiquity, have been discovered ; and in a bog was found, in 1831, a firkin of butter in a fossilised state.

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51. Mountjoy precinct held by Scotch undertakers

    near Mountjoy · population centre · Tyrone · 1618

    The precinct of Mountjoy, allotted to Scotch undertakers, was held by Sir Robert Heyburne, Lord Vehiltree, Captain Sanderson, Mrs. Lindsey, Alex. Richardson, Andrew Stewart, and David Kenedale at the time of Pynnar's 1618 inspection.

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    According to the rules of James's settlement, the whole county, which was estimated to contain 1571 balliboes, or 98,187 acres, being at the rate of 1000 acres to 16 balliboes, was divided into 78 portions, which, after deducting a portion for the church and some lands for Trinity College, Dublin, were granted to English and Irish undertakers, that is, settlers, who engaged to build, fortify, and stock the lands with British tenantry. Five borough towns, Dungannon, Clogher, Omagh, Strabane, and Mountjoy, were allowed a certain portion of the surrounding grounds ; and another portion of the county was assigned to some of the members of the O'Nial family. The Irish were distributed as tenants among the undertakers, the swordsmen excepted, who were to be removed to the waste parts of Connaught or Munster, where they were to be dispersed and not suffered to settle together in one place. On an inspection of the progress of the plantation, made by Captain Pynnar under the king's direction in 1618, it appeared that the county was divided into the five precincts of Strabane, Omy, Clogher, Mountjoy, and Dungannon. The first of these, Strabane, had been allotted to Scotch undertakers, of whom those then in possession of the lands granted to the original patentees were the Earl of Abercorn, Sir George Hamilton, Sir William Stewart, Sir Robert Newcomen, and Sir John Drummond. Omy, allotted to English undertakers, was in the possession of the Earl of Castlehaven and Sir John Davies ; Clogher, also allotted to EngUsh undertakers, was held by Lord Ridgwaie, George Ridgwaie, Sir Gerard Lowther, Lord Burleigh, John Leigh, Sir William Stewart, Sir William Cope, and William Parsons. Mountjoy, allotted to Scotch undertakers, was held by Sir Robert Heyburne, Lord Vehiltree, Captain Sanderson, Mrs. Lindsey, Alex. Richardson, Andrew Stewart (son to Lord Vehiltree), and David Kenedaie. Dungannon, allotted to servitors and natives, was held by Lord Chichester, Lord Ridgwaie, Sir Toby Caulfield, William Parsons, Sir Francis Ansley, Lord Wiiigfield, and Tirlagh O'Nial. The only towns in the erection of which any progress had been made were Strabane and Augher. The county continued to improve during the reign of James I. and in the commencement of that of Charles I., but suffered greatly during the war of 1641, at the termination of which, much of the land fell into the hands of new proprietors ; and in the subsequent war of 1688 Tyrone was the scene of many military events connected with the siege of Londonderry.

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52. Mountjoy threatens to destroy Waterford, 1603

    Waterford · city · Waterford · 1603

    Lord-Deputy Mountjoy summoned Waterford's mayor to admit the king's army, but citizens cited a charter of King John exempting them from quartering soldiers. Two Catholic clergymen went to the deputy's camp to defend the citizens' position. Mountjoy threatened to destroy the city and strew it with salt, after which the citizens opened their gates and swore allegiance to King James.

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    city, on the 5th of May, 1603, summoned the mayor to open the gates and admit his majesty's army into the city ; to which the citizens replied that, by a charter of King John, they were exempt from having soldiers quartered upon them, and would admit only the Lord- Deputy himself. Two Roman Catholic clergymen, in the habit of their order, and bearing the cross erect, went into the deputy's camp to defend the conduct of the citizens. But the Lord-Ucputy threatening " to draw King James's sword and cut the charter of King John to pieces, destroy the city, and strew it with salt," the citizens opened their gates to him and his army, and swore allegiance to the new nionarch ; after which, leaving a strong garrison to keep them in subjection, Mountjoy departed.

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53. Mount Leinster and Kilcoltrim seats in Kiltennel

    near Mount Leinster · mountain or mountain range · Carlow

    Mount Leinster is the beautiful and romantic Elizabethan-style residence of Henry Newton, Esq. Kilcoltrim is the seat of Edmund Hegarty, Esq., within the same parish.

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    KILTENNEL, a parish, in the barony of Idrone East, union and county of Carlow, and province of Leinster, 3 miles (N. E. byN.) from Borris, on the road to Enniscorthy ; containing 3544 inhabitants. The parish comprises 11,170 statute acres, and is situated in a mountainous district bordering on Mount Leinster, which rises ^610 feet above the level of the sea. The gentlemen's seats are. Mount Leinster, the beautiful and romantic residence of Henry Newton, Esq., a house in the Elizabethan style ; and Kilcoltrim, the seat of Edmund Hegarty, Esq. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Leigblin, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is impropriate in Lord Cloncurry. The tithe rent-charge is £'288. 15., of which £187. 10. are payable to the impropriator, and £101. 5. to the vicar. The church, which is in the village of Killedmond, is a neat building erected in 1840, at a cost of £824, whereof £689 were from the funds of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and £135 subscriptions from the landed proprietors and the incumbent ; it affords accommodation to '200 persons. There is neither glebe-house nor glebe. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kiltennel forms part of the union of Borris : the cliapel is situated at Rahanna. A very handsome parochial school-house has been built by private subscription, on a site presented by Lord Downes ; about 1'20 children are educated in the school. Attached to the chapel are national schools. The ruins of the old church at Kiltennel are covered with ivy ; there are also remains of a chapel at its eastern end, which was built in 17'S9, by Captain E. Byrne. In the parish are likewise the fragments of a granite cross ; and a cairn.

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54. Mount-Long Castle built and taken by Cromwell

    Mountlong · townland · Cork · 1558–1651

    Mount-Long Castle was built by the Long family during the reign of Elizabeth. During the war of 1641 it was taken by Cromwell, and the castle together with its annexed estate was given to some of his soldiers. Its ruins stand not far from the ruined parish church on the shore of the haven.

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    The living is a rectory and perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Cork : the rectory is partly impropriate in the Earl of Shannon, and partly belongs to the union of St. Peter's, Cork, and the corps of the archdeaconry ; the perpetual curacy is united to that of Nohoval. The tithe rent- charge is £159- 18., of which £49. 10. are payable to the impropriator, and £110. 8. to the archdeacon of Cork. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Clontead. The male and female parochial schools, for which houses were built partly from the lord-lieutenant's fund, are supported by subscription, and endowed with an acre and three-quarters of land, and a male and female school at Newborough is supported by Mr. Daunt and the Cork Diocesan Association. On the shore of the haven are the ruins of the parish church ; and not far distant stand those of Mount-Long Castle, built by the family of Long in the reign of Elizabeth, and which in the war of 1641 was taken by Cromwell, and with the annexed estate given to some of his soldiers.

    KILMOON, a parish, in the union of Ennistymon, barony of Burren, county of Clare, and province of Munster, 8 miles (\.) from Ennistymon, and on the road from Ballyvaughan to the bay of Ballyhaline ; containing 1239 inhabitants. This parish, which derives its name from an ancient conventual church of which no records are extant, comprises 6461 statute acres : 528,5 are applotted under the Tithe act ; the remainder consists chiefly of rocky mountain and bog. With the exception only of the townlands of Lisdoonvarna and Ballytigue, which belong to the Stackpoole family, the whole of the parish, together with that of Kilheny or Killeany, and the castle, town, and lands of Dungan in the barony of Bunratty, were granted by Charles II. to Pierse Creagh, Esq., as a reward for his services against

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55. Mount-Mellick ancient name and industrial trade

    Mountmellick · town · Laois

    Mount-Mellick in Queen's County (Laois), encircled by the river Owenas, was anciently called 'Moin-chill-eech,' meaning 'the green island.' It was the chief town in the county, with extensive cotton weaving employing about 2000 persons and woollen cloth manufacture by Messrs. Beale and Messrs. Milner.

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    MOUNT-MELLICK, a market and post town, and the head of a union, partly in the parish of Coolbanagher, barony of Portnehinch, but chiefly in that of Rosenallis, barony of Tinnehinch, Queen's county, and province of Leinster, 5 miles (N. W.) from Maryborough, and 40 (W. S. W.) from Dublin, on the road from Portarlington to Clonaslee ; containing 4755 inhabitants. This town, which is nearly encircled by the small river Owenas or Onas, was anciently called Moiinc/ia-iUee/icA, signifying " the green island." It consists of one principal with some smaller streets, and in 1841 contained "87 houses, many of which are very neat and some elegant buildings : from the extent of its trade and manufactures, it ranks as the chief town in the county. The weaving of cotton is carried on extensively, and affords employment to about '2000 persons in the town and neighbourhood ; the manufacture of woollen stuffs and coarse woollen cloths, also, is conducted by Messrs. Beale and Messrs. Milner and Sons, who lately erected spacious buildings adjoining the town for spinning and weaving, in which nearly the same number of persons are employed. In 1S34, ^Messrs, J. and D. Roberts, from Anglesea, estabhshed an iron and brass foundry here, for the manufacture of steam and locomotive engines and machinery in general ; in which about 40 persons are employed. There are also an extensive manufactory of bits and stirrups.

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56. Mountmellick union workhouse completed 1842

    Mountmellick · town · Laois · 1842

    A union workhouse was built on a six-acre site in Mountmellick at a cost of £6915, designed to receive 500 inmates. It was completed in 1842 under the poor law system.

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    a tanyard, and three breweries, a flour-mill, two soap manufactories, a distillery making about 1'20,000 gallons of whisky annually, and some long established potteries for tiles and the coarser kinds of earthenware. A branch of the Grand Canal, brought to the town from Monastereven, has greatly promoted its trade in corn, butter, and general merchandise, which is rapidly increasing. In the excise arrangements Mount-Mellick is within the district of Kilkenny. A branch of the Bank of Ireland was established in 1S36. The market days are Wednesday and Saturday ; fairs for cattle, horses, sheep, and pigs are held on Feb. 1st, March 17th, May 1st, June 2nd. Thursday after Trinity-Sunday, July 20th, Aug. seth, Sept. 29th, Nov. 1st, and Dec. 11th. A chief constabulary police force is stationed in the town, and there are subordinate stations at Clonaslee, Kilcabin, and Rosenallis. By a recent act of parliament, general-sessions are appointed to be held here in April and October ; and petty-sessions for the district are held every Monday by the county magistrates : a new court-house has been erected near a new street leading from the church square to Irishtown. Here is a chapel of ease to the parish of Rosenallis, a handsome edifice, lately repaired by a grant of £110 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. In the Roman Catholic divisions this place is the head of the district of Mount- Mellick and Castlebrack, comprising parts of the parishes of Rosenallis, Castlebrack, and Coolbanagher, and containing the chapels of Mount-Mellick and Castlebrack : the former is a spacious structure. There are places of worship for the Society of Friends, and Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists ; also a dispensary; and a Temperance Society has been formed. The union workhouse, on a site of six acres held at a rent of £37. ]., was completed in 1842 at a cost of £6915, and is constructed to receive SOD inmates. At Derryguile is a chalybeate spring.

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57. Mountnorris chartered under James I plantation

    Mountnorris · townland · Armagh

    On the plantation of Ulster by James I, Mountnorris received a charter of incorporation and a grant of 300 acres of land. In the reign of Charles I the castle was one of the strongest fortresses in that part of the kingdom.

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    MOUNT-NORRIS, or Port-Norris, a village, in the parish of Locghgilly, union of Newry, barony of Lower Orior, county of Armagh, and province of Ulster, 3| miles (S. S. E.) from Markethill ; containing about 300 inhabitants. The village is situated at the southern extremity of a morass, now drained, extending from Poyntz-Pass, a distance of five miles : it derives its name from an important fortress erected in the reign of Elizabeth by Sir John Norris, to protect the pass between Armagh and Newry ; and, on the plantation of Ulster by James 1., received a charter of incorporati(m, and a grant of 300 acres of land. In the reign of Charles I. the castle was one of the strongest fortresses in this part of the kingdom. That monarch conveyed to Primate Ussher six townlands, comprising 1514 acres, for the purpose of founding a college here for the classical education of Protestants ; this college was afterwards founded in Armagh, which was considered a more eligible situation : the income arising from the lands is £1337 per annum. The village contains about 40 houses, mostly well built ; and has a sub-post office, and a place of worship for dissenters. Fairs are held on the second Monday in every month, for the sale of live stock, and are well attended.

    MOUNT-NUGENT, or Dalysbridge, a village or post-town, in the parish of Kilbride, union of Oldcastle, barony of Clonmahon, county of Cavan, and province of Ulster, 11 miles (S. S. E.) from Cavan, and 358

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58. Mountnorris military post named for General Norris

    Mountnorris · townland · Armagh

    Mountnorris was a military post erected by General Norris at one end of the former Loughgilly lake, from whom the station took its name. It fortified the morass that once stretched across the parish.

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    LOUGHGILLY, a parish, partly in the barony of Lower Fews, and partly in that of Upper Fews, but chiefly in the barony of Lower Orior, or Orier, union of Newry, county of Armagh, and province of Ulster, 4 miles (E. S. E.) from Market-Hill, and on the road from Armagh to Newry ; containing, with the district parish of Baleek and the village of Mountnorris {which see), 9S52 inhabitants. This parish, which takes its name from the lake on which it is situated, comprises 16,029| statute acres, including 80^ of water; 5299 are in Lower Fews, 2289^ in Upper Fews, and 8441^ in Lower Orior. The lake extended several miles in length from Poyntz-Pass to Mountnorris, forming a continued morass, and fortified by a military post at the former place, and at the latter by another erected by General Norris, from whom that station had its name; but with the exception of about 3 acres of water near the glebe-house, the whole has been drained and brought into cultivation. The land in the parish is fertile :

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59. Mountrath markets and linen manufactory destroyed in 1641

    Mountrath · town · Laois · 1628–1641

    In 1628 Sir Charles Coote obtained a grant of two weekly markets and two fairs for Mountrath and established an extensive linen and fustian manufactory. Both were destroyed in the war of 1641 along with much of his other property.

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    MOUNTRATH, a market and post town, in the union of Mount-Mellick, parish of Clonenagh, barony of Maryborough West, Queen's county, and province of Leinster, 6i miles (W. S. W.) from Maryborough, on the road to Roscrea, and 47? (S. W.) from Dublin ; containing 3000 inhabitants. This place, called also Moynrath, or the " Fort in the bog," became, in the beginning of the 17th century, the property of Sir Charles Coote, who, although the surrounding country was then in a wild state and overspread with woods, laid the foundation of the present town. In 1628, he obtained for the inhabitants a grant of two weekly markets and two fairs, and established a very extensive linen and fustian manufactory, which in the war of 1641, together with much of his other property here, was destroyed. His son Charles regciined the castle and estate of Mountrath, with other large possessions ; and at the Restoration was created Earl of Mountrath, which title, on the decease of Charles Henry, the seventh earl, in 1802, became extinct. The present possessor is Sir Charles Henry Coote, premier baronet of Ireland.

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60. Mountrath parish church rebuilt 1832

    Mountrath · town · Laois · 1832

    The parish church in Mountrath, described as a handsome structure, was nearly rebuilt and considerably enlarged in 1832 with a grant from the Board of First Fruits and by subscription. Further alterations were made with a grant from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.

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    been erected. The parish church, a handsome structure, is situated in the town : it was nearly rebuilt and considerably enlarged in 183'2, by a grant from the Board of First Fruits, and by subscription ; and further alterations have been made by means of a grant from the Ecclesiastical Commissi(mers. Mountrath is the head of a Roman Catholic district, comprising part of the parish of Clonenagh : there are two chapels, one in the town, and the other at Clonad ; the former a very large cruciform building. In Coote-street is a monastery of the order of St. Patrick, in which are a superior and eight monks, who superintend a classical boardingschool, a school for the middling classes, and another in connexion with the Board of National Education. In the town is also a convent of the order of St. Bridget, consisting of a superior, eleven professed nuns, and one lay sister ; some of whom are engaged in the education of young ladies of the higher classes, and others in superintending a school for poor children in connexion with the board above-mentioned. There are places of worship for the Society of Friends, and for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists ; and a dispensary is supported in the usual manner. The parochial school, situated in the town, is under the patronage of Sir Charles H. Coote and Lady Coote, who entirely support it : the building, which is large, was erected in 18'20, at an expense of £500, defrayed partly by subscription, and partly by a donation of .•fc'iSO from Sir Charles, who also gave an acre of ground for its site ; it was enlarged in IS'il, at an additional expense of £350, half of which was contributed by subscription, and the remainder from the Lord-Lieutenant's fund.

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