Name: 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)
Author: Samuel Lewis (d. 1865)

Ancient church, castle and raths at Rochestown, Tipperary

Rochestown · townland · Tipperary

Near the river Suir, Rochestown parish contained remains of an ancient church and castle, with several forts or raths traditionally attributed to the Danes. The seat of Rochestown commanded a fine view of the Clogheen mountains.

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divisions, also, the parish is part of the union or district of Ardfinnan. There are some remains of an ancient church and castle, with several forts or raths usually attributed to the Danes.
ROCHFORT-BRIDGE, formerly called Beggar's- BRiDGE, a post-town, or village, in the parish of Castlelost, union of Mullingar, barony of Fartullagh, county of W^estmeath, and province of Leinster, 7^ miles (S. W.) from Kinnegad, and on the road from Dublin to Athlone ; containing 74 houses, and 417 inhabitants. It is traditionally stated that this place derived its former name from the circumstance of a beggar having died here, in whose pockets was found money sufficient to build the bridge, which crosses a small stream at the eastern extremity of the village. It is a station of the constabulary police, and contains the parochial church and ^ national school.

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Ancient church fragment on Glenarm castle lawn

near Glenarm · village · Antrim

A small fragment of the ancient church of Templeoughter is still remaining on the lawn in front of the castle of Glenarm, near the principal entrance. The parish is nearly two-thirds barren mountain.

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TEMPLEOUGHTER, a parish, in the union of Larne, barony of LTpper Glenarm, county of Antrim, and province of Ulster, adjoining the post-town of Glenarm, and on the Glenarm water : the population is returned with the parish of Ticmacrevan, by which this parish is entirely inclosed. Nearly two-thirds of it are barren mountain. It is ecclesiastically consolidated with Ticmacrevan, ichich see. A small fragment of the ancient church is still remaining on the lawn in front of the castle of Glenarm, near the principal entrance : the church of the union was built about 65 years since, by act of council, within the hmits of this parish, and in a situation convenient for both parishes.
TEMPLEOUTRAGH, or Upperchurch, a parish, in the union of Thurles, barony of Upper Kilnemanagh, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 5 miles (S. E.) from Burris-o'-leagh, and on the road from Newport to Thurles ; containing 3147 inhabitants, and comprising 12,903 statute acres. It is in the diocese of Cashel ; the rectory is impropriate in the Marquis of Ormonde, and the vicarage is appropriate to the Bishop's mensal : the tithe rent-charge is £151. 17. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district called Upperchurch, comprising this parish and that of Moyaliffe, in each of which is a chapel : that of Templeoutragh is a large building. Some remains of the church exist.

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Ancient church of Lisnadill destroyed in 1641 war

Lisnadill · townland · Armagh · 1641

The ancient church of Lisnadill parish was destroyed during the war of 1641, but its extensive cemetery continued in use. Primate Robinson endowed the parochial school with seven acres of land and built the school-house.

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founder over the entrance. In the Roman Cathohc divisions the parish is the head of a district called sometimes Bally macnab and Kilcluney, comprising the parishes of Lisnadill and Kilcluney, part of Mullaghbrack, and the district of Armaghbreague ; there are chapels at Ballymacnab and Granemore, and a spacious and handsome chapel lately erected in the parish. The parochial school is endowed with 7 acres of land assigned by Primate Robinson, who also built the school-house. The ancient church was destroyed in the war of 16-11, but its extensive cemetery is still used. At Corran, in 1833, was found a cylindrical case of gold, containing many antique gems and ornaments, among which was a necklace of jet richly carved.
LISNAKILL, a parish, in the barony of Middlethird, union and county of Waterford, and province of MuNSTER, 4 miles (W. by S.) from AVaterford ; containing 67-t inhabitants. It comprises '2534 statute acres ; the soil is various : in the north-western extremity, slate of good quality for roofing was formerly quarried. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Waterford, united to part of the rectory of Kilmeaden, together constituting the corps of the treasurership of Waterford, in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £120, and the glebe comprises rather more than 5^ acres ; there is neither church nor glebe-house. At the time of the Down survey there was an ancient castle at this place ; and in a Danish fort, at no great distance, have been found two curious earthen vessels, in one of which was a golden bracelet. At Whitfield, in a vast heap of stones, are two conical apartments built of stone, and supposed to have been used as tombs.

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Ancient church of Templecorran now a ruin

near Templecorran · parish · Antrim

The ancient church of Templecorran, originally a spacious and handsome cruciform structure, is now a ruin. It was once occupied by the Presbyterians, since whose ejectment it has not been used as a place of worship.

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Templecorran is a vicarage, in the diocese of Connor, forming part of the union of Ballynure and of the corps of the prebend of Kilroot in the cathedral of Connor ; the rectory is impropriate in D. S. Ker, Esq. The tithe rent-charge is £260. 6., of which two-thirds are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. The ancient church, originally a spacious and handsome cruciform structure, is now a ruin ; it was at one time occupied by the Presbyterians, since whose ejectment it has not been used as a place of worship. A new church was built in 1846, at Mr. Ker's expense. There are chapels for Presbyterians, Independents, and Methodists ; the first is in connexion with the Remonstrant Synod. R. G. Ker, Esq., in 1825, bequeathed £200 in trust to the vicar and the senior Presbyterian minister, to divide the interest among the poor. There is a curious hollow cave, called the Salt Hole, into which rushes a large stream of water which is not found again ; and in the grounds of Red Hall is a glen of very extraordinary character. The Rev. Mr. Bryce, minister of the first Presbyterian congregation established in Ireland, lived and was buried here : and over the remains of a poet, known only as the Bard of Ballycarry, a monument has been raised.
TEMPLECROAN, a parish, in the union of Glenties, barony of Boylagh, county of Donegal, and province of Ulster ; containing, with the post-town of Dungloe and the islands of Arranmore and Rutland (which are separately described), 9842 inhabitants. The parish is situated on the north-western coast, and

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 321

Ancient church of Tickmacrevan

near Glenarm · village · Antrim

The remains of an ancient church stand about a mile west of the town of Glenarm, in the parish of Tickmacrevan. These ruins survive alongside the remnants of the Franciscan monastery.

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The living was a rectory and vicarage, the former annexed in 1 609 to the chancellorship of Connor, and the latter episcopally united in 176S to the rectory of Templeoughter (which is completely inclosed within Tickmacrevan) ; but on the death of Dr. Trail, the late chancellor, in 1830, the two parishes were consolidated under the provisions of Dr. Mant's act, into a single rectory, in the diocese of Connor, and placed under the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge, including Templeoughter, amounts to £180. The glebehouse, which is situated about a mile and a half from the church, near the sea-shore, was built in 1813 by aid of £450 and a loan of £46 from the Board of First Fruits ; the glebe of the union comprises 23a. 30p. valued at £46. 7. per annum. The total value of the benefice is £226. 7. The church, which occupies the site of an ancient monastery close to the shore near the town, was built in I76S, at the expense of the noble family of M"^Donnell, and was enlarged in 1822 by a loan of £300 from the Board of First Fruits ; it is a plain building with a tower and spire. The Roman Catholic parish, which is called Glenarm, is co-extensive with the consolidated rectory of Tickmacrevan, and has two chapels, one at Glenarm, and the other at Carnlough about two miles north-west of it. There are places of worship for Presbyterians, one of which is in connexion with the Remonstrant Synod ; and a meeting-house for Wesleyan Methodists. Some remains of the ancient monastery, built in 1465 by Robert Bisset, a Scotchman, for Franciscan friars of the third order, are still to be seen ; also those of the ancient church, a mile west of the town.
TIMAHOE, a parish, in the union of Naas, barony of Clane, county of Kildare, and province of Leinster, 8 miles (S. W.) from Kilcock, on the road to Kildare, and on the Grand Canal; containing 1680 in-

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Ancient church on Loughinisland island

near Loughinisland · parish · Down

Divine service was formerly performed in an ancient church on the island from which the parish of Loughin-Island takes its name. A new church was built at Seaforde in 1720, after which the old island church fell out of use.

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The LIVING is a rectory, in the diocese of Down, having attached to it the precentorship of the cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Down, and is in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge is £412. 10. The church, situated at Seaforde, on one of the conical hills in which this part of the country abounds, is a plain edifice in the Grecian style, with an octagonal spire of wood covered with copper : the approach to it is by a handsome avenue shaded by trees. It was built in 1720, previously to which time divine service was performed in the ancient church, on the island from which the parish has its present name ; the building has been lately repaired from the funds of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. About a mile west of Seaforde are the ruins of the church of Drumcaw, which place, previous to 1715, was a separate parish, but was in that year consolidated with Loughin-Island, when the townlands of Magheralone, Tyconnet, Murvaclogher, and Rossconnor were disjoined from the latter, and added to the parish of Kilmore. In the Roman Catholic divisions, part of the parish is in the union or district of Ballykinler, and tlie townlands which in 1715 were added to Kilmore continue united with the remaining portion. There is a chapel for this latter district, at the southern extremity of the townland of Tievenadara ; and another in the townland of Drumaroad, for the portion attached to Ballykinler. In the parish are several schools. One,

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 112

Ancient church remains at Lamogue

Lamoge · townland · Kilkenny

At Lamogue in Tullahought parish are some remains of an ancient church. The parish is situated on the small river Lingam, which separates the counties of Kilkenny and Tipperary.

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the parish forma part of the district of Killaraery ; the chapel, a modern structure, is at Kilinacoliver. At Lamogue are some remains of an ancient church.
TULLAMAIN, a parish, in the poor-law union of Callan, barony of Shillelogher, county of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 1^ mile (N.) from Callan, on the road to Kilkenny ; containing '294 inhabitants, and comprising 117'2 statute acres. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, forming part of the union of Callan : the tithe rent-charge is £78. 15. In the Roman Catholic divisions, also, the parish is part of the union or district of Callan.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 357

Ancient church remains removed at Kilmurry

Kilmurry · townland · Limerick

Remains of a very ancient church at Kilmurry in the parish of Kilscannel were removed to make room for a house about seven years before the writing of this account.

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KILSCANNEL, a parish, in the union of Rath- KEALE, barony of Lower Connello, county of Limerick, and province of Munster, 1^ mile (W. S. W.) from Rathkeale ; containing 1049 inhabitants. It comprises 3'203 statute acres; the soil is of superior quality, being based on a substratum of limestone. About one-half of the land is under an excellent system of tillage, producing abundant crops ; and the remainder is rich meadow and grazing-land, affording plentiful pasture to numbers of milch-cows : there are several large dairy-farms, and great quantities of butter are sent hence to Cork and Limerick for exportation. In this parish is a colony of Palatines, or German settlers, all of whom are Protestants, and many of them poor industrious weavers. The principal gentlemen's seats are. Elm Hill, a handsome residence, and Kilscannel House : there are also several substantial and well-built houses occupied by highly respectable farmers. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Limerick, forming part of the corps of the chancellorship of the cathedral of Limerick : the tithe rent-charge is £157. 10., and the glebe comprises 12 acres of profitable land in two detached portions. The church, for the repair of which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners lately granted £115, is a very neat edifice with a square embattled tower, erected in 18'2'2, by a gift of £600 from the Board of First Fruits. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the unions of Ardagh and Rathkeale. There is a small place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. About 60 children are taught in the parochial school, for which a neat school-house, with a residence for the master and mistress, was built by subscription in 1825. Near the present church were some remains, lately removed, of the ancient structure. There were also remains of a very ancient church at Kilmurry, removed to make room for a house, about seven years since.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 56

Ancient church ruins and golden balls at Tumna

Tumna · townland · Roscommon

Remains of an ancient church with an attached cemetery survive in Tumna parish. Seven golden balls, about the size of an egg, were dug up near the church and are supposed to have belonged to it.

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TUMNA, or Toemonia, a parish, in the union of Carrick-on-Shannon, barony of Boyle, county of R0SC0M.MON, and province of Connaugut, I5 mile (\V.) from Carrick-on-Shannon, on the road t(j Boyle, and on the river Shannon; containing 4180 inhabitants. This parish comprises 9188| statute acres, mostly good laud, though there is much bog ; agriculture is generally in a backward state : limestone and freestone abound. There is a canal from Lough Allen to Carrick. to avoid the shoals. A large portion of the parish is occupied by the Coote Hall estate, the improved property of the Barton family, presenting a great contrast to the surrounding lauds. Some of the tenantry are engaged in the woollen and cotton manufactures, such as coarse flannels and as striped woollen and cotton stuffs used for under garments. The Shannon bounds the parish on the east, and on the shore is the small rising village of Battlebridge at the end of a bridge on the road to the village and county of Leitrim ; this bridge is of 6 arches, 150 feet in length and 13 in width. On the south side of the parisb are the upper and lower Oakford loughs, through which the Boyle water descends into the Shannon. Near the banks of the Boyle stands Old-Coote Hall (with a wretched dependent village), formerly a place of strength, of which a northern round tower with a conical roof forms an appendage to the farmhouse into which the buildings have been converted : the surrounding curtain walls include ruins of various other old buildings. The gentlemen's scats are, Hughestown, standing immediately on a large lake formed by the Boyle water ; Woodbrook ; Lakeview ; and Springfield, the parish is a vicarage, in the diocese of Elphin, forming part of the union of Ardclare ; the rectory is impropriate in Viscount Lorton, and the tithe rent-charge is £105, half of which is payable to the impropriator, and half to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is partly in the district of Killuken, also called Crogban and Ballinameen, and partly in that of Ardcarne or Crossna, and contains a chapel : a school is maintained by the parish priest. Remains of an ancient church exist, with a cemetery attached ; and seven golden balls have been dug up near, of the size of an egg, supposed to have belonged to the church.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 360

Ancient church ruins at Kilcorcoran

Kilcorcoran · parish · Cork

Kilcorcoran parish in Cork, consisting of the townlands of Rossrine and Coolavota, retains ruins of its ancient church within the burial-ground. The parish has a Roman Catholic chapel at Coolavota.

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KILCORCORAN, a parish, in the barony of Duhal- Low, county of Cork, and province of Mxjnster, 2 miles (N. by W.) from Kanturk, on the road to Newmarket; containing 532 inhabitants. This parish, which comprises 1292 statute acres, and consists only of the townlands of Rossrine and Coolavota, is entirely isolated by the parish of Kilbrin. It is an impropriate cure, in the diocese of Cloyne, and in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter, of whose economy fund the tithe rentcharge, amounting to £45, forms a part, and who allow the perpetual curate of Kanturk a small stipend, £5 per annum, for performing the occasional duties. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Kanturk, and has a chapel at Coolavota. The ruins of the ancient church still remain, in the burial-ground.
KILCORKEY, a parish, in the union and barony of Castlerea, county of Roscommon, and province of Connaught, 2 miles (S. E.) from Frenchpark, and on the mail-coach road from Longford to Ballina ; containing 3076 inhabitants. It comprises 9090 statute acres, consisting of gently rising grounds intermixed with bogs, and including some excellent pasture ; the land on the banks of the streams that flow into Lough Gara produces rank grass, from being frequently inundated. Limestone, freestone, and sandstone are obtained. It is in the diocese of Elphin ; the rectory was till lately part of the corps of the precentorship, and the vicarage of the archdeaconry : the tithe rent-charge is £67. 10., and was equally divided between the precentor and the archdeacon. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and has a chapel at Belanagare. Here are the ruins of a church, and of several raths. — See Belanagare.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 16

Ancient church ruins at Killegar

Killegar · townland · Wicklow

Killegar possesses ruins of an ancient church, listed alongside Churchtown as part of the ecclesiastical heritage of the parish associated with the unions of Bray and Delgany.

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every Sunday. An estate in the county of Longford was bequeathed by F. Adair, Esq., to the ecclesiastical unions of Bray and Delgany and to this parish, onethird each, for charitable purposes. There are ruins of ancient churches at Churchtown and Killegar ; and on a hill to the west of Enniskerry are the remains of a cromlech.
POWERSTOWN, a parish, in the barony of Gow- RAN, union and county of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 3 miles (S. E. by S.) from Gowran, and on the road from Kilkenny to Graig ; containing 1730 inhabitants. This parish comprises 54325 statute acres ; the greater portion is arable and pasture land, about one-half being under tillage. On the lands of Curraghlane, yellow ochre of good quality is procured ; and at Mount Loftus is an extensive quarry in which is raised excellent granite of a beautiful light-yellow colour, fine-grained, and very compact ; it may be raised in blocks of very large size, and is mostly used for gatepillars and for buildings. Mount Loftus, the seat of Sir Francis Hamilton Loftus, Bart., is situated on an eminence commanding an extensive view. A constabulary police force is stationed In the parish. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Leighlin, and in the alternate patronage of the Crown and the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is £337- 10. The glebe-house, built in 1820, and towards which the Board of First Fruits contributed £100 and a loan of £900, is a good residence ; the glebe comprises 1 1 acres. The church is a small neat edifice. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the union of Graig ; the chapel, a neat edifice, was erected about 20 years since.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 233

Ancient church ruins at Kilrush, Co. Clare

Kilrush · town · Clare · 1819

A new church was built in Kilrush, County Clare, in 1819 near the site of the ancient church. The ruins of this older church remain as an interesting and picturesque feature adjoining the newer building.

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Kilrush is in the diocese of Killaloe. The rectory is partly impropriate in John Scott, Esq., but chiefly appropriate to the prebend of Inniscattery in the cathedral of Killaloe ; the vicarage forms part of the corps of the same prebend, to which were episcopally united, in 1777, the vicarages of Kilfieragh, Kilballyhone, and Moyarta, together constituting the union of Kilrush, in the gift of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £321. IS. 6., of which £27. 14. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the prebendary ; the vicarial tithe of the three other parishes amounts to £274. 4. 8. The glebe-house, built in 1807, by a gift of £100 and a loan of £600 from the Board of First Fruits, is a handsome residence near the church ; the parochial glebe comprises about 3 acres, and that of the entire union 10 acres. The church, a large edifice with an embattled tower crowned with pinnacles, built in 1819, at an expense exceeding £1700, stands near the site of the ancient church, the ruins of which form an interesting and picturesque appendage : it contains a well-executed mural tablet to the late Mr. Vandeleur, and has been repaired by a grant of £121 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising also the parish of Killeymur : the parochial chapel is a spacious building, with a well-executed altar-piece ; there is also a chapel at Knockeragh, erected in 1833. In the town is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists, recently erected on ground presented by Mr. Vandeleur. A school is supported by the trustees of Erasmus Smith's charity, who allow the master £30 per annum ; a parochial school is chiefly supported by the incumbent, and there is a large school under the superintendence of the Roman Catholic clergyman. The union workhouse, on a site of six acres purchased for £750, was completed in 1841, at a cost of £6800, and is constructed to contain 800 paupers. About two miles from the town, on the road to Miltown, and also near the Ennis road, are chalybeate springs, both considered efficacious in the cure of bilious diseases. At Mullagha are the ruins of an ancient chapel, supposed to have been built by St. Senan, who is said to have been a native of that place ; attached to it is a burial-ground still in use, and near it a holy well. There are several raths or ancient forts included within the limits of the parish.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 55

Ancient church ruins at Kilsaran

Kilsaran · townland · Louth

The Roman Catholic chapel at Kilsaran is a large building adjoining the ruins of the ancient church. The parish is the head of a district comprising Kilsaran, Gernonstown, and Stabannon.

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The glebe-house was built about 80 years since by Mrs. Spencer ; the glebe comprises 19^ acres of profitable land. The church of the union is at Castle-Bellingham. In the Roman Catholic divisions this is the head of a district, comprising the parishes of Kilsaran, Gernonstown, and Stabannon, and containing chapels at Kilsaran and Stabannon, the former of which is a large building adjoining the ruins of the ancient church.
KILSCANLAN, a parish, in the union of New Ross, barony of Bantry, county of Wexford, and province of Leinster, 5 miles (S. E.) from New Ross, near the road to Wexford ; containing 404 inhabitants. This parish comprises 1154 statute acres, chiefly under tillage. It is an impropriate cure, in the diocese of Ferns, forming part of the union of St. Mary's, New Ross. The tithes, previously to the passing of the Rent-charge act, amounted to £43. 16. 11.; they were lately disappropriated from the see of Ferns, and the rent-charge is now paid to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, who allow the impropriate curate 40s. late currency per annum for the discharge of the clerical duties. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Old Ross.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 56

Ancient church ruins near Malahide Castle

Malahide · town · Dublin

The remains of an ancient church stand contiguous to Malahide Castle, for ages the burial place of the castle's proprietors. It contains a 15th-century altar-tomb bearing the effigy of Lady Matilda Plunkett, wife of Richard Talbot, and consists of a nave and choir separated by a lofty pointed arch.

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ITie PARISH is of small extent, comprising only 1125 statute acres : the soil is fertile, and the system of agriculture improving. The strand abounds with shells in great variety, and with sea- weed, which, in conjunction with the care.x arenaria, grows profusely. Here are quarries of black, grey, and yellow limestone ; and on the south of the high lands, towards the sea, leadore has been found. There are several handsome seats and pleasing villas : the principal are. La Mancha ; Sea Mount, from which is a view of Lambay Island, the Hill of Howth, and the bay of Dublin, with the Dublin and Wicklow mountains; Sea-Park Court, commanding a fine view of Malahide creek and bay ; Gaybrook ; Mill View ; and Auburn Cottage. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Dublin, and in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of St. Patrick's, Dublin, by whom it is endowed with the whole of the tithes of the rectory (which is appropriate to the economy fund), amounting to a rent-charge of £90. The glebe comprises 8 acres ; there is no glebe-house. The church was erected in ISS'i, at an expense of £1300, of which £900 were a gift and £300 a loan from the Board of First Fruits, and £100 a gift from Lord Talbot de Malahide ; it is a neat edifice in the later English style, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £11'2 for its repair. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Swords ; the chapel is a neat edifice. Contiguous to the castle are the remains of the ancient church, for ages the place of sepulture of the proprietors of the castle. It consists of a nave and choir, separated from each other by a lofty pointed arch nearly in the centre of the building ; the east window is large, and enriched with geometrical tracery, and over the western end is a small belfry thickly covered with ivy, beneath which is a window of two lights, ornamented with crocketed ogee canopies. The whole is shaded by chesnut trees, whose branches bend over the roofless walls. Of the ancient monuments, one decorated altar-tomb of the 15th century is remaining, bearing the effigy of Lady Matilda Plunkett, wife of Richard Talbot. Adjoining the church are the ruins of a chantry anciently attached to it ; and on the lands of Sea Park is a martello tower. The parish gives the title of Baron Talbot de Malahide to the family of Talbot.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 133

Ancient church vestiges and Mellifont chapelry at Newtown-Drogheda

Newtown · townland · Louth

Newtown-Drogheda was formerly a chapelry belonging to the abbey of Mellifont. In the demesne of Newtown, immediately adjoining the village, are vestiges of the ancient church.

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NEWTOWN-DROGHEDA, a village, in the parish of TuLLYALLEN, Union of Drogheda, barony of Fer- RARD, county of Louth, and province of Leinster, 2 miles (N. E.) from Drogheda, near the road to Termonfechan ; containing about 24 houses and 126 inhabitants. It was formerly a chapelry belonging to the abbey of Mellifont, but is not now noticed in the ecclesiastical divisions : it is in a detached portion of the parish, near the river Boyue, and separated from the main body by the ancient county of the town of Drogheda. Here is one of the three Roman Catholic chapels belonging to the district of TuUyalleu ; and in the demesne of Newtown, immediately adjoining the village, are some vestiges of the ancient church. Newtown House is a handsome residence ; and Green Hills is in the vicinity.
NEWTOWN-FARTULLAGH, county Westmeath. — See Newtown.

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Ancient churchyard monuments at Waterford Cathedral

Waterford · city · Waterford · 1469

Two remarkably ancient monuments stand in Waterford Cathedral churchyard: one to James Rice, mayor in 1469, and another bearing the figure of a man in armour but without date or inscription.

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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.

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Ancient college at Mungret

Mungret · town · Limerick

Mungret features several extensive ruins of an ancient college. The area is part of a network of monastic and collegiate ruins across the county.

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The VESTIGES of ANTiauiTY are numerous, and of great variety of character. There were two round towers : that at Ardpatrick fell a few years since ; the other, at Carrigreen, is in good preservation. Of the earlier and ruder kind of pagan relics are, the cromlech on Bailenalycaellach hill, and two others near it ; the fortifications on Knocktow ; a large fort at Friarstown ; a large and very perfect moat at Kilfinane, and another at Pallasgreine ; a tumulus at Bruree ; an earthen fort of great height near Croom ; the stone circles at Grange ; a large dun or intrenched mount, with raths and other circular fortifications, at Kilpeacon ; a circular fort divided into segments near Shanid Castle ; and traces of an ancient city in Cahir Park. The number of the religious houses that were founded here is about 35, exclusively of those in the city and its liberties. There are still remains of those of the Trinitarians, Augustinians, and Franciscans, at Adare ; of Monaster na Geailleach ; of Askeaton Abbey ; and of Kilshane Abbey, in the parish of Ballingarry ; also several extensive ruins of the ancient college at Mungret ; of Galbally friary ; of Kilflin monastery ; of Kilmallock Abbey ; of Monaster-Nenagh Abbey ; and of the fine old abbey in the parish of Rochestown : all of which are particularly described in their respective parishes. The county contains upwards of 50 ruins of churches : it is, however, but right to observe, that in many instances new structures have been built in more eligible situations, and every parish has now a church, or is united to a parish in which there is one. So numerous were the castles rendered necessary by the former unsettled state of the country, that they are sometimes found within half a mile of each other; there are still ruins, more or less extensive, of nearly one hundred, which, with the modern seats of the nobility and gentry, are noticed in their respective places.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 74

Ancient cromlech on White Mountain, Templeudigan, Wexford

White Mountain · mountain or mountain range · Wexford

On White Mountain near the border of Templeudigan parish, close to the county Carlow boundary, is an ancient cairn or cromlech, a prehistoric monument in the upland landscape.

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commencement of a chain of mountains which for about VZ miles forms the boundary between that county and Wexford. In the north-eastern part of the parish is Coolbawn, the seat of Francis Bruen, Esq., a splendid mansion in the later English style, erected a few years since after a design by INIr. Frederick Darley, Jun. ; it is finished with fine white granite procured un the neighbouring mountains, and forms a striking feature in the scenery. At Ballywilliam is a station of the constabulary police. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Ferns, endowed with the vicarial tithes, and in the patronage of the Incumbent of the union of New Ross, of which this parish was formerly a part ; the rectory is impropriate in Eneas M''Donnell, Esq., Edward Lewis, Esq., and Dr. O'Reardon. The tithe rent-charge is £'294. 13., of which £141. 9. 6. are payable in equal portions to the impropriators, and the remainder to the curate : there is neither glebe nor glebe-house. The church, a small plain edifice, was commenced in 1808, the Board of First Fruits giving £600 for its erection ; and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners lately granted £308 for its repair and improvement. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Killegney, and contains a neat chapel. On White mountain, near the border of the parish, is an ancient cairn or cromlech.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 328

Ancient cross and old bridge at Lucan

near Lucan · town · Dublin · 1199–1837

Opposite the gate of Lucan House demesne stood a very ancient and splendid cross, around whose site it remains customary to bear the corpse at Roman Catholic funerals before interment. Fragments of an older bridge above the modern bridge are said to date from the reign of King John.

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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

Ancient cross and round tower at Kilree

Kilree · townland · Kilkenny

Among the ruins of the church at Kilree, County Kilkenny, stands a handsome freestone cross about eight feet high, ornamented with interlaced rings, traditionally erected to commemorate the death of Neill Callan, King of Ireland. An ancient round tower about 93 feet high stands near the north-western angle of the church.

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KILREA, or Kilree, a parish, in the union of Callan, barony of Kells, county of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 3 miles (\. W.) from Knocktopher, and near the road from Kilkenny to Waterford ; containing 720 inhabitants. It comprises 1947^ statute acres. The principal seats are Kilree House and Chapel Izod. Kilrea is a rectory, in the diocese of Ossory, forming part of the union of Kells : the tithe rentcharge is £97. 14. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Donemagan. Among the ruins of the church is a very handsome and perfect cross, formed of a single block of freestone about eight feet high, ornamented with interlaced rings. Tradition states it to have been erected to commemorate the death of Neill Callan, King of Ireland, who, it is supposed, was drowned while endeavouring to save the life of a nobleman who had fallen into a river. Here is also the tomb of Richard Comerford and his wife, dated 1622, and ornamented with hieroglyphics of the Crucifixion, &c. About 10 feet from the north-western angle of the church, is an ancient round tower, which at four feet above the ground is 50| feet in circumference ; it is about 93 feet high, and the door is five feet from the ground.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 51

Ancient crosses of Kilfenora

Kilfenora · town · Clare

Near the cathedral at Kilfenora stands a stone cross of light and beautiful design, and in the churchyard a plain cross of great antiquity. These two are the only surviving crosses of seven that formerly stood around the place.

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The parish comprises 10,776J statute acres, a considerable portion of which is good grazing-land, and the remainder mostly under profitable cultivation ; the system of agriculture is improving, and there is a large tract of valuable bog. To the east of the town is a turlough, which in summer alfords very rich ])asture for fattening cattle, but in the winter is under deep water after heavy rains. A new road has been made between the town and Ennistymon, with great benefit to the intervening district. The chief seats are Ballykeale and Kilcarragh. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Kilfenora, united from time immemorial to the rectories of Clouney and Kiltoraght, together constituting the corps of the deanery of Kilfenora, in the patronage of the Crown : the tithe rent-charge of the parish is £187. 10., and of the whole union £31'2. 10. In the church are two monuments, one of which is supposed to be that of the founder, bearing a full-length effigy rudely sculptured ; and to the north of the transept is another. The deanery or glebe- house, now occupied by the dean's curate, the Rev. Thomas Lyon, and towards the erection of which the Board of First Fruits contributed a gift of £300, and a loan of £450, was built about the year 1813; and has been greatly improved by the Very Rev. W. H. Stackpoole, D.D., the present dean, who has added an extensive range of out-offices to the house : in the shrubberies is a perfect ancient rath, thickly planted. The glebe and deanery lands comprise '231 plantation acres, of which "0 are good pasture and the remainder mountain land ; the gross annual value of the deanery, tithe and glebe inclusive, before the passing of the Rent-charge act, was £482. 18. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is held with that of Kiltoraght ; the chapel here is a neat modern edifice in the village, and a chapel has been just erected in the parish of Kiltoraght. There is an excellent dis pensary. At Kilcarragh, very near this place, on the estate of Sir W. M'^JMahon, was anciently an hospital or monastery, endowed with a quarter of land, and which, after the Dissolution, was granted to John King. Near the cathedral is a stone cross of very light and beautiful design ; and in the churchyard is a plain cross of great antiquity : there were formerly seven crosses around this place, but these are the only two remaining.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 24

Ancient Danish fort near Mary Ville, Youghal

Youghal · town · Cork

On the old Cork road near Mary Ville, the property of Mr. Taylor, are the remains of an ancient Danish fort which runs underground for nearly a mile.

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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

Ancient Danish rath at Ballytrent, Kilrane parish

Ballytrent · townland · Wexford

At Ballytrent in Kilrane parish, Wexford, there is an ancient Danish rath with a double mound, lately converted into a garden and shrubbery. Ballytrent is one of the principal seats in the parish.

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of cultivation, in which sea- weed is used as a manure : good building-stone is obtained at Ballyhire. The principal seats are Ballytrent, Ballj-cronigan, and Ballyhire. Some of the inhabitants are employed in the herringfishery, and during the summer in the fishery off the Tuscar rock. Oa this rock, which lies iu St. George's Channel, about 7 miles (E. S. E.) from Greenore Point, is a lighthouse 101 feet high, erected in 1815 by the Ballast Corporation : it has a revolving light of three faces, two of which are bright and the third deep red ; and in foggy weather bells are rung by the same machinery that causes the lights to revolve. Greenore Point is in lat. 52° 14' 20" (N.), and Ion. 6° 12' (W.) : near it are two small rocks. At Ballygeary is a coastguard station, which is included in the Wexford district. The parish is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ferns, forming part of the union of Kilscoran, or Tacumshane, and of the corps of the chancellorship of Ferns cathedral ; the rectory till lately formed the corps of the prebend of Kilrane, in the gift of the Bishop. The tithe rentcharge is £133. 0. 9., of which £90 are paid to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and the remainder to the vicar : there are two glebes, comprising nearly seven acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilrane is in the district of Tagoat, and has a neat chapel. At Ballytrent is an ancient Danish rath with a double mound, lately converted into a garden and shrubbery.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 51

Ancient English settlements at Drummore, Lurgagh and Dunboy

Letterkenny · town · Donegal · 1619

Near Letterkenny were the ancient English settlements of Drummore and Lurgagh, comprising about 2000 acres with a bawn of brick and a stone castle, plus a village of 29 British families able to muster 64 men-at-arms. Dunboy comprised 1000 acres where, at the time of Pynnar's survey in 1619, John Cunningham had a strong bawn 70 feet square and 14 feet high defended by two lofty towers, with a castle, 26 houses, and a mill within the inclosure.

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LETTERKENNY, a market and post town, and the head of a union, in the parish of Conwall, barony of KiLMACRENAN, county of DONEGAL, and province of Ulster, 13i miles (W.) from Lifford, and 116| (N. W.) from Dublin, on the road from Lifford to Ramelton and Dunfanaghy ; containing 2161 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Swilly, over which are two bridges, and consists of one street with a market-square, containing 35S houses. The market is on Friday, and is well supplied with provisions ; the fairs are on the Friday before Christmas, Easter-Monday, May 12th, July 10th, the third Friday in August, and Nov. Sth. The Belfast Bank has a branch here. In the excise arrangements the town is within the district of Londonderry. A constabulary police force is stationed at Letterkenny ; petty-sessions are held every Wednesday, and the quarter-sessions for the county are held here in April and October : the court-house is a neat building, and there is a bridewell, containing six cells and two day-rooms, with two airing-yards. In the mountains in the vicinity are great quantities of stone of good quality, and some marl ; on the shores of the lough are potters'-clay and clay for bricks. The river is navigable from Lough Swilly to this place for vessels of 1.50 tons' burthen. The parish church, and the Roman Catholic chapel of the district of Aughnish, a plain small building, are situated in the town ; and there are two places of worship for Presbyterians in connexion with the General Assembly, and one for Covenanters ; also a national school, a dispensary, and a small fever hospital. The union workhouse, on a site of 4^: acres purchased for £480, was completed in 1842, at a cost of £5*90, and is constructed to contain 500 paupers. Near this place were the ancient English settlements of Drummore and Lurgagh, comprising about 2000 acres, with a bawn of brick and a castle of stone in a strong position, and a village at some distance, in which were 29 British families able to muster 64 men-at-arms ; Dunboy was a territory comprising 1000 acres, where, at the time of PjTinar's survey, in 16 19, John Cunningham had a strong bawn 70 feet square and 14 feet high, defended by two lofty towers, with a castle and 26 houses and a mill within the inclosure, the houses tenanted by British families able to muster 50 armed men.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 72

Ancient font at St. Comgal's monastery site

Macosquin · townland · Derry

An ancient font was also found at the monastery site, to which people previously resorted in great numbers before the removal of the cross. No further detail is given about its fate.

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The LIVING is a rectory, in the diocese of Derry, and in the patronage of the Bishop, hut the advowson is claimed by the Irish Society ; the tithe rent-charge is £450. The glebe-house was built about 80 years since at an expense of £738. 9. ; the glebes comprise 250 Cunningham acres, valued at £250 per annum. The church, a very spacious structure, was new-roofed and repaired in 1826, at an expense of £500; and has since been enlarged, at a cost of £200. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Killowen or Coleraine : there are places of worship for Presbyterians at Englishtown and Crossgare ; also one for Covenanters at Ringrash. The small remains of the monastery founded by St. Comgal were taken down, to build a wall round the burial-ground : among them was a very ancient stone cross, having four compartments, in each of which were three of the Apostles sculptured in high relief, and profusely ornamented with scrolls and wreaths ; it was removed from its socket, and now forms a gate-pillar in the wall. There was also an ancient font, to which, previously to the removal of the cross, the people resorted in great numbers. Several stone and bronze celts have been found chiefly in the bogs ; also fossilized tubs of butter, one of which, weighing 22 lb., is preserved at Drumcroon. There are five forts, and several artificial caves, one of which, at Ballywilliam, contains five apartments. There are also several strong chalybeate springs in the parish, of which those at Drumcroon and Greenfield contain iron, sulphur, and magnesia in solution, with a considerable portion of carbonic-acid gas.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 122

Ancient forest remains discovered in Kildare bogs

Kildare · town · Kildare

During the draining of bogs in Kildare, remains of ancient forests were discovered, indicating that the county's wet grounds once supported extensive woodland.

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In those parts which have not been subjected to tillage are very rich fattening grounds ; but where the soil has been much exhausted by the plough, the pasture is poor and light. The grasses in the meadows and feeding pastures are of the most valuable kinds ; in low bottoms, especially in those subject to floods, Timothy grass is the principal herbage. Dairies of any extent are not frequent, except in parts convenient to the Dublin market, where they are kept for the purpose of fattening calves. Great improvement has been made in the breed of cattle, the old long-horned Irish cow being now rarely seen. The most esteemed are the short-horned or Dutch breed, crossed with the Durham ; some of the gentry and wealthy farmers have introduced the pure Durham breed, which commands large prices ; others have the North Devon, which also answers remarkably well. The small farmers mostly prefer the old Irish long-horned cow, crossed with the Durham ; and in some districts scarce any other is seen : in the northern baronies, bordering on Meath, the large and heavy long-horned cattle are very common, and grow to a size equal to those of Meath or Westmeath. Great numbers of cattle are brought from other counties, and fed here for the Dublin market. Much improvement has been made in the breed of sheep, and vast flocks are every year reared on the Curragh : the prevailing breed is a cross between the New- Leicester and the Ayrshire, but many of the principal agriculturists have the pure New Leicester ; sometimes they are crossed with the Kerry sheep. The lower class of farmers have brood mares as part of their tillage stock, but they do not pay sufficient attention to the breed of the sires, and are too desirous of crossing with racers. Planting has been carried on for many years extensively and successfully. Many of the demesnes are ornamented with full-grown timber. The timber-sallow thrives particularly well in the wet grounds with which the county abounds ; beech and larch are also of very quick growth. In the demesne of Moore Abbey is one of the best-planted hills in Ireland ; and the woods of Carton and Palmerstown are extensive, and the timber remarkably fine. In draining the bogs, remains of ancient forests have been discovered.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 20

Ancient fort and standing stone at Kinneigh

Kinneigh · townland · Cork

About half a mile south of the church at Kinneigh is an ancient fort containing a large erect flagstone at its centre. Several smaller flagstones are scattered over the parish, suggesting wider ancient activity in the area.

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The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Cork, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is partly appropriate to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and partly forms a portion of the union of Carrigrohane and the corps of the precentorship of the cathedral of Cork. The tithe rent-charge is £675, one-fourth payable to the commissioners, one-fourth to the precentor, and the remainder to the vicar. The glebe-house is an old building ; the glebe comprises 47i acres. The church, a small handsome edifice with a low tower and spire, was erected in 1791, by a gift of £500 from the Board of First Fruits ; and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £'274 for its repair. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is united to one-half of the parish of Ballymoney ; there are two chapels, situated respectively at Inniskeen and Castletown. Of the three parochial schools within the parish, one, at Castletown, was built by Lord Bandon, who endowed it with eight acres of land ; another, at Inniskeen, has a house and garden given by the Duke of Devonshire ; and the third is built on ground given by Wilmot Chetwood, Esq. On an isolated rock of clay-slate, a few yards to the south-west of the church, is an ancient round tower, 75 feet high, and 65 in circumference at the base, from which, for about 16 feet, its form is hexagonal, and thence to the summit circular : it was damaged by lightning a few years since, and towards the south is a fissure from which several stones have fallen. About half a mile south of the church is an ancient fort, in the centre of which is a large flagstone erect ; and there are several of smaller size scattered over the parish.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 59

Ancient forts and finds in Kilcommon parish, Mayo

Kilcommon · townland · Mayo

The parish of Kilcommon in Mayo contains the remains of several ancient forts. Elk horns, coins from Queen Elizabeth's reign, and military weapons have been discovered there at different times.

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KILCOMMON, a parish, in the union of Ballin- ROBE, barony of Kilmaine, county of Mayo, and province of CoNNAUGHT ; Containing, with the post-town of Hollymount, 7456 inhabitants. It comprises 17,395f statute acres, of which about 400 are woodland and 500 bog. Agriculture is improving ; and near ILillymount is a model agricultural school, established by the Mansion- House Relief Committee of 182'2 : the building and stock cost £3000, but the school, which was built on an acre of land given by Mr. Lindsey, has very few pupils. Limestone is found here. The surrounding country is agreeably diversified, and adorned with numerous wellplanted demesnes : among the seats in the parish are Hollymount House, Closecormack House, and Clooney Castle. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Tuam, united by act of parliament, in 1703, to the rectories and vicarages of Robeen and Taghkeen, forming the union of Kilcommon or Hollymount, in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rentcharge of the parish is £254. 15. 6., and of the entire union £4SS. 5. The old church, which was in Hollymount, was a chapel of ease, built in 16SS by Archbishop Vesey, who was buried in it ; and was made the parish church on the church of Kilcommon becoming ruinous. The present church, which is in Robeen parish, was enlarged iu 1818, the late Board of First Fruits having granted a loan of £1000; it is a handsome building, with a cast-iron spire, and is fitted up with English oak. The family vault of Lord Clanmorris, and monuments of the Lindsey and Ruttledge families, are in the churchyard. For the erection of the glebe-house, the Board, in IS'il, gave £100 and lent £1200 : the glebe comprises S acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising Kilcommon and Robeen, and has two chapels: that at Carra, built in 1830 at an expense of £1'200, is a handsome building, with galleries ; that at Roundfort has a tall square tower. Of several schools, two were built and are supported by Mr. Lindsey. Here are the remains of some ancient forts ; and elkshorns, coins of Queen EUzabeth's reign, and military weapons have been discovered at different times. — See Hollymount.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 16

Ancient forts guarding river fords near Newtown-Stewart

near Newtownstewart · village · Tyrone

An ancient fort adjoining one end of the bridge at Newtown-Stewart was thrown up to defend the ford of the river. Similar forts exist at Ardstraw bridge and at Moyle to guard the ford of the river Glenally.

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The town consists of three principal and three smaller streets, and contains 350 houses, neat and well built ; the principal streets are paved, and the inhabitants are amply supplied with water from a spring at the southwestern end of the town, conveyed by pipes to the more respectable houses, and into public reservoirs in several parts of the town for the supply of the poorer inhabitants. In the main street are two good hotels. A considerable trade is derived from the situation of the place on a great public thoroughfare ; and many of the inhabitants are emploj'ed in the numerous limestone and freestone quarries in the neighbourhood, which are extensively worked : the limestone found on the lands of Baronscourt is of remarkably fine quahty for building. In the excise arrangements the town is within the district of Londonderry. The market, on Monday, is amply supplied with every kind of agricultural produce, and with unbleached linen : fairs, numerously attended, are held on the last Monday in every month, chiefly for cattle, sheep, and pigs. A small constabulary police force is stationed in the town, and petty-sessions are held monthly. The church is a large structure on a gentle eminence, and has a lofty and well-proportioned octagonal spire, which was added to it in 1803, in the time of the Rev. G. Hall, then rector, and afterwards Bishop of^ Dromore. There are also a Roman Catholic chapel, two places of worship for Presbyterians and two for Wesleyan Methodists, and a dispensary. In the town are the remains of the castle, which, with the exception of the roof, is nearly entire, forming a noble and highly interesting ruin. In the vicinity is Baronscourt, the seat of the Marquess of Abercorn, a stately mansion, situated in a widely extended demesne combining much romantic and beautiful scenery, embellished with three spacious lakes, and enriched with fine timber. Moyle House, Newtown- Stewart Castle, and Cross House, are also in the neighbourhood. Adjoining one end of the bridge is an ancient fort thrown up to defend the ford of the river ; there is a similar one at Ardstraw bridge, and also at Moyle to guard the ford of the river Glenally. Numerous other forts in the neighbourhood, and various cairns, are noticed in the article on Ardstraw.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 215

Ancient gold and bronze relics found in bog near Cullen

Cullen · townland · Tipperary

An amazing number of valuable relics of very remote antiquity were found in a small bog near Cullen, including gold cups, tubes, rings, chains, brass spears, and arrow and spear heads. The finds represent a remarkable collection of prehistoric artefacts.

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The most numerous remains of antiquity are the raths or earthworks of various kinds, scattered over the surface of the county. There are also many little mounds, called Clogh Breagh, or " Stones of Sorrow," said to have been formed by passengers casting a stone each on a spot where any person had met with a violent death. Within the limits of the county are two ancient round towers, in good preservation ; one on the Rock of Cashel, and the other at Roscrea. In a small bog near Cullen have been found an amazing number of valuable relics, of a very remote period of antiquity : they include utensils of brass ; ingots, plates, plain pieces, and numerous ornaments, of gold ; a quantity of arrow and spear heads ; gold cups, tubes, rings, and chains ; brass spears of very extraordinary form ; and other articles of a similar kind. The number of religious houses is stated to have been 40 ; and there are still remains of those of Ardfinnan and Athassel, the Dominican and Franciscan houses at Cashel, and the houses of Clonmel, Corbally, Fethard, Holy Cross, Hore Abbey, Lorragh (where are the remains of three religious edifices), Monaincha, Roscrea, Thurles, and Kilcooly. There are also an old decayed ecclesiastical building at Mullinahone, and numerous decayed parish churches. But the ruins that claim pre-eminent notice are those on the Rock of Cashel, described in the account of that city, u-h'ich see. Remains of ancient castles are to be met with in every part. The most remarkable are those of Nenagh Round, Ardfinnan, Cahir, Lismalin, Grestown, Gralla near Killenaule, Mealiffe, and Drumban in the parish of Mealiffe ; two at Roscrea ; and two at Thurles ; besides which may be particularly noticed the old castellated mansion in the town of Carrick-on- Suir ; Carrick Castle, formerly the seat of the Earl of Carrick ; and Killaghy Castle. Burnt Court is a very fine specimen of an ancient fortified mansion, and there are some remains of another at Thurles. The chief modern mansions of the nobility and gentry are noticed in their respective parishes. The celebrated natural caves near Mitchelstown, lately discovered, are in the parish of Templetenny, in this county, under which head a detailed description of them is given.

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Ancient granite cross in Taghmon churchyard

Taghmon · town · Wexford

In the churchyard at Taghmon stand the remains of an ancient granite cross of considerable dimensions and rude workmanship. The present church was built in 1818 with a loan from the Board of First Fruits.

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The parish comprises 10,1*241 statute acres, principally under tillage ; the soil is fertile, and the system of agriculture improving ; there is very little waste land, and the bog of Slevoy is now \inder cultivation : limestone of good quality is found at Poulmarle, and is quarried for agricultural uses and for building. The principal seats are Harperstown, Slevoy Castle, Hilburn, and Clover Valley. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Ferns, episcopally united, in 1/64, to the rectory of Ballyconnick, and with it forming the corps of the prebend of Taghmon in the cathedral of Ferns, to which was also united, in 1785, the impropriate curacy of Ballyniitty ; the union is in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge is £335. The glebe comprises only about three roods of land in the town : there is no glebe-house. The church, for the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits, in 1S18, granted a loan of £1000, is a small but handsome edifice in the later English style, with a square embattled tower ; in the churchyard are the remains of an ancient granite cross of considerable dimensions and rude workmanship. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising also the greater portion of the parishes of Coolstuff and Kilgarvan, and some part of Horetown, Ambrosetown, and Whitechurch of Glynn : the principal chapel is a spa:- cious edifice, partly concealed by some fine beech-trees, and adjoining it are a residence for the priest, and a school ; there are chapels also at Trinity and Carroreigh. At Forrest, about half a mile from the town, is a place of worship for the Society of Friends. A benevolent association, called the Female Spinning Association, for employing poor females of this and the adjoining parishes of Coolstuff and Horetown, in the dome.stic manufacture of flax and wool, was established 543

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 309

Ancient hospital at Munterconnaught granted to Sir Edward Moore

Munterconnaught · parish · Cavan

An ancient hospital existed at Munterconnaught, the endowment of which was granted by James I to Sir Edward Moore.

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tithe act ; 965^ are in Lough Ramor. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Kilmore, forming part of the union of Lurgan : the tithe rent-charge is £111. The church is a very neat building, erected in 1S3'2, by a gift of £900 from the Board of First Fruits. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the union of Castlerahan and Munterconnaught ; the chapel is a good stone building. Here was anciently an hospital, the endowment of which was granted by James I. to Sir Edward Moore.
MURHIR, a parish, in the union of Listowel, barony of Ikaghticonnor, county of Kerry, and province of Munster, 4^ miles (S.) from Tarbert ; containing 3'293 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the river Gale, and on tlie confines of the county of Limerick : it comprises 10,693 statute acres, consisting chiefly of coarse pasture ; there is a large portion of bog, also some arable land producing tolerable crops. It belongs for the most part to Trinity College, Dublin. The principal residence is Moyvane. The parish is in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe ; the rectory is impropriate in Anthony Stoughton, Esq., and the vicarage forms part of the union of Aghavallin. The tithe rentcharge is £107. 6., two-thirds payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions Murhir is part of the district of Newtown-Sandes, a village in this parish {which see), where the chapel is situated.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 191

Ancient market cross of Turlogh O'Conor

Tuam · town · Galway

An ancient market cross of richly sculptured stone was erected in Tuam by Turlogh O'Conor. It had fallen into decay by the 1830s, but part of the base was still visible in the old meat-market and two other portions in the churchyard, one forming the cross at the tomb of Archbishop Singe.

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The TOWN, which is situated in a flat and rather low but healthy tract of land, consists of several spacious and some smaller streets, containing 1158 houses, most of which are neatly built and several are large and of handsome appearance ; it is amply supplied with water by a copious and limpid stream, which in its course turns several mills. Among the principal sources of recreation are, a reading-room over the market-house, and a public billiard-table. A newspaper is published. Races are held annually about the 1st of September on an excellent course about a mile from the town, called Gurrans Turlogh, which is in winter overflowed with water, forming a considerable lake : an unsuccessful attempt was made some years since to drain it. The grounds of the bishop's palace are tastefully laid out, and the gardens are spacious and kept in excellent order : the mansion, though not possessing much architectural embellishment, is large and handsomely built ; and around the demesne is a walk, a mile in length, thickly planted with trees and furnished with seats, affording a pleasant promenade to the people. The house of the Roman Catholic archbishop also adds much to the appearance of the town. The ancient market cross, of richly sculptured stone, was a great ornament : it was erected by Turlogh O'Conor, but has been suffered to fall into decay; part of the base is still to be seen in the old meat-market, and two other portions in the churchyard, where that part forming the cross is erected at the head of the tomb of Dr. Singe, one of the Protestant archbishops. The trade of the town, which is at present ne.\t in importance in the county to Galway, is very considerable ; it is principally for the supply of the surrounding districts. A constant intercourse with Dublin is maintained, the shopkeepers thus obtaining the various articles for their home trade ; and there are two good inns, at which the mails and other coaches stop. An extensive brewery, belonging to Mr. Blake, produces from 4000 to 5000 barrels of 600
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Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 354

Ancient mine remains at Clonmines linked to Ostmen

Clonmines · townland · Wexford

At Clonmines, the remains of an ancient mine are still visible, with old heaps believed to be the remnants of silver mines said to have been worked by the ancient Ostmen. Galena has been found there, partly adhering to quartz and ironstone and partly washed on shore after storms.

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A lead-mine was discovered at Caim, and wrought for several years : the works were lately resumed. At Clonmines the remains of an ancient mine are still to be traced ; and galena has been found here, partly adhering to quartz and rhomboidal ironstone, and partly thrown on shore after storms by which portions of the cliff had been torn away. The old heaps in the neighbourhood are supposed to be the remains of the silvermines said to have been worked by the ancient Ostmen. At Kerlogue, near Wexford, is a small vein of copperore, of the malachite or carbonated green copper-ore species. Specimens of plun)bago were foimd, about twelve years since, at Greenfield, near Enniscorthy ; and in quarrying for stone at Bloomfield, in the same neighbourhood, about ten years ago, some fine specimens of asbestos wei-e discovered, the only ones known to exist within the county. The horns and bones of the moose-deer have been found in the alluvial districts both on the east and south, where there is marl. About ten years since, a perfect fossil skeletcm of the Cervus Megaceros, or gigantic horned deer of Ireland, was found at Ballyhuskard, near the bog of Itty, exceeding in its dimensions the fossil deer in the Dublin museum.

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Ancient names and Danish origin of Waterford city

Waterford · city · Waterford

Waterford's ancient Irish name was Cuan na Grioth or Grian ('Haven of the Sun'), later called Ghann-nu-Gleodh ('Valley of Lamentation') after a battle between the Irish and Danes. Its name is of Danish origin, possibly a corruption of 'Ford of the Father' or of Odin, derived from a ford across St. John's river.

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ancient name of this place is said to have been (uan na Griotk or Grian, signifying, in the Irish language, " the Haven of the Sun ; " it afterwards obtained the appellation of Ghann-nu-Gleodh, or " the Valley of Lamentation," from a sanguinary conflict between the Irish and the Danes, in which the former, who were victorious, burnt it to the ground. By early writers it was called Menapia, under which name was implied the whole district ; and by the Irish and Welsh, Purtlargi, " the Port of the Thigh " (from the supposed similitude which the river at this place assumes to that part of the human body), which appellation it still partly retains. Its more general name Waterford, which is of Danish origin, and supposed to be a corruption of fadi't-Fiuni, "the Ford of the Father, " or of Odin, a Scandinavian deity, was derived from a ford across St. John's river, which here falls into the river Suir.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 376

Ancient palace of the bishops of Dromore at Magheralin

near Magheralin · parish · Down

The ancient palace of the bishops of Dromore was located close to the village of Magheralin, on the site later occupied by the parochial school. Bishop Marley was the last prelate to reside there.

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churchyard ; it was founded by St. Colman, or Mocholmoc, who died in 699. The ancient palace of the bishops of Dromore was close to the village, on the site now occupied by the parochial school ; the last prelate who resided in it was Bishop Marley. The parish contains, according to the Ordnance survey, 8293^ statute acres, of which 486;^ are in the county of Armagh, and the remainder in the county of Down. The lands are all in tillage, with the exception of a portion of meadow : the system of agriculture is improved. Here are extensive quarries of limestone, and several kilns, from which lime is sent into the counties of Antrim, Armagh, and Down ; this being the western termination of the great limestone formation that rises near the Giant's Causeway. There are also good quarries of basalt much used in building, which dresses easily under the tool ; and coal and freestone are found in the parish, but neither has been extensively worked. A new line of road has been formed hence to Lurgan, a distance of 25 miles, and an excavation made through the village. An extensive establishment at Springfield, for the manufacture of cambrics, affords employment for 250 persons ; and at Milltown, a bleach-green annually finishes upwards of 10,000 pieces for the English market. The principal seats are Grace Hall, Druinnabreze, Newforge, Springfield, Edenmore, and Kircassock.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 129

Ancient parish church remains at Killyleagh

near Killyleagh · town · Down

The remains of the ancient parish church of Killyleagh are still visible in a low marshy meadow to the north-west of the town. The eastern gable, perforated with two narrow lancet-shaped windows, is yet standing.

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Dufferin, at an expense of more than £5000, exclusively of a loan of £2000 from the Board of First Fruits io 1812. It contains some good monuments, including one to the memory of Captain Blackwood, who fell at Waterloo ; another to Captain Blackwood of the North Downshire militia; and a third to the Rev. James Clewlow : in the churchyard is the sepulchral vault of the Dufferin family, recently erected, in which Admiral Blackwood was interred, and near which is a monument raised by the parishioners to the Rev. Peter Carlton, the late rector. The glebe-house, towards the erection of which, in 1815, the Board of First Fruits contributed £100 and a loan of £1350, is a very handsome residence ; the glebe comprises 14 acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Kilmore : the chapel, a small neat building, was erected in 1832. There is a place of worship for Presbyterians in connexion with the General Assembly. Of several schools, three were built and are supported by Lord and Lady Dufferin, D. Gordon, Esq., and the Rev. A. R. Hamilton. The remains of the ancient parish church are still visible, in a low marshy meadow to the north-west of the town ; the eastern gable, perforated with two narrow lancet-shaped windows, is yet standing. Sir Hans Sloane, the celebrated physician and naturalist, was born here in I66O. The barony of which this place is the head gives the title of Baron to the family of Blackwood, Barons of Dufferin and Claneboy.

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 41

Ancient parish church ruins at Kilternan

Kiltiernan · townland · Dublin

Remains of the ancient parish church at Kilternan survive as a picturesque ruin of the earliest age. Several raths are also found in the parish.

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The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Dublin, united to that of Kilgobbin, and in the patronage of the Archbishop and the Archdeacon, the former having one and the latter two presentations ; the rectory is impropriate in Sir Compton Domville, Bart., C. Fitz-Sinion, Esq., and Mrs. Anderson. The tithe rent-charge of the vicarial benefice is £140. 18. 10. The glebe-house w-as built in 181.5, by a gift of £4.50 and a loan of £50 from the Board of First Fruits ; the glebe comprises 14 acres of profitable land. The church, a handsome edifice in the later English style, was erected in 1S26, at an expense of £ 1 900, of which £900 were a gift from the Board of First Fruits, £500 from Richard, Viscount Powerscourt, and £500 raised by assessment ; the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £181 for its repair. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the union of Sandyford and Glancullen, at which latter place is a neat chapel, with a monastery founded in 1835 on a piece of ground given by Mr. Fitz- Simon. About 150 children are taught in two public schools ; one, at Glancullen, is supported by the National Board, and the other, at the Scalp, by subscription. Some remains exist of the ancient parish church, a picturesque ruin of the earliest age ; there are several raths, and in the demesne of Kilternan House is a cromlech. The Rev. Father O'Leary composed part of his works while on a visit with the Fitz-Simon family, at Glancullen, in this parish.
KILTESKILL, a parish, partly in the barony of LoiOHREA, but chiefly in that of Leitrim, union of LouGHREA, county of Galway, and province of Connaught, 1 miles (S. ?:.") from Loughrea, on the road to Woodford ; containing SOI inhabitants. This parish is hounded on the south by the Slievebaughta mountains, and comprises 4695J statute acres. It is a vicarage, in 176

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Ancient parochial church ruins near Rathcline castle

Rathcline · townland · Longford

Near the ruins of Rathcline castle are the ruins of the ancient parochial church, said to have been destroyed from the opposite bank of the Shannon. Part of the steeple is still standing, and the cemetery continues to be used by Roman Catholics.

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The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ardagh, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is impropriate in R. C. and R. Armstrong, Esqrs. The tithe rent-charge is £295. 2. 6., two-thirds payable to the impropriators, and one-third to the vicar : the glebe comprises 30 acres, valued at £45 per annum ; and there is a good glebe-house, with offices, lately built by the incumbent. The church, a spacious edifice, was erected at the expense of the Lanesborough family, in 1678, on part of the site of the ancient church in Lanesborough, which was called the abbey and is said to have been built by St. Patrick in the 4th century. The Soman Catholic parish is co- extensive with that of the Established Church : the chapel is large, and has a tower at the west end ; a small house is appropriated as a chapel of ease. Near the ruins of the castle are those of the ancient parochial church, said to have been destroyed from the opposite bank of the Shannon ; part of the steeple is yet standing, and the cemetery is still used by the Roman Catholics. In one of the walls of the castle was a marble tablet with a very ancient inscription in the Irish character. From the hill at the base of which these ruins are situated, is a very extensive and interesting view.
RATHCONNELL, or Turin, a parish, in the union of Mullingar, barony of Moyashel and Magheradernan, county of Westmeath, and province of Leinster, 4i miles (E. N. E.) from Mullingar, on the road to Castletown-Delvin, and near Lough Hoyle ; containing 3605 inhabitants. Between two tracts of land of a moory nature, at this place, was a celebrated pass, noted in the Irish annals for the defeat of the army under General Preston by the retreating forces of Sir Richard Grenville, accompanied by the famished garrison of Athlone and the Protestant inhabitants : the pass had been fortified to intercept their retreat, and

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 246

Ancient rath at Raheny and early grants

Raheny · townland · Dublin · 1040

Raheny, formerly called Rathenny, derived its name from an ancient rath or moat in the centre of the village. It was part of the district called Rechen, granted by Anlave, King of Dublin, to the church of the Holy Trinity in 1040.

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RAHENY, a parish, in the union of North Dublin, barony of Coolock, county of Dublin, and province of Leinster, 4:^ miles (N. E.) from the Post-office, Dublin, on the road to Howth ; containing 7-2 inhabitants, of whom 295 are in the village. This place, formerly called Rathenny, derived its name from an ancient rath or moat in the centre of the village, overhanging a small stream ; and is supposed to have formed part of the district called Rechen, which, together with Baelduleek (Baldoyle) and Portrahern {Portrane), was granted by Anlave, King of Dublin, to the church of the Holy Trinity, in 1040. It is also noticed under the name of Rathena, by Archdall, as the birth-place or residence of a saint about the year 570, at which time there may have been a religious establishment. The celebrated battle of Clontarf took place in the immediate vicinity ; and Raheny was probably a post of some importance, as commanding the pass of the small river which flows beneath the rath in the village. The parish, which comprises 920:^ statute acres, is bounded on the cast by the sea : the soil is in general of good quality. The greater portion is meadow and pasture, and the arable

Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 241

Ancient rath at Rathgormuck

Rathgormuck · townland · Waterford

The parish of Rathgormuck takes its name from an ancient rath situated on the confines of County Tipperary. It contained a constabulary police station and had nearly 2,500 inhabitants.

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RATHGORMUCK, a parish, in the union of Clon- MEL, barony of Upperthird, county of Waterford, and province of Munster, 3 miles (S. S. W.) from Carrick-on-Suir ; containing 2498 inhabitants, of whom 130 are in the village. This parish, which takes its name from an ancient rath, is situated on the confines of the county of Tipperary ; comprises 17,966 statute acres ; and contains a constabulary police station. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Lismore, forming part of the union of Mothel ; the rectory is impropriate in the Duke of Devonshire, and the tithe rent-charge is £306. .5. 8., of which £180. IS. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the union of Mothel, or Rathgormuck, and contains a chapel.
RATHGRAFF, or Castle-Pollard, a parish, in the union of Oldcastle, barony of Demifore, county of Westmeath, and province of Leinster, on the road from Dublin to Grauard, and on the river Glore ; containing, with the post-town of Castle-Pollard, 3606 inhabitants. This parish, also called Rathgarth and Rathgarrue, comprises 6024 statute acres of land, chiefly arable and producing good crops : limestone abounds, and there are some large quarries : there is very little bog. Within the parish are the hills of Sliebuoy and Loughanstown. Fairs for live stock are held at Castle-Pollard, and petty-sessions every Wednesday. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Meath, united by act of council in 1676 to the vicarages of Lickbla, Faughley, and Mayne, and to the curacies of St. Feighan-of-Fore, Favoran, Beatffi-lMariiE-de-Fore, and Kilpatriik, forming the union of Rathgraff, in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is impropriate in the Marquess of Westmeath. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £140. 12., of which £62. 10. are payable to the impropriator; the gross value of the benefice of the vicar, before the passing of the Rent-charge act, was £609. II., including £42 the value of 31 acres comprised in three glebes. Theglebe- 458

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Ancient rath at Wingfield residence in Kilpipe

Kilpipe · townland · Wicklow

The parish of Kilpipe in Wicklow contains the residence of Wingfield, in the grounds of which is an ancient rath. There are also remains of the old church with a burial-ground still in use, and at Kilcashel are ruins of a church.

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KILPIPE, a parish, in the union of Shillelagh, partly in the barony of Gorey, county of Wexford, but chiefly in that of South Ballinacor, county of WiCKLOw, and province of Leinster, 9 miles (S. W. by S.) from Rathdrum, on the road to Clonegal ; containing 3400 inhabitants. It comprises 15,631 statute acres. The surface is varied, and part of the Croghan mountain is within its limits ; the system of agriculture is greatly improved ; there is an extensive bog near the river Derry, and some small turbaries near the mountain. The parish contains the residence of Wingfield, in the grounds of which is an ancient rath ; and there are also several handsome and substantial farmhouses. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ferns, episcopally united in 1782 to the vicarage of Killinor or Kilninor, and in the nominal patronage of Sir R. Steele, as representative of Mrs. Hatten, the last abbess of a 162
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Ancient rath in Kilfenora deanery shrubberies

Kilfenora · town · Clare

Within the shrubberies of the deanery at Kilfenora stands a perfect ancient rath, thickly planted. The deanery itself was built about 1813 and improved by Dean Stackpoole.

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The parish comprises 10,776J statute acres, a considerable portion of which is good grazing-land, and the remainder mostly under profitable cultivation ; the system of agriculture is improving, and there is a large tract of valuable bog. To the east of the town is a turlough, which in summer alfords very rich ])asture for fattening cattle, but in the winter is under deep water after heavy rains. A new road has been made between the town and Ennistymon, with great benefit to the intervening district. The chief seats are Ballykeale and Kilcarragh. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Kilfenora, united from time immemorial to the rectories of Clouney and Kiltoraght, together constituting the corps of the deanery of Kilfenora, in the patronage of the Crown : the tithe rent-charge of the parish is £187. 10., and of the whole union £31'2. 10. In the church are two monuments, one of which is supposed to be that of the founder, bearing a full-length effigy rudely sculptured ; and to the north of the transept is another. The deanery or glebe- house, now occupied by the dean's curate, the Rev. Thomas Lyon, and towards the erection of which the Board of First Fruits contributed a gift of £300, and a loan of £450, was built about the year 1813; and has been greatly improved by the Very Rev. W. H. Stackpoole, D.D., the present dean, who has added an extensive range of out-offices to the house : in the shrubberies is a perfect ancient rath, thickly planted. The glebe and deanery lands comprise '231 plantation acres, of which "0 are good pasture and the remainder mountain land ; the gross annual value of the deanery, tithe and glebe inclusive, before the passing of the Rent-charge act, was £482. 18. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is held with that of Kiltoraght ; the chapel here is a neat modern edifice in the village, and a chapel has been just erected in the parish of Kiltoraght. There is an excellent dis pensary. At Kilcarragh, very near this place, on the estate of Sir W. M'^JMahon, was anciently an hospital or monastery, endowed with a quarter of land, and which, after the Dissolution, was granted to John King. Near the cathedral is a stone cross of very light and beautiful design ; and in the churchyard is a plain cross of great antiquity : there were formerly seven crosses around this place, but these are the only two remaining.

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Ancient raths and former iron workings at Killathy

Killathy · townland · Cork

The parish of Killathy on the river Blackwater has several ancient raths or forts. On the southern side of the river there are indications of iron, which is supposed to have been formerly worked.

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KILLATHY, or Killatty, a parish, in the barony and union of Fermoy, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 3 miles (\V. by N.) from Fermoy, cm the road from that place to Mallow, and on the river Blackwater ; containing 1547 inhabitants. It comprises 3217 statute acres ; the land to the north of the Blackwater is of good quality and chiefly in tillage, but that to the south consists chiefly of mountain pasture. Limestone is found on the northern, and brownstone on the southern, side of the river ; and on the latter side are also indications of iron, which is supposed to have been formerly worked. The residence of Gurteen is situated on the south bank of the Blackwater, the scenery of which is here extremely interesting. Killathy is a vicarage, in the diocese of Cloyne, forming part of the union of Ballyhooly and corps of the prebend of Aghultie in the cathedral of Cloyne ; the rectory is appropriate to the vicars-choral of Christ Church, Dublin, and the tithe rent- charge is £225, which is equally divided between the vicars-choral and the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Castletown- Roche. There are several ancient raths, or forts. KILLAUGH.— See Killagh, county of Meath, KILLAUGHEY, or Killaghy, a parish, in the union of Tullamore, barony of Ballyboy, King's county, and province of Leinster, 2f miles (E.) from Ballyboy, and on the road from Tullamore to Roscrea ; containing 4421 inhabitants. It comprises 18,132 statute acres, including nearly 1000 acres of bog and waste : of the cultivated land, about one-third is arable and two-thirds pasture. Here are two large flour-mdls ; and limestone is procured, chiefly for burning. The principal seats are, Annaghmore, Pallis Park, and Mount Pleasant ; the two latter are beautifully situated on the banks of Lake Pallis. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Meath, united from time immemorial to the vicarages of Ballyboy, Rahan, Lynally, Eglish, and Drumcullen, forming the union of Fircal, in the patronage of Sir C. Coote, Bart. : the rectory is impropriate in the
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Ancient raths at Lislee parish

near Lislee · parish · Cork

Several ancient circular mounds or raths exist in the parish of Lislee. The rath from which the parish is said to derive its name lies a little west of the church, while the most extensive one sits on a hill about half a mile to the south.

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The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ross, episcopally united in 1*05 to the rectory of Kilsillagh, together constituting the union of Lislee, in the patronage of the Bishop : the rectory here is impropriate in the E^arl of Shannon. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £561. 1"., of which £lr>'Z. 15. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar ; the entire tithe of the incumbent's benefice amounts to £441. 'I. 9- The glebe comprises 4'2 acres, of which 32 were purchased by the late Board of First Fruits ; the glebe-house was built in 1813, by a gift of £100 and a loan of £750 from the same Board. The church is a neat edifice in the early English style, with a square tower, erected in 1.S30 at the expense of the parish, aided by a loan of £900 from the Board. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish forms part of the district of Abbeymabon ; the chapel, a large plain building, is at Butlerstown. Of seven schools in the parish, the parochial schools at Barreragh are partly supported by the vicar, and, together with a school at Court- IWSherry, built by the vicar and supported by the Ladies Boyle, and a Sunday school, are under his superintendence ; there is a school held in the chapel-yard at Butlerstown, under the patronage of the Roman Catholic clergy : the remainder are private schools. There are several ancient circular mounds, or raths ; that from which the p.irish is said to derive its name. Lis- lee, is a little to the west of the church, but the most extensive is on a hill about half a mile to the south. On a small peninsula in the bay of Dunworley, are the ruins of the castle of that name, having a very narrow entrance similar to that of the strong castle of the O Driscols on Cape Clear ; and on the cliffs called the " Seven Heads" is an old signal tower. Near Dunworley is a spring of very pure water, dedicated to St. Anne ; and in several parts of the parish are springs strongly impregnated with iron. A little south of the Broad Strand are lofty cliffs composed of several distinct strata ; the fourth from the surface is a soft ferruginous yellow rock, in which masses of iron-ore are found, varying in size from 4oz. to nearly 1 cwt.

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Ancient raths near Lisbellaw

near Lisbellaw · village · Fermanagh

Several ancient raths or forts are located in the vicinity of the village of Lisbellaw, indicating early settlement activity in the area.

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continued : here is a station of the constabulary police. The railways from Dungannon to Lough Erne, and from Enniskillen to Newry and Dundalk, will skirt the' village. The church, or chapel of ease to the parochial church of Cleenish, is a neat edifice, built in 1764 by Lord Rosse, who was interred in a vault beneath ; it has been recently considerably enlarged. The Roman Catholic chapel is a large plain building, attached to the district of Enniskillen. Here are also a meetinghouse for Presbyterians, built on a site given by the late Sir R. Hardinge ; and a small meeting-house for Methodists. A male and female school, formerly in connexion with the Kildare-place Society, but now under the National Board, is held in a commodious house, which also contains apartments for the master. There are a dispensary, a fever hospital, and a loan fund. In the vicinity of the village are several ancient raths or forts ; and on a finely wooded island in Lough Erne, connected by a causeway with the main land, is Bellisle, the ruined seat of the Earl of Rosse.
LISBUNNY, or Lisboney, a parish, in the union of Nenagh, barony of Upper Ormond, county of TippERARV, and province of Munster, 1 mile (S. E.) from Nenagh, and on the road from Dublin to Limerick ; containing 1141 inhabitants, and comprising 4394 statute acres. Here is an extensive flour-mill worked by superior machinery, the produce of which is in great demand. Lisbunny is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, forming part of the union of Kilniore : the tithe rent-charge is £'24'2. 6. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Nenagh. There are some remains of the church, adjacent to which are the ruins of a castle.

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Ancient raths near Lisnabrinny with curious entrance

Lisnabrinny · townland · Cork

Several ancient raths are found in the parish of Kilmeen, Cork. One near Lisnabrinny is noted for having a very curious entrance.

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the glebe comprises '25 acres. The church is a very neat edifice with a square tower, for the erection of which the same Board granted a loan of £460, in IhlO. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising Kilmeen and Castleventry, and part of Kilkerranmore, in the two first of which are chapels ; that of Kilmeen, situated at Rossmore, is a large plain edifice. The parochial school is under the trustees of Erasmus Smith's charity, and is aided by the rector ; the master's house is a good building, and the school is endowed witli two acres of land by Mr. Cox. To the west of the church is the strong castle of Ballinward, which was built by Randal Oge Harley ; it was garrisoned by the English in 1641, subsequently dismantled by order of Cromwell, and granted with the adjoining lands to the Archbishop of Dublin by Charles II. Here are several ancient raths, one of which, near Lisnabrinny, has a very curious entrance.
KILMEEN, a parish, in the union ofLouGHREA, partly in the barony of Loighrea, but chiefly in the barony of Leitrim, county of Galway, and province of CoNNAUGiiT, 3 miles (E.) from Loughrea, on the road to Eyrecourt ; containing 9&0 inhabitants. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Tuam, forming the corps of the prebend of Kilmeen in the cathedral of Tuam, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the tithe rent-charge is £S7. 4. 8. The Roman Catholic parisli is co-extcnsive with that of the Established Church, and has a small chapel. There are the ruins of a castle at Ballydoogan.

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Ancient raths with chambers at Kilworth

Kilworth · townland · Cork

Several ancient raths are found in the parish of Kilworth, some of which appear to have chambers beneath them. These monuments point to early settlement and fortification in the area.

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The LtviNG is a vicarage, in the diocese of Cloyne, episcopally united to the vicarages of Kilcrumper, Macrony, and Leitrim, by act of council, in 1692, together constituting the union of Kilworth, in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is impropriate in W. Charters, Esq. The tithe rent-charge is £255, one-half payable to the impropriator and the other to the vicar ; the vicarial tithe of the whole union is £637. 10. The glebe-house, situated in the parish of Kilcrumper, was erected in 1821, by the incumbent, assisted by a gift of £100 and a loan of £1300 from the Board of First Fruits, in 1820; attached to it are 34 acres of glebe, and there are 10 more acres in the union. The church, an old structure, has been thoroughly repaired by a grant of £371 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, which, with the exception of part of the parish of Kilcrumper, attached to the district of Fermoy, is co-extensive with the union of the Established Church : the parochial chapel, at Kilworth, is a neat and spacious edifice ; and there is a chapel at Coolmahon, in the parish of Macrony. The parochial school is supported by the interest of a bequest of £500 by the Rev. Dr. Moore, a late incumbent, and an annual donation from the vicar : the school-house, a neat building, has 2 acres of land rent-free attached to it. Another school is chiefly supported by Lady Mountcashel, who also patronises a Sunday school ; and there is a large national school-house, erected in the Roman Catholic chapel-yard in 1833. A dispensary and fever hospital have been opened for the poor. In that part of the demesne of Moore Park called the Castle field, numerous copper and silver coins, and some human skeletons, have been found. There are several ancient raths in the parish, under some of which appear to be chambers. Kilworth gives the inferior title of Baron to the family of Moore, earls of Mountcashel.

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Ancient rath with coins and underground passages at Greenville

Greenville · townland · Cork

In the demesne of Greenville, Kilmichael parish, stands an ancient rath, now planted, where a bag of copper coins and several underground apartments communicating by narrow passages have been discovered.

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KILMICHAEL, county Clare. — See Kilmihill. KILMICHAEL, a parish, in the union of Dunmanway, partly in the Western division of the barony of East Carbery, but chiefly in the barony of West Muskerry, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 6 miles (S. S. W.) from Macroom, on the road to Dunmanway ; containing 6250 inhabitants. It comprises 20,869 statute acres ; about half is good pasture, onethird arable, and the remainder bog and mountain. The substratum is slaty, containing indications of copper, particularly in the bed of the river Lee, which separates this parish from Kinneigh. Here is a constabulary police station. The principal seats are Cooldaniel, Carrigbuoy, and Greenville, in the demesne of which last are some lakes with great numbers of swans and water-fowl ; also an ancient rath, now planted, where a bag of copper coins, and several apartments communicating by narrow passages, have been discovered. The house was attacked in 1822 by the Whiteboys, who were repulsed, and several of them killed. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cork, episcopally united, in 1797, to part of the rectory and vicarage of Macloneigh, and in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge of the parish is £519. S., and of the entire benefice £706. 15. There is no glebe-house ; the glebe of Kilmichael comprises 7 acres, and in Macloneigh is a glebe of 48 acres. The church, a small building accommodating 80 persons, was lately erected by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners,
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Ancient rocking-stone at Leckpatrick glebe

Leckpatrick · townland · Tyrone

Near the glebe-house of Leckpatrick parish in Tyrone stands an ancient rocking-stone, a notable antiquity. The parish also contains an extensive bleach-green and manufactories for spades and edged-tools.

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LECKNOWE.— See Piercetownlandy. LECKPATRICK, a parish, in the union and barony of Strabane, county of Tyrone, and province of Ulster ; containing, with part of the post-town of Strabane, .5523 inhabitants. This parish, which is also called Leghpatrick, comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 13,4.51 statute acres, of which 104 are in the tideway of the Foyle. The soil is generally cold and wet, but part of the land is well cultivated and fertile ; there are considerable tracts of mountain pasture and valuable bog. Here is au extensive bleach-green, not used at present ; also two manufactories for spades and edged-tools. The Strabane canal passes through the parish, from its lower lock on the Foyle to the quay of Strabane. The principal seats are Holy Hill and Mount Pleasant. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Derry, and in the gift of the Bishop ; the tithe rentcharge is £4S4. 12., and there is a glebe-house, with a glebe of 143 acres, Cunningham measure. The church, a plain edifice without tower or spire, was built by a loan of £600 from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1816, and much enlarged in 1824. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Donagheady, and has chapels at Cloghcor and Glenmornan. A Presbyterian meeting-house was lately erected at Artigarran. There is a parochial school, to which the Marquess of Abercorn, who is proprietor of nearly all the parish, subscribes £10, and the rector £5, annually ; and to two other public schools the marquess contributes £5 each : there are also national and Sunday schools. Near the glebe-house is an ancient rocking-stone.
LEHINCH, a village, partly in the parish of Kil- MANAHEEN, but chlcfly in that of Kilmacrehy, union of Ennistymon, barony of Corcomroe, county of Clare, and province of Munster; containing 107 houses, and 433 inhabitants.

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Ancient round tower at Killala

Killala · town · Mayo

An ancient round tower stands on an eminence in Killala, approximately 83 feet high. Its walls are of great strength and nearly perfect at the time of writing.

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On an eminence in Killala is an ancient round tower, about S3 feet high, the walls of which are of great strength and nearly perfect. About a mile to the south-east of the town, at the mouth of the river Moy, are the remains of a friary of Franciscans of the Strict Observance, founded in 1460 by Mac William Bourke, or, according to some writers, by Thomas Oge Bourke. Several provincial chapters of the order were held here, and the establishment continued to flourish till the Dissolution, after which it was granted to Edmund 87
Barrett. The remains consist of the church, and some extensive portions of the conventual buildings : the church is a cruciform structure, 135 feet in length, and from the centre rises a lofty tower, supported on f<jur noble arches leading from the nave into the choir and transepts. At Castlereagh, on the banks of the river Rathfran, about two miles from the sea, are the vestiges of a castle of great strength, which has been levelled with the ground : about a mile to the west is Carrickanass Castle, 35 feet square, and 45 feet high, built by the family of Bourke, and surrounded with a low strong bawn ; and there are also several forts in the parish.

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Ancient round tower at Kinneigh

Kinneigh · townland · Cork

An ancient round tower stands on an isolated rock of clay-slate a few yards south-west of the church at Kinneigh. It measures 75 feet high and 65 feet in circumference at the base, with a hexagonal form for the first 16 feet and circular above; it was damaged by lightning and has a fissure on its south side.

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The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Cork, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is partly appropriate to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and partly forms a portion of the union of Carrigrohane and the corps of the precentorship of the cathedral of Cork. The tithe rent-charge is £675, one-fourth payable to the commissioners, one-fourth to the precentor, and the remainder to the vicar. The glebe-house is an old building ; the glebe comprises 47i acres. The church, a small handsome edifice with a low tower and spire, was erected in 1791, by a gift of £500 from the Board of First Fruits ; and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £'274 for its repair. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is united to one-half of the parish of Ballymoney ; there are two chapels, situated respectively at Inniskeen and Castletown. Of the three parochial schools within the parish, one, at Castletown, was built by Lord Bandon, who endowed it with eight acres of land ; another, at Inniskeen, has a house and garden given by the Duke of Devonshire ; and the third is built on ground given by Wilmot Chetwood, Esq. On an isolated rock of clay-slate, a few yards to the south-west of the church, is an ancient round tower, 75 feet high, and 65 in circumference at the base, from which, for about 16 feet, its form is hexagonal, and thence to the summit circular : it was damaged by lightning a few years since, and towards the south is a fissure from which several stones have fallen. About half a mile south of the church is an ancient fort, in the centre of which is a large flagstone erect ; and there are several of smaller size scattered over the parish.

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Ancient round tower at Swords with cross on its roof

Swords · town · Dublin

Near the church at Swords stands an ancient round tower 73 feet high, of ruder construction than most surviving examples. It is unique in having a small cross on the vertex of its conical roof, with four round-headed windows near the summit.

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Swords is a prebend, rectory, and vicarage, in the diocese of Dublin. In 1431 it was divided by Archbishop Talbot into three unequal portions, one of which was assigned to a prebendary of St. Patrick's, the second to the perpetual vicar, and the remainder to the economy fund of the same cathedral, which was thereby bound to maintain six minor canons and six choristers, to furnish lights, and to keep the building in a proper state of repair. At present, the rectory in part constitutes the corps of the prebend of Swords ; one of the other portions is appropriated to the economy fund of St. Patrick's, Dublin; and the other, with the vicarage, is episcopally united to the rectory of Kinsealy, and the curacies of Killeek and Killossory, in the patronage of the Archbishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £■204. 16., of which £84. 10. are payable to the dean and chapter, and the remainder to the vicar. There are a glebe-house, and a glebe of 33a. Ir. 20p. The church, completed in 1818 by aid of a loan of £2500 from the Board of First Fruits, is a handsome building of hewn stone, in the pointed style of architecture : the interior is fitted up neatly, but without any display of ornamental decoration ; and a gallery, in which is an organ, extends across the west end. The cast window is of modern painted glass. The belfry tower is that of the former church, which was allowed to remain when the rest of the edifice was taken down ; it stands a little detached from the main building. Not far from the church, in the same direction, is an ancient round tower, 73 feet high, which is of a ruder construction than most of the others now existing, but has been kept in good repair; it also differs from all the others, by having on the vertex of its conical roof a small cross. Near the summit are four round-headed windows opening to the four cardinal points, and at different heights are four other small square windows j an opening about four feet high, apparently intended for the doorway, is nearly 24

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Ancient round tower at Taghadoe with unusual diameter

Taghadoe · townland · Kildare

Near the church at Taghadoe stands an ancient round tower about 60 feet high, notable for having an external diameter much larger than is usual in similar structures.

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TAGHADOE, or Taptoo, a parish, in the union of Celbridge, barony of North Salt, county of Kil- DARE, and province of Leinster, 1^ mile (S. byW.) from Maynooth, on the road to Naas ; containing 4^23 inhabitants. This parish is situated between the Grand and Royal Canals, and comprises 41'265 statute acres, partly under tillage, but chiefly in pasture. Before the Reformation it formed part of the possessions of the monastery of All Hallows, Dublin ; the advowson was granted, at the Suppression, to the corporation of Dublin, from whom it was purchased in 1842 by the Duke of Leinster. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Dublin, and the tithe rent-charge is £165: there are 1'2 acres of glebe. The church is a small neat building, with octagonal turrets rising from square piers at the angles, and was erected in 1831 by aid of a gift of £830 from the late Board of First Fruits. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Maynooth : the chapel is in ruins. Near the church is an ancient round tower, about 60 feet high ; its external diameter is much larger than is usual in similar structures.

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Ancient sand fort near Carngraney

Templepatrick · townland · Antrim

Near Cairn Graine is an extensive mound or fort of great elevation, originally formed of sand intermixed with common field stones. It has been much diminished and disfigured by the removal of its materials.

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quity. It consists of ten large tabular stones, supported on upright pillars in the manner of a cromlech, but ranged in a straight line 41 feet in length in a direction from north-east to south-west ; the stone at the north-eastern extremity is rather low, and every succeeding one increases in elevation towards the southwestern extremity, where the tabular stone is of very large dimensions and supported on five upright pillars. Various conjectures have been entertained as to the origin of this interesting relic ; the name literally implies " the Heap of the Sun." Not far from this is one of the mounds or forts so frequently found in Ireland ; it appears to have been very exteii.-ive and of great elevation, but has been much diminished and disfigured by the removal of the sand, of which, intermixed with common field stones, it was originally formed. Near Dunadry is a very perfect circle of large stones, and there are several other raths in the parish. This place gives the titles of Viscount and Baron Templetown to the Upton family.
TEMPLEPATRICK, county of Westmeath.— See

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Ancient spur and spear found at Ballinamona

Ballynamona · townland · Cork

When the foundations of the old church at Ballinamona were removed for the erection of the present church, a large spur and an ancient spear were discovered. The new church was a small plain building with a square tower.

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

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Ancient square-tower castle at Tubbridbrittain

Tubbridbrittain · electoral division · Kilkenny

In the parish of Tubbridbrittain, county Kilkenny, stands an ancient castle consisting of a square tower.

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TUBBRIDBRITTAIN, or Tubbridbretain, a parish, in the barony of Cranagh, union and county of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 5 miles (S. W.) from Freshford, on the road to Urlingford ; containing 1293 inhabitants, and comprising 4140 statute acres. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, forming part of the union of Aghoure, or Freshford ; the rectory is impropriate in the corporation of Kilkenny, and the tithe rent-charge is £187. 10., two-thirds payable to the corporation, and one-third to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Urlingford, and contains a large chapel recently erected. Here is an ancient castle, consisting of a square tower.

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Ancient stone cross defaced by Cromwell's soldiers at Tynan

Tynan · townland · Armagh

The remains of an ancient and highly ornamented stone cross stand in Tynan churchyard. It was originally thrown down and defaced by Cromwell's soldiers but has since been built into the churchyard wall for preservation.

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nexion with the General Assembly, and there are others at Drumhillary [and Middleton : they are all neat and lommodious buildings. A considerable tract of land, comprising 1312 acres, and of which a part is in the county of Monaghan, was bequeathed by Dr. Sterne, Bishop of Clogher, for supporting hospitals and schools, and for other charitable purposes ; the management of this charity was vested in trustees by act of parliament in 177''. The remains of an ancient and highly ornamented stone cross, which originally stood in the churchyard but was thrown down and defaced by Cromwell's soldiers, have been built into the wall of the churchyard for their better preservation.

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Ancient sword found in Skull churchyard, 1835

Skull · town · Cork · 1835

An old skein, or sword, was discovered in the churchyard at Skull in 1835, indicating early medieval activity at the site.

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the castle of Rossbrin, in which was written the Psalter of that name by a bard of the O'Mahony family. An old skein, or sword, was found in the churchyard in 1835; and at Quoilahmore a great number of silver coins of the reign of Anne were recently discovered.
SLADE, a village, in the parish of Hook, union of New Ross, barony of Shelburne, county of Wexford, and province of Leinster, 5| miles (S. S. vv.) from Fethard j containing 184 inhabitants. This village, formerly remarkable for a salt-factory, is situated on the bay and harbour to which it gives name. It contains about 3'2 houses, and is chiefly inhabited by fishermen ; the scenery derives some interest from the remains of Slade Castle, which was built at an early period by the Hay family. The harbour is about one mile eastward of Hook lighthouse, and is fit only for small vessels, being dry at low water. Between the quay heads are 1 1 feet of water at high spring tides, and from S to 9 feet at neap tides ; but the pier is in a very dilapidated state. In the bay to the north-east of Hook lighthouse, vessels may anchor in good ground, under shelter from northern and western winds.

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Ancient tombs in Rathmacknee churchyard

Rathmacknee · parish · Wexford

Two ancient tombs stand in the churchyard at Rathmacknee, one of which appears to have been the sepulchre of a former minister or priest of the parish.

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Piercestown, Kilmocree, and Mourntown, the first in Rathmacknee and the last in Kildavin. Adjoining the church is the ancient castle of Rathmacknee, one of the most perfect of the numerous castles in this county ; it consists of a massive square tower with the greater part of the walls still surrounding it, and about 80 5'ears since was inhabited by an ancestor of the present proprietor. The castle and church, with the encircling trees, form a very pleasing group. In the churchyard are two ancient tombs, one of which appears to have been the sepulchre of a former minister, or priest, of the parish.
RATHMELTON.— See Ramelton.

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Ancient church, castle and raths at Rochestown, Tipperary

Ancient church fragment on Glenarm castle lawn

Ancient church of Lisnadill destroyed in 1641 war

Ancient church of Templecorran now a ruin

Ancient church of Tickmacrevan

Ancient church on Loughinisland island

Ancient church remains at Lamogue

Ancient church remains removed at Kilmurry

Ancient church ruins and golden balls at Tumna

Ancient church ruins at Kilcorcoran

Ancient church ruins at Killegar

Ancient church ruins at Kilrush, Co. Clare

Ancient church ruins at Kilsaran

Ancient church ruins near Malahide Castle

Ancient church vestiges and Mellifont chapelry at Newtown-Drogheda

Ancient churchyard monuments at Waterford Cathedral

Ancient college at Mungret

Ancient cromlech on White Mountain, Templeudigan, Wexford

Ancient cross and old bridge at Lucan

Ancient cross and round tower at Kilree

Ancient crosses of Kilfenora

Ancient Danish fort near Mary Ville, Youghal

Ancient Danish rath at Ballytrent, Kilrane parish

Ancient English settlements at Drummore, Lurgagh and Dunboy

Ancient font at St. Comgal's monastery site

Ancient forest remains discovered in Kildare bogs

Ancient fort and standing stone at Kinneigh

Ancient forts and finds in Kilcommon parish, Mayo

Ancient forts guarding river fords near Newtown-Stewart

Ancient gold and bronze relics found in bog near Cullen

Ancient granite cross in Taghmon churchyard

Ancient hospital at Munterconnaught granted to Sir Edward Moore

Ancient market cross of Turlogh O'Conor

Ancient mine remains at Clonmines linked to Ostmen

Ancient names and Danish origin of Waterford city

Ancient palace of the bishops of Dromore at Magheralin

Ancient parish church remains at Killyleagh

Ancient parish church ruins at Kilternan

Ancient parochial church ruins near Rathcline castle

Ancient rath at Raheny and early grants

Ancient rath at Rathgormuck

Ancient rath at Wingfield residence in Kilpipe

Ancient rath in Kilfenora deanery shrubberies

Ancient raths and former iron workings at Killathy

Ancient raths at Lislee parish

Ancient raths near Lisbellaw

Ancient raths near Lisnabrinny with curious entrance

Ancient raths with chambers at Kilworth

Ancient rath with coins and underground passages at Greenville

Ancient rocking-stone at Leckpatrick glebe

Ancient round tower at Killala

Ancient round tower at Kinneigh

Ancient round tower at Swords with cross on its roof

Ancient round tower at Taghadoe with unusual diameter

Ancient sand fort near Carngraney

Ancient spur and spear found at Ballinamona

Ancient square-tower castle at Tubbridbrittain

Ancient stone cross defaced by Cromwell's soldiers at Tynan

Ancient sword found in Skull churchyard, 1835

Ancient tombs in Rathmacknee churchyard