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

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1. Ruins of Castle Mervyn visible near the pound

   near Omagh · town · Tyrone

   No trace of the ancient abbey at Omagh remains and even its site is doubtful. However, a small fragment of the ruins of Castle Mervyn was still visible on the side of a brook near the pound at the time of writing.

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   The assizes for the county are held here ; as are the quarter-sessions for the baronies of Omagh and Strabane, alternately with the town of Strabane. A court baron is also held every third Thursday for the manor of Audleston, at which the seneschal of the lord of the manor presides : debts to the amount of £4 are recoverable in it. The court-house is a large and handsome edifice, on the highest ground in the town ; it has in front a fine portico of four Doric columns, with the royal arms in the tympanum : the stone of which the front is formed was raised from the quarries of Kirlis, eight miles distant. On the northern side of the town is the county prison, built in 1804, and enlarged in 1822 according to a plan adapted to the better classification of the prisoners, with the governor's house in the centre ; it consists of 60 cells, 73 beds in rooms, 10 solitary cells, 9 day-rooms, and 6 yards, with an hospital, and small chapel, and has a tread-mill, not applied to any profitable use. To the north of the gaol are the barracks, originally intended for artillery, but now enlarged and fitted up for infantry, being the depot and head-quarters of a military district ; they contain accommodations for a field officer, 7 other commissioned officers, 110 privates, and 60 horses, with an hospital for 12 patients. Here is a chief constabulary police station. The county infirmary was established in 1796 ; and though considerably enlarged in 1810, its arrangements being still imperfect, further additions have just been made to it : a building for a fever hospital is also in the town, and a dispensary, established in 1831, is supported in the usual manner. The parochial church of Drumragh, situated at Omagh, is a handsome edifice, erected in 1777 by the Mervyn family, and enlarged in 1820 with a north aisle and galleries, at the expense of the parish : it is in the Grecian style, with a lofty tower and spire built at the expense of Dr. Knox, late Bishop of Derry. In the town is a large Roman Cathohc chapel for the district of Drumragh and Omagh ; there are also two meeting-houses for Presbyterians in connexion with the General Assembly, and two others belonging respectively to the Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists, The union workhouse, on a site of six acres held at a rent of £30, was completed in 1841 at a cost of £6557, and is constructed for 800 inmates. No trace of the ancient abbey is now in existence, and even its site is matter of doubt : a small fragment of the ruins of Castle Mervyn is still visible on the side of a brook near the pound. Dr. John Lawson, author of Lectures on Oratory, was born in this town, in 1712.

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2. Ruins of Castlereagh fort and Castle Conagh in Kilronan, Waterford

   Kilronan · townland · Waterford

   In Kilronan parish, County Waterford, there remain ruins of the old church and the fort of Castlereagh, as well as Castle Conagh, a square building occupying the summit of a limestone rock above the river Neir.

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   ants. It comprises 16,702 statute acres, including a considerable quantity of mountain land, much of which, however, is planted or under cultivation. Limestone is found in several places. Some of the scenery is extremely rich and varied, particularly where the river Suir, which forms the northern and western boundaries of the parish, separates Kilrnanahan Castle from Knocklofty, in the county of Tipperary, the seat of the Earl of Donoughmore. There are constabulary police stations at Kilmanahan-Bridge and Four-Mile-Water: fairs are held at Windygap on June 21st and Aug. 21st. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Lisraore, and in the patronage of the Duke of Devonshire, in whom the rectory is impropriate : the tithe rent-charge is £290. 15., of which £166. 3. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. There is no glebe-house or glebe. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Newcastle, or Four-Mile-Water, at which latter place is a neat chapel. There are some remains of the church, and of the fort of Castlereagh ; also of Castle Conagh, a square building, occupying the summit of a limestone rock on the bank of the river Neir, a tributary of the Suir.

   KILRONAN, or Butlerstown, a parish, in the barony of Middlethird, union and county of Waterford, and province of Munster, 2| miles (S. S. W.) from Waterford ; containing 112 inhabitants, and 546 statute acres. Butlerstown Castle is stated to have been captured by Cromwell's forces, in retiring from the siege of Waterford, and to have been partially destroyed with gunpowder ; it has been repaired, and is now a private residence. The parish is in the diocese of Waterford, and was a rectory, forming part of the union of Killure, now suppressed : the tithe rent-charge is £25. 5., and there is a glebe of 10 acres, adjacent to the site of the old church. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Trinity Without, or Ballybricken, and contains a chapel.

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3. Ruins of castles at Ballycapple, Cloghkeating and Behamore

   Modreeny · townland · Tipperary

   In the parish of Modreeny, ruins of castles remain at Ballycapple, Cloghkeating, and Behamore. Within the demesne of Modreeny House are also some remains of another fortress, which appears to have been destroyed by gunpowder.

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   MODREENY, a parish, in the union of Nenagh, barony of Lower Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 3 miles (S. S. E.) from Burriso'-Kane, and on one of the public roads from Nenagh to Parsonstown ; containing, with the town and district parish of Cloghjordan, 5'286 inhabitants. It comprises 12,165 statute acres, consisting chiefly of arable and pasture land ; the remainder is waste and bog, except the woods of Knocknacrea and Ballycapple, the former of which is a noted fox-cover, and which occupy 120 acres : the state of agriculture is gradually improving. At Coolnagrower is a quarry of good stone, and the bogs furnish an abundant supply of turf. The parish is embellished with numerous seats, some of which are surrounded by beautiful and well-planted demesnes : the principal are, Merton Hall, a spacious mansion ; Modreeny, the seat of Sir Thomas Bernard Dancer, Bart. ; Modreeny House ; Park House ; Wood House ; Ballynavin Castle ; Fort William ; Northland ; Hilton ; Behamore Castle j View Mount ; Cloghkeating ; Willow Lodge ; Elysium ; and Ballycapple Cottage. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, and in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is £400. 6. 8. The glebe-house, which stands on a glebe of 10 acres, was built in 1813, when the late Board of First Fruits gave £250 and lent £550 towards its erection. The church was rebuilt in 1828, by a loan of £1000 from the same Board. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Cloghjordan ; the chapel of Modreeny, which stands on an eminence in the townland of Coolnamanna, is a handsome modern edifice. At Ballycapple, Cloghkeating, and Behamore, are the ruins of the castles respectively so called ; and within the limits of the demesne of Modreeny House are some remains of another fortress, which appears to have been destroyed by gunpowder.

   MOGEALY, barony of Imokilly, county of Cork. — See Imogeely.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 154

4. Ruins of church and burial-ground at Lahi

   Lackeen · townland · Cork

   The parish of Lahi (Lackeen) in County Cork comprises the townlands of Lackeen and Granard with excellent land and limestone quarrying. The ruins of the parish church still remain in the burial-ground. The parish formed the corps of the prebend of Lackeen in the cathedral of Cloyne.

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   province of Muxster, 1^ mile (W.) from Churchtown, on the road to Liscarrol ; containing 79 inhabitants. It comprises only the townlands of Lackeen and Granard, containing ^SO statute acres. The land is of excellent quality, and chiefly in tillage; limestone is quarried for burning, lime being generally used for manure, and the state of agriculture has been much improved. The parish is a rectory, in the diocese of Cloyne, forming the corps of the prebend of Lackeen in the cathedral of Cloyne, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the tithe rent-charge is £23. 5. The occasional duties are discharged by the curate of Churchtown. In the Roman Cathohc divisions Lackeen is part of the union of Liscarrol. The ruins of the church still remain, in the burial-ground.

   LADIES-BRIDGE, a village, in the parish of Ightermurr.^gh, union of Midleton, barony of Imo- KiLLY, county of Cork, and province of Munster, ]i mile (S.) from Castle-Martyr, on the road to Ballycotton ; containing 45 houses, and 243 inhabitants. Here is the Roman Catholic chapel for the district of Ightermurragh, Garryvoe, and Bohilane ; near which is a male and female national school.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 63

5. Ruins of church at Royal Oak in Wells parish

   Royaloak Road · street · Carlow · 1807–1837

   The parish church of Wells formerly stood near the village of Royal Oak and was rebuilt by act of council in 1807 on the site of the ancient chapel of Ballynochen. The ruins of the original church at Royal Oak were still visible at the time of writing.

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   patronage of the Crown. The tithe rent-charge is £294. 4. 7-, and the gross income of the deanery £344. 4. 7., including 20 acres of glebe let for £50 per annum : from this amount, however, are to be deducted £27. 7. for house-rent, £3. 4. visitation fees, and other charges. The glebe-house was built in 1823, by a gift of £300 from the Board of First Fruits. The church, which formerly stood near the village of Royal- Oak, was by act of council in I8O7, rebuilt on the site of the ancient chapel of Ballynochen, now a townland in the parish. It is a plain edifice in an elevated situation overlooking the Barrow, erected in 1810 by aid of £500 and a loan of £200 from the Board of First Fruits ; the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £256 for its repair. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Leighlin-Bridge : the chapel is a large building. The ruins of the church at Royal-Oak are still visible; and near Ballynochen is a rath of considerable extent, called by the peasantry " the Maudlin Moat."

   WESTMEATH (County of), an inland county of the province of Leinster, bounded on the east by the county of Meath ; on the north, by those of Meath, Cavan, and Longford ; on the west, by those of Longford and Roscommon ; and on the south, by the King's county. It extends from 53° 18' to 53° 47' (N. Lat.), and from 6° 55' to 7° 55' (W. Lon.) ; comprising an area of 453,468 statute acres, whereof 365,218 are arable land, 56,392 uncultivated, 8S03 in plantations, 628 under towns and villages, and 22,427 covered by water. The population, in 1821, amounted to 128,819; in 1831, to 136,8/2 ; and in 1841, to 141,300.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 389

6. Ruins of church at Templepeter

   Templepeter · townland · Carlow

   The parish of Templepeter, on the river Burrin in County Carlow, contains the ruins of its old church. Protestant inhabitants attended services at neighbouring Dunleckney.

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   TEMPLEPETER, a parish, in the barony of Forth, union and county of Carlow, and province of Leinster. 5 miles (S. E. by S.) from Carlow, on the road to Fennagh, and on the river Burrcn j containing 317 inhabitants, and comprising 1045 statute acres. Granite is plentiful, and the state of agriculture is improving. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Leighlin, and in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is £46. 7. 6. ; there is neither glebe nor glebe-house. The Protestant inhabitants attend divine service in the parish church of Dunleckney. In the Roman Catholic divisions Templepeter is part of the district of Dunleckney. The ruins of the church remain.

   TEMPLEPLACE, a village, in the parish of Donagh- CUMPER, union of Celbridge, barony of South Salt. county of Kildare, and province of Leinster ; containing 49 houses, and 279 inhabitants.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 326

7. Ruins of church dedicated to St. Maur at Whitestown

   Whitestown · townland · Dublin

   At Whitestown in the Lusk area stand the ruins of an old church dedicated to St. Maur. The site is noted among the antiquities of the district.

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   There are some remains of an ancient church and castle in the demesne of Kennure ; and also of the chapel of the convent at Grace Dieu, which, though never extensive, exhibits details of a superior character : at Whitestown are the ruins of an old church dedicated to St. Maur. At Drummanagh and Rush are martello towers ; and at the former place likewise the remains of an extensive encampment, commanding a fine view of the surrounding country and of the sea. In digging the foundation for the glebe-house, several stone coffins were found, containing human bones.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 120

8. Ruins of churches at Clonburn, Moore, and Kilbegley

   Moore · parish · Roscommon

   In the parish of Moore, County Roscommon, ruins of churches with attached burial-grounds are found at Clonburn, Moore, and Kilbegley. These sites reflect the medieval ecclesiastical heritage of the area.

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   MOORE, a parish, in the union of Ballinasloe, half-barony of Moycarnon, county of Roscommon, and province of Connaught, 25 miles (E.) from Ballinasloe ; on the road to Athlone, and on the rivers Shannon and Suck ; containing 4608 inhabitants. Disturbances have occasionally occurred of late years at this place, which has been the scene of many outrages. The parish comprises 21,013^ statute acres, chiefly arable, but poor land ; there are about 100 acres of bog, easily reclaimable, as there is a fall into the Shannon and Suck, which latter river merges into the Shannon at right angles at Shannon-Bridge. Good limestone is abundant. Petty-sessions are held at Ballydangan every Thursday, and there is a constabulary police station ; about a mile from which, at TuUy House, is a chief station. The principal seats are Clonburn, Falta, Thomastown Park, Castle Park, Birch Grove, Killawn, Woodpark, Kilbegley, Correen, two residences at Shannon-Bridge, and Dromalga Cottage. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Tuam, episcopally united to the vicarage of Drum, and in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge of the parish is £168. 7. 6., of which £9 are payable to the dean of Clonfert ; and the gross tithe of the benefice is £226. 1*. 6. There is neither glebe-house nor glebe. The church is a neat building, erected in 1825, by a gift of £900 from the late Board of First Fruits : the basement is ap propriated as a residence for the sexton's family. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and contains a chapel at Clonfad and another at Moore. At Clonburn, Moore, and Kilbegley, are ruins of churches with burial-grounds attached.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 171

9. Ruins of churches of Killoran and Kilvarnet

   Kilvarnet · parish · Sligo

   In Kilvarnet parish there remain ruins of the ancient churches of both Killoran and Kilvarnet. These ruins represent the ecclesiastical heritage of the parish in the diocese of Achonry.

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   KILVARNET, a parish, in the barony of Leney, union and county of Sligo, and province of Connaught, .5 miles (N. byW.) from Ballymote, and on the mountain road from Sligo to Ballina ; containing 23,52 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the river Owenmore, comprises 6696 statute acres. The surface is mountainous, and agriculture is in a backward state, but a considerable tract of mountain is gradually being reclaimed ; there is a moderate quantity of bog, but little more than what is requisite for fuel. Limestone is quarried both for building and agricultural purposes. The principal seats are, Temple House, that of the Perceval family, a modern mansion, on the border of a fine lake, and in an extensive and well-planted demesne, in which the ruins of the ancient house of Knights Templars from which it takes its name form an interesting object on the margin of the lake ; Annachmore, a handsome residence, delightfully situated in an ample demesne enlivened by the windings of the river Owenmore (over which is a bridge) and commanding, from the summit of Cloyn Hill, a view of the course of the river, the distant hills of Knocknaree and Benbulben, the Ox mountains, and the picturesque hills of Knocknashee and Knockmuckleta, with much of the country in the neighbourhood ; and Summerton. The linen manufacture is carried on by individuals to a small extent, and there is a bleach-green at Ballinacarrow, where fairs are held on May 19th, June I6th, Oct. 14th, and Dec. 14th, for cattle, pigs, and yam ; fairs are also held at Templehouse. Petty-sessions are held at Coolany, where a sub-post has been established. Kilvarnet is a vicarage, in the diocese of Achonry, forming part of the union of Killoran ; the rectory is appropriate to the deanery, and the tithe rent-charge is £57. 9-, of which £26. 6. are payable to the dean of Achonry, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Collooney ; the chapel is at Ballinacarrow. There is a place of worship for Baptists. The preceptory for Knights Templars, anciently called Druimabradh and subsequently Teachtemple, was founded in the reign of Henry III., and on the suppression of that order was given by Edward II. to the Knights Hospitallers. There are some ruins of the churches of Killoran and Kilvarnet.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 57

10. Ruins of church in St. Michael's of Feagh parish

    Saint Michael's of Feagh · parish · Wexford

    The parish of St. Michael of Feagh, forming the south-eastern suburb of Wexford, retains the ruins of its old church. The parish is an impropriate cure in the diocese of Ferns.

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    MICHAEL'S, ST., of FEAGH, a parish, in the barony of Forth, union and county of Wexford, and province of Leinster, immediately without the walls of the town of Wexford ; containing 2213 inhabitants. This parish, which contains only 991 statute acres, forms the south-eastern suburb of the town, and is mostly occupied by fishermen and small shopkeepers. Within its limits is Cromwell's-Fort, the northern extremity of a rugged tract called the White Rocks, whence Cromwell fired on the town in 1649; it is now being quarried, and affords an abundant supply of good building-stone. Immediately adjoining is a residence to which it gives name. The Wexford Barracks are also within the limits of the parish. It is an impropriate cure, in the diocese of Ferns, forming part of the union of St. Patrick's, Wexford ; the rectory is impropriate in the Colclough family, and the tithe rent-charge is £8. 12., of which £1. 15. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the curate. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is also in the union or district of Wexford. The ruins of the church still remain.

    MIDDLETOWN; a market-town and district parish, in the barony of Turaney, union and county of Armagh, and province of Ulster, 2 miles (S. S. W.) from Tynan, and on the high road from Armagh to Mona-

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 151

11. Ruins of church near Altavilla, Lismakeery

    Lismakeery · townland · Limerick

    On an eminence near Altavilla in the parish of Lismakeery stand the ruins of an old church. The parish lies on the western bank of the river Deel, two miles south of Askeaton.

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    county of Limerick, and province of Munsteh, 2 miles (S.) from Askeaton ; on the road to Newbridge, and oil the western bank of the river Deel ; containing 1056 inhabitants. It comprises 303'2 statute acres, chiefly of a light soil interspersed with limestone crags, and much encumbered with loose stones, presenting an uneven surface and bleak appearance ; but is nevertheless generally productive, and on the banks of the Deel is even fertile. Altavilla, a handsome residence surrounded by a well-planted demesne, is finely situated on this river, at the south-eastern extremity of the parish. Lismakeery is a rectory, in the diocese of Limerick, forming part of the union of Askeaton : the tithe rent-charge is £ 135. In the Roman Catholic divisions, also, the parish is included in the union or district of Askeaton. On an eminence near Altavilla are the ruins of the church.

    LISMALIN, a parish, in the union of Callan, barony of Slievardarh, county of Tii'I'erary, and province of Munster, 4i miles (S. \V.) from Callan ; containing 141* inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the confines of the county of Kilkenny, comprises 424'2 statute acres; and was anciently distinguished for its castle, of which there are still some portions remaining. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cashel, united to the prebend and vicarage of Crohane, and the rectories and vicarages of Modeshill and Mowney, together constituting the corps of the archdeaconry of Cashel, in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the union is £"85. ". 6. : there is neither glebe nor glebe-house. The church is a neat edifice.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 85

12. Ruins of Clonlonan Castle near Farnagh

    Farnagh · townland · Westmeath

    Near Farnagh in the parish of Kilcleagh (Moate) stand the ruins of Clonlonan Castle, which gave its name to the surrounding barony of Clonlonan in County Westmeath. The castle is noted as a ruin in the 1837 topographical description.

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    Catholic divisions the parish is in the diocese of Ardagh : part of it forms the district of Moate, in which are two chapels, one there and one at Bogagh ; the other, with the parish of Lemanaghan, constitutes that of Ballymabown, in which also are two chapels, one of them at Ballymahown, in this parish. There is also a meetinghouse for the Society of Friends. Near Farnagh are the ruins of the castle of Clonlonan, which gave name to the barony. — See Moate.

    KILCLEEHEExN.— See Kilculliheen.

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13. Ruins of Crohane church, Templetrine, Cork

    Crohane (Bandon) · townland · Cork

    In the western portion of Templetrine parish stand the ruins of the ancient church of Crohane, which before the Reformation belonged to the abbey of Tiraoleague.

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    The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Cork, and in the patronage of T. C. Kearney, Esq. : the tithe rentcharge is £357. 15. The glebe-house was built in IS'21, on which occasion the late Board of First Fruits contributed £100 and a loan of £8'25 ; the glebe comprises 28 acres of good land. The church, a very neat edifice in the early English style, with a square tower, situated on the summit of a hill and forming a conspicuous feature in the landscape, was erected in 182), at an expense of £900, and a gift from the late Board. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, called sometimes Coureeys, and comprising the parishes of Templetrine, Ringrone, and Kilroan ; there are two chapels in the district. The parochial schools, near the church, consist of a centre, serving as a residence for the master, and two wings used as the school-rooms, built in 1822, partly by a grant from the Lord-Lieutenant's fund and partly by the rector. The late Thomas Rochford, Esq., of Garretstown, bequeathed £1000 to the poor of Coureeys barony; this parish participates in the annual distribution made according to his will. Near Garretstown is a chalybeate saline spring ; and in the mansion, is preserved the collar of gold given by Queen Elizabeth to one of the Roche family, while he was mayor of Cork, which relic has descended with the estate to Mr. Kearney. In the western portion of the parish are the ruins of the ancient church of Crohane, which, prior to the Reformation, belonged to the abbey of Tiraoleague ; and betsveen the church of this parish and Ballinspittle is a very extensive fort, with a treble rampart and intrenchments in a perfect state, where the Danes are said to have been first defeated by the Irish.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 328

14. Ruins of Cullen castle near Tramore

    Tramore · town · Waterford

    The ruins of the castle of Cullen, formerly a place of great strength, stand near Tramore.

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

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

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 351

15. Ruins of Dangan Castle and the Wellesley family seat

    Dangan · townland · Clare

    Dangan Castle served as the manorial seat of the Wellesleys and was the birthplace of the Duke of Wellington. It was a splendid residence surrounded by a noble demesne, but was burnt some years prior to the publication and its ruins were owned by Major Burrowes.

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    Prt'sbytoriau minister ; and a national school is attached to the chapel at Dangan. Here arc the ruins of Dangau Castle, which was the manorial seat of the Wellesleys, and in which the Duke of Wellington, the Marquess Welleslcy, and Lords Maryborough and Cowley were born. It was a splendid residence, surrounded by a noble demesne, but was burnt some years since, and is now the property of Major Burrowes. Of Knightsbrook, formerly the handsome residence of the Perceval family, only the oflices remain. This parish was for several years the residence of Dr. Jonathan Swift, afterwards Dean of St. Patrick's, who was instituted to the living in 1699; and of Esther Johnson, known by the poetic name of Stella.

    LARAGHBRYAN.— See Maynooth.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 64

16. Ruins of Downeen Castle on island near Ross

    Downeen · townland · Cork

    The ruins of Downeen Castle stand on an island that was once connected to the mainland near Ross. The castle is noted as a notable antiquity of the parish.

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    On an island which was once joined to the main land are the ruins of Downeen Castle ; and at Ballyvoureen are the remains of an ancient house in the Elizabethan style, formerly the residence of the Coppinger family. At Temple Faughnan, about a mile and a half from the town, stand the ruins of a house erected by the Knights Templars in 1301, and modernised in 171'2. Adjoining the town are the remains of the abbey founded by St. Faughnan : the side walls of the choir of the church, rudely built of unhewn stone, are still standing; on the south side are the remains of a circular arch, and adjoining the ruin is the tomb of the Rev. J. Power, who died in 1S31. The place is much resorted to by pilgrims. In the south wall of the cathedral is an old carved head, said to be that of St. Faughnan. Banduflt Castle, built by the O'Donovans, and afterwards called Castle Salem, was an extensive building with a walled park and more than 300 acres of oak wood, all now destroyed. In the grounds of Tinned are the remains of a cromlech. The Rev. Horace Townsend, author of the Statistical Survey of the Countij of Cork, is resident at Derry, in this parish.

    ROSSDROIT, a parish, in the union of EnniscouTHY, barony of Bantry, county of Wexford, and province of Leinster, 4 miles (W. S. W.) from Enniscorthy, which is the post town, on the road to New Ross; containing 2'2,58 inhabitants. This parish and that of Templescobin, both formerly belonging to the abbeyof Timolin, were by letters-patent granted in I6l9 to Henry Perse, Esq., at a small annual rent. They 494

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17. Ruins of Drumcaw church, former separate parish

    Drumcaw · townland · Down

    About a mile west of Seaforde stand the ruins of the church of Drumcaw, which was a separate parish until 1715 when it was consolidated with Loughin-Island. Several townlands were simultaneously transferred to Kilmore parish.

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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,

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18. Ruins of Dundedy Castle on Galley Head

    near Galley Head · promontory · Cork

    On Galley Head, often mistaken for the Old Head of Kinsale, stand the ruins of Dundedy Castle. The Doolie rocks lie to the east of Galley Head on the southern coast of the parish.

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    The LIVING is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ross, and in the patronage of the Rev. H. Stewart ; the rectory is partly appropriate to the dean and chapter of Ross, and jiartly impropriate in M. Roberts and J. W. Foote, Esqrs. The tithe rent-charge is £309, of which £4*. 11. are payable to the appropriators, £1,S0. Vi. to the impropriators, and the remainder to the vicar. The glebeliouse, an elegant villa embosomed in thriiing plantations, was erected by the Rev. H. Stewart, the present incumbent, in 1831 ; the glebe comiirises 5^ acres, of which two only belong to the vicar. The church, a handsome and spacious structure in the later English style, with a square tower, was erected in 18'25, at an expense of £1900, of which £900 were a gift from the Board of First Fruits, and the remainder was defrayed by Lord Carbery ; it is finely situated in the demesne of Castle F>eke. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the union of Ardfield ; the chapel, near Miltown, is a neat edifice, with a fine altar-piece. The male and female parochial school is supported chiefly by Lord Carbery and the incumJbent ; a very handsome school-house, with apartments for the master and mistress, has been erected by his lordship at his own expense. On Galley Head, often mistaken for the old head of Kinsale, are the ruins of Dundedy Castle ; and on the eastern side of Redstrand are the ruins of the castle of Dunowen. The ploughland of Gahanave, comprising about '200 acres, from which the chancellor of the diocese derives his income, is in this parish. Vol. II. — 149

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19. Ruins of Dunowen Castle at Redstrand

    Dunowen · townland · Cork

    On the eastern side of Redstrand are the ruins of the castle of Dunowen, located in the parish of Rathbarry on the southern coast of Cork.

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    The LIVING is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ross, and in the patronage of the Rev. H. Stewart ; the rectory is partly appropriate to the dean and chapter of Ross, and jiartly impropriate in M. Roberts and J. W. Foote, Esqrs. The tithe rent-charge is £309, of which £4*. 11. are payable to the appropriators, £1,S0. Vi. to the impropriators, and the remainder to the vicar. The glebeliouse, an elegant villa embosomed in thriiing plantations, was erected by the Rev. H. Stewart, the present incumbent, in 1831 ; the glebe comiirises 5^ acres, of which two only belong to the vicar. The church, a handsome and spacious structure in the later English style, with a square tower, was erected in 18'25, at an expense of £1900, of which £900 were a gift from the Board of First Fruits, and the remainder was defrayed by Lord Carbery ; it is finely situated in the demesne of Castle F>eke. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the union of Ardfield ; the chapel, near Miltown, is a neat edifice, with a fine altar-piece. The male and female parochial school is supported chiefly by Lord Carbery and the incumJbent ; a very handsome school-house, with apartments for the master and mistress, has been erected by his lordship at his own expense. On Galley Head, often mistaken for the old head of Kinsale, are the ruins of Dundedy Castle ; and on the eastern side of Redstrand are the ruins of the castle of Dunowen. The ploughland of Gahanave, comprising about '200 acres, from which the chancellor of the diocese derives his income, is in this parish. Vol. II. — 149

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20. Ruins of Elizabethan court-house and gaol at Desertmartin

    near Desertmartin · parish · Derry · 1584–1603

    When Sir John Perrot reduced the O'Kane territory to shire ground in Elizabeth's reign, Coleraine was intended as the county capital, but the ruins of the court-house and gaol built for the county remain at Desertmartin, 15 miles away.

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    The river Foyle appears to have been the Argita, and the Bann the Login, of Ptolemy ; and the intervening territory, constituting the present county of Londonderry, formed, according to this geographer, part of the country of the Dariiii or Darini, whose name appears to be perpetuated in the modern designation of "Derry." The earliest internal evidence represents the district as being chiefly the territory of the O'Cathans, O'Catrans, or O'Kanes, under the name of Tir Cahan or ri(/;i«?i-aff/)<, signifying " O'Kane's country:" they were a branch of, and tributary to, the O'Nials, and their chief seat was at a place now called the Deer Park, in the vale of the Roe. When their country was reduced to shire ground by Sir John Perrot, in the reign of Elizabeth, it was intended that Coleraine should be the capital ; and the county was therefore designated, and long bore the name of, " the county of Coleraine," although the ruins of the court-house and gaol then built for the county are at Desertmartin, 15 miles from the proposed capital. Derry was seized by the English towards the close of Elizabeth's reign, for the purpose of checking the power of O'Nial and O'Donnel ; and when the earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnel fled the country, in 1607, nearly the whole of six counties in Ulster were confiscated. At this period the southern side of the county appears to have been possessed by the O'Donnels, O'Conors, and O'Murrys : the O'Cahans were not among the attainted septs, and consequently, in the ensuing schemes of plantation, many of them were settled among the native freeholders by James I., though they afterwards forfeited their estates in the subsequent civil war.

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21. Ruins of former glass-house at Parsonstown

    Birr or Parsonstown · town · Offaly

    Parsonstown formerly had an extensive manufacture of glass, of which only the ruins of the glass-house now remain. The town's trade was at that time principally confined to two distilleries producing about 95,000 gallons of spirits annually.

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    About 60 years since, a brisk trade was carried on here in woollens, which gave employment to several hundred weavers and combers. At present, the trade is principally confined to two distilleries, each producing about 95,000 gallons of spirits annually ; but a great variety of minor manufactures is carried on. There was also formerly an extensive manufacture of glass, of which the only remains are the ruins of the glass-house. A branch of the Provincial Bank has been established. In the excise arrangements the town is within the district of Maryborough. The market is well supplied with provisions of good quality ; the fairs are held on Feb. 11th, May 5th, Aug. 'ioth, and Dec. 10th. Large quantities of corn, flour, spirits, butter, cattle, sheep, and pigs are sold here ; and in return, timber, iron, drapery, groceries, coal, and most other articles of domestic consumption, are brought in, for the supply of the district. The want of water-carriage to facilitate the conveyance of commodities, is severely felt : apian has consequently been proposed, to form a navigation along the valley of the Brosna from Croghan bridge, about half a mile below the town, to the Shannon, from which river the Brosna is navigable for two miles, for the largest barges ; thence the line is proposed to be carried by a still-water navigation until the channel of the river can be again made available, at about 2^ miles below Parsonstown. The sessions-house consists of a hall, a court, and offices for transacting business : at one end of it is the bridewell, the only one in the county ; it has two day-rooms, nine cells, and two airing-yards. General-sessions for the county are held here in rotation with Tullamore and Philipstown four times in the year ; and petty-sessions occasionally. A manor court, under a seneschal appointed by the Earl of Rosse, is also held ; and the town is a chief constabulary police station. There are a fever hospital, and a dispensary. A reading-room is well supplied with newspapers and periodicals, and in the centre of the town is an observatory, belonging to Thomas L. Cooke, Esq. The barracks, which are about an English mile distant, have accommodations for 48 officers of infantry, 1110 privates, and 15 horses, with an hospital : the building consists of two large squares, and attached is an area for exercise.

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22. Ruins of four castles at Kilbarron, Tipperary

    Kilbarron · townland · Tipperary

    In the parish of Kilbarron are the ruins of an ancient church and of four castles called Cushlawn-Thullahawn, Cushlawn-Thigge-Burht, Annah, and Ballycollaton. Red and white marble and lead were formerly found in the parish.

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

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23. Ruins of Grange castle

    Grange · townland · Tipperary

    The parish (Kilberry area) contains ruins of the castle of Grange. The parish also has a chapel at New Birmingham and forms part of the Roman Catholic district of Gurtnahoe or Fennor.

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    the patronage of the Crown : the tithe rent-charge is £380. 15. 6. The church is a handsome structure, built in 1829, by a loan of £2000 from the Board of First Fruits. There is a glebe-house, for the erection of which the Board of First Fruits, in IS 18, gave £350 and lent £450 : the glebe comprises 23 acres, for which £42. 12. per annum late currency are paid by the rector. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish forms part of the district of Gurtnahoe, or Fennor, and has a chapel at New Birmingham. There is also a meetinghouse for Wesleyan Methodists. Some ruins exist of the castle of Grange. — See Birmingham, New.

    KILCOONEY, a parish, in the union of Tuam, barony of Clare, county of Galway, and province of Connavght, 4 miles (E. S. E.) from Headford, and on Lough Corrib ; containing 1609 inhabitants. It comprises 6057 statute acres. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Tuam, forming part of the union of Headford : the tithe rent-charge is £148. 18. St. Columb is said to have founded an abbey here.

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24. Ruins of 'James's churches' near Mitchelstown

    Mitchelstown · town · Cork · 1830

    In a parish forming part of the Roman Catholic district of Mitchelstown, the ruins of what are called 'James's churches' still remain. The parish church itself was built in 1830 with donations from the Earl of Kingston and the Board of First Fruits.

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    there is a gltbe of about three acres. The church was built in 1830, by a donation of £'200 from the Earl of Kingston, and £"00 from the Board of First Fruits. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Mitchelstown, and has a chapel. The ruins still remain of what are called " James's churches."

    MARTINS, ST.— See Mauls, St.

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25. Ruins of Kilconduff and Kinaff churches

    Kilconduff · parish · Mayo

    Some of the ruins of Kilconduff and Kinaff churches still exist within the parish.

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    KILCONDUFF, a parish, in the union of Swm- FORD, barony of Gallen, county of Mayo, and province of CoNNAUGHT ; Containing, with the post-town of Swinford, 707'2 inhabitants. It comprises 16,5'2'2| statute acres : the greater part is in tillage, but there are large tracts of bog and mountain laud ; flagstones are abundant. Pearls are found in the river Moy, and there are chalybeate and sulphureous springs. The principal seat is Brabazon Park, the residence of Sir W. Brabazon, Bart. The parish is in the diocese of Achonry : the rectory is impropriate in W. S. Bourke, Esq. ; the vicarage was united episcopally, in 1S0.5, to those of Kilbeagh and INIeelick, in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £^74. U., which is equally divided between the impropriator and the vicar; and of the entire vicarial union, £'S0'2. 17. The church, in Swinford, is a plain building, erected in 1810, when the late Board of First Fruits gave £600, and recently repaired by a grant of £'209 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The glebe-house was built in 1819, by a gift of £400 and a loan of like amount from the same Board ; and has a glebe of 13 acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising also Meelick, and containing a chapel in each. Some of the ruins of Kilconduff and Kinaff churches still exist. — See Swinford.

    KILCONER AN, a parish, in the union of Loughrea, partly in the baronies of Athenry and Loughrea, but chiefly in that of Dunkellin, county of Gal-way, and province of Co.nnavght, 3 miles (X. W. by N.) from Loughrea, on the road from that place to Galway ; containing 1552 inhabitants. It comprises 5478 statute 35

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26. Ruins of Killeen church or priory

    Killeen · townland · Limerick

    On the new line of road near Holly Park stand the interesting ruins of the old church or priory of Killeen. The site is noted as an antiquity within the parish.

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    The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Limerick, and in the patronage of the Waller family : the tithe rentcharge is £484. 12. The church, a spacious and handsome edifice with a lofty embattled tower, was built, entirely of hewn marble, in 1832, at an expense of £1500, of which £800 were a loan from the late Board of First Fruits, and the remainder a gift from the late J. Waller, Esq., who also undertook to repay the loan. The glebehouse is a very commodious residence, built in 1810, by the then incumbent ; and the glebe comprises 60 acres of profitable land. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish is the head of a district called Stonehall and Cappagh, comprising also the parishes of Cappagh and Nantiiian ; the old chapel is in the village of Stonehall, and a handsome chapel of hewn marble was built at Boherbuie, in 1832, at the expense of the late J. Waller, Esq. The two public schools of this parish are supported by the Rev. William Waller. Of the castle built by the Danes nothing is now remaining, and of that subsequently erected the vestiges are very slight. In the south-western part of the parish are some fragments of the castle of Carrigonan ; and on the new line of road, near Holly Park, are the interesting ruins of the old church or priory of Killeen. Not far from Carrigonan are the remains of the small church of Cillenalotor, 12 feet long and S feet wide, lighted by one narrow lancet window in the east gable, and having a very low pointed entrance on the west. Near Stonehall are some small but interesting lakes, on the shores of which are vestiges of ancient buildings.

    KILCORNAN, or Kilcoran, a parish, in the barony of Clanwilliam, union and county of Tipperary, and province of Minster, 5^ miles (W. N. \V.) from Tipperary; containing 631 inhabitants. The parish comprises 1157 statute acres. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Emly, forming part of the union of Druinkcen and corps of the archdeaconry of Emly : the tithe rentcharge is £39. 17. 6.

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27. Ruins of Kilsallaghan Castle, a conspicuous landmark

    Kilsallaghan · townland · Dublin

    In the parish of Kilsallaghan, County Dublin, a mansion stands on grounds containing the ruins of Kilsallaghan Castle, which forms a conspicuous feature visible for many miles around. The parish is bounded on the north by the Fieldstown river.

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    KILSALLAGHAN, a parish, in the union of Bal- ROTHERY, barony of Nethercross, county of Dublin, and province of Leinster, 8 miles (N.) from Dublin, on the old mail-road to Drogheda ; containing 548 inhabitants. This parish, anciently Ktlsau^han, is bouuded on the north by a small stream called the Fieldstown river, which falls into the sea a little to the north of the town of Swords. It comprises '2731 statute acres, of which 1134 are arable, and the remainder meadow and pasture : the system of agriculture is improving, and tillage increasing ; and building-stone is found in the parish. There are several good houses : the principal are, a mansion on the grounds of which are the ruins of Kilsallaghan Castle, forming a conspicuous feature for many miles round ; New Barn, where is a rath or moat ; and Dunmicky, near which is a rath surrounded by a deep ditch. Fairs for horses, cattle, and pigs, are held on Ascension-day and Sept. Sth. The living is in the diocese of Dubhu ; the rectory appropriate to the incumbent for the time being, provided he be resident, at a reserved rent of £10. 7. to the crown; and the vicarage united to that of Chapelraidway, and in the patronage of the Crown. The tithe rent-charge, including Chapelmidway, is £125. The glebe-house was built in 1748, by a gift of £173 from the late Board of First Fruits ; the glebe comprises 33 acres of well-cultivated laud. The church, rebuilt in 1812, by a loan of £708 from the same Board, is a neat small edifice. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the union of Rollestown.

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28. Ruins of Laraghbryan old church near Maynooth

    Laraghbryan · parish · Kildare

    In the vicinity of Maynooth town are the ruins of the old church of Laraghbryan. No further details of the ruins are given in the section.

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    with a handsome portico supporting a pediment, in the tympanum of which are the family arms, and connected with wings by an elegant corridor on each side; the interior contains many noble apartments, and, in addition to numerous family portraits, a collection of paintings by the first artists. The park, which is very extensive, is beautifully diversified with scenery of graceful and pleasing character ; in one part of it is a tower, from which a fine view is obtained of the surrounding country. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Dublin ; the rectory constitutes the corps of the prebend of Maynooth in the cathedral of St. Patrick, Dublin : both are in the patronage of the Duke of Leinster. The prebend was instituted by Archbishop Luke, in 1384, at the request of Maurice Fitzgerald, Lord of OflFaley, reserving to himself and his heirs the right of presentation. The gross income of the prebend is £55. ". 8. per annum : the tithe rent-charge of the parish, amounting to £2*6. 18. 6., is paid to the vicar; and there is a glebe-house, an old building, with a glebe of si.x acres. The church is an ancient structure, supposed to have been originally built by Gerald, Earl of Kildare, as an appendage to the college founded by him in 1518: it was thoroughly repaired, and modernised, in ITT-l by the late Duke of Leinster ; but the massive square tower still retains its original character. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms the head of the union or district called Maynooth and Leixlip, comprising those two parishes and that of Taghadoe, in each of which is a chapel ; that of Maynooth was a very plain building, but a new chapel, a handsome structure on a larger scale, has been completed. In the vicinity of the town are the ruins of the old church of Laraghbryan.

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29. Ruins of Longfield castle seized after battle of Cavan

    Longfield · townland · Leitrim

    About two and a half miles south of Newtown-Gore are the ruins of the castle of Longfield, of which a gable still remains showing strong but rude masonry. It was taken possession of by Major Martin Armstrong after the battle of Cavan.

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    from Ballinamona, on the road to Killeshandra ; containing 35 houses, and 1 87 inhabitants. Here is a small meeting-house for Wesleyan Methodists, in which a school is held. Garadice Lake and several others are situated in the vicinity. There are some vestiges of the ancient abbey of Moy, and close to the village is a large Druidical altar. About 2^ miles to the south are the ruins of the castle of Longfield, which, from the gable that still remains, appears to have been of strong but rude masonry : it was taken possession of by Major Martin Armstrong, after the battle of Cavan.

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30. Ruins of Macloneigh parish church

    Macloneigh · parish · Cork

    The ruins of the parish church of Macloneigh stand near the glebe-house. It was a spacious edifice nearly 80 feet long with gables and south walls still nearly entire; doors and windows are of hewn stone but of rude construction.

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    The glebe-house, a neat mansion, stands here, on a glebe of 48 acres of good land ; the church of the union is in Kilmichael. In the Roman Catholic divisiouM the parish is part of the district of Kilmichael : the chapel, at Toames, is a small neat edifice, erected in 1H31. The parochial school is supported by the rector ; another school is aided by a bequest of £10 per annum from the late Mrs. Margaret Urowne, of Castleview ; and there is a national school at Toames, for which a school-house was built in 1833, at an expense of £90. The ruins of the parish church are situated near the glebe-house; it was a spacious edifice nearly 80 feet long, of which the gables and south walls are still nearly entire ; the doors and windows are of hewn stone, but of rude construction.

    MACOSQUIN, or CAMUS-juxta-BANN, a parish, in the union and barony of Coleraine, county of Londonderry, and province of Ulster, '2 miles (S. S. W.) from Coleraine, on the road to Dublin ; containing 6545 inhabitants. The place derived its latter name, which is the more ancient, from the foundation of a monastery at Cambos or Camus, on the river Bann, by St. Comgal, in 580 ; and the former, by which it is more generally known, from the Cistercian abbey of St. Mary de Fontana or Macosquin, founded in 117- by the family of OCahan. This latter estubhshment became very celebrated as the resort of numerous pilgrims ; continued to flourish till the Dissolution ; and was granted in 1609 by James I. to the Irish Society, by whom the church of Macosquin was made parochial.

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31. Ruins of mansion at New Place, Killeek

    Killeek · townland · Dublin

    Near New Place in Killeek parish are the extensive ruins of a magnificent mansion, as well as some remains of the church.

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    KILLEEK, or Killaugh, a parish, in the union of B.ALROTHERY, barouy of Nethercross, county of Dublin, and province of Leinster, 1^ mile (W.) from Swords, and on the road from Dublin to the Naul ; containing 1S5 inhabitants, and 807 statute acres. It is a curacy, in the diocese of Dublin, forming part of the union of Swords. The rectory is appropriate to the economy estate of St. Patrick's cathedral, Dublin ; the tithe rent-charge is £126. 2. 6. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Finglas and St. Margaret's. Near New Place are the extensive ruins of a magnificent mansion; and there are some remains of the church.

    KILLEELY. — See Killily and Killely.

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32. Ruins of monastery and college on Hill of Slane

    Slane · town · Meath

    On the hill of Slane are the ruins of a monastery and college, and in the Marquess Conyngham's park are ruins of a hermitage. These remnants point to Slane's early ecclesiastical importance.

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    There are the ruins of the monastery and college on the hill of Slane ; and of a hermitage in the Marquess Conynghani's park. In the vicinity of the town are the ancient mounts or tumuli of New Grange : the principal is a large mound of earth, 70 feet high, and 300 feet in circumference at the top, covering an area of an Irish acre ; it is irregular in its form, and was surrounded at the base by a circle of huge upright unhewn stones, several of which remain. On removing part of the materials in 1699, a large stone was found, covering the entrance to a gallery 62 feet long, leading to a central arched cavern with three offsets, forming together in their ground plan a rude cross. The entrance is only three feet wide and two feet high, the gallery at first decreasing in breadth, and farther on being formed of large upright stones on each side, with others extending horizontally to form the roof, which is high enough to admit of approach in an upright position. The dome in the centre of the cross is of octagonal form, and about 20 feet high, constituting a coved roof of courses of flat stones successively projecting ; in the right branch of the 519

    cross is a large stone vase, within the excavated part of which are two circular cavities less than a foot in diameter. When this cavern was opened, two human skeletons were found entire, and also some horns and bones of deer. Slane gives the inferior title of Viscount to the Marquess Conyngham.

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33. Ruins of monastic houses at Multifarnham and Fore

    Fearbranagh or Multyfarnham · townland · Westmeath

    The ruins of monastic institutions at Farranemanagh, Fore, Kilbeggan, Kilmocahill, and Multifarnham were still in existence at the time of writing.

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    Many vestiges of very remote antiquity may be traced in the neighbourhood of Ballintubber, and others of a similar description arc observable in Moycashel. Of the numerous monastic institutions scattered through the county, those of Currick, Clonfad, Kileoniry, Drumcree, Forgney, Killuken, Leckin, Lynn, and Uathugh, still remain, either wholly or in part, as places of worship either of Protestants or Roman Catholics. The ruins of those of Farranemanagh, Fore, Kilbeggan, Kilmocahill, and Multifarnham are also in existence : those of Tristernagh, and of the houses of the Franciscans, Dominicans, and Augustinians of MuUingar, are utterly destroyed ; Athlone had a house of Conventual Franciscans. The existence of several others is now ascertained only by the names of the places in which they flourished. The ruins of ancient castles, several of which were erected by Hugh de Lacy, are numerous : the remains of Kilbixy Ccislle, his chief residence, though now obliterated, were extensi\ein the year 1680. Those of Anlnorcher, or Horseleap, another of de Lacy's castles, and the place where he met with a violent death from the hands of one of his own dependants, are still visible. Ralhwire, Sonnagh, and Killare were also built by de Lacy : the second of these stands on the verge of a small but beautiful lake i the third afterwards fell into the hands of the Mac Geoghcgans, the mansion of which family was at Castle Geoghegan. Other remarkable i astles were, Del tin, the seat of the Nugents ; Leney, belonging to the Gaynors ; Empor, to the Daltons ; Killaniny and Jr<hwu:riilh, to the Dillons ; Bracca, near Ardnorcher, to the Handys, who have a modern mansion in its neighbourhood ; and Clare Castle, or MuUaghcloe, the headquarters of Generals de Ginkell and Douglas when preparing for the siege of Ballymore. Several castles of the Mac Geoghcgans were in the neighbourhood of Kilbeggan. The chief modern mansions are noticed under the heads of their respective parishes.

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34. Ruins of O'Dorney abbey church near Abbey-Dorney

    Abbeydorney · town · Kerry

    The ruins of the ancient Cistercian abbey church are situated near the village of Abbey-Dorney in Kerry. The abbey's possessions had once been very extensive before the Dissolution.

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    O'DORNEY, a parish, in the union of Listowel, barony of Clanmaurice, county of Kerry, and province of Munster, 7 miles (N. by E.) from Tralee, on the new road to Listowel ; containing 3142 inhabitants. At this place, otherwise called A';/;(e Eleison, an abbey under the invocation of the Virgin Mary was founded in 1 154, for Cistercian monks. Its possessions, at one time, very extensive, were at the Dissolution granted by Henry VIII. to Edmond, Lord of Kerry, created Baron O'Dorney, in 1537. In 1596, the abbey was given by Queen Elizabeth to the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin ; and in 1 603 the rectory of O'Dorney was granted by the queen to Wm. Taaffe, Esq. : it is now the property of W. Talbot Crosbie, Esq., of Ardfert Abbey. The parish comprises 7'2'27 statute acres. The living is an impropriate cure, in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, and in the patronage of Mr. Crosbie, who receives the tithe rent-charge, amounting to £138, and has appointed a curate. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Abbeydorney, which also comprises the parishes of Kilflyn and Killaghin and contains the chapels of Abbeydorney and Kilflyn. The ruins of the ancient abbey church are situated near the village of Abbey-Dorney, which see.

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35. Ruins of O'Hill Castle near Laurencetown

    Laurencetown · townland · Galway

    Near the village of Laurencetown stand the ruins of the castle of O'Hill, from which the place formerly took the name of Ohillmore.

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    LAURENCETOWN, a village, in the parish of Clonfert, union of Ballinasloe, barony of Longford, county of Galway, and province of Con naught, 6 miles (S.) from Ballinasloe, on the road to Eyrecourt, under which places it has a receiving-house for letters ; containing 82 houses, and 397 inhabitants. This is a chief constabulary police station, and petty-sessions are held weekly on Thursday. A considerable quantity of wooden- ware and furniture is manufactured here ; and fairs are held on May Sth, Aug. 22nd, and Dec. 15th, for cattle, sheep, and pigs. The Roman Catholic chapel for this district, situated in the village, is a good modern building ; the Wesleyan Methodists also have a chapel here, and support a school. The seats in the vicinity are, Bellevue, or Liscreaghan, an extensive and wellwooded demesne containing a number of remarkably fine cedars of Lebanon and evergreen- oaks ; Gortnamona; Somerset House ; and Ballymore Castle, a fortified structure erected in 1620, and modernised at a considerable expense in 1815. Near the village, also, are the ruins of the castle of O'Hill, from which it formerly took the name of Ohillmore.

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36. Ruins of old church and abbey at Kineagh

    Kineagh · townland · Kildare · 1832

    The parish of Kineagh contains the ruins of an old church and an abbey. A neat Church of Ireland church was also built here in 1832 with a £900 grant from the Board of First Fruits.

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    KINEAGH, a parish, in the union of Baltinglass, partly in the barony of Rathvilly, county of Carlow, but chiefly in that of Kilkea and Moone, county of Kildare, and province of Leinster, 2 miles (W. by S.) from Baltinglass, and on the road from Dublin to Wexford; containing 1580 inhabitants. The parish comprises 6298^ statute acres. Agriculture is improving ; and there is fine granite for building. The principal seats are Bettyfield, Rickettstown, and Philipstown. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Dublin, and in the patronage of the Vicars-Choral of St. Patrick's cathedral, Dublin ; the rectory is partly appropriate to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and the vicars-choral of St. Patrick's, and partly impropriate in the Duke of Leinster, H. Gumming, Esq., and J. D. Duckett, Esq. The tithe rent-charge is £250. 11. 6., of which £86. 1. are payable to the vicar ; there is a glebe-house, and the glebe comprises ISi/. 3r. 24/). A neat church was built in 1832, by a grant of £900 from the Board of First Fruits. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is partly in the district of Castledermot, in the diocese of Dublin, and partly in that of Rathvilly, in the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. Here are the ruins of the old church, and of an abbey.

    KING'S COUNTY, an inland county of the province of Leinster, bounded on the east by the county of Kildare; on the north by that of Westmeath.and a small portion of Meath ; on the west by those of Tipperary, Galway, and Roscommon, from the two latter of which it is separated by the Shannon ; and on the south by the Queen's county and Tipperary. It extends from 52° 48' to 53° 24' (N. Lat.), and from 7° 0' to 8° 0' (W. Lon.) ; comprising an area of 493,985 statute acres, whereof 337,256 are arable land, 145,836 uncultivated, 8258 plantation, 902 under towns and villages, and 1733 183

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 58

37. Ruins of old church and ancient crosses at Kill

    Kill · parish · Dublin

    Near Kill Abbey in Dublin stood the ruins of the old church, covered in many places with ivy. The cemetery contained the remains of an ancient cross, and another cross's remains stood at the entrance of the road leading to the church.

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    KILL, a parish, in the union and barony of Rathdown, county of Dublin, and province of Leinster, ."i miles (S. E.) from Dublin, on the road to Bray ; containing 191'2 inhabitants. This parish comprises '^'CJ statute acres ; much of the land is in pasture, and the system of agriculture is improving. The mountain and sea views are very fine, and there are numerous seats, among which are Newtown Park House, Belville, Killiney Castle, Carriglea, Stoneville, Somerton, Newpark, and Kill Abbey. This last seat was the country residence of the deans, or, as some state, the priors, of Christ Church, Dublin ; it is part of the estate of Kill of the Grange of Clonkeen, and has been held by lease for above 130 years by the Espinasse family. The parish is in the diocese of Dublin, and is a curacy, forming part of the union of Monkstown ; the rectory is part of the corps of the deanery of Christ Church, and the tithe rent-charge is £128. 16. 6., of which two-thirds are payable to the dean and one-third to the curate, who also receives £31. V2. as the tithe of Kill of the Grange of Clonkeen. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kill forms part of the district of Kingstown and Cabinteely. There is a charity school near Cornel's Court ; and C. Doyne, Esq., has erected and supports an infants' school near his seat. The village of Killiney is in this parish, and is delightfully situated. Near it, on the summit of one of the Killiney hills, is an obelisk, commanding extremely beautiful views ; it was erected by John Malpas, Esq., in 17-i", principally to employ the neighbouring poor in a season of distress. Not far from Kill Abbey are the ruins of the old church, in many places covered with ivy ; in the cemetery are the remains of an ancient cross, and there are remains of another at the entrance of the road leading to the church. In the demesne of Carriglea is a rath.

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38. Ruins of old church at Ballybran, Ogonnilloe

    Ballybran · townland · Clare

    In the parish of Ogonnilloe, County Clare, the ruins of an old church survive at Ballybran. The parish also includes the island of Coskerry in Lough Derg.

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    OGONNILLOE, a parish, in the barony of Tulla Lower, union of Scariff, county of Clare, and province of Munster, 5 miles (N. by W.) from Killaloe, on the road to SearifiF; containing 3162 inhabitants. It is situated on the southern side of Scariff bay, which opens into Lough Derg ; and comprises 99'-5 statute acres, including the island of Coskerry, in Lough Derg, which contains 15/ acres. The whole of the parish, with the exception only of about 97 acres, is the property of Major Purdon ; the land is partly in pasture, but chiefly in tillage, and there is some mountain bog. An excellent new road has been constructed along the shores of Lough Derg, in lieu of the hilly road from Scariff to Killaloe, through the centre of the parish. The more elevated parts, and in particular the Gap of Ogonnilloe, command fine views of the lough, the Derry hills on the opposite shore, and the Keeper mountain in the distance. Tinerana, the residence of the Purdon family, is beautifully situated on the banks of Lough Derg, in an extensive and well-wooded demesne. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, and in the gift of the Bishop ; a portion of the rectory is appropriate to the economy fund of the cathedral of Killaloe, and the remainder forms part of the union of Omullod : the tithe rentcharge is £131. 10. 9., of which £29. 1. 6. are payable to the economy fund, £58. 17. to the incumbent of Omullod, and the remainder to the vicar, who also receives £34. 6. from the economy fund. The glebe-house was built in 1814, when the Board of First Fruits contributed £450, and a loan of £63, towards its erection : attached is a glebe comprising about 10 acres. The church is a neat edifice with a tower surmounted by minarets, erected in 1812 by aid of £800 from the same Board. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms a separate district : the chapel is at the Gap of Ogonnilloe. At Ballybran are the ruins of an old church ; and on a small island about 100 yards from the shore are the remains of Betkelly Castle, also called Cahir Castle. Until lately this castle was almost perfect ; but having been used for illicit distillation, it was partly blown up a few years since, and now forms a picturesque ruin.

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39. Ruins of old church at Kilmanaheen

    Kilmanaheen · parish · Clare

    The ruins of the old church of Kilmanaheen remain situated within the parish burial-ground.

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    KILMANAHEEN, a parish, in the union of Ennis- TYMON, barony of Corcomroe, county of Clare, and province of Munster, on the road from Ennis to Miltown-Malbay ; containing, with the post-town of Ennistymon and the village of Lahinch (both of which are separately described), 6436 inhabitants. It comprises 81*7 statute acres; a large portion consists of hilly pasture, and from its situation on the bay of Liseanor, the portion under tillage is manured with sea-weed and sand, which are here procured in abundance : the state of agriculture is gradually improving. The principal seats are, Ennistymon House, Lahenzy, Woodmount, and Moy, the occasional residence of Sir W. Fitzgerald, Bart. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Kilfenora : the rectory is united to those of Kilmacrehy and Killaspuglenane, constituting the corps of the archdeaconry ; and the three vicarages, together with those of Kilieilagh and Kilmoon, form the union of Kilraanaheen, in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of this parish amounts to £190. 1'2. 3.; the entire tithe of the archdeaconry to £'294. 19., and of the vicarial union to £'•111. 6. 6. The glebe-house is a modern building, towards the erection of which the Board of First Fruits contributed a loan of £369 and a gift of a similar sum : there is a glebe of 43 acres, subject to a charge of £10 per annum late currency. The church (at Ennistymon), built in 1831, is a handsome structure, for the erection of which the same Board granted a loan of £1000. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Ennistymon, which also comprises the parish of Clouuey and contains the chapels of Ennistymon, Lahinch, and Kilthomas. The ruins of the old church still remain, in the burial-ground.

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40. Ruins of old church at Maghery on Lough Neagh

    Maghery · townland · Armagh

    Adjoining the village of Maghery on the shore of Lough Neagh are the ruins of an old church. The site is noted as a place of antiquity within the parish.

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    Adjoining the village of Maghery, and close on the shore of Lough Neagh, are the ruins of an old church ; and in the townland of Eglish is an ancient cemetery, still used. In the townland of Derrycorr is a curious road, made of large oak-trees placed longitudinally with planks of cleft oak laid over them transversely, and covered with sand and gravel about a foot deep, forming a road across the bog at a considerable depth below the surface, and in an excellent state of preservation, though, from the accumulation of superincumbent bog, the timber must have remained there for many centuries. The sand and gravel were evidently brought from Lough Neagh, portions of petrified wood and chalcedony being intermixed with them ; and the road, which was recently discovered while cutting turf, is traceable for nearly two miles to the Lough, and is supposed by the peasantry to have been constructed by St. Patrick, for the purpose of conveying sand for the building of Armagh cathedral. In the year 1815 a golden gorget, weighing 12 oz., and richly chased, was found in one of the bogs, and was purchased by the Rev. F. Gervais, rector of the parish.

    TASCOFFIN, a parish, in the barony of Gowran, union and county of Kilkenny, and province of Leisister, 21 miles (N. by W.) from Gowran; containing 1314 inhabitants. In 1362, James, the second earl of Ormonde, here defeated and slew 600 of the clan or sept of the Mac Murroughs. The parish comprises 4708^ statute acres ; culm has been found within its limits, and was formerly worked. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Ossory, constituting the corps of the prebend of Tascoffin in the cathedral of St. Canice, Kilkenny, and in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is £138. 15. ; ^hcre is neither glebe-house nor glebe. The church was built in 1796, when the Board of First Fruits gave £500 towards its erection ; and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners lately granted £308 for its repair. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish forms part of the district of Gowran, and contains a chapel.

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41. Ruins of old church on Templemichael glebe

    Templemichael · street · Longford

    On the glebe of Templemichael in the Longford area are the ruins of an old church. A chalybeate spa is also noted near the town.

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    The glebe-house is beautifully situated about half a mile from the church, and near the river Canilin, wliieh flows through the demesne ; it was built in I76O, and for its improvement various sums were expended between 176;J and 1795, amounting altogether to £'3314. There are two glebes in the parish, one of 108 acres on which the glebe-house is situated, the other of 35 acres at Lisserdowling ; also a glebe of '9^ acres in Kiltoe, subject to a quit-rent of £'2. 16. 6. The church at Longford is a spacious edifice, with a tower and spire : it was repaired and enlarged in ISI'2, at a cost of £3'2'21 British, being a loan from the Board of First Fruits ; and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners lately granted £'249 for its further repair. There is also a church at Upper Killoe. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is in the district of Longford, comprising this parish and that of Ballymacormick, and containing two chapels, one in the town of Longford, and the other at Strand in Ballymacormick. In Longford are also chapels for Wesleyan Methodists and Presbyterians. The County Infirmary, near the town, has '28 beds, besides a very large attendance of extern patients, who are provided with advice and medicine. There is a bequest for the poor, called the " Charleton Money." In the townland of Lisserdowling is a moat which is supposed to form the central spot of Ireland : near the town is a chalybeate spa ; and on the glebe of Templemichael are the ruins of an old church.

    TEMPLEMICHAEL, or Templemihill, a parish, in the union of Carrick-on-Suir, barony of Slievar- DAGH, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 4^ miles (N.) from Carrick-on-Suir, and on the river Liugan ; containing 102" inhabitants. The parish comprises 2870 statute acres. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Lismore, forming part of the union of Dysart : the tithe rent-charge is £147. 13. 8.

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42. Ruins of old church with Cosby mausoleum

    Stradbally · town · Laois

    Near the town of Stradbally are the ruins of an old church with walls about six feet thick and of considerable height. Under one end is the mausoleum of the Cosby family.

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    sides were killed. Near the town are the ruins of an old church, the walls of which are about six feet thick and of considerable height : under one end is the mausoleum of the Cosby family. Four miles to the south is the Dun of Clopoke, an isolated rock, in which are various singular cavities : it has a level summit, formerly encompassed with a rampart of stone, and was a fort of the O'Mores ; the ascent is steep and rugged. It is now remarkable only for the romantic views which it commands along the range of hills in its vicinity and the rich pastures of Timogue.

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43. Ruins of old mansion-house at Castleblayney

    Castleblayney · town · Monaghan

    The ruins of the old mansion-house of Castle-Blayney are still standing but stand so close to the modern building as to injure the appearance of both. There are also ruins of an old building in the same demesne with very massive walls, overgrown with trees.

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

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44. Ruins of old parochial church near Barley Cove

    near Barley Cove · bay · Cork

    Near the head of Barley Cove stand the ruins of the old parochial church of the parish. The site is noted among the antiquities of the area.

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    inhabited. Within the limits of the parish are numerous bays and creeks; the principal are Ballydevlin bay, Crookhaven, and Barley Cove, in each of which is good anchorage. Petty-sessions are held at Tourmore on alternate Wednesdays, and there is a constabulary police station at Goleen. The seats are Rockview, Seaview, Rock-Island House, Ballydevlin, Crookhaven House, Ballynaule, Goleen House, and Tourmore. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cork, and in the alternate patronage of the Crown and the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is £375. There is no glebe-house; the glebe comprises Ja. 4p., and here are some extensive tracts of mountain land belonging to the see of Cork, now in the hands of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The church, at Crookhaven, has been rebuilt at a cost of £732, of which £5S2 were from the funds of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and £150 were raised by subscription. In the Rowan Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of West Skull, and has a chapel at Goleen, built in 1806. The three castles which give name to the promontory of Three-Castle Head are detached buildings, within a gun-shot of each other ; they are on the clifiF, near a spacious and very clear lake, and are stated to have been built by the Mahonys in the loth century. At Ballydevlin is a castle called Desmond Castle, built in 1495, hkewise by the Mahonys. Some remains of ancient castles also exist at Lisgriffin, and on the shore of the lake of Dunkelly ; and near the head of Barley Cove are the ruins of the old parochial church.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 46

45. Ruins of Pallas castle and Carmelite friary

    Pallas · townland · Galway

    At Pallas, anciently called Kaltnigh-ni-Pallice, stand the ruins of an ancient and strong castle. A friary dedicated to the Blessed Virgin was also formerly located here, founded by Birmingham, Baron of Athenry, for Carmelite or White friars.

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    generally of very good quality, and in a state of profitable cultivation ; the system of agriculture is much improved, and there is little waste land. A lead-mine was formerly worked within a mile of this place ; a great deal of lead-ore is still found in the neighbourhood. The principal seats are Pallas, Killeen, Flower Hill, Spring Garden, Derrywilliam, and LisdufF. On the river Ballyshinee are some mills, capable of producing more than 30,000 barrels of flour annually. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Clonfert ; the rectory is partly appropriate to the see, partly to the prebendary of Kilmeen in the cathedral of Tuam, partly to the vicars-choral of Christ Church, Dublin, and partly annexed to the vicarage, which was episcopally united in 1735 to the rectory and vicarage of Doneira, and is in the patronage of the Marquess of Clanricarde. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £1S5. 15. 6., of which £24. 19. 6. are payable to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners (as part of the temporalities of the see), £10. 8. to the prebendary, £1. S. to the vicars-choral, and the remainder to the vicar. The glebe-house, situated in the parish of Doneira, is a neat building, towards the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits contributed £300 and a loan of £500 in 1S14; the glebe of the union comprises 91 acres, of which 12 are in this parish, the whole valued at £81. 9. I)er annum. The gross value of the benefice, including tithe and glebe, amounted, before the passing of the Rent-charge act, to £358. 7. The church is a small plain edifice, erected in 1702. In the Roman Catholic divisions this is a separate parish, and generally appertains to the bishop of the diocese, who appoints a curate to perform the duty ; the chapel is a \ery handsome edifice. At Pallas, anciently called Kaltnigh-ni-Pallice, are the ruins of an ancient and strong castle; and there was formerly a friary, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, founded by Birmingham, Baron of Athenry, for Carmelite or White friars, and which was granted by Queen Elizabeth to John Rawson.

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46. Ruins of Screen Abbey on the townland of Craig

    Craig · townland · Derry

    The ruins of Screen Abbey, referenced by Colgan in his Trias Thaumaturga, can still be traced on the townland of Craig.

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    The LIVING is a rectory, in the diocese of Derry, and in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge is £318. 15.; and the glebe-house stands on a glebe of ■23 acres, valued together at £36. 15. per annum ; the gross value of the benefice, tithe and glebe included, is therefore £355. 10. per annum. The church, situated near the ancient monastery of Duncrun, is a large and handsome edifice in the early English style of architecture, built in 1778; it has a steeple, furnished with a bell : the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £2*29 towards repairs. The old church, being in a decayed state and in an inconvenient situation, was relinquished as a Protestant place of worship, and was given to the Roman Catholic congregation, with the consent of the late Earl of Bristol, then Bishop of Derry ; but being after some time found unsuited to its purpose, a large and commodious chapel was built in the neighbourhood, towards the erection of which Dr. Knox, the late Bishop of Derry, and other Protestant gentlemen, contributed. The churchyard, being the burial-place of most of the old families of every religious persuasion, has been inclosed with a wall and iron-gate by parish assessment. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising also parts of Dunboe and Aghanloo. At Margymonaghan is a meeting-house for Presbyterians. Hodgson Gage, Esq., bequeathed £'200, and the Rev. John Leathes, rector of the parish, in 1703, £100, to the poor; the interest is paid annually by two of the seven proprietors of the soil. The remains of an ancient encampment, and the foundations of a castle, were lately discovered in a strong position about half-way up the mountain ; it is supposed to have been one of the fastnesses in which the Irish secured themselves and their property during the wars of Elizabeth and Charles I. and II. The foundations of the abbey of Duncrun, and near them those of the old church, are the only traces of their former existence : the surrounding scenery is peculiarly grand and romantic. The ruins of Screen Abbey, noticed by Colgan in his Trias Thaumaturga, may still be traced on the townland of Craig. The Rev. John Graham was author of the Siege of Derry, Derriana, Annals of Ireland, and various other historical, statistical, and poetical publications. Dennis Hampson, the celebrated Irish harper, resided in the parish.

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47. Ruins of Shanid and Glenquin castles name baronies

    Shanid · electoral division · Limerick

    The baronies of Lower and Upper Connello were subdivided, with the new divisions named Shanid and Glenquin after the castles whose ruins are conspicuous near their respective centres.

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    The county is chiefly in the diocese of Limerick, with some small portions in those of Emly and Killaloe. For purposes of CIVIL jurisdiction it is divided into the baronies of Clanv^illiam, Lower Connello, LTpper Connello, Coonagh, Coshma, Costlea, Kenry, Owneybeg, Pubblebrien, and Small County. Lower Connello is subdivided into the barony of Lower Connello, and the division or barony of Shanid ; and Upper Connello, into that of Upper Connello, and the division or barony of Glenquin : these arrangements have been found necessary from the great extent of the two baronies, which comprised full one-half of the county ; the new divisions were named after the castles whose ruins are conspicuous near their respective centres. Exclusively of the county of the city of Limerick, the county contains the ancient corporate towns of Askeaton and Kilmallock ; the market-town of Kilfinane; the market and post towns of Rathkeale, Newcastle, Bruff, Ballingarry, Pallaskenry, and Glin ; the post-towns of Castle- Connell, Shanagolden, Croom, Cahirconlish, Pallasgreine, Adare, and Broadford ; and the sub-posts of Abbeyfeale, Barrington's-Bridge, Patrick's-Well, and Drumcollogher. Previously to the Union, it sent six members (besides the city members) to the Irish parliament, two for the county at large, and two for each of the boroughs of Askeaton and Kilmallock ; but, since that period, the two returned to the Imperial parliament for the county at large have been its only representatives. The number of electors registered in 1S41 was 16/0, of whom 385 were £50, 153 £'20, and lO^-i £10, freeholders; <2 £50, 12 £'20, and 74 £10, leaseholders; and 13 £50, and 9 £20, rentchargers : the place of election is the city of Limerick. The county is in the Munster circuit ; the assizes are held in the county town, where the courthouse, county gaol, and house of correction are situated. Quarter-sessions are held at Limerick, Newcastle, Rathkeale, and Bruff; and there are bridewells at each of these places, and also at Glin, Kilfinane, and Croom. The local government is vested in a lieutenant, 18 deputy-lieutenants, and 94 other magistrates, with the usual county officers and 4 coroners. There are nearly 70 constabulary police stations, having in the whole a force of one county inspector, six sub-inspectors, six head-constables, 56 constables, and 286 sub-constables, with seven horses ; the expense of whose maintenance in 1842 was £17,170. The lunatic district asylum for this county and those of Clare and Kerry is in the city of Limerick ; there are four fever hospitals, besides that of Limerick, and 30 dispensaries, supported by county presentments and private subscriptions in equal portions. The total amount of grand jury presentments in the year 1844 was £37,320. In military arrangements the county is included in the Limerick district.

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48. Ruins of Sir Jasper Herbert's castle, Tullamore

    Tullamore · town · Offaly · 1626

    The remains of a castle built in 1626 by Sir Jasper Herbert on former abbey lands are still visible in Tullamore. Herbert originally held the lands under a lease from Queen Elizabeth and was later granted them in fee by James I.

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    The LIVING is a rectory, in the diocese of Meath, partly impropriate in the Earl of Norbury, and partly, with cure of souls, in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is £208. 11., one-half payable to the impropriator and the other to the incumbent, each having the entire tithe of certain portions of the parish. The glebe-house, which is near the church, was built by means of £323 and a loan of £415 from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1815 : the glebe comprises 4^ acres, valued at £9. The church, situated about a quarter of a mile from the town, on the Portarlington road, was erected in 1 818, in the Gothic style, after a design by Mr. Johnston, at an expense of £8030 British, of which £738 were a gift and £2769 a loan from the Board of First Fruits, and the residue, amounting to £4523, was a donation from Lord Charleville ; the Ecclesiastical Commissioners lately granted £700 towards repairs. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising also Durrow : each parish has a chapel; that inTuUamore is a large building, to which several additions have been made in various styles of architecture. There are places of worship for Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists, and a meeting-house belonging to the Society of Friends. The county infirmary is in the town. The workhouse of the union, on a site of 6^ acres purchased for £685, was completed in 1841 at an expense of £5950, and is constructed to receive 700 mmates. The remains of a castle built in 1626 by Sir Jasper Herbert, on the abbey lands demised to him by 606 '

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 357

49. Ruins of Sir Robert Colville's private chapel near old church

    near Newtownards · town · Down

    Near the old church of Newtownards, which had become the court-house, stood the ruins of a private chapel built by Sir Robert Colville. The site links the Colville family to the ecclesiastical landscape of the town.

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    posure to the air. The head and horns of a moose-deer were, in 1832, dug up on the townland of Ballymagreechan, and are deposited in the museum at Glasgow. The cemetery of the abbey of Moville is used for a parochial burial-ground ; and near the old church, now the court-house, are the ruins of a private chapel, built by Sir Robert Colville. In that church were interred the remains of the earls and others of the family of Mount- Alexander ; of several of the Colville family ; of the first Marquess of Londonderry ; and of his father.

    NEWTOWN-BARRY, or St. Marys, a market and post town, and a parish, in the union of Enniscorthy, barony of Scarawalsh, county of Wexford, and province of Leinster, 22 miles (N. W.) from Wexford, and 50 (S.) from Dublin ; containing 3723 inhabitants, of whom 1437 are in the town. This town owes its origin and name to its founder, James Barry, Esq., who was sheriff of Dublin in 1577, and progenitor of the barons of Santry ; it came into the possession of John Maxwell, Esq., afterwards created Lord Farnham, by marriage in 1*19 with the daughter and heiress of James Barry, Esq., and is now the property of the present lord. In the disturbances of 179S this place was attacked, on the 1st of June, by the insurgents, who obtained possession of it for a short time, but were soon driven out by the troops of the line and yeomanry.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 213

50. Ruins of small church at Kilkerin, Killofin

    Kilkerin · townland · Clare

    At Kilkerin in Killofin parish are the ruins of a small church with a burial-ground used for the interment of children. The site reflects a distinct local funerary tradition.

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    KILLOFIN, a parish, in the union of Kii.rush, barony of Clonderlaw, county of Clare, and province of Munster, 7 miles (S. W.) from Kildysart, and on the river Shannon ; containing 3985 inhabitants. It comprises 66925 statute acres, and is almost entirely under tillage, yielding abundant crops ; there is some bog. In several parts are indications of coal, and culm is obtained at Slievedooly and Clonkerry. The southwestern part of the parish consists of a peninsula, projecting into the Shannon, and forming the south-east side of Clonderlaw bay : on Kilkeran Point, at its extremity, is a battery mounting six 24-pounders and two howitzers, with a bomb-proof barrack for a detachment of artillerymen. The principal seats arc Ballyartncy, Clonkerry, and Kilkeran Lodge. The parish is a vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, forming part of the union of Kilmurry-Clonderlaw ; the rectory is impropriate in Bindon Scott, Esq. : the tithe rent-charge is £213, of which £120 are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions Killofin is also part of the union or district of Kilmurry-Clonderlaw, and has a handsome cruciform chapel near Labasheeda. Some remains of the parish church still exist, and its burial-ground is still used ; at Kilkerin are the ruins of a small church, with a burialground which is used for the interment of children ; and at Killanna are the ruins of an ancient building, supposed to have been a monastery. In Millpark is a chalybeate spring. — See Labasheeda.

    KILLOGHCONNOGHAN, or Kilaconnigan, a parish, in the union of Trim, barony of Lune, county of Meath, and province of Leinster, 6j miles (W.) from Trim, and on the road from Dublin to Mullingar ; containing 2319 inhabitants. It comprises ll,56li statute acres : about one fourth is bog, much of which was Dlanted by the late Earl of Darnley ; the remainder

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 40

51. Ruins of St. Maud's church, Maudlintown

    Maudlintown · street · Wexford

    The ruins of a church dedicated to St. Maud still exist in the parish of Maudlintown on the western shore of Wexford harbour.

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    MAUDLINTOWN, a parish, in the barony of Forth, union and county of Wexford, and province of Leinster ; containing, with part of the town ot Wexford, 7'23 inhabitants. By an inquisition taken in the Sth of James I., it appears that there was an hospital for lepers here, governed by a master, keeper, or prior, who, with the brethren and sisters, had, in the 19th of Richard II., acquired and appropriated to themselves and successors in perpetuity, contrary to the statute of mortmain, 120 acres of land in Maudlintown and Rochestown, with the tithes of the parish of Ballyvalloo, kc. The parish is situated on the western shore of the harbour of Wexford, and its south-eastern part forms a continuation of the suburb called "The Faithe :" it comprises 841 statute acres, partly under tillage, and partly occupied by the rugged tract of the trap formation, called the White Rocks. Within the limits of the parish is Rockland Hall, the seat of W. Talbot, Esq. (father of the Countess of Shrewsbury), situated near the shore of the harbour, of which and of the bay it commands an extensive view. For civil purposes this parish has merged into that of St. Peter's, Wexford. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Ferns, forming part of the ecclesiastical union of St. Patrick's, Wexford : the tithe rent-charge is £67. 15. 6. In the Roman Catholic divisions it is part of the district of Wexford. The ruins of the church, dedicated to St. Maud, still exist.

    MAUL'S, ST., a parish, in the union of Kilkenny, partly in the barony of Gowran, county of Kilkenny, but chiefly within the liberties of the city of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster; containing 1496 inhabitants, and comprising 31'2| statute acres. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, entirely appropriate to the see : the tithe rent-charge is £3*. 10., now payable to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of St. Canice.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 140

52. Ruins of Stradbally abbey, Waterford

    Stradbally · town · Waterford

    The churchyard at Stradbally, Waterford, is adorned by the ruins of the ancient abbey of Stradbally, which, being overgrown with ivy, have a very picturesque appearance. One of the Augustin friars was called the White Friar and is the hero of many legendary tales.

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    The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Lismore, episcopally united, in 1*99, to the vicarages of Ballylaneen and Clonea, and in the patronage of the Duke of Devonshire, in whom the rectory is impropriate : the tithe rent-charge of the parish is £596. 8., of which £375 are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the incumbent ; the gross tithe of the benefice of the vicar is £495. IS. The glebe in Clonea consists of two acres ; there is no glebe-house. The church is a neat structure with a tower and spire, built in 1786 by aid of £500 from the Board of First Fruits ; a gallery was added in 1830 : the churchyard is well planted, and adorned by the ruins of the ancient abbey of Stradbally, which, being overgrown with ivy, have a very picturesque appearance. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising the parishes of Stradbally and Ballylaneen, and containing three chapels, two of which are in this parish, at Stradbally and Fahagh, the latter built principally at the expense of the late James Barron, Esq. The late Rev. P. Wall, P.P., left upwards of £100 to be distributed in clothing and other charities. On the estate of Fahagh are the remains of an ancient building which derives

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53. Ruins of the monastery of Cross or Holy Cross

    Cross (Boyd) · townland · Mayo

    West of Binghamstown are ruins of the small monastery of Cross, or the Holy Cross, which was dependent on the abbey of Ballintobber. Nearly buried in the sands nearby are walls of an ancient church said to have belonged to a former nunnery.

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    The LixiNG is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Killala, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the tithe rent-charge is £195. The glebe-house was built by a gift of £450, and a loan of £180, from the Board of First Fruits ; the glebe comprises 40 acres. The church, a neat plain edifice with a square tower, built in 1S27, and towards the erection of which the same Board made a loan of £S00, occupies a very elevated situation at Binghamstown ; the Ecclesiastical Commissioners lately granted £138 for its repair. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church ; the principal chapel, a large edifice, is at Binghamstown, and there is another chapel at Tarrane. Near the glebe-house is a remarkable subterraneous cavern, called Pullmashantina, into which the sea rushes for nearly a quarter of a mile, with extreme violence and noise ; the rock is singularly formed, and part of it has fallen in, leaving a wide gap which adds to the awful grandeur of the scene. Not far from the cavern is a detached mass of rock that appears to have been severed from the other portion by some violent convulsion, and on the summit of XN'hich is a rich field of grass. To the west of Binghamstown are some ruins of the small monastery of Cross, or the Holy Cross, which was dependent on the abbey of Ballintobber ; and nearly buried in the sands, are some of the walls of an ancient church said to have belonged to a nunnery formerly existing. On the shore of Broadhaven are the remains of Knocknalina Castle ; and about four miles from it, on Blacksod harbour, stand the ruins of Barnach Castle, a square building of small dimensions. About a mile and a half to the north-west of the Mullet is Coulogh Castle, and on a bold headland opposite to Eagle Island are the remains of the fort of Dunamogh. On the island called hniis Glora is an ancient burial-ground, which is still used as a place of interment. There is a very strongly impregnated chalybeate spring at Binghamstown.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 48

54. Ruins of the old fort of Ballybritt

    Ballybritt · townland · Offaly

    The ruins of the old fort of Ballybritt, once a place of some importance, survived in the parish of Seir-Kieran. The barony derived its name from this fort.

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    Kieran the elder, who in the earliest period of the Christian church, founded u monastery licre, and is said also to have made it the seat of a small bishopric. So early (lid he exercise his mission, that he has been styled the father of the Irish saints. This establishment was repeatedly plundered by the Danes and other freebooters ; aud in 1().">2 the see of Seir-Kieran was removed to Aghaboe, and thence finally to Kilkenny. To this see the manor anciently belonged, and it was recovered to the bishops by trial of single combat in r284. In succeeding ages a monastery, dedicated to St. Kieran, was founded for Canons Regular of the order of St. Augustine, the ruins of which are still to be seen : the possessions of this monastery, at the Dissolution, were granted to Sir William Taafe, and by him assigned to James, Earl of Roscommon. The parish comprises SS-^.t statute acres, of which 16'2 are woodland, 64 bog aud waste, the remainder being arable aud pasture: limestone is found, and agriculture is improving. The seats are Oakely Park and Grange House. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is impropriate. The tithe rent-charge is £1'20. 3., of which £63. *. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar, who has an augmentation from Primate Boulter's fund, making his income £100 per annum: the glebe comprises I'-i acres ; the glebe -house was built by a gift of £450 and a loan of £88, in 1814, from the late Board of First Fruits. The church stands on the site of the monastery ; it was rebuilt lately, at a cost of £608, of which £540 were from the funds of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The Roman Catholic parish is coextensive with that of the Established Church, and contains two chapels, one at Clareen, and the other at Fancraft, both plain buildings in good repair. Ruins exist of the old fort of Ballybritt, once a place of some importance, and from which the barony derived its name : at Drumoyle are the remains of a village. Here is the holy well of St. Kieran.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 276

55. Ruins of three castles at Cratloe

    Cratloe · town · Clare

    The ruins of the castles of Cratloe, Cratloe Kail, and Ballintlea still remain in the parish of Cratloe, County Clare. These castles are listed alongside other ancient remains in the area.

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    latterly improved. A court for the manor of Bunratty is occasionally held at Cratloe, by Colonel Wyndhatn's seneschal, in which small debts are recoverable. Here is a station of the constabulary police. The scats are, Cratloe Woods, the occasional residence of Augu.stus Stafford O'Brien, Esq. ; and Ballintlea, of J. Kelly, Esq. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Limerick, and in the patronage of Colonel 'Wyndham, in whom the rectory is impropriate : the tithe rent- charge is £'200. 1'2. 6., of which £148. 2. 6. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church ; the principal chapel is at Cratloe Cross, and there is another at Ballyliddane, near Sixmile-bridge. The ruins of the castles of Cratloe, Cratloe Kail, and Ballintlea, still remain ; also those of an old church on Gallows hill, and of another at Crochan. Near the latter is a very perfect Druidical altar or cromlech.

    KILFERGUS.— See Glinn.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 24

56. Ruins of three castles in Newcastle village

    Newcastle · town · Dublin

    In the village of Newcastle (County Dublin) stand the ruins of three castles. No further detail is given, but their presence attests to the medieval significance of the settlement.

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    The parish comprises 4282 statute acres : agriculture is in a high state of improvement ; the principal crops are wheat, oats, and potatoes. There are good quarries, the stone of which is used for building, and repairing the roads. The Grand Canal passes through the parish, as does also the line of the Dublin and Cashel rail-road. Part of the demesne of Lyons, the splendid seat of the Right Hon. Lord Cloncurry, is in the parish : the other seats are, Athgoe Park, one part of which is a castle erected at a very early period, and in the grounds of which are the tower or keep of Colmanstown, and an old burial-place ; Newcastle House ; Newcastle ; Peamount ; and Colganstown, the property of the corporation of Dublin. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Dublin, and was made the corps of the archdeaconry of Glendalough by an act of the Sth of Edward IV. (1467) ; it is in the patronage of the Archbishop. The tithe rent-charge is £187. 10. A small plot of ground in Myler's Alley, Dublin, measuring Ir. 24/)., on which some houses stand that arc let on lease at £18. 9. per annum, belongs to the archdeaconry : the gross annual value of the dignity, before the passing of the Rentcharge act, was £418. 9. There are an excellent glebehouse, and a glebe of 16 acres, to which 2a. 3r. 17p. were added on the inclosure of the common. The church was erected about the 15th century, and is chiefly remarkable for its fine eastern window, which is greatly admired, and was removed to it in 17-4, when the building underwent a thorough repair ; the ivy which covers the walls contributes to its picturesque appearance. It was new-roofed and thoroughly repaired in 1835 and 1837, by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The church has an annual economy fund of £3. 8. 10. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Saggard ; a neat chapel with a belfry was erected in 1813, at a cost of about £1500. In the village are the ruins of three castles.

    NEWCASTLE, a market and post town, a parish, and the head of a union, partly in the barony of Shanid, 38-

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 201

57. Ruins of two churches and Tobberara well at Kilberry

    Kilberry · town · Kildare

    In the parish of Kilberry, Kildare, stand the ruins of two churches and the well of Tobberara, which is dedicated to St. John.

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    are arable and pasture land, and one-third bog. The seats are Barrowford, Bellview, Salisbury, Geraldine, and Bert House, a residence of Lord Downes. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Dublin, and in the gift of the Vicars- Choral of St. Patrick's Cathedral ; the rectory till lately formed part of the corps of the deanery of St. Patrick's. The tithe rent-charge is £270, of which two-thirds were payable to the dean. The church was opened for divine service in 1833 ; it was built at a cost of £1200, of which £900 were a grant from the Board of First Fruits. There is a glebe of two acres, but no glebe-house. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish forms part of the district of Athy. About 100 children are educated in a national school, and about 150 in two private schools. Here are the ruins of two churches ; also the well of Tobberara, which is dedicated to St. John.

    KILBERRY, a parish, in the union of Navan, barony of Morgallion, county of Meath, and province of Leinster, 4 miles (N.) from Navan, on the road from that place to Kingscourt ; containing 2023 inhabitants, of whom 128 are in the village. It comprises 4818^ statute acres of land of good quality; about two-thirds are meadow or pasture, and about 100 acres bog. The parish is intersected by the Yellow River, on which is a corn-mill. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Meath, and forms part of the union of Donaghpatrick : the tithe-rent charge is £231. 5., and there is a glebe of six acres, valued at £18. 9. 2. per annum. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilberry is the head of a district, comprising also Donaghpatrick and Teltown, and containing two chapels, situated at Kilberry and Oristown. There are two national schools, and a school to which Colonel Everard gives a house and garden rent-free, and C. Smyth, Esq., subscribes £10 annually. A chantry of two priests was formerly attached to the church of St. Mary, in this parish.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 14

58. Ruins of Westpalstown church

    Westpalstown · townland · Dublin

    The parish of Westpalstown, in the barony of Balrothery West, county of Dublin, contained 169 inhabitants and comprised 1596 statute acres. The ruins of the parish church still existed at the time of writing.

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    WESTPALSTOWN, a parish, in the union of Bal- ROTHERY, barony of Balrothery West, county of Dublin, and province of Leinster, 12 miles (N.) from Dublin ; containing 169 inhabitants, and comprising 1596 statute acres. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Dublin, forming part of the union and corps of the prebend of Clonniethan in the cathedral of Christ Church, Dublin ; the rectory is appropriate to the vicars-choral of that cathedral, and the tithe rentcharge is ifill'2. 10., two-thirds payable to the vicarschoral, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is in the district of Damastown. The ruins of the church still exist.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 390

59. Ruins on Downpatrick Head

    near Downpatrick Head · promontory · Mayo

    Downpatrick Head is an insulated circular cliff located about 50 yards from the shore in the parish of Kilbreedy. On the summit of the cliff are the remains of a building.

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    KILBRAGH, Tipperary.— See Templetouhy. KILBREEDY, or Kilbride, a parish, in the union of Ballina, barony of Tyrawley, county of Mayo, and province of Coxnaught, 7 "liles (N. N. W.) from Killala, and on the road from Rathlacken to Ballycastle ; containing 1963 inhabitants. The parish comprises 4457^ statute acres ; the soil is marshy, and there is a considerable quantity of bog. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Killala, and forms part of the union of Dunfeeny ; the rectory is appropriate to the dean and precentor of Killala. The tithe rent-charge is £110. 12. 6., half of which is equally divided between the dean and precentor, and half is payable to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions, also, the parish is part of the union or district of Dunfeeny. There is a chalybeate spring. Downpatrick Head is an insulated circular cliflF, about SO yards from the shore ; on the summit are the remains of a building.

    KILBREDY MAJOR, a parish, in the union of KiLMALLOCK, partly in the barony of Small County, but chiefly in that of Costlea, county of Limerick, and province of Munster, 2 miles (W. by S.) from Kilmallock on the road to Tipperary; containing 1409 inhabitants. It comprises 3384 statute acres : the land is of good quality, being on a substratum of limestone ; the greater portion is arable with some valuable meadow and pasture, and there is a small proportion of bog. The parish is in the diocese of Limerick, and the rectory forms part of the union of Kilmallock : the tithe rent-charge is £168. 12. 6. There is neither church nor glebe-house; the glebe comprises II5 acres of profitable land. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Athnassy, or Ballinvana. Here are several raths, some of which are perfect.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 15

60. Rush: martello tower and coast-guard station on the beach

    Rush · town · Dublin

    A martello tower stands on the beach at Rush, and a coast-guard station has been established there, forming one of nine stations constituting the Swords district. A small pier was erected on a ledge of rock extending into the sea.

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    RUSH, a small sea-port and fishing town, in the parish of Li'Sk, union and barony of Balrothery, county of Dublin, and province of Leinster, 6 miles (N.E.) from Swords, and I3A (N. byE.) from Dublin; containing 1603 inhabitants. This town, which is situated on the eastern coast, contains 338 houses, chiefly inhabited by fishermen; and has, since the I6th century, been celebrated for the great quantities of ling which are taken and cured by the inhabitants. Previously to the discontinuance of the bounties, 22 boats were employed in this fishery ; but the number has been reduced to 16, of about 40 tons each, carrying seven or eight men. The harbour is difficult of access, and adapted only for small vessels ; the channel has from seven to eight feet depth at low wafer, and is much exposed to a heavy swell during the prevalence of winds from the north-east. A small pier has been erected on a ledge of rock extending into the sea and covered on the north side by a reef of rocks ; it affords good accommodation to the vessels employed in the fishery. The sands are celebrated for early potatoes, which are produced in abundance. On the south side of the bay, and to the east of the pier, are beds of fine compact limestone and black slate-clay and conglomerate limestone alternating. A coast-guard station has been established here, forming one of the nine which constitute the district of Swords ; a constabulary police force is stationed in the town, and there is a martello tower on the beach. A patent exists for fairs on May 1st and Sept. SQth, but they are not held. The parish church is three miles distant ; and therefore, for the accommodation of the town, divine service is performed once every Sunday in the parochial schoolroom, a large and commodious building, in which are a lending library and a depository of bibles. In the Roman Catholic divisions the town forms the head of a union, including also Lambay island and part of the adjoining districts ; there are chapels at Rush and on Lambay Island. The former was built about HO years since, and an embattled tower surmounted with a cross was added to it in 1833, by subscription ; the interior is well fitted up, and has a carved altar-piece brought from France. Adjoining is the residence of the parish priest, built in 1823 by subscription, to which the late Mrs. Palmer, of Rush House, largely contributed, also giving an acre and a half of land for a site. A dispensary in the town is supported in the usual manner.

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