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. St. Mary's RC chapel on Sluice Island, built 1749

   Limerick · city · Limerick · 1749

   St. Mary's Roman Catholic chapel is a large plain cruciform edifice built in 1749 on the Sluice Island in Limerick. Its altar combines three styles of architecture and features a copy of Michael Angelo's Crucifixion picture.

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   In the Roman Catholic arrangements the ancient county of the city is divided into the parishes or districts of St. Mary, St. John, St. IMichael, St. Patrick, and St. Lelia. St. Mary's parish comprises the whole of the King's Island, the English Town, and the Little or Sluice Island ; thus embracing the whole of the Protestant parish of St. Mary, parts of St. Munchin's and St. Nicholas's, and the e.xtra-parochial district of St. Francis. The chapel is a large plain cruciform edifice, built in 1749, on the Sluice Island; the altar exhibits three styles of architecture finely combined, and has a good copy of Michael Angelo's picture of the Crucifixion. A female school established in this parish, some years since, by the religious sisterhood of St. Clare, was adopted, after the departure of that body from Limerick, by the sisterhood of the Presentation convent ; and on the breaking up of that establishment in 1S36, the National Board of Education granted £40 towards its support, and it was placed under the charge of the Rev. Dr. Hanrahan, P.P. It is still held in the convent, under the superintendence of two of the lay-sisters of St. Clare ; affords instruction to 400 children ; and is supported by subscriptions and charity sermons. St. John's parish comprises the Protestant parish of St. Laurence, and that part of St. Michael's known by the name of the Assembly Mall; this is the bishop's parish, and the church is therefore called the cathedral. It is a large cruciform building, erected in 1753 ; the altar, which is very splendid, has a picture of the Crucifixion by Collopy, a native artist. St. Michael's parish is coterminous with the Protestant parish of the same name, with the exception of the Assembly Mall. The chapel, situated near the cornmarket, was built in 17*9, and was then surrounded by open fields . it was considerably enlarged in 1805, and is now the largest and finest in the city ; it can accommodate 2500 persons. In this parish are three orders of friars. The Dominicans have their house and chapel in Glentworth-street ; the latter, a large edifice in the early Gothic style, built in 1815, is enriched with a painting of the Crucifixion : the community consists of a prior and four friars. The Augustinians, whose community consists of a prior and two friars, have their house and chapel in St. George's-street : the chapel was built for a theatre, and was purchased by the friars in 1824 ; the boxes and galleries are still preserved as seats for the congregation. It is lighted from the dome : the altar, supported by Corinthian pillars, is enriched with a picture of the Ascension by Collopy. The Franciscans, whose community consists of a prior and two friars, have their house and chapel near Wellesley-bridge : the latter is a large edifice in the Gothic style, comprising a centre and wings, with a handsome gallery ; the altar is very fine, and has a splendid painting of the Madona. Tlie brothers of the Christian Schools, six in number, have a school in this parish and another in St. John's, in which about 600 children are educated ; the funds are raised by collections made every Saturday throughout the city by the brethren. A female school, established by the late Rev. Dr. Hogan, P.P., in 1822, was 238

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2. St. Michael's Church destroyed in 1651 siege

   Limerick · city · Limerick · 1651–1843

   The church of St. Michael's parish in Limerick was destroyed during the siege of 1651. No parish church existed until one was completed recently under an act of parliament passed in 1843. The living is a rectory united to Kildimo and Ardagh, constituting the corps of the archdeaconry of Limerick.

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   The present county of the city, agreeably with the provisions of the Municipal Corporations' act, comprises the parish of St. Mary, and part of the parishes of Killeely, St. John, St. Laurence, St. Michael, St. Munchin, St. Nicholas, and St. Patrick: the area is '2618 statute acres. Killeely and St. Patrick's are separately described. The living of St. Michael's is a rectory, united, from time immemorial, to the rectory of Kildimo and the rectory of Ardagh, the three parishes constituting the union of St. Michael and the corps of the archdeaconry of Limerick, in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £67. 10. per annum : the gross income of the archdeaconry, including the rent of a small glebe, before the passing of the Rent-charge act was £6'20. 17. 8. per annum. The church was destroyed in the siege of 1651 and no parish church existed until very recently, when one was completed agreeably with an act of parliament passed in 1843. There is a chapel of ease, called St. George's, built aud endowed in 17S9 by the Pery family : it is a plain commodious edifice ; its east window, which is very lofty, formerly belonged to the old Franciscan abbey. The minister is appointed by the Earl of Limerick. An Episcopal chapel, in connexion with the Blind Asylum, was erected in this parish, in 1834, by subscriptions exceeding £5000, raised in England and Ireland by the personal exertions of the Venerable Edward N. Hoare, Archdeacon of Ardfert, now Dean of Achonry, who was the first chaplain and is one of the trustees. St. George's parochial schools are in connexion with the Kildare-place Society, but are chiefly supported by voluntary subscriptions and the sale of needlework; they afford instruction to 214 children. There are also schools in connexion with the London Hibernian Society, and the Wesleyan Methodists : very large schools for males and females have just been erected from a bequest by Mrs. Viiliers. The Limerick Academy, in Cecil-street, founded and conducted by Messrs. Brice and Brown, was opened in 1 836. It consists of a commodious house for the accommodation of resident pupils, •237

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3. St. Moling's monastery and convent at Timolin

   Timolin · townland · Kildare · 1199–1216

   Timolin's name means 'the house of Moling,' derived from a monastery founded by St. Moling of Ferns, who died in the 7th century. In the reign of King John, Robert Fitz-Richard founded an Arroasian convent of nuns and erected a strong castle there.

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   TIMOLIN, a parish, in the union of Baltinglass, barony of Narragh and Rheban-East, county of KiLDARE, and province of Leinster, on the river Griese, and on the coach-road from Dublin to Carlow ; containing, with the post-town of Ballytore (which is separately described), 1611 inhabitants, of whom l/'J are in the village of Timolin. The name of this place, in Irish, signifies "the house of Moling," and is derived from the foundation of a monastery here by St. Moling of Ferns, who died in the 7th century. In the reign of John, Robert Fitz-Richard, Lord of Noragh or Narragh, founded a convent of nuns of the Arroasian order, which he amply endowed ; and also erected a strong castle. In IS^S the church of St. Moling was burned by Edmond le Boteler ; and in the reign of Charles I. the castle was taken by the Marquess of Ormonde, and the garrison put to Hhe sword by order of the Lords- Justices, though conditions of peace were in progress of adjustment. The parish comprises 2290 statute acres, chiefly under tillage, though there is some good pasture; the land is in general good, and there is no waste : fuel is scarce, and only to be obtained from the bog of Narraghmore, about three miles distant. Here are quarries of sandstone and pebble limestone, which latter is burnt for manure. The village of Timolin contains 28 houses ; fairs are held there on Easter-Monday and on June 28th.

   The seven denominations constituting part of the vicarage of Killelan are now entirely separated from the union of Timolin : they were for some time considered to be under the patronage of the Archbishop, but Sir Richard Steele lately advanced a claim to them, and succeeded in recovering them and in establishing his right to the vicarage of Killelan. The living of Timolin 5S0

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4. St. Multose Church and Southwell monuments

   Kinsale · town · Cork · 1300–1399

   St. Multose Church in Kinsale is said to have been erected in the 14th century by St. Multosia as the conventual church of a monastery she founded. It contains Italian marble monuments to the Southwell family and to Catharine, relict of Sir John Perceval, Bart.

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   The late municipal borough comprised the whole of the parish of Kinsale or St. Multose, and a small portion of the parish of Rincurran. The former contains only 379 statute acres, principally in demesnes ; the scenery is highly interesting, and strikingly diversified. The chief seats are Garretstown, Ballymartle, Ballintober, Rathmore, KnockdufTc, Snugmore, Heathfield, Fort Arthur, Knockrobbin, and Pallastown. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Cork, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is impropriate in T. C. Kearney, Esq., and the tithe rent-charge is £24. 17., half payable to the impropriator, and half to the vicar, whose income is augmented by an assessment for minister's money, at present amounting to £87. The glebe-house, which is near the church, was built in 1811, by a gift of £400 and a loan of £360 from the Board of First Fruits. The glebe is situated on the western side of the town, and comprises 3 acres. The church, dedicated to St. Multosia, by whom it is said to have been erected in the 14th century as the conventual church of a monastery she had founded, is a spacious and venerable cruciform structure, for the repair and enlargement of which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners lately granted £1361. It contains two handsome monuments of Italian marble ; one of them to various members of the Southwell family, settled here in the reign of Charles I. ; the other, which is beautifully executed, to the memory of Catharine, relict of Sir John Perceval, Bart., and of the same family : there is also a monument of white marble to Captain T. Lawrence and his lady, erected in 1724, with their armorial bearings. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a union comprising also the parishes of Rincurran, Dunderrow, and Teighsasson or Taxax. The principal chapel is a spacious edifice, erected in 1834 by subscription, and has an altar-piece embellished with paintings of the principal events in the life of Christ. There is a small chapel belonging to the Carmelite friary, and a handsome Carmelite chapel of greater size is now in course of erection; the cost of this building, which stands north-west of the town, will exceed £2000 : there is also a chapel at Ballinamona. The parish contains places of worship for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists. Of the various schools, the grammar school has an endowment partly by the corporation, and partly by the family of De Clifford, of Kings-Weston, in the county of Gloucester, producing a salary of £50 for the master, who has also a large house, play-ground, and garden, given by the Southwell family. A fever hospital and a dispensary have been established. An institution called the Gift House, in which eight widows of decayed Protestant tradesmen receive a weekly allowance of two shillings, is supported by the Southwell family ; and there is an ancient parochial almshouse, containing 16 rooms for superannuated poor, each of whom receives a portion of the weekly contributions at the church. The union 2 C3

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5. St. Munchin's church, former cathedral of Limerick

   Limerick · city · Limerick · 1827

   St. Munchin's church stands on the north side of Limerick, inclosed by the old town-wall with an elevated terrace commanding a fine view over the Shannon. Said to have been founded by St. Munchin, it served as the cathedral until the building of St. Mary's. It was rebuilt in 1827 at a cost of £1460.

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   St. Mary's parish is a rectory entire, united from time immemorial to the rectories and vicarages of St. Nicholas aud Cappagh, and the rectories of Cahirnarry, Bruree, and Mungrett, constituting the corps of the deanery ; it is in the patronage of the Crown. The cathedral is considered to be the church of this parish, and of that of St. Nicholas. The Blue-coat hospital, situated near the cathedral, was founded in 1717, by the Rev. J. Moore, who bequeathed some property in Dublin for its support; about the same time the corporation aided it by an annual grant of £'20, and in 17'24 Mrs. Craven bequeathed several houses in Limerick for the same purpose. After having fallen into decay, it was revived in 177'2 by the bishop and dean, the latter of whom has the management of it. It supports 15 boys, who wear a uniform of blue and yellow. St. Nicholas's parish, a rectory and vicarage, united to St. Mary's, contains 1888 statute acres : the tithe rentcharge is £16'2. 14. The church was destroyed in the siege of 1651, since which time service has been performed in the cathedral. A school for the education of '20 boys and '20 girls is maintained under a bequest of Dr. Jeremiah Hall, in 1698, for children of poor Protestant parents in St. Mary's and St. Nicholas's parishes. St. Munchin's parish, situated partly in the King's Island, partly in the ancient North liberties, and partly in the county of Clare, contains 4584 statute acres : the living is a rectory, united from time immemorial to the rectory and vicarage of Killonchan, and the rectory of Drehidtarsna, the three parishes constituting the corps of the prebend of St. Munchin in the cathedral of St. Mary, Limerick, and in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £207. 14., and of all the parishes in the union £349. 1'2. The church, which stands on the north side of the city, is inclosed on the north by the old town- wall, along which is an elevated terrace commanding a fine view over the Shannon : it was rebuilt in 18'27, at an expense of £1460, of which £900 were a loan from the Board of First Fruits; and is a handsome edifice, with a lofty square tower embattled, and crowned with pinnacles. This church is said to have been founded by St. Munrhin, and was the cathedral until the building of St. Mary's. A school for boys, and another for girls, of this and the adjoining parishes, were founded by a bequest of Mrs. Viiliers in 18)9. St. Laurence's parish is a rectory entire, till lately in the patronage of the Corporation : it is of small extent, having no church, and the tithe rent-charge is only £18. 15. The three parishes of St. Mary, St. Munchin, and St. Nicholas, form the English Town. St. Johns parish is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Earl of Limerick. The vicar derives his income from an assessment on the houses, which originally produced £160 per annum ; but owing to the removal of the principal inhabitants it sunk to about £50, and has been augmented by a grant of £'25 per annum from Primate Boulter's fund. There is a glebe-house, erected by a

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6. St. Munchin's church near Thomond-bridge, ancient cathedral site

   Limerick · city · Limerick · 561–1827

   The church near Thomond-bridge in St. Munchin's parish was erected in 1827 on the site of an ancient edifice said to have been built as early as 561 and once the cathedral of the diocese. Tradition states it was burnt by the Danes; a stratum of ashes was found when the foundation was removed in 1827.

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   The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Limerick, united to the rectory and vicarage of Killelonehan, and the rectory of Drehidtarsna, together constituting the corps of the prebend of St. Munchin in the cathedral of Limerick, and in the gift of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge of the parish is £207. 14., and the gross value of the prebend £341. 15. There is a glebehouse, with a glebe of 5 acres. The church stands near Thomond-bridge, on the southern bank of the Shannon ; it was erected in 1827, nearly on the site of the ancient edifiie, which is said to have been built so early as the year 561, and to have been once the cathedral of the diocese. Tradition states that it was burnt by the Danes ; in apparent confirmation of which, a stratum of ashes was found on removing the foundation in 1&27. The present church is a neat structure with a square tower surmounted by pinnacles, erected at an expense 376

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7. St. Munno's Augustinian monastery at Taghmon

   Taghmon · town · Wexford · 500–917

   St. Munno founded an Augustinian monastery at Taghmon in the 6th century, giving the town its original name 'Teagh Munno.' The monastery was plundered by the Danes in 917 and later granted by Dermod Mac Murrough to his abbey at Ferns, as recorded in an extant charter.

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   and province of Leinster, 7 miles (\V.) from Wexford, and TZ (S. byW.) from Dublin, on the old road from New Ross by Fowke's Mill to Wexford ; containing 3737 inhabitants, of whom 1303 are in the town. This place derived its name, originally 'J'lieagh Munno, or " the House of Munno," from St. Munno, who in the 6th century founded here an Augustinian monastery, to which is attributed the origin of the town. The monastery was plundered by (he Danes in 917, and was subsequently granted by Dermod Mac Murrough, last king of Leinster, to his abbey at Ferns, as appears by his charter, which is still extant. The town consists chiefly of two nearly parallel streets, intersected obliquely by two others ; and contains 304 houses, some of which are neatly built. Its chief trade arose from its situation on a public thoroughfare, which has been recently diverted into the new line of road from Wexford to New Ross ; and it is now mainly dependent on the number of its fairs, of which not less than '23 are held in the year. A market for salt-butter is held every Tuesday and Friday during the season, and the fairs are well attended. Of the ancient corporation, scarcely any thing is at present known ; it has for many years ceased to exist, and even the remembrance of it seems to have passed away. The last privilege it exercised was the return of two members to the Irish parliament, which was continued till the Union, when the borough was disfranchised. A chief constabulary police force is stationed in the town, and petty-sessions are held on alternate Wednesdays.

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8. St. Natalis monastery at Kilmanagh

   Kilmanagh · townland · Kilkenny · 563

   Kilmanagh was originally called Kilnamanagh, meaning 'chapel of the monks.' St. Natalis, founder and abbot of an establishment there, died in 563.

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   KILMANAGH, a parish, in the union of Callan, barony of Cranagh, county of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 4 miles (N.) from Callan, and on the road from Kilkenny to Ballingarry ; containing 19r)0 inhabitants, of whom 115 are in the village. The name of this place was originally Kilnamanagh, or the " chapel of the monks ;" and it is stated that St. Natalis, founder and abbot of an establishment here, died in 563. It comprises 5620| statute acres, almost equally divided between arable and pasture land, both of which are well cultivated ; there is abundance of limestone, and culm is raised at Killeen. Here is a grist-mill. Petty-sessions are held fortnightly in the village, where are a constabulary police station, and a dispensary. The principal seats are Shipton and Pottlerath. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, and till lately in the gift of the Bishop, forming the corps of the prebend of Kilmanagh in the cathedral of Kilkenny ; the patronage is now exercised by the Lord Primate and the Archbishop of Dublin, who must present a fellow or exfellow of Trinity College. The tithe rent-charge is £242. 6. 5. : the glebe-house was built in 1807, by a gift of £100 and a loan of £600 from the Board of First Fruits ; the glebe consists of 200 acres. The church is a small plain building, erected about a century since. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Ballycallan, and contains a chapel, a plain building, with a school-house adjoining. The parochial school Is endowed with | of an acre of land. There are considerable remains of the old church, and of a castle at Pottlerath.

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9. St. Nicholas parish, Wexford, has no church remains

   Saint Nicholas · parish · Wexford

   The parish of St. Nicholas near the south-eastern coast of Wexford contains 316 inhabitants and 1213 statute acres. There are no remains of the church; that of the union is at Castlebridge.

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   incumbent. There are no remains of the church ; that of the union is at Castlebridge. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is included in the district of Castlebridge.

   NICHOLASTOWN.— See Athy.

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10. St. Nicholas's church destroyed in 1651 siege

    Limerick · city · Limerick · 1651

    St. Nicholas's parish church in Limerick was destroyed in the siege of 1651, after which service has been performed in the cathedral. The parish contains 1888 statute acres with a tithe rent-charge of £162. 14.

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    St. Mary's parish is a rectory entire, united from time immemorial to the rectories and vicarages of St. Nicholas aud Cappagh, and the rectories of Cahirnarry, Bruree, and Mungrett, constituting the corps of the deanery ; it is in the patronage of the Crown. The cathedral is considered to be the church of this parish, and of that of St. Nicholas. The Blue-coat hospital, situated near the cathedral, was founded in 1717, by the Rev. J. Moore, who bequeathed some property in Dublin for its support; about the same time the corporation aided it by an annual grant of £'20, and in 17'24 Mrs. Craven bequeathed several houses in Limerick for the same purpose. After having fallen into decay, it was revived in 177'2 by the bishop and dean, the latter of whom has the management of it. It supports 15 boys, who wear a uniform of blue and yellow. St. Nicholas's parish, a rectory and vicarage, united to St. Mary's, contains 1888 statute acres : the tithe rentcharge is £16'2. 14. The church was destroyed in the siege of 1651, since which time service has been performed in the cathedral. A school for the education of '20 boys and '20 girls is maintained under a bequest of Dr. Jeremiah Hall, in 1698, for children of poor Protestant parents in St. Mary's and St. Nicholas's parishes. St. Munchin's parish, situated partly in the King's Island, partly in the ancient North liberties, and partly in the county of Clare, contains 4584 statute acres : the living is a rectory, united from time immemorial to the rectory and vicarage of Killonchan, and the rectory of Drehidtarsna, the three parishes constituting the corps of the prebend of St. Munchin in the cathedral of St. Mary, Limerick, and in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £207. 14., and of all the parishes in the union £349. 1'2. The church, which stands on the north side of the city, is inclosed on the north by the old town- wall, along which is an elevated terrace commanding a fine view over the Shannon : it was rebuilt in 18'27, at an expense of £1460, of which £900 were a loan from the Board of First Fruits; and is a handsome edifice, with a lofty square tower embattled, and crowned with pinnacles. This church is said to have been founded by St. Munrhin, and was the cathedral until the building of St. Mary's. A school for boys, and another for girls, of this and the adjoining parishes, were founded by a bequest of Mrs. Viiliers in 18)9. St. Laurence's parish is a rectory entire, till lately in the patronage of the Corporation : it is of small extent, having no church, and the tithe rent-charge is only £18. 15. The three parishes of St. Mary, St. Munchin, and St. Nicholas, form the English Town. St. Johns parish is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Earl of Limerick. The vicar derives his income from an assessment on the houses, which originally produced £160 per annum ; but owing to the removal of the principal inhabitants it sunk to about £50, and has been augmented by a grant of £'25 per annum from Primate Boulter's fund. There is a glebe-house, erected by a

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11. St. Nicholas well and artificial cavern in Ringagonagh

    near Ringagonagh · parish · Waterford

    Near the church in the parish of Ringagonagh is a well dedicated to St. Nicholas. On an eminence in the parish there is also an artificial cavern.

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    RINGAGONAGH, or Ring, a parish, in the union of DuNGARVAN, partly in the barony of DECiES-within- Dru.m, but chiefly in that of DECiES-without-DRUM, county of Wateuford, and province of Munster, ."> miles (S. S. E.) from Dungarvan ; containing '2591 inhabitants. This parish, which is called also Riueogonagh, is bounded on the north by Dungarvan bay and harbour, and on the north-west by the Bricky river ; and comprises 3246 statute acres. It contains a portion of Slieve-Grine, or the Drum mountain ; and stretching into Dungarvan bay are the long promontories of Helvick Head and Cunnigar. Part of the land, more especially that l)ordering on Dungarvan, is of good quality and in a high state of cultivation ; the system of agriculture is improved, and, within the last few years, some of the highest hills have been brought into cultivation. The principal manure is sand and seaweed, which are found in abundance in the bay and on the coast ; during the greater part of May and June, from 50 to 100 boats are employed in collecting and conveying the weed to Dungarvan for sale, and frequently a revenue of £50 a day is thus derived by the parish. The surrounding scenery is bold, and in many parts strikingly romantic and picturesque. The herringfishery is carried on to a considerable extent : from 40 to 50 boats are engaged in taking the fish, which are found here in abundance, and cured ; not less than '200 persons are employed in that trade. Near Helvick Head about a dozen houses were built, in lb'2S, for the accommodation of the fishermen; and a pier was at the same time erected to form a harbour for their boats, by Lord Stuart de Decies, the principal landed proprietor of the parish. A coast-guard station has been established, which is one of the five constituting the district of Youghal. Between the village of Ring and the Black Rock, which stands at the mouth of the harbour of Dungarvan, about midway, lies a dangerous ledge of rocks on which several vessels have been lately lost ; the rocks are partially visible at the lowest spring tides : a lighthouse here is very desirable. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Lismore, and in the patronage of the Duke of Devonshire, in whom the rectory is impropriate : the tithe rent-charge is £166. 3., two-thirds payable to the impropriator, and one-third to the vicar. There is no glebe- house ; the glebe consists of 1^ acre. The church was rebuilt in IS'2'2, the late Board of First Fruits contributing £600 ; it is a plain and neat edifice. The Roman Catholic parish is much more extensive than that of the Established Church, as it includes Ballycurreen and a large tract of the mountain of Slieve-Griiie ; the chapel is a modern edifice, situated on an eminence. Near the church is a well dedicated to St. Nicholas; and on an eminence in the parish is an artificial cavern.

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12. St. Olave's Church rebuilt and consecrated 1734

    Waterford · city · Waterford · 1734

    St. Olave's church in Waterford was rebuilt and consecrated by Dr. Milles, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, in 1734. A memorial of the event is preserved on a brass plate in the western wall, and the church contains a beautifully carved oak pulpit and bishop's throne.

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    rectory is usually held with the deanery by a separate title. St. Olave's church was rebuilt and consecrated by Dr. Milles, Bishop of Waterford and Lisnnore, in 1734, a memorial of which fact is preserved on a brass plate in the western wall of the building ; the pulpit, and the bishop's throne, which is in the church, are of very beautiful oak handsomely carved. Divine service is performed here twice every day, and a lecturer, who is also master of the endowed school, receives £100 per annum from a bequest by Bishop Milles for the endowment of lectureships at St. Olave's and St. Patrick's. The parishes of .S7. Patrick, St. Peter, and St. Stephen, the livings of which are curacies, are united to the vicarages of St. Jolin Within and Without, together comprising one-third of the city, and constituting the corps of the archdeaconry of Waterford, in the patronage of the Bishop : the income is derivable from minister's money. The church of St. Patrick, the only one in the union, is a plain neat building, situated on elevated ground to the west of the city : the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £,576 for its repair. The churches of St. John, St. Stephen, St. Peter, and St. Michael, long since fell to ruin.

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13. Stone bridge over the Suir at Kilgrant, Tipperary

    Kilgrant · parish · Tipperary

    In Kilgrant or Powerstown parish, a stone bridge over the River Suir was built at the expense of the late Sir Thomas Osborne, Bart. Extensive flour-mills stand near the junction of the rivers Anner and Suir.

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    KILGRANT, or Powerstown, a parish, in the union of Clonmel, barony of Iffa and Offa East, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, if mile (E. X. E.) from Clonmel ; on the high road from that place to Waterford, and the coach-road from Cork to Dublin; containing 1133 inhabitants. It comprises 307 1 acres, and is watered by the rivers Anner and Suir, over the latter of which is a stone bridge built at the expense of the late Sir Thomas Osborne, Bart. ; near the junction of the rivers are extensive flour-mills. The chief seats are Annerville, Wilderness, and Redmonstone House. The parish is a vicarage, in the diocese of Lismore, forming part of the union of Kilcash, or Killaloon ; the rectory is impropriate in John Bagwell, Esq., and the tithe rent-charge is £14.5. 7. 8., of which £96. IS. 6. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilgrant is the head of a district, comprising this parish and those of Donoughmore, Lisronagh, and Kilcash, and having one chapel at Gammonsfield and another in Kilcash.

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14. Stone cell near Gallarus

    Gallarus · townland · Kerry

    A stone cell was located near Gallerus, adding to the concentration of ancient ecclesiastical buildings on the Dingle peninsula. Similar corbelled structures were found at nearby sites.

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    The VESTIGES of ANTIQUITY Scattered over the county are very numerous, though the most common are merely the traces of the military struggles of which it has been the scene. It had formerly three of the ancient round towers, of which the one that stood near the cathedral oi Ardfert fell in 1771 ; of another, at Aghadue about 20 feet remain ; and the third is still standing nearly entire at Rattoo. Stuigiif fort, in the parish of Kilcrohane, is an extraordinary circular building of the most remote date : there is another stone fort with seats around it, about three miles distant, but in ruins, from the inferior solidity of its workmanship ; and a similar inclosure is to be seen in Iveragh, on the opposite side of the river to Cahirciveen. Perhaps of a remoter age are the Ogham inscriptions near the church of Kilmelchedor, not far from Sraerwick harbour ; where there is another inscription in a running character of various ancient letters. At Ballysteeny is likewise a stone with an Ogham inscription ; and, in the ruined church of Aghadoe, another. Among the most curious of the ancient fortifications is the circular inclosure at Caherdonnel, which is attributed to the Danes ; and on the mountain of Cahirconree, or " the fortress of King Con," is a circle of massive stones, also piled in the manner of a Danish intrenchment. There is a Danish camp, called Caher Truiit, on the shores of Ventry haven ; and another at Rathanaiie, in the same vicinity. Clee Riiadh, or the Red Ditch, is a singular line of defence, commencing at a place called Caher Carbery, near Kerry Head, and carried eastward to the Cashen river, beyond which it re-appears ; proceeding over Knockanure mountain, it enters Limerick county, where all traces of it are lost. It is conjectured to have been a line of demarcation between the principalities of Thomond and Desmond. The most curious of the minor remains of the more remote ages is the bronze instrument, resembling a kettle-drum, found at Muckross, and now deposited in Charlemont House, Dubhn. Eighteen Religious Houses are said to have anciently existed in this county ; and there are remains of those of Aghamore or Derrynanc, Ardfert, Ballinaskellig, Innisfallen, Irrelagh or Muckross, Killagh or de Bello Loco (in the parish of Kilcoleman), Lislaghtin, O'Dorney or Kjnrie Eleison, and Rattoo or Rathtoy. There are also the ruins of the ancient cathedrals of Ardfert and Aghadoe ; a ruined religious building, called Monaster in Oriel, in the parish of Kilgarvan ; chapels or cells, built entirely of stone with arched roofs, on Skellig and Blasquet Islands, from the former of which the abbey of Ballinaskellig was removed to the main land ; a curious church and cell, dedicated to St. Finian, on an island in Lough Currane, in the parish of Dromod ; a stone-roofed cell at Fane, in the parish of Ventry ; one also at Kelmelchedor j one near Gallerus, at the 15

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15. Stone chapels and cells on Skellig and Blasket Islands

    near Skellig Rock Great · townland · Kerry

    Chapels or cells built entirely of stone with arched roofs were located on Skellig and Blasquet Islands. The abbey of Ballinaskellig was originally on Skellig before being removed to the mainland.

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    The VESTIGES of ANTIQUITY Scattered over the county are very numerous, though the most common are merely the traces of the military struggles of which it has been the scene. It had formerly three of the ancient round towers, of which the one that stood near the cathedral oi Ardfert fell in 1771 ; of another, at Aghadue about 20 feet remain ; and the third is still standing nearly entire at Rattoo. Stuigiif fort, in the parish of Kilcrohane, is an extraordinary circular building of the most remote date : there is another stone fort with seats around it, about three miles distant, but in ruins, from the inferior solidity of its workmanship ; and a similar inclosure is to be seen in Iveragh, on the opposite side of the river to Cahirciveen. Perhaps of a remoter age are the Ogham inscriptions near the church of Kilmelchedor, not far from Sraerwick harbour ; where there is another inscription in a running character of various ancient letters. At Ballysteeny is likewise a stone with an Ogham inscription ; and, in the ruined church of Aghadoe, another. Among the most curious of the ancient fortifications is the circular inclosure at Caherdonnel, which is attributed to the Danes ; and on the mountain of Cahirconree, or " the fortress of King Con," is a circle of massive stones, also piled in the manner of a Danish intrenchment. There is a Danish camp, called Caher Truiit, on the shores of Ventry haven ; and another at Rathanaiie, in the same vicinity. Clee Riiadh, or the Red Ditch, is a singular line of defence, commencing at a place called Caher Carbery, near Kerry Head, and carried eastward to the Cashen river, beyond which it re-appears ; proceeding over Knockanure mountain, it enters Limerick county, where all traces of it are lost. It is conjectured to have been a line of demarcation between the principalities of Thomond and Desmond. The most curious of the minor remains of the more remote ages is the bronze instrument, resembling a kettle-drum, found at Muckross, and now deposited in Charlemont House, Dubhn. Eighteen Religious Houses are said to have anciently existed in this county ; and there are remains of those of Aghamore or Derrynanc, Ardfert, Ballinaskellig, Innisfallen, Irrelagh or Muckross, Killagh or de Bello Loco (in the parish of Kilcoleman), Lislaghtin, O'Dorney or Kjnrie Eleison, and Rattoo or Rathtoy. There are also the ruins of the ancient cathedrals of Ardfert and Aghadoe ; a ruined religious building, called Monaster in Oriel, in the parish of Kilgarvan ; chapels or cells, built entirely of stone with arched roofs, on Skellig and Blasquet Islands, from the former of which the abbey of Ballinaskellig was removed to the main land ; a curious church and cell, dedicated to St. Finian, on an island in Lough Currane, in the parish of Dromod ; a stone-roofed cell at Fane, in the parish of Ventry ; one also at Kelmelchedor j one near Gallerus, at the 15

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16. Stone circle at Dunadry

    Dunadry · townland · Antrim

    Near Dunadry is a very perfect circle of large stones, and there are several other raths in the parish of Templepatrick. These antiquities form part of a rich archaeological landscape in the area.

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

    TEMPLEPATRICK, county of Westmeath.— See

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17. Stone circle on Kilmacomb hill

    Kilmacomb · townland · Waterford

    On the hill of Kilmacomb is a circle of stones about thirty yards in diameter, enclosing five large stones. The parish also has remains of an ancient wood of fir, oak, and birch.

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    fresh water, called Bel Lake, which covers about 50 statute acres. In the south-western part of the parish there is peat ; also the remains of an ancient wood, consisting of fir, oak, and birch. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Waterford, forming part of the unionof BallinakiU ; the rectory forms part of the corps of the chancellorship in Waterford cathedral, and the tithe rent-charge is £92. \.2., of which £55 11. are payable to the chancellor, and the remainder to the vicar. On the hill of Kilmacomb is a circle of stones, about 30 yards in diameter, inclosing five large stones.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 43

18. Stone coffins and urns found at Killiney House

    Killiney · townland · Dublin · 1784

    Stone coffins and urns of baked clay were discovered in the grounds of Killiney House around 1784. Ancient coins, ornaments and military weapons have also been frequently found at Killiney.

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    Board of First Fruits, and is in the later English style, built of the white granite that is found in great abundance on the spot ; at the west end is an embattled tower with pinnacles. There is no glebe-house ; the glebe consists of nearly two acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish forms part of the district of Kingstown. A dispensary in the village is maintained in the customary manner. Near Killiney bay are two martello towers and two batteries : the picturesque ruins of the old church, covered with ivy, are also on the shore. In Killiney Park and the grounds of Druid Cottage are some interesting Druidical remains : stone coffins, and urns of baked clay, were found in the grounds of Killiney House, about the year 17S4; and ancient coins, ornaments, and military weapons have been frequently found here. Near Dorset Lodge is a pyramidical monument of granite, erected to mark the spot where the fourth duke of Dorset lost his life accidentally, while hunting, in 1315.

    KILLINEY, county Kerry. — See Killeiny.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 39

19. Stone coffins found at Lusk glebe-house

    Lusk · town · Dublin

    During excavation for the glebe-house foundation in the Lusk parish area, several stone coffins containing human bones were discovered. The find points to ancient burials on the site.

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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

20. Stone crosses at Kells, one of beautiful workmanship

    Kells · town · Meath

    Kells contained several stone crosses, one in particular noted for its beautiful workmanship. These crosses formed part of the early medieval ecclesiastical heritage of the town.

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    session of the late Duke of Sussex. Bracelets or collars, being solid rings of pure gold of very ancient and rude workmanship, were found near Trimleston Castle, in 1S33 ; the largest weighed 12 ounces avoirdupois. The ruins of abbeys, priories, convents, and other monastic edifices, are numerous through every part of the county ; and still more numerous are the names of others now only discoverable by some local name, or traceable in historic records. The ruins of the old monastery of Duleek, said to be the first monastic edifice built of stone and mortar in Ireland, presents some curious and extraordinary traces of rude architecture. At Bective are extensive and picturesque ruins of the wealthy abbey of that name : at Clonard were an abbey of Canons Regular, a convent, and also a cathedral, but nothing now remains except the font of the last ; at Colpe, Newtown, Slane, and Trim, were also abbeys of Canons Regular, all now in ruins. At Killeen and Kilmainham- Wood were commandcries of Knights Hospitallers ; at Ratoath and Skreen, priories of the Augustinian eremites ; at Eirk, near Slane, a hermitage ; at Trim, a priory of Crutched friars ; and on the Holy or Church island, in Lough Sheelin, an abbey of Grey friars : Kilmainham-beg and Teltown belonged to the Dominicans. The whole have long since fallen into ruins. The monasteries of which no ruins remain are, those of Ardbraccan, Ardceath, Ardmulchan, Ardsallagh, Athboy, Ballybogan, Beaumore near Colpe, Beaubeg, Calliagh, Cloonmanan, Disert-tola, Donaghmore, Donaghcarney near Colpe, and Donoughpatrick ; a priory of the Virgin Mary, and the Magdalen Hospital, at Duleek ; abbeys at Dunshaughlin, and Indenen near Slane ; a house of Regular Canons, an hospital of St. John the Baptist, and a chantry, all at Kells ; a house of Regular Canons and a nunnery at Killeen ; an abbey at Navan, on the site of which the cavalry barrack is now built ; priories at Odder and Rosse, south of Taragh ; an abbey of Regular Canons and a chantry at Skreen ; a monastery of Grey Friars, on the site of which the sessions-house at Trim stands ; a nunnery, a Greek church, and a chantry, at Trim ; and Dominican friaries at Kilberry, Lismullen, and Dunshaughlin ; besides several others. Columbkill's house, a stone-roofed cell, said to be one of the oldest stone-built houses in Ireland, is still traceable at Kells ; in which town are also several stone crosses, one in particular of beautiful workmanship. In the cemetery at Castlekicran, in which are the ruins of a small church, is another very fine stone cross richly sculptured.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 149

21. Stone crosses at Nurney churchyard, County Carlow

    Nurney · townland · Carlow

    From the churchyard of Nurney, County Carlow, a noble view of the western part of the county is obtained with the windings of the river Barrow. Within the churchyard is part of a rude stone cross, and outside its boundary stands a perfect cross six feet high.

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    NURNEY, a parish, partly in the barony of Car- Lovi', and partly in that of Forth, but chiefly in the barony of Idrone East, union and county of Carlow, and province of Leinster, 2 miles (N. E.) from Leighlin-Bridge, on the road to TuUow; containing 905 inhabitants, of whom 216 are in the village. This parish comprises 2723 statute acres. There is no bog : agriculture is in a good state. Here are granite-quarries for building, and limestone for burning ; and the Barrow navigation affords the means of conveying goods to Waterford. The village, consisting of 43 houses, stands at the junction of several roads ; it is a constabulary police station, and has a patent for a fair on May 6th, which, however, is not held. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Leighlin, forming the corps of the precentorship, in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is £173. 1. 6. The church is a small neat building of hewn stone, erected in 1788, by aid of £500 from the Board of First Fruits ; and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £217 for its repair : the steeple was thrown down by lightning some years since. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Dunleckney. The parochial school-house was built by Col. Bruen, M.P., at an expense of £400. From the churchyard a noble view of the western part of the county is procured, with the windings of the river Barrow : in it is part of a rude stone cross, and without its boundary stands a perfect cross, six feet high.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 217

22. Stone crosses near Bonnetstown

    Bonnetstown · townland · Kilkenny

    The village of Tullaroan contains two ornamented stone crosses in perfect condition. A third stone cross, now mutilated, stands on the roadside near Bonnetstown.

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    The parish is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, forming part of the union of Callan : the tithe rent-charge is £384. 18. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is part of the district of Freshford : the chapel is on the townland of Brith. There is scarcely a townland in which some vestige of remote antiquity cannot be traced. One of the most perfect raths is at Courtstown ; it is composed of a large moated inclosure encompassing a smaller : on the same townland are two of inferior dimensions. Others of very large size are on the lands of Rathely-Grace, and near the site of the old parish church. The ruins of Courtstown Castle, which for many years presented striking remains indicative of its former extent and importance, are now reduced to little more than an outline of the foundations : in digging among these, many curious relics of former ages have been discovered. About half a mile eastward of the castle are the ruins of TuUaroan church and Grace's chapel, both founded by members of the Grace family : the former are of small extent, and present little to attract attention ; the latter building, which is an offset from the church, is entered by a curiously decorated ogee gateway. The remains of a small structure, supposed to be a friary, are near the church ; and at the rath of Rathely-Grace are some remains of the eastern window of an old church, and of its side walls, which are pierced with loopholes instead of windows. In the village are two ornamented stone crosses in a perfect state ; a third, now mutilated, is on the roadside near Bonnetstown. The water in some of the landdrains is deeply coloured with ochreous matter, affording strong indications of the existence of iron.

    TULLIG, a village, in the parish of Kilballyhone, union of Kilrush, barony of Moyarta, county of Clare, and province of Munster j containing 269 inhabitants.

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23. Stone enclosure in Iveragh opposite Cahersiveen

    Iveragh · barony · Kerry

    A circular stone enclosure similar to Staigue fort was to be seen in Iveragh, on the opposite side of the river from Cahirciveen. It belonged to the same class of ancient fortifications found across the county.

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    The VESTIGES of ANTIQUITY Scattered over the county are very numerous, though the most common are merely the traces of the military struggles of which it has been the scene. It had formerly three of the ancient round towers, of which the one that stood near the cathedral oi Ardfert fell in 1771 ; of another, at Aghadue about 20 feet remain ; and the third is still standing nearly entire at Rattoo. Stuigiif fort, in the parish of Kilcrohane, is an extraordinary circular building of the most remote date : there is another stone fort with seats around it, about three miles distant, but in ruins, from the inferior solidity of its workmanship ; and a similar inclosure is to be seen in Iveragh, on the opposite side of the river to Cahirciveen. Perhaps of a remoter age are the Ogham inscriptions near the church of Kilmelchedor, not far from Sraerwick harbour ; where there is another inscription in a running character of various ancient letters. At Ballysteeny is likewise a stone with an Ogham inscription ; and, in the ruined church of Aghadoe, another. Among the most curious of the ancient fortifications is the circular inclosure at Caherdonnel, which is attributed to the Danes ; and on the mountain of Cahirconree, or " the fortress of King Con," is a circle of massive stones, also piled in the manner of a Danish intrenchment. There is a Danish camp, called Caher Truiit, on the shores of Ventry haven ; and another at Rathanaiie, in the same vicinity. Clee Riiadh, or the Red Ditch, is a singular line of defence, commencing at a place called Caher Carbery, near Kerry Head, and carried eastward to the Cashen river, beyond which it re-appears ; proceeding over Knockanure mountain, it enters Limerick county, where all traces of it are lost. It is conjectured to have been a line of demarcation between the principalities of Thomond and Desmond. The most curious of the minor remains of the more remote ages is the bronze instrument, resembling a kettle-drum, found at Muckross, and now deposited in Charlemont House, Dubhn. Eighteen Religious Houses are said to have anciently existed in this county ; and there are remains of those of Aghamore or Derrynanc, Ardfert, Ballinaskellig, Innisfallen, Irrelagh or Muckross, Killagh or de Bello Loco (in the parish of Kilcoleman), Lislaghtin, O'Dorney or Kjnrie Eleison, and Rattoo or Rathtoy. There are also the ruins of the ancient cathedrals of Ardfert and Aghadoe ; a ruined religious building, called Monaster in Oriel, in the parish of Kilgarvan ; chapels or cells, built entirely of stone with arched roofs, on Skellig and Blasquet Islands, from the former of which the abbey of Ballinaskellig was removed to the main land ; a curious church and cell, dedicated to St. Finian, on an island in Lough Currane, in the parish of Dromod ; a stone-roofed cell at Fane, in the parish of Ventry ; one also at Kelmelchedor j one near Gallerus, at the 15

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24. Stone-roofed cell at Fahan in Ventry parish

    Fahan · townland · Kerry

    A stone-roofed cell was located at Fane in the parish of Ventry. It was one of several ancient corbelled cells identified across the Dingle peninsula.

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    The VESTIGES of ANTIQUITY Scattered over the county are very numerous, though the most common are merely the traces of the military struggles of which it has been the scene. It had formerly three of the ancient round towers, of which the one that stood near the cathedral oi Ardfert fell in 1771 ; of another, at Aghadue about 20 feet remain ; and the third is still standing nearly entire at Rattoo. Stuigiif fort, in the parish of Kilcrohane, is an extraordinary circular building of the most remote date : there is another stone fort with seats around it, about three miles distant, but in ruins, from the inferior solidity of its workmanship ; and a similar inclosure is to be seen in Iveragh, on the opposite side of the river to Cahirciveen. Perhaps of a remoter age are the Ogham inscriptions near the church of Kilmelchedor, not far from Sraerwick harbour ; where there is another inscription in a running character of various ancient letters. At Ballysteeny is likewise a stone with an Ogham inscription ; and, in the ruined church of Aghadoe, another. Among the most curious of the ancient fortifications is the circular inclosure at Caherdonnel, which is attributed to the Danes ; and on the mountain of Cahirconree, or " the fortress of King Con," is a circle of massive stones, also piled in the manner of a Danish intrenchment. There is a Danish camp, called Caher Truiit, on the shores of Ventry haven ; and another at Rathanaiie, in the same vicinity. Clee Riiadh, or the Red Ditch, is a singular line of defence, commencing at a place called Caher Carbery, near Kerry Head, and carried eastward to the Cashen river, beyond which it re-appears ; proceeding over Knockanure mountain, it enters Limerick county, where all traces of it are lost. It is conjectured to have been a line of demarcation between the principalities of Thomond and Desmond. The most curious of the minor remains of the more remote ages is the bronze instrument, resembling a kettle-drum, found at Muckross, and now deposited in Charlemont House, Dubhn. Eighteen Religious Houses are said to have anciently existed in this county ; and there are remains of those of Aghamore or Derrynanc, Ardfert, Ballinaskellig, Innisfallen, Irrelagh or Muckross, Killagh or de Bello Loco (in the parish of Kilcoleman), Lislaghtin, O'Dorney or Kjnrie Eleison, and Rattoo or Rathtoy. There are also the ruins of the ancient cathedrals of Ardfert and Aghadoe ; a ruined religious building, called Monaster in Oriel, in the parish of Kilgarvan ; chapels or cells, built entirely of stone with arched roofs, on Skellig and Blasquet Islands, from the former of which the abbey of Ballinaskellig was removed to the main land ; a curious church and cell, dedicated to St. Finian, on an island in Lough Currane, in the parish of Dromod ; a stone-roofed cell at Fane, in the parish of Ventry ; one also at Kelmelchedor j one near Gallerus, at the 15

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25. Storming of Grace O'Malley's castle at Carrick a-Uile near Newport

    Newport · town · Mayo · 1575

    Grace O'Malley (Grana Uile), daughter of MacWilliam Oughter, refused to submit like her father, prompting troops to storm her castle of Carrick a-Uile near Newport. The defence was so spirited that the assailants narrowly escaped capture themselves.

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    vince, including this county, had been granted by King John,) Edmond de Albanach or the Scot, one of his kinsmen, ancestor to the earls of Mayo, renounced his allegiance to the English government. He threw oEF the English dress ; adopted the language and apparel of the native Irish ; and assumed the title of Mac William Oughter, or " the Further," to distinguish himself from another member of the family svho had acted in the same manner in the more southern regions of the province, and had called himself Mac William Eighter, or "the Nearer." The county remained in an unsettled state, nearly independent of British rule, until the time of Elizabeth, in the eleventh year of whose reign the whole province, which had hitherto been divided into the two counties of Connaught and Roscommon, was made shire ground ; the boundaries and subdivisions of this portion of it were defined, and at this time arose the present name of Mayo, from the village and monastery of Maio, situated on a river which falls into Lough Carra. The Mac Williams nevertheless continued to exert a powerful control ; for the annals of the town of Galway inform us that, in consequence of the disturbed state of the country in the neighbourhood of that town, numbers of Galway people took refuge with Mac William Onghter in Mayo, and were the founders of the several respectable families of Galway name which still hold large estates here. When Sir Henry Sidney, lorddeputy, visited Galway in 1575, several of the Galway exiles returned, and applied to him for protection ; and Mac William Oughter himself submitted by oath and indenture. This Mac William was father to the celebrated Grace O'^NIalley, better known in the romantic history of the times by the name of Grana Uile : she, however, was so far from being led to submission by her father's example, that it was deemed necessary to send a body of troops to storm her castle of Carrick a-Uile, near Newport ; and so spirited was the defence made by this singular woman, that the assailants, instead of accomplishing the object of their expedition, narrowly escaped being taken prisoners, which would have been inevitably attended with loss of life.

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26. St. Patrick baptised Thomond inhabitants at Terryglass

    Terryglass · townland · Tipperary

    At Terryglass, anciently called Tirdaglas ('the country of the two greens'), St. Patrick is said to have baptised several inhabitants of Thomond who came across the Shannon to him.

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    TERRYGLASS, a parish, in the union of Nenagh, barony of Lower Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 5 miles (W. N. W.) from Burriso -kane, and on the road from Portumna to Nenagh ; containing 2953 inhabitants. At this place, anciently called Tirdaglas, " the country of the two greens," St. Patrick is said to have baptized several inhabitants of Thomond, who came across the Shannon to him. St. Columba, a disciple of St. Finian, founded a monastery here, of which he became the first abbot, about the middle of the 6th century ; dying of the pestilence in 552, he was interred here, and was succeeded by his brother, St. Mochoemius. In 801, 1112, and 1162, the town and abbey were destroyed by accidental fires ; iu 842 they were plundered and destroyed by the Danes, and in 1140 the whole place was destroyed by the people of O'Maney, a small territory around the barony of Tyaquin, county of Gahvay. Little remains of this celebrated seat of learning and religion, of which subsequently to 1 162 we find no further historical notice. The PARISH, which is bounded on the north-west by the Siiannon, comprises 9762 statute acres. The land is light, and partly in tillage : about 2000 acres are bog, whirh might be reclaimed by a canal to the Shannon ; and 106 acres are woodland, the greater portion of which, called Killanow Wood, is the property of the Globe Insurance Company. A flour-mill at Ballinderry, and one at Carrigahorig, are supplied by two small rivers. Limestone abounds, and is used principally for building ; at Castle Biggs, near Lough Derg, is a marble-quarry of a deep black colour. The gentlemen's seats are, Castle Biggs, situated in a very neat demesne, in which is a square tower, commanding an extensive view of the Shannon and the surrounding country ; Slevoir ; Ashgrove ; and the glebe-house.

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27. St Patrick founded abbey at Saul and died there in 493

    Saul · townland · Down · 493

    St. Patrick is said to have founded an abbey for Canons Regular at Saul and constituted his disciple St. Dunnius (Modun) as abbot. Patrick died at Saul on March 17th, 493, in the 120th year of his age, and was interred at Downpatrick; only a fragment of the abbey ruins now remains.

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    SAUL, a parish, in the union of Downpatrick, barony of Legale, county of Down, and province of Ulster, If mile (N. E.) from Downpatrick ; containing 2159 inhabitants. St. Patrick is said to have founded here an abbey for Canons Regular, and to have constituted his disciple St. Dunnius, or Modun, abbot thereof : the patron day is May 29th. The founder died at Saul, March 17th, 493, in the 120th year of his age, and was interred with great solemnity at Downpatrick. Some years since, the ruins of this establishment were very extensive ; but now only a fragment remains. The parish is situated on the south-western branch of Strangford lough, and comprises 52/25 statute acres, of which 2119 are under tillage, the remainder in pasture.

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28. St. Patrick founds the See of Killala

    Killala · town · Mayo · 434–441

    St. Patrick founded the See of Killala between 434 and 441 while propagating Christianity in Connaught. He built a church called Kill-Aladh and placed his disciple St. Muredach as bishop. Muredach's successors were called bishops of Tiramalgaid, from the surrounding territory now known as the barony of Tyrawley.

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    The See of Killala appears to have been founded between the years 434 and 441, by St. Patrick; who, during that period, was propagating the faith of Christianity in the province of Connaught, and built a church at this place, called Kill- Aladh, over which he placed one of his disciples, St. Miireil(nli, as bishop. Of Muredach s successors, who by early writers are called bishops of Tiramalgaid (from the surrounding territory, now the barony of Tyrawley), and also bishops of 0-Fiacra-Mui (from a district of that name extending along the river Moy), very little is recorded till after the arrival of the English in Ireland ; among the few names that occur within that period is that of Kellach, the son of Doghan, or, according to some writers, of Owen Beol, King of Connaught. At the instance of Donat O'Beoda, who was bishop in 1198, Pope Innocent III. confirmed all the ancient possessions of the see; and in 1255 a bishop of Killala, whose name is not given, accompanied the archbishop of Tuam into England, to petition the king for the redress of certain grievances to which the clergy were then exposed. Robert of H'ater/ord, who succeeded in 1350, was fined 100 marks for neglecting to attend a parliament assembled at Castledermot, in 1377, to which be had been summoned. Owen O'Connor, Dean of Achonry, was advanced to the see by Queen Elizabeth in 1591, and was allowed to hold his deanery with the bishopric ; his successor, Miler jMagragh, was permitted to hold also the see of Achonry in commendam. Archibald Hamilton, w^ho succeeded in 1623, obtained from James I. a commendatory grant of the see of Achonry ; and his successor, Archibald Adair, was, in 1630, consecrated bishop of Killala and Achonry, which two sees appear from that time to have been united. Thomas Oticaij, who succeeded to the united sees in 1670, rebuilt the cathedral from the foundation. The sees continued to be held together till the death of the last bishop. Dr. James I'erschoyle, in 1833, when, under the provisions of the Church Temporalities' act of the 3rd and 4th of William IV., they became annexed to the see of Tuam.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 33

29. St Patrick proclaims Christianity from Tara Hill

    Tara · parish · Meath

    St Patrick chose the hill of Tara as a convenient spot from which to promulgate Christian doctrine, from where the new religion rapidly spread to every part of Ireland.

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    which was afterwards removeil to Scotland and used for a similar purpose, until it was taken by Edward I. as a trophy of his victory over that people, and plated in Westminster abbey, where it is still preserved. The hill of Taragh was also selected by St. Patrick as a convenient spot from which to promulgate the doctrines of Christianity, which rapidly extended to every part of Ireland. In 980, the Danes sustained a signal defeat here, which contributed materially to their final expulsion from the country a few years afterwards, from which period they could only infest it by predatory incursions. Roderic, the last native monarch of all Ireland, assembled his forces at Taragh while preparing to besiege the English in Dublin ; but after the English settlement it was no longer a place of note, except for the assembling of the military within the English pale. In 1539 O'Nial, at the head of the northern Irish, after ravaging the surrounding country, reviewed his forces here with great parade ; and during the disturbances of 179s, a numerous body of insurgents was defeated on the hill, by a party of about 400 fencibles and yeomanry. It seems very doubtful, notsvithstanding the name, whether any building of stone ever existed ; the only traces of fortification are earthworks of considerable extent and of various forms, chiefly circular intrenchments, within which habitations of light materials appear to have been formed.

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30. St. Patrick's Abbey and School at Louth

    Louth · town · Louth · 534

    Louth, anciently called Knockfirius, was celebrated for an abbey founded by St. Patrick, who placed St. Mocteus (a Briton) over it. The monastery became an extensive seat of learning, said to have educated 100 bishops and 300 presbyters. St. Mocteus died at an advanced age in 534.

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    whom 718 are in the town. This place, called anciently Ktwckfir^us, and also (luain-Cftinn, was celebrated for an abbey founded by St. Patrick, over which he placed St. Mocteus or Mochtalugh, a Briton, who died at a very advanced age in 534. The monastery became an extensive seat of learning under the superintendence of St. Mocteus and his successors ; and it is said that 100 bishops and 300 presbyters, all eminent for learning and piety, were educated in this school. St. Dichull, who became abbot about the commencement of the Hth century, and several of his successors, were styled indifferently abbots or bishops ; and the monastery continued to flourish till 830, when it was pillaged by the Danes, by whom the abbey was destroyed in 839, and many of the brethren killed. In 96s, while in the possession of the Danes, the abbey was plundered by Muirceartagh, son of Donell, King of Ireland, who slew many of these invaders ; and in 1043, this place and the adjacent country were plundered by Andatus O'Ruairc, who was himself soon after slain. In 10*5, the town, with all its churches, was destroyed by fire ; and in 1133 and 1148 the abbey experienced a similar calamity, from which it never seems to have recovered. Donchad O'Kervaill, Prince of Orgial, and Edan OCoellaidhe. Bishop of Clogher, who had recently (in 1148) founded the abbey of Knock, jointly erected a priory for Canons Regular, which was subsequently made a sanctuary by Iklalachy, Archbishop of Armagh : the prior sat as a baron in parliament. The town was destroyed by fire in Ilo'^, 1160, and 1166, when it was also plundered ; and in 1'24'2, a grand chapter of the order was held in the priory of Louth by the Archbishop of Armagh, at which were assembled all the abbots and priors of the Canons Regular in the kingdom. Edward Bruce and other leaders of the Scottish army were entertained here, in 1315, by the prior, who was afterwards pardoned by Edward II. on payment of a fine of £40; and in 1488, the prior, who had been concerned in the insurrection of Lambert Simnel, received the king's pardon. John Wile, who had alienated a considerable portion of the revenues of the establishment, and who was prior at the time of the Dissolution, voluntarily resigned his office into the king's hands, and received a pension of £l6. 13. 4. for the remainder of his life; the priory, with all its revenues, was granted in the 33rd of Henry VIII. to Sir Oliver Plunkett, ancestor of the present proprietor.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 114

31. St. Patrick's church and round tower destroyed in 1641

    near Saint Patrick's · parish · Limerick · 1641

    The church of St. Patrick's parish has been in ruins since the war of 1641, when it was destroyed together with an adjoining round tower. The cemetery continues to be used as a place of burial for Roman Catholics.

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    The living is a rectory and perpetual cure, in the diocese of Limerick. The rectory was united, at a period prior to any known record, to the entire rectory of Cahirvally, the rectory and vicarage of Emly-Grenan, and the chapelry of Kilquane, which union till lately constituted the corps of the treasurership of the cathedral of Limerick, in the patronage of the Bishop, who is also patron of the perpetual cure, which comprises the parishes of St. Patrick and Kilquane. Cahirvally and Emly-Grenan, are now unconnected with the treasurership. The tithe rent- charge of St. Patrick's parish is £118. The church has been in ruins since the war of 1641, when it was destroyed together with an adjoining round tower : the cemetery is used as a place of burial for Roman Catholics. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising this parish and those of Kilmurry and Derrygalvin, in which union are two chapels. Singland was the scene of a battle fought in 943 between the Munster Irish and the Danes, the latter of whom were defeated, driven into the town, and forced to pay a heavy contribution. Cromwell, Ireton, William III., and de Ginkell all had their camps and intrenchments here when they invested Limerick ; military weapons have consequently been frequently found in the grounds. Some remains of the ancient military roads from Dublin and from Cork which passed through the parish are still traceable. The lands of Singland are held under the vicars-choral of Limerick by a lease, from which that body derives httle advantage.

    PATRICKS ROCK, ST., county of Tipperary.— See Cashel.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 230

32. St Patrick's church and St Cethecus burial at Oran

    Oran · townland · Roscommon

    Oran, anciently called Aran-Richlaback, is of great antiquity. St. Patrick is said to have founded a church there, of which St. Cethecus was bishop and where he was interred. The old cemetery remains a favourite place of burial and pilgrimage.

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    ORAN, a parish, in the barony of Ballymoe, union and county of Roscommon, and province of Connaught, 05 miles (N. W.) from Roscommon : on the road to Castlerea, and on the river Suck ; containing "2114 inhabitants. This place was anciently called i/((- aran-Hichlaback, and is of great antiquity. St. Patrick is said to have founded a church here, of which St. Cethecus was bishop ; this prelate was interred here. The old cemetery, adjacent to the high road, is still a favourite place of burial, and the reputation of its sanctity attracts many pilgrims. The parish comprises 5181^ statute acres of good land chiefly under tillage, there being neither waste nor bog : the soil rests on limestone, of which there are quarries. Oran is a prebend and rectory, in the diocese of Elphin, episcopaily united from time immemorial to the vicarage of Drimtemple, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is impropriate in the Earl of Essex. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £109. 10., and the gross tithe of the union £134. 10. The church of the union is at Drimtemple ; it was erected in 1815, at an expense of £554, a gift from the Board of First Fruits. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Glinsk and Kilcroan. There are still some ruins of the old church ; and the remote antiquity of the place is proved by the fragment of a round tower, now only 12 feet high, and 1 1 feet 3 inches in internal diameter, having walls 4 feet 6 inches thick, well built of two different kinds of limestone.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 224

33. St. Patrick's church at Ardpatrick

    Ardpatrick · townland · Louth · 432–493

    A church was founded by St. Patrick at Ardpatrick in the parish of Louth, but no part of it remains. The site is associated with the earliest Christian history of the area.

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    At Jrdpatrick, in this parish, a church was founded by St. Patrick, of which no part remains ; and at Knock, a monastery for Canons Regular, dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, was founded in 1148, as already observed, by Donchad O'Kervaill, Prince of Orgial, and Edan Coellaidhe, Bishop of Clogher, who also founded the priory of Louth. Marian O'Gorman, who was abbot in 116", composed a martyrology in the Irish language, which existed in the time of Colgan and was then in great esteem ; the endowment was augmented by Hugh de Ardiz, in 1'260, but was yet insufficient for the maintenance of the establishment. The abbot surrendered the monastery, with its revenues, in the 31st of Henry VHL ; and James L, in the 3rd of his reign, granted it to Sir John King, Knight, at the yearly rent of £16. 10. 4. : there are no remains. On the summit of a hill is Mount Ash, a curious fort, supposed to be of Danish origin ; it consists of an oval mount, the surface of which is depressed and surrounded with a vallum, and around twothirds of the circumference is a second vallum with a ditch. On the glebe-land is Fain/ Mount, an abrupt conical eminence surrounded by a high earthen vallum. Castle-Ring, near the town, is of similar construction, but more elevated, and has a small stream between the vallum and the counterscarp ; on the summit are the foundations of a hexagonal mural fort. The remains of the ancient abbey of Louth, founded by St. Patrick, or rather of the priory subsequently erected on its site, are extensive, but in a very dilapidated state ; the cemetery is still a favourite place of interment. Dr. Plunkett, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, who was executed in London for high treason, was for some time resident here.

    LOWESGREAN, or Roesgreen, a village, in the parish of St. Patrick's Rock, union of Cashel, barony of MiDDLETHiRD, county of TippERARY, and province 284

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 114

34. St. Patrick's Church, Newry, built 1578

    near Newry · town · Down · 1578–1811

    St. Patrick's Church in Newry was built by Sir Nicholas Bagnal in 1578. It was burnt during the civil wars and restored after the Revolution, serving as the original parochial church before being replaced by St. Mary's.

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    monastery already noticed, which, after having risen to a great height of prosperity by the fostering care of many successive kings, underwent the fate of all the other monastic institutions during the reign of Henry VIII. After the Dissolution it was converted into a. collegiate church for secular priests, which having soon fallen to decay, the abbey, with all its possessions, was granted by Edward VI. to Sir Nicholas Bagnal, in as free, full, and ample a manner as it had been enjoyed by any abbot. Hence, the episcopal jurisdiction previously exercised by its clerical head devolved at once upon its new proprietor, whose representative, the Earl of Kilmorcy, exercises it to its fullest extent, as lay abbot ; appointing spiritual officers, holding ecclesiastical courts, granting probates of wills and licences of marriage, and performing every other episcopal act with as plenary power as any bishop. The living is a donative, in the patronage of the Earl of Kilmorey, as lay abbot, who possesses the whole tithes. St. Patrick's church, built by Sir Nicholas Bagnal in 1.5/8, burnt in the civil wars, and restored after the Revolution, was originally the parochial church; but, in 1811, being much dilapidated and too small for the increasing congregation, an act was obtained under the provisions of which a new church was built on an enlarged scale and on a new site, called the parish church of St. Mary's, Newry. This church, in the Gothic style, with a tower and spire 190 feet high, was finished in 1819, at a cost of £1'2,566 British currency, exclusively of £"2469 expended in the purchase of the site, and in obtaining two acts of parliament. The funds for liquidating these charges arose from a bequest of £3138 from the late W. Needham, Esq., lord of the manor ; a bequest of £1346 from Sir Trevor Corry ; a donation of £923 from the Earl of Kilmorey; a donation of £461 from General Needham ; £'2520 raised by the sale of the pews ; and the remainder by parochial assessment. It is endowed with £300 per annum, payable by the lay abbot in lieu of tithe. In 18'29, the old church of St. Patrick was repaired and fitted up as a chapel of ease : the living is a chaplaincy or donative, in the gift of the Earl of Kilmorey, who endowed it with £100 per annum, subject to the pecuUar jurisdiction of the vicar-general of Newry.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 212

35. St. Patrick's Church on elevated ground west of city

    Waterford · city · Waterford

    The church of St. Patrick, the only church in the union of parishes, is a plain neat building situated on elevated ground to the west of Waterford city. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £576 for its repair.

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    rectory is usually held with the deanery by a separate title. St. Olave's church was rebuilt and consecrated by Dr. Milles, Bishop of Waterford and Lisnnore, in 1734, a memorial of which fact is preserved on a brass plate in the western wall of the building ; the pulpit, and the bishop's throne, which is in the church, are of very beautiful oak handsomely carved. Divine service is performed here twice every day, and a lecturer, who is also master of the endowed school, receives £100 per annum from a bequest by Bishop Milles for the endowment of lectureships at St. Olave's and St. Patrick's. The parishes of .S7. Patrick, St. Peter, and St. Stephen, the livings of which are curacies, are united to the vicarages of St. Jolin Within and Without, together comprising one-third of the city, and constituting the corps of the archdeaconry of Waterford, in the patronage of the Bishop : the income is derivable from minister's money. The church of St. Patrick, the only one in the union, is a plain neat building, situated on elevated ground to the west of the city : the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £,576 for its repair. The churches of St. John, St. Stephen, St. Peter, and St. Michael, long since fell to ruin.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 387

36. St. Patrick's College, Thurles, established 1836

    Thurles · town · Tipperary · 1836

    St. Patrick's College was established in 1836 for the liberal education of Roman Catholic young gentlemen upon moderate terms. It is a handsome building in an improved demesne of 25 acres, bounded on one side by the river Suir.

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    The parish comprises 8269 statute acres, of which 6649 are arable, 810 pasture, and 810 bog and waste : the land in cultivation is of very good quality, producing abundant crops ; and the system of agriculture is improved. An abundant supply of fuel is obtained from the neighbouring bogs, and from the Slievardagh coalmines, which are about eight miles distant. Brittas Castle, the property of the Langley family, was commenced on a very extensive scale by the late Captain Langley, but remains in an unfinished state. The LIVING is a rectory, in the diocese of Cashel; partly impropriate in the family of Bagwell and in Mrs. Downes ; and partly united, by act of council in 1682, to the vicarages of Rahelty, Shyane, and Adnith, in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £'46. 5., of which £101. 5. are payable to the impropriators, and the remainder to the vicar. The glebe-house, towards which the late Board of First Fruits contributed £100 and a loan of £1500, in 1820, is a good residence ; the glebe comprises 56^ statute acres, and the gross rent-charge of the benefice amounts to £766. 12. 9. per annum, the church is a neat edifice at the east end of the town, towards the erection of which the Board of First Fruits advanced a loan of £2000, in 1812. The Roman Catholic parish is coextensive with that of the Established Church ; it is the head of the diocese, and the mensal of the archbishop. The chapel, which is the cathedral of the diocese, is a spacious and handsome structure, erected at an expense of £10,000, and one of the finest buildings of the kind in Ireland. Near it are Ursuline and Presentation convents, the ladies of which employ themselves in the gratuitous instruction of poor female children ; each convent has a private chapel. St. Patrick's College, established in 1 836 for the liberal education of Roman Catholic young gentlemen upon moderate terms, is a handsome building in an improved demesne of 25 acres, bounded on one side by the river Suir. There are several public schools, of which the conventual schools are partly supported by a bequest of £2000 from the late Most Rev. Dr. James Butler, and those of the Christian Brethren by a similar bequest from the Most Rev. Dr. Bray, the interest of which he appropriated to the instruction and clothing of poor boys ; the parochial school is principally supported by the incumbent. The union workhouse, on a site of 6| acres purchased for £1000, was completed iu 1841 at an expense of £5840, and is constructed for 700 inmates.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 332

37. St. Patrick's mission from the Hill of Tara

    near Tara · hill or hills · Meath

    St. Patrick chose the Hill of Taragh as the most appropriate place to promulgate his mission. From this location, the Christian religion spread rapidly across the entire island of Ireland.

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    The Eblani, whose territory also extended over Dublin and Kildare, are mentioned by Ptolemy as being settled in this county. According to the native divisions the district formed part of one of the five kingdoms into ■which Ireland was partitioned, and was known by the name of Mithe, Methe, Media or Midia ; perhaps from its central situation. Other writers, however, derive its name from the Irish Mlaith or Magh, a " plain," or "level country," a derivation indicative of its natural character. It was afterwards divided into two parts ; Oireamhoin, or " the eastern country," which comprehended the portion now known by the name of Meath ; and Eireamhoiii, or " the western country," comprehending the present counties of Westmeath and Longford, ■with parts of Cavan, Kildare, and the King's county. The prince of East Meath was O'Nial, hereditary chieftain of Caelman or Clancolman, who is distinguished in the native annals by the name of the Southern O'Nial. The district surrounding the hill of Taragh was originally called Magh-Breagh. On this hill, styled also "Teamor, from Teaghmor, " the great house," was held the general assembly of the states of the kingdom, which met triennially, from a very early period to the end of the sixth century. Here was preserved the Labheireg, or " stone of destiny," on which the monarchs of Ireland were placed at their inauguration, and which, after having been removed to Scotland, was carried away by Edward I., among the other trophies of his victory, tt) Westminster, where it still remains. From this hill, which St. Patrick chose as the most appropriate place for promulgating the object of his mission, the Christian religion spread itself rapidly over every part of the island ; and the numerous religious institutions founded by that apostle and his immediate disciples throughout the surrounding districts, attest the rapid progress and permanence of the new doctrine. This part of Ireland suffered severely by the invasions of the Danes. In 838, Turgesius, king of that nation, sailed up the Boyne ; and after making the country the scene of unexampled devastation, in which the persons and property of the Christian clergy were principal objects of persecution, he fixed here his seat of government. The erection of the raths scattered over the county is attributed to him and his followers ; one of them, of peculiar extent and strength, in the immediate neighbourhood of Taragh, is said to have been his chief place of residence. After his assassination by Melaghlin, King of Meath, the Danes who escaped a similar fate, after a continued struggle for more than a century, were totally defeated at Taragh in 980. Yet the frequent destruction of monasteries and towns recorded in the annals of the religious houses, afford melancholy proof that, though unable to regain their former dominion, this ferocious and warlike people were powerful enough to disturb the tranquillity of the country by their frequent predatory incursions.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 148

38. St. Patrick's monastery at Moville (Maghbhile)

    Moville Upper · parish · Donegal · 590–953

    St. Patrick founded a monastery at Upper Moville called Maghbhile and Domnachbhile, placing Ængusius son of Olild over it. It became celebrated for its wealth, with notices of its abbots occurring from 590 to 953, among them the celebrated St. Finian.

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    MOVILLE, UPPER, a parish, in the union and barony of Ennishowen, county of Donegal, and province of Ulster, 15 miles (N. N. E.) from Londonderry, on the road to Greencastle ; containing 5069 inhabitants. St. Patrick founded a monastery here, called Maghbhile and Domnachbhile, over which he placed yEngusius, the son of Olild ; it soon became celebrated for its wealth ; and notices of its abbots occur from the year 590 to 953 : among them was the celebrated St. Finian. The remains are called Cooley, meaning " the City," probably from a large number of persons having settled around this famous pile, which appears, from what is left of the western and southern walls, to have been a very extensive edifice. For some time before the Reformation it was used as the parish church, and it so continued until destroyed during the civil wars of 1688. In the adjoining cemetery is a very ancient tomb, said to be that of St. Finian ; and outside the walls stands a lofty and handsome stone cross, hewn out of one block, and in good preservation. The ruins occupy a gentle eminence near the shores of Lough Foyle, commanding a full view of the Atlantic.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 176

39. St. Patrick's nunnery for St. Athracta, 470

    Killaraght · townland · Sligo · 470

    Killaraght is said to derive its name from a nunnery founded by St. Patrick for St. Athracta, sister of St. Coeman, who received the veil from him in 470. At Templeoran within the parish are the ruins of a church with a burial-place attached.

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    KILLARAGHT, a parish, in the union of Boyle, barony of Coolavin, county of Sligo, and province of CoNNAUGHT, 4 milcs (S. W.) from Boyle, on the road from that place to Frenchpark ; containing '2229 inhabitants. This place is said to derive its name from a nunnery founded here by St. Patrick for St. Athracta, sister of St. Coeman, who received the veil from him in 470. It is situated on the southern shore of Lough Gara, and consists chiefly of pasture land ; the total area is 933*2 statute acres. Killaraght is a vicarage, in the diocese of Achonry, episcopally united to those of Kilfree and Kilshalvee ; the rectory is impropriate in Viscount Lorton, and the tithe rent-charge is £112. 10., of which £4'2. *. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. There is a glebe of 35 acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Gurteen, and has a chapel at Cloonlagh. At Templeoran are the ruins of a church, with a burialplace attached.

    KILLARARAN, or Kilronan, a parish, in the union of Ballinasloe, barony of Killian, county of

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 33

40. St. Patrick's Purgatory on Saints Island and Station Island

    near Station Island · townland · Donegal · 800–1837

    St. Patrick's Purgatory, a miraculous cell on Saints' Island much resorted to by pilgrims from all parts of Europe, was attributed to a saint of that name who was prior in the ninth century. The cave was later stopped up and another opened on Station Island, about half a mile from the shore, where pilgrimage continues with over 10,000 annual visitors.

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    On Saints' Island, in Lough Derg, are the remains of an Augustinian priory dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, the foundation of which is ascribed to St. Dabeoc, brother of St. Canoe, who flourished towards the close of the fifth century : notwithstanding its celebrity, it was plundered and reduced to ashes by Bratachus O'Boyle and M" Mahon, in 1207. It was subject to the great abbey of Armagh, and for several ages was celebrated for its miraculous cell, called St. Patrick's purgatory, an invention attributed to a saint of that name who was prior here in the ninth century. This cell was much resorted to by pilgrims from all parts of Europe, who were supposed to suffer in imagination, while lying within its narrow precincts, all the pains endured by the wicked in the purgatory of the Romish Church. Its proximity however to the shore, with which it was connected by a neck of land, affording too great facility of access, the cave was stopped up, and another opened in a smaller island, now called the Station Island, about half a mile from the shore, to which access is obtained by a ferry-boat constantly plying for that purpose. Such was the reputation the place maintained, that safeguards were frequently granted by the kings of England to foreigners of distinction who came to visit It ; among others to Raymond, Viscount de Perilleux and Knight of Rhodes, with a train of 20 men and 30 horses, in 1397. The purgatory was repeatedly suppressed by the Popes, and also by the Lords-Justices of Ireland, who banished the friars, and broke up the cell ; but it was as frequently revived, and is still visited by multitudes of pilgrims, who assemble here during what is called " the station," which commences on the 1st of June and continues to the 15th of August, during which time the friars are constantly engaged in hearing confessions, enjoining penance, and performing other devotional rites. The number annually resorting hither during that period exceeds 10,000 : each pays the ferryman 6^d. for taking him to the island, and bringing him back ; and the proprietor of the lake receives £165 per annum for allowing the ferryman to ply. The term of continuance on the island is three, six, or nine days.

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41. St. Patrick's religious house at Rath-Moane

    near Ramoan · parish · Antrim

    According to Archdall, St. Patrick founded a religious house at Ramoan called Rath-Moane, in which he placed St. Ereclasius. This ancient foundation links the parish to early Christian missionary activity.

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    On the summit of Knocklaide is a tumulus called Cairn-an-Truagh, said traditionally to be the burialplace of three Danish princesses. There are several raths in the parish, some terminating in a pointed apex, and others flat on the top like a truncated cone ; of the latter sort, one, within a quarter of a mile of the town, is called Dun-a-Mallaglit, the " cursed fort." The castle of Doonaiiintiey stands on a bold headland, 300 feet above the level of the sea, commanding the channel and the isle of Rathlin : two miles westward are the noble and romantic ruins of Kinbcme, or Kenbann, Castle, built on a projecting cliff of Umestone rock running out several hundred feet into the sea, under some headlands which rise 280 feet above the ruins. In the townland of Ballycastle are the remains of the edifice which gave name to the place ; an uninteresting gable is all that exists : about two miles hence, on the Glenslush water, are the ruins of a very extraordinary castle, called Gobati'Saur, once the residence of the powerful chieftain O'Cahan. Immediately adjoining the quay of Ballycastle are the interesting ruins of the abbey of Boiuimargy, founded by Mac Donnell, in 1509, and which was perhaps the latest erected in Ireland for Franciscan monks ; the chapel is in tolerable preservation, being the burial-place of the Antrim family. According to Archdall, St. Patrick founded a religious house here, called Rath-Moane, in which he placed St. Ereclasius. Vast quantities of beautiful pebbles are found along the shore, among which are chalcedony, opal, dentrites, and belemnites. On the lands of Drumans, on the side of the great mountain of Knocklaide, is a spring, the waters of which are strongly chalybeate and may be conveyed to distant places without any diminution of their effect.

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42. St. Patrick's Well: sacred well with stone figure of saint

    Saint Patrick's Well · well · Limerick

    The village of St. Patrick's Well derives its name from a well dedicated to St. Patrick, still held in great veneration by the peasantry. Over the well has been placed a figure of the tutelar saint, rudely carved in stone.

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    PATRICK'S WELL, ST., a village, partly in the parishes of Killelonehan and Mungrett, but chiefly in that of Kilkeedy, barony of Pubblebrien, union and county of Limerick, and province of Munster, 6 miles (S. \V.) from Limerick, on the road to Rathkeale; containing 541 inhabitants. This place derives its name from a well dedicated to St. Patrick, still held in great veneration by the peasantry, and over which has been placed a figure of the tutelar saint, rudely carved in stone. The village consists of one long irregular street, and contains 10.5 houses, most of which are old thatched buildings, and the remainder neat well built cottages roofed with slate, and of recent erection ; the mail from Limerick to Tralee passes daily through it, and a receiving-house for letters in connexion with the former place has been established. Fairs are held on Feb. 26th, May ^Sth, June I6th, Oct. 14th and 20th, and Dec. 18th, principally for cattle and pigs : pettysessions are held once a fortnight ; and a constabulary police force is stationed here. In the neighbourhood are several large and handsome houses with well-wooded demesnes, and numerous good farmhouses with thriving orchards, producing abundance of apples from which excellent cider is made.

    PAWLE ISLAND, in the parish of Killyleagh, union of Downpatrick, barony of Dufferin, county of Down, and province of Ulster. It lies in Lough Strangford, and comprises 49^ acres.

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43. St Patrick's yew tree monastery at Newry

    near Newry · town · Down

    The Annals of the Four Masters record a monastery at Newry containing a yew-tree planted by St. Patrick, indicating the place's importance at a very remote period. This tradition gives rise to one derivation of the place-name.

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    (N.) from Dublin, on the road to Armagh, and on the great northern road to Belfast ; containing '25,168 inhabitants, of whom 11,97'2 are in the town. It was a place of some importance at a very remote period. The Annals of the Four Masters notice a monastery in it, in which was a yew-tree planted by St. Patrick. The next intimation of its existence is the record of the foundation of a Cistercian abbey, in 1157, by Maurice Mac Loughlin, King of Ireland ; the charter of which is extant, and has been published by Dr. O'Conor in his work on the Irish writers. In this charter the place is named Jubhar-cin-tracta, " the i)ass at the head of the strand," or Jubhar-cinntracta, " the flourishing head of a yew-tree," the former appellation being traced from the position of the town, the latter from the circumstance respecting St. Patrick : by the Latin writers of that day it was called Monaste- Tium Nevoracense, and in after times Mnnastenum de I'iridi 39'2

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44. Strabane and Augher: only towns with plantation progress

    near Strabane · town · Tyrone · 1618

    By the time of Pynnar's 1618 inspection, Strabane and Augher were the only towns in the county of Tyrone in the erection of which any progress had been made.

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

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45. Strabane Canal constructed 1793

    near Strabane · town · Tyrone · 1793

    The Strabane Canal, meeting the river Foyle at Leek about three miles below Strabane, was constructed in 1793 for vessels of 40 tons' burthen. It was funded by a grant from the Commissioners of Inland Navigation aided by the Marquess of Abercorn, and brought into the town by two locks with warehouses, wharfs, and quays along its banks.

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    ance of the town is strikingly prepossessing, and the effect is further increased by the thriving orchards attached to the houses and in the immediate vicinity, producing apples, pears, and cherries, in abundance. The manufacture of corduroys and other cotton fabrics was formerly carried on to a limited extent ; and in the neighbourhood are several bleach- greens, none of which, however, at present are in operation. The principal trade is in grain, of which more is sold in this market than in any other in the county ; great quantities are annually shipped for Liverpool, Glasgow, and other ports. The provision trade is also very extensive ; more than 1000 tierces of beef and 2000 barrels of pork are annually cured here for the English market. There is a large ale and beer brewery of some celebrity, chiefly for the supply of the town and neighbourhood, though considerable quantities are sent to Londonderry, Coleraine, Lifford, Donegal, and other places. The principal e.vports are wheat, oats, barley, flax, pork, beef, butter, eggs, and poultry ; and the imports, timber, iron, staves, groceries, and articles of general merchandise. The trade of the place is much facilitated by the Strabane canal, which meets the river Foyle at Leek, about three miles below the town, and is navigable for vessels of 40 tons' burthen. It was constructed in 1793, at an expense of fl'J.OOO, defrayed by a grant from the Commissioners of Inland Navigation, aided by the Marquess of Abercorn ; and was brought into the town by two locks. On its banks are ranges of warehouses and stores for grain, with wharfs and commodious quays, well adapted to the carrying on of an extensive trade. Near the town, on the river Foyle, is a salmon-fishery, which belonged formerly to the corporation of Lifford, but is now the property of the Earl of Erne ; great quantities of fish are annually taken. Branches of the Belfast and Provincial Banks have been established. In the excise arrangements the town is within the district of Londonderry. The principal market is on Tuesday, and is largely supplied with corn, provisions, and brown linen ; fairs are held on the first Thursday in every mouth, and on the 1st Feb., l^th May, 1st Aug., and l'2th November, for horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs. The market-house is a commodious and handsome building ; and the grain and meal markets, built by the corporation in 1823, are large and well arranged : over the principal gateway are the arms of Strabane. A market has been lately established for the sale of flax, and a commodious market-house erected by the town commissioners ; it is held on Wednesdays.

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46. Strabane Castle site, built by Earl of Abercorn

    near Strabane · town · Tyrone

    A castle built by the Earl of Abercorn formerly stood in Strabane, but nothing now remains of it. The site is occupied by a dwelling-house and merchant's stores.

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    from the freemen, by the provost and a majority of their own body ; and also admitted freemen, by favour oidy. The corporation was dissolved by the act 3rd and 4th Victoria, cap. 108. The town had returned two members to the Irish parliament till the Union, when the parliamentary borough was disfranchised. The court of record held before the provost possessed jurisdiction to the amount of five marks ; but after the abolition of arrest for small sums, the business of the court declined, and it eventually fell into disuse. The late corporation had no property but the tolls of the fairs and market, which were under their regulation, and are now partly vested in Town Commissioners, pursuant to the provisions of the Corporations' Reform act. There is a chief constabulary police station : the quarter-sessions for the county are held here in January, April, July, and October ; petty-sessions on alternate Tuesdays ; and a court for the manor of Strabane every month, at which debts to the amount of 40s. are recoverable. The bridewell contains two apartments with three beds in each, two day-rooms, and a yard. The church built here in 1619 by the Earl of Abercorn has, since the parliamentary war of 1641, been the parish church of Camus-juxta-Mourne ; it has been enlarged from time to time, and is now a handsome cruciform structure in the Grecian style, with a cupola, and the arms of the founder over the principal entrance. There are a spacious Roman Catholic chapel, two places of worship for Presbyterians, and two for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists. The union workhouse, on a site of 9i acres given free, was completed in 1841, and is constructed for 800 inmates. About one mile from the town, on the road to Londonderry, is a chalybeate spring containing iron, magnesia, and sulphur, held in solution by carbonic-acid gas. Of the castle built by the Earl of Abercorn, nothing now remains ; the site is occupied by a dwelling-house and merchant's stores. Strabane gives the inferior titles of Baron and Viscount to the Marquess of Abercorn.

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47. Strabane precinct held by Scotch undertakers

    near Strabane · town · Tyrone · 1618

    The precinct of Strabane was allotted to Scotch undertakers. By the time of Pynnar's 1618 inspection, the lands were in the possession of the Earl of Abercorn, Sir George Hamilton, Sir William Stewart, Sir Robert Newcomen, and Sir John Drummond.

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

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48. Strabane vicinity sole area for large pig-keeping

    near Strabane · town · Tyrone

    The vicinity of Strabane is the only part of County Tyrone in which pigs are kept in great numbers. Little improvement has taken place in this kind of stock compared to the significant improvements seen in cattle breeding.

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    rally small, as heavy stock could not subsist on the scanty vegetation produced there, being principally heath and a coarse kind of sedge-grass which springs lip immediately after burning the heath, a common practice in many parts. In no other county in Ireland has there been a greater improvement in the breed of cattle than in the low country of Tyrone. Some of the best description in England and Scotland have been brought over, and the numerous crosses thus produced have occasioned a great variety of stock, which appears necessary to suit the various soils. In the valley of the Blackwater and some other similar districts, the Durham breed thrives remarkably well, and in many parts a judicious cross with the Kerry cow has been introduced to great advantage. Though there are few extensive dairy-farms, butter is made in large quantities, and some cheese ; the butter is usually salted, and made up in firkins for the Scotch market. The native horse, though ill-shaped, is hardy, and well suited to agricultural purposes ; a superior description, for the road or field sports, is brought in from other counties : the great mart for the purchase of good horses is the fair of Moy ; yet some very fine horses are now reared in the county from British sires. The native sheep are small and illshaped, and very inferior both as to fleece and carcass : these are confined to the mountainous districts ; in the fertile parts the breed is good ; but, strictly speaking, Tyrone is not a sheep-feeding county. The vicinity of Strabane is the only part in which pigs are kept in great numbers ; and little improvement has taken place in this kind of stock.

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49. Stradbally granted to the Cosby family

    Stradbally · town · Laois · 1599–1609

    The territory of Stradbally, formerly held by the chief of the O'Mores, was granted in 1599 to Francis Cosbye with all its possessions and several castles. The grant was confirmed and renewed in 1609 by James I to Richard, son of Alexander Cosbye, together with the manor and lordship of Timahoe.

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    the chief of the O'Mores, and which in \r,9'i was granted with all its possessions, comprising several castles, to Francis Cosbye and his heirs, to hold as of the Castle of Maryborough, in capite, by knight's service, at a yearly rent of £17. 6. 3., and to provide nine English horsemen. This grant was, in I609, confirmed and renewed by James 1st to Richard, son of Alexander Cosbye, together with the manor and lordship of Timahoe. The TOWN is one of the most pleasant in the county ; it is situated on the banks of a small river which flows into the Barrow, in a vale surrounded by lofty hills, and in a district richly embellished with cultivated demesnes. The principal street is spacious ; the number of houses in the town is '299, and they are mostly well built : the river is crossed by a bridge of three arches. The southern branch of the Grand Canal passes along the eastern side of the barony into the vale of the Barrow, opening a communication with Dublin and the towns on that river ; but there are no manufactures, nor is any trade carried on, except that arising from the produce of two flourmills on the stream that runs through the town. The market is on Saturday ; and there are fairs on May 6th, July lOth, Aug. '2Ist, Sept. 14th, and Nov. '21st. A chief constabulary police force is stationed in the town ; general sessions of the peace are held here twice in the year, and petty-sessions on alternate Fridays. The court-house is a neat building, and attached to it is a small bridewell, containing three cells, one day-room, and an airing-yard. There is a dispensary ; also a savings' bank.

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50. Stradbally Hall and O'More castle site

    Stradbally · town · Laois

    Stradbally Hall is a handsome mansion adjoining the town, situated in a highly embellished demesne. Within the limits of the demesne was the ancient castle of the O'Mores.

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    The parish comprises 2466|- statute acres : the land is good, and much of it in demesne ; the system of agriculture is improved, and very excellent limestone is procured, which is used for building and other purposes. The vicinity of the town is beautifully varied. Stradbally Hall is a handsome mansion adjoining the town, and situated in a highly embellished demesne, within the limits of which was the ancient castle of the O'Mores. Brockley Park, formerly occupied by the Earl of Roden, is pleasantly situated on the opposite side of the town. In the vicinity are also Ballykilcavan, the seat and improved demesne of Sir Edward Welsh, Bart, i Kellyville ; Timogue ; Ballymanus ; Moyanna ; Vicarstown ; Rahinduffe ; Derry ; Lohihoa ; Clopook ; and Esker. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Leighlin, united by act of council, in 1*74, to the vicarage of Moyanna, and in the patronage of T. P. Cosby, Esq. ; the rectory is impropriate in the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin. The tithe rentcharge of the parish is £156. 10. 8., of which £104. 12. are payable to the impropriators, and the remainder to the vicar. The glebe-house is a good residence, and the glebe comprises 12 acres; the gross tithe of the benefice of the vicar is £ 1 55. 15. The church, a handsome building in the town, was erected in 1764 by subscription; the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £321 for its repairs. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising also the parishes of Moyanna, Corclone, Timogue, Fossey, and Kilcolmanbrook : the chapel in the town is a spacious edifice, and a handsome chapel has been erected at Timahoe in the Gothic style, capable of accommodating 4000 persons. A battle is said to have been fought at Stradbally bridge between the first settlers of the Cosby family and a native sept, in which the leaders on both 535

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51. Stradone House mansion in wooded demesne

    near Stradone · townland · Cavan

    Stradone House is a handsome mansion situated in an extensive and finely wooded demesne adjoining the town of Stradone in County Cavan. The town has 53 houses and a constabulary police station.

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    STRADONE, a market and post town, in the parish of Larah, barony of Upper Loughtee, union and county of Cavan, and province of Ulster, 5 miles (E. by S.) from Cavan, and 50 (N. W.) from Dublin, on the road from Virginia to Ballyhaise ; containing 53 houses, and S^'J inhabitants. It is a station of the constabulary police, and has a dispensary. The market is on Monday ; and fairs are held on Feb. 7th, March 'iSth, May 10th, June 24th, Aug. I6th, Oct. lOth, and Dec. 18th, for general farming stock. Stradone House is a handsome mansion, situated in an extensive and finely wooded demesne adjoining the town.

    STRAFFAN, a parish, in the union of Celbridge, barony of North Salt, county of Kildare, and province of Leinster, 3 miles (S. W.) from Celbridge, on the road to Naas ; containing 834 inhabitants. It comprises 2286i statute acres, nearly equally divided between tillage and pasture ; the soil is in general a strong stiff clay. The Grand Canal passes within two, and the Royal Canal within about four, miles of the parish. The principal seats are Straffan House, Barberstown, Lodge Park, and Straffan Lodge. The parish is a vicarage, in the diocese of Dublin, forming part of the union of Kildrought ; the rectory is impropriate in Mrs. Whitelaw, and the tithe rent-charge is £97. 10., of which £60 are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Celbridge : the chapel is a neat edifice, situated in the village.

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52. Strafford's mansion ruins at Coolruss near Tinahely

    Tinahely · town · Wicklow · 1630–1641

    Tinahely formed part of the vast estate of the Earl of Strafford, who began building a splendid mansion at Coolruss. The ruins are vulgarly called 'Black Tom's Cellars'; after Strafford's attainder the estate passed to the ancestor of Earl Fitzwilliam.

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    TINAHELY, a market and post town, in the parish of KiLCOMMON, union of Shillelagh, barony of Bal- LiNACOR, county of WiCKLOW, and province of Leinster, 20 miles (S. W.) from Wicklow, and 41 (S.) from Dublin, on the road from Rathdruni to Carnew ; containing 640 inhabitants. This place formed part of the vast estate of the celebrated and unfortunate Earl of Strafford, who commenced the erection of a splendid mansion at Coolruss, about a quarter of a mile from the town, the ruins of which are vulgarly called " Black Tom's Cellars :" on the attainder of that nobleman the estate was forfeited to the crown, and it subsequently became the property of the ancestor of Earl Fitzwilliam, the present proprietor. During the disturbances of 1798, the town was entirely destroyed, but it was soon afterwards rebuilt in an improved style : it is situated in a wild and mountainous district, on the banks of a small stream, over which is a stone bridge of five arches. A market is held every Wednesday ; and fairs, chiefly for cattle and pigs, on the first Wednesday after the 1st of Jan., on Feb. 7th, the first Wednesday after St. Patrick's day, the second Wednesday in April, May 8th, tlie 4th day and the last Wednesday in June, the first Wednesday after the 12th of July, on Aug. 7th, the second Wednesday in Sept., the first Wednesday after the 29th of Sept., on Nov. 7th, and the second Wednesday in December. Here is a chief constabulary police station ; a manorial court is held in April, and pettysessions on alternate Wednesdays in a room over the market-house, a neat edifice erected by the late Earl Fitzwilliam. Soap-boiling is carried on, and there are an extensive flour-mill and a tan-yard. In the town are a few good houses ; and in the immediate \icinity are. Town View, situated on high ground, whence a fine view of the town and surrounding country is obtained ; and Ballicionougue. The Primitive Wesleyan Methodists hold their meetings in the sessions-room. A school is maintained partly by a grant from Earl Fitzwilliam, and partly by the rector; and a dispensary is aided by an annual grant of £50 from his lordship. — See KiLCOMMON.

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53. Straidkelly on the hill of Cloony with old coast road

    Straidkelly · population centre · Antrim

    Straidkelly is situated on the hill of Cloony, over which the old coast road passes at nearly 200 feet above sea level. A new military road takes a level course along the shore round the base of the hill, only 15 feet above high-water mark.

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    STRAIDKELLY, or Straightkelly, a village, in the parish of Tickmacrevan, union of Larne, barony of Lower Glenarm, county of Antrim, and province of Ulster, li mile (N, W. byN.) from Glenarm, on the old coast-road to Belfast ; containing about 25 houses and 172 inhabitants. It is situated on the hill of Cloony, over which the old road passes at an elevation of nearly 200 feet above the level of the sea ; while the new military road takes nearly a level course along the shore, round the base of the hill, being not more than 15 feet above high-water mark.

    STRANDTOWN, a village, in the parish of Hollywood, union of Belfast, barony of Lower Castlereagh, county of Down, and province of Ulster; containing 2" houses, and 129 inhabitants.

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54. Strancally Castle: from Desmond to Raleigh to Earl of Cork

    Strancally · townland · Waterford

    The ancient castle of Strancally formerly belonged to the earls of Desmond. After its forfeiture, Queen Elizabeth granted it to Sir Walter Raleigh, who assigned it to the Earl of Cork. The ruins remain near the Blackwater.

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    KILCOCKAN, a parish, in the union of Lismore, barony of Coshbride, county of Waterford, and province of :\Rnster, 6 miles (E. S. E) from Tallow, and on the river Blackwater ; containing 1420 inhabitants. It comprises 453S statute acres, and includes the modern castle of StrancaUy, the seat of the proprietor of the parish, a large Gothic building, in a richly planted demesne of above 1000 acres. The parish is in the diocese of Lismore ; the rectory is impropriate in the Duke of Devonshire and J. Keily,Esq.,and the vicarage forms part of the union of Templemichael. The tithe rent-charge is £177. 3.„of which £51. 18. 6. are payable to each of the impropriators, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilcockan forms part of the district of Templemichael, also called Knockanore, or Kilwaterrany, and has a chapel recently erected. Here are the ruins of the ancient castle of StrancaUy, which formerly belonged to the earls of Desmond, and after its forfeiture by that family was granted by Queen Elizabeth to Sir Walter Raleigh, by whom it was assigned to the Earl of Cork. This castle appears to have been partially demolished with gunpowder a long time since, and was recently struck by lightning, which caused a large portion of it to fall into the Blackwater.

    KILCOE, a parish, in the union of Skibbereen, Western division of the barony of West Carbery, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 5 miles (W.) from Skibbereen ; on the river Roaring Water, and the road to Rock Island ; containing 2339 inhabitants. It comprises 5272 statute acres. The surface is rocky and uneven, and not more than one-third is in cultivation ; the remainder consists of bare rocks of clay-slate, inter- 30

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55. Strancally Castle struck by lightning, part fell into Blackwater

    Strancally · townland · Waterford

    Strancally Castle appears to have been partially demolished with gunpowder long ago. It was recently struck by lightning, causing a large portion of the ruin to collapse into the River Blackwater.

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    KILCOCKAN, a parish, in the union of Lismore, barony of Coshbride, county of Waterford, and province of :\Rnster, 6 miles (E. S. E) from Tallow, and on the river Blackwater ; containing 1420 inhabitants. It comprises 453S statute acres, and includes the modern castle of StrancaUy, the seat of the proprietor of the parish, a large Gothic building, in a richly planted demesne of above 1000 acres. The parish is in the diocese of Lismore ; the rectory is impropriate in the Duke of Devonshire and J. Keily,Esq.,and the vicarage forms part of the union of Templemichael. The tithe rent-charge is £177. 3.„of which £51. 18. 6. are payable to each of the impropriators, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilcockan forms part of the district of Templemichael, also called Knockanore, or Kilwaterrany, and has a chapel recently erected. Here are the ruins of the ancient castle of StrancaUy, which formerly belonged to the earls of Desmond, and after its forfeiture by that family was granted by Queen Elizabeth to Sir Walter Raleigh, by whom it was assigned to the Earl of Cork. This castle appears to have been partially demolished with gunpowder a long time since, and was recently struck by lightning, which caused a large portion of it to fall into the Blackwater.

    KILCOE, a parish, in the union of Skibbereen, Western division of the barony of West Carbery, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 5 miles (W.) from Skibbereen ; on the river Roaring Water, and the road to Rock Island ; containing 2339 inhabitants. It comprises 5272 statute acres. The surface is rocky and uneven, and not more than one-third is in cultivation ; the remainder consists of bare rocks of clay-slate, inter- 30

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56. Strangford Lough formerly called Lough Coyne

    near Strangford Lough · estuary · Down

    Strangford Lough, formerly called Lough Coyne, extends about 17 miles from Killard Point to Newtown. It contains a vast number of islands and rocks, six of which are inhabited. It is a safe and deep harbour but dangerous for strange vessels due to rapid tides and rocks at its entrance.

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

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57. Strangford Lough navigation hazards at Rock Angus

    near Strangford Lough · estuary · Down

    A rock ledge called Rock Angus, corrupted into 'the Rock and Goose,' lies in Strangford Lough, bearing a stone beacon and a perch called the Garter. The Pots rocks lie nearby, and the lough's tides run with such velocity that vessels can be carried against the wind.

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    and half a mile long, called Rock Angus, corrupted into " the Rock and Goose," on which is a stone beacon, and at the south extremity a perch called the Garter, which is dry at half ebb ; south-westward from this perch, at a cable's length, are the Pots rocks. The passage on the south side of Rock Angus has 'Z^ fathoms of water, and is navigable only for small vessels. The tide runs in and out of the lough with such velocity as on some occasions to carry vessels against the wind. Strangford gives the title of Viscount to the family of Smythe.

    STRANOCUM, a village, in the parish and union of Ballvmoney, barony of Upper Dunluce, county of Antrim, and province of Ulster ; containing 3 1 houses, and 140 inhabitants. Fairs are held on April ■30th and Dec. 29th.

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58. Strangford Park former Protestant charter school

    near Strangford · population centre · Down

    A large structure near Strangford village, now called Strangford Park, was formerly one of the Protestant charter schools. When government abandoned these schools the building and lands reverted to Lord de Ros, proprietor of the soil.

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    Ulster, 6 miles (N. E.) from Downpatrick, and 79f (N. N. E.) from Dublin ; containing 571 inhabitants. In the year 1400, the constable of Dublin city, with divers others, fought a great sea battle here against the Scotch, in which many of the English were slain. Strangford is situated on the western side of the channel which forms the entrance of the lough to which the town gives name ; it is a very small place, having only 130 houses, but contains a chapel of ease to the parish church of Ballyculter, a Roman Catholic chapel, and a Wesleyan Methodist meeting-house. Here is also a small quay for the convenience of the fishing-boats, and of the passengers crossing the strait to Portaferry. It has a sub-post office in connexion with Downpatrick and Portaferry ; and is a constabulary police station : fairs are held on Aug. 12th and Nov. Sth. The trade is chiefly in the export of grain, provisions, and live stock, and the import of coal, iron, bark, and timber : the gross estimated value of the exports from Strangford and other places on the lough, in a recent year, amounted to £79,633, whereof £59,221 were for corn, meal, and flour, and £17,062 other provisions; and the gross estimated value of the imports for the same period was £20,498, whereof £9850 were coal, £1933 iron, &c., and the remainder various other articles. Near the place are the remains of two castles called Walsh'stown and Audeleys : the former has been converted into a handsome dwelling-house ; the latter, still in ruins, is on a hill which commands a view of the lough as far as Newtown, and is supposed to have been erected by one of the Audeleys, who settled in this county under John De Courcy. Close to the village, and on the edge of the lough, is Old Court, the beautiful residence of Lord de Ros. Near the village also, and in the parish of Ballyculter, is a large structure now called Strangford Park ; it was formerly one of the Protestant charter schools, but on the abandonment of these schools by the government, the building and lands reverted to Lord de Ros, the proprietor of the soil.

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59. Stranorlar glebe-house and church improvements

    near Stranorlar · town · Donegal · 1812–1835

    The glebe-house at Stranorlar was built in 1812 with funds partly loaned and partly gifted by the late Board of First Fruits. The church received a loan of £300 from the same Board in 1825 for the erection of a gallery.

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    rent-charge is £363. 15. The glebe-house was built in 1812, at a cost of £692 British currency, of which £46 were a loan, and the remainder a gift from the late Board of First Fruits. The church is an old building, to which the same Board, in 1825, granted a loan of £300 for the erection of a gallery. Prior to the 24th of March, 1835, this parish, forming part of the deanery of Raphoe, consisted of the two perpetual cures of Stranorlar and Kilteevock ; but by an order in council of the above date it was disappropriated from the deanery, and erected into a separate and distinct parish, or benefice. It was provided, however, that the incumbent should pay to the perpetual curate of Kilteevock the same salary as had been paid by the dean. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church ; it has a chapel in the town. There are places of worship for Presbyterians in connexion with the General Assembly, and for Wesleyan Methodists ; also a dispensary. The union workhouse, on a site of five acres purchased for £213. 10., was completed in 1842, at a cost of £5240, and is constructed for 400 inmates.

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60. Stratum of pure black marble at Carriglea, Waterford

    Carriglea · townland · Waterford

    At Carriglea in the parish of Whitechurch, County Waterford, a stratum of pure black marble is found. The locality is also associated with the Odell family and a mansion in the later English style commanding fine mountain scenery.

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    WHITECIIURCH, a parish, in the union of Dun- GARVAN, barony of DECiES-without Drum, county of ■W'aterford, and province of Munster, .5 miles (W.) from Dungarvan, and on the coach-road from Waterford, through Youghal, to Cork ; containing 3403 inhabitants. This place was the scene of repeated hostilities during the parliamentary war. In 1645, Sir Richard Osborne, then proprietor of Knockmoan Castle, notwithstanding his scrupulous observance of the cessation of hostilities which had been previously concluded, was closely besieged by the Earl of Castlehaven, to whom he was compelled to surrender. The castle was delivered up to Lord Lisle in 1646; and in 1649, while Cromwell was besieging Dungarvan, it was taken by a detachment of his army, by whom it was afterwards demolished. The parish comprises 99">'2 statute acres ; the land is of good quality, and the system of agriculture very much improved. Limestone abounds on the low lands, and marl of rich quality is obtained in several places ; on the high grounds, brown freestone and green flagstone are in abundance ; manganese is also found at Cappagh, but has not been worked to any extent ; and at Carriglea is a stratum of pure black marble. Ballyntaylor, formerly a seat of the Osborne family, is in the southern part of the parish, within half a mile of the picturesque ruins of Knockmoan Castle. The other seats are. Mount Odell, the property of the Odell family, of Carriglea, also in this parish, the latter a mansion in the later English style, situated in a highly improved demesne commanding fine mountain scenery ; Cappagh, a handsome residence embracing some picturesque and romantic views ; and Whitechurch, pleasantly situated in grounds tastefully laid out. The farmhouses are of very superior character. At Cappagh is a lake whence a stream issues, which after turning a mill pursues a subterranean course for nearly two miles, emerging at Canty, where it falls into the river Brickey. A fair is held on the 5th of August ; and at Cappagh is a constabulary police station.

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