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. Bagnal's Castle and Newry market-house site

   near Newry · town · Down

   The principal market-house of Newry stands near the site of Bagnal's Castle. The abbey and surrounding territory were granted to Marshal Bagnal by Edward VI, with extensive privileges later continued by James I.

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   trade : the average time of the passage by steam to Liverpool is 16 hours ; to Glasgow, 14 ; and to Dublin, 12. The chief foreign trade is with the United States and British North America : the exports are linen-cloth, blue, starch, and whisky ; the imports, timber, staves, tobacco, ashes, flax, and clover-seed. The Baltic trade consists of the importation of timber, tallow, ashes, flax, flax-seed, and hemp ; hides and tallow are imported from Odessa ; mats, tar, pitch, flax, and flax-seed from Archangel ; and wine, fruit, oil, limejuice, brimstone and barilla from the Mediterranean. In the year 1846, 12,399 barrels of flax-seed were imported from Riga alone. The number of vessels belonging to the port is inadequate to the extent of its commerce, a great portion of which is carried on in vessels of other countries : the Baltic trade is carried on exclusively in foreign bottoms ; the United States' trade in American vessels, the trade to British America and Russia in British ships, and the coal trade chiefly in Whitehaven vessels. The market-day, under the patent, is Thursday ; but a market is held on Tuesday for grain, and on Saturday for meat. The principal market-house is near the site of Bagnal's Castle ; there are separate markets for butchers'-meat, meal, potatoes, grain, and hides, and two for linen-yarn. Fairs are held on April 3rd and Oct. 29th. An act has been passed for making a railway from Newry to Enniskilleu ; there will be another to Warrenpoint and Rostrevor, and the line from Dublin to Belfast passes within three-quarters of a mile of the town.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 210

2. Baldwin fortified mansion ruins at Mossgrove

   Mossgrove · street · Cork · 1612

   At Mossgrove in Templemartin parish, Cork, stand the ruins of a fortified mansion of the Baldwin family, who purchased the estate from the Maskelyne family in 1612. The house was surrounded by a wall with round turrets, and a subterranean passage led from the house to the adjacent bog.

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   The living is a rectory and perpetual cure, in the diocese of Cork : the rectory forms part of the union of Teniplebready, and of the corps of the deanery of St. Finbarr's, Cork ; the perpetual curacy is in the gift of the Dean. The tithe rent-charge is £389. 5., of which £375 are payable to the dean, and the remainder to the perpetual curate, who also receives £50 per annum from Primate Boulter's augmentation fund. The glebehouse was built by aid of £450 and a loan of £50, in 1815, from the late Board of First Fruits: the glebe comprises 16 acres. The church is a plain building with a square tower 50 feet high, erected in 1797 by aid of £500 from the Board. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising the parishes of Templemartin, Killowen, and part of Kilbrogan : the chapel is a small plain edifice. At Mossgrove are the ruins of an old fortified mansion of the Baldwins, who acquired the estate by purchase from the Maskelyne family, in I6l2 : it appears to have been surrounded by a wall, in the angles of which, and at one end of the house, were round turrets, three of which are standing. A subterraneous passage leading from the house to the adjacent bog is still visible ; the entrance was by an aperture covered by the hearthstone of a room on the ground- floor. There are also many Danish raths in the parish, one of them on the lands of Gurrane, including three acres, and surrounded by three ramparts and a fosse ; another at Castle-Lac, where are four upright stones of clay-slate, respectively 12, 9, and 6 feet high : this is supposed to be Druidical, or to have been erected to commemorate a victory obtained here by the Danes in 968. On the same ploughland was a castle, now quite demolished.

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3. Baldwinstown Castle tower

   Baldwinstown · townland · Wexford

   Near the village of Kilcowan in Wexford stands the castle of Baldwinstown, consisting of a lofty tower about 30 feet square with walls measuring nearly 13 feet in thickness at the base.

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   KILCOWAN, or Kilcoan, a parish, in the barony of Barge, union and county of Wexford, and province of Leinster, 10 miles (S. VV. by S.) from Wexford, and on the lough formed by the burrow of Ballyteigue ; containing 492 inhabitants. This parish comprises 20S2| statute acres : the land, which is chiefly in tillage, is partly manured with sea-weed, procured from the lough, and partly with lime, quarries of good limestone being worked on the townland of Baldwinstown. Some neat cottages have lately been erected in the village of Baldwinstown by Joseph Swan, Esq. Kilcowan is in the diocese of Ferns ; the rectory is impropriate in the representatives of W. Bell, Esq., and the vicarage forms part of the union of Mulrankin. The tithe rent-charge is £121. 18. 8., of which £83. 18. 8. are payable to the impropriators, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Rathangan. Near the village is the castle of Baldwinstown, consisting of a lofty tower, about 30 feet square, the walls of which at the base measure nearly 13 feet in thickness.

   KILCOWANMORE, a parish, in the union of Enxiscorthy, barony of Bantry, county of Wexford, and province of Leinster, .5 miles (S. W.) from Enniscorthy, on the road to Ballyhack ; containing 703 inhabitants, and comprising 2760| statute acres. It is an impropriate cure in the diocese of Ferns, held with that of Clongcen, and in the patronage of F. Leigh, Esq., in whom the rectory is impropriate : the tithe rent-charge, amounting to £52. 10., is entirely payable to Mr. Leigh, who allows a stipend of £5 to the curate of Clonmore for discharging the occasional duties. There is no church.

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4. Balheary House and its Ormonde tapestry

   Balheary · townland · Dublin

   Balheary House is a large square structure whose saloon and dining-room contain fine pieces of tapestry formerly belonging to the Earl of Ormonde. The demesne, through which flow the rivers of Fieldstown and Knocksedan, commands views of Howth and the Dublin mountains.

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   The parish comprises 96*4^ statute acres. The soil is good, and the system of agriculture rapidly improving : there are several extensive corn-mills within the parish, and it is embellished with numerous seats and villas. Brackenstown is a spacious mansion, situated in a demesne laid out with much taste, in which is a cemetery erected by the present proprietor's father, whose remains are interred there : this place was the residence of the Chief Baron Bysse in the time of Cromwell, who paid him a visit here during his military expedition to Ireland. Balheary House is a large square structure with several apartments of ample dimensions; in the saloon and dining-room are some fine pieces of tapestry, formerly the property of the Earl of Ormonde. The surrounding demesne, through which flow the small rivers of Fieldstown and Knocksedan, is well laid out, and commands a view of Howth and the Dublin mountains, with the town and environs of Swords, which, with its church, round tower, ruins of the monastery, and other interesting objects, presents a varied and picturesque scene in the foreground. Among other seats are, Seafield, Little Lissenhall, Newport, Swords House, Prospect Point, Cremona, and Mantua.

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5. Ballast-quay at Wexford formed by shipping ballast

   Wexford · town · Wexford

   The Ballast-quay on the opposite shore of the Slaney from Wexford took its name from being formed by ballast deposited there by shipping. It served as a breakwater protecting vessels moored on the side towards the town.

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   the wooden bridge at Londonderry ; its length was 15*1 feet. The collection of the tolls and care of the bridge were committed to a corporation, consisting of the shareholders who contributed towards its erection, and some ex ojficio members. In consequence of its decayed state the corporation had it repaired, or rather re-constructed, at an expense of £6000, of which £4000 were raised by a mortgage of the tolls, which let, in I83'2, for £700 per annum. The structure now has two causeways projecting from the opposite side of the river, and of the respective lengths of 650 and ISS feet; the roadway of the bridge over the intervening space of 733 feet is of timber, supported on '23 sets of piers of the same material, with a drawbridge to permit the passage of vessels with masts. A quay extends for nearly half a mile from the bridge, having a general breadth of 60 feet, except near its middle, called the Crescent, where it widens to 80 feet. On the opposite shore is the Ballast-quay, so called from being formed by the ballast deposited there by the shipping : it serves as a breakwater for the protection of the vessels moored on the side towards the town. The former of these two quays has received a considerable extension to the southwest by an embankment raised by J. E. Redmond, Esq., which carries it on in a direct line to the end of Fishersrow, whence a communication with that part of the country is opened by a road in the same direction to the rock of Maudlintowu, where it forms a junction with the Killinick road.

   A branch of the Bank of Ireland occupies a very neat structure faced with granite, forming the north-western angle of the Crescent ; the Provincial Bank has an establishment on the quay ; and there is a branch of the National Bank. A building, with an exterior corresponding with that of the bank, has been erected on the Crescent-quay, for reading-rooms and a library ; and on the same quay is a building for the accommodation of 661

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 399

6. Ballea Castle and Rathfeen House in Liscleary

   Liscleary · parish · Cork

   The parish of Liscleary contains two notable seats: Ballea Castle and Rathfeen House. The parish also features a chalybeate spa found efficacious in cases of dyspepsia and valued as a tonic diuretic.

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   LISCLEARY, or Lisley Colerigge, a parish, in the union of Kinsale, barony of Kerricurrihy, county of Cork, and province of Munster, '24 miles (VV.) from Carrigaline, and on the south side of the river Awinboy ; containing 143'2 inhabitants. It comprises 4305 statute acres, and is divided into two parts by the intervening parish of Carrigaline. The surface is undulating, and the soil in general good ; besides lime, sea-weed and sand brought from Carrigaline are used for manure, and the system of agriculture is gradually improving. Limestone exists near the border of the adjoining parish of Killanully, but lies too deep for profitable working, especially as an abundant supply is obtained from that parish. The seats are Ballea Castle and Rathfeen House. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cork ; the rectory constitutes the corps of the prebend of Liscleary in the cathedral of Cork, and the vicarage is held in sequestration by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Of the tithe rent-charge, amounting to £157. 10., five-ninths are payable to the prebendary and the remainder to the commissioners. Divine service is regularly performed in the parochial school-house. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Ballygarvan and Douglas. The school is partly supported by the prebendary, and partly by the Cork Diocesan Association. A chalybeate spa here has been found efficacious in cases of dyspepsia, and is exceedingly valuable as a tonic diuretic.

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 84

7. Ballinacor, residence of the Kemmis family

   Ballinacor · townland · Wicklow

   Ballinacor, the residence of the Kemmis family, is surrounded by extensive plantations and commands a fine view of the wild glen of Glenmalur. The barrack at Ballinacor had been purchased as a residence for mine workmen.

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   The arable lands amount to 10,536 statute acres; 10,7'37 acres are in pasture; and the .remainder are mountain land : the butter made here is of very superior quality, and in high request in the Dublin market. Fuel is scarce, as there is very little bog. The eastern parts of the parish, and more particularly those along the rivers Avonmore and Avonbeg, are thickly studded with residences of the gentry and wealthy farmers. One of the most remarkable is Avondale, situated in a finely planted demesne, and which was the favourite residence of Sir John Parnell, Bart., chancellor of the Irish exchequer : Colonel Hayes, a former proprietor, was author of a work on "Judicious Planting," the principles of which are beautifully exemplified in the plantations of this demesne. Ballinacor, the residence of the Kemmis family, is surrounded by extensive plantations, and commands a fine view of the wild glen of Glenmalur : Kingston, the seat of the King family, is a commodious house in the midst of beautifully disposed grounds, commanding views of Castle Howard and the Meeting of the Waters ; Cassino is a pretty villa, and the Meeting a neat ornamental cottage, at the celebrated Meeting of the Waters, on a rustic seat in the lawn of which Moore is said to have composed the beautiful melody that bears this name. Besides these, are Corballis Castle, Ballyteigue, and Prospect, all commanding extended views of the adjacent country.

   The LIVING is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 248

8. Ballinacurra named from ford near Midleton abbey

   Ballinacurra · townland · Cork · 1182

   The village that arose near the Cistercian abbey at Midleton was called Bullij-na-Chore, now Ballinacurra, meaning the Town on the Ford, which was also the name of the parish. The name derived from the abbey's situation near a ford.

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   place derived its origin from the foundation of a Cistercian monastery, in 1182, by Barry Fitzgerald, who placed in it monks from the abbey of Nenay or Magio, in the county of Limerick. The abbey, from its situation near a ford, was called the " Abbey of St. Mary de Chore ;" and the village which afterwards arose near it was for the same reason called BuUij-na-Chore (now Ballinacurra), or " the Town on the Ford," which was also the name of the parish. The present town, deriving its name from its situation on the road from Youghal to Cork at a nearly equal distance from each place, is pleasantly situated at the head of the vale of Imokilly, in a healthy and fertile country, screened by lofty hills and embellished with handsome seats ; and on an inlet of the north-eastern angle of Cork harbour, which is navigable for vessels of large burthen to Ballinacurra. It consists principally of one main street, from the centre of which another branches off to the east ; and contained, in 1841, 696 houses, most of which are uniformly built and of handsome appearance. It is neither lighted nor paved ; but the inhabitants are amply supplied with excellent water from springs; and there are two rivers, the Avannachora, or Midleton river, which bounds the town on the west and falls into the inlet about a mile below it ; and the Rocksborough river, which skirts its southern part and flows into the former. Both rivers abound with salmon and trout, and over each is a stone bridge. Great improvements have been made since the year 1824, and others are in progress ; several new buildings have been erected in the town and along its approaches, and a new line of road has been opened, forming a handsome western entrance. There are two news-rooms ; and races are held in February.

   In addition to the traffic which this place derives from its situation on a great public thoroughfare, it possesses, by means of its creek from Cork harbour, which extends to the rear of the town, all the advantages of a sea-port. At Bailick, about a quarter of a mile below the town, are very commodious quavs, accessible '2 U 2

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 152

9. Ballinacurra old parish church ruins

   Ballinacurra · townland · Cork

   At Ballinacurra are the ruins of the old parish church.

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

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

   Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 153

10. Ballinahinch castle of the Clangibbon family

    Knocklong · town · Limerick

    The Clangibbon family had a castle at Ballinahinch in the parish of Knocklong. This is noted as one of the principal historical associations of the area.

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    very good, being based on limestone, of which then- arc two quarries ; here is also abundance of bog. A buttermarket is held on Tuesdays ; and fairs are held at Knocklong on May '23rd and Oct. 1st, for fat-cattle, sheep, and pigs ; the October fair has a large show of horses : fairs are also held at Knocktoran, on March 3rd, April 6th, July 29th, Nov. 1st, and Dec. '20th. The Moruing-Star river, which bounds the parish on the southern side, contains very fine trout. Knocklong is a vicarage, in the diocese of Emly, forming part of the union of Aiiey ; the rectory is impropriate in the Earl of Limerick, and the tithe rent-charge is £.316. 19-. two-thirds payable to the impropriator, and one-third to the vicar. There is a glebe of 6 acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, and has chapels at Knocklong and Glenbrohanc. The ruins of Knocklong Castle are on an eminence commanding very extensive views ; it was the seat of the O Hurleys, and near it are the remains of a church. In the grounds of Ryves Castle is an ancient burialground, with a lofty and handsome vault for the Lowe family, who were formerly proprietors of the castle. The Clangibbon family, also, had here the castle of Ballinahinch.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 62

11. Ballinamore with court-house and bridewell

    Ballinamore · town · Leitrim

    Ballinamore was a market and post town in County Leitrim where quarter-sessions were held. It had a court-house and bridewell, serving as a secondary judicial centre alongside Manorhamilton.

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    The county is partly in the diocese of Ardagh, but chiefly in that of Kilmore. For purposes of civil jurisdiction it is divided into the baronies of Carrigallen, Dromahaire, Leitrim, INIohill, and Rossclogher. It contains the disfranchised borough, market, and assize town of Carrick-on-Shannon ; the disfranchised borough of Jamestown ; the market and post towns of Manor- Hamilton, Ballinainore, and Mohill ; and the post-towns of Drumod, Drumsna, and Ruskey. The largest villages are Cashcarrigan, Carrigallen, Dromahaire, Drumkeerin, Drunishambo (each of which has a sub-post), Leitrim (once the county and assize town), and Kinlough. The sliirc and its towns sent six members to the Irish parliament : since the Union two only have been returned, for the county, to the Imperial parliament; the election takes place at Carrick. The number of electors registered in 1841 was 1488, of whom 162 were £50, 93 £20 and 1214 £10. freeholders; 2 £-20, and 12 £10, leaseholders. The county is in the Connaught circuit : the assizes and general quarter-sessions are held at Carrick ; quarter-sessions are held also at Manor-Hamilton and Ballinamore. The county gaol and court-house are at Carrick ; and there are court-houses and bridewells at Manor- Hamilton and Ballinamore : the number of oer- 214

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 68

12. Ballina salmon fishery: best in Ireland except Coleraine

    Ballina · townland · Mayo

    The salmon fishery at Ballina on the River Moy in Mayo was described as the best in Ireland except for Coleraine. Other very valuable salmon fisheries existed at Belclare, Louisburgh, and Killery, with smaller ones at Westport, Newport, Burrishoole, and Goolamore.

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    June and July, in shoals which refuse the bait and are taken by the seine ; but in August they separate, and draw near the shore, when they are caught by handlines baited with sand-eel. The white-fish caught at sea are principally Cod, Haddock, and Ling. Pollock is caught at all seasons round the headlands. The deepsea fishing commences in May, when small-fish bait begins to be plentiful j the herring-fishery commences in May, and continues till August, but further out this fish is found at all seasons, and of large size ; the winter fishing is carried on from November to Christmas. In spring, the in-shore fishers apply themselves to tillage and to the manufacture of kelp. The Salmon fisheries are numerous and important : that of Ballina is the best in Ireland except Coleraine. There are also very valuable fisheries at Belclare, Louisburgh, and Killery, where vast quantities of salmon are annually taken ; and smaller fisheries at Westport, Newport, Burrishoole, and Goolamore.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 147

13. Ballinasloe, principal cattle mart of the region

    Ballinasloe · town · Galway

    Ballinasloe was the principal mart for the extensive sales of cattle from the surrounding country. The Suck river was navigable to the town for flat-bottomed barks, and a canal connected it to Shannon Harbour.

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    Of other mineral productions, it remains only to state that clay suitable for potters' use and for tobacco-pipes is found in the county : in the vicinity of Roscommon are several small potteries ; and at Knockcroghery is a manufactory for tobacco-pipes. Fire-bricks have been made at different times from the fire-clay of the coal districts ; considerable quantities were lately produced at the Arigna works. Ironstone is found not only in the northern but likewise in the western part of the county, where it was formerly smelted in small quantities ; and between Mantua and Belanagare occurs a tough compound calcareous stone, containing pale, blueish, striated flints, resembling chalcedony and agate. Except the above, scarcely any manufactures are now carried on ; that of linen, which partially flourished while supported by bounties, having become nearly extinct when they were withdrawn ; and even the domestic manufacture of coarse flannels, striped woollens, and cotton stuffs, for home consumption, is injured by the rivalry of cheap goods from England. The commerce therefore consists in the export of agricultural produce ; in the extensive sales of cattle at the surrounding marts, of which Ballinasloe is the principal ; and in the importation of the foreign supplies required by the wealthier population.

    The chief rivers connected with the county are the Shannon and the Suck. The Shannon, from Lough Allen, throughout the whole of its course along the eastern frontier of the county, has been made navigable, notwithstanding its numerous rapids. The difficulties of the first seven miles and a half are obviated by a canal from Lough Allen, near Drumshanibo, to Battle- 482

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 260

14. Ballingaddy chapel ruins and cemetery near Kilmallock

    Ballingaddy · parish · Limerick

    Near Ballingaddy, about two miles from Kilmallock, are the ruins of a former chapel whose cemetery is still used as a burial-ground. Mr. Coote of Mount Coote planted the cemetery with trees.

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    Kilmallock is in the diocese of Limerick ; the rectory is appropriate to the vicars-choral of the cathedral of Limerick, and the vicarage to the dean and chapter, to whom it was granted in 16/4 by royal charter, which also united it to the rectory of Kilbreedy-Major, and to the rectories and vicarages of Particles, liallin^ddy, and Athnassy, together forming the economy fund of the cathedral. The parochial duties are performed by a stipendiary curate, who receives £90 per annum from the dean and chajiter. The tithe rent-charge is £22.">, of which £150 are payable to the lessee of the vicarschoral, and the remainder to the economy fund ; the aggregate tithe for the union of the economy fund is £603. 18. 6. There is no glebe-house ; the glebe lands of the union comprise 89i acres, of which Ih^ are in this parish. The chuucu, dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, and formerly collegiate, is an ancient and spacious structure, built in various successive styles of English architecture, and consisting of a nave, aisles, and south transept, which have been roofless since 1657, when the church was partly destroyed by Cromwell, and of a spacious and lofty choir, which is fitted up for divine service. The nave is separated from the aisles by a series of massive square pillars, supporting lofty pointed arches, and the choir has an east window combining five lancet-shaped lights. In the aisles and transept are altar-tombs to the Fitzgeralds, Verdons, Ilealcys, Blakeneys, and Coppingers ; they are generally of the 17th century, and rudely sculptured ; the figures are sunk, and the inscriptions in relief. In the choir is a handsome monument to the family of Coote, of Castle Coote. The exterior of the church is embattled, and at the west end of the north aisle is an ancient round tower, pierced with numerous windows, and differing greatly from others of that class. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, comprising also the parishes of Tankardstown, Ballingaddy, and Kilquane, and parts of the parishes of Bulgadine and Uregare ; and containing two chapels, situated at Kilmallock and Ballingaddy. The chapel in the town is a spacious building, erected in 1814, and subsequently enlarged : that at Ballingaddy is two miles from the town, and near it are the ruins of a former chapel, the cemetery of which, still used as a burialground, has been planted with trees by Mr. Conte, of Mount -Coote. The male and female parochial schools are held in the castle belonging to the late corporation, and are chiefly supported by the dean and chapter, by whom they have been endosved with about an acre of land, and by subscriptions. The union workhouse, on a site of seven acres purchased for £587, was completed in 1840, at an expense of £7000, and is constructed to contain 800 paupers.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 43

15. Ballinglen Castle with its Altar-room in Tyrawley

    Ballinglen · townland · Mayo

    Ballinglen Castle, built in a valley of the same name in Tyrawley barony, has an altar on its top, giving that part of the building the name of the Altar-room.

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    principal fortress in Ennis, and seems to have been a structure of great extent and strength ; many ruins of inferior note are to be seen in this barony. The castle of Ralli/iglen, built in a valley of the same name, in Tyrawley, has on its top an altar, which gives to that part of the building the name of the Altar-room. Dvel Castle, built by the Burke family, stands roofed and entire, within four miles of Ballina, on the estate of the late Colonel Cuff. In Castle Island, in Lough Conn, are the ruins of a fort in which O'Conor is said to have confined his brother, after depriving him of sight, for having rebelled against him. Furtnakallij Castle, about a mile from Downpatrick, is remarkable for the total want of windows, although the walls yet standing arc upwards of twenty feet high. The other remains of castles are not marked by any features sufficiently important to entitle them to particular notice; they were chiefly built by the Burkes, the Barretts, and the Jennings. The principal modern mansions of the nobility and gentry are noticed in their respective parishes.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 148

16. Ballinlough Castle, seat of Sir J. Nugent

    Ballinlough · townland · Westmeath

    Ballinlough Castle is the seat of Sir J. Nugent, Bart., situated in a demesne of above 300 acres within the parish of Killua, county Westmeath.

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    KILLUA, or Killoah, a parish, in the union of Kells, barony of Dei.vin, county of Westmeath, and province of Lf.inster, 5 miles (W. N. W.) from Athboy, on the road from that place to Oldcastle ; containing, with the town of Clonmellon, 1950 inhabitants. It comprises 5259^ statute acres, about half of which is in tillage ; and contains limestone, but neither waste land nor bog. Killua Castle is the handsome castellated residence of Sir T. Chapman, Bart., and contains a fine collection of paintings by the old masters ; the demesne comprises more than 500 acres, and includes a sheet of water, an obelisk to Sir Walter Raleigh, and the ruins of a commandery of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem. Ballinlough Castle, the seat of Sir J. Nugent, Bart., is in a demesne of above 300 acres. Killua is a vicarage, in the diocese of Meath, forming part of the union of Killallon ; the rectory is impropriate in N. Ogle, Esq.: the tithe rent-charge is £93. 15., of which £60 are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. The church, which is at Clonmellon, and is a neat structure with a handsome spire, was built about 60 years since, partly at the expense of Sir B. Chapman, and has been repaired by a grant of £251 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district called Clonmellon, including also the parishes of Killallon and Clonarney, and containing chapels at Clonmellon and Killallon ; the former is a neat building, with a detached belfry. Here is an almshouse for four poor women, who have a weekly allowance from the Chapman family ; and in Clonmellon are ten almshouses for aged and infirm labourers, who have each more than an acre of land, and £2 per annum, £5 being appropriated for keeping the houses in repair : they were established under the will of Sir B. Chapman. There are some remains of the old church, with a burial-ground attached, which is the place of interment of the Chapman family. — See Clonmellon.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 40

17. Ballinode: parish church enlarged in 1830

    Bellanode · town · Monaghan · 1830–1837

    The church of Tydavnet parish is a neat modern edifice situated in the village of Ballinode. It was enlarged in 1830 at an expense of £471, defrayed by the parish, with further improvement grants from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.

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    The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Clogher, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the tithe rent-charge is £498. 9. The glebe-house was built in 18-24, at an expense of £1581 British, of which £900 were a loan from the late Board of First Fruits, and the remainder was defrayed by the then incumbent ; the glebe comprises 40 acres, valued at £!nO per annum. The church is a neat modern edifice, situated in the village of Ballinode ; it was enlarged in 1830, at an expense of £471, defrayed by the parish, and the Ecelesiastial Commissioners lately granted £116 for its further improvement. The Roman Catholic parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church ; there are two chapels, one of which is near Scotstown. On the eastern verge of the parish is a place of worship for Presbyterians ; and there is another for Wesleyan Methodists. A portion of this parish is attached to a perpetual curacy in the parish of Aghalurcher, where a church has been built from a grant by the late Board of First Fruits. 615

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 362

18. Ballinruddery seat of the Knight of Kerry

    Ballinruddery · townland · Kerry

    Ballinruddery, the seat of the Right Hon. Maurice Fitzgerald, Knight of Kerry, is partly within the parish of Listowel but chiefly in that of Finuge. It is one of the principal seats noted in the district.

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    improved ; and limestone is found in several parts, and quarried, chiefly for burning. The principal seat.s are TuUamore House, Gurtinard, Dromin House, Greenville, Bedford House, and Ennismore. Ballinruddery, the seat of the Right Hon. Maurice Fitzgerald, Knight of Kerry, is partly within this parish, but chiefly in that of Finuge, under which head it is described. A new road to Abbeyfeale and Newmarket was completed in 1S29, under the superintendence of Mr. Griffith, the government engineer ; it has been productive of great benefit to the district through which it passes, and, in conjunction with the government roads recently completed on the confines of the counties of Kerry, Cork, and Limerick, will contribute much to the improvement of this neighbourhood.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 90

19. Ballinskelligs Augustinian abbey ruins

    Ballinskelligs · townland · Kerry

    The Skellig monastery became a cell to the abbey of St. Michael at Ballinskelligs Bay, which was subsequently founded for Augustinian monks. The ruins of this abbey still form an interesting object on the shores of the mainland.

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    considered an act of the most determined devotion to kiss ; which appalling task was frequently enjoined as a penance upon pilgrims, who visited the island for that purpose. The monastery became a cell to the abbey of St. Michael at Ballinskelligs baj', subsequently founded for monks of the order of St. Augustine, and the ruins of which still form an interesting object on the shores of the main land. The water at the base of the island is 90 fathoms deep, and abounds with a variety of fish. On the south side are two lighthouses at a distance of 650 feet from each other, distinguished by the names of the Upper and Lower Skellig rock lights ; they exhibit fixed bright lights, at an elevation of 173 feet above the level of the sea at high-water mark, bearing from each other N. by E. and S. by W., and are so arranged as to answer the purpose of leading lights to vessels sailing either north or south. The erection of these lighthouses has been the means of preventing much loss of life and property ; scarcely a winter previously elapsed without frequent and fatal shipwrecks, which since their completion have been of rare occurrence. The light-keepers are sometimes cut off from all communication with the main land for months together, and as there is no supply of wholesome water on the island, they suffer at those times the greatest privations : it requires a perfectly calm day, and a very steady and skilful crew, to effect a landing on the rock. The rugged sides of the higher peaks present immense masses of a rotten slaty substance, apparently decomposed by the electric fluid ; and it is not improbable that there may have been a third peak, destroyed by the same means.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 282

20. Ballintemple church ruins on the River Slaney

    Ballintemple · townland · Carlow

    At Ballintemple in the ancient parish of Pubbledrum, County Carlow, stand the ruins of an old church beautifully situated on the margin of the River Slaney. Ballintemple is the residence of Sir Thomas Butler, Bart., and has been the seat of a branch of the ancient Butler family for several centuries.

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    PUBBLEDRUM, an ancient parish, partly in the barony of Rathvilly, but chiefly in that of Forth, union and county of Carlow, and province of Lein- STER, 2 miles (E.) from Tullow, ou the road to Clonegal ; containing about 1270 inhabitants. It comprises 4503 statute acres, of which nearly one-half consists of woodland, and the remainder, with the exception of about 240 acres of bog, is arable land : the state of agriculture is improving. Limestone abounds, and is burnt for manure ; fine granite adapted for building is also found. The parish has been for several centuries the seat of a branch of the ancient family of Butler, and contains Ballintemple, the residence of Sir Thomas Butler, Bart. ; and the house of Broomville. At Blacklion is a station of the constabulary police. In the ecclesiastical divisions this is not known as a parish, but is considered to form part of the district parish of Ardoyne, in the diocese of Leighlin ; and in the Roman Catholic divisions it is partly included in the union or district of Tullow, and partly in that of Gilbertstown : the chapel is at Ardattin. At Ballintemple are the ruins of an old church, beautifully situated on the margin of the river Slaney.

    PUCKANE, a village, in the parish of Killodier- NAN, union of Nenagh, barony of Lower Ormonde, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 4| miles (N.) from Nenagh; containing 33 houses, and 155 inhabitants. It is situated near the river Shannon ; has a sub-post office ; and is a station of the constabulary police. Here is a Roman Catholic chapel belonging to the district of Monsea.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 233

21. Ballintobber Castle of O'Conor Don

    Ballintober · townland · Roscommon

    Ballintobber Castle belonged anciently to O'Conor Don and its ruins are among the most remarkable castles of the county. It is listed alongside the extensive ruins of Roscommon Castle.

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

    Rose

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 260

22. Ballivoney building, Knights Templars

    Stradbally · town · Waterford

    At Ballivoney near Stradbally, Waterford, traces of an extensive building are visible, extending 180 feet in length and 90 in breadth with an open wall in front. It is supposed to have belonged to the Knights Templars.

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    interest from having been the place of refuge of the Fitzgeralds. At Ballivoney, traces of an extensive building are visible, extending in length 180 feet, and in breadth 90, with an open wall in front ; it is supposed to have belonged to the Knights Templars. Two miles south-west of the village, on a very steep cliff, are the ruins of a castle (the Irish name of which signifies "the house of fortification") built by the Fitzgeralds, and defended on the land side by a deep trench, over which was a drawbridge. At Carrigahilla is a relic supposed to be Druidical, consisting of an oval inclosure, 1 8'2 yards long by 33 broad, having a large upright stone in the centre and several smaller ones around it. One of the brotherhood of the Augustine friars, ruins of whose abbey are in the churchyard, was called the " White Friar," and is the hero of many legendary tales.

    STRADE, county Mayo. — See Templemore.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 301

23. Balloo fort and coin hoard at Killinchy

    Killinchy · townland · Down · 1829

    The remains of Balloo fort stand near Killinchy. Many silver coins from the reign of King John and other monarchs were found there in 1829.

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    The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Down, and in the alternate patronage of Viscount Bangor and the Earl of Carrick : the tithe rent-charge is £600. The church, a large and handsome edifice with a square embattled tower, situated on an eminence, was built in 1830, at an expense of £900, whereof one-half was raised by subscription, and the remainder by parochial assessment. The glebe-house was built in 1789, by the then incumbent, and there is a glebe of 12 acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Saintfield and Killinchy, and has a chapel at Carrickmannon. There is a meeting-house for Presbyterians in connexion with the General Assembly. The parochial schools are principally sujiported by the rector ; the school-house, built in 1825, is a good plain edifice, containing separate schoolrooms for boys and girls, and residences for the master and mistress. There are ten other public schools, six of which are connected with the National Board ; the remaining four are aided by annual donations from Lord Dufferin, D. Gordon, Esq., and the rector. The Earl of Limerick, about 1730, gave part of the townland of Killinchy, which now produces £300 per annum, to the Incorporated School Society; and in ISIO, Major Potter bequeathed £100 to the poor members of the Presbyterian meeting house, among whom the interest is divided every Christmas. Here are the remains of Balloo fort, near which many silver coins of the reigns of John and other monarchs were found in 1829 : the ancient castle of the family of White stood on the site of Killinchy fort, and in 1802 many silver and copper coins were found in its vicinity. In the churchyard is the tomb of the family of Bruce.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 39

24. Ballyallinan Castle: O'Hallinan fortress taken 1600

    Ballyallinan · electoral division · Limerick · 1600

    Two miles south of Rathkeale, Ballyallinan Castle stands on the eastern bank of the River Deel and was built by the O'Hallinans. In 1600 it was taken from Rory Mac Sheehy by Dermot O'Connor, who was attempting to deliver the Sugan Earl of Desmond to the English, but O'Connor was soon besieged and forced to surrender.

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    the town are the fine ruins of Liosnacoille Castle, built by the Mac Sheehys, who were introduced into this part of the country by the seventh earl of Desmond in 14'20 ; and two miles to the south is Ballyallinan Castle, on the eastern bank of the Deel, built by the O'Halliuans. The latter was taken in 1600 from Rory Mac Sheehy, by Dermot O'Connor, in execution of a plan for delivering the Sugan Earl of Desmond to the English ; but he was shortly after besieged in it, and compelled by his own followers to surrender.

    RATHKELTY.— See Rahelty.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 250

25. Ballyannan mansion of first Lord Midleton

    Ballyannan · townland · Cork

    At Ballyannan are the remains of the mansion built by the first Lord Midleton.

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

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

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 153

26. Ballybay situated between two beautiful lakes

    Ballybay · town · Monaghan

    The town of Ballybay in County Monaghan is situated between two lakes of considerable beauty.

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    The SURFACE of Monaghan is described by old writers as being very mountainous, and covered with wood ; it is, however, rather hilly than mountainous, and is now entirely stripped of its ancient forests. The Slievebeagh or Slabbay mountains form an uninterrupted ridge of high land along the north-western boundary, separating the county from Tyrone, and exhibiting an uninteresting waste, with none of the romantic features that often atone for the want of fertility. The next mountain in point of extent is Cairnmore, whose summit commands a very expanded prospect, comprising the whole of this county, and parts of those of Armagh, Fermanagh, Cavan, Leitrim, Down, Tyrone, Louth, and Meath ; Lough Erne, studded with beautiful islands, is also in full view, as are the numerous lakes scattered throughout the county. Crieve hill, towards the south, though not of such extent as Cairnmore, is more elevated, also commanding views both extensive and varied ; it is about six miles in circumference, and waters flow from it in opposite directions, on one side, in a stream towards Dundalk and on the other towards Ballyshannon. The LAKES are numerous and highly interesting. On Cairnmore is one of considerable size, and very deep ; it has no apparent outlet for its waters, is always agitated, and is surrounded by a very wide strand. Another, called Lough Eagish, covers about 50 acres, and is also very deep : its waters are extremely useful for the supply of the neighbouring bleach-greens, fourteen of which are worked by the stream flowing from it, the tail-race of one mill forming the head of the next in succession ; the lake is under the care of an engineer, whose duty it is to regulate the flow of the water, so as to allow every claimant his fair proportion. But the largest and most interesting of all the lakes is that of Castle-Blayney, also called Lough Muckno : it is about 3 miles in length, covers upwards of 600 acres, and is embellished with numerous beautifully wooded islands ; the shores are exceedingly romantic, and the demesne and woods of Lord Blayney's mansion entirely surround its fertile banks. Glaslough, which gives name to a flourishing and beautiful town, and is situated near the northern boundary of the county, is somewhat less than that of Castle-Blayney ; but the fertility and gentle undulations around its banks, the extensive demesne, the fine old timber, and the numerous plantations, combine to form a delightful landscape. Near Mount Louise is a beautiful lake ; the land rises suddenly and boldly from its shores, presenting an unusual inland scene, but the absence of wood considerably diminishes the effect. The town of Ballybay is situated between two lakes of considerable beauty. At Datvson-Groi-e is a peculiarly interesting lake, around which is some sylvan scenery, rarely found in the north : there are other very pretty lakes, particularly those of Emy, Leesborough, Crieve, and White Lough,hes\des upwards of ISO upon a smaller scale, scattered over every part of the county.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 159

27. Ballybeggan Castle held out against Irish forces 1641-1643

    Ballybeggan · townland · Kerry · 1641–1643

    The castle of Ballybeggan, formerly a place of considerable strength belonging to the Desmonds and a noted pass between Tralee and Castleisland, was the only fortress in County Kerry that in 1641 held out against the Irish forces. It resisted every assault until relieved in 1643 by Lord Inchiquin's forces, and was later burnt by the Irish during the war of the Revolution.

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    RATASS, or Rathass, a parish, in the union of Tralee, barony of Trughenackmy, county of Kerry, and province of Munster, on the high road to Killarney ; containing, with part of the town of Tralee, 2SS8 inhabitants. The castle of Ballybcggan, in this parish, formerly a place of considerable strength belonging to the Desmonds, and a noted pass between Tralee and Castleisland, was the only fortress in the county that in 1641 held out against the Irish forces; it resisted every assault until relieved, in 1643, by Lord Inchiquin's forces. During the war of the Revolution it was burnt by the Irish. The parish comprises 6983 statute acres, partly in tillage. The limestone strata of the district contain several caverns lined with stalactites, through which a subterraneous stream takes its course ; very good marble has been obtained, and many years since a vein of lead-ore was discovered near the church. The county gaol, the Tralee infantry barracks, Messrs. Newell and Grant's distillery, and Mr. Bender's brewery, are situated at Ballymullen, and, together with a considerable portion of the parish, are within the hmits of the borough of Tralee, under which head they are noticed. Several neat houses have been built in

    RATH

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 245

28. Ballycogley castle tower, Wadding family seat

    Ballycogly · townland · Wexford · 1641–1660

    At Ballycogley in Maglass parish are the remains of a castle consisting of a large square tower, three sides of which are covered by a single ivy-tree of extraordinary growth. It formerly belonged to the Wadding family, was forfeited in the civil war of Charles I, and granted by Charles II to the ancestor of the present proprietor.

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    MAGLASS, a parish, in the barony of Forth, union and county of Wexkord, and province of Leinster, 6 miles (S.) from Wexford, on the road to Bridgetown and Kilmore ; containing in'2 inhabitants. The parish comprises 3.5'28 statute acres, chiefly under tillage ; the state of agriculture has been much improved, and the practice of winter feeding partially adopted. At a short distance from the village is a large windmill for grinding corn. The seats are Silverspring, Thornville, Ballycoglcy, Mount Pleasant, and Little Mount Pleasant. The parish is in the diocese of Ferns ; the rectory till lately formed part of the union of Gorey and the corps of the deanery of Ferns ; and is now, with the vicarage, part of the union of Killinick. The tithe rent-charge is £139 ; and there are twrt small glebes, comprising together about 8 acres. In the Roman Catholic divisions Maglass gives name to the union or district, which also includes the parish of Ballymore and has a chapel in each parish. The chapel at Maglass, a large plain building, is supposed to stand on the site of an ancient monastery, the remains of which, as well as those of a castle that immediately adjoined it, were used in the erection of the chapel. At Ballycogley are the remains of a castle, consisting of a large square tower, three sides of which are covered by a single ivy-tree of extraordinary growth : it is said to have formerly belonged to the Wadding family, was forfeited in the civil war of Charles I., and granted by Charles II. to the ancestor of the present proprietor. The remains of the church have been partly inclosed as a cemetery for the Harvey family.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 131

29. Ballyconnell House, seat of John Enery

    Ballyconnell · town · Cavan

    Ballyconnell House is the residence of John Enery, Esq., beautifully situated in a fine demesne on the Woodford river within Tomregan parish.

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    TOMREGAN, a parish, in the union of Lisnaskea, partly in the barony of Knockninny, county of Fer- M.\NAGH, and partly in that of Lower Lolghtee, but chiefly in the barony of Tullaghagh, county of Cavan, and province of Ulster, on the road from Belturbet to Swanlinbar ; containing, with the post-town of Ballyconnell (which is separately described), 4'21'2 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the river Woodford, comprises 10,678 statute acres ; saOOj are in the county of Fermanagh, and of the remainder ^'2565 are in Lower Lough tee and 5'2'21 in Tullaghagh, county of Cavan. About '275 are under water. The river has its source in the county of Leitrim, and after reaching Woodford, formerly the residence of the Gore family, and from which it takes its name, passes through two lakes, and, becoming deep and broad, might at a trifling expense be made navigable to Lough Erne, a distance of nearly nine miles. The lauds are in a very iuditfercnt state of cultivation ; and a large portion capable of being rendered profitable is allowed to remain waste : there is abundance of bog, affording a good supply of fuel. The mountainous parts abound with iron-ore and coal, which might be easily raised ; but no regular works have been established, though some of the coal has been sent to Ballyhays, Cavan, and to the great iron-works at Arigna. Slieve Russell, which borders on Fermanagh, and is the highest land in this county, is partly within the parish ; it is chiefly waste and barren, the surface being in some parts very rocky, and in others a mere swamp. Lead and silver ore have been brought down the stream which flows from the mountain of Ortnacullagh, in the vicinity of the parish. There are some quarries of excellent limestone and granite, and marble is also found in some of the townlands ; the materials for Cavan court-house, Cloncorick Castle, and the episcopal palace of Kilmore, were supplied from these quarries. Ballyconnell House, the residence of John Enery, Esq., beautifully situated in a fine demesne on the Woodford 591

    river, is within the parish. There is a small flour mill.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 345

30. Ballycrispin estate of Lord Monteagle, Kiltallagh

    Ballycrispin · townland · Kerry

    At Ballycrispin in the parish of Kiltallagh, County Kerry, stood the estate of Lord Monteagle, which had been the residence of his maternal ancestors.

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    KILTALLA, or Kiltallagh, a parish, in the union of Tralee, barony of Trughe.nackmy, county of Kerry, and province of Munster, 1^ mile (N. by E.) from Milltown, on the road to Tralee ; containing, witli the town of Castlemaine (which is separately described), 1303 inhabitants. This parish extends from the river Maine, on the south, to the mountain of Slieve Meesh on the north, a portion of which mountain is within its limits : it comprises 4757 statute acres, having generally a fine alluvial soil on a substratum of limestone ; there is some light bog on the mountain. The limestone is burnt for manure, and at Anna is a quarry of good brown-stone adapted for building. The seats are Laharun, Kiltalla Glebe, and Anna : at Ballycrispin, the estate of Lord Monteagle, was the residence of his maternal ancestors. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, united since 1682 to the rectory of Kilgarrilander and the rectory and vicarage of Currens, together constituting the union of Kiltallagh, in the gift of the Crown. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £124. 14. 9., and of the entire union £365. 18. 6. The glebe-house was rebuilt in 1820, by aid of a gift of £400, and a loan of like amount, fron» the Board of First Fruits : there is a glebe in each parish ; that of Kiltallagh comprises about six acres, and those of the entire union 19j acres. The church is a small plain edifice with a square tower, rebuilt in 181 6. the late Board granting a loan of £600. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish forms part of the district of Castlemaine, which also comprises the parish of Kilgarrilander, and contains the chapels of Kiltallagh and Boulteens; the latter is in Kilgarrilander. The children of the parish generally attend Lady Godfrey's free school at Milltown, iu the adjoining parish of Kilcolenian.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 57

31. Ballydavid headland and coast-guard at Kilquane, Kerry

    near Ballydavid · street · Kerry

    The parish of Kilquane in Kerry includes the headland of Ballydavid on the western side of Smerwick harbour, where a coast-guard detachment is stationed. Salmon is taken at the mouth of the Moorstown river, and some remains of the church still exist in the burial-ground.

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    KILQUANE, a parish, in the union of Tralee, barony of Corkaguiney, county of Kerry', and province of MuNSTER, 4^ miles (X. \v.) from Dingle, and on the eastern side of Smerwick harbour, on the western coast; containing I76O inhabitants. This parish comprises 9709 statute acres, of which about one-half consists of coarse mountain pasture, bog, and rocky cliffs. It includes the headland of Ballydavid, where there is a detachment of the coast-guard from the station at Ferriter's cove. Salmon is taken at the mouth of the Moorstown river, which runs into the harbour and 163

    partly bounds the parish on the south ; and some of the inhabitants are occasionally employed in the fiKhery off the coast. The living, lately suppressed by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, was a rectory, in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithe rent-charge is £77- 1.6. There is no glebe-house, but a glebe of 6a. Ir. 'iOp. In the Roman Catholic divisions this parish forms part of the district of Keel or Ferreter. Some remains of the church still exist, in the burial-ground.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 51

32. Ballydehob church erected as chapel of ease, 1829

    Ballydehob · townland · Cork · 1829

    A handsome church in the later English style was erected at Ballydehob in 1829 as a chapel of ease, at an expense of £600, a gift from the late Board of First Fruits. Ballydehob also had a Roman Catholic chapel and a constabulary police force.

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    The LIVING is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cork, and in the alternate patronage of the Crown and the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is £637. 10. The glebe-house is a handsome residence, and the glebe comprises 63| acres. The church, towards the repairs of which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners recently granted £■207, is a small plain edifice, erected in IJW. At Ballydehob is a very handsome church in the later English style, erected in IS'29 as a chapel of ease, at an expense of £600, a gift from the late Board of First Fruits ; divine service is also performed in three schoolrooms in the parish. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is divided into East and 'VN'est Skull, which latter forms part of the union of Kilmoo ; in the eastern division are three chapels, one at Ballydehob, one at Dunbeacon, and the other at Skull, where also is a place of worship for 'Wesleyan Methodists. There is a dispensary. Near Towermore, on the road to Rock Island, are situated the remains of a cromlech, called "the Altar;" and on the road to Four-mile- Water are those of another, with an imperfect circle of upright stones. On the shores of Dunmanus bay stand the remains of the church of Kilcoma ; and at Bawnaknuckane are the ruins of an ancient religious house and seminary, and of 51S

    the castle of Rossbrin, in which was written the Psalter of that name by a bard of the O'Mahony family. An old skein, or sword, was found in the churchyard in 1835; and at Quoilahmore a great number of silver coins of the reign of Anne were recently discovered.

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33. Ballyhack Michaelmas poultry fair

    Ballyhack · town · Wexford

    A fair for poultry only was held every Michaelmas at Ballyhack, where various kinds of fowl were sold in large quantities and very cheaply. The cheap prices resulted from the number of small landholders who reared poultry at trifling expense from potato offal and barley meal.

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    The fences in the southern baronies are in general well kept, being formed of mounds of earth and sods, planted on the sides and top with furze, which affords good shelter for cattle, and has the additional advantage of being extremely useful for fuel, while it presents an impenetrable barrier against trespassing. In some cases they are still farther improved by a row of quickset on the summit, which increases both the shelter and ornament. In those parts where turf is plentiful, less attention is paid to the construction of fences ; and there they are generally rugged and defective. The farmers are by no means so attentive to the improvement of the breed of cattle as in many other counties : the long-horned was prevalent, but the short-horned is now most encouraged. Although all the farmers, even the smallest, keep a few sheep for their wool and milk, the common breed reared here is by no means of a good kind, being long-legged, narrow-backed, large-boned, and as wild as deer, insomuch that they are only kept from destroying the fences and breaking into the cornfields by tying their feet with side lines : of the improved breeds, the Leicester is the favourite. Swine are numerous, but, like the former kinds of stock, not in general of the best kind. The Poultry is excellent : farmers, and even cottiers, rear vast quantities of turkeys and other domestic fowl ; and many old leases contain a clause binding the tenant to rear poultry for the landlord. In the neighbourhood of Wexford the fowls are fattened by cramming, and sent to Dublin and Liverpool. There is a fair for poultry only, every Michaelmas, at Ballyhack, where the various kinds are sold in large quantities and very cheap, owing to the number of small landholders who rear them at a tritling expense from their potato offal and a little barley meal. Bees are in certain parts much attended to, and much mead is made : means are used in some places to save the honey without destroying the bees, by driving them into a fresh hive instead of smothering them. A source of profit, arising from the contiguity to the sea, is found in the extent of sandy warren, which furnishes great numbers of Rabbit!: yearly. The burrow of Rosslare, near Wexford harbour, furnishes the market weekly with 300 pairs for three months ; they are considered peculiarly delicate and well-flavoured. Pigeons are also attended to, and found profitable ; and, in consequence of the growth of a peculiar kind of grass or sea-weed, myriads of ff'ild-foul frequent the shores, the flesh of which is of remarkably delicate flavour : the barnacle, whynyard, widsreon, teal, and duck, are most esteemed ; besides which there is a great supply of sea-fowl, which are readily bought, though of inferior quality. Fuel in some parts of the county is very scarce, especially in places remote both from the sea-coast, where coal from England can be obtained at a reasonable rate, and from the mountains, where turf can be procured.

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34. Ballyhorsey old church ruins and skeletal remains

    Ballyhorsey · townland · Wicklow

    Remains of an old church stand on the farm of Ballyhorsey in Kilcoole parish. Large numbers of human bones and skeletons have been discovered in the surrounding area, indicating an ancient burial site.

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    The parish is in the diocese of Dublin and Glendalough, and is a rectory and vicarage, forming part of the union of Delgany : the tithe rent-charge is £201. 15. 3. The ruins of the old church and cemetery are inclosed with a stone wall, and part has been converted into a mausoleum for the Scott family, of Ballygannon. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district called Kilquade and Kilmurry, comprising also the parishes of Newcastle and Delgany, with parts of those of Bray and Powerscourt ; there are two chapels, situated respectively at Kilquade and Kilmurry, the former a handsome edifice of modern erection, dedicated to St. Patrick, and the other dedicated to St. Catharine. Of several schools, two were built by Lady Harriet Daly, and are supported by Miss Daly. There are the remains of an old church on the farm of Ballyhorsey ; great numbers of human bones and skeletons have been dug up in the vicinity. On the demesne of Holywell is a spring, the water of which is considered efficacious in ague and palsy.

    KILCOOLEY, a parish, in the union of Trim, barony of Upper Navan, county of Meath, and province of Leinster, li mile (E. by N.) from Trim, on the road from that place to Navan ; containing 303 inhabitants. The parish comprises 2455 statute acres : the land is principally under tillage, and there is some good pasturage ; also limestone, which is quarried for building. Here is a large flour-mill. Rathnally is a handsome seat, pleasantly situated in a well-planted demesne on the banks of the Boyne. The parish is in the diocese of Meath ; the rectory is impropriate in the Marquess of Drogheda, and the vicarage forms part of the union of Trim": the tithe rent-charge is £S1, of which £62. 6. are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilcooley is considered to be part of the union or district of Churchtown.

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35. Ballykelly Church and its Monuments

    Ballykelly · townland · Derry · 1795

    The church at Ballykelly was built in 1795 in the early English style and features stained glass windows with armorial bearings. It contains monuments to Rev. G. V. Sampson, the Hamilton family, and a junior branch of the Beresford family.

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    The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Derry, and in the patronage of the Bishop : the tithe rent-charge is £750. The glebe-house is situated half a mile east of the church, upon a glebe of 188 Cunningham acres, w hich is valued at £235 per annum. The church was built in 1795, near the village of Ballykelly, at the joint expense of the Earl of Bristol, then Bishop of Derry, and John Beresford, Esq. : it is a small but handsome edifice, in the early English style, with a large square tower and lofty octagonal spire ; the windows are embellished with the armorial bearings of the Irish Society, the Fishmongers' Company, and the Beresford family, in stained glass. The building contains a very neat monument to the memory of the Rev. G. V. Sampson, author of the Memoir and Map of Londonderry and of the Statistical Survey of the same county ; another belonging to the ancient family of the Hamiltons ; and a third, of modern and elegant execution, to a junior branch of the Beresford family. A grant of £124 for repairs was lately made by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 313

36. Ballylahan Castle and the ten sons of the Jordan family

    Ballylahan · townland · Mayo

    Ballylahan Castle in Gallen barony was built by one of the Jordan or Dexter family, who also built ten other small castles for his ten sons. All are described as small square buildings with very few contracted windows, a description applicable to most castellated structures throughout County Mayo.

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    There are four ancient round towers in the county, at Killala, Turlogh, Meelick, and Baal or Ballagh. The Monasterii'S were numerous, and of high repute for sanctity and wealth. The principal were, Burrishoole ; Ballintubber or Tubberpatrick ; Ballynasmall ; Urlare or Orlare ; Ballyhaunis, which was inhabited by a fraternity of friars in 1641; Cross; Strade ; Ballinrobe or De Roba ; Mayo, which was afterwards the residence of a bishop, and gave name to the county ; Ballina ; Crossmolina ; Moyne ; Rathbran or Rafran ; Rosserick ; and Bofin, in the island of Innisbofin. Among the military ANTiauiTiES the most ancient is that at Duwnpatrkk or Dunbriste, built on a neck of land forming a cliBF three hundred feet high projecting into the sea ; at about the same distance in the sea stands a rugged perpendicular rock of equal elevation with that on the main land, of a triangular shape, contracting gradually from a large base, to the summit, where it is about sixty yards round, and on which are the ruins of a building. The strata, and indentations of surface, in the cliff on the main land and in the insulated rock, correspond in shape and colour. Near the extremity of the neck of land, a strong grouted wall has been built across the point from sea to sea. The appearance of the whole seems to indicate, that the island was at one period attached to the main land but was dissevered from it by some convulsion of nature; and the name Dunbriste, which signifies " the broken rock," confirms this supposition. The place is one of peculiar veneration ; the people resorting to it do penance around several stone crosses on Good Friday, at which time a priest is in attendance. Rockjieet Castle, a small square building on the shore, about three miles west of Newport, is said to have been built by the celebrated Grace O'Malley, already mentioned, who was so singularly attached to the sea that all her castles were erected on the coast ; and tradition states, that when she slept on shore the cable of her own barge was always fastened to her bedpost. Ballylahen Castle, in Gallen barony, was built by one of the Jordan or Dexter family, who built ten others for his ten sons ; they are all small square buildings with a very few contracted windows, a description applicable to most of the castellated structures so numerously scattered throughout the county. Inver Castle, on the eastern side of Broadhaven, was the Vol. IL— 3n

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 148

37. Ballylahan Castle ruin built by the Jordan family

    Ballylahan · townland · Mayo

    Ballylahan Castle is the ruin of an ancient fortress about 30 feet square, built by one of the Jordan family, who had many more fortresses in the neighbourhood. The ruin stands in the parish of Templemore (Strade), County Mayo.

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    TEMPLEMORE, or Sthade, a parish, in the union of Castlebar, barony of Gallen, county of Mayo, and province of Connaught, 4 miles (S. W.) from Foxford ; on the road from Foxford to Castlebar, and on the river Moy and Lough Cullen ; containing 4'251 inhabitants. A Franciscan friary was founded here by the sept of Mac Jordan, and in 12.5 '2 was given to the Dominicans by Jordan of Exeter, Lord of Athlethan, or by his son Stephen ; a very small part remains, but the walls of the church, which was singularly beautiful, are nearly entire, with some curious ornaments and a remarkable tomb : a house has been built adjoining the church, which is inhabited by some of the order. The parish comprises 9463 statute acres : the land is principally under tillage, and there are quarries of limestone, and some bog. In the village of Strade is a constabulary police station; and fairs are held on May 31st, July 30th, Oct. '23rd, and Nov. '■27th. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Achonry, episcopally united, in 180.5, to the vicarages of Bucholla, Towmore, Killasser, and Killedan, and in the patronage of the Bishop ; the rectory is impropriate in the representatives of the late Roger Palmer, Esq. The tithe rent-charge of the parish is £'209. 13. 6., one-half payable to the impropriators, and the other half to the vicar ; the gross amount of the tithe of the vicarial benefice is £6*0. 1. There are two churches in the union ; one at Foxford, in the parish of Towmore ; and the other at Ballinamore, in the parish of Killedan. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is a separate benefice : the chapel is a large slated building, contiguous to the abbey. Ballylahan Castle is the ruin of an ancient fortress, about 30 feet square, built by one of the Jordan family, who had many more in this neighbourhood. An old bridge of 16 arches, called Alahan, or the Broad Ford, here crosses the river. Ruins exist of the church of Templemore.

    TEMPLEMORE, a market and post town, and a parish, in the union of Thurles, partly in the barony of Ikerrin, but chiefly in the barony of Eliogarty, 564

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38. Ballymacelligott limestone quarries

    Ballymacelligott · townland · Kerry

    Limestone quarries at Ballymacelligott, located four miles from Tralee, supply a large tract of the country with manure and produce superior quality building stone.

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    Limestone is extensively used as a manure in those districts where it can be easily procured : the quarries which supply a very large tract of country are at Ballymacelligot, four miles from Tralee, and there are others about seven miles from Killarney, isolated by a district of bog and mountain ; the former also produce buildingstone of superior quality. The farmers in the vicinity of the sea-shore have an inexhaustible supply of manure of two kinds, sea-weed and sand, which on loamy soils act jointly with the best effect, while on soils where either is found to be injurious, the other operates as a correction. The agricultural implements are few and simple. In the mountainous parts the plough is scarcely used ; the process of tillage being wholly managed by a spade of peculiar construction, called a " loy." Until the late general improvement of the roads, wheel-carriages were little known in these districts, but their use is now becoming general.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 9

39. Ballymacoda Castle ruins built by Thomas Fitzgerald

    Ballymacoda · townland · Cork

    The ruins of Ballymacoda Castle, in the parish of Kilmacdonough on the south-western side of Youghal bay, are said to have been built by Thomas Fitzgerald. The parish also contains ruins of an old church.

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    Bridge. There are two national schools, and a Sunday school supported by the vicar. Here are the ruins of Ballymacoda Castle, which is said to have been built by Thomas Fitzgerald in 15'il ; and of an old church.

    KILMACDUAGH, a parish, and the seat of a diocese, in the union of Gort, barony of Kiltahta.v, county of Galway, and province of CoNNAUfJUT, at the junction of the roads from Ennis to Galway and Ballinasloe ; containing, with part of the post-town of Gort, 4149 inhabitants. This ske was founded by St. Colman, son of Duach, of the noble family of Hy Fiacrii of Connaught, distinguished from other Colmans, his contemporaries, by the appellation of Mac Duach, and who, after seven years' strict seclusion, about the year 6'20 fixed his residence at this place, where he built a monastery and church, called after him Killmac- Duach, whence the diocese has taken its name. The establishment was amply endowed by Guair, then king of Connaught, and by his successors. Mac Duach presided over the diocese till his death : of his successors previously to the arrival of the English, there occurs the name of one only, ludicct, who died in 814. Maurice, bishop of this see, who died in 1283, erected on the site of the original foundation, at a short distance from the present cathedral church, a monastery for Augustmian canons, which subsisted till the Reformation, when it was granted to the Earl of Clanrickarde. Stephen Keroian, who was consecrated in 1573, was translated to the see of Clonfert in 158'2, from which time this see remained vacant till 1587, when Roland Linch succeeded to the prelacy ; and he being, in leO'i, translated to the see of Clonfert, obtained permission to hold this diocese with it in cummendam, since which period the two sees continued to be held together till the recent death of the Right Rev. Dr. BuImu, when both were annexed to the see of Killaloe, and the temporalities vested in the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, under the provisions of the Church Temporalities' act of the 3rd and 4th of William IV.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 41

40. Bally-Mac Philip castle ruins near Killathy border

    Ballymacphilip · townland · Cork

    Near the border of Killathy parish are the ruins of the castle of Bally-Mac Philip. These ruins are noted among the antiquities of the parish of Litt.

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    The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cloyne : part of the rectory is in the gift of J. Hyde, Esq., the remainder being impropriate in John Nason, Esq. ; the vicarage is in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge is £510. 15., of which £'2! 6 are payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the incumbent : there is no glebe-house or glebe. The church, a small but handsome structure with a tower and spire, stands in the demesne of Castlehyde, of which it is an interesting feature : it was built in 1S12, on the site of the ancient edifice, partly at Mr. Hyde's expense, aided by a gift of £400 and a loan of £363 from the Board of First Fruits, and has since been much improved from a design by Mr. G. R. Pain, of Cork ; the interior is embeUished with a richly groined ceiling, and most of the windows are of stained glass. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish, with the exception of the village of Templenoe, which is within the district of Ballyhooley, forms part of the district of Fermoy. At Creg are the ruins of a castle said to have been built by the Condons, consisting of a lofty square tower, still nearly entire ; and near the border of Killathy parish are the ruins of the castle of Bally-Mac Philip.

    LITTERLUNA.— See Letterluna. LITTERMORE, an island, in the parish of Kil- L.\NiN, barony of Moycullen, union and county of G.\LWAY, and province of Connaught, 24 miles (W. N. W.) from Galway, and on the western coast : the population is returned with the parish. It is situated on the eastern side of the bay of Kilkerrin, and at the extremity of that of Greatmans ; and comprises about 500 acres, of which 80 consist of arable land, and the remainder of bog and pasturable mountain : the inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the fisheries. Here are 252

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41. Ballymahon castle defending the ford of the Inny

    Ballymahon · town · Longford

    A strong castle was erected at Ballymahon to defend the ford of the Inny river. The only traces of it are the cellars, under a house built on its ruins.

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    original buildings remain, and their actual site is matter of doubt. At Lanesborough are the ruins of a collegiate church, or preceptory, originally founded by the Knights Templars. The remains of ancient castles are not so numerous here as in most of the other level counties. Granard Castle is built on a hill rising to a considerable height above the town, and commanding an extensive view over all the flat country. Besides Castle Forbes, the Forbes family had a fortified mansion at Longford, which was burned by the O'Nials in 160.5. At Tenellick is the ruin of a strong castle, and near Ballymahon are the remains of two others. There are still remains of Rathcline Castle, the chief residence of the O'Cuins ; and, not far from it, the ruins of a very ancient church. At Ballymahon was a strong castle erected to defend the ford of the Inny, the only traces of which are the cellars, under a house built on its ruins. Barnacor Castle and Lot's Castle, on the Inny, on the opposite banks, were both erected to protect the important pass or ford of that river ; and at Castlecor are some remains of its ancient fortress. Fossil remains of various kinds have been discovered in the limestone caverns and fissures ; many of them are of animals unknown in these regions, and several of species now extinct in Ireland. The bones and horns of the elk have been dug up in the marl at the foot of the Escars, and beneath several of the bogs ; also, in a small lake near Ballinalee the antlers and bones of the red-deer are often found quite sound, having been preserved by the antiseptic properties of the bog-water.

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42. Ballymahon scenery on the Inny

    Ballymahon · town · Longford

    Near Ballymahon, on the banks of the River Inny, the land is fertile and well cultivated, and the scenery is varied and beautiful, contrasting with the generally flat and boggy character of County Longford.

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    country improves very much, particularly on the banks of the Inny, where the land is more fertile and is well cultivated : near Ballymahon the scenery is varied and beautiful. Lakes are numerous in many parts, particularly in the baronies of Longford and Granard ; the most extensive are, Lough Gownagh, in the northern extremity of the county, and Lough Kinale, near Granard, both of which contribute to form the boundary between this county and Cavan. In each are several islands, and each possesses considerable interest from the surrounding scenery, which is much heightened by young and flourishing plantations. The principal islands in Lough Gownagh are Innismore, Inchmory, Innisdavoge, and Jasper Island, each of which is fertile, planted or embellished with remains of ancient buildings. Those of Lough Kinale are Chapel Island and Bruree : the former has the ruins of an old church on it ; the latter is planted. The other more remarkable lakes are Loughs Bon, Bonnow, Drum, Derry, Drumurry, Doogary, Gurteen, Tully, and Glin : the last-named, which is on the borders of the county eastward of Edgeworthstown, receives several streams from the north and west, and empties its waters by a winding river into Lough Iron, in the county of Westmeath. The Shannon is the boundary along the whole western verge of the county, separating it from Connaught, and for the greater part of its course presents more the appearance of a lake than of a river : near the north-western boundary of Longford is Lough Forbes, about five miles long by one broad ; and at Lanesborough is the commencement of Lough Ree, a noble expanse of water extending from that town to the neighbourhood of Athlone. The islands of this latter lake are numerous, and some of them large ; those which may be considered to belong to the county of Longford are All Saints, Inchban, Innisbofin, Inniscloran, Quakers' Island, and Inchynough.

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 106

43. Ballymalis Castle ruins

    Ballymalis · townland · Kerry

    The remains of Ballymalis Castle are located in the parish of Kilbonane. The ruins of the ancient parish church are also found nearby along the banks of the river Laune.

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    KILBONANE, a parish, in the union of Killarney, barony of Magonihy, county of Kerry, and province of Munster, 3i miles (S. S. li.) from Milltown, on the road to Killarney ; containing 3666 inhabitants. It is bounded on the south by the river Laune, and comprises S66S statute acres, the greater part ofwhich is iu tillage ; the soil consists chiefly of a heavy clay, and there is a considerable portion of bog. The state of agriculture is gradually improving ; the limestone quarries at Listry are extensively worked, and the produce burnt for manure. At Ballymalis are flour-mills, worked by the Gheestan river. The parish is in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe ; the rectory is impropriate in the Crosbie family, and the vicarage forms part of the union of MolahifFe. The tithe rent-charge is £276. 18., payable in equal portions to the impropriators and the vicar. In the Roman Catholic divisions Kilbonane forms part of the district of Milltown; the chapel, at Listry, is a large modern building. At Faha is a school-house, with apartments for the master, built in 1834 by Mrs. Raymond, at an expense of £250, tor the education of the male children of her tenantry, for which she allows the master £20 per annum. The ruins of the ancient church are situated near the banks of the Laune ; at Ballymalis are the remains of the castle of that name.

    KILBRACKEN, ofBallybracken, a parish, in the union of Athy, barony of West Ophaly, in the county of KiLDARE, and province of Leinster, 3^ miles (S. E.) from Monastereven, on the road to Athy ; containing 1365 inhabitants. It comprises 3057 statute acres : the land is of average quality. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Kildare, and in the patronage of the Marquess of Drogheda : the tithe rent-charge is £103. 17. About 100 children are educated in the parochial school.

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44. Ballymore Castle near Laurencetown, erected 1620

    Laurencetown · townland · Galway · 1620–1815

    Ballymore Castle, near Laurencetown in County Galway, is a fortified structure erected in 1620 and modernised at considerable expense in 1815. It is one of several notable seats in the vicinity.

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

    Internet Archive topographicaldic02inlewi, Chapter 64

45. Ballymullen barracks near Tralee, built 1810

    Ballymullen · townland · Kerry · 1810

    Substantial barracks at Ballymullen, about half a mile from Tralee, were erected in 1810 at an expense of £20,000. They could accommodate 14 officers, 456 non-commissioned officers and privates, and 6 horses, with a hospital for 30 patients.

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    The TOWN, which, with the surrounding district, is the property of Sir Edward Denny, contains 1569 bouses : it is situated near the foot of a range of mountains, and about a mile and a half from the bay of the same name, on a site so low as to be occasionally flooded when high spring tides meet the mountain torrents. It consists of an irregular main street, upwards of a mile long, having several streets branching from it on each side : the streets are kept in repair by county presentments, and are partially paved and flagged. A proposal made to procure the inhabitants a full supply of water, under the provisions of the act of the 9th of George IV., c. 82, was rejected by a public meeting convened in 1832; and the town is now provided with water from pumps fitted up by subscription during the prevalence of the cholera. In 1840 the town was placed under the act, as far as regards lighting and cleansing. It has been much improved within the last few years by the erection of several good houses, and the formation of a new street named Denny-street, on the site of the ancient castle of the Earl of Desmond, at the western extremity of which is the entrance to the castle demesne, which has been lately much improved and forms a delightful promenade open to the public. The building of the county club and news room is in this street, and there are two other reading and news rooms, called the Chamber of Commerce and the Constitutional Club. The barracks, at Ballymullen, about half a mile from the town, and capable of accommodating 1* officers, 456 non-commissioned officers and privates, and 6 horses, with an hospital for 30 patients, form a substantial building, erected in 1810 at an expense of £20,000; they stand in an inclosed area of about IS^ acres. Near the barracks is a flour-mill ; also the distillery of Messrs. Newell and Grant, which manufactured upwards of 70,000 gallons of whisky annually, until the temperance movement caused the concern to close altogether. Branches of the Bank of Ireland, the National Bank, and the Provincial Bank have been established. In the excise arrangements, the town gives name to, and is the head of, a district which comprises the towns of Rathkeale and Newcastle in the county of Limerick, and those of Listowel, Tralee, Killarney, Dingle, &c., in the county of Kerry. The markets, which are held on Tuesday and Saturday, are abundantly supplied with meat and vegetables, and with fish from the bays of Dingle and Tralee ; there are no regular market-places, and the dealings are consequently carried on in the public streets, to the great inconvenience of the inhabitants : the provost used to act as clerk-of-the-market, in examining the weights and measures, and in correcting abuses and deciding disputes ; market jurors are sworn at quarter- sessions. The town has a large retail trade. Fairs are held on May 3rd, Aug. 4th and 5th, Oct. 9th and 10th, Nov. 7th and 8th, and Dec. 13th.

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46. Ballynakill House burnt by Rockites

    Ballynakill · townland · Limerick · 1822

    Ballynakill House in Kilfenny parish, Limerick, was converted into a barrack and subsequently burnt by the Rockites in 1822. Its remains stood near the old church of Kilfenny.

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    KILFENNY, a parish, in the union of Rathkeale, Eastern division of the barony of Upper Connello, county of Limerick, and province of Munster, 4 miles (S. W.) from Adare, and on the road from Croom to Ballingarry ; containing 1090 inhabitants. This parish comprises 243S statute acres ; about 3'20 are common and 90 bog, and of the remainder, two-thirds are under tillage, and one-third in pasture. The surface is uneven, rising in some places into hills of considerable elevation ; the soil is in general fertile, and the system of agriculture improved. Fairs are held on the common on May 15th, July 14th, Sept. l^th, and Dec. S^nd, chiefly for cattle. Kilfenny is in the diocese of Limerick, and is a rectory and vicarage, forming part of the union of Nantinan and corps of the precentorship in the cathedral of Limerick : the tithe rent-charge is £101. 3. 6. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the district of Croagh and Kilfenny; the chapel is a small edifice. There are some remains of the old church, in which is a tablet to the Pigot family ; and near it are the remains of Ballynakill House, which, having been converted into a barrack, was burnt by the Rockites in IS'i'J. At the foot of a hill are the remains of Kilfenny Castle, built by Cormac Mac Einery in the reign of John ; it afterwards belonged to the Kildare family, by whom it was forfeited in the reign of Elizabeth. It was besieged by the Irish under Colonel Purcell, in 1641, and resolutely defended by the widow of Sir John Dowdall for some time, but ultimately surrendered. Near the boundary of the parisli are the picturesque ruins of Finnitterstown Castle, which was also forfeited by the same family iu 1598. 5«

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47. Ballynamona Castle, built by the Nagles under King John

    Ballynamona · townland · Cork · 1199–1216

    Attached to the mansion of Ballynamona in Templeroan parish is a venerable ruined castle, said to have been originally built by the Nagle family during the reign of King John. It now consists chiefly of a square tower richly covered in ivy.

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    The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Cloyne, united by act of council to the perpetual curacy of Doneraile, and in the gift of the Bishop. The tithe rent-charge is £273. 16. 2. ; and the incumbent, as curate of Doneraile, receives from the impropriator of that parish a stipend of £13. 6. 8., late currency. The church of the union is in the town of Doneraile. In the Roman Catholic divisions, also, the parish forms part of the union or district of Doneraile ; the chapel at Shanballymore is a plain cruciform building. On the Clogher estate, which once belonged to the celebrated Edmund Burke, was an ancient and strongly fortified castle, called Shanogh, of which some vestiges of the foundations may still be traced ; and attached to the mansion of Ballynamona is the venerable ruined castle of that name, said to have been originally built by the Nagle family in the reign of King John : it now consists chiefly of a square tower, richly mantled with ivy, and forming an extremely interesting object. Of the castle of Shanballymore, not a vestige exists. In the burial-ground are the ivied ruins of the church ; it has been for centuries the burial-place of the Nagle family.

    TEMPLEROBIN, Cork.— See Great Island.

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48. Ballyneety Castle destroyed by Sarsfield, 1691

    Ballyneety · townland · Limerick · 1497–1691

    Ballyneety Castle was taken and destroyed by the Earl of Kildare in 1497. In 1691, General Sarsfield surprised the castle at night, blew it up, and destroyed cannon and ammunition destined for the siege of Limerick. William III partially repaired it afterwards.

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    OOLLA, or Ulloe, a parish, in the union of Tip- PERARY, barony of Coonagh, county of Limerick, and province of Munster, 7^ miles (N. W.) from Tipperary, on the new line of road to Limerick ; containing 3377 inhabitants, of whom 398 are in the village. James, Earl of Kildare, deputy governor of Ireland, in 1497 took Ballyneety Castle, and destroyed the fortress. In 1691, General Sarsfield surprised this castle in the night, blew it up, and destroyed all the cannon destined for the siege of Limerick, together with the ammunition, stores, &c., which had been brought hither, at an enormous expense, by William III. ; who afterwards partially repaired the castle. The parish comprises 6859 statute acres, and is situated on the borders of the counties of Tipperary and Limerick : the land is tolerably good, and is chiefly meadow and pasture, about a fifth only being under tillage. The substratum is limestone of very superior quality, though not in much use for manure. The village consists of 70 houses, mostly small, but well built ; it has much improved since the formation of the new road ; there is a constabulary police station. The chief seats are, Newtown-ElIard, the ancient seat of the Lloyd family ; and Castle Lloyd. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Emly, and in the patronage of the Crown, owing to the legal incapacity of the Earl of Kenmare ; the rectory is impropriate in Edward Deane Freeman, Esq. There is neither church nor glebe-house ; but two excellent glebes comprise together 37 acres. The parishioners attend the church of Cullen, the curate of which per- 3 G-2

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49. Ballyphilip church built 1787 on possible abbey site

    Ballyphilip · townland · Down · 1787

    The parish church of Ballyphilip at Portaferry is a neat building erected in 1787. The glebe-house of Ballyphilip stands on the site of the ancient parish church, which was said to have once been an abbey.

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    It contains 453 houses, and consists of a square and three principal streets, besides a range of good houses on the quay, which is built along the edge of the strait. The public buildings are, the market-house, a substantial old structure in the middle of the square, which in the disturbances of 17 93 became a post of defence to the yeomanry of the town, who repulsed a body of the insurgents that attempted to take possession of it ; the church of the parish of Ballyphilip, a neat building erected in 17S7 ; a large and commodious Presbyterian meeting-house ; and another for Wesleyan Methodists : at a little distance from the town is the Roman Catholic chapel (a large building) for the parishes of Ballyphilip, Ballytrustan, Slane, and Witter. The town is a constabulary pohce, and a coast guard, station. The market, on Saturday, is well supplied with provisions ; fairs are held on Jan. 1st, Feb. 13th, the Tuesday after May 12th, and Nov. 13th. There is a distillery ; and a brisk trade is carried on, chiefly with Liverpool, Glasgow, Dublin, and Belfast, whither Portaferry sends wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, and kelp, receiving in exchange timber, coal, and general merchandise. The situation of the town gives it the command of a fine prospect : adjoining it, on a rising ground, is Portaferry House, the residence of the Nugent family, a large and handsome building, finely situated in an extensive and highly ornamented demesne. The glebe-house of Ballyphilip, the residence of the Chancellor of Down, stands on the site of the ancient parish church, which is said to have been once an abbey. The castle is rapidly falling to ruin : near it are the ruins of a chapel roofed with stone. A school is maintained here under the patronage of Mr. Nugent, who pays £20 annually to the master.

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50. Ballyquin seat and Glenomera shooting station

    Killokennedy · townland · Clare

    The seat of Ballyquin lies within Killokennedy parish in Glenomera, which is celebrated as a shooting station for grouse and pheasants. A constabulary police station is located at Kilbane within the parish.

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    KILLOKENNEDY, a parish, in the union of Limerick, barony of Tulla, county of Clare, and province of MuNSTER, 5 miles (\V.) from Killaloe, on the road from that place to Ennis ; containing 3811 inhabitants. It comprises 11,656 statute acres, including much mountain pasture and some bog : good building and flag stone are obtained. The seat of Ballyquin, within the parish, is situated in Glenomera, which is celebrated as a shooting station for grouse and pheasants. At Kilbane is a constabulary police station. Killokennedy is a vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, forming part of the union of Kiltonanlca, or Doonass ; the rectory is part of the union of Omullod : the tithe rent-charge is £162. 2. per annum, of which £79. 12. 4. are payable to the vicar, and the remainder to the rector. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish forms part of the distriits of BroaJford and Doonass, and has chapels at Kilbane and Kilmore.

    KILLOLOAN, a parish, in the union of Clonmel, partly in the barony of Upi-erthird, county of Water- 1 OKD, and partly in that of Iffa and Offa East, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 2| miles (K.N. E.) from Clonmel, on the road from that place to Waterford; containing 970 inhabitants. The parish comprises 3208 statute acres; the land is well cultivated, and there is abundance of good limestone. The 116

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51. Ballyreagh castle of the Mac Quillans

    Ballyreagh · townland · Derry

    Ballyreagh castle, perched on a rocky cliff overhanging the sea, is said to have belonged to one of the Mac Quillans, marking it as a castle of Irish erection.

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

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52. Baltinglass military barrack retained after others converted

    Baltinglass · town · Wicklow

    Several former infantry barrack stations in Wicklow were converted to constabulary use, except the one at Baltinglass, which remained an active military barrack with accommodation for one officer and about 25 non-commissioned officers and privates.

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    county at large to the Imperial Parliament have been its sole representatives. The constituency, as registered inlS41,was 1503, of whom 339 were £oO, 10'2 £'20, and S56 £10, freeholders; 1 £50, 40 £'20, and 105 £ 10, leaseholders ; and 7 £30, and 53 £20, rent-chargers : the election takes place at Wicklow. The county is included in the Leinster circuit ; the assizes are held at Wicklow, and general- sessions are held there and at Baltinglass. The county court-house and county gaol are at Wicklow, and a district bridewell is maintained at Baltinglass. The local government is vested in a lieutenant, 17 deputy-lieutenants, and 71 other magistrates ; besides whom are the usual county officers, including 5 coroners. There are 24 constabulary police stations, having in the whole a force of a county inspector, 5 sub-inspectors, 6 head-constables, 28 constables, and 171 sub-constables, with 7 horses; the expense of whose maintenance in 1842, was £10,004. The District Lunatic Asylum is in the city of Dublin : there are infirmaries, with dispensaries attached, at "Wicklow and Baltinglass ; fever hospitals with dispensaries at Arklow, Bray, Newtown-Mount-Kennedy, Stratford-on-Slaney, and Enniskerry ; and dispensaries at Kiltegan, Rathdrum, Blessington, Carnew, Coollattin, Tinahely, Dunlavan, Delgany, Dunganstown, and Redcross. The grand jury presentments for 1844 were £26,380. In the military arrangements the county is included in the Dublin district ; it contained several barrack stations for infantry, which have been converted to the use of the constabulary force and other purposes, except that at Baltinglass, which is still occupied as a military barrack, and contains accommodation for one officer and about 25 non-commissioned officers and privates.

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53. Banagher as ancient corporate town with barracks

    Banagher · town · Offaly

    Banagher is described as an ancient corporate town that sent two members to the Irish parliament. It had barracks for infantry and a dispensary, and was one of the county's notable settlements.

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    The county extends into each of the two ecclesiastical provinces, being partly in the diocese of Cloufert, partly in that of Ossory, partly in that of Killaloe, but chiefly in those of Mtath and Kildare. For purposes of civil jurisdiction it is divided into the baronies of Ballyboy, Ballybritt, Ballycowen, Clonlisk, Coolestown, Eglish, Garryeastle, Geashill, Kilcoursey, Lower Philipstown, Upper Philipstown, and 'Warrenstown. It contains part of the borough and market-town of Portarlington ; tha market and assize town of TuUamore ; the ancient corporate towns of Philipstown and Banagher ; the market and post towns of Parsonstown, (formerly Birr,) Clara, Edenderry, and Frankford ; and the post-towns of Farbane, Shinrone, Moneygall, Geashill, Cloghan, and Kinnitty. Amongst the largest villages are Ballycumber, Ballingarry (each of which has a sub-post), Shannon- Bridge, Ballyboy, and Shannon-Harbour. The county sent six members to the Irish parliament ; two for the county at large, and two for each of the boroughs of Philipstown and Banagher ; but since the Union its representation has been confined to the two members for the county at large. The constituency, as 184

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54. Bannow: ancient borough and former parliamentary seat

    Bannow · townland · Wexford

    Bannow was anciently a borough that sent two members to the Irish parliament. Like Clonmines, it lost its representation after the Union and is now listed as a minor post-town in County Wexford.

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    The county, with the exception of parts of two parishes, which are in the diocese of Dublin, is entirely within the diocese of Ferns. For civii, purposes it is divided into the baronies of Ballaghkeen, Bantry, Bargy, Forth, Gorey, Scarawalsh, Shelburne, and Shelmalier East and West. It contains the ancient episcopal town of Ferns ; the borough and market towns of Wexford and New Ross ; the market and post towns of Gorey, Enniscorthy, Newtownbarry ; the disfranchised borough of Fethard ; and the post-towns of Arthurstown, Broadway, Clonegal, Camolin, and Taghmon, the last of which was anciently a borough, as were also Clonmines and Bannow. The minor posts are Ballycarney, Banuow, Bridgetown, Duncaunon, Kyle, and Oulart. It sent eighteen members to the Irish parliament, two being for the county at large, and two for each of the boroughs of Wexford, New Ross, Gorey, Enniscorthy, Taghmon, Fethard, Clonmines, and Banuow ; but since the Union its representatives in the Imperial parliament have been, two sent by the county, and one for each of the boroughs of Wexford and New Ross. The county members are elected at Wexford. The shire is included in the Leinster circuit : the assizes are held at Wexford ; general sessions of the peace are held twice in the year at each of the towns of Gorey, Wexford, Enniscorthy, and New Ross ; and petty-sessions are held, at various intervals, at each of the above towns and at Newtownbarry, Burkestown, Clonroche, Duncormuck, Killinick, Oulart, and Taghmon. The county gaol is at Wexford, and there are bridewells at New Ross, Gorey, and Enniscorthy. The local government is vested in a lieutenant, 16 deputylieutenants, and til other magistrates. The number of constabulary police stations is 43. The district lunatic 635

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55. Bansha as a boundary marker of the Golden Vale

    Bansha · town · Tipperary

    The fertile plain known as the Golden Vale is bounded on the east by a line drawn from Bansha to Thomastown near Golden. This rich agricultural area lies between the Kilnamanagh and Galtee ranges.

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    The suRF.\CE of the county is composed of several extensive and fertile tracts of champaign country, separated from each other by ranges of hills. The greatest tract of level country is that watered by the Suir,from its source near Roscrea to Ardfinnan; extending in length about 50 miles, and in breadth averaging 15. But although it presents a nearly level appearance when viewed from the surrounding heights, owing to the general equality of its successive swells, yet it is found to be diversified with slightly depressed valleys and gentle elevations, which, combined with an exuberant fertility, afford a pleasing though by no means a picturesque succession of scenery. The part of this plain between the Kilnamanagh and Galtee ranges, in the centre of which the town of Tipperary is situated, and which is bounded by a line drawn from Bansha to Thomastown near Golden, on the east, and by another from Galbally in county Limerick through Pallasgreine to the Bilboa mountains, on the west, has been designated the " Golden Vale, " on account of the surpassing richness of its soil.

    The general elevation of the surface of the Suir district is about 400 feet above the level of the sea, though in some parts it does not exceed '250 : from Cashel upwards it varies from 3'26 to 474 feet. On the east the plain is bounded at first by a large tract of bog, a branch of that of .-lllen, extending into the contiguous county of Kilkenny ; farther south it is inclosed by the low range of the Stievardiigh hills, forming the Killenaule coal district, extending from the vicinity of Freshford in the

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56. Bantry Lodge, residence of the Earl of Bantry

    Bantry · town · Cork

    Bantry Lodge is a handsome building in the cottage style, surrounded by a plantation of ash, and is the residence of the Earl of Bantry. It is situated in the bosom of the glen, enclosed by lofty mountains and rugged cliffs.

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    be only partially calcined, and is therefore of little use ; the schistose rocks merge into clay-slate, and slate of a tolerably good colour is found in several parts. Four rivers intersect the parish in their course to the bay ; namely, the Maulagh, or Moyalla, which, on its entrance into the bay, forms a beautiful fall of 30 feet at Donnemark ; the Jiiiaiie, which rises in the pass of Caminea, and joins the bay at Ballylickey ; the Coomola, which forms the small creek of that name ; and the Driimgariff, which forms the north-western boundary of the parish and barony. There are also several small lakes, but none deserving of particular notice. Glengariff Castle is a spacious and elegant mansion, situated under the shelter of a mountain which gradually declines towards the wafer's edge and is covered from the base to the summit with valuable young timber ; the approach to the house is through a noble avenue more than a mile in length, affording in many of its openings a fine view of the bay and the opposite mountains. At the extremity of the bay is seen the Glengariff Hotel, originally a poor cabin, which has been converted into a very commodious house, and forms a picturesque feature in the landscape. From this point the woods of Glengariff, the property of the Earl of Bantry, wind for seven miles through the glen towards the west : the trees are chiefly oak and birch, with a large proportion of arbutus springing up lu.xuriantly from the crevices of almost every rock ; and the woods are annually thinned to the amount of about £1000. Bantry Lodge is a handsome building in the cottage style, surrounded by a plantation of ash, and now the residence of the Earl of Bantry ; it is situated in the bosom of the glen, inclosed by lofty mountains and rugged cliffs : a road leading from the house directly to the hotel has been made by his lordship, for the accommodation of visiters. The other seats in the parish are, Sea-Court, belonging to Viscount Bearhaven ; Merino, the scat of the Hon. Robert White ; Carriganass ; Inchiclough ; Ballylickey; Gurtenroe; Drumbree Cottage; Newtown; Ardnagashil ; Reendonegan ; Donnemark ; and Mount- View. A constabulary police force is stationed in the parish.

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57. Barefield lake and church ruins at Kilraghtis, Clare

    Barefield or Gortlumman · townland · Clare

    The parish of Kilraghtis in Clare contains Barefield, described as a very picturesque lake. The ruins of the old church still remain in the burial-ground, and there is a Roman Catholic chapel at Barefield.

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    KILRAGHTIS, a parish, in the union of Ennis, barony of Upper Bunratty, county of Clare, and province of Munster, 3^ miles (N. E.) from Ennis, on the road to Gort ; containing 1995 inhabitants. It comprises 5587 statute acres, and, though only one mile broad, is nearly six miles long. Barefield is a very picturesque lake. The parish is in the diocese of Killaloe ; the rectory forms part of the rectorial union of Ogashin, and the vicarage part of the vicarial union of Dronicliffe. The tithe rent-charge is £73, of which £34. 12. arc payable to the rector, and the remainder to the vicar. In the Roman Cathohc divisions the parish is part of the district of Dowry or Doora : there is a chapel at Barefield. The ruins of the church still remain, in the burial-ground.

    KILRANE, a parish, in the barony of Forth, union and county of Wexford, and province of Leinster, 8 miles (S. E.) from Wexford; containing 720 inhabitants. It is situated on the eastern coast, and partly on the bay of Rosslare, outside Wexford harbour ; and comprises 2047i statute acres, under an improving system

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58. Bargy Castle, Anglo-Norman fortress origin

    Tomhaggard · townland · Wexford

    Bargy Castle, which gave its name to the barony, is supposed to have been built by Harvey de Montemarisco or some other early Anglo-Norman settler. No part of that ancient fortress is now remaining except what survives in fragments.

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    TOMHAGGARD, a parish, in the barony of Bargy, union and county of Wexford, and province of Lein- STER, 8 miles (S.) from Wexford, on the road to Kilmore ; containing 774 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated at the north-western extremity of the lake of Tacumshane, comprises 2180 statute acres, and, together with the neighbourhood, is remarkable for its high state of cultivation, chiefly owing to the example and personal exertions of the late James Harvey, Esq., of Bargy Castle, who for several years distributed premiums at his own expense for improvements in agriculture. Seaweed is brought up the lake, and generally used for manure ; building-stone is found in the parish. Bargy Castle, which gave name to the barony, is supposed to have been built either by Harvey de Montemarisco, or some other early Anglo-Norman settler; but no part of that ancient fortress is now remaining, except what

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59. Barna castle in Shandrum parish, now vanished

    Barna · townland · Cork

    At Barna in the parish of Shandrum, County Cork, there was formerly a castle, of which scarcely a vestige now remains.

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    SHANDRUM, a parish, in the union of Kanturk, barony of Orrery and Kilmore, county of Cork, and province of Munster, 2^ miles (S. W.) from Charleville, on the road to Newmarket; containing 5 16 1 inhabitants. It comprises 13,451 statute acres. The land is mostly in pasture, and there are several large dairyfarms ; limestone is quarried for agricultural purposes, and part of the Red Bog is within the limits of the parish. A fair is held at the village of Shandrum on May 25th, and one at Newtown on the 13th May, for general farming stock. The seats are Curriglass, Shandrum House, Cherry Hill, and Newtown House. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cloyne, and in the patronage of the Bishcfp ; the tithe rentcharge is £603. 15. There is no church, but divine service is regularly performed at the parochial schoolhouse. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is partly in the district of Ballyhea, but chiefly in that of Shandrum ; and contains the chapels of Shandrum, and Dromina or Cooliline. At Barna was a castle, of which there is now scarcely a vestige.

    SHANID, Limerick. — See Shanagolden.

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60. Barnacle fowl on Lough Foyle noted for sweet flesh

    near Lough Foyle · estuary · Derry

    The barnacle goose frequents Lough Foyle in great numbers and is much esteemed for the sweetness of its flesh, attributed to its feeding on fucus saccharinus, unlike the same species elsewhere which is rank and unsavoury.

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    Of manures, lime, which can be procured in almost every part of the county, is in most extensive use, that of Desertmartin being esteemed the best ; the cr)ntiguous marl is also used, especially at Cruintballyguillen, or the Leek. In the maritime districts, and from six to ten miles inland, a favourite manure is sea-shells brought by boats from islands in Lough Foyle : the shells are chiefly oyster, muscle, and cockle ; from 30 to 60 barrels are spread on an acre. Shelly sand is also gathered from the coast, and from the shores of the Bann : trenching and throwing the mould on an unturned ridge, and the burning of peat for the ashes, are likewise practised. The breeds of cattle of every kind are much improved by judicious crossing. Derry not being a sheep-feeding county, the attention of the farmers has been less turned to this species of stock ; yet some of the gentry have large flocks. Pigs are to be found in almost every house and cottage ; they are usually slaughtered at home, and the carcasses sent to market for the supply of the provision-merchants of Belfast, Londonderry, and C'oleraine. Of the horses, one breed is the active, hardy, mountain garran, of a bay or sorrel colour, and slight make : the Scottish Highland horses are likewise in great request, and, together with a cross with the sinewy draught-horse, are in common use. A cross with the blood-horse has also been introduced. My roe is famous for good cattle. All the improved agricultural implements are in general use ; the advances made in every department of rural economy have been considerably promoted by the exertions of the North-West Farming Society, which holds its meetings in Londonderry and receives an annual donation of ten guineas from the Irish Society of London. Among wild-fowl, one species is very remarkable, the barnacle, which frequents Lough Foyle in great numbers, and is much esteemed for the sweetness of its flesh, as at Wexford and Strangford, though elsewhere rank and unsavoury : the difference here arises from its feeding on the fiiciis saccharintis. The ancient abundance of timber is evinced both by tradition and public documents ; also by the abundance of pine found in all the bogs, of yew at Magilligan, and of fossil oak and fir in the mosses, even in the most exposed situations : but the woods have been wholly demolished by the policy of clearing the country, the lavish waste of fuel, the destruction made by exporting staves (once the staple of the county), and the demand for charcoal for smelting lead and iron. Coal, chiefly from Lancashire, is the principal fuel of the respectable classes in Londonderry and its vicinity ; English, Scotch, and Ballycastle coals are used at Coleraine. But almost the universal fuel of the county is turf; in the fertile and thickly inhabited districts many Vol. II.— '257

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