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Rh AUGHNISII. 129 AULDEARN. tho par. of Cumtcol, and bar. of Dungannon, in the co. of Tyrone, prov. of "Ulster, Ireland, 19 miles to the S.E. of Omagh, and 89 miles from Dublin. It stands on the north bank of the river Blaekwator, near the borders of Monaghan, on the road from Dublin to Londonderry. It consists of one main street and three smaller ones, with a market-house, the parish church of Carntecl, and chapels belonging to Presbyterians, and Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists. It is a police station, and petty sessions are held once a fortnight. The town is under the government of Town Commissioners, and is lighted with gas. It belongs to R. Montgomery Moore, Esq., the representative of Acheson Moore, Esq., by whom the church, as well as the town, was built. The proprietor has no residence on the estate, but has lived f<jr many years on the continent. There is an alms- house for seven old men and seven old women who have ' ter days, endowed by Dr. Jackson. The market
 * '-ii Wednesday, and there" is a monthly cattle fair.

AruiIXISH, a par. in the bar. of Kilmacrenan, in the oo. of Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles to the X. of Lctterkenny. It is situated on the western ih'.iro of Lough Swilly, and comprises part of the market t'jwnof RathmeitonorRamelton. The river Lannon flows near the parish on the west. The soil is fertile, and there i ,i small tract of bog. The population are employed in the linen manufacture, the com and flour trade, and the K. aching grounds. The living is a rect., part of tho Jiaphoe. The church is at Kamelton. The Koman Oatholics, Presbyterians, and AVeslcyans have places of iworshiphere. In tho vicinity arc the ruins of Killydonnell Abbey. The principal residences are Fort Stewart, -it .'f Sir J. Stewart, Bart., and Shellfield. There arc tcvcral schools. Fairs are held on the 17th of July, and i.u the Tuesday after the 20th of May and llth of ATJGHRIM, a par. in the bars, of Kilconncll and I ,'lonmacnoweu, in tho co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, In 'land, 33 miles to the E. of Galway, and 95 from Dublin. It lies on the road from Galway to Ballinasloe, near the confines of Roscommon, and is chiefly memo- nible as the scene of tho great battle between the Irish .rmy of James II. and the English, under General de Tinkcll, 12th July, 1691, in "vhich the latter won a com- lete victory. At an early period, an Augustine priory ras founded here by Theobald, first Butler of Ireland, .vhich was given at tho Dissolution to the Earl of Clan- icarde. Aughrim was formerly a market town. The .iving is a rect. and vie. in tho dioc. of Killaloe, Kil- cnora, Clonfcrt. and Kilmacduagh, val., with the rects. ind vies, of Killallaghlan, Kilgerrill, and Killimore- 1 i'.y, 1300, in the patron, of the bishop and Marquis of Unxicarde alternately. There are chapels belonging to he Roman Catholics and the Primitive Methodists. What v:is the Wesleyan Chapel is now rented by the incum- ient from the landlord, and used as a school-house under .he Society for Irish Church Missions to Roman Catholics. V police force is stationed in the town. Fairs are held .11 the 21st of June and the 14th of October. Aughrim rives the title of viscount to the De Ginkcllsof Utrecht. AUGHRIM, a par. in the bar. and co. of Roscommon, ii the prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 4 miles to the S. of 'arrick-on-Shannon. It lies on the west side of the iver Shannon, and contains several small lakes, some og, and a large wooded tract. Good limestone is uarried. Tho living is a vie. in the dioc. of Kilmore, rdagh, and Elphin, of the val., with those of Cloonagh id Killummod, of 228, in the patron, of the bishop. The d parish church, of which some ruins remain, was the urial-plaee of the Earls of Roscommon. There is a large I rtress on a lull at Rockville, with a small cairn in the '. ntre. Petty sessions arc held in Aughrim once a fort- ' glit. The principal residences are Rockville, Lisadurn, 1 Itushhill. AUGIIRIM, a postal vil. in the bar. of Ballinaeor, in ie eo. of Wicklow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 8 miles the S. of Rathdrum. It is situated in a mountainous itrict on the Aughrim river, at its junction with the VOL. I. Derrywater, at tho head of the picturesque glen of Aughrim. Tho stream flows in a S.E. direction through the glen, joining the Avoca near Arklow, and there forming tho second " meeting of the waters." Fairs are held here on the 22nd July, the 22nd November, and the fourth Tuesday in December. AUGHTON, a par. in the hund. of West Derby, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 2 miles to the S.W. of Ormskirk, its post town. The Leeds and Liverpool canal passes near it on the AV., and a little further off is the river Alt. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Chester, of the val. of 830, in the patron, of J. P. Tempest, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. Aughton Hall is the principal residence. AUGHTON, a chplry. in the par. of Halton, and hund. of Lonsdale, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 6 miles to the N.E. of Lancaster, its post town. It lies on the banks of the river Lune. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 140, in tho patron, of the rector of Halton. There are some charitable en- dowments, the annual income of which is 18. AUGHTON, a tythg. in the par. of Collingbourn Kingston, hund. of Kinwardston, in tho co. of Wilts, 4 miles from Ludgershall. AUGHTON, a par. in the wap. of Harthill, in tho East Riding of the co. of York, 7 miles to the N.W. of Howden. York is its post town. It is situated on the river Derwent, and comprises the chplry. of East Cot- tingwith, and the tnshps. of Aughton and Laytham. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, of the val., with the perpet. cur. of Cottingwith, of 96, in the patron, of A. J. Fletcher, Esq. The church is dedicated to All Souls. There is a school with a small endowment, and other charities, of tho yearly val. of 44. Aughton was the residence of Sir Robert Askc, who distinguished himself in the reign of Henry VIII. as the leader in the insurrection called the " pilgrimage of grace," and suf- fered death for it. The mansion itself has disappeared, but several moats and trenches near the river point out its site. AUGHTON, a par. in the southern div. of the wap. of Straftbrth and Tickhill, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 6 miles to the E. of Sheffield. It now forms a part of tho parish of Aston. The North Midland railway runs within a short distance of Aughton. Aughton Hall is the principal residence. AUGUSTINE, ST., LATHE OF, one of the five lathes, or principal subdivs. of the co. of Kent, is bounded on tho N. and E. by the ocean, on tho S. by the lathe of Shepway, and on the W. by the lathe of Scray. It com- prises the following twelve hmids. : Bewsborough, Bleangate, Bridge and Pethani, Comillo, Downhamford, Eastry, Kinghamford, Preston, Ringslow, or the Isle of Thanet, Westgate, Whitstable, and Wingham. The lathe extends over an area of 163,550 acres. AUGUSTUS, FORT, a vil. and fortress in the par. of Bolcskin, in the co. of Inverness, Scotland, 28 mnes to tho S.W. of Inverness, and 131 miles from Edinburgh. The fort is one of three erected by the English govern- ment in the Highlands. A hamlet has existed here from a remote antiquity. It was the place of interment for the powerful family of Cumin, and from that circumstance bore the name Kilcummin. The situation of the place is very striking. It is on a fair plain among the hills, at tho head of Loch Ness, and on the bank of the Cale- donian canal. Tho fort was erected in 1729. It was iviplured and demolished during the insurrection of 1745. Alter the battle of Cullodcn, the Duke of Cumberland made it his head-quarters. It is no longer needed as a fortress, and has only a nominal garrison. AUKBOROUGH," Lincolnshire. See ALKBOROCGH. AULDEARX, a par. and postal vil. in the co. of Nairn, Scotland, 2 miles to the E. of 'Nairn. It lies on the south coast of the Moray Frith, and is bounded on the W. by the river Nairn and the par. of the same name. It is a burgh of bar., and was formerly tho residence of the deans of Moray. The living, which is of the val. of .241, is in the presb. of Nairn, and in tho patron, of Brodie of Brodio. The principal residences
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