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Rh I'.AI.I.ASAI.I.A. 150 r. M.I.IN.U OB ::AI;I>NY. is a free school in tho vilLigo, with a ment. BALLASAI.I.A, a vil. in "the p.'.r. i.f Ca.-tli t..v. n, sheading of Rushon, in the Isle of Man, :i miles to the .stletown. It is a place of considorabl. q.iity, and was fonnerly of great importance. In 1098 bbey of Rushcn was founded here for monks of tho Cistercian order by " tid kimr of the island. It was fobsequanily enlarged or rebuilt by King Olave, and was made a cell to the abbey of Furness. It was dedicated to St. Mary, and became tho burial- Jlace of many of tin- island kings. In l.'ilG a body of rish, under Itichard tie Mand. ille, invade! the island and plundered the abbey. The site now belongs to tho chief deemster. PievimiMy to 17!>i> tho courts of the deemster were held at ISallisilla. ISallisalla House is tho principal residence,. Thero is an interesting old bridge, called tho Abbey Bridge, near tho village. It consists of two arches, .mo of which is nearly semicircular, and tho other slightly pointed. The roadway is only 8 feet wide. It forms a picturesque object in the lands'. BALLATER, a vil. in the par. of Glcnmuick, in the co. of Aberdeen, Scotland, 14 miles to the E. of Brae- mar. It is situated in a pleasant district on the banks of the river Dee, and is frequented as u watering-place. Two miles distant is tho village of Pannanich, with its nil springs. Lord Byron resided in his boyhood at Ballatrich farm, in this village, and grew familiar with tho lofty and rugged cliffs of Lochnagar, which are within sight, and which he afterwards celebrated in his s y BALLATJGH. A-, KIUK BALLAK.II. 1 BAL1.KK, .1 p-ir. in tho bar. of Lecalc, in tin- Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles to tin- > Downpatrick. It is in a fertile and cultivated district. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Down, Connor, and Dromore, of tho val. of 302, in tho patron, of the crown. The church, which has no tower, was built in 1794, on tho site of an older one. The Presbyterians have a chapel here, and there arc several schools. Th. have tho benefit of several small charitable bequests. < is a cromlech near the hill of Slievc-na-Uride] ; and in an ancient graveyard are some stones with is inscriptions. BAI.I.KKN, a i ar. in tho bar. of Galmoy, in tho co. .I Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles to the N.W. of Freshford. Tho living is a vie. united with the rect. and prebend, of Aghoure, or Freshford, in the dioc. of Ossory, Ferns, and Lcighlin. The Butlers had a fortress in this parish, of which the picturesque ruins still remain. From an inscription traceable on them, tho castle appears to have been built in 1455. BALLKNDEKX, a vil. in tho par. of Inchturo and Rossie, in the co. of Perth, Scotland, 14 miles from Perth. Ballendeen House is tho principal resi.i BALLENOER, a vil. in the hund. ot Ayl. -l.ury, in tho co. of ISu. kin^'ham, 3 miles from Cheshani. BAI.I.KN l.l'Iti, a vil. in the par. of I/igierait, in the i'erth, Scotland, 8 miles from Dunkeld. I : A 1. 1, 1 1 i A V S* ! '. i I.I.VIUT, Monaghan. ItAI.I.K liri.ISH, orBALLACini.ISK, n vil. and i/iioaii taera par. in tho par. of Appin. in tho co. of Argyle, Scotland, 7 miles to the 8. of Fort William. It lies on the southern shore of Loch Lcven, which is a branch of Loch Linnho, and separates Appin from tin- county of Inverness. There is regular communication bv across Ixx -I. The place is celebrated for its shite and marble quarries. The slate, which is only used lr d in large quantities by tin- < 'alodonian mals. The livinir, i.f the val. of 120, is in : t Abeitaitt. and in tin- jwitron. of the crown. The principal scat is llalli. huli.sh House. BAI.l.K KMOVI.KH, a vil. in the par. of Killcban, in tho bur. of Slievemargy, Queen's County, in tin t, Ireland, 8 miles to tho 8. of Athy. It is a " station, and petty sessions are hold w. village suffered severely during tho Rtb. Hi, .n, in has not reg.i HUT prosperity. HA LI. I DON, a thplry. in the par. ol, and hund. of Wiik.-iw,,rlli, in 1 the W. .'I Wirksworli. living is a . .. to the vi. : : ; ... j n ( dioc. of Lichfield. The rhap.-lry is
 * r of Tutbury, duchy ot -Mthin I

jiirisdietion of tho Tutbury court for the r. small il BALLIXA, a market town and seaport in the par. i Kilmorcmoy and bar. of Tyrawlcy, partly in Mayo and portly in that of Sligo, prov. i.f Connangn Ireland, 19 miles to the X.E. of Castlebar, am! from Dublin. The town was founded by i : O'Haras, Lord Tyrawley, and its importance as am of trade dates from tho year 172!', when was erect. .1, and the privilege of a market wa to the inhabitants. Bullina is Mtuatcd in a pQH country on tho borders of the county , bank i.f the river Mov, about G milea ik^B mouth, and oppo ., of Ardna: river is crossed by two stone bridges, ono having 4^1 arches. Many of the houses are newly 1 improvements have been made. Tho principal bnijB of industry are the fishery, tho value of which VI lately 1,500 per annum, the corn and provision ( the manufacture of snuff and tobacco, which *M^H duced in 1801, tho weaving of ooarso linen, hrewii^H The port is subordinate to Sligo. The parish elii^B at Ardnaree. There are chapels belonging to tfe^H lists and Weslcyan Methodists. '!'! town, ao^^l to tho census of 1861, contains 1,030 iuhahited^H with a population of 5,452, of whom I.7J7 are Catholics, 485 belong to the Established 1 hi. Presbyterians, 90 Methodists, and 7 Ha; a neat court-house, in which the quarter " sessions are held, a market-house. dispensary. It is a chief police statioi . Poor-law Union, and the hcadquart. i- ..f th militia. Two newspapers are publi Una Clii-iinielc and the T . remains of an abbey . n th. Sli^.i side ..! : was founded by St. Olean. .Many pi. in the neighbourhood. In August, 1798, Bui attacked and taken pos, irty of ] under General Humbert, who had effected a lane Kilcummin Bay. Monday is the < are held on the 12th of May, the oth. i I'Jth of August. BALLINA, a vil. in the jiar. of Tomj of Owncy and Arra, in the co.. >. Inland, 11 mil. < t.. the S.W.. is situated on the river Shannon, opposite Killaloe, with which it is connected by a 1 nineteen arches. There are some ruins ot an < not far from the bridge. BALLINABOY, a par. chiefly in th. partly also in tho bars, of Kerricurrihy . in the co. of Cork, and partly in the k, in the prov. of Mm to tho S.V. of Cork. It is situated on the 1 river Annabu. >y, and was once a possessi. .1 St. l-'inbarr. The living is a porpct. cur. in t k, Ross, and ('loyno, of the al patri.n. of the Eari M. ijial Ballinaboy House, Tuligmore II. .11-. . an i IJALLINACARKIG, a par. in partly ah.o in that of Kathvilly, r prov. ol 1 1. land, 2 miles to the B It is situated in a well-cultivated di-tii.t on t" Hun-en. (Jranito is obtained here tor biiilding( Tho living is a vie. uniti-d with the, Sta]il. -stown, in the dioc. of I i m.l !/ I'.Al.l.I.NACI.ASIl. a limit, and district par. i bar. of Ballinacor, and co. of AVicklow, in tin' r, Ireland, 3 miles to tin S W. ..f l;ath I the banks ot the river Av.nl...,'. Tho 1 jierju-t. cur. in thu dioc. of Dublin, (ilendalagh, I I' 30, and in tho patron, of ( !:.ithdinni. liALLINACOR BARONY, NORTH and 801 , Kim!-