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Rh UAL MAMA. 169 BALSALL. ind Lauriestou. It was formerly the estate and resi- lenco of tlio Machies. Tho district is hilly and heathy, mil lias several lakes, and mineral springs. The living, val. 203, is in the pi-cab, of Kirkcudbright, and ii the patron, of Admiral (iordon. Ill tliis parish is rhrief Castle, which in the Civil War was held fur 'harles I. ; it is oil an island in the Dec, and belonged .0 the Douglases. The par. is about 10 lulled in ength and 4 miles in breadth. BALM All A, a vil. in the co. of Stirling, Scotland, I! ailcs to the N.W. of Drymcu. It lies near Loch Lomond. BALMAIN, a vil. in the par. of Fetlercaini, in tho co. .1' Kincardine, Scotland, near FcUcrcairn. BALMALCOLM, a vil. in the par. of Kettle, in the
 * 0. of Fife, Scotland, 4 miles from Falkland.

BALMBRAE, a vil. in tho par. of Falkland, in the o. of File, Scotland, 8 mill's to the S.W. of Cupar. BALMK1UNO, or BAMLRNIE, a par. in the co. of cutland, 3 miles to tho W. of Newport. It is ituuted in a pleasant, hilly, and cultivated district on lie south coast of the Frith of Tay, at tho ferry to )undee. A Cistercian monastery was founded hero in 10 13th century by Alexander II. and Emergarde his mthiT, who gave it rich endowments, and dedicated ii i> St. Edward and the Virgin .Mary. The church of lis abbey was the burial-place of Emergarde in 1233. v few ivy-covered remains still exist ; they are next ie old village, on ground projecting into the Tay. liter the Kctbrmatiou, Balmeriiio was made a barony by ames VI., and given to Sir James Elphinstone, by one 1 whose descendants it was forfeited in 174G. Tho ihaliitaiiis of the village are employed in weaving and slung. The living, val. 239, is in the presb. of Cupar, nd in the patron, of tho crown. In the vicinity of the illage is Nanghlou Castle, the former residence of the lays. I BALMORAL, seat of her Majesty the Queen, on the links of the Dee, in the par. of Oaithio, and district of meal-dine. O'Neill, in the co. of Aberdeen, Scotland, mi!' s from Ballalcr, and adjoining the estate of Abcr- Idie, the properly of her laic Royal Highness the uchess of Kent. This palace, when originally pur- lased by her Majesty of the Farl of Fife, was an old iitniu pile, but it lias subsequently been almost entirely built. The grounds, which are pre-eminently pictu- sque, include the ruins of Knock Castle and Loch uick, and extend for several miles to the wooded ighls of "dark Lochnagar," where the red me main aid, and which rise to the height of 3,777 feet above c level of the sea. BALMULLO, a vil. in the par. of Lcuchars, in tho . of Fife, Scotland, 4 miles from St. Andrew's. It is I far from the river Eden. I'.ALNAKKACKNEY, a vil. in tho par. of Castle n-dan, and bar. of Upper Moyfenrath, in the co. of ath, prov. of Leinstcr, Ireland, 3 miles from Kin- zad. BALNABRUACH, a vil. in the par. of Tarbat, in tho of Ross, Scotland, 8 miles from Tain. It is situated on a peninsula between the Moray and Dornoch Friths. i'ALXAGO, a vil. in the cos. of Ross and Cromarly, Hand, 3 miles from Tain. It is on the south shore of modi Frith. i ALXASIUM, a vil. in thn par. of Weem, in tho co. Perth, Scotland, not far from AberfcHy. AI.NK, a tnslip. in the par. of Snaith, wap. of ross, in the West Riding of the eo. of York, 5 ea to the S.W. of Snaith. '.A I .( i r 1 1 1 1 > !> K U, a par. in the co. of Perth, Scotland, .ilis to the .S.W. of Lochearn Head. It is situated
 * -ong the Grampians, and consists wholly of mountain
 * .l glen. Within the parish, which is 16 miles in

' gth and 7 miles in breadth, are the lofty mountains mnor" and Ben Voirlich, the former rising to tho 1 ght of 3,819 feet, the latter 3,180 feet. There are i oral fine lakes, tho principal of which are Loch Doinc i 1 Loch Voir. Loch Earn and Loch Lublaig also lie 1 tly in this parish. The river Balvag runs tlirough OL. i. it. Both lakes and river are rich in trout and salmon. The village is seated on the shores of Loch Voil, and has in its churchyard tho grave of Rob Roy, who at the time of his death in 1735, was residing at a farm- house here. The living, of the val. of 27(i, is in the piv.Oi. of Dmnblaue, and in the gift of Sir J. Mac- grcgor, Bart. The Duke of Atholl takes from Bal- quhidder the title of Viscount. BALRAHKKX, a par. in the bar. of Ikeathy and Oughtcrany, in the co. of Kildare, prov. of Leinstcr, Ireland, 4 miles to the S.W. of Maynooth. It is watered by the small river live, a branch of the Lifl'cy. The living is a rect. included in tho union of Donadea, in the dioo. of Dublin, Glendalagh, and Kildare. BALRAMSLEY, a vil. in the hund. of New Forest, in the co. of Southampton, not far from Brockenhurst. The South Western railway passes near it. BALRATH, a vil. in tho bar. of Lower Dulcek, in the co. of Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles from. Dulcek. ll.VLRATHBOYNE, or RATHBOYNE, a par. in the bars, of Upper Kells and Lower Navan, in tho co. of Meath, prov. of Lcinster, Ireland, 2 miles to tho S. of Kells. The district is fertile and contains much lime- stone. The river Blackwater Hows near the parish en the north-east. Tho living is a rect. united with that of Kells, in the dioc. of Meath. BALROTHERY, EAST and WEST, two of the nine bars, or subdivisions of the co. of Dublin, in the prov. of Leinster, Ireland. They aro situated in tho northern part of tho county, and bounded on the N. by the co. of Meath and the Irish Sea, on the E. by tho Irish Sea, on the S. by tho bar. of Nethorcross, detached portions of which also lie within their limits, and on the W. by the county of Meath. Tho eastern bar. comprises the part, of Baldongan, Balrothery, Balscaddan, Hohn- patrick, and Lusk, with tho towns of Balbriggan, Bal- rothery, Loughshiuny, Rush, and Skerries. In tho western bar. are the pars, of Ballyboghill, Ballymadun, Clonniethan, Garrislown, Grallagh, Hollywood, Naul, Pahnerslown, and Wcstpalstown. The area of these bars, is about 55,200 acres. BALROTHERY, a par. in the bar. of East Balrothery, in tho co. of Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 16 miles to the N. of Dublin. It is situated in a fertile district on the coast of the Irish Sea, and contains tho nourishing town of Balbriggan, which has superseded the old town of Balrothery, now in ruins. The coast is rocky, and good building stone is obtained in abundance. Tho living is a vie. in the dioc. of Dublin, Glendalagh, and Kildare, val. 287, in the patron, of Sir Edward Grogan, Hart. There is a Roman Catholic chapol in the town of Balbriggan. Balrothery is tho seat of a Poor-law Union. The principal residences are Hampton Hall, surrounded by extensive, and beautiful grounds, with rich woods and fine sea views, Ardgillan Castle and Lowther Lodge. There are some interesting remains of a very ancient castle near the church, and in the neighbour- hood are the ruins of another castle. Tho palish con- tains a mineral spring. BALSALL, or BALSALL TEMPLE, a chplry. in tho par. of Hampton-iii-Arden, hund. of Heudingford, in the co. of Warwick, 8 miles to the S.W. of Coventry. Birmingham is its post town. Tho manor belonged in the reign of Stephen to Roger do Mowbray, and was given by him to tho Knights Templars, who made it a preccptory of Iheir order. It passed subsequently to the Knights Hospitallers, and in 1565 to Dudley, Earl of Leicester. A century later it was hold by Lady Kathe- rinc Loveson, who founded a hospital here for twenty poor women, and endowed it with the manor of Balsall. There are now thirty inmates, and the annual income is about 1,500. The living is a perpct. cur.* of the val. of 50 (which is paid out of tho hospital endowment), in the dioc. of Worcester, and in the gift of the governors of the hospital. Tho chapel is dedicated to >St. Mary. It was erected originally by the Templars, and has been thoroughly repaired since 1820. There are some remains of a hall of tho Templars at Balsall Grange.