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Rh BARRAGH. 191 BARROW. o soil is poor, and ill-cultivated. Black cattle and ! 'cp arc pastured on the hills. A fishery is car- jd on in largo boats of singular form, built by the unders. Limpets, cockles, and other shell-fish exist j enormous quantities, and f'urm a valuable resource in ( ics of scarcity. The ground gradually rises from the irtli nnd east sides of the island, attaining near Chi- cist on the south. The island has ;i p.od harbour. ' e language spoken by the people is pure Gaelic. The ! ing is in the presb. of Hist, val. 166, and in the gift i the crown. Besides the parish kirk, there are two ( icr places of worship, one of which belongs to the ].tnan Catholics. The island contains several circles of tines, and other remains of antiquity. Barra Head is i ofty rock on the southernmost of the islands, on which lire is a fine lighthouse, with a revolving light, 680 re the level of the sea, and visible to a distance
 * ncl Bay an elevation of 2,000 feet, and forming a rocky
 * 33 miles. The area of Barra Island is variously esti-
 * from 16,000 to 22,000 acres.

BARRAGH, a par. in the bars, of Forth and Upper ' Mullin's, in the co. of Carlow, in the prov. of Lcin- > r, Ireland, 2 miles to the N. of Myshall. It is situated iiir the west bank of the river Slaney, and contains ' ' vil. of Carrickduff. Part of the surface consists of i] untain and bog, and rises at Mount Leinster to the Ight of 2,610 feet. Granite and limestone are quar- d in the parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of -iory, Ferns, and Lcighlin, of the val. of 253, in the '. t of the bishop. There are several seats, of which ' principal are Sherwood and Kilbridge. The par. (tends over an area of 13,297 acres. HAliUASFORD, a tnshp. and hmlt. in the par. of iiollerton, Tindale ward, in the co. of Northumberland, ^niles to the N. of Hexham, ando N.E. from Four Stones .".tion on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway. Edward I., i 1303, granted to this place the privilege of a weekly nrket and an annual fair, but it is now only a small Imlet, with a Wesleyan chapel, and both privileges tve long since been disused. The Duke of Northum- Irland is lord of the manor. BARRA WAY, a chplry. in the par. of Soham, and J nd. of Staploe, in the co. of Cambridge, 3 miles from y. It i situated near the junction of the river Cam th the Ouse. The cur. is annexed to the vie. of Soham,
 * the dioc. of Ely. The church is dedicated to St.

cholas. BARRETT'S BARONY, one of the 20 bars, or sub- i-isions of the co. of Cork, prov. of Monster, Ireland, uated in the centre of the county, and bounded on the by the bar. of Orrery and Kilmore, on the E. by the r. of Barrymore, on the S. by the bar. of Cork, and on o V. by the bars, of East and West Muskerry. It ntaius parts of the pars, of Donaghmore, Garryclone, >rnagh, Mourno Abbey, and Whitechurch. The area the bar. is about 31,760 acres. I'.AKKETTS GRANGE, a par. in tho bar. of Middle- ird, in the co. of Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, ar Fethard. The riving is a rect. forming part of the ion of Killenaule, in the dioc. of Cashcl, Emly,Water-
 * -d, and Lismore.

BARRHEAD, a small post town and quoad mcra par. the par. of Neilston, in the co. of Renfrew, Scotland, miles to the S.E. of Paisley. It is situated on the vern Water. The inhabitants are mostly weavers. 10 living is in the presb. of Paisley. Here is also a ee church, a United Presbyterian church, an Evan- Heal Union chapel, and a Roman Catholic chapel. BARR-HILL, a vil. in the par. of Colmonell, in the . of Ayr, Scotland, 7 miles from Barr. Here is a Free urch, and cattle markets are held on the fourth Friday April, September, and October. BARRIE, or BARRY, a par. in the co. of Forfar, otland. It is situated on the coast, at the entrance to o Frith of Tay, and contains the vils. of Barrie and moustie. The district is sandy, and contains many iniili. Many of the people are occupied in the manu- 'ture of brown and white linens. The vil. of Barrio aids half-way between Dundee and Arbroath. On Buddon Ness, at the south extremity of the parish, ara two lighthouses. The living, val. 144, is in the presb. of Arbroath, in the synod of Angus and Meams, and in the gift of the crown. There is a Free church at Barrie, and a chapel of ease ; two Free churches, and a United Presbyterian church at Carnoustie. The par. has an area of about 10 square miles. BARRINGTON, a par. in the hirnd. of Wetherley, in the co. of Cambridge, 7 miles to the S.W. of Cambridge, and about the same distance N. of Royston, its post town. It is situated on the river Rhea, near one mile from Foxton railway station. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 107, in the gift of the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge, who are also lords of the manor. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with embattled tower, and a chapel contiguous to the north aisle, which is now used as a burial-place of the Bendyshe family. There is a handsome Independent chapel, erected in 1856, and a National school for boys and girls. The charitable endowments amount to 13. There was formerly a market held here on Mondays, granted in the year 1335 to Thomas de Heslarton, together with a fair for three days at the Feast of St. Margaret, but these have long been disused. BARRINGTON, a par. in the southern div. of the hund. of Petherton, in the county of Somerset, 4 miles to the N.E. of Ilminster, its post town. Flax and hemp are grown extensively in this neighbourhood. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 84, in the gift of tho Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. BARRINGTON, GREAT, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Slaughter, in the co. of Gloucester, partly also in the hund. of Farringdon, in the co. of Berks, 5 miles to the E. of Northleach. Burford is its post town. It is watered by the river Windrush, a feeder of the Thames, and contains a quarry of fine freestone, which was selected for building Blenheim, and for repairs of Westminster Abbey. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 221, in the gift of Lord Dynovor. The church, which is in the perpendicular style, with an embattled tower, is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains monuments of Lord Chancellor Talbot and Captain Bray. The parochial charities amount to 17. Barrington Park, a beautiful and wooded demesne, is the seat of Lord Dynevor. Barrington Grove is another pleasant seat. BARRINGTON HILL, a hmlt. in the lower div. of the hund. of Slaughter, in the co. of Gloucester, near Great Barrington. BARRINGTON, LITTLE, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Slaughter, in the co. of Gloucester, 1 mile to the S. of Great Barrington. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 100, in the gift of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. The charitable endowments amount to 66 per annum. BARRINGTON'S BRIDGE, a hmlt, in the bar. and co. of Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles to the E. of Limerick. It is seated on the banks of the small river Killcenagariff, which falls into the Shannon. There is a police station in the hamlet. BARRON'S PARK, a hmlt. in the par. of Desford, and hund. of Sparkenhoe, in the co. of Leicester, 6 miles to the W. of Leicester. BARRONSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Upper Dun- dalk, in the co. of Louth, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles to the N. of Louth. It is in a fertile district on the small river Fane, not far from the Dundalk and Enniskillen railway. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Armagh and Cloghcr, of the val., with three other benefices, of 339, in the alternate gift of the archbishop and the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Dublin. BARROW, a par. in the second div. of the hund. of Eddisbury, in the co. palatine of Chester, 4 miles to the E. of Chester, its post town. It consists of the tnshps. of Great Barrow and Little Barrow. A preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers was established here in the