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Rh BOKRIS-IN-OSSOBY. 315 BOBKOW8TON. pri .to chapel connected with the mansion, beautifully coi ructed, which now answers as a parish church. Mi Kavanagh has just completed extensive saw-mills vii ^n the domain, and near the town is a handsome via ict of 16 arches, belonging to the Bagnalstown mi ay. Fairs for the sale of cattle, sheep, &c., are he) in the village on the 1st January, the 5th February, the 1st May, the 2nd July, the 15th August, the 4th Oc ">er, and the 14th November. DRRIS-IN-OSSORY, a vil. in the par. of Aghaboe, baiof Clandonagh, in Queen's County, prov. of Lein- ste Ireland, 15 miles to the S.W. of Maryborough, and fi9 iles from Dublin. It is situated on the confines of Ti] jrary, not far from the Slievo Bloom mountains, on ith bank of the river Nore. The Great Southern tern railway passes near it. This place was of a castle erected at a remote period by the Fil latricks, to whom the district then belonged, and important post on the pass to Munster. The as besieged in 16-J1, and again in the following ml was partially destroyed some years later, rebuilt in the last century. A market is held village, which consists of one long street. There ice station, a court-house, and a dispensary, and petty sessions are held here. There are son) ruins of the old castle adjoining the present mansion. Fa i are held on the 25th January, the 21st March, the oUMay, the 24th June, the 15th August, the llth XT, the 2 1st November, and the 20th December. lUKISMORK, a par. in the bar. of Galmoy, in the co. f Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles to tho 5. of Johnstown. It was formerly held by the >t Jerpoint. The living is included in the union tif lurnchurch, in tho dioc. of Ossory, Ferns, and Leijilin. Borrismore House is -the chief residence. 'KKISNAFARNEY, a par. in the bar. of Clonlisk, ( 'ounty, in the prov. of Leinster, but extending <> the bar. of Skerrin, in the co. of Tipperary, ! Munstor, Ireland, not far from Moneygall. It i i-d in a fertile district at the foot of the Devil's iatains, at the head of the small river Allitrim. i ing is a rect. united with the vie. of Bourney, in thelioc. of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, and Kilmac- i.i'ii. There are several seats of the gentry in the among which arc Loughton, the residence of Lc i Bloomfield ; Thorn Vale, Larch Vale, &c. There iices of an ancient castle at Loughton. Trout are und in the Allitrim. 1 RRISOKANE, a par. in the bar. of Lower Or- moi, in the co. of Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ire- lan 1(> miles to the W. of Roscrca, and 90 miles from i >n n. It is situated in a boggy district, eastward of ii Derg, and contains the vil. of Goatstown. Good Jim tone is quarried here. There is a police station, andetty sessions are held weekly. The town also con- .i; a small prison, a dispensary, and a fever hospital. Tti iviug is a rect. in the dioc. of Killaloe, Kilfenora, l 'a! >lic, chapel, and several parochial and other schools. '1 h' principal mansions are Kyle House, Arran Hill ing to the Marquis of Ormonde), Bushey Park, iirs take place, in April, June, September, and nber. IlRRISOLEAGH, a vil. in tho par. of Glenkcen, Upper Kilnamanagh, in the co. of Tipperary, pro of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles to the S.W. of Tem- ple; >re, and 92 miles from Dublin. It is a chief station , and petty sessions arc held every other week. ThiHUage contains the parish church and a Roman LC chapel. Fairs are held on the 9th Juno, the 6tlAugust, and the 2"th November. 1 RROWASH, a vil. and railway station in the par. of Ocl|rook, and hund. of Morleston, in the co. of Derby, I 1 !, of Derby, and 128 from London. It is situated Nottingham canal and the Derby and Notting- Laii railway, which has a station here. There is a cha'l belonging to the Wesleyans, and a National sch., erected in 1840. The inhabitants are principally ongaged in the extensive cotton and laco factory of Messrs. Towle. There are also water and steam flour- mills, and a brick-yard, BORROWBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Leake, wap. of AUertonshire, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles to the N. of Thirsk. The Wesleyans have a chapel in the village, and there are charitable endow- ments, chiefly for education, producing 8 per annum. BORROWBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Lythe, lib. of Langbaurgh, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 10 miles to tho N. W. of Whitby. It is not far from the coast. BORROWDALE, a chplry. in the par. of Crosthwaite, ward of AlIerdale-above-Derwent, in the co. of Cumber- land, 6 miles to the S. of Kcswick, its post town. It is situated in a narrow valley, bearing the same name, at tho head of Derwentwater. The district is wild and moun- tainous, abounding in scenery of varied grandeur and beauty. The river Derwent takes its rise at Sparkling Tarn, at the head of the valley, runs between beautiful meadows shut in by mountains on both sides, rising to the height of 400 or 500 feet, and expands into the fine lake winch bears its name. The mountain sides are covered with woods. The Dale contains the hmlts. of Grange, picturesquely situated at the entrance, Rosthwaite, Sea- thwaite, and Seatoller. It was once a possession of the monks of Furness. Near the hmlt. of Grange is Castle Cragg, a conical hill, commanding a fine pros- pect. Its sides are wooded, and on its summit are remains of an old entrenchment. Another object of interest is tho remarkable detached mass of rock called the Bowder Stone. It rests on a narrow base, and is about 62 feet long. It is estimated to weigh nearly 1,800 tons. The hmlt. of Rosthwaite stands at the junc- tion of three valleys. The most important feature of this district is the famous mine, yielding the so-called black-lead, now named more accurately " graphite." It is also called wad, plumbago, and black cawke. The mine is at Giller Coom, near Seathwaite, in the side of a steep hill of grey porphyry. The valuable, mine- ral, which occurs in modules in hollows of the moun- tain, is found hero in greater abundance and of purer quality than anywhere in the world, the sale sometimes producing 100,000 per annum. It has been recently stated by scientific men that the supply cannot last many years, and the working is at present suspended. The workmen were not allowed to quit the mine with- out an examination in tho entrance-room, where fire- arms are kept, as a security against theft. Tho lead is sometimes found in lumps weighing as much as 501bs. Blue slate is quarried in several parts of the Dale, and copper and lead exist in small quantities. The living is a perpet. cur.* in tho dioc. of Carlisle, val. 80, in the patron, of the Vicar of Crosthwaite. The chapel, rebuilt in 1824, stands near Rosthwaite. There is also a Church of England chapel, recently erected, at Grange, besides places of worship for Dissenters at Grange and Kosthwaite. A sheep fair is held at Borrowdale on tho first Wednesday in September. BORROWDALE, a hmlt. in the par. of Orton, East ward, in the co. of Westmoreland, 4 miles to the S.W. of Orton. The Lancaster and Carlisle railway passes by it. The village is seated in a mountainous country, under Tubay Fells, at the junction of the rivers Lime, and Borrow. The latter has its source at Hartop Pike, Shap Fells, and flows in a south-easterly direction, through the wild dale, to the village, where it is crossed by Borrowdale bridge. There are remains of an old camp at Castle Dykes, from whieh the river and the dale are said to have taken their name, which is a corruption of burgh or borrow. BORROWDON, or BURRADON, a tnshp. in the par. of Allenton, ward of Coquet dale, in the co. of Northumberland, 6 miles to the N.W. of Rothbury. It is situated near the river Coquet. BORROWSTON, a vil. in the par. of Rear, in the co. of Caithness, Scotland, 6 miles W. of Thurso, and 4 miles from Rcay. It is seated on the coast of tho North Sea, at the mouth of Forse Water.
 * , and Kilmacduagh, of tho val. of 122, in the
 * n. of the bishop. There is a spacious Roman