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Rh CAKRICKMINES. 501 OAKRIGALINE. irony is now equally divided between the Marquis of ath arid E. P. Shirley, Esq., M.P., each of whom owns halt of the town. The town has one main street, >ntaining a number of good shops and private dwellings,
 * id several smaller streets. The old market-house, built

ut 17-17 of part of the remains of the castle, stood in 16 centre of the main street. It having been partially d by fire some years ago, was finally removed i 1861, and a very handsome building erected in its .id, at one side of the main street, at a cost of more ..in 'J'2,000. The manufacture of brogues, or coarse foes, is carried on, and there is a good general trade surrounding district. There are a tannery and I large distillery, which last, however, has not been rking since the year 1859. In the vicinity are quar- ts of limestone and freestone. The town contains a indsume court-house, built in 1844, a small bridewell, li of the National Bank, fronted entirely with le, and a police station. The parish church of -s originally stood a little out of tho town. It 1 down in l(i 1 1, rebuilt in 1682, but oil its decay entury later a new church was built in the town i 1791. It is a plain but neat structure, with a tower [-proportioned spire. A Roman Catholic chapel 08 built about 1780. It is now (1863) being pulled MI and a very ornamental structure raised in its place. umar school, established by Lord Weymouth in ,"11, lias an endowment of 70 per annum. It was r built in 1S30, and is a nourishing institution. The also National, parochial, and industrial schools, dispensary, and a handsome fever hospital, used like- i general infirmary. Carrickmacross is the seat n'-law Union, and contains the Union house. <sions are held every second Friday. There k-o also quarter sessions. Near tho town are Lough Fea magnificent building, the residence of E. P. liirlcy, Esq. ; Lisanisk, Longfield, Essex Castle (on the )te of the old building), Belle Vue, Derryolam Glebe, the resident gentry. Corn markets are held on Wednesday and Saturday, and a general market on y. Fairs are held on the 27th May, 10th July, looond Thursday in August, and each month from unuary to April. i AliKICKMINES, a vil. in the par. of Tully.bar. of n, in the co. of Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ire-
 * itcmber, 9th November, 10th December, the
 * . 1, 7 miles to the S. of Dublin. It is a station on the

niblin, Wicklow, and Wexford railway. This place >ad once a castle, of which remains are still to be seen. Annual fairs are held here in January, April, June, and i CARRICKMORE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Raphoe, in pie co. of Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles to 1." X. of Raphoe. It is seated on the banks of the river "oyle, close to tho Londonderry and Ennisldlleu rail- CARRICK-ON-SIIANNON, a market town in tho ir. ut Kiltoghart, in the bar. and co. of Leitrim, but .'. niling into the par. of Killukin, bar. of Boyle, in the i. of Roscommon, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 32 . tho S. of Sligo, and 98 miles to tho N.W. of . iiihlin. It is tho county town of Lcitrim, and is seated Hi the banks of tho Shannon, which is here crossed by i bridge of eleven arches, erected about 1720. Carrick ivas formerly a borough, under a charter granted by [., in 1613, and returned two members to the Irish parliament till the Union, when it was dist'ran- Tho corporation is extinct. Tho town consist.* I nne principal si reet with several lanes, and is neither itived nor well lighted. The trade onco carried on hero n coarse linen, frieze, flannel, &c., has dwindled away, il'he com, butter, and provision trades form the chief business of tho place at present. The improvements made in the navigation of the Shannon, and the erection of a quay here have contributed to the benefit of the town. There is a convenient market-place with a mar- ket-house by the i iver, a handsome court-house, county gaol, county infirmary, barracks, and police station. The town contains the parish church of Kiltoghart, rebuilt about 1830, and chapels for Roman Catholics and Wes- loyan and Primitive Methodists. There are two National schools. Carrick ia the seat of a Poor-law Union, and contains the Union poorhouse. The assizes and quarter sessions for Leitrim are held here in rotation, and petty sessions once a fortnight. The Leitrim Journal, a weekly newspaper, is published here. Thursday is the market day. Fairs aro held on tho 15th January, tho 12th May, tho llth June, and the 21st August. CARRICK-ON-SUIK. See CAUBICK, Tipperary. CABRICKSHEDOGE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Shel- burne, in the co. of Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles to the S.E. of New Ross. CARRIDEN, a par. in tho co. of Linlithgow, Scot- land, 2 miles to the N. of Linlithgow. It is situated in a well-cultivated district on the S. side of the Frith of Forth, and includes tho vils. of Blackness, Bridgeness, Grangepans, Cuffabouts, and Muirhouses. This place is supposed to have been the eastern termination of the Wall of Antoninus, and to have been the site of one of tho forts which occurred at intervals along its length a fact pro- bably alluded to in its name, which is a corruption of I 'inn Jen, signifying "fort on the wing." Various Roman relics were discovered hero about tho middle of tho last century. Sandstone, ironstone, and coal of excellent quality abound, and salt is manufactured at Grangepaus, though not so extensively as formerly. Tho living, val. 300, is in the presb. of Linlithgow, in tho patron, of tho Duke of Hamilton. The parish church formerly belonged to the abbey of Holyrood, to which it was given, in the 1 2th century, by one of the Do Viponts. There is a Free church at Bo' ness, for the two parishes of Borrows- townness and Carriden. Carriden was the birthplace of the celebrated Colonel Gardiner, who was slain at the battle of Prestonpans, in 1745. The chief mansion is Carriden House. CARRIG. See CARRICK. CARRIG, a vil. in tho bar. of Fermoy, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, not far from Mallow. CARRIG, a vil. in the bar. of Lower Onnond, in tho co. of Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles to the N.E. of Borrisokano. CAERIGAHOLT, a vil. in the par. and bar. of Mo- yarta, in the co. of Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 15 miles to the W. of Kilrush, and 205 miles from Dublin. It is seated on a small bay, on tho N. side of the estuary of the Shannon, and was the site of a fortress belonging to the MacMahons, which was afterwards granted to tho O'Briens. It was besieged and taken by General Lud- low during tho civil war of the 17th century. Tho ruins stand on a rock by tho bay. The village has a small pier harbour, and the inhabitants are engaged in tho fisheries and the coasting trade, the latter consisting of the export of corn, provisions, &c. There is a Roman Catholic chapel and a dispensary. Near the site of tho castle is a modern mansion, named Carrigaholt Castle, the seat of the Burtons, to whom the village belongs. CAKRIGAHORRIG, a vil. in tho bar. of Lower Or- mond, in the eo. of Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ire- land, 5 miles to tho N. of Borrisokane. CARRIGALINE, a par. in the bars, of Kcrricurrihy, Cork, and Kinalea, in tho co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, to the S.E. of Cork. It is situated in a pleasant and cultivated country, on the W. side of Cork harbour, and includes the vils. of Carrigaline, 7j miles, Shombally, 8 miles, and Douglas, 2 miles from Cork. This parish was the site of a castle founded in tho reign of King John by Do Cogan, and held fur many generations by the carls of Desmond. After its forfeiture by them, in the. reign of Queen Klizabcth, and several changes of possession, tho estate was sold to Sir R. Boylo, after- wards Earl of Cork. The castle was taken in 1508 by Lord-Deputy Sydney. The parish contains abundance of limestone and some clay slate. The inhabitants are 'hiefly engaged in the corn and provision trade, and in the fisheries. There are some extensive flour-mills. Tho illage of C'arrigaline contains a police station and a court-house, in which petty sessions aro held. The living is a rcct. in tho dioc. of Cork, Ross, and Cloyno,