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Rh l.K-OiNNKI.I. CASTLE-DILLON. The inhabitants arc cl. ulture and n_; thn collieries head of a 1 contains tin: 1'niou poorboose.
 * uicl vie. in the dioc. of Ossory,

val. i. 'I tho parish chuivh, ii, in tho colliery are a Roman Catholic chajiel an 1.
 * it of (ho Presentation, with tho latter of which

is connected a largo frco school for teaching embroi- dery. There are three schools supported liy lh >r of tho estate, of two of which tho rector is patron. Next the town is (.'anile-Comer House, thu seat of Charles Butler Wandesforde, Esq., a minor. The grounds are picturesque and wooded, and contain remains of an old castle. Saturday is tho market-day. A large butter fair is held weekly during tho season. Fain arc held on the 27th March, tho .'ird .May, uud tho 2 1st Juno. i ASTLE-CONNELL, a vil. in the par. uf Stradbally, bar. of Clanwilliam, in tho co. of Limerick, prov. of Monster, Ireland, 9 miles to the N.E. of Limerick, and 114 miles from Dublin. It is a station on the Limerick, Castle-ConneU, and Killaloe railway. Tho village is seated in a very charming spot on the . bank of the river Shannon, which is not navigable hero by reason of the numerous falls and rapids in its coarse. O'Brien's Bridge, a very ancient structure, but rebuilt and altered gome years ago, is about 2 miles from Castle-ConneU. Ilure was anciently a fortress, a seat of the O'Briens, of which tho only remains are part of a tower and fragments of walls. This place was one of the first in Limerick taken possession of by the English. The castle was garrison' >! for tho parliament in 1651, and for James 11. in Ki'JU, but was demolished at the Revolution by De Ginkell. Tho purity of tho air and tho beauty of the scenery attract many visitors to this place during tho summer months. Many also resort to it for tho sake of tho spa, the waters of which are valuable in scorbutic and other affections. There is a good salmon fishery in the Shannon. Petty sessions are held in the village, and there are a police station and a dispensary. The village contains the parish church of Stradbally, a handsome structure in tho form of a cross, with a good octagonal spire. It wan erected about 1810, and considerably enlarged in 1830. There is a chapel belonging to the Roman Ca- tholics, and National and parochial schools. In the vicinity in Mount Shannon, the fine seat of tho Earl of ( 'lure. Hermitage is the seat of Lord Massy. Among tho other principal residences arc Castle-ConneU, Doonas, Thomneld, &c. Besides tho ruins of the castle, here are traces of a friary of the Franciscan order, founded about 1300. In tho reign of Queen Elizabeth, William do Burgh was created Baron of Castle-Council. Fairs are held on tho 20th April, tho 1st Juno, the 26th July, and tho 4th October. CASTLE-CONNOR, a par. in tho bar. of Tireragh, in the co. of Sligo, prov. of Connanght, Ireland, 5 miles to the N.E. of Halliim. It lies in a fertile country on the river Moy, and includes a large tract of bog. Lime- stone is quarried extensively. Tho living >* a vio. in the dioc. of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry, val. with that of Kilglass united, 440, in the patron, of the bishop. There is a dispensary in the village. The reside i tho gentry are Castle-Connor House, Moyvicw, Seaville, ic. By tho river-side are some ruins of an old castle. Li tin- vicinity are several Danish forts. vil. in tho par. of Kilmamnan. bar. of Tinimhinch, in Queen's County, prov. of Lein- stor, Ireland, not far from C'lonaslee. It is seated in a boggy district, under the Slicvebloom mountains. the 'illau ihe scat of the Dunnes. A fair is held on tho 22nd November. ( ASTI.i:-l>AVSoN,oiDAWSON'8BRIDGE,avil. or small market town, in the pars, of Mavhi rafrlt and ll.iilv.scullioti, bur. of Loughinsholin, in the co. of Lon- domleiry, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 2 miles to the vi:. of Maghcratelt, ami 118 miles from Dublin. It is a tat: .town branch of the Belfast and Northern Counties railway. The village is pleasantly seated in a ! imtry on the baakt of the river Mayola, which falls into Lou^h Neagh ahout 3 miles b> low tin- ilia go. Tli a handsome ; I by the Dawsons. Tho village consists of tw., principal street* with many well-built houses. Tie- inhabitants arc i lii.-lly employed in the manufacture of and ginghams, and tho com and provision trade are and bricks are made, and tl corn-mills. The villas uUh church of Ballyscullion, a chapel for Presbyterians, an<l a NV tional school. There are ml a market- house. Petty session* i .. NV^I village is Mayola 1'ark, the bcauiil : Hon. George R. Dawson, which oxt shore of Lough Neagh, and is crossed by a fine a- 3 miles long. A h Mulsome obelisk in honour of the Dawson family stands on a hill near the village. It WM set up by the Earl of Bristol. There are several ai^p residences of the gentry in the vicinity. Saturday i^H market day. Fairs for cattle, sheep, pigs, c., a'i. held on the last Saturday of every month. CASTLE-DERG, orI>LKi;-r,l;l!i<;K.avi] market town in the par. of Skirts, bar. of the co. of Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, W. of Newtpwn-Stewart, and 125 miles from It is seated in a hilly country on the confines of gal, on the banks of tho small river Derg, a the Mounie, and was founded soon after the ment of the 17th century. The district was given ty James I. to Sir John Davis, who built bridge over the Dcrg. The castle was reduced during tho Civil War, and the old bridge is repla- ' >y .1 modern one of four arches, built about 1835. The vi^H contains some good residences, a police-statioi dispensary. Castle-Derg is the seat of a J Union. Petty sessions are held. The parish cl^^^H Skirts, a modem edifice, stands in the village, is a National school. The mark. i- i. Friday, and fain are held on the first Friday of each month. CA8TLEDERMOT, a par. in tho bar. of Kilkca and Moone, in the co. of Kildare, prov. of Le. miles to the 8.E. of Athy, and :,-l mil. ^ h ,,,i liulilin. Tho Great Southern railway has a si this parish. It is situated in a flat, dreary di-'.n t,. i tho small river Lerr, a feeder of tli. 1: anciently a place of some importance. It had u founded at tho beginning of the oth < was tho burial-place of Cormao Mai ('uliuan. Munster and Archbishop of priory were founded soon after the English settlement and subsequently a monastery of the Francis Parliaments were held here on two occasions in the nip of Henry IV. The Scots, under Edward Bruce, attacked pillaged, and partly destroyed the town has never recovered tho damage and i ' is tain* | during the ci vil war of tho 17th century. The living i.1 inited with live others, in (lie d Glcndalagh, and Ki :'>'> net, in tin ; the bishop and R. Latouche, Esq. Near ' vestiges of an older one, and some curiously sculpture! crosses, 10 feet high, of very early dat towers, so often found near the ruin - in Ireland, are very high and covered with tin to the very top. There are chapels for Roman ' and Quakers, and parochial and National schools. Pett; sessions are held, and a polio village. is abundant in the iliMii<t Thcr are several seats of the gentry. Some tine ruins ti! exist of the Franciscan monastery, consisting chiefly < the conventual church and tho Lady chapel. The *iD ic. almost all perfect and very beautiful. Fail -'lib. February, the 7th April. May, tho 4th August, the 19th September, and the W December. i ASTUI-mu.ON, a par. in the bar. of South Sal' in the co. of Kildare, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 mUi to tho E. of Clare. It is situated on the banks of th river Liffcy. The living is a reel, forming part