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Rh CASTU: mix smi:. 612 CASTLE-LYONS. Ilinckford, in the co. of Essex, 4 miles to the N.W. of ail.and-INlr'.m I Tile town is an nilci. nt, situatedun the i und wasthi hiadofan honour hel< uiging to the De Veres, who built hero a strong castle, iii which M;n.'i )>hen, died in 1 1 i i aid it in the mma of UM barons in i:M7, and Ilinry VII. wag enter- tain. .1 hcri! by John, tin.- i:ith Karl of Oxford. After having remained in the family of the De Veres for five centuries, the castle was alienated in l(i'25, and now belongs to AslihurstMaiendie, Esq., the lord of the manor, who resides at a haiid.*m>- inan>ii>n ended in 1719, i ins of the old castle, which consist of little more than the keep, a massive pile built of Barnack stone, the walls of which arc from 10 to 12 feet thick, and measure 62 by 55 feet. The tower is 1 10 feet high, and has still standing two out of the four turrets which anciently crowned it. It is divided into four ,-l..:ics, lit by narrow Norman windows or loop-holes, and stands on an emiui me partly artificial, at a short distance from the village. There was also a Benedictine nunnery, founded in 1198 by the De Veres, but now converted into a farm- house ; and a hospital called New Abbey, founded in 1250. The town is a polling place for the North Hinck- ford division of the county, and petty sessions are held alt. mate Tuesday. The living is a don. cur., val. 1UO, in the dioc. of Rochester, and in the patron, of A. Majendie, Esq. The church, which was built in the reign of king John, ia a fine specimen of Norman architecture, with ancient Norman traces and a timber roof, but the tower has been subsequently rebuilt. In lli. iiitrii.ir arc many handsome tombs ana effigies of the i i. Veres and Ashhursts, who have held the manor since tli" Conquest. The Independents have a spacious chajn : ire held on the 1 1th May and 25th July, ( A.sTI.K HILL SIDE, a hmlt. in the par. of Almond- bury, wap. of Agbrigg, in the West Hiding of the co. of York, 1 mile from lluddersiield. CASTI.KINt ll.,,r IXt HYOLAGHAN.apar. in the bar. of Shillelogher, in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles to the S.W. of" Kilkenny. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ossory, Ferns, and Leighlin, val. with two other benefices, 450, in the gift of the bishop. In this parish are Desart House, a noble mansion in n well-planted demesne ; Castle Bamford, and Tinny 1'ark. B 1 1. 1.- 1 > I, AND, a par. in thebar. ofTrughanacmy. in the co. of Kerry, prov. of Munstcr, Ireland, 11 miles to the S.E. of Traloo, and 180 miles from Dublin,. It is situated on the banks of the river Maine, which rises not fur from the village, and is crossed here by several bridges. The district is hilly and boggy, but a consider- able part of the surface is under cultivation. This parish was the site of a fortress, named the " Castle of the Island of Kerry," which was erected about 1230 by Geoffrey do Marisco, and was given by Queen Elizabeth to the "Herbert family. Castle-Island, now a mire, was formerly a market town and the county t"wu of Kerry. It consists chiefly of one long street, and contains a market-house, court-house, and police- station. There is a small bridewell. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Limerick, Ardfcrt, and Aghadoc, val. .j.5l, in the patron, of the proprietors of the Seignory of Castle-Island. The church is partly old and partly rebuilt. There is a spacious chapel for Roman Catholics, and a dispensary. Parkmoor is the principal residence. Fairs are held here on the first Mon- day in January and February, the 17th March, the 20th April, Easter Monday, the 20th May, the 24th June, the 1st August, and 1st October. OASTLEJOBDAN, a par. partly in the bar. of Warrenstown, King's County, and partly in the bar. MI I'].]T M'iyfi nr.ith, in the co. of Heath, ]n Leinstor, Ireland, 6 miles to the N.E. of Fhillipstown. It is situated in a boggy district on the border of Kil- dare, on the banks of the river Boync, and was the site of a castle belonging to the Giffords, of which there are inn. In the parish are quarries of gritstone. The living is an impropriato cur. united with that of Bally boggan, in the dioc. of Heath. The church is a modern edifice. The chief residence is Tulierdalv. QASTLEKNOCE BAKONY, one of the ;i bars, or subdivisions of the co. of Dublin, prov. of Ireland, situated in the western part <.f i bounded on the N. by the bar. of Balrothery, on the E., by the bar. of Coolock ; on the S. by the bar. of Ni castle ; and on the W. by the cos. of Kildare and " It contains the parishes of Castlckno. Cloghran, Clonsilla, and Mulhuddart, with part* Finglass, and St. James, comprising an area of 2 1,300 acres. CASTLEKNOCK, a par. in the bar. of in the co. of Dublin, prov. of Leinster, 1 1 to the N.W. of Dublin. It is situated on the b the river Liffoy, and includes the hmlt. of Blani t" n, which is a station on the Midland Great Wi railway. This parish was the site of an old I said to have been first founded by the Danes. It besieged and taken by Edward Bruce in 1316 ; was taken by Monk, during the civil war of the century, for the parliament. This castle, of which remains exist on a hill by the village, was at period the property of the ryrrells. An abbey a Augustine order was founded hero in the 13th cea^^m The parish is crossed by the Royal canal, ami contains some extensive quarries of limestone. The land is good and well cultivated. The living is a prebend and vie. in the dioc. of Dublin, Glendalagh, and Kildare, vaL with two other benefices, 623, in the patron. <if " bishop of the dioc. In this parish is Vice-Regal L< the residence of the Lord- Lieutenant. There are se other residences of the gentry in the vicinity. CASTLE LEAVINGTON, a tnshp. in the Kirk Lea vington, lib. of Langbaurgh, in the North of the co. of York, 6 miles to the 8. of Stockton, situated on a branch of the river Tees, near Eastern railway, and was the site of a castle. CASTLELOST, a par. in the bar. of TartuUagh, in co. of Wcstmeath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 9 miles tt the S. of Mullingar. It was the site of a very monastery, said to have been founded by St. Cai the 7th century, and to have risen to great fame importance. Here was also a castle belonging to Tyrrells, of which remains still exist. The si partly under cultivation and partly boggy, stone subsoil. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Meath val. 201, in the patron, of Lord Kilni.i the old parish church stand near the site of the castle there are several monuments to the Tyrrells, amoMf which is an altar-tomb with the figure of a 1 cumbcnt. i ASTLE-LYONS.a par. and small marl partly in the bar. of Condons and C! partly in the bar. of Barrymorc, in theco. of Cork, prov. o Minister, Ireland, 6 miles to the S.E. of Fcnimy, and 14 miles from Dublin. It is situated in a fertile a vated country on the banks of the river Bride, of the Blackwater. It was the site of a ca.-: O'Lehans, founded, as shown by an inscri and of another erected subsequently by the ! in the 14th century an abbey was foundc. lords Barry. Here was also a Carmelite friar}-. Darin tin civil war in the reign of Charles I. an cngagenM took place here between the English un.i hill, and the Irish under Gen latter were defeated. The district is fertile and. and limestone is quarried in large quan; habitants are chiefly employed in agric; Hour trade. There is a small woollen factor living is a vie. in the dioc. of Cork, Ross, and Cloyn val. 484, in the patron, of the bishop. Ti church, which stands on the site of an older in dicated t" St. Nicholas. Connected with it is the lami burial-place of the Barrys, which contains a handMOJ monument to James Earl of Barryn died in 1747. There are a Roman Catholic chap ii. ar the village, and National and parochial school] Remains exist of the abbey and the castle of the