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Rh CASTLE NORTIIVIf H. 614 CA>TLE RISING. ' the site of an undent castlo ing til the I le M CASTI.I-: MiKTll VJC1I, a tnshp. in the par. of t It iid worth, hund of Eddisbury, in the CO. palatine in Northwich. ( ASI I.I.IM.I NKKT, a vil. in the par. of Baslick, bar. of Castlcrca, in the co. of Koscimunon, prov. of Connanght, Ireland, 6 miles to the S.E. of Castlcrca. The chief residence ia Hillown. 1'airri arc held here on the first Thursday in May, the 13th August, and the llth October. CASTLEPOLLARD, a vil. or small market town in the par. of Rathgraff, bar. of Fore, in the co. of ' incath, prov. of i i i eland, 10 miles to the N. of Mullingar, and 52 miles from Dublin. Jt is seated in a tnt country on the N. side, of Lough 1). and near I ,m branch nl' tic land Circat Western ruilwa;. Ithin a short dis- t;uicc, the nearest station being Float. In the vil: the parish church of Rathgraff, a chapel for Roman < lies, and the parochial school. There arc also a n. house, a savings-bank, and a fever hospital. Petty sessions are held, and a chief station of police is fixed here. Some, ruins of the ancient parish church are still standing, but no remains exist of the old castlo. Pakcn- ham Hall is the seat of the Earl of Longford. Kinturk is the residence of the Pollard, family, the proprietors of the village. Wednesday is the market day. Fairs axe held on the 21st May, the 1st and 2nd August, the 10th October, and the loth December. CASTLKRAHAN, a par. in the bar. of the same name, in the co. of Cavan, prov. of V nd, 10 miles to the S.E. of Cavan. It is situated near the northern extremity of Lough Sheelin, and includes the vil. of liallyjamesduff. The living is a reel, in the dioc. of Kilmore, Ardagh, and Elphin, val. .541, in the patron, of the bishop. In the village aru chapels belonging to the Roman Catholics and Presbyterians. The principal residence is Fort Frederick. CASTLERAHAN BARONY, one of the 8 bars, or subdivisions of the co. of Cavan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, situated in the southern part of the co., and bounded on the N. by the bars, of Upper Loughtee and Clonkeci, in the E. and 8. by the co. of Heath, and on the W. by the bar. of Clanmahon. It contains the pars, of Castle- rahan, Lurgan, Mullagh, and Munterconimught, with parts of BaiHieborough, Crosserlough, Uevin, Killinkcre, and Loughan. The bar. comprises an area of about 71,000 acres. CASTLEREA, or CASTLEREAGH BARONY, one of the 9 bars, or subdivisions of the co. of Roscommon, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, situated in the v part of the co., and bounded on the N. by the bar. of Boyle, on the E. by the bars, of Roscommon and I moo, and on tho 8. and W. by the co. of linlway. It contains tho pars, of Ballintobcr, Baslick, Kii< Kilkeevin, and Kiltullagh, and spreads over an a about 82,559 acres. CASTLEREA, or CASTLEREAGH, a market town in the par. of Kilkeevin, bar. ot ' <, in the co. of Hoscommon, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 17 mile* to theN.W. ot Roscommon, and 112 miles from Dublin by the Great Northern and Western railway, on whieh it is a station. The town is situated in a pleasant and fertile country, on tho banks of tho river Suck, over which ore two bridges. It consists chiefly < long street, and contains tho parish church of Kil- keovin, chapels belonging to the Roman Calholi< Wesleyan Methodists, and National r-chooU. Th< church lias a good embattled tower. The pursuits of the inhabitants are chiefly a^ii.ulti: the seat of a Poor-law Union, and contains the l'ni..n poorhouso. It is also ion of police. Q Marions are held In re in rotation twice a year. Them are large mills in the town, a court-house built in 1852, a bridewell, a dispensary, and a handsome bank in progress of em-lion; it is a brain h of the National bank. Next the town is (. ':: 1 louse, the I Thomas G. Hills Sandford, Esq., vhpso father _,- cecdcd the late Lord Mount Sandford in the ' I'a-tlfiea was the birthplace of Young, tho distinguished mathematician. Fi held annually on the 23rd May, the 'Jlst June, August, and the 7th November. Saturda day, : 'in. CASTLEEBAGd I'.AlinXY, I.< AVER, one of bars, or subdivisions of the co. of Down, prov. of Ulster Ireland, situated in tin part of tin bounded on the N >t Lough, on the K by bar. of Ards and d Lough, on tin i Dutl'crin, and c.n the W. by the bar .<agh. It contains the pars, of Diindon: wood, Kilmood, and Tullynaliill, with part.- Bangor, Comber, Killintiiy, Knockbn da. and ' townards. Tho ana of the bar. is about .01,41'u : . i. - i AsTi.i;ui..(ii I;AKO.N, UPPER, one of iht 10 bars, or subdivisions of the co. of Down, pnj^l Ulster, Ireland, situated in tho northern part of tU and bounded on the N. by Belfast Lough, on the bars, of Lower Castlereagh and Duflcnn, on theS bars, of Kinelarty and Lower Iveagh, and n tin N.V. by the river Lagan, separating the^^^H Antrim. It contains the pars, of Drumbo, Killaoey and Saintfield, wilh parts of tho pars, of Blaris, Comber Drumbeg, Killinehy, Killyleagh, Kilmore, "" and Lambcg. Tho bar. extends over an are 55,300 acres. ( ASTLE-RICHARD, a vil. in the bar. of in the co. of Wutcrford, prov. of Minister, I: miles to the W. of Lismorc. It is seated on the of the river Blackwater. In Ihc neighbourhood is cairn Abbey, a pleasant seat. CASTLE1UCKARD, a par. in the bars, of Lune Upper Moyfcniath, in tho co. of M< ath, pruv. of ster, Ireland, 7 miles to the S.W. of Trim. It i atcd on the banks of the river Boyne. Tho livin u reel, in the dioc. of Meath, val. 197, in the p*^H lh'' bishop. Tho chief mansion is Cast!' ( AST1.K RIMXd, apar. inlhehui. Lynn, in the co. of Norfolk, -1 mil' s to the X. and about 40 miles to tin ', London. It is situated in a flat country i i Wash, and was formerly a seaport ami marki: has long been deserted by the sea. It i prescription, and having received t the reign of Queen Mary, n Uinnd two ; il till tho passing of tho Reform Act. It was it disfranchised. The corporation was abolishi .Municipal Reform Act, in 1835, altln times its mayor took precedence of those of nli boroughs in the county. The harbour ha.- aiaiket and "sixti i n-day lair" th- !ig is now an inconsiderable village, i^ chiefly interesting (is the silo of an founded about 11SO by William D'Albii i, tn Arund' the place of rontinement of Isab 1 II. and mother el nil years, where she died in l;i castle stood in a hollow, and was defended by a moat a entrenchment. U he n mains consist of the . a :,a1i way. The Walls of t thick. There ait: remains of a Saxon church ^^^H muii<i nip and earthworks not fur from t living is a rect. consolidate i Roydon, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 419. patron, nf the Howards. The church is dedicated Ijiwrcncc. It i.- an ancient and intt i< M in the Norman style, with a central towe; ah mouldings and The body of the church wi in 1844, and tho chancel in 1866. Tho church fine old font. Tho register dates from tho ; There is a National school. Adjoining tho c is a hospital or almshouso for 13 poor -. in the ruign of James I. by Henry Howard, Northampton, tho income of which is about 100' annum. The hospital contains a hall, cl
 * annum. Near the church ia a moat surrounding a