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Rh CLEAR ISLAND. 591 CLEE. <:|,i:AU ISLAND, or CAPE CLEAR, tho 7,,/.-/ yof the Irish, and formerly Inmln Sancta; Clara- par. in tho bar. of West Carbery, in tho co. of Cork rov. d 1 Munster, Ireland. It is tho most southerr nut "f Ireland, lying 2 miles S. of Innisherkin, in V. lat., and 9- 30' W. long. Tho little land tha cultivated is of a rich quality, but tho general snrfaci and, which extends over an area of about 1,401 res, is for the most part rocky and sterile. The living united with Kilcoc, in the dioc. of Ross. There a neatly built Golhic church, and a Roman C'atholi with residences for the Protestant and Romai atholic clergymen of the island; also schools nndci 10 Irish Islands and Coast Society and tho National i >aid. An excellent kind of building stone is obtained revolving light was erected here in 1817, visible at a of 27 miles at intervals of every two minutes it was extinguished on the erection of a similar lighl 11 the l'istnet rock, 4 miles farther out at sea. Here is a irirly of game and sea-birds, and an abundance o: aw-iish. There is a small lake in the interior, tho
 * iti r nf which is remarkable for its purifying qualities.

is, as tho inhabitants are called, were a few years TI a wild and simple race, but now differ little in theii 1 habits of living from their neighbours on tho 1 ; neither are they so superstitious as they were
 * ho establishment of a Protestant missionary

tlli.-incnt on the island. They are generally inoffensive .d civil. Their principal occupations are fishing, culti- iling small plots of ground, and looking out for wrecked . which they can discern many miles at sea. i this, and obtaining contraband goods from home- >und vessels, they run a considerable trade since the land ceased being a coastguard station. There are veral unlicensed houses called Slicebccns, for the sale of toxicating drinks, which aro consumed chiefly on mday. Tho great holiday is St. Kiaran's Day, on hich, however, any person may work who has not been >rn on the island. At the extremity of a narrow neck tretching into the sea are the ruins of Duna- llc, or the Golden Fort, surrendered to Captain
 * irvf-y in 1601 by the O'Driscolls. There nre also ruins

. a church at St. Kiaran's harbour, near which is a stone oss, said to be cut by the saint himself, who, according An-hbishop Usher, was a native of this island. Cape ccpt a glebe of 25 acres, is the property of the
 * -chcr family, who largely contributed to the erection

the pier. CLEAR, ST., or ST. CLARE, a par. in tho" hund. of .-rllys, in the co. of Carmarthen, South Wales. It is latcd on the river Taff, and is a nominal borough and .i-kct town. There was anciently a Norman castle 1 pi-inn-, the sitoof which was given at the Dissolution All Souls' College, Oxford. Tho living is a vie. in i- din.-, of St. David's, val. 133, in tho patron, of J. lillijis. Esq. The charities produce about 20per annum. RWELL, a tythg. and chplry. in tho par. of jwland, in the hund. of St. Briavel's, in the co. of ' luccster, 6 miles from the Lydney station of the South ales railway, and 3 from Coleford, its post town is situated near the river Wye. The living is a perpet. a-.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 195,
 * jtho patron, of the Dowager Countess of Dunraven.

'ie church is built of brick. Clearwell Court, the seat <ithe countess, is a fine edifice. In 1847, 3,000 Roman ins were found, chiefly of the reigns of Clau- (jis, Posthumus, and Victorinus, but all between Gal- 1 lus and Aurelian. 'LEASBY, a par. in the wap. of East Gilling, in the rth Riding of the co. of York, 2 miles W_. of Darling- its post town and railway station. It is situated on nver Tees. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the c. of Ripon, val. 188, in the patron, of tho dean I chapter. The church is a stone edifice rebuilt by John Robinson, Bishop of London, and one of the lipotentiaries at the Treaty of "Utrecht; he likewise owed a school for educating six boys, and rebuilt parsonage-house. The charities produce 11 per um. J. 0. Backhouse, Esq., is lord of the manor. CLEATHAM, a tnshp. in tho par. of Manton, hund. of Corringham, parts of Lindsey, in tho co. of Lincoln, 1J mile ST. of Kirton. Olcatham Hall, a fine mansion erected in 1855, is tho residence of Matthew Maw, Esq., who is lord of tho manor. CLEATHAM, a tiishp. in tho par. of Gainford, in tho S.W. div. of Darlington ward, in tho co. of Durham, 4 miles E. of Barnard Castle. C'LEATOR, a par. and post town in tho ward of Allt-r- dale-above-Derwent, in the co. of Cumberland, 4 miles S.E. of Whitehaven, and 2 from Egmnont. Cleator Moor is a station on tho Whitehaven, Cloator, and Egre- mont Junction of tho North- Western railway. Tho village is large, and contains some good houses. It is situated on the river Ehcn. The value of property is much enhanced, owing to the rapid rise of the popula- tion from 300 to 3,995. Tho living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 79, in the patron, of the Earl of Lonsdale. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, is a modem structure. Tho Wcsleyans, Unitarians, and Roman Catholics have chapels, and there are National, Unitarian, and Roman Catholic schools. Within tho parish are mines of coal, limestone, and iron ore. There is an extensive flax-mill for tho manufacture of yams and thread ; also a forge for the founding of locomotive shafts, spades, and edge-tools, Flosh is a handsome modern Gothic edifice, the residence of Thomas Ains- worth, Esq. At Cleator Moor are tho works of tho Whitehaven Hematite Iron Ore Company, which since its establishment (about 20 years ago) has raised a little village for the accommodation of their workpeople. Tho Cleator Valley produces the Lapis /tmna/ites, or kidney iron ore. There was formerly a Roman causeway passing through this parish from Egremont to Papcastle, but only a few traces now remain. Eheu Hall ia tho residence of John Lindow, Esq., J.P. Tho manor of Cleator has been enfranchised ; but Lord Leconfield is lord of the manor of Cleator Common, which has been lately en- closed. CLEAUGH, a vil. in tho par. of Clonmany, bar. of Inishowen, in the co. of Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. CLEAVE-ANSTY, or CLEVEANCY, a tythg. in tho par. of Hilmarton, in tho co. of Wilts, 4 miles N.E. of Calne. CLEAVERTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Lea, hund. of Malmesbury, in the co. of Wilts, 1 mile S.E. of Malmesbury, its post town, and 1 E. of Lea. CLECKHEATON, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Birstall, in the wap. of Morley, in tho West Riding of the co. of York, 5 J miles S.E. of Bradford, and 9. S.W. of Leeds. It has a station on tho Huddersfield and Bradford branch of the East Lancashire and Yorkshire lino. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 150, in the patron, of the Vicar of Birstall. Tho church, dedicated to St. John, is a fine building erected in 1830 by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The Wes- leyans and Independents have places of worship, and there are National and British schools. Several coal- mines are worked in the neighbourhood, and tho chief manufactures consist of blankets and woollen cloths. There is an unconsecrated cemetery. Fairs are held on ie first Wednesday in April and the last Thursday in August. CLEDDAU, the two longest rivers in tho co. of Pembroke ; they are known as the East and West, tho brmer rising under the Precelley mountains at Blaen- r-gors, in Manachlogddlvu, and the latter at Llygad 31eddau, in Llanfair-Nantygof. CLEE, a par. in tho hund. of Bradley Haverstoe, tarts of Lindsey, in tho co. of Lincoln, 3 miles S.E. of Grrimsby, its post town and railway station. It comprises he tnshp. of Cleethorpe, and the hmlts. of Weclsby and rhrunscoo. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lin-
 * oln, val. 190, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho great

ithes are held on lease by Richard Thowld, Esq., of kVcelsby. The church, dedicated to tho Holy Trinity .nd St. Mary, is built in tho shape of a cross, in tho Anglo-Norman style. It has some fine Norman piera