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Rh CLOGHEEX. 601 CLOGHJOEDAN. bo better known, for it offers a wide field both for naturalist and painter. Lying to the S.W. is the moun- tain called Muckish, from its similarity to the hack of a. pig. CLOGHEEX, a post and market town in the par. of Shanrahan, in the bar. of West Iffa and Offa, in the co. of Tipperary, prov. of Munstcr, Ireland, 13 miles to the S.W. of Clonine], and 119 from Dublin. It is situated on the river Tar, at the cross roads from Dublin to Cork, and from C'ahir to Lismore. Rising immediately over tho tuwn are tho Knockinealdown mountains. Here are a church, Roman Catholic chapel, fever hos- pital, dispensary, I'nion poorhouse, bridewell, cavalry ind constabulary barracks, flour-mills, and inarket- liouse. Petty and general sessions are hold here. At the distance of 4 miles, near Skiheenarinky, is an interesting .stalactite cave. Tho principal residence is Shanbally (..'astir, the seat of the Earl of Lismore. Saturday is the market day. Fairs are held on Whit Monday, 1st August, 28th October, and 12th December. CLOGHER, a par. in the bar. of Lower Kilnamanagh, in the co. of Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland. It 3 situated near the river Suir, 6 miles S.W. of Thurles, in the road between Holycross and Tipperary. The soil, l>ut the surface is mountainous. The living is a led vie. in the dioc. of Cashel, val. with three others, iol, in the patron, of tho bishop. (.'UK iilEK, a par., post and market town, in the bar. !>f Clogher, in the co. of Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Iro- ! I is situated near the Londonderry and Ennis- ilway, 15 miles to the S.S.E. of Omagh, and 98 N'.N.W. of Dublin. Tho parish extends along the Blackwater river, and is traversed by the road between Ulghnacloy and Enuiskillen. It was formerly a separate -;tid to have been founded by St. Patrick, before i.D. 4-14, including Ardstrathy, Clones, and Louth, and .he seat of the bishopric ; it is now annexed to the dio- 'i;sp "f Armagh, but still remains a distinct charge, in- ludin;^ 45 parishes, with an equal number of benefices. The chapter consists of a dean, precentor, chancellor, iirchdetcon, and five prebendaries. The parish covers an ''), 701 acres, and contains Fivemiletown, Ncw-
 * ovn, Augher, and Saville. The soil is good, with lime-

, 1 freestone bottom ; the surface hilly, the highest i,TOimd being on Slieve Beagh, which rises 1,255 feet ibovc the sea-level. Tho interior is watered by nu- ininor loughs. The living is a reel, annexed to the deanery of Armagh and Clogher, val. 786, in the patron, of the crown. The town, supposed to be the Rci/ia of Ptolemy, is now but a mere village, consisting 'rincipally of one straggling street. It was formerly . borough, governed by a portreeve and twelve bur- iament before the Union. Here stand the episcopal Imilt by Lord Beresford, Primate of Armagh, 'mdlhe cathedral church, which also serves as the parish luirch. It was built and dedicated to St. Macartin in 1744. It is a plain cruciform structure, and contains several fine monuments of the bishops. Here are a I'lOmau Catholic chapel, Presbyterian meeting-house, i.iion, workhouse, dispensary, deanery, bridc- ivoll, savings-bank, and free school founded by Bishop -Jarnett. It is the head of a Poor-law Union, and petty iossions are held in the town. In tho cathedral lies the or golden stone, supposed by some to be the celc- i-iteil Lee Fail, which in Druidical times, according to nd, was used for oracular purposes hence the 1 'gher ; previous to this the town, so says tradi- .ion, was called Errigal, from its having been the capital f the petty principality of that name. An abboy is and tu have been founded hero by St. Patrick, to was added a cell and monastery, and some other validations by his disciple, Macartin, in 506, but no iuik'vcr remain of these antiquities, and their xi.tenre is doubted by many. The principal seats in his parish are Augher Castle, the residence of Sir J. R. iunbury, Bart., the Deanery, Daisy Hill, Carrick, and ilessinboumc Cottage. The market day is Saturday, 'airs are held on the 20th of every month. VOL. I. CLOGHER, a limit, in the bar. of Ross, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. CLOGHER, or KILCLOGHER, a par. and post- town in the bar. of Ferrand, in the co. of Louth, prov. of Leiuster, Ireland. It lies about 6 miles N.E. of Drog- heda, and is rendered conspicuous by Clogher Head, rising about 181 feet above the sea-level. On the N. side of the Head is a small natural dock, entered by a gut not above 20 feet wide. Tho village is a favourite watering-place, built near the site of an abbey, of which it is said Nectan, a nephew of St. Patrick, was abbot. There are also ruins of a castlo and a half- finished pier. The soil is generally good. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Armagh, united with Termonfeckan. CLOGHER, a vil. in tho bar. of Tyrawley, in the co. of Mayo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. Though no more than a fishing village, it is interesting as having been the spot where the French landed, under Hubert, in 1798. CLOGHER, a bar. in the co. of Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It is bounded on the N., E., and W. by the bars, of Omagh and Dungannon, and on the S. by the cos. of Monaglian and Fermanagh. It contains the pars, of Errigal Kerogue and Clogher, with parts of Errigal-Trough, and Donagheavy, comprising 97,569 acres. The general aspect of tho barony is barren and uninteresting, if we except the valley .of the Blackwater, the Knockmany Hill, and the Vale of Lumford. CLOGHERBRIEN,apar. inthebar.of Trughanacmy, in the co. of Kerry, prov. of Hunster, Ireland, 2 miles N.W. of Tralee. It is situated near tho bay. The living is a rect. united with Balliuahaglish. CLOGHEREEN, a vil. in the par. of KUlarney, in the bar. of Magunihy, in the co. of Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland. It stands near Mucross Abbey, at the foot of tho Mangcrton Mountain, near Killarney and the Turk lake and waterfall. It affords good hotel accommoda- tion and conveyance for visitors to the lakes. The dis- pensary and the Poor-law Union house are situated in the village. CLOGHERMORE, a tnshp. in the bar. of Carbery, in the co. of Sligo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. It is situated near Lough Gill. Here stood a nunnery and cemetery, of which some ruins remain. CLOGHERNEY, or DONAGHANEIGH, a par. in the bar. of Omagh, in the co. of Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles to the S.E. of Omagh, where there is a station on the North- Western railway. It is traversed by the road from Dublin to Londonderry. The soil is of medium quality. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Armagh and Clogher, val. 553, in the patron, of Trinity College, Dublin. The post town is Dungannon. Here are places of worship for Roman Catholics and Presby- terians. The parish is watered by the Struel, a tributary of the river Foyle, and by Lough Patrick. The chief seats are Leskinore-Lodge, Perrymount, Somerset, and Greenmount. CLOGHGRENAN, a chain of hills in the bar. and co. of Carlow, in the prov. of Leinster, Ireland, forming the eastern extremity of the Comer range. They are beautifully wooded, and gradually slope into the valley of the Barrow. Cloghgrenan Castle, now a picturesque ruin, was founded in the 15th century by tho earls of Ormond. It was reduced by Sir Peter Carnw in 1568, when Sir Edmund Butler, who held the castle as son of the ninth Earl of Ormond, resisted the government of Queen Elizabeth ; it was again besieged a century later by the Irish. It was here that the Marquis of Ormond collected his troops before the battle of Rathmines. Some interesting specimens of ancient armour have been col- lected from the bed of the river. CLOGHJORDAN, a district par. and postal vil. in the bar. of Lower Ormond, in the co. of Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland. The village is about 5 miles on the road from Borrisokane to Dimkerrin, near tho frontier of the county, and contains the church, erected in 1827 by gift and loan from the late Board of First Fruits, a hospital, dispensary, and a distillery. There are places of worship for the Baptists and Wesleyans, 4 H
 * esses, and returned two members to the Irish par-