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Rh OONISTOW, MONK. CONNEMARA. eur. in tli' 11, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. ! There is a ('Inn land school, :m.. JUT. annum. ,l,,hn W. 'I i lord of the manor. CON I STUN, .MONK, a tn-hp. with Skelwith, in tho par. of Hawkshead, in the co. of Lancaster, 2 miles to (haW.af Hawkahwd. Windermere is its post town. It in situated in tho Lake district, at the head of Coniston Water, abounding in trout, char, and other fish. Tho lake is about 6 miles lon^r, > the sea by thn river Crake. At (,' U is some fine see : -late are worked. ( ( >MVii i -VH ll-KII.NSAY.atnshp.andehplry. in the par. of Bumsall. iv. of the wan. of Stain- elill, in the, ; Hiding of the co. of York, 10 miles N. of Skipton. Jt is situated on the river Wharfe, and is connected by a bridge with Kilnsav. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Bumsall. The chapel of case is dedicated to St. Alary. It contains a register, tho earliest date of which is 1571. The annual val. of the charities is 5. CONLKG, a vil. in tho bar. of Ards, in the co. of Down, Ireland, 2 miles from Newtownards. CONLY, an island in Lough Strangford, in the co. of Down, Ireland. CONN, a lough in tho co. of Mayo, prov. of ' naught, Ireland, surrounded by the bars, of Carra, Gallon, and Tirawly. IU dimensions are 8 miles long by 4 in the widest part. At its lower end the lake narrows into a miniature strait, whieh is crossed by a bridge ; numerous streams contribute their waters to this lough, and several residences beautify the spot. Here is a commodious hotel. CONN A, a vil. in the par. of Knockmournc, bar. of Kinuutaloon, in tho co. of Cork, prov. of Mi. Ireland, 8 miles E. of Hathcormack. It is situated on the rivc-r ItrM.', and has a police-station and dispensary within tho Fcrmoy Poor-law Union. A well-built bridge spans tho river. Here are tho ruins of Des- mond's Castle, consisting of a square tower on an emi- nence ; it formerly belonged to Thomas Fitzgerald Roe, from whom, in 1603, it passed to Sir Richard Boyle. The castle was stormed by Cromwell, who took up his position i,u an adjacent vantage ground, known as tho Callows Hill. Salmon and trout fishing is carried on . The Roman Catholic par. of Conna is in the dioc. of Cloyne and Ross. CONNAC1IAN, tho highest peak of St. Hilda, tin. furthest of the Western Islands. It is situated in N. lat. 57 50', and W. long. 7 40', on tho Atlantic coast, li.-ini; 1,380 feet above the sea. ( UN N ACULLEW, a hmlt. in the bar. of Ballina- hinch, in the co. of Galway, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. . t Clifclell. CONNADOSSANN, a hmlt. as abo E. of Clifden. CONNAGK, a vil. in tho par. of Ruthven, in the IQ. of Banff, Scotland, 4 miles S.W. of Cullcn. CONNAl.K, or Fit Inn- vil. in tho par. of Petty, in tho oo. of Inverness, Scotland, fi miles N. of Inverness. It is situ 'lith. CONNAUGHT, one of the four provs. of Ireland, comprising the most western and barren ]>ortion of tho island bounded E. and N h.-torand I S. by Monster, and N. ami V. l>y the A;!an;ie ' It ia situ Shannon, inc luding ( mam, Joyce's Country, I'.ITIK, Tyrawley, and tructs, anciently fnnninj,' the kingdom of t It was made shire-ground in the reign of Eliza- beth, and divided in: trim, -nd Sligo. It- length from X. to S. is 112 mile.-., and its ^i> : h ti-.m tho ooBtein honndaiy t.i Aehill Head is 110 miles, ; its. ' ii miles. 1 r one-ti:tli of lieland. Its west iiiii.li In., ken up by numerous 1' inlets, and is thiekly studded with inlands. The. :
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ion; but the mountainoi gged and limes "!..', r, and, and Conn is formed of schistose, sandst slate, granite, and quartz. It is the least f the province-^. -i the MII : waste. According t land uv 8. (>d. per acre, and scarcely a seven: potatoes, or roots ; flax. The Irish language is utill prevalent in and so also are juverty ami a great change lor the. bettei ' uencx-d Tho potatoe i d sulmequ' rly intlueiii.il thu population, a: proportion <.i aholir mid l'i"t.-!,:ui inhahi- tants in favour of tho latter. It wan oWrvedj^^K reports laid before parliament in IbC;), that a real ud progressive work of conversion was goin.L' on in tame districts of this province to the Establish ( onsiitntea a judge's circuit and a prcshv responds to the Roman Catholic archdioc CONNAUGHT OLD, tho scat of Lord PI the co. of Dublin, Ireland. CONNELL, a bar. in tho co. of Kil r, Ireland, bounded by t! th. "., and by the bars, of Claue andNaas on: contains the para, of Ladytown, Gr> nell, Morristown Biller, FeighcuQen, and Kilmcag. miles, and its greatest breadth nearly 5m.. canal passes through the nor! 1 CONNELL, GREAT, a par. in th. bar. of CcaMO, in the co. of Kildaro, prov. of Lein^ N.V. of Kilcullen, and ^7 li- on tho river Liffey, and a branel and contains the market town a station on the Great Southern . of Ireland, and a handsome bridge the Liffey. The soil is fertile but mar.-l is a cur. in the dioc. of Kildare, 112, in the patron, of the bishop. CONNELL, OLD, a par. in the 1, the co. of Kildare, prov. of Leinste N. of New Bridge, its post town ar The population is thinly scan. nd. rect. annexed to Morristown Biller. The principal Mtt are Old Connc 11 1 1 CONM-'.l.l.u, I.mVKK.abar. in prov. of Munster, Ireland, hounded Shannon on the N., by th.- I- on the E.. l>y the bar. and by Shanid on the W. It contains I Cappagh, A>'.. M-hiie, (" Croagh, Lismakoery, Kil.-< .mm 11, and Tomdeely, with parts of Nantinan and Its area is about 50,600 acr< The limits of the liar..ny in i. It wasfoi ' ancient. niNNT.I.I.o, DPPEl{,a bar. u Ireland, bou lo on tin N., by the NU s tho pars, of ( i ,v, Kiltini; a Mia. It- some alteration in 1 :;.. It was formerly part ..Id lly-1'..nall-t 1 NK.MAi; A. ' ; b ' of Connaught, In land, almost idi i liiu b, though a > boundaries. I:- I..UM is that of a ] > Mn-uia, ^^H some 34 miles from between the Killeric'S and Cil} iijhs Corrib and Mask, to tho Atlantt vi<ith is atwut 21 miles, and its area (Irish). It iiieludesth.- liars, of |;,,- The road traces the coast-line, which is indented w - pu - dran