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Rh CONNERIE. 643 CONVOY. is harbours and creeks, affording good andior- l well stocked with fish. The interior is an .xpansr of wild, sterile, and bleak country, chiefly Qouiitain and rock. Patches of highly cultivalrd round, like oases, occur amongst the bays and lakes. V good description of marble is obtained, and limestone xists in abundance. Some rare plants are found here : mong others, growing under Urrisbcg, is the Erica Lediteri'atiat and Jh'itzitsid polifolia of southern Europe ; Iso in the lakes, Eriocnulon septangulare. Conntmura ignifies the " bays of the great sea." It belonged, to the xtent of 300 square miles, to Martin of Ballynahinch, y whom it WHS mortgaged to the Law Life Office. ( ( iN XERLE, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Brelade, Isle , Channel Islands. OONNONAGH, a vil. in the bar. of East Carbciy, i the co. of Cork, Ireland, 3 miles 1S.W. of Ross arbery. (,'ONXOB, a par. and vil. in the bar. of Lower iitrim, in the co. of Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. ho surface is boggy, and at times partially inundated y the river Glenwherry. The parish is intersected by IB roads from Ballymena to Antrim, Belfast, and Carrick- rgus. It contains besides Connor, the vil. of Kells. he living is a vie. in the dioc. of Connor, vol., with illagan, Solor, and Killyglen, 206, in the patron, of e bi.-liop. The cliurch stands on an eminence, near ! thi' ancient cathedral, just outside the village, d was built in 1818 at the expense of the late Board First Fruits. A glebe house adjoins the church, id on the glebe land are the remains of a circular >us in the loth century. The Roman Catholic Kipd is united to those of Drumaul and Antrim. There u throe Presbyterian meeting-houses, two of which long to the Covenanters. There are fifteen schools ider the National Board of Education, and ono iroohial. The Grange of Shilooden forms a part of iis parish, but pays no rent-charge. Connor was mierly the seat of a separate diocese, sometimes called alriada, in the province of Armagh, but it was united to ii 1442, and subsequently Dromore was added, s dimensions as a diocese are 57 miles long, by a idth of over 30, extending over parts of Antrim, ondondcrry, and Down. The cathedral church is at isburn, and the diocesan school at Ballymena. It is iegsd to have been founded by St. llacnoise in the h century. The chapter consists of a dean, 9 rural ans, a deacon, precentor, chancellor, treasurer, and prebendaries. Fairs are held at the village of Con- r on the 1st February, 2nd May, 2nd August, and CONOCK, a tythg. in the par. of Chirton, bund, of vanborough, in the co. of Wilts, half a mile S.W. of lurton, and 4 miles S.E. of Devizes. It is situated ider the Ridge Way. CONONLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Kildwick, stern div. of the wap. of Staincliff, in the West .ding of the co. of York, 2 miles S. of Skipton, its st town. It is a railway station on the Midland ^tension lino. The village is situated on the Leeds d Liverpool canal. It contains several worsted mills, ,d in the vicinity are lead-mines owned by the Duke , Devonshire. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* Kildwick, in the dioc. of Ripon, in the patron, of jristchurch, Oxford. There is a National school, in i id i divine service is performed on Sundays. 1 < 'XUAG1I, or CONEY, a par. in the bar. of Rath- nratli, in the co. of West Mcath, prov. of Leinster, .land, 4 miles E. of Ballymore. The surface consists y of good land, with some bog and limestone.
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-I. 1'atrick's Bed. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of ith, val. with Chnrchtown, 346, in the patron, of the AH and bishop alternately. The Roman Catholic pol is united to that of Dysart. There is a hedge- wool at Came. ' ,'ONSIDE, a tnshp. in the par. of Lanchester, western <K of Chester ward, in the co. of Durham, 16 miles W. of Newcastle, and 12 N.W. of Durham. Gates- 1 is its post town. It is situated on the river Derwcnt, and is united with Kintsley. The Lanchester branch of the North-Eastern railway has a station near the village. The Wesleyans have two places of worship, and there are schools supported by the owners of tho Considp Ironworks. There are extensive -collieries in this neighbourhood. The principal residence is Consido Park. CONSOLS COPPER MINES, extensive mines in West Cornwall, near Gwennap. They employ betwcon 1,000 and 2,000 miners, and penetrate the surface above 300 fathoms. CONSTABLE SANDS, off the coast of Denbighshire, near Great Omie's Head. CONSTANTINE, a par. in the hund. of Kerrier, in the co. of Cornwall, 7 miles S.W. of Falmouth, its post town, and 6 E. of Helston. It is situated on tho river Helford, from the banks of which there are fine views. Petty sessions are held, as also courts leet and baron annually for Lord Clinton, and a manor court for Sir R. Vivian, Bart. , the lord of the manor. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 485, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Constantino, is a handsome Gothic edifice, and contains tombs of the Gerveyses of Bonallack. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels in the village, and there are British and Sunday schools. In tho vicinity is a large granite boulder, called the Tolmen, 33 feet in height, which is estimated to weigh 760 tons. This village is a meet for the Four Barrow hounds. A cattle fair is held on the Wednesday nearest Mid- summer Day. CONSTANTINE, an island in Constantino Bay, off the coast of Cornwall, near Trevovehead, about 4 miles W. of Padstow. CONTIN, a par. in the district of Wester Ross, in the co. of Ross, Scotland. It is bounded on tho N. by Lochbroom, on the E. by Urray and Fodderly, on the S. by Urray and Kilmorack, and on the W. by Gairloch and Lochcarron. It is about 30 miles in length, and the same in breadth. Tho surface is mountainous, with some well-cultivated valleys. It is drained by the Conan and its tributaries flowing east- ward into the Cromarty Firth. There are many lakes, soine of which, such as lochs Fannich, Chroish, and Luichart, are of considerable size. Loch Achilty dis- charges its surplus water by a subterranean canal, and has an artificial island, formerly used as a retreat from danger. Loch Kinnelan has also an artificial floating island, the base of which is timber, and on its banks is a good echo. Natural wood exists in considerable quantity. There is a Druidical circle on the E. side of Loch Achilty ; and E. of Loch Kinellan is the battle- field on which the Mackeazies of Seaforth routed the Macdonnells of Glengarry. The principal mansion is that of Sir George Mackenzie, Bart., at Coul. This par. is in the presb. of Dingwall, and in tho patron, of the crown. Stipend 265. There are two parliamentary churches in the parish, one at Ceanloch-Luichart, and the other in Strathconan, where also there is a Free Church preaching station. Fairs are held at Coutin in January, May, and August. CONVETH, the name of two ancient pars., the one united to Kiltarlity, in Inverness-shire, the other to Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland. CONVOY, a par. and post town in the bar. of Ra- phoe, in the co. of Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 21 miles N.E. of Donegal. The par. is bounded on thn W. by Lough Deel. It nearly half consists of bog and mountain ; tho chief summit being Cork Mountain, which rises 1,198 feet above the level of the sea. The river Dale, upon which stands the village, and the road from Raphoe to Stranorlar pass through the parish. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Raphoe, val. 100, in the patron, of tho Dean of Raphoe. The church was built by means of a gift and loan from tho late Board of First Fruits. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, four Sunday and several day schools scattered through the parish. The principal residence is Convoy House.