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Rh CTJILMORE. 705 CULLEN. CUILMORE, a limit, in the bar. of Athlone, in the oo. of Roscommon, Ireland, a miles S.W. of Athlone. CULAG, a vil. in the par. of Assynt, in the co. of Sutherland, Scotlaud. It is situated on Culug Water, which falls into Loch Inver. CULBOCKIE, a vil. in tho par. of Urquhart and Logic- Wester, in the co. of Koss, Scotland, 2 miles E. of Dingwall. Fairs are held here in April, July, October, and December. CULBONE, called also KILXEU, a par. iu the hnnd. ofCarhampton, in the co. of Somerset, Smiles W. of Mine- head, and 3 from Porloek. The village, consisting of only seven houses, is situated in a delightfully sheltered spot, near the coast of Porlock Bay. The clifl's behind the village rise to the height of 1,200 feet, over which a small stream falls down to tho sea, forming a pleasing cascade. Tho living is a rect. * iu the dioc. of Bath and Wells, in tho patron, of the Earl of Lovelace. The church, dedicated to St. Culbone, is a very old stone edifice, measuring 33 feet long by 1 2 i'eet wide, and is supposed to be the smallest in the kingdom, consisting of nave, chancel, porch, and spire. Warner graphically describes it as "tho Lilli- putian church of Cuibonc, situated in as extraordinary a spot, as man, in his whimsicality, ever fixed on as a place of worship." It is built in a cove on the clifl's, 400 i'eet high, containing about half an acre of tolerably level ground, surrounded by almost perpendicular cliffa. Tho <t Lovelace is lord of the manor. CULCABOCK, a vil. in the par. and co. of Inver- ness, Scotlaud, situated about a mile S.E. of the town of Inverness. CULCHETH, a tnshp. in the par. of Winwick, in the co. of Lancaster, 3 miles S. of Leigh. The village, which is large, contains the Union poorhouse. The charilios produce about 50 a year. CULCHETH, a hmlt. in the par. of Newton, in the co. of Lancaster. CULDAFF, a par. in the bar. of Inishowen, in the co. of Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles E. of Carndonagh, and 6 N.W. of Moville. It lies along the shores of the Atlantic, between tho points Maliu and Innishowen. The surface is somewhat boggy, with a soil of various quality. The parish is bisected by the intrusion of a strip of the parish of Cloncha. Limestone undant. Clonkeen, Carthage, Crucknanionan, and ..nil are the principal mountains, with Squire Cam, u rises 1,058 feet above the sea-level. Cod and salmon used formerly to be taken here in large quan- tities ; in Lough Moncyderragh char is taken in abund- ance. The river Culdaff takes its rise from Lough Crucknanionan, and falls into tho bay, which is a spacious opening lying between Glengad and Dunmore. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Derry, val. 459, in the patron, of the Marquis of Donegal. The church is a neat edifice in the early English style with a square tower of later erection. There is a Roman Catholic chapel at Bogan, and in the Roman Catholic arrangement the parish is partly united to that of (Jloncha. There is a parish school for boys, three Sunday and several day schools. The village, some- limes called Milltown, stands on the E. bank of the river. The dispensary is within tho Carndonagh Poor-, law Union. The principal residences are Grouse Hall and CuldatT House. Fairs are held on tho 10th February, May, August, and November. CULECUDDEN". dee CULLICUBDEN, Cromarty. CULFEIGHTRIM, or GARY, a par. in the bar. of Gary, in the co. of Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 1 mile from Ballycastle, its post town. It is situated near the watering-place, Cushendeii. Tho surface is very mountainous, the highest ground being on the Knock- lade hills, which rise to a height of 1,820 feet above the level of tho sea. Freestone is quarried to a large extent, Giant's Causeway crossed the parish, and passed over the Gary mountains, but a more direct way has been recently constructed over a viaduct. The coast is remarkable for the wildness and grandeur of its scenery ; VOL. I. Murloek Bay, Tor, Fair Head, Drimnakill Hill, and Glendun offer an unbounded field for antiquarian, artist, and geologist. Fine specimens of columnar basalt occur at Fair Head, within whose loftiest crags the eagle builds her nest. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Connor, val. 262, in the patron, of the bishop. The chapels in this parish, which gives name to a Roman Catholic union, including tho Grange of Innispollan. There are five National schools, and a village school at Cushenden. A sanguinary battle took place here, in which MacQuellan was defeated by Macdonnell in 1509. The valley of Gleushesk was the principal scene of this struggle, and tho cairn of Shane O'Eennis O'Nial, who was slain in the action, ia near Cushenden. At Tor are the ruins of a large fortification, and at Cushenden Bay, of Gary Castle. CULFORD, a par. in the hund. of Blackbourn, in the co. of Suffolk, 4J miles N.W. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post town. It is situated on the river Lark, and formerly belonged to Bury Abbey. The living is a rect. in the dioc. 549, in tho patron, of R. B. Do Beauvoir, Esq. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mary, consists of chancel, nave, and tower. It was built in 1591, and contains tombs of the Bacon family. Here are Culford, Fornham, St. Genevive, and Hengrave parks. The Rev. E. R. Ben- yon, M.A., is lord of tho manor. CULGAITH, a chplry. in tho par. of Kirkland, ward of Leath, in the co. of Cumberland, 6| miles E. of Penrith, its post town, and 1 mile N. of Temple Sowerby station on the Eden Valley railway. It is bounded on the W. by tho river Eden, and on the S. by the river Tees. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 80, in the patron, of the Vicar of Kirkland. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a small stone edifice. CULGROAT, a vil. in the par. of Stoneykirk, in the co. of Wigton, Scotland, 23 miles W. of Wigton. It is situated between Luce Bay and the Irish Sea. CULHAM, a par. in the hund. of Dorchester, in the co. of Oxford, 1 mile S.E. of Abingdon, its post town, and near the Abingdon Road station of the Great Wes- tern railway. The parish is bounded on the S., W., and N.W. by the river Thames. Near tho village is a bridge over tho Thames, and a farmhouse, once the seat of the abbots of A.bingdon, to whom the manor belonged. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 100, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Paul, is in the early English style. The charities amount to 41 per annum. Here is a training college for school- masters, a handsome building, the erection of which cost nearly 20,000, and is capable of containing 100 students. Sir George Pechell is lord of the manor. CULHAM, UPPER, a tythg. in the hund. of Binfield. in the co. of Berks, 2 miles E. of Henley-on-Thames. CULLAGH, a bog in the bar. of Moycarnon, in the co. of Roscommon, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. It is bordered by the river Suck, and is about 2J miles long. CULLAHILL, a vil. in tho bar. of Clarmallagh, in Queen's County, 4 miles S.W. of Ihirrow. CULLEN, a par. in the co. of Banff, Scotland. It contains a town of its own name, and is bounded on the N. by the bay of Cullen, on tho E. by Fordyce, on the S. by Deskford, and on the W. by Rathven. Part of Rathven, 3 miles long by 2 broad, is annexed quoad sacra to this parish. The surface rises gradually from the bold cliffs on the sea-coast to the conical hill called tho Bin of Culleu, which has an elevation of 1,070 feet, and serves as a landmark to mariners. Tho soil is fer- tile, well-drained and cultivated, ami the climate is dry and very salubrious, by reason of the hills on the S. and W. attracting the vapours from tho sea. The barony of Seafield, anciently called Ogilvie, gives title to tho Earl of Seafield, the proprietor of the whole parish, whose seat, Culleu House, is beautifully situated on the N. of Cullen Water, near the town of Cullen. The gardens, pleasure-grounds, and plantations surrounding 4 x
 * aud at Ballycastle is an extensive coal-mine, which has
 * become exhausted and abandoned. Tho old road to the
 * of Ely, Tal. with the rects. * of Ingham and Timworth,