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Rh CURBOROUGH. 715 CURRIE. High Pi 'iik, in the co. of Derby, 4 miles N.E. of Bake- 1 1 is situated 011 the river Derwcnt. The Duke of Rutland is lord of the manor and principal landowner. CUIiBOROUGII, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Chad, Lichfleld, N. div. of the huud. of Offlow, in the co. oi Stafford, 2 miles N.E. of Lichfleld,' its post town. It is joined with Elmhurst. CURBRIDGE, a hrnlt. in the par. of Witney, hund. of Bampton, in the co. of Oxford, 2 miles S.W. of Witney, its post town, and 6 from Oxford. It is situ- ated under Curbridge Down, and contains a tract of tton. CURBRIDGE, a hmlt. in the par. of Bishop's Wal- tham, in the co. of Hants, 2 miles S.W. of Bishop's Waltham. CURDWORTH, a par. in the Birmingham div. of the hund. of Hemlingford, in the co. of Warwick, miles N.W. of Coleshill, and 7 from Birmingham. The Midland West branch railway has a station at Water Orton, about 1J mile distant from the village of Curd- worth, ;md another at the hamlet of Minworth. It is i ted on the Birmingham and Fazeley canal, and ains the hmlt. of Minworth. The living is a vie. * in ilioc. of Worcester, val. 320, in the patron, of B. i-iq., two turns, and the Right lion. C. B. Adder- ley and the Rev. W. Wakefield, each one turn, alter- nately. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an old stone edifice in the early English style of archi- tecture. There is a Wcsleyan chapel, and an infant school. In the limit, of Minworth is an Independent chapel. This parish has a contingent interest in 23 per annum, connected with Lea, Marston, and other parishes. CUKGARFF. See COEGAEF, co. Aberdeen. CURGIE, a small port in the par. of Kirkmaiden, on the W. side of Luce Bay, in the co. of Wigton, Scotland. CTJRLAND, a par. in the hund. of Abdick, in the co. of Somerset, 5 miles S.E. of Taunton, its post town and railway station. The parish is small, and contains only a few scattered houses. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Rath and Wells, annexed to the root.* of Curry- Mallet. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a very small building. The Rector of Curry-Mallet is lord of the manor. There is an endowed school for girls. The boys attend a school in the adjoining parish of Staple- line. CURLEW MOUNTAINS, a lofty range running from N. to S. in the cos. of Sligo and Roscommon, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. Their summits command an imposing view. Large masses of lime and sandstone occur on their sides. CURRACLONE, a par. in the bar. of Stradbally, in Queen's County, prov. of Leinstcr, Ireland, 2 miles N.E. of Stradbally, its post town. It lies near the river Barrow. The soil is clayey, with a limestone bottom. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. of Leighlin, val. 177, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built at the expense of the parish in 1804. The principal seats are Bullymans, Brorkly Park, and Ballykilcavin. CURRAGH, the great racecourse of Ireland, in the bar. of East Oft'aly, in the co. of Kildare, prov. of Lein- ster, Ireland, 3 miles E. of Kildare. Its length is abont . and its breadth 2 miles. It is the property of the crown, and Georgo IV. when visiting Ireland honoured the Curragh meeting with his presence. Cur- ragh has been the scene of more than one skirmish, the most notable of which was that in which Lord Mon- < i fell in 1234, during the insurrection headed by the Earl of Pembroke. Some mounds still visible are supposed to be the graves of fallen warriors. There ml other small places of this name ; one near Kolls, in the co. of Meath. another near Killamey, in the co. of Kerry, and a third near Carlow, in Queen's County. CURRAGHALEEN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Athlone, in the co. of Roscommon, Ireland, 4 miles W. of" Athlone. CURRAGHANOLOMA, a vil. in the bar. of Condons, ' in the co. of Cork, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Kilworth. CURRAGHBOY, the name of several hmlts. in Ireland : one in the bar. of Athlone in the co. of Ros- common ; another in the bar. of Gowran, in the co. of Kilkenny; and a third near Ahascragh, in the co. of Gal way. CURRAGHCLADY, a hmlt. in the bar. of Mohill, in the co. of Leitrim, Ireland, 4 miles S. of Drumoud. CURRAGHCLONY, a hmlt. in the bar. of West Ifta and Oifa, in the co. of Tipperary, Ireland, 9 miles E. of Clogheen. CURRAGHEEN, a hmlt. in the bar. and co. of Cork, Ireland, 4 miles S.W. of Cork. CURRAGHGRAGUE, a vil. in the bar. of Scara- walsh, in the co. of Wexford, Ireland, 5 miles N.W. of Enniscorthy. CURRAGHMARTIN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Iverk, in the co. of Kilkenny, Ireland, 6 miles S. of Mullinavat. CURRAGHMORE, a seat of the Marquis of Water- ford, in the par. of Clonegane, bar. of Upperthird, in the co. of Waterford, prov. of Mnnstcr, Ireland. It extends over 4,000 acres. The spot is very woody and picturesque. Contiguous to the present mansion, which is a noble building erected in 1700, are the ruins of the ancient castle, and " the murrain stone." CURRAGHMORE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Tiaquin, in the co. of Galway, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Glenna- maddy. CURRAGHMORE, a bog in the bar. of Athlone, in the co. of Roscommon, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 1,1 mile N.W. of Athlone. Its area is 2,647 acres. CURRAGHMULMURRY, a hmlt. in the bar. of Ballymoe, in the co. of Galway, Ireland, 3 miles N.E. of Glennamaddy. CURRAGHROE MOUNTAINS, in the bar. of Omagh, in the co. of Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. They occur on the western boundary of the barony, between the streams Derg and Mourne. CURRAGLASS. See CURRYGLASS, Ireland. CURRAN, a vil. in the par. of Maghera, bar. of Loughinsholin, in the co. of Londonderry, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It is situated on the river Moyola, and is surrounded by bogs. Fairs are held on the 23rd Juno and 22nd November. CURRAN AGH, a hmlt. in the bar. of Ballymoe, in the co. of Galway, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Ballymoe. CURRANE, a lough on the boundary lino between the bars, of Iveragh and Dunkerrin, in the co. of Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland, near Ballinskellig's Bay. Its circumference is about 8 miles. In it are several islands, upon one of which are the ruins of a church. The Fing- lasha falls into this lough, and the river Currane carries its superfluous waters to the adjacent bay. Currane is a noted spot for salmon fishing. Sir Robert Reading is proprietor of these waters. CURRANS, a par. and vil. in the bars, of Magunihy and Trughanacmy, in the co. of Kerry, prov. of Mun- ster, Ireland, 6 miles W. of Castle Island. Milltown, in Kerry, is its post town. It is situated on the river Maine. The surface is mountainous and boggy, and the soil inferior. The living is divided into sections by the river. The Magunihy section is united to Kiltallagh, in the dioc. of Ardfert and Aghadoe, val. 410, in the patron, of the crown. The Trughanacmy portion is jmrt of the benefice of Ballymacelligot, in the same dioc., al. 371, in the patron, of William Crosbic, Esq. Hero is a Roman Catholic chapel, and a hedge school. The village stands on the S. bank of the Maine. Rivervilli: and Currans House are the chief seats of the neighbour- hood. Fairs are held on the, 21st August and 29th October. CURRAUNBEG, a hmlt. in the bar. of Erris, in the co. of Mayo, Ireland, 9 miles N .E. of Belmullet. CURREEL, a small lough on tho coast of Galway, 'i'laud, .5 miles N.E. of Bertraghboy Bay. CURRIE, a par. in the co. of Edinburgh, Scotland. It contains the vils. of Currie, Bajerno, and Hermiston, and is bounded by Ratho, Kirknewton, Mid Calder, Penicmck, Corstorphine, and Colinton. It extends 8 miles in length in a north-westerly direction, with a breadth of 4i miles. Tho surface descends from a height of 900 "feet among the Pentland hills, to a large