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poor, while i!i .1 'I tin: lowlands in rich and highly cul- tivutod. The Vatcr of Lcith Hows through the whole parish. Sandstone of excellent quality i.s 1; quarried. The chief landowners aru Sir William >u Crai;,', Mart., of Riccarton, Lord Rosebery, i.f liuteland, Lord .Morion. Lord Aberdour, and Scott of Malleny. In the pariah are several flour-mills, PUJMT- inills, ami a large manufactory of yarn and sail- Amontf the antiquities is Lennox Tower, elevated above the Water of 1 Jly said to have the residence of Mary Queen of Scots in her youth, and subsequent! been a seat of the Regent <n; also on the opposite side of the river the ruins of the mansion of the Skenes of Currie Hill. The us of two Human stations are visible, the one ou iiir Hill, the other farther ., which adds to the probability of the name of the pariah being a corrup- tion of the name Cori,i, given to tho district by the Romans. Tho Edinburgh and Glasgow railway, the Caledonian railway, tho Union canal, and tho road from Edinburgh to Lanark, traverse the parish. The village of Currie stands on the N. bank of the Leith Water, oj miles 8.NV. of Edinburgh, by the Caledonian rail- way, on which it is a station. This par. is in the presb. uf Kdinburgh, and n hian and Tweeddalc, and in the patron, of Sir W. Gibson Craig, Bart. The stipend of tho minister is 264. There is a Free church for Colintonand and Currie, and an I'nited Presbyterian church at Bulcmo. CURRIN, a par. in the bars, of Coole and Dartree, in the cos. of Fermanagh and Monaghan, prov. of ( Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Newtown Bollew. Drum is its post town. The surface is flat and boggy, but tho soil good, with numerous lakes. Tho roads from Clones to I 'avan and Dublin traverse the parish. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Clogher, and in tho patron, of the Incumbent of Currin. The church, which is situate'! in tho village of Scotshouso, is a well-built edifice, erected in 1813 by tho late Board of First Fruits. There is a chapel-of-ease at Drum, two Roman Catholic chapels, and a Presbyterian meeting-house. There are two National and several day schools within the parochial limits. The principal residences are Hill-town House, K.llyfargoy, Scot's House, and some others. A fair is held on the 6th Hay. CURROHILL, an ext. par. place in the par. of Clon- maney, in the co. of Donegal, Ireland. It anciently formed part of the demesnes of Templemore Abbey. CURRY. See CUIIY, co. Cornwall. CURRY, a limit, in the par. of Achonry, bar. of I. in the co. of Sligo, prov. of Connauurht, Ireland, 4 mii> - 8. of Tobercurry its post town. The Roman Catholic par., which bears its name, is in the dioc. of Achonry. Fairs are held on Ascension Day, Corpus Christi, and the Oth August. CURRY, FJIST, a tythg. in tho par. of St. Gregory Stoke, in the co. of Somerset, 6 miles N.E. of Taut CURRYGLASS, a vil. in tho par. of Mogeely, bar. of Kinnataloon, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ire- land, 2 J miles W. of Tallow. It is situated on the Bride. Curryglass House is tho principal residence. CURRYGUIN, a vil. in the bar. of r l, I ,,. r di, in tho co. of Ti|>|>erary, Ireland, 6 miles S. of Xrnairli. CURKYKIlTANK.a )r. in the bar. and prov. of Minister, Ireland, II miles AV. ,,(' ( ',, r k city. Ballincollig is its post town. It is beautifully i-li on the rivers Lee and Awnbog. The living is a r> the dioc. of (oik, val. with Carrigrol. n the patron, of the )ii*li|i. 'J'he cliurch is in ruins. There is a military < lie chajx-1 united to North i - i-, a day school for boys and jrirls. In the vicinity are many handsome residences. liliV-I.HAli. a tythg. in t 1 - u-gory Stoke, ill the Co. CUKKY-MAI.I.I.TT.apar. in thphund.of Alli the< Taunt, .n, ami fi|S.V. of Langport. It iiaituatid on the river He, and was once a market town. In tho Norman times it belonged to thi II Mallets and Pointzoa, from - i if whom it t.-ike I its name. The living is a n.< t in the dioc. of liatll and Wells, vol. with the cur. of (.'inland, i Cjn. of tho crown. Tin- diuich, d>dii.ited to Al to, is a stone oditicc in tin- ]>erpondicular st i( of nave, transept, chancel, S. )x>rdi, ami tower I Tho charities amount to il j.. r annum. The I'.aptUt I haveachapd. Tie -re i* as.; : -, x, ,, in whicll a Sunday-school is also held. Tho manor belongs U tho duchy of Cornwall. CURRY, NORTH, a hund. in tho co. of Somerset ; contains the pars, of West Hatch, St. Gregory Stoke, North Curry, Thurlbear, and Thorno Falcon, comprising 12,940 acres. CURRY, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of the same n in: 11, in the co. of Somerset, 6 miles N.K. of Taunton. It is situated near the river Tone and tin (in-at V. -ti_-m railway, which has a station at Taunton. 1 tho chplrics. of Stoke St. Gregory and : II .';., and I the tythgs. of Kna]i]>, Lillesdon, and Wra: the limit, of Newport, formerly a borough, but now s^^H significant place. Tho living is a vie. * in the dioc. of ^^H Vells, val. .'125, in the patron, of the Dear ( 'hajitcr of Wells. The church is dedicated t and Paul. There is a hurch at the living of which U a perpet. cur.,* val. x the patron, of tho dean and chapter. The luro^HI charities produce about 2 per annum. R were found hero in 17-1-S, and in the Saxon t a royal borough. A fair is held on tho first September for bullocks, sheep, and ' i:UY RIVELL, a par. in the hund. of Abdick. the co. of Somert.. s.V. of Langport st * and 5 N.W. of S.mth Pethcrton. It is situated S. of the livi r 1'aiTet. liurton I'ynscnt was on seat of Karl Chatham. The living is a vie. * in t of Bath and Wells, val. with the cur. of Westoi in the patron, of William Spoke, Esq. T: dedicated to St. Andrew, is a handsome stone cdituo the early English style, and consists of nave, chana porch, and tower, with clock and five bell amount to 28 per annum. There is a both sexes, in which a Sunday-school i are blue lias and limestone quarries. Arundd is lord of tho manor. Fairs are held on the first Mondays in August. CUETHWAJTE, a station on tin- Ma, I'arlisle railway, 7; miles from Car! CURWEN'8 ISLAND, or BKL1.K 1S1 co. of Westmoreland, situated in the mi, and commands beautiful views of the i island is well wooded, and there is an cl> It iis sold about 12 years ago by the C'urwcns of Workiugton to a merchant of Liverpool. CURY, a par. in HID hund. of Ki riit-r, in the co. of ..ill,.', mill -r. S.I-:, of H, 1,1ml, and 12 Iron, It is sit 1 i tin- Li/a i The li the dioc. m the patron, of tin- I;, v. .1. Rogers. The church. cated to St. Ninian, is an ancient stone building in the pointed style, with Norman arch aid carvings. The in 1839. There are ch.ipd., fur '. -Miciati, n W. -1. ans ami Wesleyani; t~ National school for both sexes. S.. of the manor, li- n an coins In. CUSHENDALL, or NEWTOWXGLENS, a posjj market town in the par. of I of Li arm, ill the co. of Antrim, pro. i il on tin- river ' the house of correction, tip a n, ii- th, liallycaMlo Poor-law 1'nion. town , tourists t> -t road. Its Mtii.: 1 dall Hay is imposing. Tile. surrounding he sedof mass,. with then it one of the most pleasant and interesting spot* i