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Rh DERRYGONNELLY. 755 DERRYVULLANE. DERRYGONNELLY, a post and market town in the par. of Innismacsaiiit, bar. of Magheraboy, in tho co. of Fermanagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 8 miles N.W. of Enm'skillin. It stands on the cross roads from Enniskillin to Garrisson, and from Churchill to Belcoo Bridge. There is a police station, and petty sessions are held in the village. It is the property of the Archdall family. Fairs are held on the 24th of each month. Saturday is market day. DERRYGRATH, a par. in the bara. of West Iffa and Offa, in the co. of Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Cuhir. It is situated on the road to that town from Clonmel, its post town. The surface has some bog and woodland. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lismore, val. 195, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a plain structure, erected in 1814, by means of a gift from Mr. Perry, of Woodroofe, assisted by a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. There are parish hedge-schools. The principal seats are JIarkhainstown, Garryroe, and Woodroofe. Here aiv ruins of an old church and of two castles. DERRYGYLE, a bog in Queen's County, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. It is near Mountmellick, and its area is about 1,631 acres. DERRY HILL, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Calne, 27 miles N.W. of Salisbury. It is situated near the river Marian and the Great Western railway. The living, called Christ Church, is a cur. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 130, in the patron, of the Vicar of Calne. DERliYINVER, a vil. in the bar. of Ballynahinch, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. The harbour is an inlet of Ballinakill Bay, and has a pier. The inhabitants are nearly all fishermen. DEHRYKEIGHAN, a par. in the bar. of Lower Dunluce, in the co. of Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Ballymoney, containing Dervock, its post town. It is situated on the river Bush, and tho ruacls from Ballymoney to the Giant's Causeway, and from Coleraine to Ballycastle. The surface is hilly, but very productive. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Connor, val. 339, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built in 1831. There are two Presbyterian meeting- houses, two Sunday and several day schools. The neighbouring seats are Gracehill, Benvardin, Balli- divity, Clover-hill, Bushbauk, and Lisconnan. There are extensive caves at Idderoau and Ballylusk. DERRYLIN, a postal vil. in the co. of Fermanagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, near Baliyconnell. DERRYLORAN, a par. partly in the bar. of Lough- linsholin, in the co. of Londonderry, and partly in that of Upper Dungannon, in the co. of Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It contains in the Tyrone section its post town Cookstown. Part of the valley of the Ballin- derry stream and of the Slievegallion Mountain are within the limits of the parish. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Armagh, val. 511, in the patron, of the primate. The church is at Cookstown, and was built in 1822 by aid of a loan granted by the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united !to that of Desertereight. There are two Presbyterian meeting-houses and two places of worship for Wesley- ans. There are National schools and several day schools, isupported by the London Irish Society. The chief 'Owners of this parish are the Company of Drapers of London. The principal seats are iiillymoon and iLonghry House. DERRYLOSSORY, or DERRALOSSARY, a par. in [the bars, of N. Ballinacor and Newcastle, in the co. of IWicklow, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles S.W. of Newtown Mount Kennedy. Annamoe is its post town. It is situated near Glendalough on the road from Dublin fto Rathdrum. Tho .surface is mountainous, with some gs and numerous loughs. The river Avonmore tra- bome others, on the frontier. Lough-Dan is the principal lake. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Dublin, kal. 392, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, which stands in an isolated district about a mile from the village of Roundwood, was enlarged in 1820 by meang of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. There are Roman Catholic chapels at Roundwood and Annarnoe, which are united. Tho parish school is at Raheen, and there are two pay day schools within the parish. Derrybane, Castle Kevin, Roundwood Park, and Lake Park are the principal seats. There are extensive lead-mines at Glendascene, which are the property of the Irish Mining Company. Near Castle Kevin are the remains of an old castle formerly of the O'Toole family. DERRYNAHINCH, or DERNAHENSY, a par. in the bar. of Knocktopher, in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2_| miles S.E. of Knocktopher, its post town. It is on the road from Kilkenny to Waterford, and contains the village of Ballyhale. The surface is partly moorland. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ossory, val. with Knocktopher, 510, in tho patron, of tho bishop. At Ballyhale is a Roman Catholic chapel, united to those of Kilkeasy, New- market, Kells, and Higginstown. There is a Roman Catholic Sunday-school and four private day schools. Derryriahinch and Kiltorkan are the principal residences. DERRYNOOSE, or MADDEN, a par. in the bara. of Armagh and Tirarmy, in the co. of Armagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Keady. Armagh is its post town. It is situated on the road from Keady to Tiranny. The soil is light, productive, and well culti- vated. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Armagh, val. 881, in the patron, of the primate. The church was re- built some forty-seven years since by means of a sum lent by the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Keady. The Presbyterians have a meeting-house. There are several schools, one of which is connected with the London Hibernian Society, and another with the National Board. Leslie Hill is the principal seat. There are abandoned lead- mines, and a medicinal spring. The old church stands in a large burial-ground. DERRYOGUE, a harbour in the bar. of Mourne, ia the co. of Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, near Kilkeel. An abundance of fish is taken here. DERRYPATRICK, or DERPATRICK, a par. in the bar. of Lower Deece, in the co. of Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles W. of Dunshaughlin, its post town. It is situated on the road from Summerhill to Skryne, and comprises the hamlets of Batterjohn and Derrypatriek. The living is an impropriate rect. and vie. united to Knockmark, in the dioc. of Meath. In the Roman Catholic arrangement the parish forms part of the union of Kilmore. DERRYSCOLLOP, a vil. in tho par. of Clonfeacle, bar. of West O'Neilland, in the co. of Armagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles N.E. of Blackwaterton. DERRYSHERIDAN, an island in Lough Sheilin, in the co. of Cavan, Ireland, near Mount Nugent. DERRYTHORPE, a hmlt. in the tushp. of Althorpe, in the co. of Lincoln, 3 miles N.E. of Epworth. It is situated on the river Trent. DERRYVILLANE, a par. in tho bars, of Condons and Fermoy, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles S.W. of Mitchellstown, its post town. It extends along the E. bank of the river Funcheon. The surface consists of good soil. Tho living, united with Kilgullane and Ballydelohy, is in the dioc. of Cloyne, but at present suspended. The church is a ruin, standing in its burial-ground, which, however, ia still in use. There is neither chapel nor school. Lime- stone abounds. DERRYVULLANE, or DERRYVOLAX, a par. in the bars, of Lurg and Tirkennedy, in the co. of Ferma- nagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Bellina- mallard, on the road from Enniskillin, its post town, to Kesh. It lies along the eastern and lower bend of lower Lough Erne. The soil is of second-rate quality, but gra- dually improving. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Clogher, val. 1,093, in the patron, of Trinity College, Dublin. The church, situated at Irvinstown, is an old