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Rh DOLBl;VN T. 771 DOLPHTN'8-BAEN. cromlechs. Tho living is a cur. in the dioc. of Bangor, ..(1 to the reel.* <>t' IVnmowa, in i I the i s :i Calvinistic j i-hapel. A held on the 26th Aim JioLBUYN, a hmlt. in the par. of Kenarth, in tho co. -i.lyn. DOLDREWYN, n tnshp. in the par. of Llandderfol, in the co. of Merioneth, 4 miles N.E. of Bala. DOLEBANK, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Bishop Th iruton, in the West Hiding of the co. of York, near Iiip>n. DOLFACH. a hmlt. in the par. and hand, of Builth, in the co. of Brecon, 14 mile from Builth. It is situ- ated on the little river Dihonw. DOLFOIiWYN, a tnshp. in the par. of Bettws, in the co. of Montgomery, 3 miles N.E. of Newton. It is situ- ated on the river Severn, near the Montgomeryshire canal. There are remains of a castle built in the 1 1th century by Bleddyn-ap-Cynfyn, and granted to the Mortimers. The principal residence is Dolforwyn Hall. DOLGADFAN, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanbynmair, in the co. of Montgomery, 9 miles E. of Machynlleth. DOLGANNED, a tnshp. in the par. of Abergele, in the co. of Denbigh. DOLGARROG, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanbedr-y- Cennin, in the co. of Carnarvon, 7J miles from (Jonway. It is situated on the river Afon-ddu, which rises in Llyn Cwlyd, a long, narrow sheet of water about 4 miles up the mountains. DOLGEAD, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfair-Caerein- ion, in the co. of Montgomery. DOLGELLY, a par., market town, and county town of Merionethshire, in conjunction with Bala, locally situ- ated in the hund. of Talybout, in the co. of Merioneth, North Wales, 16J miles from Machynlleth, the ter- minus of the Newtown and Maehynlleth railway, from whence access is by coach. A railway is now in course of construction. Dolgelly is situated in a beautiful valley, as its name implies, " the Dale of tho Hazel Groves," between the rivers Arran and Wnion, under Cadr-Idris, the summit of which is about fi miles distant. The par. contains Brithdir, Isaf and U, wchaf, Cofnyr-Owen, Dol- gledr, Dyflrydan, and Garthgvnfawr, North and South, in all, eight townships. In 1404, at Court Plas, Owain Glyndwr is said to have held a council, in which he con- cluded n alliance with Charles, King of France, but archieologists seem to think t hat the house is not of so an- cient a date as to justify the tradition, as it does not appear to be earlier than tho 10th century. During the Civil War it was fortified by some royalists, who were defeated by Sir Edward Vaughan. The inhabitants are chirtly employed in the manufacture of tho < Volsh flannels, and others of a coarser kind for the American dealers; also in currying and tanning. It is a summer assize town alternately with Bala, which, together, con- tain about 2,500 inhabitants; and petty sessions are held here. The town itself is mean, and the grey, sombre appearance of its houses would be uninviting were it not for tho exquisite beauty of its situation. Besidestho county-hall, which contains a portrait <-!' the late Sir Robert Vaiiuhan. there are two banks, a savings- bank, townhall, market-house, county gaol, and house of correction. It is approached by a seven-arched bridge. Tho Poor-law Union comprises 13 parishes, witha population of about 13,000. The living is a r.-ct. in the dioe. of Bungor, val. 500, in the patron, of the crown. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, hag tombs of Chief Baron Richards and of Meiric ab Vychan. Near tho church is Mod Orthrwm, a British camp, and Cymm< r Aiibcy. The Independents, Baptists, Yslcyan and Oalriniitic Mcth. ..lists h:<v places of worship here. There is Dr. Ellis's free grammar school, and other cha- rities which amount to about 'J9 per annum. Market days I Saturday. Fairs are held on tho 20th Fehru pril. llt'h May, '27th June, 13th _"Jnd Nm. aid -ie, sheep, horses. - DOI.t. l.l.UU, a tnshp. in the par. of Dolgelly, as DOL-GWDEN, a tnshp. in the par. of Tref Kglwys, in the co. of Montgomery, 1 miles N. of Llani.li-- -. It is situated in a vale, n.-.ir the river Clywedog. Du|.<;VYN- hmlt. in the tnshp. of D riew, in the co. of Montgomery, 3 miles S. oi DOLL, a vil. in the par. of Machynlleth, i' mcry, 'J mi lleth. DOLLA, a par. in the bar. of Upper Ormond, in the CO. of Tipperary, prov. Nenagh. It is situated on the Angl. -> -i"a.| Tipperary to Nenagh. The surfacu is hilly, with i bog, and is intersected by the head streams of th. Nenagh. The living is a mensal, and wholly it priate to the see of Killaloo. This parish has n. church, chapel, nor school. Happy Grove and Tr. town are the resiiii DOLLAR, a par. in the co. of Clackmannan It contains a town of its own name, and is 1 tho pars, of Glendevon, Muckhart, Fossaway, (.'lack* mannan, and Tillicoultry. It extends 3 miles in len^H fromN. to S., with a breadth of Umile. Th.- ( 'hi bound it on the N., and the river Devon travel K. to W. The soil in the northern parts of the K-.ri.-ih is light and sandy, while that on the banks of is more clayey. The Ochils afford excellent pasture |fl sheep. Coal of superior quality is extensively workiflj Iron is also abundant, and copper and lead were foruMflH obtained in the Ochils. Pebbles of agate or chalo^^H are occasionally found on a hill called the and silver has been found ina glen t th.- V. Campbell. The chief landowners are Uaig of Dollarj^H Murray of Dollarbeg, and the Globe L-isur pany. Besides the above sources of industry, there qH two quarries, a bleach-field, a woollen mannfn and two tile works. A chalybeate sprint ordinary strength was discovered at Vicar's BridH 1830; it is of a brown colour, and very astringent, waters contain a solution of the hypersulphate i persulphate of iron, and sulphate of soda and i together with silica and common salt. The part of the parish formerly belonged to ' family, but in 1605 the whole property was f except Castle-Campbell and two neighbour 1 Castle-Campbell has been in n: tho Marquis of Montrose destroyed it noble relic of feudal ages, surmounting aroun mound, bounded on both sides by a deep a! ravine. It is not known when, or by w erected. Tho road from Stirling to Kinross tt parish, and there is easy access to the Tillicoultry I of the Stirling and Dunfennline railway, i in the presb. of Stirling, and synod of '< ing, and in the patron, of the ( Hob* Insiirani The minister has a stipend of 1 .">;>. There is ah^H Free church for Dollar and Mi parish school. .Maen-.'n's school, or the Dollar, (taught by a principal and nine mas' good education. The t.iv. n of Dollar si Stirling to Kinross, in the eastern j 1:' mill s N.K. of Stirling, and the same - Kinross. It includes the vils. of Old Doll-i Dollar. Pairs arc held in May. .Tin l>oI,I.Al;l'.n;. a hmlt. in the par. of M-mnr, in the co. of Peebles, Scotland, i> mil.- iml.LAli-LAW, a mountain in the co. < .iid. It lies between the pars, of Manor and I hummel/: i ins a height of 2,840 inanding an I lew over the L<>i d I'M" irk-hir. . I >u I, I, Y M<> TNT. a vil. in the par of Clontaif, in the !'.-ir. of Ccolock, in the co. of Dublin, pmv. . of Dublin. DOI.lMIINHuI.MK.il vil. in the par. of Cockerham, in th ncastor, 6 mii.-^ s. >-i i The living is a cur. in the dioc. of M;n;hc juitron. -'t!;. (i.itlt.-:!, I- M|. DOLPHIN'S-BABN, a suburban vil. to tho city of