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Rh liiJl'MACOO. SOS There are two bleach-greens, distilleries, and breweries. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in weaving. Good lmild~ing-sU>ne is procured in large <|ii:intitics. There
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c tstle here. Id; I '.MA i i ii >,.i par., including several islands, in the bar. of Imnkellm, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Con- naught, Ireland, > milus S. of Oranmorc. Kilcolgan is its post town. It is situated on (lahvay Bay. surface is rocky, with n light soil. The living is a vie-. in the dioc. ot'K ',, val. with Kilcolgan, '1>, in the patron, of the bishop. Ther m Ciitluilic chapel and four day schools. Ty r is the seat at tint family of St. George. DRUMADOON, a vil. in the par. of Ramoan, bar. of Carey, in the co. of Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, near Ballycastle. Fa i 1 here on the &th June and 28th November. DRUMAHAIKK, a bar. in the co. of Lcitrim, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. The l>ars. of Rossclogher and Leitrim bound it on the N. and S. ; the cos. of !'> nagh, Cavan, and Sligo, on the E. nnd W. Its length is 12 miles; its breadth nearly the same. It contains the pars, of Drumlease, Cloonlogher, Killanumincry, Ennismagrath, Killarga, and parts of Drumrcilly and Cloonclare, besides the vils. of Dromahuiiv, I >i unik and the town of Manor Hamilton. Loughs Allen, Gilly, and Macnean, are partially, and those of Clare and Clean wholly within its limits. Tin- iprises 117,088 acres of hilly country. DRUMAHAIRE, a post and market town in the j.'ir. of Drumleaso, bar. of Drumahairo, in the co. of Leitrim, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 8 miles S.W. of Manor i Iton. It is picturesquely situated on the ri ver Bonnet, which flows into Lough Gilly. Here are the parish church, police station, and dispensary. Petty sessions are held oneo a fortnight. The staple of the town is in grain. There are potteries and two large mills. Here are remains of a castle belonging to the Villiers, who held lands by grant dated 162C ; also ruins of a monastery founded in 1508 by the O'Rnurkes. In the neighbour- hood are the remains of Creevelea Abbey and Harrison's Castle. The town is the property of G. L. Fox, Esq., who has contributed much to its improvement. Thurs- day is market day. Fairs are held on the first Thursday in every month. DRUMATEMPLE, a par. in the bar. of Ballymoe, in the cos. of Galway and Roscommon, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 6 mil. s S K. of OMtteMgn. Frenchpark is its post town. It is situated on the river Suck. The Bur- face consists of a good soil, and has a large proportion of bog. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Elphin, val. with Oran, X137, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is at Ballymoe, unu was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1832, where is also the Roman Catholic < Impel. Here are five day schools. Petty sessions are held occasionally. The principal are Dundermott, Laragh, Tcnnypark, Lcabog, Currisdoona, and 1' Limestone is quarried, and there is an iron mine in the parish. There is a Danish rath and a mineral spring at Cloonadera. A fair is held on the 1st Febmai y. DBUMBALLYBOJTEY, a par. in the bar. of V Iveagh (lower part), in the co. of Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It lies along the western bank of tho river Bann, and includes part of its post town, liathfriland. The surface consists of a good soil, with some bog, and comprises Loughs Ballyrooney and Hunnhiiro. The Mourne mountains rise on the S.E. frontier. Tho living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Dromoro, val. 391, in the patron, of tho crown and bishop. Tho church is i built, and was erected by the late Board of First Fruits in 1HOO. In the Roman Catholic arrangement, the parish i uniti d to Annaghlone, and the chapel is at Diamond. Here are four Sunday and ten day sehools. Seafin Castle is an interesting ruin on the banks of the river. It ). Then 1 are traces i.l strongholds in this parish. 1> I; I 'Ml! !'.<;, a par. in the bars, of Upper Belfast and 1 p; i','h, in the cos. of Down and Antrim, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 1 mile N.E. of Lisburne, HiB post town, which is a station on the Ulster raih is situated on the river Lagan, and contain-, tl Dunmuny. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of 7 val. JD7, in the patron, of the bishop. The church i rebuilt in 179.5 by the late Board of First Fruits. Thel tower was blown down in 1x31, but was re-erected byl J. Charley, Esq. Here are two Presbyterian meadKI houses and two day schools, one of which is assisted I tin; Krasmus Smith Charity. This parish has enlarged by the addition of a p. nhoe. ,1 seats are Lakcfield and Belvedere. DHUMKI.AIIi:. a par. in the district of Strnthbogi*, in tho CO. of Aberdeen. Sei.tland. It is hounded ^^1 para, of lluntly, P'orirue, Insch, and Gartly, a: i from N. to S. of about 6, and a bnadth of t .") miles. The surface is composed of small hills i . s. The soil in the valleys is deep and for One-fifth ol 'the parish is pastoral or waste, thercmaii being arable. One-half the n ntal belongs to the I of Richmond, while the rest is distributed u proprietors. Limestone and freestone are and also u fine yellowish clay used as manure. Hu is 4 miles W. of tin parish church, by which thei . access to the Great North of Scotland This par. i.s in the presb. of Turriff and Aberdeen, a:nl in the patron, ol the Karl of The minister has B f lf>(>. 'I i Free church. DRUMBO, a par. in the bar. of Upi in the co. of Down, prov. of I .d, 3 I N.E. of Lisburne, its post town. It is situated c river Lagan. The living is a rect. in tie val. 389, in the patron, of the l.isln .p. Tin built in 1788, by means of subscription from Mr. Hull, the Marquis of Dow Board of First Fruits. Tho tower lias a < . There are Presbyterian and I me houses, and nine day schools ; one assiste. : mus Smith Charity, and one by the Is Eight townliinds were taken from this parish and to that of Drumbeg. The seats are Bel derry, and Piirdyslmry. Many of tin employed in linen weaving. Near tie entrenchment called the ( want's Kijej, with Druidical albir in the centre. St. P.i founded a monastery here. There are sev earthworks, and ruins of a round tower, ben-T human bones have been discovered. MM'MllOK, tln-M-at of Sir K. S. II., It is situatid in the Finn valley, in tie in the co. of Donegal, prov. of Ulster, In lain!, new Ballyl" IliU'.MliKATTAN, a fishing station in i Middlethird, in the co. of Vatei !',, id, i Inland. It stand* on a small cove i, and has a pier. IH:r.MI!ri;<;H, a tnshp. in tl: ward and co. of Cumbeilami. . ue, and 8i from Carlisle by the Carlisle and Sil! c 1 the North British railway, on which it is a sta It is the site of tho Roman station . the or last stati -'s wall. 1 1(1 yards sipi: ditch and high rai wan orchard and garden to Drumbni h was built from the ruins of the fort and wall. Some nlUn and i hero were brought from another spot. Iniol endowed with .17 per annum. IHil'MBUKN, a limit, in the par. of N. the co. r)l Kirkcudbright, Scotland. IHM'MCANNON, a ]r. in the bar. of dual; Middlethird, in tin co. of i Minister, mill B S. of Vat rford. Tiamoiv is it town. It i.s situated on Tiainoro Bay. Tho surface
 * sts of a poor soil, and inelu rriglongud

Picardstown hills. The living i Wateifonl, val. < lid, ill tin- patron, of Tiii. small building erected