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Rh DRUMROURK HILL. 813 DRYFESDALE. n. It is situated to the N.E. of Lough Allen, and n the road from Ballinamore to Killeshandra. The id'arc consists of a largo extent of wild highland, and .eludes part of the SSeve-an-Erin range, and some inor lakes and considerable tracts of bog. The living ii rect. anil vie. in the dioc. of Kilmore, val. 206, in ic patron, of the crown and bishop. The church was tilt bv William Gore in 1737. There are three K'unau .tholic chapels, nine Jay schools, and a Sunday-school. 'inpleport was detached from this parish in 1835. aradise is the principal residence. } limestone U itained here. DBUMROURK HILL, in the bar. of Glcuarought, the co. of Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland. It com- infls a fine view of the lakes of Killarney. IlKI'MS, a vil. in the par. of Errol, in the co. of ..rth, Scotland, 5 miles E. of Perth. It is situated near Firth of Tay. USHALLON, a par. in the bar. of Ferrard, in o co. of Louth, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles !;. cf Droghcda. It is situated on the sea-coast near i from Dublin to Belfast. There is no living. rest church is at Bally makenny. The Roman itholic chapel is united to that of Tynure. The abbey, 1'V St. Patrick, was presided over by Tiemach, innell, King of Ireland. Here was a priory, which ntly became a cell to Christ Church, Dublin. DBUMSHANBO, a vil. in the par. of Kiltoghart, in .' bar. and co. of Leitrim, prov. of Conuaught, Ire- ul, 12 miles N.W. of 'Jlohill. It stands at tho point lere the Shannon is connected with Lough Allen. iis place was a few years ago a hamlet, but has lately en much improved. Hero are the parish church, two apels, a dispensary, and police station. Fairs are held tho 15th February, 1st April, 16th May, 13th June, th July, 16th August, 6th October, and 16th November. DRUMSNA, a post and quondam market town in the r. of Annaghdufl, in the bar. and co. of Leitrim, prov. of lit, Ireland, 1 mile S.E. of Jamestown. It is mtitully situated on the banks of the Shannon, which -osscd by a fine bridge of seven arches. This '.vn was till recently a place of some importance, and -ried on a considerable export trade, but it has since iid'y declined. It is a petty sessions and police sta- <n. Near the town is the parish church. Here are a man Catholic chapel, National school, dispensary, and .in fund. In tho neighbourhood is the demesne of .Sir Ibcrt King, and Mount Campbell, the seat of Sir J. wlcy, Bart. Fairs are held on the 20th May, 22nd nf, -J.itli August, 7th October, and 13th December. pBUMSNAT, a par. in tho bar. and co. of Monaghan, iv. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Monaghan, its ,it town, on the road from thence to Clones. The sur- i:e includes large tracts of bog and several lakes. The Jing is a vie. in the dioc. of Clogher, val. 97, in the itron. of the bishop. The church is a plain building, xcted in 1802 by the late Board of First Fruits, and f ce repaired by the ecclesiastical commissioners. The Jman Catholic chapel is united to that of Kilmore. ere is a school connected with the London Hibernian jciety, besides three National and three day schools. ' ornhill is the principal residence. DRUMSTUKDY MUIR, a vil. in the par. of Moni- I h, on the old road from Dundee to Arbroath, in the < of Forfar, Scotland, 6 miles N.E. of Dundee. It is fiiated under Laws Hill. DRUMSURN, a town in the par. of. Balteagh, bar. of 1 enaght, in the co. of Londonderry, prov. of Ulster, 'ind, 3 miles S.K. of Ncwtown-Limavaddy. niUMSWOODS, a vil. in the par. of Killevan, bar. 'Dartree, in the co. of Monaghan, prov. of Ulster, 1 land, 3 miles S.S.E. of Clones. PRUMTULLAGH, a grange in the bar. of Cary, in I co. of Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles S.W. c.Ballycastle, containing the vil. of Mosside. Tho fmge is ecclesiastically returned with Derrykeighan. HiUMVAICH, a hmlt. in the par. of Kilmadock, in co. of Perth, Scotland. DRUNG, a par. and post town in the bar. of Tully- garvey, in the co. of Cavan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 5 miles N.E. of Cavan. It is situated on the road from thence to Cootehill, and contains tho vil. of Ballinacargy. The surface consists of a stony and sterile soil. A tributary to the Annalce passes to the northward. The living is a vie. in tho dioc. of Kilmore, val. 356, in tho patron, of the bishop. The church is a fine structure erected in 1728, and was lately repaired by tho ecclesi- astical commissioners. There are two Roman Catholic chapels (united). The London Hibernian Society and the Kildare Place Society lent their aid to three schools. There are three Sunday, a National, and about seven other day schools within the parish. Fort William is one of a number of raths which are seen here. It was so called from William III.'s forces having been quar- tered there. Rakenny and Fort Lodge are the chief residences. Good building-stone is quarried, and mine- rals are thought to exist. DRUNGA MOUNTAIN, in the bar. of Iveragh, in the r o. of Kerry, prov. of Minister, Ireland. It is situ- atei? on the northern boundary of the barony. The road from Traleo passes over this mountain, and commands a view of Dingle Bay, which lies directly beneath, at a depth of 2,1 04 feet. DRURY, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Pentrobbin, in the co. of Flint. It is situated near Hawarden. DRYBECK, a tnshp. and retired vil. in the par. of Appleby St. Lawrence, East ward, in the co. of West- moreland, 4 miles S.W. of Appleby, and 5 N.E. of Orton. It is situated on a branch of the river Eden. Sir Richard Tufton, Bart., is lord of the manor. DliYBRIDGE, a hmlt. in the district of Cunning- hame, in the co. of Ayr, Scotland, 5 miles from Kilmar- nock by the Ayr section of tho Glasgow and South- western railway, on which it is a station. DRYBURGH ABBEY, a superb monastic edifice, now in ruins, in the par. of Morton, in the co. of Ber- wick, Scotland. It stands 4 miles S.E. of Melrose, on the left bank of the Tweed, among the most beautiful scenery of the vale of that river. It was founded by Hugh de Morville, Lord of Lauderdale and Constable of Scotland, about 1150; burnt by Edward II. in 1322, restored by Robert Bruce ; destroyed by the English in 1544 ; and given to the Marrs in 1604. It has remains of the church transept and other parts of tho ancient structure. DRYDEN, a vil. in the par. of Lasswadc, in tho co. of Edinburgh, Scotland, 4 miles S.W. of Dalkcith. DRY DODDINGTON. See DODDINGTOX, DIIY, Lin- colnshire. DRY DRAYTON. See DKAYTON, DRY, Cambridge. DRYFE, a river rising in the par. of Hutton, in the co. of Dumfries, Scotland. It runs 17 miles S., and joins the river Annan near Lockerbv. DRYFESDALE, or DRYSDALE, a par. in the dis- trict of Annandale, in the co. of Dumfries, Scotland. The name is derived from the river Dryfe (being anci- ently applied to the basin of that stream), and is pro- nounced Drysdale. The parish is bounded by Apple- garth, Hutton, Tundergarth, St. Mungo, Dalton, and Lochmabcn. It has an extreme length of 7i, with an extreme breadth of 5 miles. The north-eastern portion is an assemblage of verdant hills partly cultivated and partly devoted to pasture. Tho western and southern parts of the parish are for the most part flat and highly cultivated. Along the banks of the Dryfe and tho Annnn there are tracts of deep fertile loam. The highest elevation is White Woollen or White Wooen, a hill rising 732 feet above the sea, and commanding a most extensive and beautiful prospect on all sides. At Dryfe Sands, a locality near the junction of the Dryfe and the Annan, the Maxwells were routed with great slaughter by the Johnstones on the 7th December, 1593. Various remains of towers, and of British and Roman camps or forts, exist in tho parish. In the end of the 1st century, Corbredus Galdus, King of tho Scots, encountered the army of Julius Agricola here. There are traces of tho Roman road which traversed Dryfcsdale. The Cale-
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