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DUNBARNEY town has fluctuated greatly at different times. At; white and herring fisheries employ a considerable number; inhabitants. Here are also several breweries; extensive brick and tile works, paper mills, flour mills, and agricultural implement and cement works ; there is also an iron foundry. The malt made here has long been celebrated. A small debt circuit court is held on the third Tuesday of February, April, June, August, October, and December. The municipal government of Dunbar consists of 12 councillors, from whom are elected a provost, 3 bailies, and a treasurer. The jurisdiction of the magistrates extends over the whole royalty, the limits of which, however, are nil defined. There are no incorporated trades, and the revenue of the burgh in 1863 was £1,425.—Besides the earldom of Dunbar, created in 1605 for George Home, of Manderstone, a viscountcy of Dunbar was created in 1620 in the family of Constable, and became dormant in 1721 on the decease of the fourth viscount.—Dunbar sends a member to parliament along with Haddington, North Berwick, Lauder, and Jedburgh. Population of the parliamentary burgh in 1851, 3,038; in 1861, 3,511. Houses in 1851, 405 ; in 1861, 428. Children at school between the ages of five and fifteen in 1861, 582.—The corn market is held every Tuesday, and there are fairs for hiring servants at Whitsunday and Martinmas.

DUNBARNEY, a par. in the co. of Perth, Scotland. It is bounded by the pars, of Perth, Rhynd, Abernethy, Dron, Forgandenny, and Forteirot. It contains the vils. of Kintillo and Bridge of Earn. The par. extends from E. to W. some 4 miles, with an average breadth of 1¼ mile. The scenery is of great beauty, to which the river Earn, which intersects the parish, greatly contributes. The Ochil hills approach the southern bounds of the parish. The soil consists of clay and loam, and the surface is well cultivated. Whinstone and sandstone are quarried, and the mineral springs of Pitcaithly are much frequented. The chief landed proprietors arc Sir Thomas Stoncrieffe, Bart., Grant, of Kilgraston, Craigie, of Dunbarney, and Stoddart, of Ballendrick. The parish is traversed by the high road from Edinburgh to Perth, and also by the Perth branch of the Edinburgh and Northern railway, of which there is a station at Bridge of Earn. This par. is in the presb. of Perth and synod of Stirling and Perth, and in the patron, of Sir Thomas Moncrieffo, Bart. Tho minister lias a stipend of 179. There are also a Free church and school.

DUNBARROW, a hill crowned with the remains of an ancient fort ; it is a detached portion of the par. of Dunnichen, in the co. of Forfar, Scotland.

DUNBARTON. See DUMBARTON.

DUNBEATH, a vil. in the par. of Latheron, in the co. of Caithness, Scotland. It is situated 20 miles S.V. of Wick, and 7 N.E. of Berriedale. The water of Dunbeath flows into Dunbeath Bay, which is a fishing station. Dunbeath Castle overhangs the sea in the neighbourhood of the village.

DUNBEG., See Doonbeg, co. Clare.

DUNBELL, a par. in the bar. of Gowran, in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Gowran. Bennett's Bridge is its post town. It lies along the eastern shore of the river Nore. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ossory, val. with Burnchurch, £709, in the patron, of the crown. In the Roman Catholic arrangement the parish is united to Gowran.

DUNBIN, a par. in tho bar. of Upper Dundalk, in the co. of Louth, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Dundalk. Lurgan Green is its post town. The living is a suspended rect.

DUNBLANE, a par. and market town in the co. of Perth, Scotland. It is bounded by the pars, of Kil- madock, Lecropt, Logie, Blackford, Muthil, and Comrie, and extends E., and W. 9 miles, with a breadth of about 6 miles It includes the town of Dunblane and the vils. of Greenloaning, Buttergask, Rottearn, Kinbuck, and Balhaddie. It is confined between the Ochil hills on the E. the. Braes of Doune on the W.,and the Grampians on the N., to which it owes the mildness, dryness and general salubrity of its climate. The Allan flows for the most part in a southerly direction through the parish, and between the town of Dunblane and of Allan presents many features of great beauty. Sheep and cattle are pastured on the hills. Among the principal landed proprietors may be mentioned of Kinnoul, Sir James Campbell, Bart., Stirling of Kippendavie, and Stirling of Keir. The principal seats are Killbride castle, Kippendavie House, and Keir House. The battle of Sheriffmuir, to the N.E of the town, was fought on the 13th of November, 1715. The road from Stirling to Crieff traverses the parish, and the Scottish Central railway has stations at Dunblane, Kinbuck and Greenloaning. This par. is the seat of a presb, in the synod of Perth and Stirling, and is in the patron of the crown. The minister has a stipend of £27 The chancel of Dunblane cathedral serves as the parish church. Here is a Free church, also two United Presbyterian churches, and an Episcopalian chapel The town of Dunblane stands on the road from Stirling to Crieff, 2 miles N. of Bridge of Allan, and 5 N. of Stirling. It is pleasantly situated close to the river Allan. The principal street runs parallel to the river and ascends towards the cathedral, a venerable pile rebuilt about 1240, and said to have been founded by David I. in 1142. It contains the graves of Lady Mar- garet Drummond, the mistress of James IV., and of her sisters Euphemia and Sibylla, who were poisoned in 1502. Dunblane is a burgh of barony in the barony of Cromlix, the superior of which is the Earl of Kinnoul. Hero the sheriff-substitute of the district of Western Perth resides, and holds his court every Wednesday during session. The Commissary Court is also held every Wednesday during session. The town has neither government nor property. The library, contained in a building near the cathedral, originally belonged to Robert Leighton, Bishop of Dunblane from 1662 to  1670, and afterwards Archbishop of Glasgow. Two miles N. of the town are saline minieral springs, similar to those at Bridge of Allan. A market is held every Thursday, and cattle fairs are held in March, August, and November.

DUNBOE, or DRUMBOE, a par. in the bar. of Coleraine, in the co. of Londonderry, prov. of Ulster Ireland, 4 miles W. of Coleraine. Articlave is its post town. It is situated on the sea-coast and on the bank; of the river Bann. The living is n reel, in the dioc. of Deny, val. £690, in the patron, of the Bishop. The church is at Articlave ; it was built in 1690 in place of the old one destroyed by James II. after his defeat at the Boyne : its foundation, like numberless others of doubtful origin, has been attributed to St Patrickk. Here is a Roman Catholic chapel united to those of Aghadowey and Killowen ; also two Presbyterian meeting-houses, and eight Sunday-schools. The London Hibernian Society aided five day schools, and there are other National and day schools in the parish. Downhill built by the late Earl of Bristol, occupies an eligible site on the beach; the grounds are elegantly laid out and within them stands a handsome mausoleum. Near this mansion are the ruins of Duncruthin Abbey. A large basaltic mass is known as the Giant's Sconce.

DUNBOG, a par. in the district of Cupar, in the co. of Fife, Scotland. It extends 4 miles in length, with an extreme breadth of 1½ mile, and touches the Tay only at one point, the rest of the par. being surrounded by the pars, of Flisk, Abdio, and Moninmil. The part consists of two ridges of hill, running E and W., and rising to the height of 500 feet, and of part of the valley lying between them. The chief landowner is the Earl of Zetland. This par. is in the presb. of Cupar and synod of Fife, and in patron of the crown. The minister has a stipend of £226. The mansion of Dunbog belong to the Earl of Zetland.

DUNBOY CASTLE, in the bar of Bere, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, near Castletown. It stands on the shores of Bantry Bay. It belonged to the Sullivans, who placed a Spanish garrison within it. After a severe struggle, in which O'Sullivan was slain,