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Rh DUNDERMOT. S32 DUNDK'Y. Reformer ; Sir John Scryrngeour, slain in the battle of Marston Moor on the side of Charles I. ; George , mid founder of the Advocate's Library, in Edinburgh ; George Yoaman, of Murio, who ii the last of the Scottish parlia- Tin d:!' of : - ount Dundee has been conferred on two ilill'en nt occasions, the first by Charles I. in 1641 on Sir John Scrymgeour, hereditar of the town and standard-bearer to the king ; and the second in 1688 on G raham of Claverhouso. DUNIlKK.MoT, a grange in the bar. of Kilconway, in thi! co. of Antrim, prov. of !'!>(. r. In land, 7 miles N. of Ballymcna. It is situated between the Ravel Water and the river Altakeeragh. There is a Presbyterian meeting-house. The principal village is Cloughmills. The seat called Springmount is within the grange. Ilere are remains of a Danish fort and fosse. DUNDERHOW, a par. in the bars, of East Muskerry, Kinalea, and Kinsale, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Mim- sti-r, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Kinsale, its post town. It lies along the N. bank of the river liandon. The surface is boggy and mountainous. The living is a in the dioc. of Cork, val. 375, in the patron, of J. E. Kearney, Esq. The church, though small, is an elegant structure, built in 1821 by the late Board of First Fruit*. There is a marble monument in the churchyard. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Kinsale. There is a day school, and a dispensary within the Kin- aale Poor-law Union. Kiniale was occupied by a party of Spanish troops in 1601, and the English forces took up a position on the Doon, from which the pariah derives its name, but few traces of it are now visible. A castle formerly stood here belonging to the Roche family. Salmon are caught in the Bandon. DUNDERRY, a vil. in the bar. of Upper Navan, in the co. of Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles N. of Trim. DUNDON, a tythg. in the par. of Compton Dundon, in the co. of Somerset, 2 miles N. of Somerton. It is situated at the foot'of Dundon Hill, which is nearly 400 feet in height. DUNDONALD, a par. in the bar. of Lower Castle- reagh, in the co. of Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Comber. It is a station on the Belfast and County Down railway. Belfast is its post town. The surface is hilly, but well cultivated. The living is A root, in the dioc. of Down, val. 206, in the patron, of 8. Cloland, Esq. The church occupies the site of a more ancient building, and was erected in 1771. Here are a Presbyterian meeting-house and two day-schools. There are several seats, the principal of which is Storcmont. Near the village is an extensive linen bleachery, and about a mile distant is a curious upright stone of un- known origin. There are two raths, one of which com- municates with a neighbouring stream by means of a subterranean passage. DUNDONALD, a par. in the district of Kyle, in the co. of Ayr, Scotland. It is a station on the Ayr fork of the Glasgow and South- Western, and on the Troon and Kilmarnock railways. It comprises the vils. of Dun- donald, Troon, Old Slome, Thewalton, and Loans. A range of hills called Claven hills separate it into two equal parts. The soil is excellent and in a fine state of culti- vation. Coal abounds here, and is greatly exported. Agriculture, mining, handloom weaving, ship-building, and commerce are also carried on. The living is in tho presb. of Ayr. The minister's stipend is 257. Besides the parish church there arc two chapols-of-ease, respec- tively at Troon and Fullarton ; throe Free churches, at Dundonald, Troon, and Fullarton ; and an United Pres- byterian church at Troon. There are Assembly's schools and a charity school at Fullarton, a female industrial school at Dundonald, two female schools at Troon, two Free Church schools, and four subscription schools. The chief object of attraction, however, is Dundonald Castle, now a magnificent ruin, and formerly tho seat of the princes of the house of Stuart. Tho castle gives tho name to the earldom in tho family of Cochrane. Not far from this royal residence arc the remains of an ancie n, called " Our Lady Kirk Kyle." Here stands the house of Auchans, anciently t residence of the Wallaces of Dundonald. The pi-inchi landowners are tho Duke of Portland, Sir Charli I ' ur. Boyle, of Shewalton, &c. lirNHKAW-Wrni-KKI.SICK.a t.i.hp. in th of UromlioM, in the ward and Co. of Cumberland, 3 N.W. of Vigton. It is i-ituatid on the river Wi and contains the hmlt.s. of Moor li w, Wlieyri Waverbridge. Sir Wastel Brisco, Bart., is manor. DUNDEENNAN, i vil. in tho par. of the co. of KirkciKi otland, 2 miles Solway Frith, and 5 from Kirkcudbright. It is with charming views down the vnl Solway Frith. The chief and only object of no: famous ruin of the abbey founded in the l.'th of Scots after her defeat at Langside. DUNDRIDGE, a hmlt. in the par. of Bishop' Waltham, in tho co. of Hants, 1 mile N.E. of ~ Waltham. DUNDROICH, or the DRUID'S peak rising above 2,000 feet, in the co. of land, a short distance from Eddlestono. It coi view of the whole country between tho Cheviot* JH^ Lothians. I H'NDROM, a hill and old fort in the bar. of Billy | adams, Queen's County, prov. of Leinster. h ; aA. I is the highest summit of the Holy hills. The vs^H the river Barrow and surrounding country DUNDRUM, a post town in tho par. of Taa^^^l of Rathdown, in tho co. of Dublin, prov. of Lfl^^l Ireland, 4 miles S. of Dublin. It is a Dublin, AVicklow, and Woxford railway. It is H^^l situated on a small stream whieli tails it river, beneath tho shelter of the Garrycast!< and Thne- rock hills. It is much resorted to by ii metropolis. Here is a dispensary ami a chapel. The principal sr at i.-, Wickhan numerous residences and villas. Here are the ruiniof Dundrum Castle. Herds of goats br idjaaat hills, and supply the town with milk. DUNDRUM, a vil. and post town, in megan, bar. of Upper Leeale, in ti of Ulster, Ireland, 7 miles S.V. of I'ownpl^^^l stands on Dundrum Bay, and is a coast The town, which has been much impro^ tionsof the Marquis of Dowiishire, is one of the fishing stations in tho United Kingdom. a favourite bathing-place. ( >n the nhoi of the castle built by Sir John de Cour> the Knights Templars. After its dustru well, the site came into tho possession owner, the Marquis of Downshire. Dundr extends from Dullisk Cove to St. John's Pon has a lighthouse ; the bay i.s dangerous to owing to tho heavy sea caused by the mc( tides, and the sudden gusts from th Mourno mountains. Near tho Cow m opposite the Tyrella watch-house, is tho spot on the Great Britain wont ashore in S was bound for Now York with a valuable c >i> passengers. A contrivance for sea from breaking over her having he. n was got off the following summer, hut littl ; Dundrum House is the neighbourin was born here. Fairs are held on the 1-th s^^^H 10th October. ll NUKI'M, a vil. in the par. of Bsllinte. of Lower Kilnamanngh, in the co. of Tipper, of Minister, Ireland. 7 miles N.lv ol'Ti; : station on the til. at South, in and Dundrum House is tho scat of Viscount llawurdcn. DUNDRY, a par. in the hund. of Chew, in the co. c Somerset, 5 miles S.W. of Bristol, its post town, situated under Dundry Beacon, upwards of above the level of tho sea, commanding a vi
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