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Rh DUNHAM-ON-THE-lilLL. 836 m'NKl.kKV CAVE. -,, a tnshp. in th-) par. of Thon T, second div. of the hiui'l luiry, in the 00. palatine of Chester, C miles N.E. of ,4 4 S.V. of Frodsham, its post town. It is situated near the Bridgwater canal. The Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction railway passes through the township, and has a station within a short distance of the village. The Weak-vans have a chapel. The Eurl of Shrewsbury is lord of Die manor. DUNHILL, or DONISLE, a par. in the bar. of Mid- dlcthird, in the co. of Waterlord, prov. of Monster. post town. The parish lies open to St. George's Channel, and has a bold and imposing coast-lim . The surface is boggy, and includes Anneston, a small watering and fish- ing vil. The living is united to Newcastle and Guilcagh, val. 102, in the patron, of the Marquis of Waterford. The church was built in 1-819 by the late Board of First Fruits. There is also a chapel-pf-ease in the parish. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Kane's Island. There are two any schools. Ruins exist of a castle, formerly of the La Peer family. In tho vicinity are the ruins of the old church, iu which was found tho tomb of the Countess Donisle; it hag since been removed to the Roman Catholic chapel. Clay-slate, slate, pud- ding-gtono, and jaspar are among the geological charac- teristics of the locality. DUNHOLM, a par. in tho wiip. of Lawreas, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 3 miles W. of Snclland station on the Great Northern railway, and 6 N.K. of Lincoln, its post town. Tho village, which ig small, is situated on the road from Lincoln to Market I. At tho E. end of the parish ig a gtream which runs from the Ancholine to tho river Witham. The living ig a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 98, in the patron, of the bishop, who ig lord of tho manor. Tho church, dedicated to St. Chad, ig an ancient structure, with cm- battlud tower and three bells, and contains some curious monuments. The charities amount to 4 per annum. The register commences in 1582. The Wesleyang have a chapel, and there is a church school. DUNIE, a vil., coastguard station, and foil in the par. of Clonmany, bar. of Innighowcn, in the co. of Donegal, prov. of Ulgter, Ireland, 6 miles N.W. of Buncrana. The inhabitants are chiefly fishermen. DUNIPACE, a par. in tho co. of Stirling, Scot- land, 6 miles S. of Stirling. Its name is aaid to bo derived from dan and pajt, alluding to the two downg, or barrows, 50 feet high, on -which Severug concluded peace with tho Scots in 210. In 1301 Edward I. signed hero the warrant for a truce with the .- Some of the inhabitant* arc engaged in the cotton-mills. The living ig united with Larbcrt. The chief seats are Denovan, belonging to the Johnstoncs ; Milton, to the Moreheads; and the ruins of the old castle called Torwood, where is Wallace's oak. In the vicinity is a Danish camp. DUNIRA, a vil. in the co. of Perth, Scotland, 3 miles N V. of Comrie. It is situated near Loch Earn. DDNIRY, or DONKIKA, a par. in tho bars, of Leitrim and Longford, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 8 miles N.W. of Portumiia. Eyre- court ig its post town. It is situated at tho foot of the Baughty mountains. The surface consists of good soil, which is drained on the E. by tho Ballyshruel rivulnt. Tho living is a reel, in the dioc. of Clonfert, val. with Tynagh, .CL'2S, in the patron.  y. in the < niv. of Minister, Ireland, 3 mi!. .-, S. !;. of Miicroom. Cork i> it- po-i town. It lies On the right bank of tho river I,a. The living is a n < t. in Hie dine. ,,f C,,rk, val. with St. :n the a. of tho bishop. In the Ionian Catholic arrange- ment tho parish : ,,f Kilimeh'1,-1. The nearest church is at Cannawuy. Ruii hurch 'lih' airing ' i <al. IM'NKKIJ), u city, royal burgh, and market t'iwu, in tho district and co. of I 1, 1.5 miloa from Perth by tho Perth and Dunkeld branch of tin B x orth-Eastern railway, of which it The town consists of two streets ; one opening on t magnificent bridge which here crosses Tay. The great object of interest is the cathedral, standing at the upper end of the old .street. It was erected about 1230. Dunkeld is a burgh of barony under the Duke of Athol, and received its chart* r constituting it a royal borough liom (,!': m 1701. It i- tin- capital of a judicial cli.-triot of the county. Its trade and manu- i are unimportant. It is, however, a place of considerable transit, and greatly resorted to by summer visitors. Tho Duke of Athol is tin; chief landed pio- i. Dunkeld is famous for its woods, which are dense, and its trees lux irs are held four times "DUNKELD, LITTLE, a par. in the co. of Perth, Scotland, containing upwards of twenty limits, or vils. The Tay runs along its margin over 11 distance of 13 miles, and is met here by the Bran. It is in the prcsb. of Duukeld, and synod of Perth and Stirling. There are two churches, and two parochial, and live schools. The arable and peopled disi, .ided into three tracts, namely, Murthly, Bishopric, and Strathbran. Near here is the hill of Hirnam. The chief wealth of the parish consists in its oak woods. A : base of Birnam are traces of a rude f< md a number of small cairns arc in tho neigh The chief landowners are the Duke of Athol. Sir V. Drum- inond Stewart. Stewart of Dalgu: 11 of Kinloch. The principal mansions in the parish are Murthly Castle, Dalguise H> wood Hou.se, and Birnam Lodge. DUNKKLUX, a bar. in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. The bars, of Clare and Athenry bound it on the N., that of Loughrea on the E., t: Kiltartan on the S., and that of Galway, wil : on tho W. It contains tho pars, of Ballynuc Drumacoo, Killccly, Kilcolgan, Killeenavai neen, Killora, and Stradbally, ai Ardrahan, Claregalway, Kilchreest, Kileonierin, Kii- conickny, Killinan, Killogilleen, Lickei >,aii- more, comprising 83,371 acres. The surf:: inlly varied. Ihe Cammacart is the chief stream. Dun- kellin of baron to tho Marquis of (. DUNKKUKIX, a par. and post town in tin: l.ar. of Clonlink, King's County, prov. of Leinsti . 4 milos S.W. of Roscrca. It is situated on boundary. Tho surface consists of a good with some mountain and bog. Tho par. is traversed bv the road from Dublin to Limerick, nnd eontiiins tho vil. of Barna. The living is a reel, in the dioe. of Ki. val. with three others, 773, in tho patron, c-i bishop. Tho church is a tine building, erected in 1818 ins of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. 'I he Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of i iincl Moncygall. There are thi > >ols. The principal scats are Busherstown, 1 i Brooklaw, und some others. The o eogo and Ballinakill are now in ruins. IM'NKI'.KKON, a b-ir. in the co. of Kerry, prov. of Minister, Ir.l.-ui'l. It is divided into North and South Dunkerron, and is hounded on the N. l' C'.i nerought and Magunihy, on tin S.V. by tlie Atlantic ( Icean, and OTI the V. I It contai. and part of Killoivlin and Aghadoe, comprising 171,168 The surface is mountainous, and the locality is rich in M NKi:i;i';y BEACON, a hill in the co.oi hciglit of 1 iii.ls a line iew of tho surrounding
 * il, 6 miles S.K. of Kiluiutthoiiuis. Tramore is its

DUNKERRY t AVK, in the co. of Antrim, prov. of It is situated on the co.i-t. a distance to the V. of tho Giant's Causeway. The Li of black basalt; it ii -0