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Rh AKniNTF.NNY. 86 ARDNA'.l.KHY. College, Oxford. The ehm Trinity, and is in th i^li ityle,wtth square tower, surmounted by a epi re i: ,.- mb of i-non, Esq., the" collector of tin- famous " Vernon Gallery " of pictures, which ho bequeathed to tin i on his death, in 1849. Ilia death took place at Aldington House, formerly the residence of the Clarices, to whom the manor belonged, but at present the seat of Captain M.l'. AKliIN'lT.NNY, a vil. in the par. of Kilmun, in the co. of Argylc, Scotland, 10 miles to the NAV. .,! Oreenock. It is situ north-western branch of Loch Long, and has communication by steamer with Glasgow and other towns. A n> :u it among the mountains, by way of Loch Eck to .- the Tillage is the mansion of Ardint<-nny, the name of which is celebrated in the song of Tannahill " The lass o' Ardintenny." ARDKEEN, a par. in the bar. of Ards, in the co. of Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles to the N. of Portaforry. It ia situated on the narrow peninsula between Lough Strangford on the W. and the Irish Channel on the E. The living is a reel, in the dioc. of Down, Connor, and Dromoro, vol. 261, in the patron, of the prebendary of St. Andrew's. The church contains monuments of the Savages, to whom the manor at one time belonged. A large part of the surface is mountain and bog. This parish was the site of a fortress, belonging ircys, which was besieged by Shane !, in 1567. ARDKILL, a par. in the l>ar. of C'arbory, in the co. of Kililare, prov. of Lcinster, Ireland, 7 miles to the N.W. of Robcrtstown. It lies close to the western ex- tremity of the bog of Allen. The living ia a vie. forming part of the union of Castlo Carbery, in the dioc. of Dublin, Glcndalagh, and Kildaro. ARDLE1GH, a par. in tho hand, of Tendring, in tho co. of Essex, 6 miles to tho N.E. of Colchester. It is a station on tho Eastern Union railway. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 380, in tho patron. of the lord chancellor. Tho church is dedicated to St. Mary. The "Wesleyan Methodists have a chapel here. There is an endowment by William Littlebury, in 1571, for tli^ instruction of four boys. A I: ! tation on the Scotch Midland Junction railway, in the par. of Cupar-Angus, in tho co. of Forfar, Scotland, 2 miles from the village of Cupar-Angns, and 6 miles from Newtyle, on tho south-west border of Forfarshire. ARDLEY, a par. in tho hund. of Ploughloy, in tho CO. of Oxford, 4 mil . W. . I Ki.^l.r. The living is a rcct.* in tho dioc. of Oxford, val. 307, in UK pati Duke of Marlborough. The chunh is dedicated to St. Mary, and is a modern stm the chancel and tower, which are ancient. A casUe was erected here in the reign of King Stephen, of which some remains still exist to the west of tho church. The castle stood on the situ of Ofla's camp. The foss, which formed the boundary line of tho kingdoms of Wossox and Mercia ran through this parish, and is still traceable al son 1 1- 1. 1 H II. a small hike in th.- valley, ; in the c. ! I iittl.- to 'the YV. village of Aberfoile, and 30 miles from Glasgow. It i> not more tl. m three miles long ami one mill- ;,i,,:,,l, |, l; t its situation ami surrounding si most bean'. - in Seotland. Katrine, 1 the Trosachs lie withil miles of it on the west ami nnrtli. lt< wat TS a charged at iU ea a fall of thirty : ' 'rth. AlMi.MAY I.K. a par. in the 1-ir. ..f Middl- third, in . Ir. l.in'l,. t'i the N.V. "I I'asll.-l. It of tK the remains of antiquity t teems to hare been an important jjhief. 'Hie ca Li ^t of the exist hero is round tower, and is laid scene of tho slaughter of some of the troops of Strong- row, and also their burial-place. A square tower is all hat remains of the castle at Caatl- ' h was tho seat of tho Butlers and tho Cootos; it was taken by I'romwell. Another castle stood Bear the bridge, district is fertile, and good limestone is found in abund- ance. Tho living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Cashel, Emly, Waterford, and Lismore, val. 108, in tho pa: of the bishop. Tho church was rebuilt in 1815, In i is old. There is a police station. Th seats are Ardmaylo House, Longficld, Fort Edv and Noddstown. ARDMEANACH, or THE BLACK ISLE, a ] sula between tho Friths of Moray and Cromarty, coi n ; ing a portion of tho counties of Cromarty and ROP-. Nairn. Thia region was formerly a bleak, ban un n land, but has recently been reclaimed, and is nov, cultivated and intersected with roads. ARDMILLAN,ahmlt. in the bar. of Lown in the co. of Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 5 mi the S.E. of Comber. It is situated on the western shore of Lough Strangford. A K 1 1 .MO I; !:, a par. in the bar. of Docies- within- 1 ' in tho co. of Waterford, prov. of Munster, Ireland, .i miles to the S.W. of Dungarvan. It is situated OH a bay on the coast of St. George's Channel, a little to the north of Ardmoro Head. It has a fine beach, and is frequented as a bathing-place. At an early i bishopric was founded hero by St. Declan, a Ireland. It existed till the English invasion, and was i .united with the see of Lismore about 1170. Th district ia partly mountainous, but between the hilli and the sea then- is some good Ian lead have been obtained, and some iron ore quality. The living is a vie. in th' Kmly," AYaterford, and Lismore, val. with that of Ilally- macart, 254, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is modern. Near it are remains of tl which appears to have been n 1 is a round tower ninety ! t in In iirht, in t) yard. St. Declan's dormitory, a small the church, is much venerated. On Ardmon Hend is St. Declan's Well, and on the beach his stone. I are several caverns on tho const, the lai", -t of that called the "parlour," near Ardne Aid- more is the seat of coastguard and poliei ARDMORE. There are four places Scotland: 1st, a low, well- wooded promontory in par. of Cardross, Dumbartonshire; 2nd, a harbour the par. of Eddertoun, Ross-shire ; 3rd, a hca.i Ijaoent bay and islands in tho par. of Kildal Argyleshirc; and 4th, a promontory in the Is!, of SI In vi in. ;- of tho Macdonalds of Uist, who, l.ne. this spot, set fire to the adjacent ' where many of tho hostile clan < asseni 1 .-<, and keeping guard a; th. doors suflboaj but the ,d betiiiv tb" Macdonalds could reeov.r their re slain on the t.' aeh,
 * '.M 1 I.i IIAJf, a par. in the bar. ot Ski< en. in the

tar, Ireland to the N.lv of Xa.m. It is situated in a li itile distiieton the river Itoyne. Limestone and building stone are ?. d heie. The living is a reel, united with t i in the die. . ot M.atli. Ardinulehaii House is the prinei|.al M .id. nee. AI;I>N.l l.TSIIA. a limit, in the jwir. of St. Patrick, in the bai Hunratty, in tl prov S riek. AIM >N M. 1 ,1 .11 "i . j i in the bar. of Barrymoi the S.V. of Kaiheonna. !i. It is situated in a i intry on tin- river I'.iide. :md i viN. of <;ien ill- and W living is a net. in the dioc. of ' sessions ai- > a fortnight at AYatergrass-