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Rh GRANGE. 134 GRANGEMOUTH. GRANGE, a tnshp. in the par of West Kirby, lower div. of the hund. of Win-all, co. palatine Chester, 7 miles S.W. of Birkenhead. It is situated near tho river Dee. Grange Hall is the principal residence. GRANGE, a tnshp. in the par. of Bidstone, hund. of Wirrall, co. palatine of Chester, 1 mile N.W. of Birken- head. It is united to Claughton. There is a school with a small endowment. GRANGE, a vil. in the co. Cumberland, 4 miles S.W. of Keswick. It is situated on Grange Beck, in the vici- nity of Derwent Water. GRANGE, a hmlt. in the par. of Swine, middle div. of the wap. of Holderness, East Riding co. York, 4 miles S.W. of Hornsea. It is united with the tnshp. of Ben- ningholme. GRANGE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Low Abbotside, North Riding co. York, 1 mile W. of Askrigg. GRANGE, a par. in the district of Strathisla, co. Banff, Scotland, 4 miles N.E. of Keith, its post town. It is a station on the Inverness and Aberdeen junction of the Great North of Scotland railway. It is bounded by co. Aberdeen and the pars, of Keith, Deskibrd, Fordyce, Ordiquhill, Marnoch, and Rothiemay. It is 6 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 5. The surface is hilly in the ly covered i river Isla traverses the southern portion. This par. is in the presb. of Strathbogio and synod of Moray, in the patron, of the Earl of Fife. The minister has a stipend of 165. The church was built in 1795. Here are also Free :md United Presbyterian churches, a parish school, Assembly school, and one or two others. This parish was separated from Keith, and constituted a distinct parish in 1618. Edin- gight House is the seat of Sir J. M. Innes, Bart. The Earl of Fife is the principal landowner. Grange anciently belonged to the abbots of Kinloss, whoso residence, or Grange, stood upon tho site now occupied by the parish church. This parish has been the scene of two battles. Limestone is very extensively quai-ried. parts stone and bog, but in other parts good arable land. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dice, of Armagh, val. 75, in the patron, of tho rector. The Roman Catholic chapel is uniteJ to that of Armagh and Eglish. Castle Dillon is the seat of Sir Thomas Molyneux, Bart. GRANGE, a par. in the bars, of Kilconnell and Lough- rea, eo. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 5 miles S.W. of Kilkenny. The parish is intersected by the river Raford and the road from Ballinasloe to Galway. Tho par. is in the dioc. of Clonfert. There are two burial-grounds, but no church. GRANGE, a par. in the bar. of Shillelogher, co. Kil- kenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Kil- kenny. The road from Kilkenny to Callan passes through the interior. GRANGE, a vil. in the par. of. Desertcreight, bar. of Dungannon, co. Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles N. of Sewardstown. Fairs are held on 28th March and 12th November. GRANGE, a vil. in the bar. of Iverk, co. Kilkenny, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Pilltown. GRANGE, a vil. in the par. of St. Andrew's, co. Fife, Scotland, adjoining the town of St. Andrew's. GRANGE, a par. in the bar. of Glenquin, co. Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles N.E. of Newcastle, its post town. The village is situated near the old bridge over tho river Deel. The surface consists of a good soil. The living is a reet. in the dioc. of Limerick, at present vacant. It contains neither church, chapel, nor school. GRANGE, a vil. in the par. of Errol, co. Perth, Scot- land, 7 miles E. of Perth. GRANGE, a vil. in the par. of Ahamplish, bar. ol Carbery, eo. Sligo, prov. Connaught, Ireland, 9 miles N. of Sligo. It is situated on the river Banduff, at the head of Mile Harbor, and contains police and revenue stations. Fairs are held on 2nd June, 25th August, 28th October, and 10th and llth December. GRANGE, or GRANGEMONK, a par. in the bar. of Ballyadams, Queen's County, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles from Carlow, its post town. The surface consists of good arable land. The par. is a vie. and a separate benefice in the dioc. of Leighlin. Its nett value is about 18. GRANGE, BEIL, a vil. in tho par. of Stenton, co. Haddiugton, Scotland, 6 miles E. of Haddington. GRANGE CHAPEL, a hmlt. in the par. of Oswald- kirk, North Riding co. York, 2 miles S. of Helmsley. GRANGECLARE, an ext. par. district, in the bar. of East Offaly, co. Kildaro, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles N.W. of Kildare. GRAN GECLO VAN, or GRANGEMACCOMB, a par. in the bar. of Fassadinin, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Ballyraggel. Beunett's-Bridge is its ' post town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ossory, val. with Burnchurch, 700, in the patron, of the crown. GRANGEFORD, or GRANGEFORTH, a par. in the bar. and co. of Carlow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles N.W. from Tullow. Carlow is its post town. The sur- face consists of good arable land. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of "Leighlin, val. with Urglin, -406, in the patron, of the bishop. It has a Roman Catholic chapel and a daily school. GRANGEGEETH, a par. in the bar. of Upper Slane, co. Heath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles N. of Slane. The surface has a cold appearance, and is traversed by tho Devlin stream. Slieve-Begh is on the N. boun- dary. The road from Slane to Ardee traverses the in- terior. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Meath, entirely impropriated. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Monkncwtown. GRANGEGORMAN, a par. in the bars, of Dublin and Coolock, co, Dublin, Ireland. It adjoins Dublin, and contains the government female penitentiary, established in 1837. Tho village, which forms a suburb of Dublin, contains many pleasant villa residences. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Dublin, val. 82. GRANGE ISLAND, a small island formed near the mouth of the Tay, co. Forfar, Scotland, by the soil brought down by the river. GRANGE KILREE, a par. in the bar. of Shillelogher, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Kilkenny. Bennett' s-Bridge is its post town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ossory, with a part of tho bene- fice of Burnchurch, val. 700, in the patron, of tho crown. This parish contains the ruins of an old castle. GRANGEMOCKLER, or NINE-MILE HOUSE, a par. in the bar. of Sliveardagh, co. Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles N. of Camck-on-Suir. Tho surface is greatly diversified with hill and dale. It is crossed by the Cork and Dublin road. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lismore. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Kilmurry. GRANGE MOOR, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Lower Whitley, West" Riding co. York, 1 mile S. of Dewsbuiy. GRANGEMOUTH, a quoad sacra par., post town, and bonding port, in the par. of Falkirk, co. Stirling, Scot- land, 3 miles N.E. of Stirling. It is a station on tho Grangemouih branch of the Glasgow and Edinburgh railway. It is situated at the confluence of the Grange- burn with the river Carron, a'nd a little above the point where these united waters and the Great canal fall into the Forth. It was founded by Sir Lawrence Dundas in 1777, and although it is small in extent, yet its position at the entrance of the Forth and Clyde canal, and the facilities it enjoys for inland communication with Stirling, have rendered it an, important and active place of business. It contains some well and regu- larly built houses, good docks, quays, and wharfs, the ' largest of which is that of the Carron Iron Company; also a branch bank and custom house. Its subport.s ;iro Stirling and Kincardine. Among its imports are hemp, flax, timber, tallow, iron, and grain. The ship-building and rope-making trades are, perhaps, its most consider- able branches of industry. A lighthouse, visible for 10