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Rh INISH-CAPEL. 345 INISHMACSAINT AND ISLANDS. churches, wo are told, was in an abbey founded here by irnin in the 7th century. The island was sacked by the Danes between 834 and 946. There are several round towers, and on the mainland is a Danish fort. INISH-CAPEL, an islet off the coast of "Western Arjfyle, Scotland, 1 mile W. of Sell Island. IXISHCARAGH, or INISHKEERAGH, an islet off the coast of West Donegal, Ireland, 1 mile S. of Arran. IXISHCARRA, a par. and the seat of a post-office- in the bar. of East Muskerry, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles S.W. of Cork. It is 8 miles long by 4 broad. The parish is watered by the rivers Lee, Drip- Bey, and Bride. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Cloyne, val. 332, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built in 1820 by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. There is also a chapel-of- ease. This pariah gives name to a Roman Catholic dis- trict, and has three chapels. There are a parish school, two private schools, and a Sunday-school. The dispen- aary is within the Cork Poor-law Union. 1XISHCLERAUN, or INISHCLOGHRAN, an islet in Lough Ree, co. Longford, Ireland. INISHCOO, an islet off the coast of West Donegal, Ireland. INISHCORKER, an islet in the estuary of the river Fergus, co. Clare, Ireland. INISHDADROM, or CONEY, an islet as above. INISHDONEY, an islet in the Lower Lough Erne, CO. Fermanagh, Ireland. INISHDOOEY, an islet in co. Donegal, Ireland, near Inishbofin. INISHDOORUS, an islet in Lough Corrib, co. Galway, Ireland. tNISHDRISCOL, an islet in Roaringwater Bay, co. Cork, Ireland. INISHDUFF, an islet in Fintra Bay, co. Donegal, 5 miles S.W. of Killybegs. IXISHEER, an island par. in the bar. of Aran, co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 3| miles from the Clare coast, from which it is separated by South Sound. It is 2 miles long and over 1 mile broad. The living is a vie. united to the benefice of Ballinakill, in the dioc. of Tuam. Here are two churches, but both in ruins. INISHERK, an islet off the coast of West Galway, Ireland, 2 miles W. of Gormuna. INISHFALLEN. See INNISFALLEX, Ireland. INISHFARNARD, an islet in Coolagh Bay, co. Curk, Ireland. 1NISHFREE ISLETS, in Inishfree Bay, co. Done- gal, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Gweedore Bay. INISHGEIL, or INCHAGUILE, an islet in Lough Corrib, co. Galway, Ireland. INISHGLORA, an islet off the coast of Mayo. Ire- land, 2 miles W. of the Mullet. INISHGORT, or INISHGOULA, an islet with a lighthouse, in Clew Bay, co. Mayo, Ireland, 5 miles S.W. of Newport. INISHKEEL AND ISLANDS, a par. in the bars, of Uiinnagh and Boylagh, co. Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ire- Ardara is its post town. It is 24 miles long by 8 broad. The surface is broken and mountainous, the prin- eijul summits being Rochrow, 1,649 feet, and Aughta, 1, '.' ")S feet. Numerous lakes occupy a considerable area ; "g them may be mentioned Nalughraman and Finn. The river Guibarra flowa through part of the parish. uig is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Raphoe, val. in the patron, of the bishop. The church was i 1825. There are two Roman Catholic chapels, I , and two private schools. The island of Inniskeel, 'ids-Coel, was so called from a monastery which was, M it in the end of the 6th century by St. Conajd The isle lies about 1 mile off the mainland, and 1 harbour on the E. side called Churchpool. I X I S 1 1 K KEN, or ENNISKEEN, a par. partly in the liars, of Louth and Upper Dundalk, co. Louth, prov. of nd partly in the bar. of Farncy, co. Monaghan, ' >f Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles N. of Louth, and 5 W. of Uundiilk, its post town. It is a station on the Irish North- Western railway. The parish is 4i miles long by 3 broad. The surface consists of a tolerably good soil. It is traversed by the river Fane, and the road from Dundalk to Magheross. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Clogher, val. 406, in the patron, of the bishop. The church has an old burial-ground con- taining a vault dated 1672. The parish has two Roman Catholic chapels, and gives name to a Roman Catholic district. There are a parish and two Sunday schools. Candlefort, Lattaghtagh, and Drumservin, arc the chief residences. Here is a police station. There are some remains said to be the ruins of an abbey founded by St. Dagen, also of a peculiar round tower and of a largo Danish fort. A well-built stone bridge spans the Fane. INISHKEEN. See ENXISKEEN, co. Cork. INISHKEERAGH, an island in the bar. of Erris, co. Mayo, Ireland, 5 miles N.E. of the Inniskea islands. INISHKENNY, or INNISKENNY, a par. in the bars, of Cork and East Muskerry, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles from Cork, its post town. It is 31 miles long by 3 broad. The soil is of fair quality, and the road from Cork to Bandon traverses the interior. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Cork, val. 275, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built in 1809 by the late Board of First Fruits. The parish forms part (if the Roman Catholic district of Carrigrohane. There is a parish school. Waterfall and Castle White are the principal residences. There arc some traces of the Augustine monastery of Ballymacdane, founded in 1450 by Cormac M'Carthy. INISHLACKEN, an islet in Roundstone Bay, co. Galway, Ireland. INISHLIRE, an islet in Clew Bay, co. Mayo, Ire- land, 6 miles S.W. of Newport. INISHLOE, an islet at the mouth of the river Fergus, co. Clare, Ireland. INISHLOUNAGHT, or ABBEY, a par. partly in the bars, of East Iffa and Offa, co. Tipperary, and partly in the bar. of Glenaheiry, co. Watertord, prov. of Mun- stcr, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Clonmel, its post town. The surface consists of a rich and highly cultivated soil. The parish is traversed by the road from Cork to Dublin. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lismore, val. with another, 531, in the patron, of the crown. The church was rebuilt in 1818, by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. There are a parish school, a girls' school, and three private schools. Near the village are the ruins of an abbey first founded by St. Mochoemoc in the 7th century, and subsequently by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick, in 1187. It was granted to Edward Geogh by Queen Elizabeth. Part of this abbey is embodied with the church. Here, in 1399, the Earl of Desmond met the Earl of Ormonde, when a reconciliation took place. Marlfield, Oakland, and Salisbury, are the principal residences. Granite and limestone are quarried. Tobeeraheena is a fair town. INISHMAAN, or Ennismain, an island par. in the bar. of Aran, co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. Clifden is its post town. It lies in the entrance to Gal- way Bay, and is one of the three principal Aran Isles. It is 2 miles long by 1 mile broad. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Tuam, val. as part of the benefice of Bal- linakill, 99, in the patron, of the bishop. INISHMACLELAN, an island off the coast of Kerry, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Great Blasquet. INISHMACNAUGHTEN, an islet at the confluence of the rivers Fergus and Shannon, co. Clare, Ireland. INISHMACOWNEY, an islet at the mouth of the river Fergus, co. Clare, Ireland. INISHMACSAINT AND ISLANDS, otherwise CHURCHHILL, a par. partly in the bar. of Tirhugh, co. Donegal, and partly in the bar. of Magheraboy, co. Fermanagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. The parish is 20 miles long by 4 broad, containing ita post town, Church- hill, the market town Derrygonnelly, and part of Bally- shannon. The principal part of the parish consists of a tract stretching along the margin of Lower Lough Erne. There is a considerable extent of mountain and bog, but the greater portion of the soil is arable land. Loughs
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