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Rh ISLA. 359 ISLE-BREWERS. ISLA, a river rising among the Grampian Hills at Glass Mhicl, in the N.W. district of co. Forfar, Scot- land, and falls into the Tay opposite Kinclavin. Its length is about 41 miles. Its upper part gives name to a district called Glenisla. Its principal tributaries nro the Back, Melgum, and Dean. It forms a cascade, called the Reekie, below Glenisla. ISLA, a feeder of the river Deveron, rising above liutiiphnie, in co. Banff, Scotland. ISLAND, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Kcnnington and par. of Eadlcy, co. Berks, 2 miles S. of Oxford. It is situated near the Isis. ! .VD, or INCHYDONY, a par. in the bars, of East Carbcry and Barryroe, co. Cork, prov. of JIunster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Clonaldlty, its post town. It is 2 miles long by 1 mile broad, and includes the island of Inchydoney, lying in Clonakilty Bay. The surface is for the most part in a high state of cultivation. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ross, val. with Kil- garifi'e, o3.3, in the patron, of the bishop. This parish belongs partly to the Roman Catholic district of Clona- kilty, and partly to that of Rathbarry. The island was granted to the Bishop of Rosa by Queen Elizabeth, and is the seat of the Hungerford family. Lead ore exists ncnr Dunmore in a rich vein, yielding a large pcr-centogo of silver. IS.LANDBRIDGE, a post-office vil. in the par. of St. James, bars, of Uppercross and Dublin, co. Dublin, j.ruv. of Leinstcr, Ireland, near the metropolis. It is a station on the Dublin and Cork railway, and is situated on the river Lifl'ey, where it is crossed by a bridge of 105 pan. There aio artillery barracks, cotton and flour mills. ISLANDEADY, or ISLANDINE, a par. in the bars. of Carra and Burrishoole, co. Mayo, prov. of Connunght, Ireland, 5 miles E. of Newport. Castlebar is its posi, town. It is 13 miles long by 4j broad. The surface is mountainous and boggy. Lough Islandeady, 4 miles long, and Loughs Bcltra and Lannagh, are within the limits. Croaghmoyle is the principal summit, rising 1.112 feet above sea-level. The living is a rect. in Hoc. of Tuam, val. with Castlebar, G14, in the patron, of the bishop. There are two Roman Catholic; chapels in the parish, a public school, and five or six pri- schools. The principal scats are Rubins, Mucknagh, n Hill, and Woodville. The French occupied Ra- hins in 1798; and in the vicinity of that demesne is a monument to the wife of Dodwell Brown. 1SI.AND1KANE, a par. in the btir. of Hiddlethird, co. Watcrford, prov. of Munstcr, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of AVaterford. It is about 3 miles square, and has a pivripitous coast. A group of rocks ofi' the coast, called the Isles of Icane, present many remarkable geological features. Dunhill Lodge is the principal seat. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Dunhill. There ia a private day school. Near Dunhill Lodge are the ruins of Don Isle Castle. Lead oro has been obtained in some quantities ; and other metals seem to, though not worked. ISLAND B1AGEE, a par. and seat of a post-office in bar. of Lower Belfast, co. Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles N.E. of Carrickfcrgus. It consists of a nsula 1 miles long by l mile broad, extending ' n Lough Larne and the North Sea, with Muck I Island lying a short distance off the coast. The soil is
 * ully good. The living ia a rect. in the dioc. of

val. 300, in the patron, of the crown. The niro. There are two Presbyterian meeting-houses, h'.'i'ls under the National board, and several private I attractive I', atiiro in the landscape. In 1315 Edward aided hero. In 1642 many of the Roman Catho- red by a party of Scotch sol- I manufacture of linen, and fishing, employ the chief part I of the inhabitants. J'oi i muck and Blackhead are coast- I guai I ':!1V. which i height of 200 feet, are of basaltic formation, and extend nearly 2 miles along the coast. The caves in these rocks, now the retreat of numerous sea-fowl, were formerly the fastnesses of smugglers. Near the end of the peninsula are a cromlech and a large rocking-stone. Limestone is abundant, and red ochre and gypsum arc met with. ISLANDMORE, an island and coastguard station in the bar. of Burrishoole, co. Mayo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. It lies in Clew Bay, 5 miles S.W. of Newport. There is also an islet of this name in Lough Strangt'ord, co. Down. ISLANDS, a bar. in co. Clare, prov. of Munster, Ire- land. Its length is 11 miles, and its greatest breadth 8. It is bounded on the N. by Inchiquin, on the E. by Bunratty, on the S. by Clonderalaw, and on the W. by Moyarta and Ibrickane. Besides numerous islands in the estuary of the Fergus, this bar. contains the pars, of Clare-Abbey, Clondegad, Drumcliff, Killone, and Kil- maly, with the towns of Ennis and Clare. ISLANDSHIRE, a hund. formerly in. Durham, but now in the co. Northumberland, contains the pars, of Ancroft, Fern Island, Holy Island, Kyloe, Tweed- mouth, and part of Belford, comprising 26,820 acres. ISLAY, or ILAYJ the principal island of the South Hebrides, W. coast of Scotland, 12 miles S.W. of Jura, and In AV. of Cantyre. It belongs to the county of Argyle, and is 25 miles long by 20 broad. Rochindaal, a sea-loch, penetrates to the centre of the island. The surface is hilly, though not mountainous, attaining an elevation of 1,500 feet at Ben Yarn, and 1,050 feet at Ben Ronastel. About a third of the land is under cul- tivation, and the remainder covered with heath. The coast is generally low, but at the Mull of Oo it becomes lofty and precipitous. The principal points along the coast, which ia some 90 miles in extent, are Port Askeg, Dunlossit Tower, Ardmoro Head, iiearThurot's Bay. Texa Island, Porlnahaven, Tonvore Head, Neave's Island, and Oersa Island, with lighthouse, near which is Khinn's Point and the Corydirua whirlpool. The island is watered by the rivers Luggan and Sorn, and the loughs Indaal and Greinord. Game, deer, and wild fowl abound, and the salmon fishery is very productive. The climate is moist but healthy. On a small island in Lake Fin- laggan are the ruins of the residence of the Macdonalds, Lords of the Isles. The island afterwards came to the Campbells of Caldcr and Shanfield, from whom it was purchased by a Tontine Company for 600,000. There arc veins of lead yielding a heavy per-centage of silver. Graphite, iron, copper, and manganese are also found. In the W. part of the island the rocks are chiefly gneiss, schistose, and clay slate, with some limestone. Marble, glass-sand, peat, &c., are obtained. The district of Islay comprises the pars, of Killarow, or Bowmorc, Kil- choman, Kidalton, Jura, Collonsay, Kihneney, and North Knapdale. The presb. of Islay is in the synod of Argyle, and contains the same pars, as named above excepting the last. The Free Church district includes only the first three parishes. ISLE-ABBOTS, a par. in the huud. of Abdick, co. Somerset, 9 miles S E. of Taunton, its post town, 5 N. of Ilminster, and 6 S.W. of Langport station, on the Yeovil branch of the Bristol and Exeter railway. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Isle, or Ivel, a branch of the Parret. The par. contains the limits, of Stewley and Woodlands. The soil is clayey, and subsoil blue lias stone. The living is a vie. in the dioe. of Bath and Wells, val. 70, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church, dedicated to St. JIary, is an ancient stone structure, with a tower containing five bells. The church has been recently restored. The register dates from 1685. There is a school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The Baptists have a place of worship. John Flott, Esq., is lord of the manor. ISLK-iiKKWERS, a par. in the hund. of Abdick, co. Somerset, 10 miles 8.E. of Taunton, its post town, 5 N.W. of South Petherton, and C S. of Langport sta- tion on the Yeovil branch of the Bristol and Exeter rail- way.. It is a small village, situated on the river Isle, or
 * li, rebuilt in 1827, occupies the site of an ancient
 * -. The ruins of Castle Chichester form un
 * dicrs. In this parish ia the cave which afforded a hiding
 * place for Hill from the pursuit of the MacDonells. The