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Rh LADYKIRK. 519 LAIRG. LADYKIRK, an ancient par. in co. Ayr, Scotland, now joined to Monkstown. LADYKIRK, a par. in the island of Stronsay, one of the Orkney group, Scotland. It comprises the S.W. portion of the island. Its size is 4 miles by 2J. It is united with the pars, of Eday and Stronsay. LADYLANDS, a vil. in the par. of Kilbirnio, co. . Scotland, 9 miles N. of Irvine. It is a station on Burling and Ballock section of the Forth and Clyde railway. The principal residence is Ladylands House, icient scat of the Cochranes. LADYLOAN, a quoad sacra par. in the pars, of <ath and St. Vigean's, co. Forfar, Scotland, 2 miles and in the patron, of the male communicants. LADY-PLACE, a demesne in the par. of Hurley, hund. of Beynhurst, co. Berks, 3 miles S.W. of Great Mallow. It is situated at the ferry on the Thames, and is celebrated in history as the place where the planners of the Revolution met in l^SS, and on this account it visited by William III., George III., and Paoli. The mansion was erected by the Lovelaces (Lords Hur- ley) at the commencement of the 17th century, on the sifo of the old crypts of a Benedictine cell to West- minster Abbey. There are still remaining some portions of the ancient priory, including the refectory, and a saloon said to have been painted by Santa Rosa. LADY ROCK, in the Sound of Mull, co. Argylc, coast of Scotland, near Duart Castle. It is famed in story as the place where Maclean of Duart put his wife to be drowned by the rising tide, but she was saved by the fishermen. LADY'S BRIDGE, a hmlt. in the par. of Fordyce, co. Banff, Scotland, half a mile from Portsoy, and 3 miles W. of Banff. It is a station on the Banft'shire branch of tlic (in at North of Scotland railway. LADYSBRIDGE, a vil. in the par. of Ightcrmurragh, bar. of Imokilly, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 1 mile S. of Castlemartyr. LADY'S ISLAND, or ST. MARY'S, a par. in the bar. of Forth, co. Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles Si:, of Killinick. Broadway is its post town. The parish is of small extent, but the soil is good. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Ferns, val. with .St. Iberius, 47, in the patron, of the bishop. There are a Roman Catholic chapel and a parish school. On a peninsula running into Lady Island Lough stand some old church ruins. Here are also the remains of a castle, built in the 13th century by Rodolph do Lamport, and disman- tled by Cromwell in 1G1U. Fairs are held on the loth August, and 19th September. LADY ST. MARY, a par. in the borough of Ware- ham [which seel. LADYTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Connoll, co. Kil- darc, pn>v. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.S.W. of Naas, wn. The soil is mostly good. Part of the I eanal passes through the southern part of the parish. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Kildare, val. with (ircnt Council, 105, in the patron, of tho bishop. Ladytown House is the principal residence. LA I > Y YESTEUS, a par. in tho city of Edinburgh, ,d. Kf F.i.iMiriidii. VMIiriLIN, or LAGAVULME, a vil. in the lalton, co. Argyle, Scotland. It is situated K. side of the Isle of Islay, and has a small lien.- stands the church and tho old castle of dds. I. A<1 AX, n liver rising among the North Slieve- !-ter, Ireland. It pursues its course in a W. X.V. diivetii.n past Dromore, Magheralin, and and fails into Belfast Lough, after a course of miles. Near English Town it is joined by the < the navigation between llei- "h Xcagh. .N", a truiit stream in the Isle of Islay, co. i. falling into Loch Indaal. X. ,i river, rising in three head-streams, in cos. n, prov. of Ulster, and co. prov. of Leinster, Ireland. It takes an easterly direc- tion, arid after a course of nearly 25 miles, falls into Dundalk Bay, on nearing which point it assumes the name of the Glyde. LAGAN AULACHY, an ancient par. in co. Perth, Scotland, now joined to Dunkeld. LAGGAN, a Highland par. in the co. Inverness, Scot- land, 15 miles S.E. of Fort Augustus, and 11 from Kingussie. Its size is 22 miles by 22. The surface is mountainous, being broken by the spurs of three several ranges of hills : on its northern border arc tho Moadlia, or Monaghlea range, which attain a height of 3,000 feet ; on [its southern arc the Grampians ; and on its western border are the mountains flanking Loch Laggan. The rivers Spay and Spean, which .traverse the parish, arc fed by numerous springs rising among tho hills. In this parish aro lochs Laggan and Ericht, the former 8 miles by 1 mile, and the latter 1C by 1. In tho neigh- bourhood limestone and slate are found. The moun- tains consist for the most part of gneiss. The par. is in the prcsb. of Abertarff and synod of Glenelg. The minister's stipend is 158. The parish church, built in 1842, is a commodious structure. There are a Free church and a Roman Catholic chapel. The ruins of the old church, said to have been dedicated to St. Kenneth, are still visible. The chief seats aro Ardver- rikie, Cluny Castle, Glentrium House, and Glenshirra House. In this parish aro the remains of a fortification, built on a rock 600 feet high. Mrs. Grant, who died in 1838, wrote her " Letters from tho Mountains," and other works, whilst residing at the manse, between 1779 and 1803. LAGGAN TJLVA, a vil. on the western side of Mull, co. Argyle, Scotland. It is situated near Loch-na-keal, whence lona is visited. LAGHY, a post-office vil. in the par. of Drumhome, in tho bar. of Tirhugh, co. Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Donegal. A fair for the sale of flax seed is held on the 29th April. LAGNESS, a hmlt. in the par. of Pagham, hund. of Aldwick, rape of Chichcster, co. Sussex, 4 miles S. of Chichestcr. LAIGHWOOD, a demesne in co. Perth, Scotland, near Cluny. It is situated on the river Lunan, and belongs to the Duke of Athol. There arc remains of Sinclair's Castle, and of a church. LAINDON, or LANGDON-CLAY, a par. in (he hund. of Barstablo, co. Essex, 4 miles S. of Billericay, its post town, 6 N.E. of Orsett, and S S.E. of tho Brent- wood railway station. The village, which is small, is situated on tho river Crouch. The par. contains tho hmlt. of Basildon. The surface comprises a tract of flat marshy land, formerly clayey, but now Very pro- ductive. From this circumstance the village derives its appellation of Langdon-Clay. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 800. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 779, in the patron, of the Bishop of London. The church, situated on high ground, is dedicated to St. Nicholas. It is an ancient edifice, with a wooden tower, surmounted by a small spire, and containing five bells. There is another church at Basildon ; this last is an edifice with an embattled tower, eurmounted by a spire, and serves as a chapel-of- ease to the mother church. There is a school for both sexes, endowed with 20 per annum. LAINSTON, an ext. par. place in tho Winchester div. of the hund. of Upper Buddlesgate, co. Hants, 3 miles N.W. of Winchester. This place comprises about 155 acres of freehold land, and was formerly a separate parish. There is a private lunatic asylum, situated in an ample demesne of 40 acres, and approached by three avenues of trees. Tho house was built in tho reign of Charles II., and was once tho scat of Lord Bayning. The living is a discharged reet. in the dim-. of Winchester, val. 34. There arc remains of the ancient church, now a ruin. The inhabitants attend divine service in the church of Sparsholt. I. A I Id i, a par. in co. Sutherland, Scotland. It contains a small village of its own name, 16 miles N.W.
 * Arbroath. The living rs in the presb. of Arbroath,
 * ntains, in the bar. of Kinelearty, co. Down,