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Rh LIMERICK. 599 LINACEE. wharfage, which extend for 1,600 yards, cost above 18,000 in the erection. The commerce of the port has recently considerably increased, and the management ia invested, under the amended Act of 10 and 11 Viet., cap. 198, in 43 commissioners, who have the direction of tolls, &c. Its subports are Clare, Dingle, Kilrush, and Tarbert. The chief exports are beef, pork, butter, bacon, wheat, oats, oatmeal, flour, beans, barley, &c., and all sorts of agricultural produce. Trout, eels, perch, pike, and salmon are caught in the Shannon the last being the property of the corporation. An Irish Western Yacht Club was established here twenty years ago. Four news- papers are published in the town the Limerick Chro* nicle, the Limerick Reporter and Tipperary Vindicator, the Jlunster News, and the Southern Chronicle. Ever since the 7th century it has been the seat of a bishopric, for- merly in the province of Cashel, but now in that of Dublin. In 1195 the bishopric was increased by the accession of Innisattery, and in 1650 by the amalga- mation of the sees of Ardfert and Aghadoe, together comprising 115 benefices, in the counties of Limerick and Clare, of which 11 are unions, 23 in the patron, of the bishop, and 5 in that of the crown. The chapter comprises a dean, archdeacon, precentor, chancellor, treasurer, and 1 1 prebendaries. Limerick Palace is the residence of the bishop, whose income amounts to about 5,000 per annum. The livings within the liberties of the city are St. Mary's, a rect. with St. Nicholas, Cappagh, Cahirnarry, Bruree, and Mungrct annexed, constituting the corps of the deanery, joint val. 400, in the patron, of the crown ; St. Michael's, a rect. with Ardagh and Kildimo annexed, val. 450, in the patron. of the bishop, the living being generally held by the archdeacon ; St. Munchin, a rect. with Drehidtarsna and Killonehan annexed, val. 350, in the patron, of the bishop. The other livings viz. St. Lawrence, St. John, St. Patrick, and St. Michael, or St. George are of email value. The cathedral, which serves as the parish church of St. Mary, is a venerable Gothic building situated in the English Town. It was originally founded by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick, in 1200, but re- edified by the citizens in 1490, and carefully restored after the wars of the 17th century, and improved at various subsequent periods. It is a large heavy build- ing surrounded with graduated battlements, and has at the W. end a square tower 120 feet high, surmounted by turrets at the angles, and containing a peal of eight bells. The choir is 90 feet by 30, with a fine window at the E. end, and in front of the communion-table is a modern Gothic screen. It contains a curiously-carved episcopal throne, and the splendid tomb of Donogh, the great Earl of Thomond, composed of three compart- ments of marble of different colours, and surrounded by pillars of the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders, and decorated with his arms and various trophies. Also several side chapels, formerly endowed, and a fine monu- ment of the Galway family. Besides the cathedral there are five Protestant churches within the city. The total number of parishes within the dioc. is 92, of which 1 7 lire onions ; and the number of churches 42, besides several chapels-of-ease and other places licensed for Divine gervico. In the Roman Catholic divisions the see is a separate dioc. within the prov. of Cashel, comprising i rochial benefices, or unions, and about twice that lr of chapels. The bishop's parishes are those of 88. John and Patrick, both in the county of the city, i-hurch of St. John, which is a cruciform structure d in 1763, is considered the cathedral. There are i"S four parochial and four conventual Roman Catholic chapels within the city. The residence of the in Catholic bishop is Park House. There are with- in the city five Protestant Dissenting places of worship, and several conventual establishments, including the in friary, which was formerly the theatre. Of the . conventual establishments the only one of which > still exist is the Dominican friary of Donagh <> 'Iliicn, founded in 1327. Of the town walls, which l'"'l 17 gates at one time, some remnants exist, as also and handsome gateway of King John's Castle, at Thomond Bridge ; also parts of the citadel and the Black Battery, raised by William HI. Prom this place the family of Pery, of Limerick House, take the titles of earl and viscount. Wednesdays and Saturdays are market days. Fairs are held on Easter Tuesday, 4th July, 4th August, and 4th December ; also the Great Munster fair, in spring and autumn. LIMERICK, a vil. in the bar. of Gorey, co. Wexford, Ireland, 4 miles N. of Gorey. LIMERSTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Brixton, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 5 miles S.W. of Newport. LIMINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Stone, co. Somerset, 1 mile E. of Ilchester, its post town, and 6 W. of Sparkford. It is situated on the river Yeo, and contains the tythg. of Draycott. The village is small and entirely agricultural. The soil consists of loam and clay. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 410. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. .360, in the patron, of Wadham College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone structure with a lofty towei containing four hells. The interior of the church contains the cypher of Cardinal Wolsey, who once held the living, several monuments, including one to Sir Richard Gyverney, who founded the chantry in 1329, and seve- ral of the Beatons, to whom this parish belonged. The register dates from 1680. There is a National school for both sexes, built in 1834, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. G. D. Digby, Esq., is lord of the manor. LIMNE. See LYMPNE, co. Kent. LIMPENHOE, a par. in the hund. of Blofield, co. Norfolk, 2 miles from the Reedham railway station, 4 N.E. of Loddon, and 5 S. of Acle, its nearest money- order office. The village, wh'ich is small, is situated near the Yarmouth railway. The navigable river Yaro bounds the parish on the S. The waste lands were enclosed in 1840, under an Act of Parliament. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. of Southwood, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Botolph, is a small ancient edifice with a low square tower and an enriched Norman doorway. The register dates from 1G57. There is a National school for both sexes, also a place of worship for the Primitive Methodists. LIMPLEY-STOKE, a chplry. in the par. and hund. of Great Bradford, co. Wilts, 3 miles W. of Bradford, its post town. It is a station on the Bathampton branch of the Wilts and Somerset railway. It is situated on the river Avon, and near the Kennet and Avon canal. It is joined with Winsley. The living is a perpet. cur. an- nexed to the vie.* of Bradford-on-Avon, in the dioc. of Sarum. The church is a small structure dedicated to St. Mary. L1MPOLE, a vil. in the hmlt. of Serlby and par. of ITarworth, co. Nottingham, 2 miles N.W. of Bawtry. It is situated on the river Torn, a tributary of the Idle. LIMPSF1ELD, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of T'andridge, co. Surrey, 4J miles E. of Godstono, its post town, and 10 from Croydon. The village is large, but principally agricultural. It is situated on the road from Croydon to Maidstone. Chalk is quarried for burning into lime. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 694. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 595. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a tower surmounted by a wooden spire and containing a clock. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There are National and infant schools for both sexes. The Wesleyans have a chapel, situated on the common. Hook Wood is the principal residence. G. W. G. Leveson Gower, Esq., is lord of the manor. LINAAN, a tributary of the river Suir, co. Tipperary, Ireland. LINAANE BAY, in the bar. of Innishowon, co. Donegal, Ireland. It is situated on the E. side of Lough Swilly. LINACRE, a tnshp. in the par. of Walton-on-tho- Hill, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 4 miles N.V. of Liverpool.