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Rh LUNDIN LINKS. 728 LURGASIIALL. has two churches, the minister officiating in them every alternate Sunday. That of Lundio is an ancient structure, repaired in 1817. The church of Fowlfs Kastcr was founded by Sir Andrew Gray, and is still perfectly entire, though built in the year 1142. It was refitted in 1842. There are two parish "schools. Cattle fairs are held at Lundie in June and August, hut are of no importance. Near Pitlail lake is a three or four syllable echo. LUNDIN LINKS, a station on the Leven and East of Fife railway. LUNDlNMILL, a vil. in the par. of Largo, co. Fife, Scotland, 2 miles from Largo, and 7 S. of Cupar. It is situated near the river Koil, on Largo Bay, and contains part of a Druidical temple, consisting of three stones 18 i'cet high, called " the Standing Slanes." LTINDS, or HELBECK-LUNDS, a chplry. in the par. of Aysgarth, wap. of West Hang, North Riding co. York, 6 miles N.W. of Hawes. It consists chiefly of grazing land. The living is a perpet. cur., val. 70, in the patron, of the Vicar of Aysgarth. LUNDY ISLAND, in the hund. of Braunton, co. Devon, 4 miles N. of Clovelly. It is situated in the mouth of the Bristol Channel, nearly opposite Hartland Point, and is upwards of 3 miles in length by 1 mile in breadth. The coast is extremely precipitous, being accessible only at one point on the eastern side. From a rock called tho Constable, at the northern end of tho island, a fine view is commanded of the English and Welsh coasts. Near the south-eastern point are tho remains of a strong forti- fication, said to have belonged to Morisco, the famous pirate, in the reign of Henry III., and which, in the Parliamentary war, was held by Lord Saye and Sele for Charles I. In the reign of William and Mary the French seized tho island by stratagem, and maintained them- selves in it for some time. LUNE, a bar. in co. Meath, prov. Lcinstcr, Ireland. It is lOj miles long, and its greatest breadth is 6 miles. It is bounded by the bars, of Upper Kells, Lower and Upper Navan, and Upper Moyfenrath. It contains the pars, cf Athboy, Kildalkcy, Killaconnigan, Rathmore, and part of Castlerickard. LUNE, or LON, a river of co. Westmoreland, rises between Ravenstonedale and Lonsdale, and, after a course of near 50 miles, falls into the Irish Sea below Lancaster. It is celebrated for its salmon trout fishing, and has two lighthouses at its mouth, one on Cockerham promontory, and the other on Plover Scarr rock, visible for 9 miles. LUNEDALE, a tnshp. in the par. of Romald-Kirk, wap. of West Gilling, North Riding co. York, 9 miles N.W. of Barnard Castle, its post town. It is situated in a vale, within a short distance of the river Tees, and is watered by the Lune, a small tributary of that river. The tnshp. is long and irregular, including the hmlts. of Birtle, Bowbank, Carbeck, Grassholme, Laith, Theving- garth, and Wemergill. A considerable proportion is moorland. The tithes were commuted under an Enclo- sure Act in 181 1 for land. At Laith, in this township, is a chapel-of-ease. The Wcsleyans and Primitive Metho- dists have each a chapel. There is a good school for tho children of the district, endowed with 10 per annum by tho late Earl of Strathmore. LUNG, a river of co. Roscommon, Ireland, connecting loughs Thurlagh and Gara. LUNGA, an island on the W. side of the Sound of Luing, co. Argyle, Scotland, 1 mile N. of Scarba. Its size is about 2 miles by 1 mile, and it consists of a hilly ridge, occasionally rising to an altitude of nearly 1,000 feet above sea-level. LUNT, a tnshp. in the par. of Sephton, hund. of West Derby, eo. palatine of Lancaster, 7 miles N. of Liverpool. Lunt House is the principal residence. LUNT'S HEATH, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Widness, co. palatine of Lancaster, 5 miles S.E. of Prescot. It is situated in the vicinity of the river Mersey. LUNTLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Delwyn, co. Here- ford, 2 miles N.W. of Weobley. LUPPITT, a par. in the "hund. of Axminster, co. Devon, 4 miles N. of Honiton, its post town, and 1 1 S.E. of Wellington. The par. includes the tythg. Shapcombe and the hmlts. of Beacon. Shaw, ami Wei) besides several small places. The Mohun and Car families had a seat here, of which there arc still son remains. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of val. 121. The church is an ancient cruciform structu of stone, dedicated to St. Mary. It has an antique fun also a stone screen. The charities amount to about i per annum. There is a National school for boll. LUPTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby Lonsdali;, ward of Lonsdale, co. Westmoreland, 4 miles N.W. of Kirkby Lonsdale, and 4 N.E. of the Burton and Hob station on the London and North- Western line of i way. It is situated on Lupton Fell, within a short ( tanco of tho river Luue, and includes the hmlt. Cowbrow. LURG, a bar. in co. Fermanagh, prov. of Ulster, " land. It is 18 miles long, and its greatest breadth is ] miles. It is bounded by cos. Donegal and Tvr the bar. of Magheraboy. It contains the pars, of Di-llc Drumkccran, Magheraculmoney, and parts of those Derryvullen, Magheracross, Templecarn, and with the towns and vils. of Kesh, Lowtherstown, : Pettigoe. LURGAN, a par., post and market town, in tho bar. of Castlerahan, co. Cavan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 16 1 N.E. of Armagh. The par. is 7 miles long, and average breadth is 1 mile. The surface is mostly < and uninteresting, with some woodland. The road Dublin to Eiiniskillen crosses the parish. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Kilmore, val. 809, in the patron. of the bishop. The church, which is at Virginia, was erected by means of a loan from tho late Board of First Fruits in 1821. There are two united Roman Catholio chapels. Fort George is the principal seat. LURGAN, a post and market town in the p; r. of Shankill, in the bar. of East O'Ntilland, co. Armagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 8 miles N. of Dublin, and 19 S. of Antrim. It is a station on the Ulster railway. Tho town was founded in 1619 by the Brownlow family, and was twice rebuilt in the 17th century. The principal street of the town is well built, clean, and about 1 mile iu length. The manufacture of linen and muslin is ried on to some extent. In the town stand Shankill church, and Presbyterian, Quaker, and Wesleyan in ing-houses, the National school, and Society of Friends' school, besides several others. It contains throe ban" savings-bank, breweries, distillery, &c. The market-hoi and court-house are well built. The Lurgan Ad is published in the town. The property is held by Right. lion. Lord Lurgan, of Brownlow House, grounds of which are highly ornamental. Here is a e police station, and petty sessions are held at inte: Thursday is market day. Fail's are held on oth A and 22nd November. LURGAN, a peak of the Gauff mountains, iu co. Mayo, Ireland, 9 miles N. of Foxford. LURGANBOY, a vil. in the par. of Killaniet, in the bar. of Rossclogher, co. Leitrim, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 1 mile W. of Manor Hamilton. It is situated on tho road from Enniskillen to Sligo, on the river. The demesne of Lurganboy is seated in the vicinity. Fairs are held on the 21st of every month, and on 15th of May. LURGAN GREEN, a vil. and the site of a post-office, in the par. of Dromiskin, in tho bar. and co. of prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S. of Dundalk. It is situated at the embouchure of the river Fane, which falls into Dundalk Bay. Here is a police station. Fairs are held on the 25th July and llth November. LURGASHALL, a par. in the hund. of Rothcrbridge, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 4 miles N.E. of Midhurst, and 5 N.W. of Petworth, its post town. The par. is rather extensive, and includes several little hmlts. It is to a great extent laid out in hop-gardens, and on N. is bounded by the county of Surrey. Bluckdown, a hill 800 feet above the level of the sea, is in this pari *~ The tithes have been commuted for a rent-ri 450. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of C'h: