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Rh MACREDDEN. 742 MADELEY-MARKET. and post-office vil. in the bar. of Coleraine, co. London- deny, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 2 miles 8,W. of Cole- raine. The par. is 6 miles long by 4 broad. The surface consists of a mountainous and a flat district, both lying along the western bank of the river Bann. The soil is middling. The interior is traversed by the roads from Coleraine to Kilrea, Garvagh, and Dungiven. The living is a reot. in the dioc. of Derry, val. 650, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, which is part of the former abbey church, is a commodious building. It was repaired in 1826. Here are likewise two Presby- terian meeting-houses and a Covenanters'. There are several Sunday and daily schools in the parish. Nume- rous seats are dotted over the landscape. The name of tho parish originated from a monastery which was founded at Camus in 580 by St. Comgal. The last vestiges of the monastery were removed to form a wall around the burial-ground of the parish ; an old cross and font are yet preserved. A Cistercian monastery was also founded here in 1172 by the O'Cahans, called the Abbey of St. Mary de Fontana. This parish belongs principally to the Richardson family, of Somerset, who purchased it from the Merchant Taylors' Company. Here are remains of several ancient fortifications, be- sides some curious artificial caves. Salmon are in plenty. Two or three powerful medicinal springs occur within the limits. Iron, slate, and basalt exist, but are not worked. MACREDDEN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Ballinacor, co. Wicklow, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles N. of Aughrim. MACRONEY, a par. in the bars, of Condons and Clangibbon, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles N.E. of Kilworth. It is 5 miles long by 3 broad. The surface is hilly, comprising some parts of tho Kilworth mountains. The rivulet Araglyn and the road from Cork to Dublin pass through the parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Cloyne, val. with Kilworth, 712, in the patron, of the bishop. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Kilworth. Here is a hedge school. Castlecooke is the chief seat. The parish is the site of a police station. Limestone and slate are the prevailing rocks. MACROOM, a par., post, and market town in the bar. of West Muskerry, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland. The par. is 5 miles long by 3 broad. The surface com- prises a mountainous district named Muskerrybeg. The arable land is of good quality. The river Sullane inter- sects the interior, and is joined by the Lany within the limits. The river Lee courses along the southern boun- dary. The roads from Cork to Killarney and from Cork to Bantry cross the parish. Tho living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Cloyne, val. 368, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was erected by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits in 1824. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Aghabul- logne. There are Sunday and daily schools. Macroom Castle is the demesne of the Hon. W. Hedges. Mount Massey is another seat. Tho town is situated on the bank of the river Sullane, and on the Cork and Killar- ney road, 19 miles W. of Cork, and 171 from Dublin. It presents an irregular and poor appearance, but con- tains a court-house, market-house, parish church and chapels, bridewell, mills, &c. The river is crossed in two places by bridges of nine arches. It is a chief police station, and petty and quarter sessions are held in the court-house. The castle is a very prominent object on the river's bank. It succeeded the ancient castle founded by the Carew family in the reign of John, and repaired by the MacCarthys in the 16th century. It was stormed and reduced in 1620 by Sir Charles Wilmot, and was for the second time burnt in 1690, when it was forfeited by the MacCarthy family. The Poor-law Union of Macroom lies within the county of Cork, and contains 16 electoral divisions. Saturday is market day. Fairs are held on the 12th of every month. MACSWYNE'S BAY, on the coast of Donegal, Ire- land. It is situated inside St. John's Point, and has from 3 to 10 fathom water. And at Horn Head, on the same coast, is MacSwyne's Gun, a narrow cave through which the sea dashes with such violence that it may be heard at the distance of 20 miles. MADDAFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Okehampton, co. Devon, in the vicinity of the town of Okehampton MADDESTON, a vil. in tho par. of Muiravonside, co. Stirling, Scotland, 4 miles S.E. of Falkirk. MADDINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Branch, co. WOts, 4 miles N. of Stapleford, and 6 N.W. of Ames- bury. Devizes is its post town. It lies on the main road between the two last-mentioned places, and with Rollstone and Shrewton forms one township. Tho manor formerly belonged to Sir Stephen Fox, ancestor of the earls of Ilchester and lords Holland, who assigned to be paid out of the rents 188 to the hospital of Farley, which he founded in 1638. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 64. The church is an ancient edifice dedicated to St. Mary. The charities amount to about 8 per annum. Some traces of ancient buildings are to be seen in the neighbourhood. The manor belongs to James Maton, Esq. MADDY, a loch on the E. side of North TJist, Western Islands, coast of Scotland. It contains many small islands. MADEHURST, a par. in the hund. of Avisford, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 3 miles N.W. of Arundel, its post town, and 7 S. of Petworth. It is a small agricul- tural place situated in a fertile district. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 8 1 4s. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. .100. The church is a small edifice dedicated to St. Mary Magda- lene. It has recently undergone thorough repair. Madehurst Lodge and Dale Park are the principal resi- dences the latter commanding a wide prospect. MADELEY, a par. in the N. div. of the hund. of Pirehill, co. Stafford, 4 miles S.W. of Newcastle-under- Lyme, its post town, and 17 N.W. of Stafford. It is a station on the London and North-Western line of rail- way. The par. is situated on the river Lea, a tributary of the Wever, and includes the hmlt. of Little Madeley, where brick-making and coal-mining are carried on. Nails are manufactured in the village of Madeley, which stands on the roads from Whitchurch and Nantwich to Newcastle. The surface is hilly and well- wooded, and comprises a small portion of peat-bog. The substratum abounds' with coal, of which several mines are in opera- tion. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable, meadow, and pasture. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 333 8s. 6d., and the vicarial for 192. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 266. The church is an ancient structure dedicated to All Saints. It contains monu- ments and effigies of the Egertou and other families. The register commences in 1678. Almshouses for ten persons and a free school were founded and endowed by Sir John Offley, the income of which now amounts to 95, besides charities for the poor, the whole producing about 155 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapeL MADELEY HOLME, a hmlt. in the par. of Check- ley, co. Stafford, 4 miles N.W. of Uttoxeter. MADELEY-MARKET, a par. and market town in the parliamentary borough of Wenlock, co. Salop, 2 miles N.E. of Broseley, 6 S.W. of Wellington, and 15 S.E. of Shrewsbury. There are several stations in this parish on the Madeley and Coalbrookdale and the Severn Junc- tion and Wellington branches of the Great Western line of railway, and a station on the Coalport branch of the London and North-Western line. Its name indicates its situation between two rivers, and its adjunct is derived from a grant of a market by Henry III. to a community of Cluniac monks at Wenlock, to whom Madeley then belonged. It is situated on the banks of the river Severn, which is here crossed by two iron bridges, one of which has given name to the town of Iron Bridge. This bridge, which weighs 378 tons, find has an arch of 100 feet span, was constructed at Coalbrookdale in 1779. The other one was constructed in 1817. The par. in- cludes the districts of Coalbrookdale and Coalport, and the market town of Iron Bridge. Tho main road from