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Rh MILLTOWN. 844 MILNTIIORPE WITH HEVERSHAM. Perth, Scotland, 6 miles S.E. of Muthill. It is situated on the river Ruthven. MILLTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Pass-of-Kilbride, bar. of Fartullagh, co. Westmeath, prov. of Lein- ster, Ireland, 3 miles N.E. of Rochfort-bridge. It is situated on the road from Dublin to Galway. There are a police-office, a Roman Catholic chapel, and a dis- pensary within the Mullingar Poor-law Union. MILLTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Donaghmore, bar. of Ratoath, co. Heath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 8 milea N.E. of Dunboyne. The neighbouring seats are Milltown House, Robertstown House, and Robertstown Cottage. MILLTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Kilmactalway, bar. of Newcastle, co. Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles N.E. of Newcastle. It is situated on the road from thence to Dublin. Milltown House is the principal seat. MILLTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Addergoole, bar. of Dunmore, co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ire- land, 7 miles N.N.W. of Tuam. It is situated on the road from thence to Ballyhannis, and on the banks of the Clare river. The village contains a dispensary within the Tuam Poor-law Union ; also a Roman Catholic chapel and a police-office. Millbrook is the neighbouring seat. MILLTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Dingle, bar. of Corkaguiny, co. Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles from Dingle. It is situated on the road from thence to Vintry near the S. shore of Dingle Bay. MILLTOWN, a small post and market town, in the par. of Kilcolman, bar. of Trughanacmy, co. Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 10 miles S. of Tralee, and 197 from Dublin. It is situated on the margin of the river Main, and on the road from Killarney to Dingle. It contains the parish church, two Eoman Catholic chapels, schools, a dispensary within the Killarney Poor-law Union, a bridewell, market-house, and police station. Petty sessions are held at intervals. Craft of 50 tons burthen can come up to the town. The Godfreys of Kilcolman Abbey are the proprietors. Saturday is market day. Fairs are held on 26th April, 23rd June, 23rd August, and 15th December. MILLTOWN, a post-office vil. in the par. of St. Peter, bar. of Uppercross, co. Dublin, prov. of Lein- ster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Dublin. It is a station on the Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford railway. It is situated on the road from thence to Ennis, and on the river Dodder. The higher grounds command views of Dublin Bay. The river is spanned by a bridge, and its banks adorned by numerous seats. It gives title of earl to the Leeson family of Rusborough. MILLTOWN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Fore, co. West- meath, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Castle Pollard. MILLTOWN-DUNLAVIN, a par. or townland in the bar. of Upper Talbotstown, co. Wieklow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.S.W. of Dunlavin. It is joined with the parish of Dunlavin, which see. MILLTOWN-MALBAY, a post-office vil. in the par. of Kilfarboy, bar. of Ibrickan, co. Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 18 miles W. of Ennis, and 158 from Dublin. It is situated at the head of Malbay Bay, on the road from Ennistimon to Kilkee, near Spanish Point. The town is rapidly increasing in size, being a favourite bathing-place, and is surrounded by numerous seats and villas. The village was founded in 1810 by the Morony family; of Seaview. It contains the parish church, a Roman Catholic chapel, assembly rooms, and a police station. Petty sessions are held at intervals. Here is a dispensary within the Ennistimon .Poor-law Union. Fairs are held on 1st February, 9th March, 4th May, 20th June, llth August, 10th September, 18th October, and 9th December. Milltown is the seat of the Moronys. 'Near here are the puffing holes, natural cavities in the rock which throw the water to a consider- able height. MILLTOWN PASS, a hmlt. in the bar. of Athlone, co. Roscommon, Ireland, 5 miles N.W. of Athlone. Besides the above places there are numerous demesnes and private seats called Milltown in various parts of Ireland, but not of sufficient importance to require separate notice. MILNATHORT, or MILLS 0' FORTH, a post and market town in the par. of Orwell, co. Kinross, Scot- land, 1* mile N. of Kinross, and 14 miles S. of Perth. It is a station on the Kinross branch of the North British railway. It is situated on Queich water, a stream discharging itself into Loch Leven, from which the town is distant about three-quarters of a mile. Milnathort, popularly designated " Mills o' Forth," is a neatly built town consisting of five streets. It is well lit with gas and paved. Cotton weaving was formerly carried on, but of late years it has been superseded by the weaving of tartan shawls and plaiding, which give employment to a large number of hands. The Queich water is crossed by a bridge of modern erection. The places of worship are the parish church of Orwell, a Free church, and an United Presbyterian chapel. There are a parochial school and other useful institutions. On the low ground towards Loch Leven stands the ancient ruined castle of Burleigh, formerly the seat of the lords of Burleigh. A weekly market is held on Wednesday for the sale of corn. Fairs are held on the second Thursday in February, the Thursday prior to the 25th December, the last Wednesday in April, and on the 9th July, 29th August, and 5th November, old style, chiefly for the sale of horses, cattle, and sheep. MILNESS, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Preston-Patrick, par. of Heversham, co. Westmoreland, 7 miles S. of Kendal, and 3 from Milnthorpe railway station. It is situated near the river Kent. MILNESS BRIDGE, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Linthwaite, and par. of Almondbury, West Hiding co. York, 4 miles W. by S. of Huddersfield. MILNETHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Norton- Cuckney, co. Notts, 4 miles S. of Worksop. MILNGAVIE, or MILLGUY, a small market town in the par. of New Kilpatrick, co. Stirling, Scotland, 2 miles from New Kilpatrick, and 7 N.W. of Glasgow, with which it is connected by a branch line of the Edin- burgh and Glasgow railway. The village, which is well built, is situated on Allander water. It contains extensive cotton-spinning mills, print works, bleach- fields, corn-mills, and other establishments ; also an United Presbyterian church, a chapel-of-ease, mechanics' institute, and public library. At Mugdock Castle, 2f miles N., is a remarkable echo ; andatCraigmaddie Moor, near the ruins of .Craigmaddie Castle, is a Druidical temple called "The Old Wife's Lefts," consisting of three huge stones, two of which are erect and support the third. MILN-HOUSES, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Ecclesall- Bierlow, West Riding co. York, 4 miles S.W. of Sheffield. MILNPORT. See MILLPORT, co. Bute, Scotland. MILNROW, a chplry. in the tnshp. of Butterworth, and par. of Rochdale, co. Lancaster, 2 miles E. of Rochdale, its post town. It is a station on the Oldham and Rochdale branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. The village, which is extensive, is situated on the river Beile, and on the road to Shaw Chapel. The manufacture of flannels and woollens is carried on to a great extent, and there are extensive printing and bleaching establishments, also cotton mills. Some of the inhabitants are engaged in the neighbouring col- lieries and freestone quarries. The Leeds' and Liver- pool canal, and the Manchester and Leeds railway, pass through the township. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 155, in the patron, of the Vicar of Rochdale. The church is dedicated to St. James. There are National and British schools, and places of worship for the several denominations of Dissenters. John Collier, otherwise "Tim Bobbin," the popular author of " The Lancashire Dialect," an eccentric cari- caturist, poet, and musician, resided 57 years at this place as the village schoolmaster. MILNTHORPE WITH HEVERSHAM, a tnshp., seaport, and market town, in the par. of Heversham, co.