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Rh MODELLIGO. 858 MOGEELY. poverty. The town of Modbury is governed by a port- reeve, two constables, and other subordinate officers, appointed at one of the courts-leet held at Michaelmas and Lady Day. It is well supplied with water from numerous and excellent springs, which are served by three conduits. Petty sessions are held every six weeks at the " White Hart Inn." The manufacture of woollen goods, which was formerly carried on to a large extent, has decayed, but a considerable trade in corn and malt is still carried on, and there is an extensive tannery and fellmonger's establishment. A literary and scientific institute was founded in 1840 by Richard King. The town, which occupies the bottom and declivities of a valley, consists chiefly of four streets meeting at right angles near the lowest part of the town, where the roads leading to Plymouth, Kingsbridge, and Dartmouth form a junction. The new London road from Plymouth to Exeter passes about a mile from the town. A creek, navigable for barges, extends from the estuary of the river Erme, which bounds the parish on the"W., to within 2 miles of the town, facilitating the export of agricultural produce and the import of coal, &c. The soil is rich and productive, and the land distributed betwixt orchard, arable, pasture, and woodland. The substratum abounds with limestone, which is quarried both for building and burning into lime, and there are some quarries of slate- stone. The living is a vie.* with the cur. of Brown- stone annexed, in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 302, in the patron, of Eton College. The church, dedicated to St. George, is an ancient embattled structure with a tower rebuilt in 1622, and crowned by a spire. The interior of the church has monuments to the Champer- nowne and Prideaux families. The church has recently been thoroughly restored. The parochial charities pro- duce about 18 per annum. The Baptists, Wesleyans, and Society of Friends have each a place of worship. There are traces of a Benedictine priory, founded in the reign of Stephen as a cell to St. Peter-sur-Dive, in Nor- mandy. Lord Chief Justice Fortescue and Sir George Baker, President of the Royal College of Physicians, were natives. Market day is Thursday, and a cattle market is held on the second Monday in every month. A stock fair is held on the 4th May. MODELLIGO, a par. in the bar. of Decies-without- Drnm, co. Waterford, prov. of Muuster, Ireland, 4 miles E. of Cappoquin. Waterford is its post town. The par. is 5J miles long, and its extreme breadth is 3J miles. The surface is hilly, and comprises a considerable pro- portion of uncultivated ground. The river Phinisk traverses the interior, and the Magaha traces part of the western boundary. The road from Waterford to Cork also crosses the parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lismore, val. with another, 112, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is in ruins. There are a Roman Catholic chapel and three day schools. Rockfield is the principal seat. There are ruins of several castles, one of which belonged to the M'Graths. MODESHIL, a par. in the bar. of Slievardagh, co. Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 8 miles E. of Killenaule. Callau is its post town. The par. is 2J miles long by 2 broad. The surface consists of very good land. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Cashel, val. with Lismullen, 785, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is in ruins. There are likewise some castle ruins. MODREENY, a par. in the bar. of Lower Ormond, co. Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 9 miles N.E. of Nenagh. It contains its post town, Cloghjordan. The par. is 5 miles long, and its extreme breadth is 3.J miles. The surface consists generally of a good soil, and is traversed by the road from Birr to Nenagh. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Killaloe, val. 438, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built in 1828, J)y means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Ard- crony and Kilmane. There are three Sunday-schools, and five or six daily schools. The principal residences are Modreeny Hall, the seat of Sir T. Dancer, Bart., and Modreeny House. There are ruins of a castle. MODRYDD, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanspyddid, hund. of Devynnock, co. Brecon, 2 miles W. of Breck- nock. It is situated on the river Tarrell, under the Brecknockshire Beacon, which attains an altitude of 2,862 feet. MOEDDYN CASTLE, an ancient British camp in co. Cardigan, near Pennarth. MOELFELIARTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Llangad- fan, co. Montgomery, 6 miles N.W. of Llanfair. MOELFRE, a tnshp. in the par. of Llansilin, co. Denbigh, 7 miles S.W. of Chirk. MOEL-Y-WYDDFA, or " the conspicuous summit," is the highest peak of Snowdon, in co. Carnarvon. It attains an elevation of 3,571 feet, and was a station of the Ordnance Survey. Many other Welsh mountains have the prefix " Moel." MOFFAT, a par., watering-place, and market town, in the upper ward of Lanark, cos. Dumfries and Lanark, Scotland. It comprises the post town of its own name, and extends about 15 miles from W. to E. in length, with an extreme breadth of 8J miles. It is bounded by the pars, of Tweedsmuir, Megget, Ettrick, Eskdalemuir, Hutton, W_amphray, Kirkpatrick-Juxta, and Crawford. The land is the highest in the district of Annandale, above half the parish being occupied by the loftiest mountains S. of the Forth and Clyde. The celebrated Alpine lake Lochakeen lies upwards of 1,000 feet above the level of the sea, and contains the finest species of trout in the S. of Scotland. The outlet of the waters of this lake is by the lofty cascade called the " Grey Mare's Tail," which, from the opposite side of the glen, appears to be one unbroken fall. Some of the summits of this elevated region are extensively wooded, others studded with natural clumps of oak, birch, and mountain ash. The grounds which are en- closed are partly cultivated and partly in pasture. A remarkably fine view is obtained from the gorge or glen called the " Bell Craig." In this parish are traces of Roman and British camps, border towers, &c. ; also the Mote Hill. This par. is in the presb. of Lochmaben and synod of Dumfries. The minister has a stipend of 279. The church was erected in 1790. Besides the parish church there is a Free church, also a parochial school and two private schools. The town of Moffat is distant about 19 miles N. of Dumfries, and 2 from the Beattock station on the Caledonian railway. It is situated under Hartfell and Errickstanebrae, on the Roman way, and near the confluence of the Evan and Moffat Water from which latter stream the town derives its name. The principal street High-street runs N. and S., and contains some good shops. The houses are well built, giving to the town a remarkably neat appearance. Handsome baths, with a reading-room attached, were erected in 1827. There are also a private hotel and several good inns. The greater part of the town has been built within the last half century, and is much resorted to in summer as a fashionable watering- place. The springs are three in number, comprising one sulphureous and two chalybeate. The sulphureous spring, called Moffat Well, is about 1 mile from the town, with which it is connected by an excellent carriage road. Its waters are considered particularly efficacious in scrofu- lous and scorbutic complaints, also as an antidote for gravel and rheumatism. The waters of the chalybeate spring, at Gartpool Lum, are much stronger than those of Hartfell, and consequently are taken in smaller doses not more than a wineglassful at a time. About 4 n N.W. from thence is a petrifying spring, besides nume- rous others of lesser note. Nearly one-half of the parish belongs to Johnston of Annandale. A weekly market it held, also fairs on the third Friday in March (old style), 29th July, and 20th October, or the following Tuesday. MOFONIOG, a tnshp. in the par. of Llannefydd, co. Denbigh, 5 miles N.W. of Denbigh. It is situated on the river Elwy. MOGEELY, or IMOGEELY, a par. in the bar. of Imokilly, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, contai part of the town of Castle- Martyr, its post town. It is a station on the Cork and Youghal railway. The irir.