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Rh MONASTERORIS. S6i MONGEHAM, GREAT. contains a market-house, good hotel, Church Education and National schools, and a dispensary within the Athy poor-law union. The principal trade of the place is derived from a large distillery. Here is a police station, and petty sessions are held every other Friday. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Kildare, united with Harristown, val. 366, in the patron, of the bishop and Marquis of Drogheda alternately. The church stands in the town and was built in 1772 by the Marquis of Drogheda. It has lately been enlarged. There are a Uoinan Catholic chapel, two Methodist meeting-houses, a Sunday and several day schools. MONASTERORIS, or CASTROPETRE; a par. in the bar. of Coolestown, King's County, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles N.E. of Philipstown. It is 6J miles long, and its greatest breadth is 4 miles. It contains its post town, Edenderry, and the vil. of Conabury. The surface lies along the edge of the bog of Allan, and is traversed by the Grand canal and the road from Kilcock to Philipstown. The parish is bordered on the E. by the river Boyne. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Kildare, val. 300, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. The church was erected in 1778, partly by means of a gift from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapol is united to those of Rhode and Crohan. Hero are also a Wesleyan Methodist meeting-house, a National and other day schools. Monasteroris House is the chief seat. A monastery seems to have been founded here in 1325 at Totinoy, the site of which was granted to Nicholas Herbert at the Dissolution. MONCKTON, or ST. NICHOLAS, a par. in the hund. of Castlemartin and borough of Pembroke, co. Pembroke, half a mile W. of Pembroke, which see. MONCKTON, BISHOP. Set BISHOP MONCKTON, co. York. MONCKTON-COMBE. Set COMBE-MONCKTON, co. Somerset. MONCKTON-DEVERILL. See DEVEKILL-MONCK- TON, CO. Wilts. MONOKTON-UP-WIMBORNE, a hund. in co. Dorset, contains the pars, of Chettle, Tarrant Monck- ton, and part of Cranborne, comprising an area of 4,720 acres. MONCKTON-UP-WIMBORNE, a tythg. in the par. of Cranborne, co. Dorset, 2 miles W. of Cranborne. It is situated near the source of the river Allen and gives name to the hundred. MONCRIEFF, or MORD'CTN, a hill in the par. and co. of Perth, Scotland, 2J miles S. of Perth. It is situated N. of the Bridge-of-Earn, and rises to an altitude of 756 feet above sea-level. A large portion of the hill is in a good state of cultivation, and its heights are richly wooded. Near it is Moncrieff House, which belonged to the Moncrieffs of Tullibole, who have held it from the reign of Alexander II. MONEA, a vil. in the par. of Devenish, bar. of Maghe- raboy, co. Fermanagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles N. W. of Enniskillen. It is situated on the road from thence to Garrison. Hero are the parish church of Devenish, a Roman Catholic chapel, and a police station. There are remains of Hume's Castle, built at the planta- tion of Ulster. MONESS FALLS, a cascade formed by a branch of the river Tay, co. Perth, Scotland, 1 mile S. of Aberfeldy. It is in three falls, one of 100 feet, and adds greatly to the other attractions of the " Birks of Aberfeldy." MONEWDEN, a par. in the hund. of Loes, co. Suffolk, 5 miles N.AV. of Wickham Market, its post town, and 4 S.W. of Framlingham. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 277. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 265. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a neat structure, with a square tower containing three bells. It is situated on an eminence forming a conspicuous object for some miles round. The interior contains a brass of T. Reve bearing date 1595. Charles Austin, Esq., is lord of the manor. MONEYDIE, a par. in the district of East Perth, oo. Perth, Scotland. It includes the old par. of Logiealmond, and extends in length about 2 miles, and the same in breadth. It is bounded by the pars, of Auchtergaven, Redgwton, Methven, and Logiealmoud. The surface is undulating but not hilly, the rising grounds running northward and southward from the banks of the Shochie. The soil in general is of a loamy and gravelly nature, with a subsoil of gravel, while towards the river it is a rich loam, with a subsoil of clay. The Luncarty station on the Scottish Midland railway lies due E. of the village, which is situated on the Schochie-burn, at the bridge, about 6 miles N.V. of Perth. It is traversed by a road leading to Logiealmond and Glenshee. In its vicinity are Druid stones, cairns, and traces of a Roman way. This par. is in the presb. of Perth, and synod of Perth and Stirling. The minister has a stipend of 215. The parish church was erected in 1817. There is a parochial school. The estate of Kinnaird or Kinved belonged to the family of " Bessie Bell" of the song, who is buried at Dronach Haugh. MONEYGALL, a post and market vil. in the par. of Cullenwaine, bar. of Clonlisk, King's County, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 32 miles S.W. of Tullamore, and 84 from Dublin. It is situated on the road thence to Limerick. Here are a police station and a dispensary, the latter within the Roscrca Poor-law Union. Green- hills is the seat of the Minchins, to whom the village belongs. Fairs are held on the 3rd August and 24th November. MONEYMORE, a small market and post town in the pars, of Artrea and Desertlyn, in the bar. of Loughin- sholin, co. Londonderry, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 32 miles S.E. of Londonderry, and 110 from Dublin. It is a station on the Belfast and North Counties railway, and is situated on the road from Armagh to Coleraine. The town, which is very old, consists of two chief streets, composed of well-built houses. It belongs, with consider- able portions of the adjoining parishes, to the Drapers' Company. It contains the parish church of Desertlyn, a N orman structure ; a Roman Catholic chapel ; Methodist and Presbyterian meeting-houses. There are schools of the Drapers' Company and the Church Education Society. The town also contains a market-house, linen- hall, police station, and a dispensary, which is in the Magherafelt poor-law union. Petty sessions are holden at frequent intervals. The linen trade and the adjacent quarries employ many hands. Moneymore House and Spring Hill are the chief seats in the vicinity. Some remains exist of a castle which was taken in 1641 by the O'Nials, and removed in the year 1700. Monday is market day. Fairs are held on the 21st of every month. MONEYMORE, a hmlt. in the par. of Tullaghobegly, in the bar. of Kilmacrenan, co.'Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 9 miles N.E. of Dunglow. It is situated on Lough Dunlewy. MONEYMORE, a hmlt. in the par. of Oranmoro, in the bar. of Dunkellin, co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 2 miles E.S.E. of Oranmore. MONEYSTOWN, a hill in co. Wicklow, Ireland, 5 miles N. of llathdrum. It attains an elevation of 1,272 feet. MONFAN, a bog in King's County, Ireland, N. of Lough Fin. MONGARRY, a hmlt. in the par. of Tullyncssle, co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 3 miles N. of Alford. It is situated near the river Don, a short distance from the site of General Baillie's encampment. The neighbourhood abounds in all kinds of game, including roe and deer. Some of the inhabitants are engaged in the blue and white granite quarries. MONGEHAM, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Cor- nilo, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 2 miles S.W. of Deal, its post town. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. The space in the centre of the village is still called the market-place, having been a market town of distinction in the reign of Henry III., though tho market has long been discontinued. The land is partly in hop-grounds. There is a large brewery