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Rh MOUNT'S BAY. HOUSEHOLD. of Connaught, Ireland, 40 miles S.E. of Galway, and 123 from Dublin. It stands on the road from Scarriff to Portumna, near Lough Derg. It contains the parish church, a Roman Catholic chapel, market house, and police station, where petty sessions are held. Fairs are held on 28th February, May, August, and November. MOUNT'S BAY, in the S.W. div. of co. Cornwall, near Penzance, where is a pier, harbour, and lighthouse. The bay is nearly 18 miles across from the Lizard to Penwith Point, and is 8 miles deep, with from 3 to 30 fathoms water. It derives its name from St. Michael's Mount, situated off Marazion. Actynolito is found in the felspar rocks which bound its coasts. MOUNTSORREL, a market town and chplry. in the pars, of Rothley and Barrow-upon-Soar, hund. of West Goscote, co. Leicester. 4 miles S. of Loughborough, 7 N. by. W. of Leicester, and 1 J mile W. of the Sileby and Barrow stations of the Midland Counties railway. It comprises the two tnshps. of Mountsorrel North End in the parish of Barrow-upon-Soar, and that of South End in the parish of Rothley. The town is situated on the western bank of the river Soar, which has been made navigable to Loughborough, and is here crossed by an old bridge of four arches. It consists chiefly of one main street containing several good houses built of red and grey syenite, or granite, with which material the streets are also paved. It contains a small market-house with a cupola and an entablature of freestone, supported John I)anvers, who removed the old market cross which stood on its site to his park at Swithland. The inha- bitants in 1861 were 1,597, of whom many were em- ployed in the Mountsorrel granite works, or in the neigh- bouring quarries, which are excavated in the range of hills extending from Charnwood Forest, and from which vast quantities of stone are sent to the metropolis and other parts of the kingdom, and from which a branch line has been made to the main line. Stocking-weaving and the manufacture of bobbin-net lace are still carried on, but worsted spinning has become extinct since the application of steam-power. Overhanging the town is Castle Hill, rising precipitously to the height of 100 feet, and on which formerly stood a castle occupied by the barons in the wars of John's reign, but subsequently dismantled by Henry III. Courts leet and baron are held every Michaelmas by the Earl of Lanesborough, who is lord of the manor, also a court of pleas for the hunds. of East and West Goscote, of which the earl is lord. The livings of North End and South End are both perpet. curs.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, the former val. 157, and the latter 130. The church at North End, called the Old Church, is an ancient edifice with a square parapeted tower containing three bells, and is dedicated to St. Peter. The church at South End, called Christ Church, is a modern structure, with a tower surmounted by a spire, and containing one bell. It was erected in 1844 at a cost of about 6,000, defrayed by Miss Brinton. The Wesleyans, Association Methodists, and General Baptists have chapels, in which last edifice the celebrated Nonconformist divine, Dr. Watts, used occa- sionally to officiate. There is a free school for twelve boys, founded and endowed by Sir. Joseph Danvers in 1742, also National schools for boys and girls, and an infant school, built in ] 847 at the cost of the Countess of Lanesborongh. There are several parochial and other charities bequeathed to the inhabitants of Mountsorrel. The Earl of Lanesborough is lord of the manor. Mon- day is market day. A fair of nine days is held in July. MOUNT-STEWART, a seat of the Marquis of Bute, in co. Bute, Scotland. It is situated on the E. coast. MOUNT-STEWART, a seat of the Marquis of Lon- donderry, co. Down, Ireland, near Grey Abbey. It has a view of Loch Strangford. MOUNT-TALBOT, a post-office vil. in the par. of Tisrara, bar. of Athlone, co. Roscommon, prov. of Con- naught, Ireland, 8 miles S.S.W. of Roscommon. It is situated on the river Suck, which is here spanned by a bridge. It contains the church, a Roman Catholic chapel, and a police station, where petty sessions are held. Mount Talbot House is the seat of W. Talbot, Esq., the proprietor of the village. Fares are held on 8th May, 14th June, 1st November, and 21st December. MOUNT TEMPLE, a hmlt. in the par. of Bally- loughloe, bar. of Clonlonan, co. Westmeath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles W.N.W. of Moate. Here are a church, Roman Catholic chapel, and police station. Mount Temple House is the principal residence. MOUNT TEVIOT LODGE, a seat of the Marquia of Lothian, co. Roxburgh, Scotland, 2 miles N. of Jed- burgh. It is situated near the Waterloo Tower. MOUNT- YEN US, a hmlt. in the par. of Cruagh, bar. of Uppercross, co. Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles S.W. of Dublin. Mount-Venus House is the principal residence. MOURNE, a bar. of co. Down, prov. Ulster, Ireland. It is bounded by Upper Iveagh, Lough Carlingford, and the sea. Its area is 47,883 acres, and it contains the par. and town of Kilkeel. It is traversed by the Mourne range of mountains between Carlingford and Dundrum bays, the highest point of which, called Slieve Donard, attains an elevation of 2,800 feet above the sea-level. Imbedded in the rocks, which are chiefly granite and slate, many beryls resembling emeralds are found. MOURNE, a river of co. Tyrone, Ireland. It is formed by the junction of the Stride and Owenkillow rivulets, and, after being joined by the Derg, unites its waters with those of the Foylo at Lifford, turning many mills in its course. MOURNEABBEY, or BALLINAMONA, a par. in the bars, of Barretts and Fermoy, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles S. of Mallow, its post town. It is 7 miles long by 5 broad. The soil is mostly good. The small stream Cladagh effects the drainage. The par. is intersected by the road from Cork to Limerick. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Cloyne, val. .427, in the patron, of the crown. It contains a church and a Roman Catholic chapel ; the latter is united to that of Granaugh. There are two or three daily schools, and ruins of a preceptory for Knights Templars founded in the time of King John by Alexander de Sancta Helena. This place, under the name of Ballinamona, appears to have once been a corporation, and to have been walled round. It was a possession of the M'Carthys, who were overpowered by the Earl of Ormonde in 1571, and for- feited their estates in 1641. MOURNE, LOUGH, two small lakes of this name in Ireland ; one in co. Antrim, near Carrickfergus, the other in co. Donegal, forming the source of the Mourne Beg rivelet, which joins the Derg at Foggy Hill. MOUSA, an island in the par. of Dunrossness, Shet- land Islands, Scotland, 10 miles S. by W. of Lerwick. It is situated on the E. side of Mainland, near the coast of Sandwick, and extends in length from N. to S. 2 milea by about 1J mile in breadth; it is chiefly in sheep- walks, and has but two houses. On the island is an interesting Scandinavian fortress, called the Burgh of Mousa, built of unhewn blocks of schistose stone, fitted together without cement. It is about 42 feet high, and about 50 feet in diameter at the base, bulging out below, and tapering off towards the top. The only entrance is by a low, narrow doorway opening into a passage 15 feet deep, which communicates with the open area in the centre. MOUSDALE, or LADY ISLAND, in co. Argyle, Scotland. It is situated in Loch Lir.nhc, on the S.W. side of Lismore Island, and has a lighthouse on it 103 feet above high water, put up in 1833. MOUSE, a river of co. Lanark, Scotland, rises near. Wilsontoun, and, passing under Cartland Crags, joins the Clyde near Lanark. HOUSEHOLD or MOUSEWOLD HEATH, an ele- vated spot outside the city of Norwich, co. Norfolk, 1 mile E. of Norwich. It commands a view of the city, and derives its name from the numerous caves made by digging for chalk elunch used by builders. It is par- ticularly interesting on account of its historical associa- tions connected with the rebellion of Ket, who kept his " state " under the Oak of Reformation in the grounds of
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