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Rh GARRYCLOYNE. 83 GARTAN. the MacCaghlan family, is seen on the Birr and Bana- gher road. GAKRYCLOYNE, a par. in the tars, of East Mus- kerry and Barretts, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Cork, its post town. It contains the yil. of Blarney. The surface is undulating, and consists of a good average soil, which is watered in tho interior by the river Blarney. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Cloyne, val. 1,272, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built about 1777, and is a handsome structure of the Doric order. The Roman Catholic chapel is a neat Gothic building united to that of Whitchurch, and there is another in the parish at Grenaugh. Here are a Sunday, parish, and four or five private schools. Garryclone House is an old mansion, built by the Clan- carty family in 1535. The other seats are Abbeyville and Blarney Castle. Limestone for manure is obtained at Blarney. GARRYHINCH BOG, on the borders of King's and Queen's cos., 2 miles N.E. of Mountmellick, contains 6,297 acres. GABRYNOE, a hmlt. in the libs, of Kilmallock, co. Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, near Kilmallock. GARRYSPILLANE, a vil. in the par. of Ballyscaddan, bar. of Coshlea, co. Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles N. of Kilfinnane. GARRYVOE, a par. in the bar. of Imokilly, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Castlemartyr, its post town. It is situated at the head of Ballycottin Bay. The soil is poor, on a clay-slate bottom. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Cloyne, val. with Kil- credan, 364, in the patron, of the crown. In the Roman Catholic arrangement it is included in the Ladies- bridge district. Here are parish and private schools. Ruins of the old church still remain. Garry voe Lodge is the principal seat in the neighbourhood. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in fishing. GARSCUBE, an estate and hmlt. in the par. of New Kilpatrick, co. Dumbarton, Scotland, 5 miles N.W. of Glasgow. It is seated on the banks of the river Kelvin, near the Forth and Clyde canal. Coal and sandstone are worked. The estate is the seat of Sir Archibald Campbell, Bart., of Garscube House. GARSDALE, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Sed- bergh, W. div. of the wap. of Staincliff, West Riding co. York, 4 miles N.E. of Dent, and 6 S.E. of Sedbergh. The hmlt. of Grizedale is included in this township, and a small stream called the Clough flows through it. A portion of the land is moor, and the people are mostly employed in agriculture. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 77, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The present church is a modern structure erected on the site of the former one, and dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The register commences in 1600. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and the Society of Friends a meeting-house. There is a National school, endowed with land produc- ing about 15 per annum. GARSDON, a par. in the hund. of Malmesbury, co. Wilts, 2 miles N.E. of Malmesbury, its post town, and 4| S.W. of Minety, the nearest railway station on the Swindon and Cheltenham branch of the Great Western line. Tiles for land draining are manufactured at this place. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, of the val., with the vie. of Lea annexed, of 441. The church is a modern edifice, erected on the Bite of the old one, and dedicated to All Saints. It has a monument of one of the Washington family. The Earl of Suffolk is lord of the manor. KAKSHALL GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Mil- wich, hund. of South Pirehill, co. Stafford, 4 miles E. of The Wesleyan Methodists have a chapel. GARSINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Bullingdon, co. Oxford, 2J miles S.W. of Wheatley, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Oxford. It is situated W. of the river Thame, about 5 miles from its junction with the Thames. This was formerly a barony, and belonged to the De-la-Mare family. The living is a reet. * in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 482, in the patron, of Trinity Col- lege, Oxford. The church is an old edifice, dedicated to St. Mary, and has a brass of 1484. The charities amount to about 4 per annum. An old mansion hero was the seat of Sir T. Pope, founder of the above college at Oxford. GARSION, a vil. in the par. of Machynlleth, co. Montgomery, 31 miles to the W. of Montgomery. It is situated near the junction of tho rivers Dovey and Dulas. GARSIOYLLD, a vil. in the par. of Edeyru, co. Car- narvon, 2 miles W. of Nevin. GARSTANG, a par. and market town, in the hund. of Amounderness, co. palatine Lancaster, 10 miles S. of Lancaster, and 230 from London. It is situated on the Preston and Lancaster canal, and the river Wyre forms its eastern boundary. The par. is very extensive, and includes the twelve tnshps. of Barnacre-with-Bonds, Bilsborough, Cabus, Catterall, Claughton, Clevely, Gar- stang, Hambleton, Holleth, Kirkland, Nateby, Nether Wyersdale, Pilling, Winmarleigh, &c. Tho town was incorporated in the first instance by Edward II., and afterwards received a charter, with extended privileges, from Charles II., its government being vested in a bailiff and 7 burgesses. It was occupied by the Pretender for a short time fii 1715. One main street forms the principal portion of the town, which is clean, and has com- munication with the opposite side of tho river Wyre by means of a handsome bridge. There is a townhall, in which the public business of the place is transacted. Petty sessions are held here fortnightly, and it is a poll- ing-place for the northern division of the county. It is also the head of a Poor-law Union, embracing 23 parishes, and of a superintendent registry and new County Court districts. The river affords abundant sport to the lovers of angling. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Man- chester, val. 400. Tho parish church, which is situ- ated in Church Town Kirkland, is dedicated to St. Helen. There is also in the town a chapel-of-ease, dedicated to St. Thomas, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 150, in the gift of the vicar. At Pilling there is a district church, a perpet. cur.,* val. 124. The parochial endowments, for various local purposes, produce nearly 190 per annum. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Roman Catholics have each a chapel, and there is a free school with a small endowment, as well as National school, and one belonging to the Roman Catholics. There are also chapels and schools in some of the townships. In the neighbourhood are the ruins of Greenhaugh Castle. Thursday is* market day for provisions and grain. Fairs are held on the 12th April, Holy Thursday, 10th and llth July, and 22nd and 23rd November ; and for live stock every alternate Thursday, from the first Thursday in Lent to Holy Thursday. GAKSTON, a chplry. in the par. of Childwall, hund. of West Derby, co. palatine Lancaster, 5 miles S.E. of Liverpool, its post town. It is situated on the river Mersey, and includes the tnshps. of Aigburth and Speke, and is a station on a branch line of the Stockport and Warrington railway. Extensive salt- works give em- ployment to most of the inhabitants. There is a district church, the living of which is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Chester, val. 138. The charities produce about 12 GARSTON, EAST, a par. in the hunds. of Lamboum and Moreton, co. Berks, 3 miles S.E. of Lamboum, and 6 N.E. of Hungerford station. It is situated on the river Lamboum, a branch of the Kennet, and is well wooded. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 239, in the patron, of Christ Church College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a hand- some structure, with square tower. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there is a National school, with an endowment of 6 per annum. Sir Robert Burdett is lord of the manor. GARSWYLLD, a vil. in the par. of Edeyrn, co. Carnarvon, 2 miles W. of Nevin. GARTAN, a par. in the bar. of Kilmacrenan, co. Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireknd, 6 miles N. of Letter-