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Rh OLDCASTLE. 109 OLDHA1I. beou partially restored. There is a National school for Vioth soxog. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. H. Howard, Esq., is lord of the manor. OLDCASTLE, a par. in the lower div. of the huud. of Abergavenny, co. Moumouth, 6 miles N.E. of Aber- gavenny, its post town, and 9 from Crickhowoll. The parish, which is of small extent, is situated upon the E. slope of the Black mountains, which skirt the vale of Ewyas near the river Monnow. The village consists of a few farmhouses. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 48 4*. 6d., and the glebo consists of about 123 acres. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 73. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Lord Cobham, the companion of Henry V., was burnt here for heresy in 1417. This place was once the residence of Sir John Oldcastle. The remains of the castle are but slight, a farmhouse having been erected on its site. Roman coins have been found in the neighbourhood. There are also several encamp- ments, supposed to be Roman. OLDCASTLE, a par., post and market town in the bar. of Fore, co. Heath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 22 miles i N.W. of Navan, and 52 from Dublin. It is the terminus of the Dublin, Droghcda, and Oldcastlo rail- way. The par. is 5 miles long by 3 broad, and has mostly a good soil. It is traversed by the road from Dublin to Enniskillcn. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Meath, val. with Kilbride, 354. The church was erected by aid of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Loughcrew. There is a Methodist meeting-house, also a Sunday-school of that sect, and several day schools. The town stands at the intersection of the roads from Dublin to Killeshandra, and from Castlepollard to liailieborough, near the river Crosswater. The principal public buildings are the market house, savings-bank, dispensary, and a foundation school. There are exten- sive corn mills and lime quarries in the vicinity. J. L. W. Nappor, Esq., is proprietor of the town. The Oldcastle Poor-law Union consists of 13 electoral divisions in the counties Meath, "Westmeath, and Cavan. Petty sessions are held at intervals. Monday is market day. Fairs are held on the second Monday in June 20th August, and 28th October. OLDCASTLE, a demesne in the par. of Kilconduff, bar. of Gallin, co. Mayo, Ireland, 2 miles from Swinford, and 15 N.E. of Castlebar. It is situated on a branch of the river Moy. OLDCASTLE, a harbour on the E. side of Clare Island, co. Mayo, Ireland. It is situated in Clew Bay. OLDCASTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Malpas, higher div. of the hund. of Broxton, co. Chester, 2 miles S.W. of Malpas. It is situated on the river Elf, and once had a castle of Roman origin from whence it derives its present name. The remains of the castle were destroyed about 1580. On Oldcastle Heath an affray took place between the Parliamentarians and Royalists in 1644, in which the latter wore defeated, and Colonels Vane and Convers killed. J. W. Dod, Esq., is lord of the manor. OLDCASTLE, a vil. in the par. of Slains, co. Aber- deen, Scotland, 3 miles E. of Ellon. OLDCASTLE, a hmlt. in the par. of Lower Coyty, hund. of Newcastle, co. Glamorgan, 2 miles N.E. of Bridgend. It is situated on the river Ogmore, and has ruins of a fort. OLDCASTLE, an ext. par. place in the hund. of TJnderditch, co. Wilts. OLDCASTLE PRECINCT, an cxt. par. place in the city of Canterbury, co. Kent. OL1XJOATS, a" limit, in the tnshp. of Styrrup, pars. Blyth and Harworth, co. Nottingham, 2 miles N.W. of 1 every (Sunday . school-house. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. <>I, IX ONKELL. See CON-NELL, OLD, co. Kildare. ULUGim, a tnshp. in the par. of Wolstanton, N. div. hund. of Pirehill, co. Stafford, 2 miles N. of New- Castle-under-Lyme, and the same distance from Burslem, It is situated in the pottery district, near the Grand Trunk canal. It includes the village of Golden Hill, on the road from the potteries to Manchester. The district abounds in collieries and iron mines, which give employ- ment to the major part of the population. This tnshp. is ecclesiastically annexed to the district par. of Tunstall. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. OLDCOURT, a demesne near Bray, co. Wicklow, Ireland. The mansion was originally built in the reign of Henry VI. by Sir Thomas Mulso, whose tower is still standing. OLDCRAIG, a castle near Petcrhead, eo. Aberdeen, Scotland. It formerly belonged to the family of Marischal. OLDENEY, an island in the par. of Assynt, co. Sutherland, Scotland, 7 miles S.W. of Scourie. It is situated near Point of Store, between Clashuossie and Nedd Bays. OLDERFLEET, a ruined castle on Curraan penin- sula in Lough Lame, co. Antrim, Ireland, 1 mile S.E. of Larno. It is situated at the ferry to Magee Island, where Edward Bruce effected a landing in 1315. OLDFIELD, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Dunham- Massey, par. of Bowden, co. Chester, 1J mile W. of Altrincham. It is situated on the Bridgwater canal, and a branch of the river Mersey. OLDFIELD, a tnshp. in the par. of Heswall, co. Chester, 3 miles N.W. of Great Neston, and 4 N. by W. of Parkgate. It is in conjunction with Heswall to form a township. OLDFIELD, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Honley, and par. of Almondbury, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Huddersheld. It is situated near tho river Colne. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in tho woollen trade. OLDFIELD ROAD, a station on the western section of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. It is tho first station after leaving Manchester. OLD FOLLY and OLD PARK, vils. in the hmlt. of Bcausall, par. of Hatton, co. Warwick. 3i miles N.W. of Warwick. OLD-FORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Bow, hund. of Ossulstone, co. Middlesex, a quarter of a mile N. of Stratford-le-Bow, and 4 miles E. by N. of St. Paul's, London. It is a station on the Great Eastern railway. It is situated at the bridge on tho river Lea, and is in- cluded in tho borough of the Tower Hamlets. Here ara situated the East London water and British gas works. There are chemical works, and various other manufac- tories. In the neighbourhood is tho gate of an old seat called King John's palace. OLD HAM, a parochial chplry., tnshp., market town, municipal and parliamentary borough, in the par. of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 4 miles N. of Ashton-under-Lyne, 6 N.E. of Man- chester, and 190 N.N.W. of London. It has stations on the E. section of tho Lancashire and Yorkshire, the Oldham branch of tho London and North-Western, and the Oldham and Guide-bridge Junction section of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railways. It is a largo manufacturing town of modern date, situated on an eminence near tho right bank of tho river Medlock, and skirted by the small rivers Irk and Irwcll. Tho rapid rise of this town is mainly attributable to its situation on the edge of the Lancashire coal-field, which gives employment to a considerable number of its inha- bitants, and to the great increase of cotton manufactures, consequent on tho important innovations in machinery introduced by Arkwright and others. For manufac- turing purposes, Oldham seemed especially adapted by nature, the mill system requiring for its success coal and water power, which were both here combined in the greatest abundance. The first mention of textile manu- factures in Oldham is in the reign of Charles I., and subsequently linen websters are frequently mentioned in tho parish registers ; but the great development of trade did not take place till about a century ago, when mills on Arkwright's plan, driven by water-power, were erected here in 1770, and on tho expiration of hii