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Rh POET-ALLAN. 236 POET-EYNON. session it came through the Savages and Do Courcys. The ruins of the ancient castle form an. interesting ob- ject at Portaferry demesne. The town was attacked by the rebels in 1798. There are police and coastguard stations, and petty sessions are held in the town. The coasting trade is considerable. Saturday is market day. Fairs are held on 1st January and 13th February, and on the first Tuesdays after 12th May and 13th No- vember. POET-ALLAN, a creek on Wigtown Bay, co. "Wig- town, Scotland, 2 miles E. of Whithorn. POET-ALLAN, a creek on the Frith of Tay, in the par. of Errol, co. Perth, Scotland, 6 miles E. of Perth. PORTAELINGTON, a post and market town and parliamentary borough, partly in the par. of Clony- hurk, bar. of Upper Philipstown, King's County, and partly in the par. of Lea, bar. of Portnahinch, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 10 miles S.S.E. of Philipstown, and 44 from Dublin. It is a station on the Great Southern and Western railway. It is situated on the banks of the river Barrow, near a branch of the Grand canal, and the road from Dublin to Birr. The main street terminates in a square, with several oth_er streets diverging from various points. The principal buildings are the market-house, the two churches, a Eoraan Catholic chapel, schools, a savings-bank, loan, and a dispensary. The river is spanned by two bridges. The late Duke of Wellington, and his brother, the Mar- quia.of Wellesley, were educated in this town. There are manufactories of tobacco, leather, soap, and candles, hut the general trade is limited. It sends one member to parliament, and had two representatives before the Union. It is governed under a charter, granted by Charles II. to Lord Arlington, under its ancient name Coltodry. It was afterwards purchased by Sir P. Trant, and having again reverted to the crown, was granted to General Eouvigny by Willliam III. Under its new proprietor it became the home of numerous French and Flemish Protestants. The Dawson family of Emo take the title of earl from this town. Wednesday and Satur- day are market days. Fairs are held on 5th January, 1st March, Easter -Monday, 22nd May, 4th July, 1st September, 12th October, and 23rd November. PORT-ASKAIG, a creek on the Sound of Islay, co. Argyll, Scotland. It is situated under a range of hills on the N.E. side of the Isle of Islay, and has a ferry to Jura. POETAVENTA, an inlet in the par. of Ardnamur- chan, co. Inverness, Scotland, situated near the coast. POET BANNATYNE, a vil. in the par. of Eothesay, co. Bute, Scotland, 2 miles N. of Eothesay. It is situ- ated near Kames Bay and castle. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the fisheries. POETBUEY, a hund. in the co. of Somerset, con- tains the par. of Abbots Leigh, Bourton, Clapton, Clevo- don, Easton-in-Gordano, Nailsea, Portbury, Portishead, Tickenham, Walton, Weston-in-Gordano, and Wraxall, Comprising an area of 23,980 acres. POETBUEY, a par. in the above hund., co. Somer- set, 7 miles N.W. of Bristol, its post town. It is situ- ated under the hills near Wansdyke, at a short distance S. of the navigable river Avon. The par. contains Gas- well, Hamgreen, and 1 1 other ty thgs. The village, which is small, and wholly agricultural, is intersected by the road between Bristol and Portishead. An Act for the construction of a pier, with approaches, was obtained in 1841. Stone is quarried for road-making, and for building purposes. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. .400, in the patron, of the Bishop of Worcester. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing five bells. The church has some niches. In the churchyard are two trees, one of which measures 19 feet in diameter. The parochial charities produce about 12 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes ; also an infant school, in which a Sunday-school is held. Portbury was formerly a British or Koman station on the road to Portishead, whence was a passage to Caerleon, called by the Eoinans Ism Silurum. There was also an Austin cell to Bromere Priory, of which there are still traces. In the vicinity Eomau coins, remains of buildings, and other antiquities, have been discovered. Sir William Abdy, Bart., is lord of the manor and sole landowner. POET-CAELISLE, a creek at the mouth of the river Eden, co. Cumberland, 5 miles N.W. of Carlisle. It is a station on the Carlisle and Silloth and Port-Carlisle branch of the North British railway. POETCASSEGG, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Arvans, upper div. of Eagland hund., co. Monmouth, 3 miles N.W. of Chepstow. It is situated near the river Wye. POBT-CHAELOTTE, a vil. in the par. of Kilcho- man-in-Islay, co. Argyll, Scotland, 15 miles S.W. of Port-Askaig. It is situated on Loch Indal. There is a distillery. The Independents have a chapel. POET CLAEENCE, a hmlt. in the par. of Billing- ham, ward of Stockton, co. Durham, 4 miles N. by E. of Stockton. It is a station on the West Hartlepool railway. POET-COON, a creek on the coast of co. Antrim, Ireland, 1 mile S.W. of the Giant's Causeway. It is celebrated for an extensive sea cavern in the basaltic rock above 300 feet in length. POET-CEOMMELLIN, a creek in the bar. of Lower Glenarm, coast of co. Antrim, Ireland. It is situated in Cushendall Bay, about 33 miles N. of Belfast. POETDIANA, a vil. in the par. of Agherton, within the lib. of Coleraine, co. Londonderry, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, near Coleraine. PORT-DINOEWIG, a small harbour in the par. of Llanfairis-Gaer, co. Carnarvon, 2 miles N.E. of Car- narvon. It is a station on the Bangor and Carnarvon branch of the Chester and Holyhead railway. It is situated in the Menai Straits, and has a small pier, where slates are shipped from the neighbouring quarries. POET-DOWNIE, a hmlt. in the par. of Falkirk, co. Stirling, Scotland, 2 miles W. of Falkirk. It is situated at the junction of the Union with the Forth of Clyde canals. POET-DUNDAS, a vil. in the city of Glasgow, co. Lanark, Scotland. It is situated on the Clyde, at the end of the Forth, and Clyde, and Monkland canals. It was named after Lord Dundas. POETEASIE, a vil. in the par. of Eathven, co. Banff, Scotland, 4 miles S.W. of Cullen, and 2 E. of Buckle. It was founded in 1727. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the fisheries. POET-EAST, or CHAPEL POINT, a hmlt. in the par. of Gorran, co. Cornwall, 8 miles S. of St. Austell. There was formerly a chapel, now in ruins. POET-EDGAE, a creek on the Frith of Forth, co. Linlithgow, Scotland, 1 mile W. of Queensferry. POET-ELLEN, or POET-ELLINOE, a vil. in the par. of Kildalton-iu-Islay, co. Argyll, Scotland, 1 1 miles S.E. of Bowmore. It is situated opposite the island of Gigha, near Mull of Islay. It has a quay, constructed in 1826, and improved in 1832. The harbour has a fixed light, erected in 1833, and seen at a distance of 11 miles. Fishing and agriculture are the chief employments of the inhabitants. There is a distillery. POET ELLIOT, the seat of the Earl of St. Germans, in the par. of St. Germans, hund. of East, co. Cornwall, 1 mile from St. Germans, and 18 miles S. of Launceston. It is situated on the river Tidi, near Lynher creek, and in- cludes part of the old priory founded by King Athelstan. In the mansion are preserved " Bel and the Dragon," by Eembrandt, also portraits of Locke, Hampden, Eubens, and several of the Elliots by Eeynolds. POET ELPHINSTONE, a vil. in the par. of Kintore and district of Garioch, co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 4 miles S. of Inverury. POET-EEIN, or POET-IEON, a vil. on a bay of the same name, Isle of Man, 2 miles N. of Spanish Head. POET-EEIN, or FORTRAN, an ancient par. in the co. of Eoscommon, Scotland, now joined to Eoscommon. POETEVAD, a small harbour in Ballysadere Bay, co. Sligo, Ireland, 4 miles N. by W. of Ballyeadere. It is a coastguard station. PORT-EYNON, or PORTH-ENION, a par. in tho