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Rh TYRRELL'S HALL. 708 TYTHERINGTON. and its affluents. The lakes are numerous but unim- portant, except Lough Neagh, of which 27,355 acres belong to this county. The Irish North- Western rail- way enters the county near Trillick, and runs N. past Omagh to Strabane, and on to Londonderry ; the Porta- down, Dungannon, and Omagh Junction railway con- nects the Irish North- Western, and the Ulster lines, and a branch of the Belfast and Northern Counties railway passes north of Lough Neagh to Cookstown. The roads are well laid off, and are kept in good order. The principal are the Dublin and Londonderry road, passing by Augbnacloy, Omagh, Newtownstewart, and Strabane ; and the Armagh and Coleraine road, by Moy, Dungaunon, and Cookstown. The elevated moun- tain district occupying the N.W. of the county is of mica slate, or Old Red sandstone formation, while granite is to be found in the north-eastern parts. The great central parts are of Old Rud sandstone, or sandstone conglomerate, which extends southwards into Ferma- nagh. Carboniferous limestone occupies a considerable portion of the S. There is a small coal-field about Dun- gannon and Coalisland, which supplies a quickly burning coal, resembling that of Ayrshire. Tho ecains are thicker than in other districts in Ireland, but the yield has not equalled the expectations formed, and though the mines are still worked, the amount raised is not considerable. Marble is quarried in the neighbourhood of Monaghan, and potter's clay about Coalisland. Traces of lead, copper, and iron are also found. The soil in the lower land is fertile, the hilly parts afford good pasturage for cattle, and much of the central dis- trict is reclaimed moor or bog, but a great deal may yet be done towards improvement by judicious drainage. Wheat and barley are little grown, oats being the staple crop. Potatoes and flax are also attended to. The county is partly in the diocese of Clogher, but princi- pally in those of Armagh and Derry, in the distribution of the Roman Catholic as well as of the Established Church. In 1861, 52,016, or 21'8 per cent, of the population belonged to the latter Church; 134,716, or 56-5 per cent., were Roman Catholics; 46,568, or 19'5 per cent, were Presbyterians, and 5,200, or 2'2 per cent., belonged to other denominations. The county returns three members to Parliament two for the county at large, constituency in 1864, 8,421 ; and one for Dungannon borough, constituency 177. It is divided for civil purposes into eight baronies Clog- her, Dungannon, Lower, Middle, and Upper Omagh, East and West, and Strabane, Lower and Upper, and contains 46 parishes. The government is entrusted to the lieutenant and custos, the high sheriff, 24 deputy lieutenants, and about 112 magistrates. It belongs to the N.W. circuit. The assizes are held at Omagh, and petty sessions at 20 other towns. The county gaol, county infirmary, and district lunatic asylum are at Omagh, where there is also a barrack station. The county is within the Dublin military district. It is divided into 7 Poor-law Unions and 28 dispensary districts. There are 25 market-towns. The principal seats are Stuart Hall, Earl of Castlestuart ; Barons Court, Marquis of Abercorn ; Dungannon Park, Hon. W. S. Knox ; Ballygawley House, Sir J. 51. Stewart ; Fecarry Lodge, Sir B. B. M'Mahon ; Liw&.vr, Sir N. A. Staples ; besides numerous residences of the gentry of the county. The antiquities are not numerous, and are generally confined to the ruins of monasteries and ancient castles, none of which are of much importance. The Marquis of Waterford is Baron Tyrone in the peerage of Great Britain. TYRRELL'S HALL, a hmlt. in the par. of Wiffin- gale Doe, co. Essex, 7 miles N.W. of Chelmsford. TYRRELLSPASS, a post-office vil. in the pars, of Newtown and Clonfad, bar. of Fartullagh, co. West- meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. It is situated near Gallows Hill, and contains Clonfad church, a chapel, a school, savings-bank, police station, barracks, and a dis- pensary. The chief residences are Toor Hall and Cornahir. This village was anciently a market town. Some of the inhabitants are employed in the manufac- ture of cotton. Here are the remains of Tyrrell's Castle, erected to secure the passage to the town. Fairs are held on 17th May and 17th December. TYRRINGHAM-WITH-FILGROVE, a par. in the bund, of Newport, co. Bucks, 2 miles N.W. of Newport- Pagnell, its post town, and 4 from Olney. The village is situated on the river Ouse. The living is a rect.,* annexed to that of Filgrovo, in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 398. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The prin- cipal residence is Tyrringham House, built on the site of the old ono, which was the seat of the Tyringhams prior to the Conquest. The lawn faces the river, over which is a modern stone bridge. TYR-ROSSER, or TIR RHOS HIR; a hmlt. in the par. of Llandebie, co. Carmarthen, 4 miles S.W. of Llandilo-fawr. TYRY. See TIREE, co. Argyle. TYRYBRENIN, a hmlt. in the par. of Llandilo- talybont, co. Glamorgan 4 miles N.E. of Loughor. TYR-Y-MYNACH, a tnshp. in the par. of LlanH- hangel-Geneur-Glynn, hund. of Geneur-Glynn, co. Cardigan, 4 miles N.W. of Aberystwith. It includes Bow Street, Pengarn, and Rhydpennan. TYSOE, a par. in the Kington div. of Kington bund., co. Warwick, 4J miles S.E. from Kineton, or Kington, its post town, and 10 from Banbury. The par. is divided into Upper and Lower Tysoe, and includes the hamlet of Westcoto. Tho village is situated opposite the hill on which is cut the figure of a horse, 50 feet in length, in the red sandstone rock, and which gives to the adjacent low lands the name of the Vale of Red Horse. It is supposed to commemorate the act of the Earl of Warwick, the king-maker, in killirg his horso on Palm Sunday, the day of the battle of Towton, in 1461, on the anniversary of which it has been customary for the country people to assemble for the purpose of cleaning the figure from whatever has grown upon it in the course '>f the year, which is locally termed " scouring the horse." The living is a vie.,* with the rect. of Compton-Wynyates, in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 266. The church is dedicated to St. John or to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 150 per annum. There is a National school, and the Wesleyans have a chapel. The Marquis of Northampton is lord of tha manor. TYTHACOTT, or TITHECOT, a hmlt. in the par. of Buckland Brewer, co. Devon, 5 miles N.W. of Tor- rington. TYTHBY, a par. in the S. div. of Bingham wap., co. Nottingham, 2 miles N.W. of Bingham, its post town, and 10 S.E. of Nottingham. The village is situated on a branch of the river Smite, at the western extremity of the vale of Belvoir, and near the Grantham canal, here crossed by the Fosse road. The par. includes the tnshp. of Cropwell Butler. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 102. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was restored in 1824. In the chancel is a monument to the Chaworth family. TYTHEGSTON, a par. in the hund. of Newcastle, co. Glamorgan, 4 miles S.W. of Bridgend, its post town. It is situated on the Bristol Channel, and contains the hmlta. of Upper and Lower Tythegston. The subsoil is productive of coal and ironstone. In the vicinity is a cromlech. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Llandaff, in the div. of Llandaff. The church is dedi- cated to St. Tudwg. TYTHERINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Prest- bury, hund. of Macclesfield, co. Chester, 1 mile N.E. of Macclesfield, its post town. The village is on the high road to Stockport, near the Macclesfield branch of the Manchester and Birmingham railway. The soil is clayey, with a subsoil of clay and sand. T. Brockle- hurst, Esq., is lord of the manor. TYTHERINGTON, a par. in the hunds. of Thorn- bury and Henbury, co. Gloucester, 4 miles W. of Wlckwar, its post town, 3 S.E. of Thornbury, and 4 S.W. of Charfield. It contains the hmlt. of Itchington. The village is situated near the Gloucester and Bristol road. The soil is loamy, with a subsoil of limestone.