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rick, and in the patronage of John Croker, Esq.; the
rectory is impropriate in the Earl of Dunraven. The
tithes amount to £808. 5. 5., of which £506. 8. 6. is
payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the
vicar. The church, part of the Franciscan abbey, has
been already noticed: there is neither glebe nor glebe-
house. In the R. C. divisions the parish is the head
of a union or district, comprising also Drehidtarsna
and Clounshire, and parts of two other parishes; the
chapel is part of the ancient abbey of the Holy Trinity,
previously noticed. The refectory of the Franciscan
abbey, adjoining the church, was restored and fitted up
for a school by the Countess of Dunraven, in 1815; it
is a spacious apartment lighted by fifteen windows, each
of which is of a design different from the rest; and, in
1825, the countess built a good residence for the master
and mistress, in the same style as the refectory, with a
garden attached. There are 300 children in the school,
which is wholly supported by the countess. The paro-
chial school, in which are about 80 boys and 50 girls, is
supported by Lord Dunraven; and there is a private
pay school of about 30 boys and 6 girls. A fever hos-
pital and dispensary, with a house adjoining for a
resident physician, has been recently erected by his
lordship, and is supported in the customary manner.
Adare gives the titles of Baron and Viscount to the
ancient Irish family of Quin, Earls of Dunraven
and Mountearl; the present Earl constantly resides
here.
ADDERGOOLE, a parish, in the barony of TYRAW-
LEY, county of MAYO, and province of CONNAUGHT, 5
miles (S. by E.) from Crossmolina; containing 6725
inhabitants. This parish is situated on Lough Conn,
by which it is bounded on the north, and on the road
from Crossmolina to Castlebar: it contains within its
limits the greater portion of the stupendous mountain
of Nephin, which rises to a height of 2640 feet above
the level of the sea. The land generally is under an im-
proved system of tillage; there are large tracts of bog
and mountain, which have been reclaimed to a great
extent; and limestone abounds in the parish. Castle
Hill is the seat of Major Cormick; Woodpark, beauti-
fully situated on Lough Conn, of J. Anderson, Esq.;
and Carrowkeel, of W. Bourke, Esq. A fair is held
at Laherdane on the 29th of June, and at Ballagheen on
the 24th of June. The parish is in the diocese of Kil-
lala; the rectory is partly appropriate to the precentor-
ship, and partly to the vicars choral, of the cathedral of
Christchurch, Dublin; the vicarage forms part of the
union of Crossmolina. The tithes amount to £250, of
which £13. 10. is payable to the precentor, £111. 10. to
the vicars choral, and £125 to the vicar. The R. C. pa-
rish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church;
the chapel is at Laherdane. There are two public
schools, in which are about 130 boys and 30 girls; and
six hedge schools, in which are about 160 boys and 70
girls. There are some remains of an old abbey at
Addergoole, and also at Bofinan; and near Castle
Hill are vestiges of an ancient castle.
ADNITH, or ATHNETT, a parish, in the barony
of ELIOGARTY, county of TIPPERARY, and province of
MUNSTER, 4¼ miles (S. by E.) from Templemore, on the
river Suir, and on the road from Thurles to Templemore
and Rathdowney; containing 253 inhabitants. It com-
prises 826 statute acres, and in the Down survey and
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county books is not noticed as a parish, but as forming
a part of the parish of Rahelty, which was part of the
possessions of the abbey of Woney. It is a vicarage, in
the diocese of Cashel, and forms part of the union of
Thurles; the rectory is impropriate in Edward Taylor,
Esq. The tithes amount to £72, of which £39 is pay-
able to the impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar.
In the R. C. divisions also it is part of the union or district
of Thurles.
ADREGOOLE, or ADDERGOOLE, a parish, in the
barony of DUNMORE, county of GALWAY, and province
of CONNAUGHT, 4 miles (W.) from Dunmore, on the
river Clare, and on the road from Dunmore to Castlebar;
containing 2842 inhabitants. A constabulary police
force has been stationed here; and petty sessions are
held every alternate week. It is a vicarage, in the
diocese of Tuam, and forms part of the union of Tuam;
the rectory is appropriate partly to the deanery and
partly to the archdeaconry of Tuam. The tithes amount
to £137, 8. 2½., of which £103. 1. l½ is payable to the
dean and archdeacon, and £34. 7. 1. to the incumbent.
At Kilconly there is a chapel of ease. In the R. C.
divisions the parish is the head of a union or district,
comprising also that of Liskeevy; the chapel, a large
slated building recently erected, is situated at Milltown.
There are three pay schools, in which are about 170 boys
and 60 girls.
AFFANE, a parish, in the barony of DECIES-without-
DRUM, county of WATERFORD, and province of MUN-
STER, 4 miles (E. by S.) from Lismore, on the mail road
from Waterford, through Youghal, to Cork; containing
1879 inhabitants. This place, called anciently Arthmean,
or Aghmean, was, in 1564, the scene of a battle between
the Earls of Desmond and Ormonde, in which the Earl
of Ormonde was defeated with the loss of 280 of his
men. It is chiefly distinguished as containing Dromana,
which was for a long time the chief seat of the Fitz-
geralds of the Decies, who were descendants of James,
the seventh Earl of Desmond, and one of whom, in
1569, was created “Baron of Dromany and Viscount
Desses,” which titles became extinct at his decease.
His nephew and second successor in the estate enter-
tained at this place the celebrated Sir Walter Raleigh,
who introduced here a fine species of cherry, which has
continued to flourish in the neighbourhood to the pre-
sent day, and is still in high estimation. The old castle
having been burnt down in a period of hostility, the
present mansion was erected on its site, and is now the
property of H. Villiers Stuart, Esq., a descendant of the
original possessors. The parish is bounded on the
south-west by the river Blackwater, which is here navi-
gable; it comprises 7530 statute acres, as applotted
under the tithe act; the land is in general fertile. The
mansion of Mr. Stuart overhangs the Blackwater, which
winds round the base of a precipitous ascent clothed with
thriving plantations, and with its hanging gardens pre-
sents a picturesque and interesting feature. The other
seats are Belleville Park, the residence of S. Poer, Esq.,
pleasantly situated amidst thriving plantations; Rich-
mond, of Major Alcock; Mountrivers, of the Rev. G.
Gumbleton, the vicar; Affane, of S. Power, Esq.; and
Derriheen, of C. Maunsell, Esq. Fairs are held on May
14th, Aug. 12th, and Nov. 22nd. The living is a vicarage,
in the diocese of Lismore, to which the vicarage of
Aglish was episcopally united in 1817, forming the