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were taken down to afford a site for the present church.
At Coppingerstown are the ruins of a castle of the
Fitzgeralds; on the south side of the town are some
very slight remains of an hospital, founded by Edw. I.;
at Ballinacurra are the ruins of the old parish church,
and at Ballyannan are the remains of the mansion built
by the first Lord Midleton. A large belt and the horns
of a moose deer were found in a bog on Lord Midleton's
estate; and on Killeagh Farm were found numerous
silver coins of the reign of Elizabeth. Midleton gives
the title of Viscount to the family of Brodrick.
MILESTOWN, a village, in the parish of KILSARAN,
barony of ARDEE, county of LOUTH, and province of
LEINSTER, ¼ of a mile (S.) from Castle-Bellingham, on
the mail road to Dublin; containing 23 houses and 108
inhabitants.
MILLBROOK, a village, in the parish of LOUGH-
CREW, barony of DEMIFORE, county of MEATH, and
province of LEINSTER. 1 mile (S. W.) from Oldcastle,
on the road to Kells; containing 9 houses and 50 in-
habitants. Here are the mills and residence of W.
Henry, Esq.
MILLENAGH, or MELINA, a parish, in the barony
of BALLAGHKEEN, county of WEXFORD, and province
of LEINSTER, 7 miles (E.) from Enniscorthy, and on
the coast road from Wexford to Dublin; containing,
with the town of Oulart (which is separately described),
1201 inhabitants. During the disturbances of 1798
this place was the scene of a severe action between a
party of the North Cork militia and the insurgents, who
had encamped on Oulart Hill. The parish comprises
3983½ statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act,
and chiefly in tillage. The principal seat is Island, the
residence of Wm. Bolton, Esq. It is an impropriate
curacy, in the diocese of Ferns, annexed, under an act of
the 4th of Geo. IV., to that of Kilmuckridge: the
rectory is impropriate in Capt. Villars Hatton, R. N.,
who allows £6 per ann. and a glebe of 28 acres for the
performance of the clerical duties. The tithes amount
to £212. 9. 11. In the R. C. divisions the greater part
of the parish is within the union or district of Oulart,
where the chapel is situated, and the remainder is in the
district of Blackwater. About 100 children are educated
in three private schools.
MILLFORD, a village, in the parish of KILBOLANE,
barony of ORRERY and KILMORE, county of CORK, and
province of MUNSTER, 5½ miles (S. W.) from Charle-
ville; containing 25 houses and 181 inhabitants. The
river Deel, which runs through the village, abounds
with trout and pike. There is a patent for four fairs,
hut they are not now held. Here is the R. C. chapel
for this part of the district of Freemount; also a na-
tional school. In the vicinity are several seats, noticed
under the head of Kilbolane.
MILLSTREET, a market and post-town, in the pa-
rish of DRISHANE, barony of WEST MUSKERRY, county
of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 29¼ miles (N. W.)
from Cork, and 155 (S. W.) from Dublin, on the road
from Cork to Killarney, and on that from Mallow to
Kenmare; containing 1935 inhabitants. Before 1736,
the place consisted only of an inn, a mill, and five small
cabins: it has now one long street, with several smaller
ones diverging from it, and contains 312 houses, the
greater number of which, though small, are neatly built.
It is situated on the south side of the Blackwater, amidst
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the lofty mountains of Muskerry, and derives its princi-
pal support from being a great thoroughfare. A small
market is held every Thursday, during the winter sea-
son, chiefly for pigs; and fairs are held on the 1st
and 12th of March, June, Sept., and Dec., for the
sale of cattle, horses and pigs. An ale and porter brew-
ery was established here in 1835, which produces 1000
tierces annually; and there are extensive flour-mills,
which have proved very advantageous to the farmer
in encouraging the growth of wheat. Here is a small
court-house, in which petty sessions are held on alter-
nate Mondays; connected with it is a small bridewell.
It is a constabulary police station; and there are large
barracks for 6 officers and 100 men, where a detachment
of infantry has been kept ever since the riots of 1822.
The parish church of Drishane stands on an eminence
above the town; it is a handsome edifice, built in 1798
at the expense of J. Wallis, Esq., of Drishane Castle,
the owner of the eastern part of the town; the western
part, called Coomlagan, belongs to M c Carty O'Leary,
Esq. Here is also a R. C. chapel, which, being small
and inconvenient, is about to be rebuilt upon a larger
scale. The male and female parochial school is sup-
ported by H. Wallis, Esq., and the vicar; and a school
is about to be established in connection with the new
R. C. chapel. The scenery around the town is exceed-
ingly interesting, and in its vicinity are several elegant
residences, noticed in the article on DRISHANE.
MILLTOWN, a village, partly in the parish of TA-
NEY, but chiefly in that part of the united parishes of
ST. PETER and ST. KEVIN, which is in the barony of
UPPERCROSS, county of DUBLIN, and province of LEIN-
STER, 2½ miles (S.) from Dublin, on the road to Dun-
drum and Enniskerry; containing 673 inhabitants. It
is situated on the river Dodder, and numerous dilapi-
dated buildings testify that it was formerly an impor-
tant place. A starch and glue mill is in operation, and
the woollen mills, which were established 35 years since,
for the manufacture of low-priced cloths, employ about
60 persons, under Mr. Morris Harnett. The Dodder,
after heavy rains, being swelled by mountain torrents,
overflows its banks and sometimes does considerable
damage. The neighbourhood is adorned with many res-
pectable residences, from several of which splendid views
of the bay and city of Dublin are obtained, as well as
of the Wicklow mountains: among them are Milltown
Park, the residence of G. Russell, Esq.; Fairyland, of
W. C. Hogan, Esq.; Nullamore, of W. H. Flemyng,
Esq.; Rich View, of the Rev. S. W. Fox; Richmond
House, of J. Somers, Esq.; South Hill, of J. Elliott,
Esq.; Richmond Park, of W. M c Cann, Esq.; Brook-
field, of J. Smith, Esq.; and the residence of the Misses
Hunt, partly the repaired edifice of Milltown Castle.
Here is a R. C. chapel, also a dissenting place of wor-
ship for Independents; and in that part of the village
which is in Taney parish there is a school. Milltown
gives the title of Earl to the family of Leeson.
MILLTOWN, a village, in the parish of DINGLE,
barony of CORKAGUINEY, county of KERRY, and pro-
vince of MUNSTER, ¾ of a mile (W.) from Dingle, on
the road to Ventry; containing 24 houses and 160
inhabitants.
MILLTOWN, a market and post-town, in the parish
of KILCOLEMAN, barony of TRUGHENACKMY, county
of KERRY, and province of MUNSTER, 14 miles (S.) from