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are tithe-free, and the townland. of Derrynaught was
given by Primate Robinson to the Armagh Observa-
tory. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the dio-
cese of Armagh, constituting the corps of the prebend
of Mullaghbrack in the cathedral of Armagh, and in
the patronage of the Lord-Primate. The tithes amount
to £671. 4. 6½.; the glebe-house, a handsome residence
beautifully situated, was erected in 1829, by the Rev.
S. Blacker, LL.D., the present incumbent, at an expense
of £4651. 8.; the glebe, which consists of five townlands,
comprises 1146 statute acres, valued at £1416 per
annum. The church, a neat edifice near the castle,
was rebuilt in 1830, at an expense of £1787, of which
£1035 was defrayed by the incumbent, £200 by the
Earl of Gosford, £100 by the Lord-Primate, £32 by
subscription, and £400 by parochial assessment. In
the R. C. divisions the parish is partly in the union of
Ballymore, and partly in that of Kilcluney: the chapel,
situated about half a mile from the church, belongs to
the Ballymore union; that for the Kilcluney district
is at Clady, and is now being rebuilt; there are places of
worship for Presbyterians in connection with the Synod
of Ulster and the Seceding Synod, and Wesleyan Me-
thodists. About 720 children are taught in six public
schools: of these, the Cabra school, with a residence
for a master and mistress, was built and endowed with
£30 per ann. by the late A. M c Creight, Esq.; the present
incumbent has endowed the parochial school with £20
per ann.; and the Gosford school was built and is sup-
ported by Lady Gosford. There are also seven schools,
each of which is in connection with some educational
society, in which are about 240 children; and nine Sun-
day schools. On the estate of Lord Charlemont is a cairn,
called Cairnamnhanaghan, or "the monk's cairn," a
conical heap of stones still covering more than two acres,
though much reduced by the peasantry, who have carried
away many of the stones for building, a practice now pro-
hibited by the proprietor. There is a similar cairn about
five miles distant. Parts of the walls of the bawn built
by H. Acheson, Esq., are still remaining, and in Gosford
demesne are five Danish forts.
MULLAGHMORE, a peninsulated district, in the
parish of AHAMPLISH, barony of LOWER CARBERY,
county of SLIGO, and province of CONNAUGHT, 9 miles
(N.) from Sligo: the population, is returned with the
parish. This place, which is situated on the north-
western coast, near Milkhaven, and includes several
small villages, has been greatly improved by Viscount
Palmerston, who has built here a commodious quay,
from which the inhabitants export com and other agri-
cultural produce; and has also expended considerable
sums in reclaiming the neighbouring bogs, and in plant-
ing the loose sands with that species of grass called
"bent," which alone will take root, and render them
in due time a firm and solid beach. His lordship has
built several neat houses for the reception of families
during the bathing season; and a new town is rapidly
springing up near the quay, which will soon supersede
the villages of Ballintample and Grange.
MULLAHIDDART, or MULLAHITHART, a parish,
in the barony of CASTLEKNOCK, county of DUBLIN,
and province of LEINSTER, 5¾ miles (N. W. by N.) from
Dublin, on the road to Navan; containing 478 inhabit-
ants. "The guild or fraternity of the Blessed Virgin
Mary," of Mullahiddart, was founded in the 23rd of
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Hen. VI. by act of parliament. The principal seats
are Hollywood, the residence of Major Thompson; Tyr-
relstown, of A. Rorke, Esq.; and Kilmartin, of J. Hos-
kins, Esq. The parish was formerly a northern portion of
that of Castleknock. It is a rectory and curacy, in the dio-
cese of Dublin: the rectory forms the corps of the prebend
thereof in the cathedral of St. Patrick, Dublin, and in
the patronage of the Archbishop; and the curacy forms
part of the union of Castleknock. The tithes amount
to £210, of which £70 is payable to the prebendary and
the remainder to the incumbent of Castleknock. The
church is in ruins, presenting, with its ivy-covered tower,
a picturesque object. In the R. C. divisions the parish
forms part of the union or district of Castleknock. A
school under the National Board, aided by a collection
at the R. C. chapel, affords instruction to 62 boys and
16 girls. A well not far from the church, dedicated
to the Blessed Virgin, is frequented at certain periods
by the peasantry. Ancient coins have been found near
the church.
MULLAVILLY, or MULLAGHVILLY, an eccle-
siastical district, in the barony of LOWER ORIOR, county
of ARMAGH, and province of ULSTER, 2 miles (N. by W.)
from Tanderagee, on the road from Newry to Porta-
down; containing 6593 inhabitants. This district com-
prises 6880 acres, generally remarkably good, and under
an excellent system of agriculture: the Brachy bog,
containing about 350 acres, is very valuable for fuel.
The manor court of Tannybalton was formerly held here,
but it has been for some time discontinued. The prin-
cipal proprietors are Viscount Mandeville and the Count
de Salis. Near the church is Mullavilly House, the re-
sidence of J. Atkinson, Esq.; the glebe-house is the
residence of the Rev. Maxwell Carpendale; and there
are several other very good houses, the residences of
farmers. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the dio-
cese of Armagh, and in the patronage of the Chancellor
of Armagh. The income of the perpetual curate amounts
to £94.4.7½., of which £69. 4. 7½. is paid by the rector
of Kilmore, and £25 out of Primate Boulter's Augmen-
tation Fund. The glebe-house was built by aid of a gift
of £450, and a loan of £50, in 1812, from the late Board
of First Fruits: the glebe consists of 10 acres, valued
at £12. 8. per annum. Prior to the year 1755, this
formed part of the parish of Kilmore, but in that
year seventeen townlands were set apart to form the
district of Mullavilly, shortly after which the church
was erected, at the cost of Primate Robinson, but it
was not consecrated till 1785; it was considerably
enlarged in 1820, at an expense of £738 British, of
which sum £387 was a loan from the late Board of
First Fruits; it has lately been repaired by aid of a
grant of £137 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners,
and is a handsome cruciform building, with a square
embattled tower at the west front, surmounted by a
low spire. In the R. C. divisions this parish forms part
of the union or district of Kilmore: the chapel is a
small building, at Mullavilly. At Vinecash there is a
place of worship for Presbyterians in connection with
the Synod of Ulster, of the third class; and another at
Ahoney, belonging to the Seceding Synod, of the second
class. About 650 children are educated in seven public
schools, of which one at Mullavilly is on Erasmus
Smith's foundation, and has a large and handsome
school-house, erected by the Count de Salis,. at an ex-