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AGHABOG, a parish, in the barony of DARTRY,
county of MONAGHAN, and province of ULSTER, 1 mile
(W.) from Newbliss, on the road from Clones to Bally-
bay} containing 7442 inhabitants. It comprises, ac-
cording to the Ordnance survey, 11,543½ statute acres,
of which 222½ are covered with water, and 10,484 are
arable and pasture land, applotted under the tithe act;
there are also from 16 to 20 acres of woodland, and
about 243 of bog. The soil is a rich but shallow loam
on a deep, stiff, and retentive clay, which renders it wet
unless drained and manured with lime and marl, but it
produces naturally an abundant herbage: the inhabi-
tants are nearly all engaged in the linen manufacture.
Within the limits of the parish are five lakes, of which
that near Leysborough demesne is the largest. Drum-
braia is the neat residence of T. Phillips, Esq. The living
is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Clogher, and
in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to
£331. 3. 3. The church is a plain edifice, built in 1775,
for which purpose the late Board of First Fruits gave
£390. There is a glebe-house, with a glebe of 40 acres.
In the R. C. divisions this parish forms part of the
union of Killeevan: the chapel is a neat modern build-
ing, situated on the townland of Lathnamard. At
Drumkeen there is a Presbyterian meeting-house, in
connection with the Seceding Synod, and of the second
class. There are seven public and two private schools
in the parish. James Woodwright, Esq., of Gola, be-
queathed £10 per ann. for the poor.
AGHABOLOGUE, a parish, in the barony of EAST
MUSKERRY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER,
5 miles (E. N. E.) from Macroom; containing 5054
inhabitants. It comprises 18,130 statute acres, as ap-
plotted under the tithe act, and valued at £6712 per
annum. Its surface is very uneven and soil various: in
the western and northern parts are several lofty hills,
of which Knockgaun and Knockroer are the highest.
On part of its eastern boundary, near the Dripsey, the
soil is very productive; and the lands around Ahavrin
are in a high state of cultivation. The state of agricul-
ture has been much improved by the exertions of Capt.
Crooke, Mr. Colthurst, and other proprietors, who have
introduced a practical system of irrigation and draining,
and the culture of green crops. The glen of Mulli-
nassig abounds with beautiful and romantic scenery;
both its sides are richly adorned with wood, and at its
head, deeply seated amid towering rocks, is a little mill,
below which the river forms a fine cascade, and a little
lower falls into a beautiful lake. Numerous large and
elegant houses are scattered over the parish; the prin-
cipal are Clonmoyle, the seat of C. Colthurst, Esq.;
Ahavrin House, of Capt. T. E. Crooke, Leeds, of F.
Woodley, Esq.; Cooper’s Ville, of W. Warsop Cooper,
Esq.; Deelis, of R. Fuller Harriett, Esq.5 Mountrivers, of
N. Whiting, Esq.; Kilberehert, of R. B. Crooke, Esq.;
the Cottage, of J. Pyne, Esq.; Rock Ville, of T. Radley,
Esq.; Ahavrin Cottage, of the Rev. I. Smith; and Car-
rigadrohid, of the Rev. Pierce Green, P.P. The small de-
mesne of Ahavrin is well planted; and on an isolated rock
at its southern extremity stands a picturesque castellated
tower, surmounted by a light and graceful turret. The
living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cloyne,
and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to
£750. 0. 5½. The church is a small dilapidated struc-
ture, and is about to be rebuilt by the Ecclesiastical
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Commissioners. There is no glebe-house; but adjoin-
ing the churchyard is a glebe of five acres, and another
glebe of thirty acres was purchased at Ahavrin by the
late Board of First Fruits, subject to an annual rental,
which being too high, the rector never took possession
of it. In the R. C. divisions this parish is the head of
a union or district, which comprises also the parish of
Magourney and a moiety of Aghinagh, and contains two
chapels, situated at Aghabologue and Magourney: the
former is a large and handsome edifice, in the pointed
style of architecture, with a broad, flat, castellated bell
turret. The parochial school for boys and girls is built
on the glebe adjoining the church, and is endowed by
the rector with the entire plot of glebe: there are also
two hedge schools in the parish. Near the church is
a celebrated well, dedicated to St. Olan. In the church-
yard is St. Olan’s Cap, a square stone, six feet,high,
inscribed with a number of Ogham characters, perfect
and legible, with several others on the base covered by
the soil; and close to the doorway leading into the
church is a large ancient square font of grey marble,
curiously moulded at the corners.
AGHACREW, or AUGHACREW, a parish, in the
barony of KILNEMANAGH, county of TIPPERARY, and
province of MUNSTER, 7 miles (N. N. E.) from Tipperary,
on the new line of road from that place to Nenagh; con-
taining 390 inhabitants. It comprises only 364 statute
acres, as applotted under the tithe act; and contains
High Park, the residence of the Rev. John Hunt. It is
in the diocese of Cashel, and the rectory is wholly ap-
propriate to the Archbishop’s mensal: the tithes amount
to £40. 10. 4. There is no church: the Protestant in-
habitants attend divine service at Toam, about three
miles distant.
AGHACROSS.—See AHACROSS.
AGHADA, or AHADA, a parish, partly in the barony
of BARRYMORE,but chiefly in that of IMOKILLY, county
of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 4 miles (S. W. by
W.) from Gloyne; containing 2512 inhabitants. This
parish, which includes the small fishing village of
Whitegate, is situated on the south side of Cork har-
bour, and on the road from Cloyne to Carlisle Fort.
The village of Aghada occupies an elevated site, and con-
tains the parish church and R. C. chapel. The village
of Whitegate is a small fishing port, where several boats
are employed in raising sand from the harbour, which
is used for manure. On the north side of the parish a
neat small pier has been constructed by subscription,
where a steam-boat from Cork or Cove calls every
Tuesday during the summer, and where coal and sand
are occasionally landed. About 50 females are em-
ployed in platting Tuscan straw for exportation, and a
few in platting the crested dog’s tail, or “traneen,” grass
found here. The parish comprises 2331 statute acres,
as applotted under the tithe act: the greater part is
under tillage, and nearly the whole of the remainder is
pasture; there is very little waste land or bog. At
Whitegate are two quarries of stone used for building.
There are several handsome houses within its limits:
the principal are Aghada House, the residence of J.
Roche, Esq.; Whitegate House, of Mrs. Blakeney Fitz-
gerald; Careystown, of Mrs. Atkin; Hadwell Lodge,
of J. Penrose, Esq.; Hadwell, of the Rev. Dr. Austen;
Maryland House, of J. Haynes, Esq.; Rathcourcy, of
J. Smith, Esq.; and the glebe-house, of the Rev. J.