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dean and chapter and the vicar choral; the parochial
female school-house was built by Lord Carbery; and
an infants’ school is supported by Miss Townsend.
There are also four private schools, in which are about
120 children; and two Sunday schools. The Rev. S.
Jervois, in 1786, bequeathed £400, the interest of which
is annually divided among the Protestant poor, and £10
annually, which is paid as apprentice fees with the most
deserving boy and girl in the Sunday school. The Rev.
T. Hoare, the present vicar choral, has also given by
deed £500, the interest of which is annually divided
among the most necessitous poor of the parish. On
an island which was formerly joined to the mainland
are the ruins of Downeen castle; and at Ballyvoureen
are the remains of an ancient house in the Elizabethan
style, formerly the residence of the Coppinger family.
At Temple Faughnan, about a mile and a half from the
town, are the ruins of a house erected by the Knights
Templars in 1301, and modernised in 1712. Adjoining
the town are the remains of the abbey founded by St.
Faughnan: the side walls of the choir of the church,
rudely built of unhewn stone, are still standing; on
the south side are the remains of a circular arch, and
adjoining the ruin is the tomb of the Rev. J. Power,
who died in 1831: it is much resorted to by pilgrims.
In the south wall of the cathedral is an old carved head,
said to be that of St. Faughnan. Banduff castle, built
by the O’Donovans, and afterwards called Castle Salem,
was an extensive building with a walled park and more
than 300 acres of oak wood, all now destroyed. In the
grounds of Tinneel are the remains of a cromlech. The
Rev, Horace Townsend, author of the Statistical Survey
of the county of Cork, is resident at Deny, in this
parish.
ROSSDROIT, a parish, in the barony of BANTRY,
county of WEXFORD, and province of LEINSTER, 4 miles
(W. S. W.) from Enniscorthy, on the road to New Ross;
containing 1976 inhabitants. This parish and that of
Templescobin, both formerly belonging to the abbey of
Timolin, were by letters patent granted, in 1619, to
Henry Perse, Esq., at a small annual rent. They were
forfeited to the Crown by Peirse Butler, Esq., in 1641,
and in 1667 Were incorporated and assigned, under the
Act of Settlement, to the incumbent of Rossdroit, other-
wise Templescobin, at the annual rent of £1. 2. 7½. In
1806 the townlands of Clohass and Scobin were sepa-
rated from Rossdroit, and constituted a distinct parish,
under the name of Templescobin, which see. The parish,
which is supposed to derive part of its name from a
bridge over a small stream falling into the river Boro
near the village of Clough, comprises 7999 statute acres,
chiefly under tillage; the soil is light, and the state of
agriculture is improving, but limestone for manure is
not to be obtained nearer than Enniscorthy. At Bally-
highland, on the border of the parish, is a lead mine,
which, was worked about 20 years since; it has been lately
re-opened by a mining company and is now in full work.
Fairs for cattle are held at Moneyhore on the 25th of
Feb., March, and May, on Oct. 2nd, and Dec. 7th; four
of these are held by patent, for which a fee of 15s. per
ann. is paid to the Crown by Mr. Wm. Condon, of
Dublin. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Ferns,
and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount
to £590. 15. 9. per ann., and there is a glebe of 20 acres
subject to a rent of 21s. (Irish currency) per acre. The
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glebe-house, the residence of the Rev. W. Hinson, is a
substantial and commodious mansion, towards the
erection of which the late Board of First Fruits, in
1814, granted £100 as a gift, and £675 as a loan. The
church is a neat edifice, built in 1795 when the same
Board contributed a gift of £500. The original tower
being in a dangerous state was taken down a few years
since, and a new tower erected at the expense of the
parishioners; the granite quoins used in its construction
were brought from the ruins of the Franciscan friary at
Enniscorthy. The church has been lately repaired, the
Ecclesiastical commissioners having granted £223 for
that purpose. Adjoining it are the ruins of the ancient
edifice. In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of
the union or district of Davidstown, comprising also the
parishes of St. John, Templescobin, and that part of
Clonmore called the “Quarter of Clough,” and con-
taining the chapels of Davidstown and Courtnacuddy,
both in this parish: the former is a neat building. At
Ballybawn is a school under the trustees of Erasmus
Smith’s charity, who allow the master £20 per ann.,
with a contingent gratuity of £10: the school-house is
built on a piece of ground presented by the late S. Ram,
Esq., containing two acres, of which the master has the
use rent-free: there is also a school adjoining the chapel
at Courtnacuddy. In these schools about 70 children
are educated; and there two private schools, in which
are about 90 children.
ROSSDUFF, a parish, in the barony of GAULTIER,
county of WATERFORD, and province of MUNSTER; con-
taining 88 inhabitants. This small parish is situated
upon the harbour of Waterford, and comprises only 194
statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act. It is a
rectory, in the diocese of Waterford, forming part of the
union of Killare: the tithes amount to £10.
ROSSES (UPPER and LOWER), two villages in
the parish of DRUMCLIFFE, barony of LOWER CAREERY,
county of SLIGO, and province of CONNAUGHT, 5 miles
(N. N. W.) from Sligo; the former containing 170
inhabitants: the population of the latter is returned
with the parish. They are situated on the peninsula
that separates the pool of Sligo from the bay of Drum-
cliffe. On the shore of the former are several bathing-
lodges for the accommodation of visiters during the sea-
son; and in the vicinity is the race course of Bomore,
where races are held by subscription, generally in
August.
ROSSINVER, a parish, partly in the lower half-
barony of CARBERY, county of SLIGO, but chiefly in
that of ROSSCLOGHER, county of LEITRIM, and pro-
vince of CONNAUGHT, 5½ miles (S. S. W.) from Bally-
shannon, on the road to Manor-Hamilton; containing
13,370 inhabitants. The parish is situated at the
northern extremity of the county, where it touches
the bay of Donegal, and comprises 49,179½ statute
acres, as applotted under the tithe act. The land in
the southern part is principally in pasture, and some
successful attempts at irrigation have been made.
Towards the sea it is more generally under tillage: the
soil is tolerably fertile, and the system of agriculture is
improving. Limestone is found in the mountains and
freestone in the lower lands. The surrounding scenery
is beautifully diversified, and from some of the higher
grounds are numerous interesting views, combining fea-
tures of much grandeur. Woodville House, the seat of