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gentle eminence forming a peninsula projecting into the
harbour. In 1831 it contained 124 houses, since which
period it has rapidly increased, and now contains nearly
200 houses, including a number of neat and commodious
villas and lodges, erected for the accommodation of the
numerous visiters resorting hither during the bathing
season. It is so closely connected with Kinsale that it
is generally considered as a part of that town. An ex-
tensive and lucrative fishery, affording employment to
a large portion of the inhabitants, is carried on here.
Immediately above the village are the barracks of Kin-
sale.
SCOTSHOUSE, a village, in the parish of CURRIN,
barony of DARTRY, county of MONAGHAN, and province
of ULSTER, 5½ miles (N. W.) from Cootehill, on the road
from Clones to Stradone: the population is returned
with the parish. It is a station of the constabulary po-
lice, and contains the parochial church and R. C. chapel.
Near the village is Hilton, the handsome seat of Col.
Madden.
SCRABBY, or BALLIMACKELLENNY, a post-
town and parish,in the barony of TULLOGHONOHO, county
of CAVAN, and province of ULSTER, 15 miles (S. W. by S.)
from Cavan, and 70 (N. N. W.) from Dublin) containing
2668 inhabitants, of which number, 183 are in the town.
This small town, which in 1831 contained 40 houses,
consists chiefly of one street extending along the road
from Arvagh to Granard; it has a sub-post-office to
Crossdoney, and fairs are held on Feb. 10th, May 12th,
Aug. 1st, and Dec. 12th. The parish comprises, accord-
ing to the Ordnance survey, 6661 statute acres, of which
1182 are in Lough Gowna; the land is of indifferent
quality. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ardagh,
forming part of the union of Granard: the rectory is in
dispute. The tithes amount to £157. 16. 11., of which
£87. 13. 10. is payable to the vicar; the remainder is
rectorial. The church adjoins the town.
SCRYNE, county of WEXFORD.—See SKREEN.
SCULLABOGUE, county of WEXFORD. — See
NEWBAWN.
SCULLOGESTOWN.—See HORTLAND.
SCURLOGSTOWN, or SCURLOCKSTOWN, a
parish, in the barony of LOWER DEECE, county of
MEATH, and province of LEINSTER, 1½ mile (E. S. E.)
from Trim, on the road to Dublin, and on the river
Boyne; containing 328 inhabitants. This place derives
its name from William de Scurlog, who erected a castle
here about 1180: the ruins of this structure exhibit a
square keep of large proportions and massive strength,
with circular towers at the angles, and a few apertures
for the admission of light. The parish comprises 2484
statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act; the land
is chiefly arable. It is a curacy, in the diocese of Meath,
forming part of the union of Trim: the rectory is im
propriate in Joseph Ashe, Esq. The tithes amount to
£159. 0. 4½., of which £135. 0. 4½. is payable to the im-
propriator, and £24 to the curate. In the R. C. divi-
sions it is part of the union or district of Dunsany and
Kilmessan. There are fragments of an ancient church,
consisting of two rude circular arches.
SCURLOGSTOWN, a village, in the parish of BUR-
RY, barony of UPPER KELLS, county of MEATH, and
province of LEINSTER, 2¼ miles (S. W.) from Kells, on
the road to Clonmellon; containing 32 houses and 181
inhabitants.
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SEA
SEAFORDE, a village, in the parish of LOUGHIN-
ISLAND, barony of KINELEARTY, county of DOWN, and
province of ULSTER, 1 mile (N.) from Clough, on the
roads leading respectively from Downpatrick to Newry,
and from Dundrum to Ballynahinch: the population
is returned with the parish. This village, which was
anciently called Neaghen, is small but very handsomely
built, consisting of one principal street, from the centre
of which a smaller street branches off at right angles.
At its northern extremity is a very handsome gateway
of freestone, consisting of a centre and two side open-
ings; and near it is a chaste Grecian lodge of freestone,
forming an entrance into the extensive demesne of Sea-
forde, the handsome seat of Col. M. Forde; the man-
sion, which is situated in the centre of the parish, was
destroyed by fire in 1816, and rebuilt in 1819 in a style
of sumptuous elegance; the demesne, which is finely
undulated, comprises 1060 acres, richly planted and
embellished with a large and picturesque lake. The
manor of Seaforde extends over the whole of the parish,
with the exception only of the townland of Clough;
and a court is held every three weeks before the senes-
chal, in which debts to the amount of £2 are recover-
able: petty sessions are also held on alternate Tues-
days, and fairs on March 7th, June 9th., Sept 4th, and
Dec. 6th. The parish church, a handsome edifice, is si-
tuated in the village; and there is a place of worship for
Presbyterians in connection with the Seceding Synod,
of the second class. There are also six handsome alms-
houses, erected in 1828 by Col. Forde, who endowed
them with £60 per ann. for six aged widows; and some
schools, the particulars of which are stated in the article
on Loughin-Island, which see.
SEAGOE, or SEGOE, a parish, in the barony of
ONEILLAND EAST, county of ARMAGH, and province of
ULSTER, 1 mile (N. N. E.) from Portadown, extending
along the river Bann, and intersected by the great
roads leading from Armagh to Belfast, and from
Portadown to Banbridge; containing 9736 inhabi-
tants. This place, which is said to have derived
its name from Seagh-Gabha, “the smith’s seat,” was
allotted to Nial Gabha, one of the sons of the great
O’Nial. It is traditionally said that, in 836, a battle
was fought here, in which Blacar, a Danish chief, ances-
tor of the family of Blacker, defeated Ail, or O’Nial, and
his sept; and the place, adjoining Carrick demesne, is
pointed out, called Lis-na-grilly, signifying “the fort of
the dagger,” where there are still faint traces of a cir-
cular intrenchment. The parish is bounded on the west
by the river Bann, along which it extends for about 4½
miles: it contains three manorial districts, subdivided
into 47 townlands, comprising, according to the Ord-
nance survey, 10,982¼ statute acres: 1236½| are in Lough
Neagh, and 49½ in the river Bann; the rest are chiefly
arable, though, along the banks of the river, there is
an extensive tract of low meadow and pasture ground,
which is inundated about Christmas, and the water does
not disappear till March, when it leaves behind a light
deposit of mud, enriching the soil and producing nutri-
tious, though coarse, herbage: there is very little bog.
Agriculture is considerably improved; the crops are
corn, flax, and potatoes; onions are cultivated to a
great extent. The fuel used is turf, cut and saved in
the months of July and August, great quantities of
which are conveyed up the Bann from the large bogs in
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