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wilderness of rugged mountain wastes and heaths
broken on the west into abrupt rocky heights, and in-
cluding many islands separated by inlets of the sea.
Some of these islands are thinly covered on the sum-
mits with moss and heath, and a few present speci-
mens of verdure produced by cultivation; Arranmore,
the largest, forms a shelter for the rest and a barrier
against the western ocean. On the shores of Cruit grows
a kind of long and broad-leaved grass having a saline
taste, which the cattle readily feed on at ebb tide. The
district is unfavourable either for grazing or tillage;
the produce raised is inconsiderable and there is often
a scarcity of food. Throughout the parish agriculture
is in a very backward condition, the greater portion of
the land consisting of sands, mountain rocks, and bog:
the mountain of Crovehy rises 1033 feet above the level
of the sea. Indications of iron ore may be observed in
the precipitous face of the mountains. Petty sessions
are held at Dungloe, at which place there is a consta-
bulary police station. The living is a rectory and vicar-
age, in the diocese of Raphoe, and in the patronage of
the Marquess of Conyngham; the tithes amount to
£235. The glebe-house was erected by aid of a gift of
£100, in 1763, from the late Board of First Fruits;
the glebe comprises 815 acres, valued at £152.16.3.
per ann. The church is a small plain building, erected
in 176O by aid of a gift of £400 from the same Board.
In the R. C. divisions this parish forms part of the
union or district of Lettermacward, and is partly a dis-
trict in itself: it contains three good, plain, slated
chapels, one at Dungloe belonging to Lettermacward;
the others in Arranmore and Kincaslagh, belonging to
Templecroan. There are two parochial schools, situated
at Dungloe and Carrenbuoy, aided by annual donations
from Col. Robertson’s fund and from the rector, who
also contributes to the support of two schools at Ma-
ghera and Dungloe: in these schools are about 160
children. There are also six private schools, in which
are about 120 children. A dispensary is supported at
Dungloe. Here are the ruins of the ancient castle of
Dungloe, near which have been brought up out of the
sea several brass cannon, bearing the Spanish arms,
said to have belonged to the Armada.
TEMPLEDERRY, a parish, in the barony of UPPER
ORMOND, county of TIPPERARY, and province of MUN-
STER, 6 miles (S. E.) from Nenagh; containing 1857
inhabitants. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in
the diocese of Killaloe, and in the patronage of the
Bishop: the tithes amount to £157.9.3¾. The church
is a small building in good repair. In the R, C. divi-
sions it is the head of a union or district, comprising
also the parish of Kilnanave, in which union are three
chapels, two in Templederry and one in Kilnanave.
There are six private schools, in which are about 320
children.
TEMPLEDOWNEY, a parish, in the barony of
UPPER ORMOND, county of TIPPERARY, and province
of MUNSTER, 6 miles (S. E.) from Nenagh, on the mail
coach road from Dublin to Limerick; containing 475
inhabitants. Pallas, the seat of J. Short, Esq., is in
this parish. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Killaloe,
forming part of the union of Ballymackey: the tithes
amount to £83.1.6½. In the R. C. divisions it is part
of the union or district of Aghnamadle, also called
Toomavara. The chapel is a neat building in the village
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of Toomavara. Knockane castle is situated on an emi-
nence, and forms a landmark, though in ruins.
TEMPLE-ERRY, or TEMPLEREE, a parish, in the
barony of IKERRIN, county of TIPPERARY, and province
of MUNSTER, 2½ miles (N.E.) from Templemore, on the
road to Johnstown; containing 1415 inhabitants. This
parish, which is situated on the river Suir, comprises
2871 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act.
The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Cashel., and
in the patronage of the Archbishop: the tithes amount
to £207.18.10¼. In the R. C. divisions it forms part
of the union or district of Loughmore and Castle-
Inney; the chapel is a handsome building of recent
erection. About 60 children are educated in a private
school. Some vestiges of the old church still exist.
TEMPLEFINLAGAN.—See TAMLAGHTFINXA-
GAN.
TEMPLEGALL, county of CORK.—See WHITE-
CHURCH.
TEMPLEHARRY, a parish, partly in the barony of
IKERRIN, county of TIPPERARY, and province of MUN-
STER, but chiefly in that of CLONLISK, KING’S county,
and province of LEINSTER, 2½ miles (N. W.) from
Moneygall, on the mail coach road from Dublin to
Limerick, and on the small river Ollitrim (which forms
its boundary on the south-west); containing 1156 inha-
bitants, and comprising 6480 statute acres, of which
3564 are reclaimable bog. Agriculture is greatly im-
proved; there is abundance of limestone. Emell
Castle, the seat of J. Stoney, Esq., commands from its
summit a very extensive view; at its rear is the ancient
castle. Ballintemple is the residence of R. Burriss,
Esq.; Foxborough, of the Rev.J. G. Purcell; Clonlohan,
of the Rev. J. Studdart; Rathfenny, of M. Andrews,
Esq.; and Silver Hill, of Mrs. Smith. The living is a
rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, episco-
pally united, in 1799, to the rectory and vicarage of
Cullenwayne, and in the patronage of the Bishop. The
tithes amount to £141.14.9., and the entire tithes of
the union to £369.4.7¼. The glebe-house was erected
by aid of a gift of £450 and a loan of £184, in 1812,
from the late Board of First Fruits; the glebe com-
prises 12 acres. The church is a plain modern struc-
ture, built by aid of a loan of £200 from the same
Board, in 1814. In the R. C. divisions the parish
forms part of the union or district of Dunkerrin. The
parochial schools at Parke, in which are about 80 chil-
dren, are aided by private subscriptions; the school-
house is an excellent slated building, with accommoda-
tions for the master and mistress, erected at an expense
of £150, of which £100 was a grant from the Lord-
Lieutenant’s school fund. There are two other schools,
in which 90 children are taught. The remains of the
ancient church and glebe-house, being situated on an
eminence, have a picturesque appearance. Here is the
remarkable rath called Wolfe Hill, near which is a pass
through a bog, formerly thickly wooded, in which a
large party of the army of Wm. III. was destroyed, by
the O’Carrolls, the native sept of this district, from
which circumstance the spot has since been called, the
“bloody Togher.”
TEMPLEICHALLY, or TEMPLEKELLY, also
called CALLATHAMERY, a parish, in the barony of
OWNEY and ARRA, county of TIPPERARY, and province
of MUNSTER, ¼ of a mile (E.) from Killaloe, on the