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was, however, reinstated by Archbishop Ussher, and
died in 1634.
The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Connor,
and in the patronage of the Marquess of Donegal,
in whom the rectory is impropriate: the tithes amount
to £365, of which £70 is payable to the impropriator,
and the remainder to the vicar. There was no church
from the time of the Reformation till the year 1827,
when the present church, a small edifice with a tower
at the west end, was erected on an elevated site, at an
expense of £830 British, a gift from the late Board
of First Fruits. There are three places of worship
for Presbyterians, one in connection with the Synod
of Ulster, of the third class, one with the Remonstrant
Synod, of the second class, and one with the Seceding
Synod. There are four national schools, situated at
Lyle Hill, Ballypaliday, Ballintoag, and Molusk; and a
school at Garn Graney, founded in 1811 by the trustees
of Erasmus Smith’s charity, and partly supported by
them and partly by the Hon. Col. Pakenham, in which five
schools are about 230 children; and five private schools,
in which about 190 children are taught. Of the an-
cient preceptory nothing remains except what is included
within the walls of Castle Upton (the crypt under which
is in a perfect state, and the finely-groined roof in good
preservation), and the cemetery of the ancient temple
church, in which are the tomb of the Rev. Josias Welsh,
and the mausoleum of the Templetown family. In a
field at a short distance from the mail road to Antrim
is Cairn Graine, a remarkably fine monument of anti-
quity: it consists of ten large tabular stones, supported
on upright pillars in the manner of a cromlech, but
ranged in a straight line of 41 feet in length in a direc-
tion from north-east to south-west; the stone at the
north-eastern, extremity is rather low, and every suc-
ceeding one increases in elevation towards the south-
western extremity, where the tabular stone is of very
large dimensions and supported on five upright pillars.
Various conjectures have been, entertained as to the
origin of this interesting relic; the name literally im-
plies “the Heap of the Sun.” Not far from this heap is
one of the mounds or forts so frequently found in this
country; it appears to have been very extensive and of
great elevation, but has been much diminished and dis-
figured by the removal of the sand, of which, intermixed
with common field stones, it was originally formed.
Near Dunadry is a very perfect circle of large stones,
and there are several other raths in the parish. This
place gives the titles of Viscount and Baron Templetown
to the Upton family.
TEMPLEPATRICK, county of WESTMEATH.—See
MOYVORE.
TEMPLEPETER, a parish, in the barony of FORTH,
county of CARLOW, and province of LEINSTER, 5 miles
(S. E. by S.) from Carlow, on the road to Fennagh, and
on the river Burren; containing 349 inhabitants. Gra-
nite is plentiful, and the state of agriculture is improv-
ing. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Leighlin,
and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount
to £64. 10. The Protestant inhabitants attend divine
service in the parish church of Dunleckney. In the
R. C. divisions it is part of the union or district of
Dunleckney. There is a private school, in which about
100 children are instructed. The ruins of the old church
remain.
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TEMPLEPORT, a parish, in the barony of TUL-
LAGHAGH, county of CAVAN, and province of ULSTER,
7½ miles (N. W.) from Killeshandra, on the road from
Ballyconnel to Swanlinbar; containing 10,758 inhabi-
tants. This parish, which is situated on the confines of
the county of Leitrim, comprises, according to the Ord-
nance survey, 42,172 statute acres, of which 1532¾ are
water, and 25,767 are applotted under the tithe act.
It contains not less than eight lakes: in the lake of
Templeport is an island called Inch, on which are the
picturesque ruins of an abbey founded by St. Maedoc,
or Maodhoy, in the 6th century: attached to it is a
cemetery still used as a burial-place. At Kilnavat are
also the remains of an ancient monastery, of which
there are no particulars on record, with an extensive
burial-place still in use. The principal seats are Brack-
ley Lodge, the residence of J. Finlay, Esq.; Corville, of
G. Finlay, Esq.; and Lisnover, of J. Roycroft, Esq.
Fairs are held at Ballymacgauran on May 23rd, Aug.
12th, and Nov. 23rd, which last is noted for fat cattle.
The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese
of Kilmore, and in the patronage of the Bishop; it was
formerly united to the vicarage of Drumreilly, from
which it was separated in 1835, on the decease of the
late Dr. Bushe, by act of council, on the recommen-
dation of the Pluralities’ Commissioners. The tithes
amount to £276. 18. 5½.; the glebe-house was built in
1775, at an expense of £1165. 4. 10.; there are two
glebes, one of 58 acres, valued at £193 per annum; the
other, formerly belonging to the parish of Drumreilly,
comprising 171 acres, valued at £195. The church, a
very neat edifice, beautifully situated on the margin of
the lake, and for the repairs of which the Ecclesiastical
Commissioners have recently granted £120, was erected
in 1815, for which purpose the late Board of First
Fruits granted a loan of £1500. The R. C. parish is
co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and
is divided into Upper and Lower Templeport; in the
former are three chapels, and in the latter one. About
360 children are taught in four public schools, and there
are ten private schools, in which are 520 children.
TEMPLEQUINLAN, a parish, partly in the East-
ern Division of the barony of EAST CARBERY, but
chiefly in the barony of IBANE and BARRYROE, county
of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 3 miles (E.) from
Clonakilty, on the road to Timoleague and on the Ari-
gadeen river; containing 1042 inhabitants. It com-
prises 2188 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe
act, and valued at £1614 per annum: the land is
generally good; the soil, though light, being very
productive, but agriculture as a system is altogether
unknown. The old heavy wooden plough is still used,
and much of the land is still cultivated by spade labour.
The weaving of coarse linen cloth is carried on in the
parish. At Ballinaroher are large mills, propelled by
the wafers of the Arigadeen, the property of J. Hayes,
Esq., where 6000 barrels of flour are annually ground
and chiefly shipped for England. Here are several large
and very neat houses, the principal of which is Castleview,
the residence of J. Hayes, Esq. The living is a vicarage,
in the diocese of Ross, and in the patronage of the
Bishop; the rectory is impropriate in the Duke of
Devonshire. The tithes amount to £58, payable to the
incumbent. Divine service is regularly performed in
the school-house. In the R. C. divisions the parish
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