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forms part of the union or district of Clonakilty. The
remains of the old church stand on a gentle eminence,
and the burial-place is still used by persons from a
considerable distance; in it are the vaults of the Allen
family, to whom some extensive tracts of land were
granted by Cromwell in 1658. The extensive ruins of
Ballinaroher castle are situated on the south bank of the
river; it appears to have been erected to protect the old
ford here, which was the only pass between Bandon and
the entire south-western part of this country. Here was
formerly a good family residence of the M c Carthys.
TEMPLEREE, county of TIPPERARY.—See TEM-
PLEERRY.
TEMPLEROAN, also called SHANBALLYMORE,
a parish, in the barony of FERMOY, county of CORK, and
province of MUNSTER, 2½ miles (E.) from Doneraile, on
the road from Mallow to Mitchelstown; containing 1788
inhabitants. It is situated on the river Awbeg, by which
it is bounded on the south-west, and comprises 3745
statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and
valued at £2965 per annum. The land is of medium
quality and chiefly under tillage, and the system of
agriculture has of late years been much improved, the
gentry having adopted the drill system, which example
the smaller farmers are gradually imitating. On Graig
mountain are about 450 acres of reclaimable land, at
present affording coarse pasturage; limestone abounds
and is quarried both for building and agricultural pur-
poses; and at Graig are some indications of coal. The
river Awbeg, the scenery of which is very interesting,
is at Ballynamona crossed by a neat bridge: a large
flour-mill, the property of R. Welstead, Esq., is propelled
by this river, and is capable of producing annually
about 12,000 barrels of flour. The seats are Graig, the
residence of James Hill, Esq., beautifully situated on a
gentle declivity in the midst of an extensive and highly
improved demesne; Shanbally, of Watkins Roberts,
Esq.; Old Town, of Rear-Admiral Henry Evans, in a
retired situation on the north-eastern bank of the river;
Clogher, of G. Bond Low, Esq.; and Ballynamona,
the ancient family residence of Garret Nagle, Esq.,
about to be rebuilt. The manor of Doneraile extends
over the townland of Ballynamona, where a court is
occasionally held for the recovery of small debts. The
living is a rectory, in the diocese of Cloyne, united by act
of council to the perpetual curacy of Doneraile, and in
the gift of the Bishop. The tithes amount to £350,
and the incumbent, as curate of Doneraile, receives from
the impropriator of that parish a stipend of £13. 6. 8.,
late currency. The church of the union is in the town
of Doneraile. In the R. C. divisions also the parish
forms part of the union or district of Doneraile; the
chapel at Shanballymore is a plain cruciform building
About 140 children are educated in two private schools.
On the Clogher estate, which once belonged to the
celebrated Edmund Burke, was an ancient and strongly
fortified castle, called Shanogh, of which some vestiges
of the foundations may still be traced; and attached to
the mansion of Ballynamona is the venerable ruined
castle of that name, said to have been originally built
by the Nagle family in the reign of King John; it now
consists chiefly of a square tower, richly mantled with
ivy, and forming an extremely interesting object: of
the castle of Shanballymore not a vestige now exists.
In the burial-ground are the ivied ruins of the ancient
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church: it has been for centuries the burial-place of the
Nagle family.
TEMPLEROBIN, county of CORK.—See GREAT
ISLAND.
TEMPLESCOBIN, a parish, in the barony of BAN-
TRY, county of WEXFORD, and province of LEINSTER,
1½ mile (W. by S.) from Enniscorthy, on the road to
New Ross; containing 405 inhabitants, This parish,
which is bounded on the north by the river Urrin, com-
prises 1490 statute acres, chiefly under tillage; the soil
is in some parts shingly, and in others loamy and in-
clining to a yellowish clay; the state of agriculture is
improving, and there is but a very small portion of bog
or waste land. Good stone of an argillaceous slaty
kind is quarried for building; and at Clohass the manu-
facture of coarse pottery ware and tiles is carried on to
some extent. The seats are Dunsinane, the residence of
J. B. Graves, Esq.; Verona, of John Furlong, Esq., M.D.;
and Clohass, of Mrs. Ball. In 1806 the townlands of
Clohass and Scobin were separated from the parish of
Rossdroit and constituted a distinct parish, under the
name of Templescobin: the living is a rectory, in the
diocese of Ferns, and in the patronage of the Bishop;
the tithes amount to £135. The church is a small
neat edifice, in the later English style, with a handsome
square tower surmounted by angular turrets; it was
completed in 1817 by aid of a gift of £800 from the late
Board of First Fruits, and the Ecclesiastical Commis-
sioners have lately granted £158 for its repair. In the
R. C. divisions the parish is within the union or dis-
trict of Davidstown. About 80 children are educated
during the summer months in two private schools; and
a school and asylum for Protestant orphan children is
about to be established under the patronage of R. W.
Phaire, Esq., of Killoughram.
TEMPLESHANBO, a parish, in the barony of SCA-
RAWALSH, county of WEXFORD, and province of LEIN-
STER, 6 miles (N. W.) from Enniscorthy, on the road
by Scollagh Gap to Carlow; containing 4196 inhabi-
tants. This parish, which is bounded on the north-
east by the river Slaney and on the west by Mount
Leinster, is by far the largest in the county, comprising
72 townlands, extending over an area of 34,744 statute
acres, exclusive of three townlands of which the tithes
are allotted for the support of the perpetual curate of
Monart, the ecclesiastical district of which comprises
a large portion of this parish. The surface is boldly
undulated in every part, and on the borders of the
county of Carlow rises into a chain of mountains, of
which the most remarkable is Mount Leinster. About
one-seventh of the entire surface consists of mountain,
and the whole of the remainder of arable or pasture
land, but chiefly of the former; the soil varies from a
light shingly character to a stiff clay. Limestone gravel
is found on the banks of the Slaney, and marl in vari-
ous places; both are used for manure, and the state of
agriculture is gradually improving. At the foot of
Mount Leinster, is an extensive bog, from which the
surrounding country is supplied with fuel; on the side
of the mountain, granite of a superior quality is pro-
cured in great abundance and used for building; there
are also some quarries of good slate. Fairs are held at
Mockhurry, or Mohurry, on June 2nd and Oct. 26th;
and at Whelagore on Nov. 7th. Among the seats are
Killoughram Forest, the residence of R. W. Phaire,