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are taught in ten public schools, of which the parochial
school is supported by the rector, a school at Lough-
macrory by Sir Hugh Stewart, and a school at Cloghfin
by Col. Verner; there are also four private schools, in
which are about 200 children, and 13 Sunday schools,
and a dispensary. In the townland of Sluggan, on a
mountain close to the road from Dungannon to Pome-
roy, is preserved an ancient bell, called the Clogh oj
Termon, much corroded by time, which is said to have
been found among the ruins of a church by one of the
M c Guirks; there are many traditionary records con-
cerning it, and it is still occasionally used in cases of
solemn asseveration. About a mile to the south of the
church is the isolated hill of Drummisk, on which
Jas. II. encamped on his return from Strabane, in 1689,
and whence he marched towards Armagh. Adjoining
the village are the picturesque remains of the old church
of Termon, the side walls and eastern gable of which
are nearly perfect; the windows are of beautiful design,
and the building appears to have been an elegant spe-
cimen of the decorated English style; the cemetery is
still used as a favourite burial-place by the R. C. parish-
ioners; near it is a separate burial-place for children, and
within a quarter of a mile is one exclusively for women.
On the glebe are the remains of a fallen cromlech, the
table stone of which is entire and of very large dimen-
sions; and there are several forts in various parts of the
parish.
TERRYGLASS, a parish, in the barony of LOWER
ORMOND, county of TIPPERARY, and province of MUN-
STER, 5 miles (W. N. W.) from Burris-o’-kane, on the
road from Portumna to Nenagh; containing 25/3 in-
habitants, of which number, 48 are in the hamlet. At
this place, anciently called Tirdaglas, “the country of
the two greens,” St. Patrick is said to have baptized
several inhabitants of Thomond, who came across the
Shannon to him. St. Columba, a disciple of St. Finian,
founded a monastery here, of which he became the first
abbot, about the middle of the sixth century; dying of
the pestilence in 552, he was interred here, and was
succeeded by his brother, St. Mochoemius. In 801,
1112, and 1162, the town and abbey were destroyed by
accidental fires; in 842 they were plundered and des-
troyed by the Danes, and in 1140 the whole place was
destroyed by the people of O’Maney, a small territory
around the barony of Tiaquin, county of Galway. Little
remains of this celebrated seat of learning and religion,
of which subsequently to 1162 we find no farther his-
torical notice. The parish, which is bounded on the
north-west by the Shannon, comprises 4066 statute
acres, as applotted under the tithe act. The land is
light and partly in tillage; about 2000 acres are bog,
which might be reclaimed by a canal to the Shannon;
and about 106 acres are woodland, the greater portion
of which, called Killanow Wood, is the property of the
Globe Insurance Company. A flour-mill at Ballinderry,
and one at Carrigahorig, are supplied by two small
rivers. Limestone abounds and is used principally for
building. The gentlemen’s seats are Castle Biggs, the
residence of Dr. W. Biggs, situated in a very neat
demesne, in which is a square tower, commanding an
extensive view of the Shannon and the surrounding
country, and in the vicinity is a fine echo; Slavoir, of
R. Monsell, Esq.; Ashgrove of B. Talbot, Esq.; and
the neat glebe-house, of the Rev. R. Stoney. It is a
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rectory, vicarage, and perpetual cure, in the diocese of
Killaloe; the rectory is in the patronage of the Bishop;
the vicarage forms part of the corps of the deanery of
Killaloe; and the perpetual cure is in the gift of the
Dean. The tithes amount to £300, of which £200 is
payable to the rector, and £100 to the vicar: the in-
come of the perpetual curate is £100, half being paid
by the vicar and the remainder from Primate Boulter’s
augmentation fund. The glebe-house was erected by
aid of a gift of £450 and a loan of £50 from the late
Board of First Fruits, in 1816: the glebe comprises
15 acres, and £450 was given towards reducing the
rent to 40s., late currency, per acre. The church is a
plain building, erected by aid of a gift of £600 from the
same Board, in 1808, and the Ecclesiastical Commis-
sioners have recently granted £138 for its repair. In
the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of the union
or district of Kilbarron, and contains a chapel. There
are two private schools, in which about 50 boys and
30 girls are taught. On the shore of Lough Derg are
the interesting remains of the castle known by the
name of Old Court Castle: it stood on the declivity
of a rising ground, and appears to have been a quadri-
lateral structure of two stories, with round towers at the
angles: the walls are about five feet thick and are built
with a considerable batter or inclination to the height
of 10 or 12 feet from the foundation, which was laid
on the surface; the total absence of chimneys or fire-
places, indicates the great antiquity of the structure,
which exhibits several other peculiarities of a rude age.
There are also considerable remains of the ancient
parochial church.
TERRYRONE, a village, in the parish of UPPER
MOVILLE, barony of ENNISHOWEN, county of DONE-
GAL, and province of ULSTER, 8 miles (N.) from Lon-
donderry, on the road to Moville; the population is
returned with the parish. This village was formerly of
some importance, having been then inhabited by the
farmers of the adjoining lands on the system of “Run-
dale,” but that system having been broken up by the
proprietor, the Earl of Caledon, the farmers now reside
on their respective lands, and the village has in conse-
quence been almost deserted. Though the land in the
vicinity is in general poor, the state of agriculture has
been lately much improved under the patronage of its
noble proprietor. Here is a school established by Lord
Caledon, and now in connection with the National
Board; the school-house was built at his lordship’s
expense.
TESSARAGH, or TAUGHSRARA, a parish, in the
barony of ATHLONE, county of ROSCOMMON, and pro-
vince of CONNAUGHT, upon the river Suck and on the
road from Roscommon to Ballinasloe; containing, with
the post-town of Mount-Talbot (which see), 3492 inha-
bitants. This parish comprises 5096 statute acres, as
applotted under the tithe act: the soil is light and
chiefly under tillage; there is a great quantity of bog.
Limestone quarries of the best description are worked;
the stone is used as piers for gates, and slabs for chim-
ney-pieces. Fairs are held at Mount-Talbot, and petty
sessions at the Four Roads on alternate Fridays. The
gentlemen’s seats are Mount-Talbot, the residence of
W. Talbot, Esq.; Bushy Park, of J. Barlow, Esq.; and
Belgrave, of O. Irwin, Esq. The living is a vicarage,
in the diocese of Elphin, episcopally united, in 1811, to