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is returned with the parish of Lisseltin. This small
parish, which is also called Ballyconry-derico, is situated
on the road from Listowel to Ballyhunnian; and com-
prises 1118 statute acres, of which 233¾ are arable,
540¼ are pasture, and 343¾ are bog. Some improve-
ment has taken place in agriculture by the introduction
of sand and sea-weed as a manure, brought in large
quantities from Ballybunnian bay. Ballyconry House
is the seat of Eyre W. Stack, Esq. In ecclesiastical
matters this is a distinct parish, but in civil affairs it is
considered as forming part of the parish of Lisseltin.
The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ardfert and
Aghadoe, with the vicarage of Kilfeighny and one-fifth
part of the rectory of Ardfert united, together constitut-
ing the corps of the precentorship of Ardfert, in the
patronage of the Bishop; the rectory is impropriate in
Anthony Stoughton, Esq. The tithes amount tos£36,pay-
able in moieties to the incumbent and the impropriator;
£2 per annum is payable to the curate of Lisseltin, who
discharges the clerical duties: the tithes of the benefice
payable to the incumbent are £179. 18. 8. The glebe
lands of the precentorship lie in Ardfert; and comprise
115a. Or. lp., statute measure, let on lease at an annual
rent of £27- 13. 10. In the R. C. divisions it is in-
cluded in the union or district of Lisseltin.
BALLYCOOLANE, or CLOGHRAN-HIDART, a
parish, in the barony of CASTLEKNOCK, county of DUB-
LIN, and province of LEINSTER, 4 miles (N.) from
Dublin; containing 72 inhabitants. This place, which
originally belonged to the priory of All Saints, passed,, on
the dissolution of that house, with its other possessions,
to the mayor and corporation of Dublin, The gentle-
men’s seats are Haighfield, the residence of J. Martin,
Esq., and Yellow Walls, that of W. Finn, Esq., both
commanding fine views of the Dublin and Wicklow
mountains, with the country adjacent. Here is a con-
statmlary police station. The living is an impropriate
curacy, in the diocese of Dublin, held with the vicarage
of Finglass, and in the patronage of the Archbishop;
the rectory is impropriate in the corporation of Dublin.
There is no church, but the churchyard is still used as
a burial-place. In the R. C. divisions the parish
forms part of the union or district of Castleknock.
There are two pay schools, in which are about 50
children.
BALLYCOR, a parish, in the barony of UPPER
ANTRIM, county of ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER,
1 mile (N. by E.) from Ballyclare: the population is re-
turned with the parish of Ballyeaston. This parish,
which is situated on the road from Broughshane to
Larne, and is bounded on the north and east by the
Six-mile-water, comprises 7330 statute acres, according
to the Ordnance survey. It is a rectory, in the diocese
of Connor, and is partly one of the five parishes which
constitute the union and corps of the prebend of Carn-
castle in the cathedral of Connor, and partly one of the
two which form the perpetual curacy of Ballyeaston.
BALLYCOTTON, a village and ploughland, in the
parish of CLOYNE, barony of IMOKILLY, county of CORK,
and province of MUNSTER, 4 miles (S. E.) from Cloyne;
containing 856 inhabitants. This is an isolated portion
of the parish, situated on the shore of a bay of the same
name in St. George’s channel, six miles from Poor
Head, and consists of a scattered village comprising
about 150 small houses: it is much frequented in the
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summer for sea-bathing. At the entrance of the bay-
are two isles called the Ballycotton islands, situated five
miles (W. by S.) from Capell or Cable Island, and about
one mile from the main land. This is one of the five
stations of the coast-guard that are comprised within
the district of Youghal. Anew district church for the
accommodation of the inhabitants of Ballycotton and
Churchtown was built not far from the village, in 1835,
at an expense of £330, raised by subscription. The
living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the
Bishop; and the curate’s stipend is paid partly by the
dean and chapter and the vicars choral of the cathedral
church of Cloyne, to whom the tithes of the parish be-
long, and partly by the precentor, as rector of Church-
town. The male and female parochial schools for
Ballycotton, Churchtown, and Kilmahon are situated at
Ballybraher.
BALLYCROGUE, a parish, in the barony and
county of CARLOW, and province of LEINSTER, 3 miles
(S. E. by E.) from Carlow; containing 72 inhabitants.
This small parish is situated on the river Burren, and
consists of only one townland, comprising 385 statute
acres. In civil matters it is considered as forming part
of Ballinacarrig, and is one of the three parishes which
constitute the union of Ballinacarrig or Staplestown, in
the diocese of Leighlin: the tithes amount to £21. 2. 6.
In the R. C. divisions it is in the district of Tullow-
magrinagh.
BALLYCROY, a district, in the parish of KILCOM-
MON, barony of ERRIS, county of MAYO, and province
of CONNAUGHT(f), 16 miles (S. E. E.) from Belmullet;
containing 2925 inhabitants. This place is situated
on Blacksod bay, and is deeply indented by the bay of
Tulloghane, which, stretching far into the land, receives
the waters of the river Owenmore, It consists of a
large tract of bog, enclosed by an extensive range of
mountains on the south and east, but exposed to the
western storms, by which the crops, chiefly potatoes, are
frequently destroyed, and the cultivators, who depend
chiefly on the produce of their land, are reduced to a
state of famine. Fish is abundant in the bay, but the
inhabitants derive little benefit from this circumstance,
being too poor to provide themselves with nets, lines, and
boats to carry on the fishing with any profit. This is one of
the three R. C. districts into which the parish is divided:
the chapel at Cross Hill is an old thatched house appro-
priated to that purpose, the scanty means of the inha-
bitants being insufficient for the erection of a better.—
See KILCOMMON.
BALLYCULTER, a parish, in the barony of LE-
CALE, county of DOWN, and province of ULSTER; con-
taining, with the post-town of Strangford, 2221 in-
habitants. It is situated on Lough Strangford, and
comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, (in-
cluding islands and detached portions) 5177½ statute
acres, of which 1758 are applotted under the tithe act;
about four-fifths are arable and pasture, and the re-
mainder, excepting about 70 acres of woodland and 40
of water, is waste land and bog. The soil is very fertile,
and the land is in a state of excellent cultivation; a
considerable quantity of corn is sent to Liverpool and
Glasgow. At Tallyratty are some lead mines, which
were worked in 1827, and found very productive; the
ore is considered to be of superior quality, but they are
not now worked. Castle Ward, the splendid seat of
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