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meeting of three roads, and consists of one long street,
containing 82 houses, most of which are well built and
roofed with slate; the inhabitants are supplied with
water from a well in the centre of the market area, en-
closed at the expense of the Countess of Belvidere, who
is proprietor of the town. To the east rises the high
hill of Gnewbaune, near the base of which is Tou, the
pleasant seat of H. Pilkington, Esq.; and in the envi-
rons are several handsome seals and pleasing villas.
The cotton manufacture was formerly carried on here to
a very considerable extent, but is at present disconti-
nued. Fairs are held on the 17th of May and Dec.,
chiefly for cattle, and are numerously attended; the
market, formerly held by patent, is discontinued. The
parish church of Clonfad, a handsome structure in the
later English style, with a well-proportioned spire, is
situated in the town; and there is also a place of wor-
ship for Wesleyan Methodists, built by the Countess of
Belvidere. A savings’ bank, a charitable loan fund, and
a dispensary, have been established; and there is a
ladies’ charitable association under the patronage of the
Countess of Belvidere, which has been highly beneficial
to the poor.
U
ULLARD, a parish, partly in the barony of ST. MUL-
LINS, county of CARLOW, and partly in the barony of
GOWRAN, county of KILKENNY, and province of LEIN-
STER, 2½ miles (N.) from Graig, on the road from Carlow
to New Ross; containing 2139 inhabitants. This parish
is situated on both sides of the river Barrow, and com-
prises 4989 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe
act. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Leighlin,
being the corps of the prebend thereof in the cathedral
of Leighlin, and in the patronage of the Bishop; the
tithes amount to £258. 9. 2¾., and the gross income of
the prebend to £285. 9. There is a glebe-house, with a
glebe of 30 acres. In the R. C. divisions it is part of the
union or district of Graig. The remains of the church,
with an ornamented cross in the churchyard, appear to
be of some antiquity.
ULLID, or ILLOD, also called ILLEDE, a parish,
in the barony of IVERK, county of KILKENNY, and pro-
vince of LEINSTER, 6¼ miles (N. N. W.) from Waterford;
containing 646 inhabitants, and comprising 363 acres.
It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, forming part
of the union of Poleroan; the rectory is impropriate in
the Corporation of Waterford. The tithes amount to
£135, of which £90 is payable to the lessee of the cor-
poration, and £45 to the vicar. In the R. C. divisions
it is part of the union or district of Kilmacow.
ULLOE.—See OOLLA.
UMGALL, a grange, in the parish of TEMPLEPAT-
RICK, barony of UPPER BELFAST, county of ANTRIM,
and province of ULSTER, 6 miles (N. W.) from Belfast:
the population is returned with the parish. It is
situated upon the road from Belfast to Antrim, and
comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 753½
statute acres.
UMMA.—See OMEY.
UNION-HALL, a village, in the parish of MYROSS,
Eastern Division of the barony of WEST CARBERY,
county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 6 miles
670
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(S. W.) from Rosscarbery, to which it has a penny post:
the population is returned with the parish. It is situ-
ated at the western extremity of the harbour of Glan-
dore, where there is an excellent quay for vessels drawing
ten feet of water, and a considerable trade is carried on
in the export of corn. Close to the village is the parish
church, a handsome cruciform building with a tower;
and not far distant is the district chapel of Castlehaven,
a large plain building. It is a constabulary police sta-
tion, and petty sessions are held on alternate Thursdays.
There are a dispensary and three public schools. In the
immediate vicinity are several handsome seats, which
are enumerated in the article on Myross.
UPPERCHURCH.—See TEMPLEOUTRAGH.
UPPER FALLS.—See FALLS (UPPER) and BEL-
FAST.
UREGARE.—See OWREGARE.
URGLIN, or RUTLAND, a parish, in the barony
and county of CARLOW, and province of LEINSTER, 2¼
miles (E. N. E.) from Carlow, on the road from that town
to Castledermot; containing 977 inhabitants. This
parish comprises 3080 statute acres, as applotted under
the tithe act, and valued at £2715 per annum: the
greater part of the land is in small holdings, and the
system of agriculture is improving. The seats are Bur-
ton Hall, the residence of W. F. Burton, Esq., pleasantly
situated on a rising ground in a finely planted demesne,
approached by a long and wide avenue of trees; Rut-
land House, of—Mosse, Esq.; Rutland Lodge, of E.
Burton, Esq.; Johnstown, of T. Elliott, Esq.; Bene-
kerry Lodge, of E. Gorman, Esq.; Mount Sion, of
B. Colclough, Esq; and Benekerry House, of Mrs. New-
ton. At Palatinetown there is a constabulary station,
and a fair is held there on the 26th of March. The
living is a rectory, in the diocese of Leighlin, united
in 1713 to the rectory of Grangeforth, and by act
of council, in 1803, to the impropriate cure of Kil-
lerick, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes
amount to £250, and of the union to £542. 19.2¾.
The church is a neat plain building with a spire, erected
in 1821 by aid of a loan of £700 from the late Board of
First Fruits. In the R. C. divisions the parish is partly
in the union or district of Tullow, and partly in that of
Tinriland, and contains a chapel belonging to the latter
division, situated at Benekerry. About 50 children
are taught in a public school, and 110 in two private
schools.
URLINGFORD, a parish, in the barony of GALMOY,
county of KILKENNY, and province of LEINSTER, 1¾
mile (S.) from Johnstown, to which it has a penny post;
on the road from Kilkenny to Thurles, and on the mail
coach road from Dublin to Cork, by Cashel; contain-
ing 2492 inhabitants, of which number, 1366 are in the
village, which consists of a main street with a few offsets
diverging from it, and contains 256 houses, mostly of
inferior appearance. The village is the centre of a ma-
nufacture of coarse stuffs, flannels, and worsteds, and
carries on an extensive retail trade with the surround-
ing districts. There are 12 fairs during the year, chiefly
for cattle and fat pigs: they are held on Jan. 12th,
Feb. 1st, March 17th, April 10th, May 12th, June
29th, July 20th, Aug 15th, Sept. 13th, Oct. 12th, Nov.
14th, and Dec. 23rd. Near it is a race-course sur-
rounding a green knoll, the summit of which com-
mands an extensive panoramic prospect. A manor