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carbonate of lime; and there is also a similar spring
on the new, line of road to Cork. There are several
raths or forts in the parish.
BALLYHUSKARD, a parish, in the barony of
BALLAGHKEEN, county of WEXFORD, and province of
LEINSTER, 3 miles (S. E. by E.) from Enniscorthy; con-
taining 2487 inhabitants. It is situated on the road
from Enniscorthy to Oulart, and contains Oulartleigh,
the seat of Arthur Murphy, Esq.; and Ballycoursey,
of Anthony Hawkins, Esq. The living consists of a
rectory and perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Ferns;
the former constitutes part of the union of St. Mary’s,
Enniscorthy, and the latter is in the patronage of the
Rector; the tithes amount to £547. 13. 5.; the curate’s
stipend is £75 per annum. The church is a neat edifice
with a tower, built in 1829. There is a glebe of 20 acres,
but no glebe-house. In the R. C. divisions the parish
is partly in the union or district of Edermine, and partly
in that of Oulart: the former portion contains the
chapel of Glanbryan; and the latter, that of Ballincurry.
There is a place of worship for the Society of Friends.
A parochial school is about to be established; and there
are five hedge schools, in which are about 160 children,
and a Sunday school. A specimen of the gigantic
horned fossil deer of Ireland (cervus megaceros) was dis-
covered near the bog of Itty, in this parish, in 1835;
prior to which, portions of several others of the same
species had been dug up near the same spot. This
skeleton is in the possession of Dr. Macartney, of Ennis-
corthy, at whose expense it was dug out, and by whom
it has been set up in an out-house adjoining his resi-
dence: its dimensions exceed those of the skeleton in
the museum of Trinity College, Dublin.
BALLYINGLEY, a parish, in the barony of SHEL
MALIER, county of WEXFORD, and province of LEIN-
STER, 5 miles (S. W. by S.) from Taghmon; containing
204 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the east
bank of the Scar river, and contains 746 statute acres,
as applotted under the tithe act. By a return to a regal
visitation, in 1615, it appears to have been one of the
mensals of the bishop of Ferns, which it still continues
to be. It is one of the six parishes that constitute the
union of Horetown, in the diocese of Ferns: the tithes
amount to £31.16.ll¼., of which £21. 4. 7½. is paid to
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and £10. 12. 3¾. to
the incumbent. The church is in ruins. The parish is
within the R. C. district of Ballymitty.
BALLYJAMESDUFF, a market and post-town, and
a district parish, in the barony of CASTLERAHAN, county
of CAVAN, and province of ULSTER, 8½ miles (S. E.) from
Cavan, and 44¾ miles (N. W. by W.) from Dublin; con-
taining 3227 inhabitants, of which number, 863 are in
the town. The town is situated on the old mail coach
road from Virginia to Cavan, and consists of five streets,
containing together 150 houses. The market is on
Tuesday, and is amply supplied; and fairs are held on
Feb. 4th, March 8th, April 16th, May 7th, June 10th,
July 17th, Aug. 15th, Sept. 2nd, Oct. 26th, Nov. 29th,
and Dec. 23rd. Here is a constabulary police station,
and petty sessions are held. The parish was created in
1831, by disuniting nine townlands from the parish of
Castleraghan, five from that of Denn, two from Lurgan,
and four from the parish of Kildruraferton. The living
is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Kilmore, and in
the patronage of the several Incumbents of the above
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parishes, who present in rotation: the stipend of the
perpetual curate is £80 per annum, towards which £30
is contributed by the incumbent of Castleraghan, £20
by the incumbent of Kildrumferton, and £15 each by
the incumbents of Denn and Lurgan. The church is a
plain edifice, erected in 1834 by aid of a grant of £900
from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and subscriptions
amounting to £200. In the R. C. divisions the parish
forms part of the union or district of Castleraghan and
Munterconnaught; the chapel is a spacious building.
There is a place of worship for Presbyterians in con-
nection with the Synod of Ulster, and of the third class;
also two for Wesleyan Methodists. A school at Remo-
nan is supported by Lord Farnham, and another at
Ballyjamesduff is aided by private subscriptions: about
140 boys and 150 girls are instructed in these schools;
and there are three pay schools, situated respectively at
Rawson, Lackenmore, and Lackenduff, in which are
about 180 boys and 90 girls.
BALLYKEANE, or KILLEIGHY, a parish, partly
in the barony of GEASHILL, but chiefly in that of UPPER
PHILIPSTOWN, KING’S county, and province of LEIN-
STER, 3½ miles (N. N. W.) from Portarlington; contain-
ing 2415 inhabitants. It is situated on the road from
Portarlington to Tullamore, and comprises 8069 statute
acres, as applotted under the tithe act. The living is a
rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Kildare; the
former is united to that of Killaderry, and the latter is
a distinct benefice, in the patronage of the Bishop: the
tithes amount to £304.12. 3¾., of which £203. 1. 6½.
is payable to the rector, and the remainder to the vicar.
The church is a handsome building, erected in 1827, by
aid of a grant of £900 from the late Board of First
Fruits. The glebe-house was built by aid of a gift of
£450 and a loan of £120 from the same Board: the glebe
comprises 7½ acres. In the R. C. divisions the parish
is united with part of that of Geashill, in which union
are three chapels, one at Ballykeane, and the others at
Killeigh and Ballynegar in Geashill. A school, in which
17 boys and 16 girls are taught, is aided by subscrip-
tions; and there are three private schools, in which are 90
boys and 55 girls, and four Sunday schools.
BALLYKELLY, a village, in the parish of TAM-
LAGHT-FINLAGAN, barony of KENAUGHT, county of
LONDONDERRY, and province of ULSTER, 3 miles (W.
by S.) from Newtownlimavady; containing 290 inha-
bitants. This place, with the lands around it, was
granted by Jas. I., on the plantation of Ulster, to the
Fishmongers’ Company of London, who, in 1619, erected
a large and handsome castle, the custody of which was
entrusted to James Higgins, Esq., who had a garrison
of 40 able men, with arms for its defence. The estate
was held under lease from the company, by the Hamil-
tons and Beresfords, from the year 1628 till the death
of Geo. III., when it reverted to the company, who im-
mediately commenced improvements on an extensive
scale. The village is situated on the road from London-
derry to Coleraine, and contains 67 houses, of which
the greater number are handsomely built. The pro-
prietors have built in it several very neat cottages; a
large and handsome meeting-house, in the Grecian style
of architecture, for Presbyterians in connection with the
Synod of Ulster; an excellent dispensary, with a very
good house for a resident surgeon; and large and sub-
stantial school-rooms, with residences for the master
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