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and mistress; and various other improvements are in
progress in and around the village. Nearly adjoining
are several large and handsome houses, the principal of
which are Walworth, the residence of the Rev. G. V.
Sampson; Walworth Cottage, of Major Stirling; Drum-
mond, of A. Sampson, Esq.; and Finlagan, of the Rev.
O. McCausland. Walworth was built by the Beresfords
in 1705, and occupied by that family till the death of
Geo. III.; the woods around it contain some of the
finest timber in the county, and are among the most
extensive in the north of Ireland. Corn stores have
been built; and a market for grain is occasionally held.
A penny post from Londonderry to this place has been
established. Close to the village is the parish church of
Tamlaght-Finlagan, a small but handsome edifice, with a
large square tower surmounted by a lofty octagonal
spire; and here is a Presbyterian meeting-house, a spa-
cious and handsome edifice, of the first class. Near the
church are the ruins of Walworth castle, erected by the
company in 1619; and adjoining are the ruins of a
church, built by the Hamilton family in 1629.—See
TAMLAGHT-FINLAGAN.
BALLYKENNEDY, or GRACE-HILL, a village, in
the parish of AHOGHILL, barony of LOWER TOOME,
county of ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER, 1½ mile
(W. S. W.) from Ballymena; containing 326 inhabitants.
This place is situated on the river Maine, over which is
a bridge of four arches, connecting it with the village of
Galgorim. It owes its origin to the Rev. John Cennick,
who, in 1746, founded here an establishment of Mora-
vians, or United Brethren, who hold under Lord O’Neill,
on lease renewable in perpetuity, about 200 plantation
acres of land, which are divided in small portions among
the brethren. The village consists of 39 family resi-
dences, of which the greater number are small cottages,
exclusively of the chapel, and the two principal houses
for unmarried brethren and sisters respectively, which
occupy three sides of a quadrangle, of which the area is
ornamented with shrubs. The sisters support them-
selves by various kinds of needlework, particularly tam-
bour and embroidery, which are much admired, and also
superintend an extensive boarding-school for young
ladies. The inhabitants of the brethren’s house having
greatly diminished in number, the greater part of the
building has been appropriated as a boarding-school for
young gentlemen, conducted by the minister of the esta-
blishment and several assistants, and a daily school for
boys and girls of the surrounding country. A small
linen manufacture and several other trades are carried
on. Each family has land sufficient for the keep of a
cow and the raising of potatoes. The chapel is a neat
and commodious building; the burial-place is on the
summit of a rising ground, at a distance from the vil-
lage. In a bog in this townland is a curious artificial
mount; and within its limits may be yet seen the ruins
of an ancient church.—See AHOGHILL.
BALLYKINDLAR, a parish, in the barony of
LECALE, county of DOWN, and province of ULSTER, 3
miles (N. E.) from Clough; the population is returned
with the parish of Tyrella. This parish derives its
name, signifying the “Town of the Candlestick,” from
the appropriation of its tithes to furnish lights for the
cathedral of Christchurch, Dublin. It is situated on the
bay of Dundrum, on the eastern coast, and on the road
from Newry to Axdglass, and comprises, according to
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the Ordnance survey, 2038½ statute acres, the property
of the Marquess of Downshire. A considerable portion
of the surface consists of sand hills, and the land is in
general, very indifferent. There was formerly an exten-
sive tract of bog, which was drained in 1819, and is now
wholly under cultivation. It is a rectory, in the diocese
of Down, entirely appropriate to the economy funds of
the cathedral of Christchurch, Dublin: the tithes
amount to £54. 5. 6½. There has been neither church
nor incumbent in the parish since the Reformation.
On the shore of the inner bay of Dundrum, or Clough
bay, are some ruins of the ancient parish church. In
the R. C. divisions it is the head of a union or district,
also called Tyrella, comprising the parishes of Bally-
kindlar and Tyrella, and part of Loughin-island, and
containing chapels at Ballykindlar and Dromaroad.
Near the former is a school-house.
BALLYKINE, a constablewick or sub-denomination
of the parish of RATHDRUM, barony of BALLINACOR,
county of WICKLOW, and province of LEINSTER, 2¾
miles (S. W.) from Rathdrum; containing 2634 inha-
bitants. This place, which is situated in the mountain
district leading from Arklow to Donard, was anciently
celebrated for its monastery, which, according to Arch-
dall, was founded by the brother of St. Kevin. It in-
cludes the villages of Ballinaclash, Sheanna, Cappagh,
Aghrim, and the old borough of Carysfort, and com-
prises 9904 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe
act, of which 6952 acres are arable and pasture land,
and the remainder mountain. Whaley Abbey, the seat
of R.W. Whaley, Esq., occupies the site of the ancient
monastery; and within the constablewick are also Bal-
lard Park, the residence of D. Lawrence, Esq., and
Clash Cottage, of E. Johnson, Esq. By an inquisition,
taken in 1604, this is denominated a rectory, which,
with those of Rathdrum and Moycredyne or Moycred-
din, was found to have belonged to the priory or monas-
tery of All Saints, and was granted for ever, on the 4th
of February, 30th of Hen. VIII., to the mayor, bailiffs,
and commons of the city of Dublin, at an annual rent of
£4. It now forms one of the denominations constitut-
ing the union or benefice of Rathdrum, in the diocese of
Dublin and Glendalough; and also, together with the
constablewick of Ballinacor, constitutes, as regards the
cure of souls, the new district parish of Ballinaclash, of
which the living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage
of the Rector of Rathdrum, who receives the whole of
the tithes, amounting to £181.8.6½. In the R.C. divisions
it is in the union or district of Rathdrum. At Ballina-
clash is a school, supported by the rector of Rathdrum;
also a Sunday school.
BALLYLANEEN, a parish, in the barony of UPPER-
THIRD, county of WATERFORD, and province of MUN-
STER, 3 miles (S.) from Kilrnacthomas; containing
3575 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the river
Mahon and on St. George’s channel, and comprises 6194
statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act. Carrig
Castle, the residence of H. Power, Esq., and Seafield, of
P. Barron, Esq., both pleasantly situated, are within its
limits. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Lismore, and
is part of the union of Stradbally; the rectory is im-
propriate in the Duke of Devonshire. The tithes amount
to £378. 10., of which £78. 10. is payable to the impro-
priator, and £300 to the vicar. In the R. C. divisions
also it forms part of the union or district of Stradbally,