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AGI
road from Limerick to Dublin; containing, with the
town of Toomavara, 3577 inhabitants. This place was
formerly the residence of the O’Egan family, and there
are still considerable portions of the old Court of Agh-
namadle remaining. The parish, which is bounded on
the east by King’s county, comprises 6076 statute acres,
as applotted under the tithe act. The living is a rectory
and vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, and in the pa-
tronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £369. 4.7.½
The church is a small edifice, situated at Toomavara.
There is neither glebe nor glebe-house. In the R. C.
divisions it is the head of a union or district, which com-
prises also the parish of Ballymackey, and is called the
union of Toomavara, in which are two chapels, one at
Toomavara, a large building, and one at Ballymackey.
About 120 boys and 120 girls are taught in two public
schools; and there are also three private schools, in
which are about 170 children. A poor fund has been
established here on Dr. Chalmers’ plan. There are
remains of Blane castle, and of the old church, near
which is an oratory apparently of great antiquity; and
at Ballinlough is a chalybeate spring.—See TOOMA-
VARA.
AGHNAMOLT.—See ANNAMULT.
AGHNAMULLEN.—See AUGHNAMULLEN.
AGHOLD, or AGH-UAILL, a parish, in the half-
barony of SHILLELAGH, county of WICKLOW, and pro-
vince of LEINSTER, 5 miles (E. by S.) from Tullow; con-
taining 2977 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated
on the south-western boundary of the county, comprises
7978 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act.
The state of agriculture is improving; there is a consi-
derable quantity of mountain land and bog. The
gentlemen’s seats are Munny, the residence of Capt.
A. A. Nickson; the Hall, of A. Haskins, Esq.; and
Killenure, of A. Muntford, Esq. A constabulary police
station has been established here; and petty sessions
are held at Coolkenno every alternate Monday. The
living is a rectory, in the diocese of Leighlin, consti-
tuting the corps of the prebend of Aghold in the cathe-
dral church of St. Lazerian, Leighlin, and episcopally
united, in 1714, to the impropriate curacies of Mullina-
cuff, Crecrim, and Liscoleman, which four parishes form
the union of Aghold, in the patronage of the Bishop.
The tithes amount to £464. 3. 3¾; and the gross tithes
of the union, payable to the incumbent, amount to
£674. 9. 9¼. The church was erected in 1716, and
enlarged by aid of a loan of £350 from the late Board
of First Fruits, in 1814. The glebe-house was built by
a gift of £100 and a loan of £1350 from the same
Board; the glebe comprises 10 acres. In the R. C.
divisions this parish is included in the union or district
of Clonmore; the chapel is at Kilquigan. There are
five schools, of which the parochial school is under the
Trustees of Erasmus Smith’s Charity, and another is
aided by the Governors of the Foundling Hospital, and
in which about 160 boys and 120 girls are taught.
AGHOUR.—See FRESHFORD.
AGHRIM.—See RATHDRUM.
AGHULTIE.—See BALLYHOOLEY.
AGIVEY, a grange, or extra-parochial district,
locally in the parish of AGHADOWY, half-barony of
COLERAINE, county of LONDONDERRY, and province of
ULSTER, 6 miles (S. S. E.) from Colerainej containing
938 inhabitants- This place appears to have been the
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site of a religious establishment, by some called a priory
and by others an abbey, the foundation of which, about
the beginning of the seventh century, is attributed to St.
Goarcus, who afterwards founded a cell at Agha-Dub-
thaigh, now Aghadowy. This establishment subsequently
became dependent on the abbey of St. Mary-de-la-Fonta,
or Mecasquin, which was founded in the year 1172, and
to which this district became a grange. There are still
some slight remains of the ancient religious house, with
an extensive cemetery, in which are some tombs of the
ancient family of the Cannings, ancestors of the present
Lord Garvagh. The liberty is situated on the western
bank of the river Bann, and on the road from Newtown-
Limavady to Ballymoney, which is continued over the
river by a light and handsome bridge of wood, of 6
arches 203 feet in span, erected in 1834 at the joint
expense of the counties of Londonderry and Antrim.
It comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 1727¾
statute acres, the whole of which is free from tithe
or parochial assessment, and forms part of the estates of
the Ironmongers’ Company, of London. The land is
fertile, but being divided into small holdings in the
occupation of tenants without capital to expend on its
improvement, has been greatly neglected, and no regular
system of agriculture has been adopted; there is a small
tract of bog, which is now nearly worked out for fuel.
Potters’ clay of good quality is found here in great
abundance; and a considerable manufacture of coarse
earthenware, bricks, and water pipes is carried on for
the supply of the neighbourhood. Iron-stone is found
near the Aghadowy water, and there are also some indi-
cations of coal. A fair is held on Nov. 12th, under a
charter granted to the monks of Coleraine at a very
early period, and is chiefly for the sale of cattle and
pigs. There is neither church nor any place of worship
in the district; the inhabitants attend divine service
at the several places of worship in Aghadowy.
AGLISH, a parish, partly in the barony of BARRETTS,
but chiefly in that of EAST MUSKERRY, county of CORK,
and province of MUNSTER, 10 miles (W. by S.) from
Cork; containing 2782 inhabitants. It is situated on
the south bank of the river Lee, between it and the
Bride, which winds pleasantly on its southern, border;
and contains 6701 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act, and valued at £6527 per annum: 5000 acres
are arable, 1481 are pasture, 150 are woodland, and 70
are waste land and bog. The land is generally fertile,
and the state of agriculture is improving; irrigation is
practised very advantageously on the grass lands. On
the south side of the parish lies an extensive marsh,
reclaimable at a small expense. The gentlemen’s seats
are Curihaly, that of H. Penrose, Esq.; Farren Lodge,
of S. Fenrose, jun., Esq.; Elm Park, of Valentine Barry,
Esq.; and Rose-Mount, of W. Hawkes, Esq. Here is a
station of the constabulary police. The living is a
vicarage, in the diocese of Cork, and in the patronage
of the Bishop: the rectory is partly impropriate in
P. Cross, of Shandy Hall, Esq., and partly appropriate
to the prebend of Kilbrogan in the cathedral church of
St. Finbarr, Cork. The tithes amount to £573. 3. ll¾.,
of which £152. 6. 1?. is payable to the impropriator,
£379. 1. 1. to the prebendary, and £41. 16. 9. to the
vicar. The church is in ruins, and until it can be
rebuilt divine service will continue to be performed in a
house licensed by the bishop. There is no glebe-house.