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the latter of whom also receives the £5 payable by the
incumbent: there are about 20 boys in the school, who
are taught in a school-room a short distance from the
building, and 30 girls. There are also five hedge schools
in Blessington and Burgage, in which nearly 150 chil-
dren are taught. A dispensary is supported in the cus-
tomary manner. There are some ruins of the old church
of Burgage, and in the churchyard are the remains of
a castle, and on the outside is a very fine cross, hewn
out of one large block of granite, and about 14 feet
high. On the townland of Crosscool Harbour, near
Lilffey Cottage, are a burial-place and a holy well, the
latter of which is much resorted to in June for its repu-
ted efficacy in healing various diseases. On the town-
land of Three Castles are some remains of one of the
ancient fortresses from which it has derived its name.
Blessington gave the title of Earl to the family of Gar-
diner, now extinct; and Russborough gives the in-
ferior titles of Viscount and Baron to the Earl of Mil-
town.
BODENSTOWN, or BOWDENSTOWN, a parish,
in the barony of NORTH NAAS, county of KILDARE, and
province of LEINSTER, l½§ mile (S. W.) from Clane; con-
taining, with part of the village of Sallins, 458 inhabit-
ants. It is bounded on the east by the river Liffey, over
which is a very curious stone bridge of five arches, all
differently shaped. About three-fourths of the land are
pasture and appropriated to the fattening of stock for
the Dublin and Liverpool markets, and the remainder
is under tillage, producing good crops: there is no waste
land or bog, yet the supply of fuel is abundant. The
Grand Canal, which passes close to the parish, facilitates
the conveyance of corn and potatoes to the metropolis,
from which manure is also obtained in abundance. The
gentlemen’s seats are Blackhall, that of P. Wolfe, Esq.;
Castlesize, of I. Manders, Esq.; Little Rath, of Mr. R.
Hall, occupying the site of an ancient intrenchment;
and Sallins Lodge, near which stood the old castle of
Sallins, the residence of Mr. S. Holt. The living is a
vicarage, in the diocese of Kildare, with the perpetual
curacy of Sherlockstown episcopally united, forming the
union of Bodenstown, in the patronage of the Bishop;
the rectory is impropriatg in the Earl of Mayo. The
tithes amount to £90, of which £60 is payable to the
impropriator and £30 to the vicar; and the tithes of
the entire benefice amount to £65. There is no church,
but a grant was made for the erection of one by the late
Board of First Fruits; the Protestant parishioners attend
the church of Clane. There is also no glebe-house: the
glebe comprises 8 acres. In the R. C. divisions the
parish forms part of the union or district of Kill. There
is a pay school of about 10 children. The celebrated
Theobald Wolfe Tone was a native of this parish, and lies
in the same grave with his father in the churchyard.
BOHERBEE, or BOHERBUI, a village, in the pa-
rish of KILMEEN, barony of DUHALLOW, county of CORK
and province of MUNSTER., 5 miles (W.) from Kanturk
the population is returned with the parish. This place
is situated on the new line of road recently construct-
ed by Government, and leading from Roskeen-Bridge,
through King-William’s-town, to Castle-island. The
village, from its advantageous situation on the road
above mentioned, and also near the junction of the roads
from Kanturk and Newmarket to Millstreet, promises
to become a place of some importance. A police bar-
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rack has been lately erected by Mr. W. Allen, for the
accommodation of the constabulary force stationed here;
and the R. C. parochial chapel, a large slated building
recently erected, is situated in the village.—See KIL-
MEEN.
BOHERLAHAN.—See ARDMAYLE.
BOHILLANE; or BOHOLANE, a parish, in the
barony of IMOKILLY, county of CORK, and province of
MUNSTER, 2¾ miles (E.) from Cloyne; containing 487
inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Ballycot-
ton to Castlemartyr, and comprises 1848 statute acres,
as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £959
per annum. The land in general is tolerably good, and
the greater part is under an improved system of tillage:
in some places the soil is light, and rests on a substra-
tum of clay-slate; in others, stiff and compact, occa-
sionally abounding with springs; and in some, loose
and shivery, absorbing great quantities of moisture. The
living is a rector in the diocese of Cloyne, and in
the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to
£191. 10. 3½. There is no church; the Protestant in-
habitants resort for divine service either to Itermor-
rough or Cloyne. The ruins of the old church form a
picturesque object: near them is a glebe of 12a. 2r. 36p.,
but there is no glebe-house. In the R. C. divisions this
parish forms part of the union or district of Ballyma-
coda in Kilmacdonough.
BOHOE, a parish, partly in the barony of MAGH-
ERABOY, but chiefly in that of CLANAWLEY, county of
FERMANAGH, and province of ULSTER, 5½ miles (W.)
from Enniskillen; containing 2581 inhabitants. It is
situated on the road from Enniskillen to Sligo, and com-
prises, according to the Ordnance survey, 15,058½ statute
acres, of which 6151¼ are in the barony of Magheraboy,
and 8907¼ in that of Clanawley. The living is a rectory
and vicarage, in the diocese of Clogher, and in the
patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £120.
The church, a plain edifice, was erected by aid of a gift
of £200 from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1777,
and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have recently
granted £157. 10. for its repair. There is no glebe-
house; the glebe comprises 142 acres. In the R. C.
divisions the parish forms part of the union or district
of Devenish or Derrygonelly, and also part of that of
Innismacsaint; the chapel, an indifferent building, be-
longs to the union of Devenish. The parochial school
is supported by an annual donation from the incum-
bent, aided by subscription; and affords instruction to
about 50 boys and 30 girls; and there are four pay
schools, in which are about 150 boys and 70 girls. The
mountain of Belmore, in this parish, has an elevation
of 1312, and that of Glenkeel 1223, feet above the level
of the sea.
BOHOLA, or BUCHOLLA, a parish, in the barony
of GALLEN, county of MAYO, and province of CON-
NATUGHT, 6 miles (S. byE.) from Foxford; containing
3658 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Gustien,
and. on the road from Swinford to Castlebar, and is
principally under tillage; the mountain of Slieve Conn,
which is within its limits, is cultivated to the very sum-
mit; there is some bog. The principal seats are Barley
Hill, the residence of Bernard M c Manus, Esq.; Carra-
gawn, of E. Deane, Esq.; and Rosslevin Castle, of H.
Jordan, Esq. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Achonry,
and is part of the union of Templemore; the rectory is