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impropriate in the representatives of the late Roger
Palmer, Esq. The tithes amount to £374. 17. 8., of
which one-half is payable to the impropriators, and the
other to the vicar. The church is in ruins. The R. C.
parish is co-extensive with that of the Established
Church, and contains a chapel. There are two hedge
schools, in which about 190 boys and 8O girls are edu-
cated.
BOLIES, a village, in the parish of DULEEK, barony
of UPPER DULEEK, county of MEATH,and province of
LEINSTER, 2 miles (S. W.) from Duleek, on the mail
coach road from Dublin, through Duleek, to Belfast;
containing 30 houses and 159 inhabitants.
BOLINALEA, or BONELEA, a village, in the pa-
rish of RATHNEW, barony of NEWCASTLE, county of
WICKXOW, and province of LEINSTER, adjoining the
post-town of Ashford, and containing about 80 houses
and 476 inhabitants. It is situated on the old road
from Newtown-Mount-Kennedy by Cronroe, to Rath-
drum j and is a place of great resort during the summer
season, from its contiguity to some of the most varied
and luxuriant scenery through which the river Vartrey
flows, and with which the neighbouring district abounds.
The fairs of Ashford are held at this village.—See
RATHNEW.
BOLY, or GALVOLY, a parish, in the barony of
ELIOGARTY, county of TIPPEKARY, and province of
MUNSTER, 2¼ miles (S. S. E.) from Thurles; containing
426 inhabitants. This parish, which is also called Gal-
booly, and is situated on a branch of the river Suir,
comprises 1268 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act, and valued at £1012 per annum. It is a
vicarage, in the diocese of Cashel, and is part of the
union of Borrisleigh and corps of the treasurership in
the cathedral of Cashel; the rectory is impropriate in
John Bagwell, Esq., a minor. The tithes amount to £110,
which is equally divided between the impropriator and
the treasurer. There is a pay school, in which are about
70 boys and 30 girls.
BONAFOBLE.—See MOVILLE.
BONLAHEY, or BUNLAHEY, a village, in that
part of the parish of GRANARD which is in the barony
of GRANARD, county of LONGFORD, and province of
LEINSTER, 3 miles (W. N. W.) from Granard, on the
road to Ballinamuck; containing 65 dwellings and 299
inhabitants. Fairs are held on the 16th of May, July
26th, Oct. 15th, and Dec. 12th.—See GRANARD.
BONMAHON, a maritime village, in the parish of
BALLYLANEEN, barony of UPPERTHIRD, county of
WATERFORD, and province of MUNSTER, 3 miles (S.)
from Kilmacthomas; containing 972 inhabitants. This
place is situated on the coast of St. George’s channel,
and derives its name from the river Mahon, which rises
in the Cummeragh mountains, and here falls into the
sea. It is much frequented as a watering-place during
the summer, and contains several neat private residences
and convenient lodging-houses for the accommodation
of visiters; and in the immediate vicinity are numerous
houses built for persons employed in the mines. The
beach is well adapted for bathing, and the village might
be made a place of fashionable resort; but the land
being principally the property of the College of Physi-
cians, who cannot grant leases for more than 31 years,
very little improvement has been made. The surround-
ing scenery is very pleasing, and a wooden bridge over
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the Mahon adds much to its picturesque character. A
new church, with a school-house adjoining, has been
recently erected on the eastern side of the river, in the
parish of Kilbarrymeadan; the school is supported by
Lady Osborne. The valuable mines of this place and
in the neighbourhood produce copper and lead, with a
portion of silver; they have been worked from an early
period, and veins have been opened in several parts and
worked to a considerable extent. In 1745 a Company
rented these mines from Lord Ranelagh. for a term of
31 years, under an agreement to give to his lordship
one-eighth part of all the ore obtained; and the works
were carried on with spirit for eight or ten years. They
were subsequently worked by Mr. Wyse, who employed
300 men; and, in 1811, the Earl of Ormonde renewed
the enterprise with every prospect of success, but, after
a very large expenditure, was induced to desist; they
are at present under the management of the Irish
Mining Company. The veins are found in some parts
of the rock within a few feet of the surface, and none
have been worked to a greater depth than 25 yards.
Copper ore is observed in many places along the beach.
The principal mines are on the property of the Marquess
of Ormonde, on the lands belonging to the see of
Waterford, and on those of Lady Osborne and J. Power
O’Shee, Esq.—See BALLYLANEEN.
BONNECONLAN.—See KILGARVEY.
BONO WEN.—See BENOWEN.
BOOTERSTOWN, a parish, in the half-barony of
RATHDOWN, county of DUBLIN, and province of LEIN-
STER, 3¼ miles (S. E.) from Dublin; containing 2875
inhabitants. This place is situated on the road from
Dublin to Kingstown and Bray, and on the southern
coast of Dublin bay, the shores of which here assume
a most interesting and beautifully picturesque appear-
ance. On the opposite side are the finely wooded lands
of Clontarf, the mountainous ridge of Howth connected
with the main land by a low sandy isthmus, and the
islands of Ireland’s Eye and Lambay. Of the other
side the land swells into the romantic hill of Mount
Anville, with slopes richly wooded and embellished with
numerous handsome seats, and to the east are the project-
ing high grounds of the Blackrock covered to the water’s
edge with trees. The parish comprises 450 statute acres,
as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £1589 per
annum; the substratum is chiefly limestone and lime-
stone gravel. Of the numerous handsome seats and
villas, many of which are delightfully situated in highly
embellished demesnes, commanding beautiful views of
the bay of Dublin and of the mountains, the principal
are Seamount, that of the Rt. Hon. J. Doherty, Chief
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas; Sans Souci, of
the late R. Roe, Esq.; Willow Park, of J. Ferrier, Esq.;
Colognes, of I. M. D’Olier, Esq.; Rosemount, of C.
Smith, Esq.; Rockville, of W. Murphy, Esq.; Sion
Hill, of H. Lanauze, Esq.; Rockville House, of C. Hope,
Esq.; Hermitage, of W. F. Mostyn, Esq.; Clareville, of
Sir Ross Mahon, Bart.; Lota, of O’Gorman Mahon,
Esq.; Chesterfield, of the Rev. W. Betty; Belleview, of
J. Gillman, Esq.; Church View, of H. Higinbotham,
Esq.; Arbutus Lodge, of W. Cullen, Esq.; South Hill,
of A. Beytagh, Esq.; Mount Merrion, of H. Staines,
Esq.; Woodview, of Lady Waller; Marino, of the Rev. R.
H. Nixon; Brook Lawn, of J. M c Cullagh, Esq.; Grace-
ville, of J. Woods, Esq.; Albion Cottage, of J. C. Bacon,