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which the vicarage, with cure of souls, is united, and in
the patronage of the Archbishop of Cashel. The tithes
amount to £705. 2. 8., of which £382. 16. 8. is payable
to the impropriator, and £222. 6. to the prebendary.
The church is a neat modern edifice with a spire. The
glebe-house, the residence of the prehendary, is plea-
santly situated; the glebe comprises 10 acres, subject
to a rent of £3 per acre. In the R. C. divisions this
parish is the head of a union or district, including also
the parish of Kinsalebeg, in each of which is a chapel;
that of Clashmore is a neat and commodious edifice,
recently erected. A school-house was built by the Kil-
dare-Place Society, but it is not now used as such.
There are two pay schools, in which are about 220
children, and a dispensary.
CLAUDY, a village, in the parish of Upper Cum-
ber, barony of Tirkeran, county of Londonderry,
and province of Ulster, 7½ miles (E. N. E.) from Lon-
donderry; containing 180 inhabitants. It is situated
on the road from Belfast to Londonderry, to the latter of
which it has a penny post. Eight fairs are held for cattle,
horses, and pigs; a constabulary police force has been
stationed in the village, and petty sessions are held on
the-first Friday in every month. In the vicinity are some
handsome seats and extensive woods and plantations,
which are described in the article on the parish; and
there are some large bleach-greens, not now in use. In
the village are a R. C. chapel, a place of worship for
Presbyterians in connection with the Synod of Ulster,
and a national school.
CLAUDY, a village, in the parish of Urney, barony
of Strabane, county of Tyrone, and province of
Ulster, 3 miles (S. S. W.) from Strabane; containing
176 inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Lon-
donderry to Sligo, and on the river Finn, comprising
one irregularly built street containing 44 houses, most
of which are old. Fairs for the sale of cattle, sheep, and
pigs, are held on Aug. 1st and Nov. 16th. Close to the
village is a handsome bridge of seven arches over the
Finn, connecting Claudy with the county of Donegal.
Prior to the erection of this bridge, there was an import-
ant ford here, which was contested with great slaughter
by the partisans of William and James, in 1688; and at
the time of the siege of Londonderry it was a strong
post under Col. Skeffington, who was driven from it by
the Duke of Berwick, a short time before Jas. II. crossed
the Finn at this place.—See Urney.
CLEENISH, a parish, partly in the baronies of
Magherastephana and Tyrkennedy, but chiefly in
the barony of Clanawley, county of Fermanagh, and
province of Ulster; containing, with the post-town of
Lisbellaw (which see), 10,557 inhabitants. This place
derived its name, originally Cluan Innis, from an island
in Lough Erne, where was a monastery, of which St.
Synell was abbot about the middle of the 6th century,
and with whom St. Fintan resided for more than 18
years. The parish, which is situated on the shores of
Lough Erne, and on the road from Dublin to Enniskil-
len, comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 36,531
statute acres (including islands), of which 996¼ are in
the barony of Magherastephana, 4898¼ in that of Tyr-
kennedy, and 30,636½ in the barony of Clanawley:
3804¼ acres are under water, including 1051 in Up
per, and 492½ in Lower Lough Mac Mean, 1448½ in
Upper Lough Erne, and 811¼ in the river Erne and
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small loughs. In Upper Lough Erne are several
islands, of which those of Bellisle, Killygowan, and
several smaller ones, are within the limits of this pa-
rish. There is little wood, except on gentlemen’s
demesnes, and there are several bogs and a large tract
of mountain. The land is of good quality, and the sys-
tem of agriculture is improving; a large portion is in
meadow and pasture, and that which is under tillage
produces good crops. Limestone and freestone are
abundant and are quarried for agricultural and for
building purposes; and in the mountainous parts of
the parish good flags are obtained. The gentlemen’s
seats are Fairwood Park, the residence of J. Denham,
Esq.; Skea, of G. Hassard, Esq.; Garden Hill, of W.
Hassard, Esq.; Bellisle, of the Rev. J. G, Porter;
Snow Hill, of J. D. Johnstone, Esq.; Russian, of Capt.
Jones; Ballanaleck, of A. Nixon, Esq.; Lisbofin House,
of C. Fausset, Esq. Corrard House, the property of
Sir A. B. King, Bart.; and Cliniharnon Cottage, the
residence of the Rev. J. O’Reilly, commanding fine lake
and mountain views. Near it is a holy well, overspread
by the branches of a large thorn. Fairs are held at
Holy well and Lisbellaw, for cattle and pigs. A ma-
norial court is held on the estate of Gen. Archdall;
and petty sessions are held at Shanmullagh and Lis-
bellaw every fortnight.
The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese
of Clogher, and in the patronage of the Provost and
Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin: the tithes amount
to £568. 15. 4. The church is a neat edifice, built in
1818 by aid of a gift of £900 from the late Board of
First Fruits, and is surrounded by plantations. There
are also chapels of ease at Lisbellaw and Mullaghdan,
both neat buildings, to the latter of which the Ecclesi-
astical Commissioners have recently made a grant of
£134. 9. 11. for repairs. The glebe-house is a good
residence, built in 1825; the glebe comprises 840 sta-
tute acres. In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part
of the union or district of Enniskillen, and is partly a
parish of itself; there are four chapels, one of which,
at Lisbellaw, belongs to the union of Enniskillen, and
the other three to this parish; the latter are situated
respectively at Mullaghdan, Mullymeisker, and Holy-
well, and are all neat edifices; that at Holywell was
built in 1829, at an expense of £400. There are two
places of worship for Presbyterians of the Seceding
Synod, one of the second class at Lisbellaw, and the
other at Corrard. There is also at Lisbellaw a place of
worship for Wesleyan Methodists. There are two
schools aided by subscription, and a national school at
Mullymeisker, in which together about 200 boys and
130 girls are instructed. There are also 16 pay schools,
in which are about 560 boys and 300 girls, and seven
Sunday schools. Several mineral springs exist in
different parts of the parish, but they are not used
medicinally.
CLEMENTSTOWN, a village, in the parish of
Ashfield, barony of Txjllaghgarvey, county of Ca-
van, and province of Ulster, f of a mile (N. N. W.) from
Cootehill; containing 182 inhabitants. This place de-
rived its name from its proprietor, Col. Clements: it
is situated on the road from Cootehill to Red hills and
Belturbet, and contains 44 houses. Here is a good
stone bridge of four arches, crossing the Cootehill river
from Bellanxont forest to Lough Erne.