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CLOGHRAN, or CLOGHRAN-SWORDS, a parish,
in the barony of COOLOCK, county of DUBLIN, and pro-
vince of LEINSTER, 1½ mile (S.) from Swords; con-
taining 613 inhabitants. This parish, which takes the
adjunct of Swords to distinguish it from another parish
of the same name south-west from Dublin, is situated
on the road from Dublin to Swords. Limestone abounds,
and near the church is a quarry in which various fossils
are found; under this quarry are copper and lead ores,
but neither has yet been profitably worked. Baskin
Hill, the seat of J. Tymons, Esq., was built by the pre-
sent Bishop of Dromore, who resided there while rector
of St. Doulough’s; and Castle Moat, the seat of J.
Mac Owen, Esq., takes its name from an extensive moat,
or rath, within the demesne, from which is a fine view
of the country towards the village of the Man-of-War
and the sea, including Lambay Island, Ireland’s Eye,
Howth, and the Dublin and Wicklow mountains. In
1822, some ancient silver and copper coins, Danish
pipes, pikes, and musket bullets were ploughed up near
the spot. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Dub-
lin, and in the patronage of the Crown: the tithes
amount to £184. 12. 3¾. The church is a very plain
and simple edifice. The glebe-house was rebuilt in 1812,
by aid of a gift of £400 and a loan of £392 from the
late Board of First Fruits: the glebe comprises seven
acres of cultivated land. In the R. C. divisions the
parish forms part of the union or district of Swords.
CLOGHRAN-HIDART.—See BALLYCOOLANE.
CLOHAMON.—See KILRUSH, county of WEXFORD.
CLOMANTO, or CLOGHMANTAGH, a parish, in
the barony of CRANAGH, county of KILKENNY, and
province of LEINSTER, 3½ miles (W.) from Freshford,
on the road from Kilkenny to Thurles; containing 889
inhabitants. It comprises 3597 statute acres, as ap-
plotted under the tithe act, and valued at £2413 per
annum; about 480 acres are mountain and woodland,
and the remainder arable and pasture. The system of
agriculture is very much improved; and there is abun-
dance of limestone, which is quarried for building, but
chiefly for burning into lime, which is the chief manure.
The principal seats are Woodsgift, the residence of Sir
R. B. St. George, Bart., adjoining the demesne of which
are temporary loughs, called Loghans, formed by springs
which burst forth at the commencement of the wet sea-
son, but discontinue in the spring; and Balief Castle,
the handsome residence of R. St. George, Esq., in the
demesne of which are the remains of the ancient castle,
a round tower in a good state of preservation. The
Clomauto flour-mills, capable of manufacturing about
12,000 barrels annually, are impelled by a small river
that intersects the parish; and attached to them is a
large starch-manufactory, both belonging to Mr. W.
Lyster. The living consists of a rectory and vicarage
united, and a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Os-
sory; the rectory and vicarage form part of the union
of Freshford and of the corps of the prebend of Aghoure
in the cathedral of St. Canice, Kilkenny; the perpetual
curacy was instituted by act of council, in 1828, by
detaching five townlands from this parish, and uniting
them with the parishes of Urlingford and Tubrid, and
portions of the parishes of Burnchurch and Tullaroan,
together forming the perpetual curacy of Clomanto,
which is in the patronage of the incumbents of the
several parishes out of which it was formed, each of
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whom contributes to the curate’s stipend. The tithes
amount to £184. 12. 5. The old parish church is in
ruins, and there is neither glebe-house nor glebe. A
church has been recently erected for the district curacy;
it is a handsome edifice, situated on the verge of the
parish. In the R. C. divisions the parish is partly in the
union or district of Urlingford, and partly in that of
Freshford. There are two pay schools, in which are
about 100 children. The remains of the old castle of
Clomanto consist of a square tower in good preserva-
tion; both it and Balief castle belonged anciently to
the Shortall family. On the summit of Clomanto hill is
a circular mound of stones, 87 paces in circumference,
enclosed by a circular barrier of stones including several
acres, approaching nearest to the mound on the east.
Part of this circle has been destroyed; the name Clogh-
man-Ta, signifying in the Irish language the “stone of
God,” is sufficiently indicative of the use to which this
place was applied.
CLONABRENY, or RUSSAGH, a parish, in the
barony of DEMIFORE, county of MEATH, and province
of LEINSTER, 1½ mile (W. by N.) from Crossakeel; con-
taining 139 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated
on the road from Killesandra, by Athboy, to Dublin,
contains 1668 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe
act. The lands are generally in a good state of cultiva-
tion, and the system of agriculture has of late been very
much improved. The gentlemen’s seats are Clonebrany,
the residence of W. Blayney Wade, Esq., a handsome
mansion in a highly cultivated and richly planted de-
mesne of 615 statute acres; and Bobsville, the pleasant
residence of Lieut.-Col. Battersby. There is a patent
for a manorial court, but none, is held. It is a rectory,
in the diocese of Meath, and is part of the union of
Loughcrew: the tithes amount to £32. In the R. C.
divisions it forms part of the union or district of Kils-
kyre. There are some small remains of the old church,
with a burial-ground.
CLONAGHEEN, a parish, in the barony of MARY-
BOROUGH WEST, QUEEN’S county, and province of LEIN-
STER, 3¼ miles (S. E. by S.) from Mountrath: the popu-
lation is returned with the parish of Clonenagh. It is
situated on the road from Dublin to Limerick, and is
bounded on the south-west by the river Nore, over which
is a neat bridge, here called the Poor Man’s Bridge.
There is a large tract of valuable bog. It is a rectory,
in the diocese of Leighlin, and is part of the union of
Clonenagh, for which and Clonagheen there is but one
composition of tithes. The schools are also noticed
under the head of that parish. In the R. C. divisions
the parish forms part of the union or district of Mount-
rath.
CLONAGOOSE, a parish, in the barony of IDRONE
EAST, county of CARLOW, and province of LEINSTER;
comprising the village of Borris, which has a penny post
to Goresbridge; and containing 2394 inhabitants. This
parish, which is also called Clonegford, is bounded on
the south-west by the river Barrow, the navigation of
which extends to New Ross and Waterford, and up the
river to Athy, where the canal to Dublin commences.
It comprises 5392 statute acres in a high state of culti-
vation, as applotted under the tithe act; there are about
325 acres of woodland and 460 of waste. The principal
seats are Borris House, the residence of the ancient fa-
mily of Kavanagh, for a description of which see Bor-