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Buninadan, comprising the parishes of Cloonoghill,
Kilturra, and Killowshalway; and containing two
chapels, of which that of Cloonoghill, at Buninadan, is
a large slated building. There is a school at Ballina-
clough, under the patronage of J. West, Esq., in which
are about 110 children; and there is also a hedge
school of about 50 children. On the banks of the
river are the remains of an old castle, built by the Mac
Donoghs; and on the lands of Church Hill is a large
cromlech, consisting of a horizontal and three upright
stones.
CLOUGH, a post-town, in the parish of LOUGHIN-
ISLAND, barony of KINELEARTY, county of DOWN, and
province of ULSTER, 5 miles (S. W.) from Downpatrick,
on the road to Newry, and 68¾ miles (N. by E.) from
Dublin; containing 309 inhabitants. Here is a con-
stabulary police station, and fairs are held on May 27th,
July 5th, Oct. 21st, Nov. 22nd, and Dec. 23rd. In the
vicinity are Seaforde House, the splendid mansion of
M. Forde Esq.; Mount Panther, the beautiful seat of
J. Reed Allen, Esq.; and Ardilea, that of the Rev. W.
Annesley. Here is a large Presbyterian meeting-house
in connection with the Synod of Ulster, but it has been
closed several years.—See LOUGHIN-ISLAND.
CLOUGH, a village, in the parish of CASTLECOMER,
barony of FASSADINING, county of. KILKENNY, and
province of LEINSTER, 1 mile (N. N. E.) from Castle-
comer on the road to Athy; containing 116 houses
and 582 inhabitants, who are chiefly employed in the
neighbouring collieries. It is a constabulary police sta-
tion; and the R. C. chapel of the district of Clough,
which comprises parts of the parishes of Castlecomer
and Rathaspeck, is situated here.
CLOUGH, county of LONGFORD.—See KILCOM-
MICK.
CLOUGH, county of WEXFORD.—See LESKIN-
FERE.
CLOUGHENRY.—See CLOGHERNEY.
CLOUGHMILLS, a village, in the parish of KILLA-
GAN, barony of KILCONWAY, county of ANTRIM, and
province of ULSTER, 8 miles (S. E. by E.) from Bally-
money, on the road to Ballymena; containing 15 houses
and 101 inhabitants.
CLOUNAGH, a parish, in the barony of LOWER
CONNELLO EAST, county of LIMERICK, and province of
MUNSTER, 2 miles (W.) from Rathkeale; containing
648 inhabitants. It comprises 2313 statute acres, as
applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £2434 per
annum. About one-third of the land is under tillage,
and the remainder, with the exception of a few acres of
rough, and marshy ground, is fine pasture and meadow
land the soil is fertile, producing abundant crops.
The substratum is limestone, which is quarried for
agricultural and other purposes. Waterfield, a good
old mansion, is the residence of J. Creagh, Esq. The
living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Lime-
rick, and forms part of the corps of the chancellorship
in Limerick cathedral: the tithes amount to £138. 9. 2½.
There is no glebe-house, and only one acre of glebe. In
the R. C. divisions the parish is the head of a union or
district, called Coolcappa, comprising the parishes of
Clounagh, Dundonnell, Dunmoylan, Kilbroderan, and
Kilcoleman; the chapel, a large plain building, is at
Coolcappa, in this parish. There is a pay school of
about 30 children. Some remains of the old church
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exist; and not far distant are the beautiful ruins of
Lisnacille Castle, built by the Mac Sheehys about 1445.
CLOUNCORAGH.—See COLEMAN’S-WELL.
CLOUNCREW, or CLUINCINNO, a parish, in the
barony of UPPER CONNELLO EAST, county of LIMERICK,
and province of MUNSTER, 3 miles (N. E.) from Drum-
colloher, on the road to Ballyegran; containing 270
inhabitants. It comprises 1663 statute acres, as applot-
ted under the tithe act, part of which is under tillage,
producing good crops, and the remainder pasture and
meadow. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of
Limerick, and is held in commendam by the bishop:
the tithes amount to £72. There is neither church,
chapel, glebe-house, nor glebe. The Protestant parish-
ioners attend the parish church of Kilmeedy. In the
R. C. divisions it is united to Drumcolloher. On the
bank of the river are some remains of the old church,
which was destroyed in the war of 1641.
CLOUNEY, or CLONEY, a parish, in the barony of
CORCOMROE, county of CLARE, and province of MUN-
STER, 3 miles (E. by S.) from Ennistymon, on the road to
Ennis; containing 3371 inhabitants. This parish com-
prises 9741 statute acres, which are mostly in tillage;
the land is good and the system of agriculture gradually
improving; there, is a considerable quantity of bog. It
is in the diocese of Kilfenora; the rectory is part of the
union and corps of the deanery of Kilfenora, and the
vicarage forms part of the union of Kiltoraght. The
tithes amount to £160, of which two-thirds are payable
to the rector and the remainder to the vicar. Divine
service is performed in the glebe-house of Kiltoraght.
In the R. C. divisions it forms part of the union or dis-
trict of Ennistymon, and contains a chapel at Tierlahan,
near Kilthomas, in which a school is held; and there
are also two private schools, in which altogether are
about 250 children.
CLOUNSHIRE, or CLONSHERE, a parish, in the
barony of LOWER CONNELLO EAST, county of LIMERICK,
and province of MUNSTER, on the road from Limerick
to Rathkeale, 1½ mile (W.) from Adare; containing 542
inhabitants, and comprising 1124 statute acres, as ap-
plotted under the tithe act, about half of which is under
cultivation, and the remainder is cold, dry, strong pas-
ture. Limestone abounds. Here are two flour-mills,
worked by excellent machinery, the produce of which is
chiefly sent to Limerick. Clounshire House, the residence
of J. Dickson, Esq., is pleasantly situated amid flourish-
ing plantations. The rectory and vicarage form part of
the union of Rathkeale and corps of the chancellorship
in the cathedral of Limerick: the tithes amount to £90:
there is a glebe of seven acres of good land. • In the
R. C. divisions the parish forms part of the district of
Adare. The parochial schools, in which are 60 boys
and 30 girls, were built and are supported by J. Dick-
son, Esq. The ruins of the ancient castle of Gurran
Buidhe form a conspicuous object; and the ruins of
Clounshire, or Clonshere, castle are in the valley, near
the mill. Some remains of the old church also exist,
and in the churchyard are the shafts of two very ancient
crosses.
CLOYDAGH, or CLODY, also called CLOGREN-
NAN, a parish, partly in the barony of SLIEUMARGY,
QUEEN’S county, and partly in the barony of CARLOW,
but chiefly in that of IDRONE WEST, county of CARLOW,
and province of LEINSTER, on the river Barrow, which