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where is a coast-guard station, which is one of those
that form the district of Kingstown. This point, which
is a headland of slate projecting into deep water, has
been considered by Mr. Nimmo to afford a suitable
site for the construction of a harbour, and his estimate
for erecting a serviceable pier is £4000. This would
enclose an area of two acres for an outer harbour, and
of one for an inner harbour, with a depth of ten feet at
low water. The scenery is richly diversified, and the
neighbourhood is embellished with numerous seats, of
which Bellview is the chief. It is situated in the Glen
of the Downs, which is a deep ravine formed by a dis-
ruption of the mountain, apparently by some convulsion
of nature, with precipitous sides, richly clothed with
wood. Near its northern entrance stands Mrs. Peter
La Touche’s rustic cottage, on the margin of a fine
lawn., The eastern part of the glen is included in
the beautiful demesne of Bellview, the seat of Mrs.
Peter La Touche. The stately mansion, to which ex-
tensive offices are attached, was built at an expense of
£30,000 by the late David La Touche, Esq., who, in
1753, purchased the lands of Ballydonagh, now called
Bellview, and in 1754 erected the house, which has been
subsequently enlarged by the addition of wings. Behind
it is a conservatory 264 feet in length, furnished with
many rare exotics; it cost £4000. An elegant domes-
tic chapel is in its immediate vicinity. The demesne,
containing above 600 acres, commands a variety of mag-
nificent prospects. There are several walks leading to
the Octagon House, Banqueting-room, and Turkish Tent;
and within it is a park of 55 acres, well stocked with
deer. These beautiful grounds are open to the public
on Mondays and by special application on other days.
Besides Bellview, there are several other fine seats
affording delightful mountain and marine views, the
chief of which are Templecarrig, the residence of Major
Beresford; Glencarrig, of the Rev. H. Madden; Cool-
agad, of R. Fox, Esq.; Rathdown, of W. Morris, Esq.;
Kindlestown House, of Capt. Morris; and Kindlestown
Lodge, of J. Evans, Esq.
The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Dublin and
Gleudalough, united by act of council, prior to the year
1700, to the vicarage of Kilcoole and Kilmacanogue,
together forming the union of Delgany, in the patron-
age of the Archbishop. This union also comprehends
the ancient chapelries of Killossory, Doran or Hartain,
Kilbride, Carrick, Kilmacbur, Glasmollen, and Grange-
nowal, which are now only known as townlands. The
tithes amount to £.206. 2. 3¾., and of the union to
£594. 19. 4. The glebe-house stands on a glebe of
more than two acres near the church. The church,
which was erected in 1789, after a design by Whitmore
Davis, and at the sole expense of Peter La Touche, Esq.,
is a spacious and handsome structure, enlarged in 1832,
by a loan of £1200 from the late Board of First Fruits:
it is in the later English style, with a lofty embattled
tower surmounted with pinnacles; the altar is on the
north side, and the font of black marble was presented
by Chalworth Brabazon, Esq. At the east end is a
handsome monument to David La Touche, Esq., finely
executed by Noah Hickey, a native artist, consisting of
a full length figure of the deceased in a standing posture,
surrounded by several members of his family. In the
R. C. divisions the parish is partly in. the union or dis-
trict of Kilquade, and partly in that of Bray. The pa-
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rochial school, and a school at Greystones, are supported
by subscription; and at Windgates is a school on the
foundation of Erasmus Smith; all are under the super-
intendence of the Protestant clergyman. Here is a
dispensary in connection with that at Newtown-Mount-
Kennedy, also a parochial library and a poor-shop for
supplying the necessitous with goods at cost price; and
two legacies, amounting to £67.10., have been bequeathed
to the poor. On the farm of Mr. W. W. Ireland is the
picturesque ruin of the chapel, or cell, of St. Crispin; and
at a short distance from it, in a deep ravine towards
the sea, stand the ruins of the castle of Rathdown, the
ground plan of which may be traced, and the basement
story of a tower, the walls of which are four feet thick,
are still visible. On the townland of Kindlestown are
extensive remains of Kindlestown castle. The remains
of the former church are in a burial ground at a short
distance from the present building; and in the small
hamlet of Windgates is a very large cairn.—See KIL-
LINCARRIG.
DELVIN.—See CASTLETOWN-DELVIN.
DENN, a parish, partly in the barony of CASTLE-
RAHAN, and partly in that of CLONMAHON, but chiefly
in the barony of UPPER LOUGHTEE, county of CAVAN,
and province of Ulster, 5¼ miles (S. by E.) from Cavan,
on the road to Ballyjamesduff; containing 5915 inha-
bitants. It comprises, according to the Ordnance burvey,
11,6003¼ statute acres (including 125½ acres under
water), of which 7774½ are in Upper Loughtee, 21l3¾
in Clonmahon, and 1712 in Castlerahan; 11,237 are
applotted under the tithe act. Within the last few years,
five townlands have been separated from it, forming,
together with portions of three other parishes, the bene-
fice and perpetual curacy of Ballyjamesduff. There are
about 20 acres of woodland, and 500 of bog; the re-
mainder is good arable and pasture land. In the
northern part of the parish is the mountain of Slieve
Glagh, 1050 feet above the level of the sea; and
in the south-western part is that of Ardkilmore, 878
feet high. Fairs are held at Cross-keys, on Jan. 12th
and March 17th, for general farming stock. The
living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Kilmore, and in
the patronage of the Bishop; the rectory is impropriate
in the Marquess of Westmeath. The tithes amount to
£375, of which £150 is payable, to the impropriator,
and the remainder to the vicar. The glebe-house was
erected by aid of a loan of £618 from the late Board of
First Fruits, in 1817: the glebe comprises 151 acres.
The church, a neat small edifice, was rebuilt by aid of
a loan of £600 from the same Board, in 1812. The
R. C. parish is co-extensive with that of the Established
Church; there are two chapels, one in the townland of
Drumavaddey, and one at Cross-keys, both small build-
ings, and the latter old and dilapidated. In the paro-
chial school are about 50 boys and 20 girls; and there
are five pay schools, in which are about 220 boys and
70 girls.
DERENNISH, or DOURINCH, an island, in the
parish of KILMINA, barony of BURRISHOOLE, county
of MAYO, and province of CONNAUGHT, 5 miles (S. W.)
from Newport-Pratt: the population is returned with
the parish. It is situated in Clew bay, and contains
52 statute acres, the property of the Marquess of
Sligo.
DERG.—See SKIRTS.