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the cathedral of Cloyne; the rectory is impropriate
in the Earl of Donoughmore: the tithes amount to
£164. 7. 9¼., of which £97. 15. 5½. is payable to the
impropriator, and the remainder to the vicar. The
church is in ruins, but the burial-ground attached to it
is still used. In the R. C. divisions, also, it is part of
the union or district of Glanworth.
DERRYVULLEN, a parish, partly in the barony of
TYRKENNEDY, but chiefly in that of LURG, county of
FERMANAGH, and province of ULSTER, on the road
from Enniskillen to Kesh; containing, with the post-
town of Irvinestown, 10,646 inhabitants. This parish
comprises, according to the Ordnance survey (including
islands and detached portions), 23,645¾ statute acres,
of which 15,070¾ are in the barony of Lurg, 2576¼ acres
are in Lower Lough Erne, and 571 in small loughs. It
is in six detached parts, which are severally on the roads
from Enniskillen to Pettigoe, Lisnaskea, Tempo, Bally-
namallard, and Irvinestown, and from Maguire’s-bridge
to Florence-Court: this last portion includes part of
Ennismore island, half of which is in this parish and
the remainder in Cleenish. The land is of middling
quality, and the state of agriculture improving; the
arable land is estimated to comprise 12,000 acres, and
there are 500 acres of bog. The gentlemen’s seats are
Castle Archdall, the residence of Gen. Archdall; Ros-
fad, of J. Richardson, Esq.; Doraville, of Capt. H.
Irvine; and Riverstown, of C. Archdall, Esq. The
living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Clog-
her, and in the patronage of the Provost and Fellows
of Trinity College, Dublin: the tithes amount to
£606. 8. 9¾. There is a glebe-house, with a glebe of
600 acres. The church is at Irvinestown (which see),
and there is a chapel of ease on the road from Ennis-
killen to Lisnaskea. In the R. C. divisions the parish
is partly in the union or district of Enniskillen, and
partly the head of a district, called Whitehill; it contains
three plain chapels at Lisson, Whitehill, and Lissaroe.
The Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists have each a.
place of worship. The parochial school-house was given
by the Earl of Belmore; there are also eight other
schools, in which about 460 boys and 300 girls are edu-
cated] about 270 boys and 140 girls are taught in nine
private schools, and there are five Sunday schools.—
See IRVINESTOWN.
DERVOCK, a post-town, in that part of the parish of
DERRYKEIGHAN which is in the barony of LOWER DUN-
LUCE, county of ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER, 10
miles (E. N. E.) from Coleraine; and 123 (N. byW.)
from Dublin, on the turnpike road from Ballycastle to
Ballymoney; containing 362 inhabitants. This is a
neat and well-built town, consisting of two streets, one
on each side of the river Bush, and containing about 65
houses. It belongs entirely to G. Macartney, Esq., and
has been greatly improved of late years. While in the
possession of the late Lord Macartney, great encourage-
ment was afforded to the linen manufacturers to settle
here. There are some extensive corn and flour-mills on
the banks of the river. Fairs are held for cattle and
sheep, but chiefly for horses, on Jan. 12th, Feb. 23rd,
May 14th, June 22nd, Aug. 12th, and Oct. 29th. A
constabulary police force has been stationed here. The
parish church, a handsome structure, is situated close to
the town; as is also a R. C. chapel dependent on that
of Ballymoney, and the Presbyterian meeting-house of
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the Synod of Ulster, which is a large building. A very
handsome school-house was erected by G. Macartney,
Esq., in 1829, and given by that gentleman for a paro-
chial school; attached to it is a girls’ school, established
in 1832, and. principally supported by Mrs. Macartney.
—See DERRYKEIGHAN.
DESART, a parish, partly in the barony of IBANE
and BARRYROE, and partly in the East Division of EAST
CARBERY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER,
1 mile (E.by S.) from Clonakilty; containing 744 inha-
bitants. It is situated on the bay of Clonakilty, and
comprises 582 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe
act, and valued at £401 per annum. Although elevated,
about half of it is under tillage, principally for wheat and
potatoes; and the remainder is mountain pasture. It is
a vicarage, in the diocese of Ross, and forms part of the
union of Kilgarriffe; the rectory is appropriate to the
Dean of Ross. The tithes amount to £75, of which £40
is payable to the appropriator, and £35 to the vicar.
In the R. C. divisions it is part of the union or district of
Clonakilty. On an elevated site near the shore are the
ruins of a church, which measured only about 20 feet
by 12.
DESERT, a parish, in the barony of BARRYMORE,
county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, l½ mile
(S. E.) from Rathcormac; containing 1141 inhabitants.
It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cloyne,
forming part of the union of Gortroe, into which parish
it has entirely merged, and with which the tithes are
returned. In the R. C. divisions it is in the union or
district of Rathcormac. The schools and further details
are noticed under the head of Gortroe.
DESERT.—See DYSART, county of WATERFORD.
DESERTCREIGHT, a parish, in the barony of DUN-
GANNON, county of TYRONE, and province of ULSTER,
2¼ miles (S.) from Cookstown, on the road from Dun-
gannon to Coleraine; containing 7516 inhabitants. This
parish comprises, according to the Ordnance survey,
14,399½ statute acres, chiefly rich arable and pasture
land in a high state of cultivation; in the southern part
of it are about 1000 acres of mountain and bog. Here
are slate quarries, but they are not now worked; and
seams of coal may be distinguished in various parts, but
no pits have ever been sunk: freestone and limestone
are abundant. At Tullylaggan are two extensive bleach-
greens, and near Desertcreight is a smaller, which an-
nually bleach and finish upwards of 30,000 pieces for
the London market; and a great quantity is woven by
the country people in their own houses, the occupation
of weaving being followed generally by the inhabitants,
in addition to agricultural pursuits. In the upper part
of the parish is the village of Rock, where fairs are held
on the last Monday in every month, for cattle, sheep,
pigs, &c.; and there are four during the year at Tully-
hoge. The principal gentlemen’s seats are Loughry, the
elegant residence of J. Lindesay, Esq.; Desertcreight
House, of J. Greer, Esq.; Rockdale, of J. Lowry, Esq.;
New Hamburgh, of T. Greer, Esq.; Milton, of W. Greer,
Esq.; Turniskea, of the Misses Bailie; Pomeroy House,
of R. W. Lowry, Esq.; Elder Lodge, of Dr. Dickson;
Rock Lodge, of Captain Daniell; Lime Park, of the Hon.
And. Steuart; and the Glebe-house, of the Rev. A. G.
Steuart.
The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Armagh,
and in the patronage of the Provost and Fellows