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of Trinity College, Dublin: the tithes amount to
£507. 13. 10., and the glebe comprises 177 acres. The
church is a very ancient edifice, for the repairs of which,
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have recently made a
grant of £205. 14. 7.: it is situated in a deep and
romantic valley. In the R. C. divisions this parish forms
part of the union or district of Derryloran; there is a
chapel at Tully O’Donnell, also an altar where divine
service is performed on alternate Sundays. At Sand-
holes is a Presbyterian meeting-house in connection with
the Seceding Synod, of the first class; and there is one
at Grange for the Covenanters. A commodious school
at Tullyhoge was built and is supported by J. Lindesay,
Esq.; at Caddy is one built and supported by T. Greer,
Esq.; others at Shevy, Sandholes, Drumbellahue, and
Grange, are in connection with, the Kildare-place So-
ciety; and there is one at the slate quarry, in connec-
tion with the National Board. There are also three
private schools. At Donarisk stood the ancient priory
of that name, founded by one of the O’Hagan family,
in 1294, of which nothing exists but the cemetery,
remarkable as the burial-place of the sept of O’Hagan,
and more recently as that of the ancient family of
Lyndsay and Crawford, of whom there are several
tombs, but the most remarkable is that of Robert
Lyndsay, chief harbinger to King James: this Robert
obtained the grant of Tullyhoge, &c., from Jas. I., in
1604, where, and at Loughry, the family have ever since
resided. Their house and documents were burnt during
the civil war of 1641, and this tomb was also mutilated
and covered ever, in which condition it remained till
1819, when, in sinking a vault, it was discovered.
Numerous ornaments of gold, silver, and copper, with
various military weapons, have been found here; the
latter seem connected with the camp and fortress of
Tullyhoge, the chief residence of the sept of O’Haid-
hagine, or O’Hagan, where the kings of Ulster were in-
augurated with the regal title and authority of the O’Nial
from the most remote period. Of this important fortress
nothing remains but large masses of stone lying scat-
tered around, and the mound, surrounded by deep fosses
and ramparts of earthwork.
DESERTEGNEY, a parish, in the barony of EN-
NISHOWEN, county of DONEGAL, andprovince of ULSTER,
13 miles (N. N. W.) from Londonderry; containing 1890
inhabitants. This parish is situated on the northern
coast, amid the barren mountains of Ennishowen, and is
bounded on the north by the Atlantic ocean, and on the
west by Lough Swilly; it comprises, according to the
Ordnance survey, 7577 statute acres, of which 5834 are
applotted under the tithe act; the arable land includes
1794 acres; the remainder is mountain pasture. Some
of the lower lands produce good crops of oats, flax, and
potatoes; and wherever the mountains afford vegeta-
tion, they are depastured by numerous herds of small
cattle and sheep. There are indications of copper and
lead ore within the parish; and iron ore is abundant.
The gentlemen’s seats are Lensfort, the elegant residence
of the Rev. W. Henry Hervey; and the glebe-house,
of the Very Rev. Dean Blakeley. The living is a rectory,
in the diocese of Derry, and in the patronage of the
Marquess of Donegal: the tithes amount to £135; the
glebe-house stands on a glebe of 166 acres, of which 88
are uncultivated. The church is a small neat edifice,
with a square tower, situated close to the shore of
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Lough Swilly. In the R. C. divisions the parish forms
part of the union or district of Upper and Lower Fahan
and Desertegney; there is a small chapel, occupying the
site of the old parish church. The parochial school,
near the church, in which are about 30 boys and 15
girls, is a very neat edifice, erected in 1829 by the Rev.
W. H. Hervey, and supported by him and a small
donation from the rector. There are also two private
schools, at Leaugin and Gortlick, in which are about
50 children; and a Sunday school. The gap of Ma-
more is a remarkable natural curiosity on the confines
of this parish, opening to the Atlantic ocean, and most
extensive and magnificent views are obtained from the
mountains near it. In the Erwys and other lofty
mountains of this district, the eagles continue to build,
and they prove very destructive to the young lambs on
the mountains.
DESERTLYN, or DYSERTLYN, a parish, in the
barony of LOUGHINSHOLIN, county of LONDONDERRY,
and province of ULSTER, on the road from Dublin to
Coleraine; containing, with part of the post-town of
Moneymore, 3318 inhabitants. It comprises, according
to the Ordnance survey, 5561 statute acres, of which
4977 are applotted under the tithe act and valued at
£3243 per annum. There are several bogs, and the soil
is variable but generally good and well cultivated. The
linen manufacture is connected with agriculture, and
affords occasional occupation to the inhabitants. Coal
and freestone are visible in several places, but the seams
of coal are too thin to pay the expense of working, while
turf is cheap. Limestone is also abundant and exten-
sively worked. The principal seats are those of the
Hon. and Rev. J. P. Hewitt, Rowley Miller, Esq., and
James Smyth, Esq.
The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Armagh, and
in the gift of the Lord-Primate: the tithes amount to
£230. 15. 4½. The glebe-house was built in 1831, on a
glebe of 200 acres. The church, which was built at
Moneymore, in 1766, by aid of a gift of £424 from the
late Board of First Fruits, is disused; and a beautiful
church, in the Norman style of architecture, was erected
by the Drapers’ Company, in 1832, at an expense of
£6000. In the R. C. divisions the parish is partly in
the union or district of Lissan, and partly in that of
Ardtrea. There is a place of worship for Baptists. In
addition to the parochial schools, a large and handsome
school-house at Larrycormick was erected and is chiefly
supported by the Drapers’ Company; there are two
others within the parish. They afford instruction to
about 320 children, exclusively of those in the Sunday
school at Monemyore. The parish contains several
raths, and a remarkable cairn on the top of Slieve Gal-
lion.—See MONEYMORE.
DESERTMARTIN, a parish, in the barony of LOUGH-
INSHOLIN, county of LONDONDERRY, and province of
ULSTER, 2 miles (W.) from Magherafelt, on the road from
Armagh to Coleraine, containing 4934 inhabitants, of
which number, 257 are in the village. This parish com-
prises, according to the Ordnance survey, 9580 statute
acres, of which 6952 are applotted under the tithe act.
Within its limits is Lough Insholin, which gives name to
the barony; it contains several islands, and is nearly dry
in summer. The soil is every where good, and the system
of agriculture improved; the lands are chiefly in tillage,
producing abundant crops; there are some valuable