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of Tamnavally, in the parish of Arboe. The church is
situated in Stewartstown; it was built, in 1694, out of
the forfeited impropriations by order of Wm. III., the
old building at Donoghenry having been destroyed,
in the war of 1641; and a lofty square tower and
side aisles have been recently added. There is a
chapel of ease at Coal island, lately erected by sub
scription. In the R. C. divisions the parish is united
to that of Ballyclog, and part of Clonoe, forming
the union of Stewartstown, in which are two chapels,
one at Stewartstown and one at Coal Island. Here
are two Presbyterian meeting-houses, one in connec-
tion with the Synod of Ulster, and the other with
the Seceding Synod, both of the second class. There
are nine schools in the parish, including an infants’
school lately established, all aided by sxibscription, and
a school for girls supported by Mrs. Gore; about 550
children are taught. At Roughan are the ruins of an
extensive castle, built by the Lord-Deputy Sidney, in
the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and afterwards held by the
Earl of Tyrone during his rebellion; and in the war of
1641, by Sir Phelim O’Nial, who placed a powerful gar
rison in it: it was afterwards dismantled, by order of
parliament, and is now a picturesque ruin. At Donogh-
enry is the site of the old church and cemetery, which
was the burial-place of the ancient family of Bailie,
whose mansion-house adjoining is now in ruins. In a
field contiguous is an upright stone, one of the sup-
porters of a cromlech, and near it is another lying
on the ground, in the upper side of which is a circu-
lar cavity, or artificial basin: about a quarter of a mile
westward is a large and perfect cromlech, with a table
stone, weighing more than 20 tons, placed within a circle
of smaller stones. Near Stewartstown are the remains
of a castle built by Sir Andrew Stewart, in the reign of
Jas. I., to whom the monarch had granted extensive
possessions in this neighbourhood. In 1823, a small
cup, or chalice, was discovered in a bog at Dun-
agby, full of silver coins of the Danish princes, many
of which are preserved in the collection of R. C. Anke-
tell, Esq. In the small lake of Ardpatrick is a floating
island, and around its shores human bones, camp-poles,
&c., have been discovered: in this lake many persons
were drowned in the civil war of 1641; and around its
shores the army of Jas. II. encamped on their march to
Derry in 1689.—See STEWARTSTOWN.
DONOGHMORE, a parish, in the barony of NORTH
SALT, county of KILDARE, and province of LEINSTER,
2 miles (E.) from Maynooth, on the road to Dublin, and
on the banks of the Royal Canal, including part of the
demesne of Carton, the seat of His Grace the Duke of
Leinster. It is in the diocese of Dublin: one-half of
the rectory is appropriate to the prebend of Kilmactal-
way in the cathedral church of St. Patrick, Dublin, and
the other forms part of the union of Celbridge; the
tithes amount to £17, payable in moieties to the pre-
bendary and the incumbent. In the R. C. divisions it
forms also part of the union or district of Celbridge.
The ruins of the church are situated on the bank of the
canal.
DONOHILL, a parish, partly in. the barony of
CLANWILLIAM, but chiefly in that of KILNEMANAGH,
county of TIPPERARY, and province of MUNSTER, 3¾
miles (N.) from Tipperary, on the new line of road to
Nenagh; containing 4308 inhabitants. This parish
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comprises 12,812 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act. Greenfield, the residence of Col. W. Purefoy;
and Philipstown, of H. B. Bradshaw, Esq., are the pri
cipal seats. A mountain stream, called the Anacarthy,
runs through the parish, where is a small village of that
name, in which are a constabulary police station, a
chapel and a school. It is in the diocese of Cashel; the
rectory is impropriate in the representatives of the Rev.
R. Watts, and the vicarage forms part of the corps of
the precentorship in the cathedral church of St. Patrick,
Cashel. The tithes amount to £384. 12. 3¾., of which
£200 is payable to the impropriators and the remainder
to the vicar. The R. C. parish is co-extensive with
that of the Established Church; there are two chapels,
one at Anacarthy, and one at Donohill. There are five
schools aided by subscriptions; in which about 500
children are taught. Some slight remains of the ancient
church may be seen; there is a conical hill, supposed
to be a Danish rath; and on an eminence near Anacar-
thy is a circular tower, called Ballysheedy Castle, form-
ing a conspicuous object from a great distance.
DONONAUGHTA, a parish, in the barony of
LONGFORD, county of GALWAY, and province of CON-
NAUGHT; containing, with the post-town of Eyrecourt,
2277 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the river
Shannon, and on the road from Banagher to Loughrea;
and comprises 2423 statute acres, as applotted under
the tithe act: a very small portion is woodland, and
the remainder is principally under tillage. Among the
gentlemen’s seats are Eyrecourt Castle, that of J. Eyre,
Esq., to which is attached a chapel of ease, built in 1677
by J. Eyre, Esq.; Eyreville, of T. S. Eyre, Esq.; Pros-
pect, of C. A. O’Malley, Esq.; and Fahy, of T. Burke, Esq.
It is in the diocese of Clonfert: the rectory is appropriate
to the see, and the vicarage episcopally united, in 1813, to
the vicarages of Meelick, Fahy, Tyrenascragh, Killimor-
bologue, Kilquane, and Lusmagh, forming the union
of Dononaughta, in the patronage of the Bishop. The
tithes amount to £71. 10. 9¼., of which £46. 3. 1.
is payable to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and
£25. 7. 8¼. to the vicar; and the tithes of the whole
benefice amount to £299. 15. 4¼, The glebe-house was
built by aid of a gift of £450, and a loan of £200, from
the late Board of First Fruits, in 1822. The church,
a plain building in Eyrecourt, was erected by aid of a
loan of £307 from the same Board, in 1818: the Eccle-
siastical Commissioners have lately granted £354 for
its repair. Divine service is also performed in a school-
house in the parish of Killimorbologue. In the. R. C.
divisions this parish, is united to those of Clonfert and
Meelik, forming the union of Eyrecourt, where the
chapel is situated. A school for boys is supported by
the interest of a bequest of £1000, and a house by the
late Rev. J. Banks, to which Mr. Eyre has given an acre
of land; and there is another school, aided by subscrip-
tion, in which together are about 30 boys and 30 girls.
—See EYRECOURT.
DONORE, a parish, in the barony of LOWER DU-
LEEK, county of MEATH, and province of LEINSTER,
2¼ miles (W. S. W.) from Drogheda, on the road to
Navan; containing 1191 inhabitants, of which number,
124 are in the village. This parish anciently formed
part of the possessions of the abbey of Mellifont. On
July 1st, 1690, it was the position occupied by Jas II.
during the battle of the Boyne, a detailed account