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have yet been taken to trace them; there are also quar-
ries of limestone and some of clay-slate, which is used for
building and repairing the roads. Carrignavar, the seat of
Justin M c Carty, Esq., a descendant of the ancient royal
house of the M c Cartys of Cork or South Desmond,
is an old mansion pleasantly situated above a romantic
glen, and surrounded by a very extensive demesne,
richly cultivated and planted, finely embellished with
stately timber, and commanding some pleasing views.
The manufacture of cotton and worsted hose is carried
on to a small extent, under the patronage and support
of Mrs. M c Carty, for the employment of the poor. It
is a rectory, in the diocese of Cork, and is one of the
five parishes which constitute the union of St. Peter,
and the corps of the archdeaconry of Cork, in the pa-
tronage of the bishop: the tithes amount to £461. 10. 9,
A church has been recently built at Carrignavar by
subscription, to which the incumbent and Justin
M c Carty, Esq., were the principal contributors; the
latter gave the site. It is for the use of the parishes of
Dunbolloge and St. Michael. In the R. C. divisions
this parish forms part of the union of Upper Glanmire:
at Carrignavar is a neat chapel in the early English
style, with a porch at the western entrance, and a
minaret rising from the gable of the roof. The parochial
school is a large and handsome edifice, built by Justin
M c Carty, Esq., who has endowed it with two acres of
land; and the female school is patronised by Mrs.
M c Carty. About 100 children are educated in three
other public schools, besides which there is a Sunday
school, supported by the rector.—See CARRIGNAVAR.
DUNBOYNE, a parish and village, (formerly an
incorporated town), in the barony of DUNBOYNE, county
of MEATH, and province of LEINSTER, on the road from
Dublin to Navan; containing, with the post-town of
Clonee, 2419 inhabitants, of which number, 470 are in
the village. This place, which is on the confines of the
county of Dublin, appears to have been an ancient
borough. In the reign of Hen. VI., a -writ wan issued,
dated July 28th, 1423, ordering “the Provost and Com-
monalty of the town of Dunboyne to be. at Trim with
all their power for its defence.” The town was burnt
down in the disturbances of 1798; the present village
contains 82 houses. The manufacture of straw hats
is carried on here, and in the neighbourhood; and a fair,
chiefly for horses and cuttle, is held on July 9th, and is
much frequented by the Dublin dealers. The parish is
principally grazing land j there- are about,50 acres of com-
mon, and a bog of about 40 acres, called the “Moor of
Meath.” The gentlemen’s seats are Wood Park, that of
the Rev. J. Anchiuleck; Roosk, of — Wilson, Esq.;
Ballymaeall, of H.Hamilton, Esq.; Hammond, of C,
Hamilton, Esq.; Court Hill, of II, Greene, Esq.; Ster-
ling, of It. Barker, Esq; Norman’s Grove, of J. Shanley,
Esq.; and Priestown, of the llcv. J. Butler. The living
is a vicarage, in the diocese of Meath, united in 1400 to
the chapelry of Kilbride, and in the patronage of the
Crown; the rectory is impropriate in Miss E. Hamilton.
The tithes amount to £835. 7. 8., of which £535. 7, 8. is
payable to the impropriator and £300 to the vicar; and
the tithes of the union to £347. 19- The glebe-house
was built by aid of a gift of £300, and a loan of £500
from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1814; the glebe
comprises three acres, subject to a rent of £3 per acre.
The church is an ancient edifice, for the repair of which
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the Ecclesiastical Commissioner have recently granted
£159. The R. C. union is co-extensive with that of the
Established Church, and in each parish is a chapel.
About 40 children are taught in the public schools of the
parish; and there are two private schools, in which are
about 120 children. A dispensary is supported in the
village, and adjoining it are some remains of an ancient
castle, which given the title of Baron of Dunboyne to the
family of Butler.
DUNBREA, a parish, in the barony of KILKEA and
MOONE, county of KILDARE, and province of LEINSTER,
on the road from Athy to Carlow; containing, with the
parish of Dunlost, 70 inhabitants. It is a rectory, in the
diocese of Dublin, forming part of the union of St. Mi-
chael’s, Athy, under which head the tithes are stated,
DUNBRODY (ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL), a parish, in
the barony of SHELBURNE, county of WEXFORD, and
province of LEINSTER, 2 miles (N.) from Arthurstown,
on the road from New Ross to Duncannon Fort; the
population is returned with the parish of St. James.
Hervey de Montmorency, marshal of Hen. II., and
seneschal of all the lands acquired by Strongbow, Earl
of Pembroke, on his expedition to Ireland, having in
consequence of some dispute resigned bin commission.,
parcelled out the lands allotted to him among his followers,
retaining only that portion which now constitutes the
parishes of Dunbrody and St. James. In 1182, he
founded and dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul the
Cistertian abbey of Dunbrody, which he endowed with
this reserved portion of his possessions, and became,
himself the first abbot. The abbots sat as barons in the
Irish Parliament, and the establishment flourished until
the dissolution, when Alexander Devereux, the last ab-
bot, compounded for his abbacy, and was appointed
Bishop of Ferns. The parish is bounded on the west by
Waterford harbour; and an inlet called Campile in navi-
gable for small craft, bringing limestone and coal, the
former of which is extensively used for manure; tin-
land is chiefly under tillage, and an improved system of’
agriculture has been generally adopted. A ferry hence
to Passage, on the opposite side of the harbour, affords a
direct communication with the city of Waterford,
Dunbrody Castle, the property of Lord Templemore, and
at present in the possession of Richard Barron, Esq., is a
modernised edifice, partly incorporated with the walls
of the ancient castle built in the reign of Hen. II. The
living is an impropriate curacy, in the diocese of Ferns
annexed to those of Rathroe and St. James and in the
patronage of Lord Templemore, in whom the rectory is
impropriate. In the R. C. divisions this parish forms part
of the union or district of Horeswood, The ruins of Dun
brody abbey are among the most interesting and magnifi-
cent relies of antiquity in the south of Ireland; they are
situated on a verdant slope gently inclining to the shore
of the harbour, and comprise the skeleton of the con-
ventual church, the refectory, the foundations of the
cloisters, and part. of the domestic: buildings. The
church, a noble cruciform structure, 200 feet in length
and 140 in breadth, in chiefly in the early style of Eng-
lish architecture, with a massive central tower supported
on four finely pointed arches. A considerable portion
of it was built by Herlewen, Bishop of Leighlin, who
died in 1217, and was interred in the abbey. In 1810,
a massive bronze seal, supposed to have been the ancient
seal of the abbey, was discovered among the ruins.