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Esq”., who built the school-house, in which the curate
of the parish performs divine service twice every Sunday,
There are also four hedge, three Scriptural, and four
Sunday schools. In that portion of the parish which is
in the county of Tyrone is a remarkable place called
Altadawin, where it is said that St. Patrick assembled
the first of his followers: it is a valley, 150 feet deep,
through the centre of which a tongue of land of consi-
derable altitude extends, and on the summit stands a
large rock in the form of an altar, adjoining which is
another rock, in the form of a chair. The valley is
covered with trees, and a beautiful stream runs nearly
through its centre. A. royal residence of an independent
prince of the O’Nial family is reported to have stood
here formerly.
ERRY, a parish, in the barony of MIDDLETHIRD,
county of TIPPERARY, and province of MUNSTER, 3½
miles (N. by E.) from Cashel, on the mail coach road
from Dublin to Cork; containing 772 inhabitants. It
comprises 1605 statute acres, and is a rectory, in the
diocese of Cashel; the tithes, amounting to £77. 1. l.,
are sequestrated in the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, who
pay a stipend to the curate of an adjoining parish for
performing the occasional duties. In the R. C, divi-
sions it is part of the union or district of Boherlahan.
There is a private school, in which are about 50 children
ESKER, a parish, in the barony of NEWCASTLE,
county of DUBLIN, and province of LEINSTER, ¾ of a
mile (E.) from Lucan; containing 1075 inhabitants,
This place constitutes one of the four manors in the
county which formerly belonged to the Crown. By an
inquisition taken in the 15th of Henry VII. (1499),
John Brownunsinge was found seized in fee of eight
messuages, eight gardens, and 35 acres of land in Esker
and Ballyowen, held of the Crown at an annual rent,
which he bequeathed to the church of Esker, “in pure
and perpetual alms.” There are quarries of good build-
ing stone in the parish. The gentlemen’s seats are
Esker Lodge, the residence of Major Wills; Esker, of
J. Cash, Esq.; St. Helen, of W. Gorman, Esq.; Esker
Cottage, of J. Spring, Esq. 5 Esker House, of G.
Clarke, Esq.; Ballyowen Lodge, of J. Cathrew, Esq.;
Finstown Lodge, of S. Bell, Esq.; and the Glebe-
house, of the Rev. W, Stewart. The parish is in
the diocese of Dublin: the rectory forms part of the
union and corps of the deanery of St. Patrick’s, and
the vicarage part of the union of Lcixlip, under which
head the tithes are stated. In the R.C. divisions it is
part of the. union or district of Palmerstown, Clon-
dalkin, and Lucan. About, ton boys are educated in a
private classical school. The ruined church forms a
conspicuous and picturesque object, appearing, from its
extensive remains, to have, been originally u large struc
ture. In the vicinity are the ruins of the ancient castel-
lated mansion of Ballyowen.
ETTAGH, a parish, partly in the barony of Clon
LISK, and partly in that of BALLYBRITT, KING’S county,
and province of LEINSTER, 4 miles (S.E.) from Parsons
town, on the road to Roscrea; containing 1770 inhabi
tants. This parish,,comprises 6531.statute acres, as
applotted under the tithe act, and valued at £3440 per
annum; the soil is generally a rich loam, and the land
principally under tillage, with a small proportion of bog.
The gentlemen’s seats are Gloster, the residence of War
dress Lloyd, Esq., an ancient mansion situated in a fine
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and rather extensive demesne,; and Golden Grove, of
W. P. Vaughan, Esq., the demesne of which, comprising:
400 Irish acres, is richly wooded, and is intersected by a
small river, which separatea this parish from that of
Ro.screa, in the adjoining county of Tipperary; it con.
tains the hill of Knocknamace, from which are some, fine
views. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese
of Killaloc, united to the vicarage of Kilcoleman, and in.
the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to
£148. 12. 3 ¾., and the tithes of the union to £317.16.11.
There is no glebe-house j the glebe comprises 24 acres.
The church is a plain small edifice, erected by aid of a
loan of £600 from the lute Board of First Fruits, in 1831,
and the Ecelesiastical Commissioners have recently
granted £100 for its repair. There is a R. C. chapel at
Coolderry; and there are sehooln at Kilcoman, noticec
in the account of that parish.
EVELEARY.—See INCIIEGEELAGH.
EYRECOURT, a market and post-town, in the parish
of DONONAUGHTA, barony of Longford, county of GAL
WAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 11¼ miles (N. W.)
from Parsonstown, on the road by Banughcr to Lough
rea; containing 1789 inhabitants Thin town, vhich
takes its name from the Eyre, family, lords of the manor
contains 342 houses, which are neat and well built.
There are nome seats, which are noticed in the article on
Dononaughta, which see. The market is on Saturday
and fairs are held on the Monday after Easter-Monday
June 29th, July 9th, Sept. 8th, Dec. 20th, and one in
October. Here are a court-house (in which quarter
and petty sessions are held), gaol, and a constabulary
police station; also the parish church, which is in bad
repair, and a R. C. chapel, built chiefly at the expense
of C. B. Martin, Esq. A dispensary is supported in the
usual way, and a decayed school-house is about to be
restored by the Rev. Mr. Eyre, the incumbent of the
parish.
EYRKE.—See, EIRKE.
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FAHAN (LOWER), a parish, in the barony of
ENMSHOWEN, county of Donegal, and province of’
Ulst????; containing, with the post-town of Bunerana
(which is described under its own head), Mill inhabi
tants. This parish originally formed the Lower, or
Northern portion of the extensive parish of Fahan, from
which it. was separated in I795; it in bounded on the
west by Lough Kwilly, and comprises, according to the
Ordnance survey, 24,782 ¾.statute acres. A great por-
tion is mountain, affording good pasturagc, of which
Slieve Snaght, on the north-eastern boundary, rises,
according to the above survey, 2019 feet above the
level oi’ the sea. The valleys are well watered and
productive, and agriculture is improving. FreeMtone
is abundant, and limeHtoue. i.s found in aUnont every
part: there are also indications of lead, copper, and
iron are. There is a coast-guard station at Balli
nary; and at Neids’ point is a battery, erected in
1812, now under the care of a muster-gunner and five
artillerymen. Lough Swilly is very spacios and deep,
affording anchorage for large ships; vast numbers of