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Jos. M c Cormick. The parochial church, and a Presby-
terian, and a Wesleyan Methodist meeting-house are in
the town, within a short distance of which is the R. C.
chapel.
FINTOWN.—See INNISKEEL.
FINUGE, a parish, in the barony of CLANMAURICE,
county of KERRY, and province of MUNSTER, 2 miles
(S. S. W.) from Listowel, on the river Feale, and on the
road from Listowel to Tralee; containing 1431 inha-
bitants, of which number, 491 are in the village. The
parish comprises 3583 statute acres, as applotted under
the tithe act, the greater part of which consists of ara-
ble land: of the remainder, about 850 acres are coarse
pasture land, 480 bog, and 100 woodland. Some of
the arable land is of superior quality: the state of agri-
culture is gradually improving. Ballinruddery, the
occasional residence of the Rt. Hon. Maurice Fitzgerald,
Knt. of Kerry, is beautifully situated in a richly wooded
demesne on the banks of the Feale. The house is an
irregular building, partly thatched and partly slated,
and the cottage front is covered with a profusion of
climbing plants. A fine carriage road extends for
upwards of a mile through the demesne, nearly parallel
with the windings of the river. Adjoining the dwelling-
house, and on the verge of the river, are the picturesque
ruins of the ancient castle of Ballinruddery. The other
seats are Ballyhorgan, the residence of W. Hilliard,
Esq.; Finuge House, of W. Harnett, Esq.; Killocrin
House, of Capt. O’Halloran; Finuge Cottage, of Miss
Hewson; Bellarne, of H. Hilliard, Esq.; Tanavalla,
of A. Elliott, Esq.; and Ballygrinnan, of S. Sewell,
Esq. The parish is in the diocese of Ardfert and
Aghadoe: the rectory is impropriate in A. Stoughton,
Esq.; and the vicarage forms part of the union of
Aghavallin. The tithes amount to £129. 4. 6., payable
in moieties to the impropriator and the vicar. There
are no remains of the church, but the ancient burial-
ground is still used.
FINVARRA, a village, in the parish of OUGHT-
MANNA, barony of BURREN, county of CLARE, and pro-
vince of MUNSTER, 2½ miles (W.) from Burren, on the
bay of Galway; containing 410 inhabitants. This vil
lage, which is situated in a detached portion of the
parish, is chiefly remarkable for a Point of that name
which stretches into the bay from the peninsula formed
by the parish of Abbey, and on which a martello tower
has been erected. There is also a similar tower on
Aughnish Point, to the north-east, which also forms a
detached portion of the same parish. Finvarra Point is
situated on the north-east side of the bay of Bally-
vaughan, and to the south-west of the entrance of the
harbour of New Quay.
FINVOY, a parish, in the barony of KILCONWAY,
county of ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER, 5 miles
(S, W.) from Ballymoney, on the road from Ballymoney
to Kilrea; containing 6093 inhabitants. This parish,
which is bounded on the west by the river Bann, and
on the east by the Mainwater, comprises, according to
the Ordnance survey, 16,474¼ statute acres, of which
about one-third is bog and barren heath, and the re-
mainder, with the exception of about 90 acres in the
river Bann and a small lough of about 5 acres, is good
land; about 3187 acres are applotted under the tithe act,
and valued at £2281 per ann. The surface is varied: the
parish is divided into three portions by two bogs which
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intersect it, and parallel with which are two mountain-
ous ridges, one called the Craigs, and the other Killy-
morris. The system of agriculture has, within the last
few years, been greatly improved; there are some quar-
ries of basalt, which is raised for building and for
mending the roads and coal and iron stone are sup-
posed to exist in several parts, but neither has yet been
worked. Bricks are manufactured, for which there is
plenty of clay along the banks of the Bann. The prin-
cipal gentlemen’s seats are Moore Lodge, that of G.
Moore, Esq.; and Cullytrummin, of Sampson Moore, Esq.
In the small village of Dunloy there is a good inn. Fairs
are held there on the 15th of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.;
and it is a constabulary police station. In its immediate
vicinity is the hill of Dunloy, which, according to the
Ordnance survey, has an elevation of 707 feet above the
level of the sea at low water. The river Bann is not
navigable up to this parish, the approach being ob-
structed by the falls of Portna. The living is a rectory
and perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Connor; the
rectory forms part of’ the union and corps of the pre-
bend of Rasharkin, in the cathedral of Connor; the
perpetual curacy, which was instituted in 1808, is in
the patronage of the Prebendary. The tithes amount
to £450, of which £300 is payable to the rector, and
£150 to the perpetual curate. There is neither glebe-
house nor glebe. The present church was erected on
the site of the original structure, by aid of a gift of
£200 and a loan of £400 from the late Board of First
Fruits, in 1810; and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners
have lately granted £129 for its repair. In the R. C.
divisions the parish is united to that of Rasharkin; the
chapel is situated at Killymorris. There is a place of
worship for Presbyterians in connection with the Synod
of Ulster, of the second class. About 380 children are
taught in four public schools, of which the parochial
school was founded in 1822; and there are four private
schools, in which are about 200 children, and eight
Sunday schools. There are several forts, artificial ca-
verns, and druidical remains in various parts of the
parish; among the latter is a cromlech of hard black
stone, between the upright pillars of which is an en-
trance to a chamber underneath, which communicates
with two other chambers, the whole within a circle of
45 feet in diameter. This interesting relic is situated
beyond the summit of the Craig; and at the distance
of a furlong from it is a square fort, enclosing an area
of 9000 square feet, surrounded with a deep trench.
Within 300 yards of the fort are three erect tapering
pillars, supposed to be monumental memorials of cer-
tain chiefs slain and buried on the spot. The view from
the Craig rocks embraces that side of Lough Neagh
which is towards the river Bann, and the mountains of
Derry in the distance. At Lischeahan is a mineral
spring, the water of which has the taste and smell
of gunpowder.
FIRCALL.—See EGLISH.
FITHMONE.—See KILFITHMONE.
FIVE-MILE-TOWN, orBLESSINGBOURN, a post-
town, in the parish and barony of CLOGHER, county of
ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER, 6 miles (W. by S.)
from Clogher, and 79¾ (N. W.) from Dublin, on the
road from Lisnaskea to Clogher, and on the confines of
the county of Fermanagh; containing 758 inhabitants.
This place has been sometimes called Mount-Stewart,