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of which one, under the patronage of the Bishop of
Kildare, was founded by Dr. Delany, who built the
school-house; and there is an infants’ school, founded in
1834. Claremaont, an extensive institution for deaf and
dumb children, was founded in 1816, under the
patronage of her present Majesty and the late Duke
of Gloucester; the buildings are extensive, and the
grounds comprise 18½ acres, subject to a rent of £220.
10. 9. The establishment contains school-rooms and
dormitories for 100 children, as poor boarders and
pupils, who must be not less than 8 nor more than 12
years old at their admission; it is under the manage
ment of a committee of subscribers, and is supported
by donations and annual subscriptions, entitling the
contributors to the nomination of children in proportion
to their subscriptions; the master has accommodations
also for children of the richer class, who pay £50. per
annum. The Very Rev. Dr. Barret, Vice-Provost of
Trinity College, bequeathed £70,000, and Sir Gilbert
King, Bart., £7000, to trustees for charitable uses; from
the former this institution received £2166. 6. 10. three
and a half per cent, stock, and from the latter £332.
6. 1. There is also a private lunatic asylum, under the
superintendence of Dr. Eustace, well arranged for the
reception of patients. An almshouse for four poor
Protestants was founded and endowed by Lord Forbes,
in 1723; and there is a dispensary. A field, called the
“Bloody Acre,” is supposed to have been part of
thesite of the memorable battle of Clontarf.
GLASSLOUGH, a post-town, in the parish of Do-
NAGH, barony of TROUGH, county of MONAGHAN, and
province of ULSTER, 5 miles (N. E.) from Monaghan,
and 70¾ (N. W.) from Dublin; containing 812 inhabit-
ants. It is situated on the road from Monaghan to
Caledon, on the margin of a beautiful lake, whence the
town derives its name, signifying “the green lake.” It
has a striking and attractive appearance, and con-
tains excellent slated houses. It is favourably situated
with regard to commerce and agriculture, but until a
very late period had little or no trade. In consequence
of the judicious modes which have been adopted by the
present owner, Mrs. Leslie, its capabilities have been de-
veloped and it has shown decided symptoms of rapid
improvement. It has now a weekly market for wheat
and flax, and a fair on the third Friday in every month
for cattle, sheep, pigs, and other agricultural produce.
An extensive flour-mill has been lately built in the neigh-
bourhood, for which an ample supply of wheat is ob-
tained from Glasslough market; and mills are now
being built for scutching and spinning flax, also a
factory on a large scale for weaving linens by hand and
power looms; the whole, when completed, will afford
permanent employment to between eight and nine hun-
dred individuals. The beautiful and extensive park and
castle of Mrs. Leslie, which adjoins the town and con-
tains upwards of 1000 acres of fine land well planted,
adds much to the natural beauty of the situation.
The mansion was originally of considerable grandeur,
but in consequence of repeated alterations has lost all
its antique features. The ancient castle was situated
opposite to the town gate of the present house, and was a
building of considerable strength, flanked with circular
towers and defended by a moat and drawbridge, posses-
sing also those indispensable requisites of feudal power,
a keep and donjon. The site had been a place of
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strength long before its erection, and was granted to
O’Bear M c Kenna by O’Nial of Ulster, on the conditions
that he and his descendants should pay” Bonaghty,” or
tribnte, and furnish white meat and oats to the Gallow-
glasses of O’Nial on certain days when they visited the
holy well of Tubber Phadrick, near Glennan, and never
to wage war with the O’Nials. This tribute was paid at
stated periods in a house built of wood and osiers, at
Anaghroe, or the “Red River,” now the seat of William
Murdoch, Esq. Near the town is the hill and rath of
Drumbanagher, where, on the 13th of March, 1688, a
battle was fought between a detachment of the Irish
army, on its way to join the besiegers of.Londonderry,
and the native Protestant forces of the district, in which
the latter gained a complete victory, but with the loss of
their gallant colonel, Matthew Anketell, to whose me-
mory a monument was erected in the parish church,
which is still preserved. In the town is the parish
church, with a tower 130 feet high: it has nothing in
architectural beauty to attract notice; the interior ar-
rangements are plain, neat, and commodious. During
the erection of the tower a workman fell from the top,
but escaped without suffering any material injury
GLASSON, a village, partly in the parish of BEN-
OWEN, but chiefly in that of KILKENNY WEST, barony of
KILKENNY WEST, county of WESTMEATH, and province
of LEINSTER, 4 miles (N. E.) from Athlone, on the road
to Ballymahon; containing 33 houses and 154 inhabit-
ants. Here are two corn-mills, one of which is also
used for thickening frieze. It is a constabulary police
station, and petty sessions for the barony are held on
alternate Wednesdays. A patent for a market and fair
exists, but they are not held. There is a dispensary,
and a penny post to Athlone and Ballymahon has been
established.—See BENOWEN.
GLAUNTANE.—See CAHERLOG.
GLENARM, a post-town, in the parish of TICK-
MACREVAN, barony of UPPER GLENARM, county of AN-
TRIM, and province of ULSTER, 17½ miles (N. W.) from
Carrickfergus, and 105¾ (N. by E.) from Dublin; con-
taining 880 inhabitants. This town, which has a sub-
post-office to Larne and Cushendall, is situated in a
deep glen, which opens to the sea, and on the Glenarm
river, which here empties itself into the bay of that
name, and over which are two bridges. It contains 145
houses, and is said to have been incorporated by a
charter of King John, in the 4th year of his reign; but
since the conquest of Ulster it has not exercised any
municipal privileges. Glenarm castle was for many
years the residence of the MacDonnels, Earls of Antrim,
of whom Randal MacDonnel, Marquess of Antrim, was
attainted during the protectorate. It was originally
built in 1639, and is now the seat of Edmund M c Don-
nel, Esq., by whom, since his marriage with the Countess
of Antrim, the present castle was erected on the site of
the former structure, of which very little remains. It
is a noble quadrangular pile, flanked at the angles with
four large towers embellished with minarets terminating
in vanes, and surmounted with stately domes; the en-
trance is under a large massive gateway; the hall is of
large dimensions and noble appearance, and the state
apartments are spacious, lofty, and magnificent. The
demesne is richly planted and beautifully embellished
with myrtles and other delicate shrubs; at a small
distance to the south is the great deer-park, formerly
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