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GRA
province of Munster, 2 miles (S. E.) from Fethard, on
the road to Clonmel; containing 771 inhabitants. It
comprises about 2754 statute acres and is well cultivated.
The principal seats are Clonacody, that of E. Kellett,
Esq.; and Lakefield, of W. Pennefather, Esq.; both
handsome residences. It is a vicarage, in the diocese
of Lismore, forming part of the union of Cahir; the
rectory is impropriate in the representatives of W.
Netterville, Esq. The tithes amount to £160, of which
£100 is payable to the impropriators and £60 to the
vicar.
GRANGE, a village, in the parish of Desert-
creight, barony of Dungannon, county of Tyrone,
and province of Ulster, 2½ miles (E) from Cooks-
town, on the road from Stewartstown to Moneymore;
containing 147 inhabitants. It comprises 32 houses,
generally well built, and has a fair on Nov. 12th.
Here is a meeting-house for Covenanters of the third
class, and a school; and near the village is Killymoon,
the elegant residence of Col. Stewart.
GRANGE, county of Waterford.—See LISGEN-
NAN.
GRANGE CLARE, an extra-parochial district, in
the barony of East Ophaly, county of Kildare, and
province of Leinster;containing 39 inhabitants.
GRANGECLOVAN, or GRANGELORAN, a parish,
in the barony of Fassadining, county of Kilkenny,
and province of Leinster, 1 mile (S. W.) from Bally-
ragget, on the river Nore; containing 949 inhabitants,
and comprising 56ll½ statute acres. It is a rectory
and vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, forming part of
the union of Burnchurch: the tithes amount to
£247. 14. 11. In the R. C. divisions it is the head of
a union or district, called Conahy, which includes this
parish and Maine, and part of the parishes of Kilmocar,
Coolcraheen, Three Castles, and Burnchurch; and has
a chapel at Conahy.
GRANGEFORTH, a parish, in the barony and
county of Carlow, and province of Leinster, 2 miles
(S. W. by S.) from Tullow, on the road to Carlow; con-
taining 926 inhabitants. By inquisition taken in 1601
it appears that it belonged to Fferdoroghe O’Gormo-
gane, but it was granted to Sir John Ponsonby in 1669.
It is a rectory, in the diocese of Leighlin, forming part
of the union of Urglin: the tithes amount to £264.
In the R. C. divisions it is part of the union or district
of Tullow, and contains a chapel. There is a public
school, in which about 150 children are educated.
GRANGEGEETH, a parish, in the barony of Upper
Slane, county of Meath, and province of Leinster,
2½ miles (N.) from Slane; containing 1304 inhabitants.
It is a rectory, in the diocese of Meath, entirely impro-
priate in the Marquess of Drogheda, but it is tithe-free,
from having formed part of the possessions of the abbey
of Mellifont. In the R. C. divisions it is the head of
a union or district, comprising this parish and Monk-
newtown, in each of which is a chapel. There is a na-
tional school, in which about 110 children are educated,
and for which the school-house and an acre and a half
of land were given by Sir J. Witchett; also a private
school of about 120 children.
GRANGEGORMAN.—See City of DUBLIN.
GRANGE-KILREE, a parish, in the baronyof
Shillelogher, county of Kilkenny, and province of
Leinster, 5 miles (S.) from Kilkenny, on the road to
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West Jerpoint; containing 145 inhabitants and 1052
statute acres. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the dio-
cese of Ossory, forming part of the union of Burn-
church: the tithes amount to £114. In the R. C. di-
visions it is part of the union or district of Donemagan.
GRANGE-MOCKLER, or NINE-MILE-HOUSE,
a parish, in the barony of Slievardagh, county of
Tipperary, and- province of Munster, 7 miles (S. by
W.) from Callan, on the road to Clonmel; containing
666 inhabitants. Fairs are held here on March 25th,
May 20th, Aug. 10th, Sept. 19th, Oct. 8th, Nov. 1st,
and Dec. 12th. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Lis-
more, entirely impropriate in Caesar Sutton, Esq.: the
tithes amount to £80, and the impropriator allows £4
per ann. to the rector of Kilvemnon for the performance
of the occasional duties. In the R. C. divisions it forms
part of the union or district of Kilmurry, and has a
chapel. There are three private schools, in which about
160 children are educated.
GRANGE O’NEILL, an extra-parochial district,
locally in the parish of Kilmore, barony of Lower
Orior, county of Armagh, and province of Ulster;
containing 903 inhabitants, and more than 800 acres
of excellent land. In ecclesiastical concerns it belongs
to the lordship of Newry, and is under the jurisdiction
of Lord Kilmorey, as abbot of Newry.
GRANGEROSNOLVIN, a parish, in the barony of
Kilkea and Moone, county of Kildare, and province
of Leinster, 3 miles (S. W.) from Ballytore, on the
road from Kilcullen to Castledermot; containing 114
inhabitants. It comprises 1377 statute acres, as ap-
plotted under the tithe act, and valued at £615 per
annum. A nunnery is traditionally stated to have ex-
isted here, but there are no traces of it. It is a rectory
and vicarage, in the diocese of Dublin, forming part of
the union of Castledermot: the tithes amount to £75.
In the R. C. divisions also it is part of the union or dis-
trict of Castledermot.
GRANGE SILVAE, a parish, in the barony of
Gowran, county of Kilkenny, and province of Lein-
ster; containing, with the post-town of Goresbridge,
2313 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on
the road from Carlow to Ross, and on the confines of
the county of Carlow, is bounded on the east by the
river Barrow, and comprises 7661 statute acres, as ap-
plotted under the tithe act, and valued at £4566 per
annum. The land is generally of good quality and
principally under tillage, and the system of agriculture
is improved. Limestone is found almost in every part
of the parish, and worked for agricultural purposes,
except towards the southern extremity, where the strata
alternate with granite. The surface, except on the
demesnes, is destitute of wood, with which, from its
name, it would appear to have formerly abounded. The
principal gentlemen’s seats are Barrowmount, formerly
the residence of the late Col. Gore; Doninga, of T. T.
Bookey, Esq.; and Barraghcore, of J. Handy, Esq., all
handsome residences, with well-planted and improved
demesnes. There are two large flour-mills, the property
of Mr. Handy., worked by water and capable of producing
40,000 barrels of flour annually. The Barrow naviga-
tion, which commences at St. Mullins, about three
miles below this parish, bounds it on the east and joins
the Grand canal at Athy. Fairs are held at Goresbridge
for cattle and pigs, and are numerously attended. The