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interspersed with several Jakes, which being surrounded
with mountains have a beautifully picturesque appear-
ance. Fairs are held at Bonnefinglass on May 24th,
July 7th, Nov.15th, and Dec. 15th. The living is a
vicarage, in the diocese of Killala, and forms part of
the union of Ardagh; the rectory is impropriate in Sir
W. H. Palmer, Bart. The tithes amount to £180.7. 6.,
which is equally divided between the impropriator and
the vicar. The R. C. parish is co-extensive with that
of the Established Church; the chapel is a neat slated
building. There are three hedge schools, in which are
about 150 boys and 100 girls. On the edge of a lake
at Kildermot is a picturesque ruin of an ancient con-
vent.
AUBURN, a village, in the parish and barony of
KILKENNY WEST, county of WESTMEATH, and province
of LEINSTER, 5½ miles (N. E.) from Athlone: the po-
pulation is returned with the parish. It is a very small
place, but is celebrated as being the spot from which,
from real life, Oliver Goldsmith drew his enchanting de-
scription of rural scenery in the “Deserted Village:”
the house in which the poet resided is now in ruins;
and the hawthorn tree, round which a wall was built to
preserve it, has been carried away piecemeal as relics.
Near the village is Lissoy, which is described in his tale
of the “Vicar of Wakefield” as “the modest mansion,”
in which it is known he gave an accurate picture of his
sister, and brother-in-law, Daniel Hodson, Esq., who
resided there.—See KILKENNY WEST.
AUGHA.—See AGHA.
AUGHACREW.—See AGHACREW.
AUGHADOWN, or AGHADOWN, a parish, in
the East Division of the barony of WEST CARBERY,
county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 3¼ miles
(W. S. W.) from Skibbereen; containing, with several
inhabited islands, 5419 inhabitants. This parish is
situated on the north bank of the river Ilen, and
comprises 7063 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act, and valued at £5400 per annum. Its sur-
face is very uneven; in some parts, especially towards
the north, it is rocky and unproductive; but near its
southern boundary, towards the Ilen, the land is good
and produces excellent crops. About two-thirds of it
are under cultivation; the remainder is rocky ground
and bog, of which latter there is a considerable extent
near Newcourt. The state of agriculture is not much
improved; the old heavy wooden plough is still used,
and some of the land is cultivated by spade labour; the
fences are everywhere much neglected. Several good
roads intersect the parish, one of which is a new line
from Skibbereen to Crookhaven, likely to be of consi-
derable advantage. The Ilen is navigable for vessels
of 200 tons’ burden nearly to its eastern extremity: a
quay and storehouses have been constructed at New-
court, but are entirely neglected, and the harbour is
only frequented by a few sand boats, which discharge
their cargoes there for the convenience of the farmers.
The principal seats are Aughadown House, that of H.
Becher, Esq., occupying an elevated site in the midst of
flourishing plantations, and commanding a fine view of
the western coast; Lake Marsh, of Hugh Lawton, Esq.;
Whitehall, of S. Townsend, Esq.; Newcourt, of Becher
Fleming, Esq.; the glebe-house, the residence of the
Rev. T. D. Moore; and Holly Hill, of the Rev. J. Cop-
pinger, P. P. Fairs for the sale of cattle, sheep, pigs.
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&c., are held on May 6th and Oct. 2nd. A manor court
is held monthly by a seneschal appointed by Lord
Carbery, for the recovery of debts under 40s.; and here
is a constabulary police station. The living is a vicar-
age, in the diocese of Ross, and in the patronage of the
Bishop; the rectory is partly impropriate in Lord
Audley and partly forms the corps of the archdeaconry
of Ross. The tithes amount to £600, of which £300
is payable to the impropriator and appropriator, and
£300 to the vicar. The church, situated on the margin
of the river, is a small neat edifice with a square tower,
and was built by aid of a loan of £500, in 1812, from
the late Board of First Fruits. The glebe-house is
handsome and commodious, and is situated on a glebe
of 45½ acres. In the R. C. divisions this parish is the
head of a union or district, which comprises also the
parish of Kilcoe and part of Abbeystrowry, and con-
tains two chapels, situated at Aughadown and Kilcoe,
the former of which is a large and handsome edifice,
occupying an elevated site near Currabeg. In addition
to the parochial schools, there are schools at Whitehall
and near Newcourt, also a pay school. In the demesne
of Whitehall are the ruins of Kincoe or Kincolisky castle,
built by the O’Driscols in 1495; and on the grounds of
Lake View are some picturesque remains of an ecclesi-
astical edifice, called by the people of the neighbourhood
the Abbey of Our Lady.
AUGHAGOWER, a parish, partly in the barony of
MURRISK, but chiefly in that of BURRISHOOLE, county
of MAYO, and province of CONNAUGHT, 4 miles (S. E.
by S.) from Westport; containing 12,045 inhabitants.
It is situated on the confines of the county of Galway,
and on the road from Westport to Ballinrobe: the
greater portion is mountain, about one-tenth only being
under tillage; about 100 acres are woodland, and there
are large tracts of bog. The system of agriculture is
in a very rude and unimproved state, spade husbandry
being still prevalent to a considerable extent. Lead
mines have been opened in the mountains, which are
the property of the Marquess of Sligo, but they are
not worked at present; and there is a large quarry of
slate of a very heavy quality, which is not now in opera-
tion. Mount Browne House, now the seat of J. Browne,
Esq., was, during the disturbances of 1798, the seat of
the Right Hon. Denis Browne, brother of the Marquess
of Sligo, and was for some time in the possession of
the insurgents. The linen manufacture is partially
carried on, but is diminishing every year, and at prosent
affords employment only to a small number of persons.
Fairs are held on June 24th, July 21st, Aug. 6th, and
Sept, 29th. The parish is in the diocese of Tuam; the
rectory is appropriate to the archdeaconry, and also to
the prebends of Faldown and Killabeggs in the cathedral
of Tuam; the vicarage forms part of the union of West-
port. The tithes amount to £450, of which £355 is
payable to the vicar. The church, a modern edifice
with a square tower, was erected at an expense of £1200.
The R. C. parish is co-extensive with that of the Esta-
blished Church: the chapel is a small thatched building,
and there is also a chapel at Erriff of similar character,
both inadequate to the accommodation of their respec-
tive congregations. There are six schools, situated res-
pectively at Ayle, Ardygommon, Cushinkeel, Augha-
gower, Triangle, and Lanmore, in which about 700
children are taught; and there is also a hedge school at