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LETTERLUNA, or LETTER, a parish, in the bar-
ony of BALLYBRIT, KING’S county, and province of
LEINSTER, 1½ mile (N,) from Kinnitty, on the road
from Dublin to Parsonstown; containing, with the
village of Cadamstown, 1000 inhabitants. The living is
a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe; the
rectory is partly impropriate in H. Malone, Esq., and
partly united to the vicarage, which forms part of the
union of Kinnitty; the tithes amount to £73. 16. 11.,
of which £18. 9. 2¾. is payable to the impropriator and
the remainder to the incumbent. There is neither church,
glebe-house, nor glebe. In the R. C. divisions the parish
forms part of the union or district of Kinnitty or Long-
ford. About 120 children are taught in the parochial
school, and there is a private school, in which are about
40 children.
LETTERMACWARD, a parish, in the barony of
BOYLAGH, county of DONEGAL, and province of UL-
STER, 21 miles (W. S. W.) from Letterkenny, on the
road from Killybegs to Rutland Island; containing
2039 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the
river Guibarra, comprises, according to the Ordnance
survey, 20,800½ statute acres, of which 512 are in the
tideway of the river, and 503 in lakes; of the remain-
der, a very large portion is mountain waste and bog.
The system of agriculture is in an unimproved state, a
very small portion of the land being under tillage;
there are strong indications of rich lead ore, in which
silver ore has been found. Fairs are held on Feb. 20th,
May 20th, Aug. 20th, and Oct. 1st, for cattle and
sheep; and manorial courts are held occasionally.
Prior to the 25th of March 1835, this parish formed
part of the corps of the deanery of Raphoe, from which
it was then separated. The living is a rectory and vica-
rage, in the diocese of Raphoe, and in the patronage of
the Crown: the tithes amount to £89. 8. 7. The glebe-
house was built by a gift of £415 and a loan of £46. 3.
from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1828; the glebe
comprises 4 acres. The church is a plain edifice,
erected about 60 years since. In the R. C. divisions,
the parish is the head of a union or district, comprising
also a portion of the parish of Templecroan; the chapel
is a small building, and there is also a chapel at Temple-
croan. About 13 children are taught in the parochial
school, which is partly supported from Col. Robertson’s
fund; and there is a private school, in which are about
18 children. A school-house was also built with the
surplus funds granted by the late Board of First Fruits
for erecting the glebe-house, but has not been opened.
Very large seals are taken in the river Guibarra. Near
the glebe-house is a large moat.
LEWISBURGH, or LOUISBOURG, an ecclesiastical
district, in the parish of KILGAVOWER, barony of MUR-
RISK, county of MAYO, and province of CONNAUGHT, 11
miles (W. S. W.) from Westport: the population is re-
turned with the parish. This place is pleasantly situated
on the southern shore of Clew bay, on the western coast.
The village is neatly built; a market for provisions is
held on Monday, and there are fairs on the 24th of
June, Aug. 4th, and Sept. 29th; a constabulary police
force is also stationed here. The living is a perpetual
curacy, in the diocese of Tuam, and in the patronage of
the Incumbent of Aughaval: the stipend is £75, paid
by the incumbent, and the curate has also a glebe-house
and a glebe comprising 22 acres. The church of the
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district, a neat edifice, was erected by a gift of £415. 7.,
and a loan of £46. 3. from the late Board of First
Fruits, in 1828. In the R. C. divisions this place con-
stitutes a separate union or district; the chapel is a good
slated building.
LICKBLA, or LICKBLAGH, a parish, in the ba-
rony of DEMIFORE, county of WESTMEATH, and pro-
vince of LEINSTER, 4 miles (N. W.) from Castlepollard,
on the road to Finae; containing 2066 inhabitants.
This parish is bounded on the north by Lough Sheelin,
and on the west by Lough Kinail and the river Inny,
and is intersected by the river Glore, which issues from
that lake and falls into the Inny. It comprises 5608
statute acres, of which a very large portion, is mountain
and bog; the system of agriculture is improving, and
limestone is quarried for building and for burning into
lime. The surface is very uneven, and towards the east
is marked by mountainous elevations; the high rock of
Curreagh and the mountain of Moil rise within the
limits of the parish. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of
Meath, forming part of the union of Rathgraff; the
rectory is impropriate in the Marquess of Westmeath.
The tithes amount to £276. 18. 5½., of which £123.1. 6.
is payable to the impropriator, and the remainder to the
vicar. The church has long been a ruin. In the R. C.
divisions it forms part of the union or district of Castle-
pollard; the chapel is near Carlanstown. About 80 chil-
dren are taught in a school at Carlanstown, supported by
an annual donation from the Duke of Buckingham; and
there is a private school, in which are about 60 children.
There are several large raths in the parish, and on the
rock of Moil is found a species of coral. Near Curreagh
are the ruins of Rathcreenagh castle, situated on a high
mound, with a large rath nearly adjoining; and at Car-
lanstown are the ruins of a mansion belonging to a
branch of the Nugent family, of whom Lord George
Grenville Nugent Temple, second son of the late
Marchioness of Buckingham, is, in right of his mother,
Baron Nugent of Carlanstown; a good farm-house has
been built by the Duke of Buckingham on the site of
the old mansion.
LICKERRIG, a parish, partly in the barony of
ATHENRY, partly in that of LOUGHREA, but chiefly in
that of DUNKELLIN, county of GALWAY, and province
of CONNAUGHT, 3 miles (N. W.) from Loughrea, on the
road to Athenry; containing 1161 inhabitants, and
comprising 3058 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Clonfert,
forming part of the union of Kilconicky; the rectory is
partly appropriate to the see, partly to the deanery, and
partly to the rectory of Loughrea. The tithes amount
to £87. 0. 11., of which £23. 1. 6½. is payable to the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners, a similar sum to the
dean, £17. 10. 9½. to the rector of Loughrea, and the
remainder to the vicar. In the R. C. divisions it forms
part of the union or district of Carrabawn, which also
comprises the parish of Kileoneran, and contains a
chapel in each parish. About 500 children are educated
in the national school.
LICKFINN, a parish, in the barony of SLIEVAR-
DAGH, county of TIPPERARY, and province of MUNSTER,
3¼ miles (N. E.) from Killenaule; containing 464 inha-
bitants. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of
Cashel, and forms part of the union of Killenaule; the
tithes amount to £27. 12.
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