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tillage; good gritstone is quarried here for building,
and copper is supposed to exist but has not yet been
worked. Here is a station of the constabulary police.
Lismullen Park is the seat of Sir Chas. Drake Dillon.,
Bart., on whose ancestor, John Dillon, and his heirs
male, the dignity of a free baron of the Holy Roman
Empire was conferred by the Emperor Joseph II., in
1782; the demesne which comprises about 200 planta-
tion acres, contains some fine old timber. It is a
chapelry, in the diocese of Meath, forming part of the
union of Skryne: the tithes are included in the com-
position for Templecarn. In the R. C. divisions also
it forms part of the union or district of Skryne or
Skreen.
LISNADILL, a parish, partly in the baronies of
ARMAGH and UPPER FEWS, but chiefly in that of
LOWER FEWS, county of ARMAGH, and province of
ULSTER, 2 miles (S. E.) from Armagh, on the road
to Newtown-Hamilton; containing 7699 inhabitants.
This parish comprises, according to the Ordnance
survey, 18.,556½ statute acres, of which 4468½ are
in the barony of Armagh, 5824 in Upper Fews, and
8264 in Lower Fews. The land is remarkably good,
and the system of agriculture in a very improved state.
Limestone of excellent quality is quarried in several
parts of the parish, chiefly for agricultural purposes.
The principal seats are Beech Hill, the residence of T.
Simpson, Esq.; Ballyards, of J. Simpson, Esq.; and
Ballier, of J. B. Boyd, Esq. The weaving of linen for the
manufacturers and bleachers of the surrounding district
affords employment to many of the inhabitants; and
there are two very extensive bleach-greens, in which, on
an average, 56,000 pieces are annually finished for the
English markets. The living is a rectory and perpetual
curacy, in the diocese of Armagh; the rectory forms
part of the union of Armagh, and the perpetual curacy
was instituted under the provisions of an act of the 7th
of Geo. III. The tithes amount to £650; and the
stipend of the curate is £100, paid by the rector of
Armagh, who is the patron; the curate has also the glebe-
house, a handsome residence built by Primate Robinson,
aud 64 acres of glebe, purchased by the primate for the
endowment of the living. The church is a spacious
edifice in the later English style, with a square em-
battled tower erected by Primate Robinson in 1772, and
has the arms of the founder over the entrance. In the
R. C. divisions the parish is the head of a union or
district called also Ballymacnab and Kilcluney, com-
prising the parishes of Lisnadill and Kilcluney, part of
Mullaghbrack, and the district of Armaghbreague; there
are chapels at Ballymacnab and Granemore, and a
spacious and handsome chapel is now being erected in
the parish. About 650 children are taught in six
public schools, of which the parochial school is endowed
with 7 acres of land by Primate Robinson, who also
built the school-house; two are partly supported by
the rector and curate, and one by Thos. Wilson, Esq.;
there are also two private schools, in which are about
120 children, and five Sunday schools. The ancient
church was destroyed in the war of 1641, but its ex-
tensive cemetery is still used. At Corran, in 1833, was
found a cylindrical case of gold, containing many antique
gems and ornaments, among which was a necklace of
jet richly carved; it is now in the museum of J. Corry,
Esq., of Armagh.
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LISNAKILL, a parish, in the barony of MIDDLE-
THIRD, county of WATERFORD, and province of MUN-
STER, 4 miles (W. by S.) from Waterford; containing
667 inhabitants. It comprises 2462 statute acres, as
applotted under the tithe act; the soil is various, and,
in the north-western extremity, slate of good quality for
roofing was formerly quarried. At Whitfield was the
seat of W. Christmas, Esq., the principal landed pro-
prietor, but the mansion has lately been taken down.
The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Waterford,
united to part of the rectory of Kilmeaden, together
constituting the corps of the treasurership of Waterford,
in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithes amount to
£160, and the glebe comprises rather more than 5½
acres; there is neither church nor glebe-house. About
130 children are taught in a school at Butlerstown,
under the National Board. At the time of the Down
survey there was an ancient castle at this place; and in
a Danish fort, at no great distance, were found two
curious earthen vessels, in one of which was a golden
bracelet. At Whitfield, in a vast heap of stones, are
two conical apartments built of stone, and supposed to
have been used as tombs.
LISNARRICK, a village, in the parish of DERRY-
VULLEN, barony of LURG, county of FERMANAGH, and
province of ULSTER, 3½ miles (S.) from Kesh, on the
road to Enniskillen; containing 171 inhabitants. It
consists of three rows of irregularly built houses, dis-
posed in a triangular form; and has fairs on Jan. 12th,
on the 22nd of Jan., Feb., and March, April 5th, May
9th and 23rd, 22nd of June and July, and Oct. 15th,
for general farming stock.
LISNASKEA, or LISNESKEA, a market and post-
town, in the parish of AGHALURCHER, barony of MAGH-
ERASTEPHANA, county of FERMANAGH, and province
of ULSTER, 9 miles (S. E.) from Enniskillen, and 71
(N. E.) from Dublin, on the road to Enniskillen; con-
taining 89 houses and 430 inhabitants. It consists
chiefly of comfortable houses and shops, and contains a
handsome market-house, corn and butter stores, a
savings’ bank, and a large hotel. From its proximity
to Lough Erne, which reaches to Lake Head, within a
quarter of a mile of the town, great facility is afforded
for the conveyance of corn, butter, linen, and yarn, of
which considerable quantities are supplied from the
thickly inhabited islands on the lake, and sold in this
market: it is stated that a short canal could be con-
structed at a moderate expense that would enable boats
to come up to the town. The market is on Saturday,
and fairs are held on the Monday before Easter, April
13th, Monday after Ascension, June 1st, and Oct. 10th,
for general farming stock. The church, or chapel of
ease to Agbalurcher, was rebuilt in 1814, at an expense
of £369 British, defrayed by the parishioners; and in
1829 the late Board of First Fruits gave £450, and lent
£50 for the erection of a glebe-house in the vicinity.
The curate, who is appointed by the rector of Agha-
lurcher, has a stipend of £73. 16. 8., exclusively of the
marriage fees, and the glebe-house, which is valued at
£20 per annum. The R. C. chapel, called the Moate
Chapel, stands on a hill near the town: it was built in
1814, at an expense of about £700: attached is a na-
tional school. In the town is a meeting-house for
Primitive Methodists; also a school endowed by Major
Leslie, with three acres of land and £14 per annum, an