completed the Dissolution under Henry VIII. Its possessions were than seized and conferred upon the Boyles: they are still the property of the Earl of Shannon. All that remains of the abbey are the walls of its church and a square tower, now covered with ivy. The land in the parish, which comprises about 4,482 acres, is generally good. There is a large extent of bog which yields valuable fuel. Many hands are employed in collecting sand and seaweed, which are much used in the neighbourhood as manure. Abbey New, Kirkcudbrightshire. See New Abbey.
Abbey Odorney, a vil. in the par. of Ardfert, and bars. of Trughanacury and Clanmaurice, in the co. of Kerry and prov. of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles N.W. of Tralee. At this village are the ruins of the once celebrated abbey, built in 1154, upon the river Brick. 212 miles from it, is Crotta, a very beautiful mansion, built by the Ponsonby family.
Abbey Paisley, a par. in upper ward, in the co. of Renfrew, Scotland, 8 miles to W. of Glasgow. It is situated on the rivers White Cart, Black Cart, and Lavern. The Glasgow and Ayr railway and canal pass through it. The town of Paisley occupies the centre of the parish, of which originally it formed a part. But in 1736, when a new church was required, the town was constituted a separate parish, and the remaining district has been since called the Abbey parish. One of the villages included in it is Elderslie, the birthplace of William Wallace. There are remains of a monastery, which was founded here by Walter Fitzallan, the first Stuart. Coal is abundant in the district. Lime also, with ironstone and alum, are found. The industry of the population is exercised in cotton spinning, weaving, bleaching, printing, and working the mines. The livings, val. respectively £376 and £363, are in the presb. of Paisley, and in the patron. of the Marquis of Abercorn, the chief heritor. In the neighbourhood stand the ancient seat of the Dundonalds, and Johnston Castle. There are also several old seats, Stewart's Raiss, Cardonald, and Hawkhead. The par. contains 15,000 aces. See Paisley.
Abbeyshrule, a par. in the bar. of Shrule, in the co. of Longford, and prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Ballymahon. The parish is divided into two parts by the river lnny, which is crossed by a stone bridge of ten arches. The Royal canal also passes through, and is conducted over the lnny on a handsome aqueduct. There is a police station, a large flour-mill, and a quarry from which black stone is obtained. The living is a rect. united with Tashinny. A monastery existed here before the 10th century. About the year 1150 it was refounded for Cistercian monks, and dedicated to the Virgin, by O'Ferrall. It was granted by Henry VIII. to James, Earl of Roscommon; and by Queen Elizabeth, in 1569, to Sir R. Dillon, then Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. Some remains of the abbey still exist, besides a large square tower and a cemetery.
Abbeyside, a vil. and a suburb of Dungarvan, in the bar. of Decies-without-Drum, in the co. of Waterford and prov. of Munster, Ireland. It lies on the river Colligan, an inlet of Dungarvan bay. Here are the ruins of McGrath's castle, and of an Augustine friary, founded in 1295: the steeple of the latter is 60 ft. in height; near the altar is seen the curious monument of Donald McGrath, buried in 1400; the Gothic arch which supports the tower is worthy of notice; there are also traces of a round tower.
Abbey St. Bathan's, a par. and district in the co. of Berwick, Scotland, 5 miles to the N.W. of Dunse. It extends about 6 miles in extreme length, and lies picturesquely among the Lammermuir hills. The character of the soil is various. On the banks of the Whitadder and Eye it is well cultivated, comprising about 2,000 acres of arable land; but the hilly districts, which are greywacke, are barren and covered with heath, principally consisting of hilly sheep-walks, rising some 300 or 400 feet above the level of the vales. A mine of copper was opened in 1828, on the estate of St. Bathan's, but proved unproductive. The living, which is in the presb. of Dunse, is valued at £155 9s. 3d., glebe £13, in the patron. of the crown. The church, which is a very ancient structure, with 140 sittings, is situated on the bank of the Whitadder, surrounded by the kirktown, 7 miles N.W. from Dunse. A priory was founded here at the close of the 12th century, by Ada, daughter of William the Lion. It belonged to the Cistercian order, and was dedicated to St. Bathan, the supposed cousin of St. Columba of Iona, but no traces of it now remain. At a short distance are the ruins of the parish church of Strafontain, originally an hospital, founded by David I.; and adjoining these, on the banks of the brook Monynut, is Godscroft, once the demesne of David Hume, the author.
Abbeystrand, a vil. in the bar. of Carbery-east, in the co. of Cork, and prov. of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles from Skibbereen, on Baltimore bay.
Abbeystrowry, a par. in the bar. of Carbery-east, in the co. of Cork, and prov. of Munster, Ireland; containing part of the market-town of Skibbereen. It is intersected by the river Hen, near which are the remains of an abbey, from which the parish takes its name; but of whose age and founder nothing is known. Less than two-thirds of the land in the parish is under cultivation, the remainder being waste or bog. The bog is not very extensive, and the rest consists of rocky hills, with small tracts of pasture scattered here and there. Farming has not made much progress. It is said that the old wooden plough is used still. At Derrygoole there are some slate-quarries, but they have not been worked extensively or profitably. Here are several fine residences of the gentry, as Hollybrook, Lakelands, Abbeyville, &c. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, val. £118, in the patron. of S. Townshend, Esq. The par. contains 9,396 acres. See Skibbereen.
Abbey, The, near Castleton, in the hund. of High Peak, in the co. of Derby, 6 miles N. of Castleton and 38 N. of Derby, situated on the river Derwent.
Abbey, The, Cirencester, in the hund. and union of Cirencester, in the co. of Gloucester, 112 mile from Cirencester, near the ruins of the abbey built by Henry I.
Abbey, The, an ext. par. place, in the hund. of Isaf, union of Llanrwst, in the co. of Carnarvon, North Wales, 4 miles S. of Conway. It derives its name from a Cistercian priory founded here in 1185 by Llewelyn-up-Jorworth, but afterwards removed to Maynan.
Abbey, The, near Leek, in the north div. of the hund. of Totmanlow, in the co. of Stafford built on the site of Dieulacres, or Dalacres Abbey, founded in 1220 by Ranulph, Earl of Chester, who named it Dieu l'encres ("may God increase it") at the request of his wife. Here also stood a nunnery, the site of which was granted by Edward VI. to the Baggenholts.
Abbey, The, a district surrounding the abbey and palace of Holyrood, in the co. of Edinburgh, Scotland, known in Scottish law as emphatically "The Abbey," from its having possessed from a very early period the privileges of sanctuary for debtors.
Abbeyview, near Boyle, in the bar. of Boyle, and in the co. of Roscommon, Ireland, 84 miles N.W. of Dublin. It derives the first affix of its name from the abbey founded here in 1148. It is not far from the Curlew hills and the river Boyle.
Abbeyville, near Burrishoole Abbey, in the bar. of Burrishoole, and in the co. of Mayo, Ireland. Here was formerly a Dominican abbey, founded by the De Bourkes in 1486, some ruins of which still remain; near here also is Grace O'Malley's Castle.
Abbeyville, near Ballymote, in the bar. of Corran and co. of Sligo, Ireland, 12 miles S. of Sligo. Here was a Franciscan friary, founded by the McDonoghs. It was here the Irish Psalter of Ballymote was written.
Abbey Wood, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Woolwich, union of Greenwich, in the co. of Kent, 2 miles S.E. of Woolwich. It is a station on the North Kent railway. It derives its name from the ruins of Lesnes Abbey.
Abbey Wood, or Abbey, a hmlt. near the vil. of
