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CARNr>Tli:. (I i rAi;l;I.IH 1 N VDD. - ho Law of Scotland," who di.-d in

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(in i if tl,. i'lrish 'i t'r<iin 1'i")- I" IGUl. His tomli i in tin ' hurchyard. In this church also ministered Mr. Hog and Thomas ik 1 , Ihr nrii:inati>r <>( tie- lielief B'ly in Smtland, who was de]n>-i d tiy the General Assembly, in 17^'-, fir refusing to induct a minister who was obnoxious to the Vjation. 'I ' i ive chun-h in Canu.ii ' . an United Presbyterian church at Cainieyhill. 1'itfir- ran is the neat 01 :. Tho par. has an area of about 9 square mi OARNOUSTIE, a vil. in tin; MT. of Barry, in the co. of Forfar, Scotland, 7 miles to the S.W. of Arbroath. Tt is a station on the Dundee and Arbroath railway. The inhabitants are chiefly supported by weaving linen cloth. Besides a chapel of ease, there are churches belonging to the United Presbyterians and the Original Seceders. CAKNTEEL.orCAKKKNTKEL.apar.intuobar. of Dungannon, in the co. of Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 nuTes S.E. of Ballygawley. It is fiituated in a cul- '1 district on the banks of the river Blackwater, and contains the market town of Aughnacloy. Camtccl was part of the extensive tract given by James I. to Sir Th 1 Unas Hidgway . Part of the parish is mountainous, with bog. ' Here are beds of good limestone and building atone, which are quarried extensively. The living is a in the dioc. of Armagh and Clogher, of the val. with that of Aghaloo, of 1,443, in the patron, of the i^-hop. The parish church was destroyed during .vil ~ur. The present church, built about 1737, is in the village of Aughnacloy ; it hag a tower and There arc chapels for Presbyterians, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists, and several schools. There is a good mineral spring at Garvey. The principal man- sions are Storm Hill, the Bawn, and Millview. CARNWALLON HUNDRED, one of the 8 hunds. of the co. of Carmarthen, South Wales, situated in the southern part of the co., and bounded on the N. by the hund. of Iskennen, on the E. by Glamorgan- shire, on the S. by the river Bnrry, and on the W. >j the hund. of Kidw'elly. It contains the pars, of Llanedy, Llanelly, Llangennech, Llannon, and Pcmbrey. CARNWATH, a par. containing the vils. of Cam- wath and Vilsont own, in the co. of Lanark, Scotland. It is 12 miles long in a northerly direction, by 8 miles broad. It is a station on the Caledonian railway. The par. is situated in a moorland district on the banks of tin- Clyde, into which the Dippool, Medwin, and other streams hero fall. The manor of Carnwath, raised to a barony about 1430, was held for several centuries by the mile family, having been granted to William do Somerville by David I. After several changes of posses- sion, it came to the Dalzells, and from them to the Lock- harts, who still hold it. The village consists of one street, with many neat dwellings and a tolbooth, a small nt edifice, near which stands the cross, inscribed v. iili the names and distances of various places. The surface of the parish rises at one point to the height of 1,200 feet ; coal, iron, limestone, and clay are found in abundance at Wilsontown, where a largo foundry has existed since 1779. Fanning and weaving are tho chief occupations of the people. Extensive ruins of Cow- dailly Castle exist 1 mile N.W. of the village. Tho par. is in the prosb. of Lanark, in the patron, of Sir N. M'Donold Lockhart, Bart. The minister has a stipend of 250. Tho church is of modern date, and stands near the site of the old church, portions of which still remain ; one part is tli 1 - burial-place of the liockharts, and contains a tomb with effigies of one of tho Somervilles and his lady. There is a Free church and an United Presbyterian church tft Carnwath ; also one of the hitter at Braehead. Carnwath House is a seat of tho Lockharts. Camwath gives the title of earl to the Dalzells. A weekly market i on Fiii lay, and fairs in February, April, May, .Inly. August, am! < >i tober. i '., ii tnslip in the par. of Llanbister, hund. of .ton, in the c-o. of Radnor, South Wales, 10 miles to the W. of Knighton. the ( AKiiUNK PI . in tho par. <f St. Martin in tho co t.f P, rth. ."> miles 1.. the N. of Pi-rth. i-I'VrlI.( LAWDD.orSTRATAF] nRiDA a chplry. in tho par. of Caron-vs-' 'lawdd, hund. o Penarth, in tho co. of Cardigan, South Walos, 6 ndk N. of Tregaron, its port town. It in. 1 Rhydfcndigaed. It is < hit il aa the site o lous abbey of Ystrad- Flur, or The living is a per]t. nir. in tin vol. 80, in t! the manor. The chun-li is d. di. -at. d to M M , village is seated in a wild country near the sourcejB . n road called the Sarn H^B The abbey was founded about the middle of th. l-.'theen tury, for monks of the Cistercian order, by Khy fydd. It was burnt down, but restored near 1 the following century, and flourished till the DuM^HI when it had a revenue of 118, and was given l^^l Stedmans. The ruins consist of the g.v Saxon style, with parts of the walls and D^^HI -I'wch-Clawdd House is the chief residaao^l CARON-YS-CLAWDD, a par. in the 1 Penarth, in the co. of Cardigan, South Wale- to the N. E. of I/uin] 'ter. It is situated on the banks C^KI river Teifi, and contains the market town of TreolH the tnshps. of Argood with Ystrad, Blacn-Aer Caron, Croes with Berwyn, Trc-C'efel, '1 Caron-Uwch-C'lawdd. It was in this ncighb that a conflict took place about 1040, bet ab Llewelyn and Howel, in whieh tlu 1 lat: and slain. The par. is of very great extent, i an area of 39,138 acres. CAHl'i:iiP.V-( r.M-TH01vF>HY. a joint the par. of Aysgarth-wap. of West Hang, in 1 Riding of tho co. of York, 1 miles to the K. 1 Ar-knggj CARR, a hmlt. in tho par. of Laughton - wap. of Strafforth and Tiekhill, in the West Hiding the co. of York, 5 miles to tho S.W. of Tiekhill. CARRA BARONY, one of the 9 bars, of the e of JIayo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, .- middle of the co., and bounded on th. N. by^HI Conn and the bar. of Tyrawley; on the E.'by tl bars, of Gallon and Clanmorris ; 01 ,- th'obi of Kilmain, Lough Mask, and tin on tho W. by the bars, of Murrisk, liu Tyrawloy. It contains the pars, ot liallyovey, Breaghwy, Burriscarra, 1>> Rossee, Tonaghty , and Turlough, with parts of tho pa I of Ballintober, Islandeady, and K i bar. extends over an area of about 147, ODD acres. t'AliliAGM, in- CAIIAlill.ii par. in tl- in the co. of Kildare, prov. of Leins: to the N.W. of Naas. It lies in a fertile and cultivt countrj- on the banks of the river l.itli y. 'i canal passes near it. There are ex t : -mills Yeomanstown. Tho living is a vie. in die AH I Dublin, Glcndolagh, and Kildare, val. v benefices, 149, in the patron, of the arch is no church. Donore and Yeomanstown are among t nces in the vicinity. CARKAGHADOO, a hmlt. in the bar. of D^H] .0. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, I. miles to the N.E. of Kinvarra. 1 A K HAN, a par. in tho bar. of llurr. 11, in : Clare, prov. < Corrofin. A monastery is said tu lia. St. Columb. Limestone is abundant in t district, and some copper is found. The liviin. united with that of Noughavnl, in th. <lii r of Kiiln! ont'ert, and Kilmaeduagh. Th' has long been dilajiidated. L'olumbkill Cottage is one 1 tho el 'A 111; A Mil 1 1'., a hmlt. in tho bar. of Ida, in I Kilkenny, prov. of I., inster, Ireland, G mi! S.E. ol ! CARRAUN, a hmlt. in tho bar. of Tirerajfh, in co. of Sligo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 3 milei to '

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CARIiEDFYN YDD, a tnsbp. in the par. of Lknefr > .