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rl.AKK. CLA1 = 1:1 Catholic chapel, sessions-house, police station, union poorhouso, and a dispensary. (Quarter and petty sessions an' heM in the tywn, which is U!MO the head"- i|iiartcisof the constabulary of the barony of Clamnorris. Tlir I 1 i il proprietors; the principal holder i, '. UM at Brook Hill, a In i in tin- immediato vicinity. i ia the seat of Lord Oraiunoro, and Claremont of Murray J. Blacker, Esq. The market day is Wednesday. Fairs arc held on the 2 1th May, 22nd June, 17th Augu >-mbur, and 23rd November. Mil-;, a river ri.iini? in the co. of Mayo, Ireland, _' some, minor loughs, iu the neighbourhood of liallyhauuis, traverses Galway, and finally, after passing near the town of Tuam and Home email hamlets, falls into Lough Corrib. The Moyne discharges its waters into this river. Near Claro-Galway it takes a M. ranoous course of nearly 3 miles. I in its banks stand the ruins of Clare-Galway A! CLAKE, a bar. in the co. of Galway, prov. of Con- naught, Ireland, is bounded by Dunmore on the N., Tyaquin on the E., Dankellin on the S., and Lough Corrib on the W., and is divided from the co. of Mayo by th<> IJlin k river. It is upwards of 18 miles long by 12 broad, and embraces an area of 136,870 acres. This bar. comprises the pars, of Kilkilvery, Killeany, Bel- clarc, Cargin, Cummer or Kilmacroen, Annagndown, Donaghpatrick, Killursa, Kilcoona, Kilmoylan, Kil ! iijh, and parts of Clare-Galway, Tuam, Killererin, Monivea, Athenry, and Abbeyknockmoy ; abw the town of llcadford, and the vils. of Kilrogue, Claro-Tuami Anbally, and Clare-Galway. The interior is somewhat hilly, with pasture and arable laud, but there is much bo^ and waste-land. i l,Ki:. "i -( I.AKH-GALWAY, a par. and vil. inthu of Clare and Dunkollin, in the co. of Grulway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 3 miles N. of Oranmoro. The par. is traversed by the river Clare. There is some bog, but the soil is generally good. The living is a rcct. united with Galway. The village, situated on the road between Galway and Tuam, contains three chapels and two day schools, but no church. Here Do Cogan, in 1290, founded a friary, which is now a ruin of much beauty, and, though much defaced, still affords a very perfect specimen of Gothic architecture ; lying ei- juisei 1 within the walls are numerous human bones. This friary was given to the Clanricardes, who built a castle here, the ruins of which stand at the foot of the bridge; it was surrendered to Sir Charles Cooto in 1051. The principal residences in the neighbourhood are Wat. rdale, lioeklawn, Kockwood, and Lydacan. t I.AKK-AHUKY, a par. in the bar. of Islands, in the co. of Claro, prov. of Monster, Ireland, 2 miles 8. of Ennis, and close to tho Claro Castle station on the Lime-

md Ennis railway. It is traversed by tho river

us, and by the road from Clare to Limerick, Kil- dysert, and Ennis. The soil is good, with a limestone bottom. Tho living is a cur. in tho dioc. of Killaloe, nora, Clonfert, and Kilmacduagh, val. 111, in the patron, of tho bishop. The town, which stands upon the banks of tho Fergus, is 2 miles S. of Ennis, and was formerly the county town. It contains tho parish church, in Catholic ehapel, barracks, and three day schools. I n the neighbourhood, on the banks of tho Fergus, stand the ruins of Clare-Abbey, built in ll!).j o'lirian, who also founded a castle here. A military depot is stationed here. Salmon abounds in the Fergus. Tho residences are Buncraggy, the seat of the Marquis of Conyngliam. I 'Ian mount, Carnolly Island, Magrath, Borntick, and Kilbreckanbeg. Clare-Abbey gives tho title "I . nl t" the Kit/.gibbons. CLAEEBOEOUGH, or CLAYI'.' n;n ., par. in the North Clay div. of the wap. of Bassctlaw, in the co. of Nottingham, 2 miles N.E. of East lietford, its post town, ll i- ;i station on tho Main le --ti r, Shellield, and In riihviy, and is Mtuat'd n. -ir the ( 'hestertiolil . and the l;.,inau way to Line.. In. The par. con- ttie limits, of r.olham. .Mo.ir^ate, (Jringley, Little y, and Walhaia. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. with tin iir't an 'Ji31, in the patron, of Simeon'- 1 ehureh, dedicated to St. John the I ,n ( Btructiiru in the (iothic stylo of arch:' i to ban been built in TJ-ls brArohbul aie"! th'- val. "I tin ]"! annum. 11. S. r'oljam r. In the hmlt. par. is a chap' 1 of ease, dedicated to St. Saviour. . CI.AKKKN", a vil. and post town, in tin- bar. of Ually brit, in King's CO., piov. of ],. luster. In land, 1 miles t tii. ,s.V. of Kinnelty. ' ue is the ; i I.AKK II A 1. 1., an cxt. par. place, in the lili. of Cam bridge University, in tho co. cf I 'ami. ridge. DUIDOE UNIVEHSI TV. CLAUK HI l.L. a mountain in the bar. the co. of Cork, prov. of Minister, Ireland, l"i northern extremity of tho range called Slieve Lonfl CLAItE-lSLAND,in thepar. of Kilgevi rich, in the co. of Mayo, prov. of Con naught, ]^^^M miles N.W. of Lcwisburgh. It lies in Clew Bay ; its dimensions ore 6 miles by .'i. I one of extreme beauty and fcrt ility. The highest j_ ^^ is 1,620 feet above the level of the sea. At the northen end is a lighthouse, having a range of 27 miles ; it ii feet high, and was built in 180G. Tolerable binding ii found at Luckily, towards tic small pier was erected at tho eastern end by th of the present owner of this island, Sir O'Malley. Hero in the liith century was castle by tho renowi .or Uile. In tho window of a ruined abbey stun Port-a-Chonilo is shown a skull, said to bo < Grana, which is held in groat CLARK ISLAND. CLAREMONT, the palace <>i 1. King of tho Belgians, 4 mil. s s. V. ..! i . co. of Surrey. It was built by Browne : and contains in its grounds a i tho Princess Charlotte, who di.d Louis Philippe of France died In j since been the residence of tho French i CLAKEMOUNT : there are inn and seats of this name in almost land ; but the only village of Innishowen, in tho CO. of Donegal, 'J M"ville. CLABENCEFIELD, a vil. in the pin in tho co. of Dumfries, Scotland, ,~> miles ". CLARENDON PARK,anext. p of Alderbury, in the co. of Wilts, 3 mil bury. It is situated on tho Roman road to U'inchettei near the Great Western and London and South-Wetter railways. This pi

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'J )th January, 11GI. Anciently it was a r there are yet traces of a hunting-seat, supposed to In I'll built about the time of Id my 1. I; Elizabeth was entertained by tie II .s granted. I 'iaieiidoii gi-, nrs. Iii ti domain by King Chains II. to the link' v. hole park arc estii at 4,;i" .d are valued at 1,000 p< r annum -third of the whole demesne is appro- priated as woodland, and about 70 acres surrounded by i large fosseorvallum, enclosing the founds wall and of the palace, whh ': ( I..YKK, ST. CLAKK. ST., a hmlt. in th oi 'i:-ht, in the i o. ot Hants. 1 mile E. of livuX CLARKTi iN, a tnshp. in 1' in the upper div. of tin Riding of tho co. of Yorl It is i i laro Hill. CLARETUAM, a hmlt. in the bar. of ( of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, near 1 bid.