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< l.oV'Ai,]!. 604 town of Malin, at a short distance from Malin Head.

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most northern ]j;nt of Ireland ; the land rising atCrock- ia to thy heiu'ht < The livinir is a in the dioc. of Derry and Raphoe, val. 001, in tin- patron, of the Marquis of Donegal. Malin Hall is the jM-incipal residence. In the, vir inity arc Druidical lilia. CLONCAGH, a par. in the bar. of Upper ConneUo, in the en. "i Limerick, prov. of Mir nd, 2 mil. - t<, the S.V. i.f liallingarry. Clarina ill its post town. The soil is rich, consisting of pasture and arable land. The living is a vir. in tin- dioe. of Limerick, Ard- fcrt, andAghadoe, val. with ('loin liy, 184, in the patron. of the Vicars Choral of Limerick. An abbey is alleged to have been founded here by St. Maidoc, of 1-Yrns, where now stands the parish church in ruins. ( I.OXCARRAfill, a vil. in the liar, of Inchiquin, CO. u-e, prov. of Munster, Irelund, near Carotin. ( I.OXG'AT, a vil. in the par. of Girley, in the bar. of Upper Kells, in the co. of Meath, prov. of Ulster, Ire- land, :i miles to the N. of Athboy. (l.( >X< 1U:", a par. in the bar. of Upper ConneUo, in the co. of Limerick, prov. of Munster, 1 reland, 9 miles S.F,. of Newcastle. It is a small place, belonging to the gee of Lilneriek. but is without ehurch or chapel. CLONCURRY, a par. in the bar. of Ikeuthy and Oughterany, in the co. of Kildaro, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 'miles to the W. of Kilcock, its post town. The river Rlackwater separates it from the county of Heath, while the Grand canal and Dublin road bound it on the N. The h '-incurry was formerly a place of some consequence, hut has now sunk into utter insignificance, giving place to the hamlet of New- town. The general character of the surface is boggy and flat, with a poor soil. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Dublin, Glcndalugh, and Kildare, at ju suspended, in the patron, of the crown. Near the hamlet of Cloncurry is an ancient moat, and the tmces of a fortification which, in 1643, was yi to Colonel Monk. A friary was founded hero in the middle of the 12th ivntnry, by John Roche, but it was, together with the hamlet, destroyed during the distiuh.iin-es of fifty years later. It was soon after -:nl its remains are still ruins of some int The remains of Mac Gelan, Bishop of Kildare, who died in 1-J: 1 ::, w.i. deposited in the ehurch of Cloncurry. The manor was hold of the earls of Orniond l.y tin Aylmers, and passed from them to the family . Nicholas Lawless, to whom it gives title of baron. Here are a Roman Catholic chapel and two or three day- schools. CLONCURRY, a district par. in the bar. of Ollaly. in the co. of Kildare, prov. of Leinstcr, Ireland, 3 mile-, to the X.K. of Rathangan. This parish lies on tin il, and is bordered on the N.W. by the river Feogilo. The Lullymoro bog takes up a considerable portion of this district. CLONDAGAD, a par. in the bur. of Islands, in the CO. <il of Mun-t-r, Ireland, 6 miles to the S.V. of Clare. This parish, which lies along the bank of the river Fergus, is boggy and mountainous. The river Owonslieve passes through tin- greater part of tin in- terior, and the road from Knnis to Kildysart descril,. s its eastern boundary. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Killaloe, Kilfcnora, Clonfert, and Kilmacduagh, val. 13S, in the patron, of the bishop. The expenses of building the church, in 1810, were defrayed l.y tlm late Board of First l-'ruils. Here are a Roman Catholic chapel and two day schools. The principal scats in t In neighbourhood i^d House, Annlield, Cag. brien. and Racket i LOMI.HOI;K|-:Y, a par. in the bar. of Kilma, i. - nnn, in the co. of Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It ] irtly along the shores f the Atlantic, mar the promoiitoiy o| If The surface is hilly, the nighi kish, which rises 2,190 feet above the sea-level. It has much bog and waste land, wiUi i.um .ml some slate-quarries. It includes the post town of Dunfanairhv, and the vil. of

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and Kaphoe, val. ili'.Mi, in the ji.itroi. Dublin. The church was erected L-i 177 |iartlv at the expense of the late Hoard of First Fn. are Roman C.aln.lic and I'reshyteri.m jilaces of wor- ship. In llii- parish i,-- the r. -maikahle n.. k known ai .M'Swim-'s Gun, through which in rough weather the sea rises with considi i.il.h- force and i in tho neighbourhood is an extensive i are ruins oi . -,-. Thepr:- are Marble HiU, Doe Castle, and . CLOMiAI.KIN, : ]xir. and vil. in the bar- cross and > in the co. of Dublin. |-i sU r, Ireland, 3 mil. s to the X.V station on the Cork railway. 'Tin p:n the river Camina, and contains a vil. of the same "T. The surface is low, but highly i-ulti at--d, ami i- tra by tho road from Dublin to Xaas ; .n.| passes by its northern border. 'J'ln- living the dioc. of Dublin, Glendalagh, ami Kil.l n six others, 410, in the patron, of tin ; Th, village contains tin- present church, and the i former one, whii ' ntlyaline buildii with a n-hoo], po-i n.shouses, an In 179" a fiarlul gunpowder explosion took j- vicinity, t! I which w ':'.: stood the palace of t! Awiifle, known as Dm foundation. A monastery and school v.-,-n; : indedl^l in islii, dedicated to M Joseph. In tl of the old church is un am this spot stands a round tower 1 P*lLV architecture, and from tin- UJIJKT stories comnuunl uiely fine view. The] lands. CLONDAVADOG, or CLONDOVAIx n'K. a |.or. in tho bar. of Kilmai-n-nun, in of Ulster, Ir.-land. i. partly open to the Atlantic, with Mulio Uwilfy (Mi cither side, and con! lighthouse, and the vils. of BuUyrooslcy, 1 >a ughbe&^K- Tawney. The surface has mm i point being on KnockaUa, which rise* tin- sea-level. The soil is of medium . . J| is quarried. The road to L( tt. -rkenny passes aloi:- coast. The living is a net. in tl Kapl i.'l, ill the jiatroi Dublin. Tin; church is of am i. nt f. a.-

- d within the la-t century. Here arc a

man Catholic chap. -1, Sunday and da-. ghan ! ijial ivsid, i CLONDAW, a M'!. in the jar. of Skiven, in tin of BaUaghkeen, in the co. of sti-r, lieland, ,'i mil. .- t.. tin- N.M. ..f l!i ( l.oMH-:!iALAV,a bar. in t' 1. It is about 12 i road, and is boiunl. .1 by the bar. of ! the Fergus on tin- M., the Shannon on tin bars, of Mi.jarta and Il.ri, kaiu- on the V. It includes . of Killiidy.-i it, Killiddaiie, Kilchrce-- lin, Killinu-r, Kilmnrry. ami Kilmihil. boggy, but tho abundance of lim im- mi-nt of the soil. The ind rior i< in: ^ie- i i! -K falling into the i and l.lun- The bay, which UJM-IIS to a width of about a mile at the i ntrame. ] tance of :t miles. On its shores stai. .ilkge

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tin- m-iglil M-I-V line marble quarry. CLONIiF.K.MCiT, or i . !.l-:M>l-:i;.M< i T. a ,.' ir . in bar. of Til-keel-lll. in the CO. of Li.lidoln. t'l>ter, Ireland. '1 I'oylo passes thi^ western >. ami the l-'.di^han traverses tl - M of tin- city of l.on, I, Iiuilding. Tin living, with Temjili i- ]irt of the coi-ps of D. ny I , din -dinl, in tin 'J'ln churc'i was biiilt aboi, Ivoman Citlmlic i h i]>el, united to that of Lov>