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CONYNGHAM HOUSE. 645 COOLBANAGHEE. f Carmarthen, its post town and railway station. It i situated on the river Gwili. The living is a vie. an- lexod to that of Abernant, in the dioc. of St. David's, n the patron, of the Duke of Leeds. The church is .edicated to St. Michael. There are some small chari- ins, and an endowed school. The Calvinists have a hapel. There are remains of a large cromlech. COXYXG11AM HOUSE, the seat of the Countess 'onyngham, in the West Hiding of the co. of York, en K naresborough. It is situated on the river Xidd, nd was the ancient seat of the Coghills. In tho vicinity re two Saxon or Danish camps, called Conynyarth and 'ateshill. COOKBURY, a par. in the hund. of Black Torring- >n, in the co. of Devon, 4 miles N.E. of Holsworthy, s post town. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to le rect.* of Milton Damerell, in the dioc. of Exeter, in IB patron, of tho licv. W. D. Anderson. Tho church, edicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient edifice i the early English style. The charities produce about 10 per annum. COOKHAM, a hund. in the eastern portion of the co.

' Berks, contains the pars, of Cookham, Sunninghill,

infield, comprising 14,330 acres. COOKHAM, a par. in the hund. of Cookham, in the

. of Berks, 3 j miles from Maidenhead. It is a station

i the AVycoinbo branch of the Great Western line, he village is beautifully situated on the western side the river Thames, and was anciently a market town. he living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 480, . the patron, of J. Rogers, Esq. The parish church, dicalrd to the Holy Trinity, is an ancient Gothic ructure, and was tastefully restored in 1860. It con- tins monuments to Sir Isaac Pocock, Knt., Sir George oung, Bart., and others. Besides tho parish church i district church at Cookham Dean, the living of iiich is a perpet. cur., val. 90, in tho patron, of tho car. In that part of Maidenhead which lies in this irisli (hero is a church, being a sinecure incumbency, .1. 172, in the gift of E. F. Maitland, Esq. The 113 have a chapel, and there are parochial liools for both sexes ; also almshouses for eight persons, he inhabitants are chiefly employed in the manufac- re of paper and boots and shoes. COOKLEY, a par. in the hund. of Blything, in the "f Suffolk, 3 miles W. of Halesworth station. The ing is a net.* annexed to the rect.* of Huntingfield, the dioc. of Norwich, in the patron, of Lord Hunting- Id. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a stone 'ilding in the perpendicular style of architecture, isisting of chancel, nave, and tower. It contains a iss of 1587 to the Brown family. The charities nmt to 18 per annum. Lord Huntingfield is lord the manor. COOKLEY, a hmlt, and chplry. in the par. of Wol- rley, in the co. of Worcester, 2 miles N. of Kidder- nster. The living is a perpot. cur.* in the dioc. of orcester, val. 80, in the patron, of W. Hancock, Esq. COOKLEY GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Wat- hund. of Pirton, in the co. of Oxford, 2 miles f Wutlington, and 14 S.E. of Oxford. It is situated . i : Icknield Street on the Chiltern hills. < K >KNOE. See COOENHOE, Northamptonshire. iioKRIDGE, a hmlt. iu the par. of Addle, upper ' r. of the hund. of Skyrack, in the West Hiding of the of York, 4 miles S.E. of Otley. Here silk spinning 1 on. i K >KST( )WN, a par. and post town, in the bar. of toath, in the co. of Meath, prov. of Lcinster, Ireland, 1 1> tho E. of Dunshaughlin. The parish extends sing the Dublin border, and is traversed by the road it city to Slane. The living is an impropriate It. in the d'ioc. of Meath, val., with Hatoath, 595, in '. i nitron, of the crown. OOKSTOWN, a market and petty sessions town in ' bar. of Dungannon, in the co. of Tyrone, prov. of iter, Ireland, 23 miles N.E. of Omagh, and 109 from '.'Mil. It is the terminus of the Cookstown branch of st and Northern Counties railway. The town is modern, having been founded by the Cook family at the commencement of the 17th century. It contains two banks, a savings-bank, dispensary, and Union poor- house. The parish church of Derryloran, which has been recently rebuilt and enlarged, stands in the town, and there are several chapels belonging to tho Roman Catholics and to the Protestant Dissenters. There is a National school, and schools attached to most of the chapels. It is the head of a Poor-law Union com- prising 16 parishes, and a chief station of police. Tho principal residences are Killymoon and Lissan ; the former is a noble mansion, built by Nash, in the Saxon style. In the vicinity are traces of ancient forts and earthworks. The market is held on Tuesday and Satur- day. Fairs take place on the first Saturday of each month. COOKSTOWN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Tireragh, in the co. of Sligo, prov of Connaught, Ireland, 4 miles S.W. of Easliy. COOKSTOWN, UPPER and LOWER, hmlts. in the par. of Bray, bar. of Rathdown, in the co. of Wicklow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 15 miles S.W. of Dublin. They are situated in a beautiful spot on the coast of St. George's Channel, where the Cookstown rivulet joins the river Bray. COOLACARRA, a hmlt. in the bar. of Upper Ormond, in the co. of Tipperary, Ireland, 10 miles S. of Nenagh. COOLACLONE, a hmlt. in tho bar. of West Mus- kerry, in the co. of Cork, Ireland, 8 miles, S.W. of Macroom. COOLAGH, a. hmlt. in the bar. of Moy Cullen, in tho co. of Galway, Ireland, 5.J miles S.E. of Oughterard. COOLAGHFLAGS, a hmlt. in the bar. of Kelts, in the co. of Kilkenny, Ireland, 5 miles N.W. of Kil- maganny. COOLAGHMORE, a par. in the bar. of Kells, in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles to the S. of Callan, its post town. The surface generally consists of good land, and contains Kyledohie-wood. The par. includes the hmlts. of Knockbatton, Coolagh- flags and Serehan. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ossory, val. with Callan, 1,845, in tho patron, of tho Marquis of Ormond. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Earlstown and Callan. Coolaghmoro House is situated nearly in the centre of the parish. COOLANEAGUE, a vil. in the bar. of Condons, in .the co. of Cork, Ireland, 2 miles from Kilworth. COOLANEY, a postal vil. in the par. of Killoran, bar. of Laney, in the co. of Sligo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 9 miles to the S.W. of Sligo. Hero is a dis- pensary within the Sligo Poor-law Union. COOLATTIN, a postal vil. in the par. of Carnew, bar. of Shillelagh, in the co. of Wicklow, prov. of Lein- ster, Ireland, 3 miles to the N. of Carnew. Here is an inn and a school-house. Coolattin Park is the elegant demesne of Earl Fitzwilliam. Fairs are held on the 26th February, May, and November. COOLAVIN, a bar. in the co. of Sligo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. It is situated near Lake Gara. Its ancient name was Grcgragia, Tho bar. of Corran forms its northern boundary, the co. of Roscommon its southern and eastern, and the co. of Mayo its western. It contains the pars, of Killaraght, Kilfree, and part of Kilcolman. Its length is nearly 9 miles, its greatest breadth over 7, and it covers an area of 29,157 acres, about one-tenth of which is in Lough Gara, and a largo proportion is bog. Offshoots of the Curlew chain of mountains cross the interior, and the river Boyle effects the drainage of the southern portion of the barony. COOLAVOTA, a vil. in the bar. of Duhallow, in tho co. of Cork, 3 miles N.W. of Kanturk. COOLBANAGHER, or BALLYCOLLON, a par. in the bar. of Portnahinch, in Queen's County, prov. of Leinstcr, Ireland, 5 miles S.E. of Mountmellick. Tho sur- face consists of good land, with bog and limestone. The parish is traversed by the divergent roads from Dublin to Limerick and Cork, and the Grand canal, which branches off here to Mountmellick, and tho Barrow. It contains Lough Emo, part of Maryborough Heath (on