DANGANMORE. 729 DARLESTON. by Earl Desmond to Captain Raleigh, held for a short tini' 1 by M'C'arty, and eventually destroyed by fire. Iviirs are held on the 2nd February, 1st April, and 5th ust. KAXGANMORE, an ancient castlo in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. It is situated ni'ai- Cnoektopher, and gave the title of baron to the Comerfords. DANGRY, one of the principal peaks of the Fews range of hills, in the co. of Armagh, prov. of Ulster, i id. It stands near Newtown Hamilton, and rises above 1,000 feet above the sea level. DANIEL'S, ST., a hmlt. in (he liund. of Castlemartin, in the co. of Pembroke, 1 mile S.W. of Pembroke. There is another hmlt. of the same name in the co. of Hertford. DANIELTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Melroso, in (ho , of Roxburgh, Scotland, near to Melrose. ANION. See DANGANDONOVAN, co. Cork. 3AXXABY, or DENABY, a tnshp. in the par. of xborough, S. div. of the wap. of Strafforth, in the Riding of the co. of York, 5 miles S.W. of ncaster. It is situated on the Dearne canal a"d the er Don. 'IAXSKY, a hmlt. in the pars, of Amport and Apple- aw, in the co. of Hants, 3 miles W. of Andover. DAXSON PARK, in the par. of Bcxley, co. of Kent, iiilrs S.E. of Woolwich. It was formerly the pro- .( y < >t' Archbishop Parker ; and was afterwards laid out r Brown for the Bnyds, who erected the house which i >w stands there. DAXTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Humbleton, i the middle div. of the wap. of Holder-ness, in the East iding of the co. of York, 8 miles N.E. of Hull. The on. A. Coventry is lord of the manor. DANTSEY. See DAUNTSEY, co. Wilts. DAN-Y-GRAIG and Y-PARK, in the co. of Brecon. t is situated near Llangattock and the vale of Clydach. DAX-Y-GRAIG, in the co. of Glamorgan, 1J mile E. of Swansea. Here is a lunatic asylum for Glamorgan, Pembroke, Cardigan, and Carmarthen. DAPHNE, a hmlt. in the co. of Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, near Wexford. DARBY END, a vil. in the par. of Dudley, in the co. of Worcester, near Dudley. DARBY'S GARDEN, a small island lying in the Lower Lake of Killarney, in the co. of Kerry, prov. of Minister, Ireland, near Glenagh-point. DARBY'S HOLE, a cave close to Beachy Head, in the co. of Sussex. The object for which it was made was to afford a shelter to shipwrecked people. The idea was conceived and carried out by a clergyman, and six others have since been constructed by the commit t < Lloyd's. DARCY LEVER, flee LEVEU DARCY, co. Lancaster. DAKKXT1I, a par. in the himd. of Axton, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, in the co. of Kent, 2~ miles S.E. of Dartlbrd, and 1 mile from the London, Chatham, and Dover railway. It is situated on the river Darenth, which abounds with trout. The manor was given in A.D. 940 to the abbots of Canterbury, and in 1196 was exchanged with Rochester Abbey for Lambeth. Vestiges of the cell dedicated to St. Margaret still exist. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 339, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedi- cated to St. Margaret, is a small edifice, partly Saxon, and contains a curiously-carved font. The charities amount to 22 per annum. There is also a Wcsleyan chapel and a National school. DAUESBURY, a tnshp. in the par. of Runcorn, hund. of Bucklow, in the co. of Chester, a miles N.E. of Frod- sham. It is a station on the Manchester, Warrington, and Chester section of the Birkonhead railway. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Chester, val. 175, in the patron, of G. Greenall, Eaq. The church is dedi- cated to All Saints. The charities amount to 19 per annum. There is an endowed school. The executors of the late S. Chadwick, Esq., are lords of the manor. The Cheshire hounds meet here. r DARFIELD, a par. partly in the wap. of Staincross and partly in the N. div. of the wap. of Strafforth, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 9 miles W. of Doncastcr, and 3J S.E. of Barnsley. It has a station on the North Midland railway, and at Ardley in this parish is a station on the Barnsley branch of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire lino. The rivers Dearne and Dove, and the Dearne and Dove canal, intersect the parish. On the banks of the two first are several largo corn-mills and extensive bleaching grounds for linen and yarn. The whole district is rich in mineral wealth, and there is an extensive colliery called Darfield Main. The village, which is populous, contains several estab- lishments for smelting iron ore, and foundry for castings. The woollen manufacture is also carried on to some extent. The living is divided into two moieties. The first moiety is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 1,500, in the patron, of the Rev. H. Cooke. The second moiety is a vie.,* val. 220, in the patron, of Trinity College, Cambridge. The parish church, situated on an emi- nence, is an ancient structure, with a square em- battled tower. It contains many interesting monuments. There are besides, the following district churches : Ardsley, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 120, in the patron, of the vicar. Worsbrough, a perpet. cur.,* val. 150, in the patron, of the rector. The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, is in the early English style. Also Worsbrough St. Thomas, a perpet. cur. in the patron, of the crown and the Archbishop of York alternately. The church has been recently built. There are besides chapels-of-oase at Wombwell and Houghton. The Wes- leyans have a place of worship. The parochial charities produce about 71 per annum. There is an almshouso for four widows, founded by the Saville family. DARFOULD, a hmlt. in the wap. of Bassetlaw, in the co. of Nottingham, 2J miles S.W. of Worksop. It is situated near the river Rytou and Sherwood Forest. DAHGIE, a vil. in the Invergowrie district of the par. of Liff and Benvie, in the co. pf Perth, Scotland. It is situated about 3 miles W. of Dundee, and although sur- rounded by the co. of Forfar, belongs to that of Perth. DARGLE, a picturesque ravine in the half bar. of Rathdown, in the co. of Wicklow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. It is overhung by wooded declivities on either side. Dargle rivulet rises near Crokans Pond Moun- tain, and, at Powersconrt, runs over a fall of 300 feet, and through Dargle Glen 10 miles to the sea near Bray. DARK LANE, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Longwood, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles W. of Huddersfield. DARLASTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Stone, S. div. of the hund. of Pirehill, in the co. of Stafford, 3 miles N.W. of Stone. It is situated on the river Trent, and was the seat of Wulfhere, King of Mereia. DARLASTON, a par. in the S. div. of the hund. of Offlow, in the co. of Stafford, 2J miles S.W. of Walsall, 2 E. of Bilston, and 1 mile N.W. of Wednesbury. It has a station on the Birmingham and Wolverhampton section of the London and North-Western railway. This parish is mentioned in Saxon history as the place where Wulf- here, King of Mereia, had his palace, the ruins of which still exist at Burybank, fortified with a double vallum and intrenchments about 250 yards in diameter. Near to it is a barrow. The village, which is situated in the midst of a rich mining and manufacturing district, is lighted with gas from the extensive works at West Bromwich, about 4 miles distant. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfiold, val. 266, in the patron, of Simeon's Trust. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is a plain, brick structure. The charities amount to 6 per annum. There is also a district church, dedicated to St. George, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 150, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. There are chapels for Wcsleyans and Independents ; also, National and Sunday schools. DARLEITH, a vil. in the par. of Bonhill, in the en. of Dumbarton, Scotland, 4 miles N.W. of Dumbarton. DARLETON. See DARLTON-, co. Nottingham. DARLESTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Frees, Whit- 5 A
