DOONANE. 785 DORCHESTER. destroyed a few years ago from the effects of an acci- dental fire which occurred against its walls. DOONANE, a vil. in the par. of Eathaspeck, in the liar, of Slievemargy, in Queen's County, prov. of Lein- ster, Ireland, 6J miles N.W. of Carlow. It stands on the road from Dublin to Kilkenny. Here are extensive coal-fields, which give employment to the greater part of the inhabitants. A dispensary is within the Carlow Poor-law Union. DOONBEG, a vil. in the bar. of Ibrickane, in the co. of Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles N. of Kil- rush. It is situated on the bay and rivulet bearing its name, and has a pier. Here is a coastguard station, and tin old castle formerly of the O'Brien family. Fairs are held on the 2nd May, 2Gth July, 8th October, and 10th (December. 1 DOONDONNELL, a par. in the bar. of Lower Con- icllo, in the co. of Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland,
- mill's W. of Rathkealc, its post town. It is situated
->n the left bank of the river Deel. The living is a rect. n the dioc. of Limerick, val. with Eathkealo, 1,027, in he patron, of the bishop. There are some slight vestiges <f the old church remaining. Riddlestown is the prin- ipal seat. DOONFEENY, or DUNFEENEY, a par. in the bar. if Tirawley, in the co. of Mayo, prov. of Connaught, reland, 8 miles N.W. of Killala, its post town. It is lituated on the N. coast of the county, and on the road rom Killala to Belmullet. The surface is broken by ronsiderable tracts of bog and lofty hills. Maumakeogh, ihe principal summit, rises 1,243 feet above sea-level, 'limestone, slate, and copper ore are worked. The ,iving is a vie. in the dioc. of Killala, val. with Kil- jride, 196, in the patron, of the bishop. The church yas erected in 1810 by means of a loan granted by the lite Board of First Fruits. There are two Roman Catholic hapels, a Methodist meeting-house, two daily schools -iisti'd by the London Hibernian Society, two by the Saptist Society, and four or five others. Mount Glynne nd Glynne Castle are the principal residences. DOONHOLM, a vil. in the par. of Dalrymple, in the o. of Ayr, Scotland, 3 miles S. of Ayr. DOONKEEHAN, a fishing vil. in the bar. of Erris, i the co. of Mayo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 8 miles '.]]. lit' Belmullet. It stands on Broadhaven Bay, and fiier. It is a coastguard station. DOONOONEY, a par. in the bar. of Bantry, in the ">. of Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles N.W. I Taghmon, its post town. It is situated on the road 'in Enniscarthy to Duncannon Fort. The living is a
- r. in the dioc. of Ferns, val. with one other, 362, in
ie patron, of the bishop. Here are some Druidical mains. DOORA, or DOWRY, a par. in the bar. of Upper tmratty, in the co. of Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, miles E. of Ennis, its post town. It is situated on the iad from Clare to Spaneel Hill. The surface is "boggy -1 hilly. The river Quin, a tributary to the Fergus, along its eastern boundary. It contains the ults. of Dowry and Ballaghboy, and the bog of Doora, in which large quantities of turf are obtained. The .'ing is a rect. in the dioc. of Killaloe, val. with Oga-
- in, 371, in the patron, of Lord Lecpnfield. The
iman Catholic chapel is united to those of Quin and ncy. Moreisk is the seat of Lord Fitzgerald. Other i are Castlefergus, Maryfield, and Kilbrekanbeg. DOORNANE, a vil. in the par. of Pollrone, bar. of ierk, in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, miles S.E. of Piltown. DORCHESTER, the county town of Dorsetshire, a micipal and parliamentary borough and market town the hund. of George, 120" S.W. by W. from London ' the old mail-coach road, but 140^ by the London and nth-Western railway, which, as well as the Great 'estern, has a station in the town. Dorchester is situ- j'd on a slight elevation on the right bank of the '"me, about 20 miles from its mouth. On the S. and i. the country consists of open downs, and the town is
- !nost surrounded by avenues of sycamore, lime, chest-
nut, and elm trees. Its shape is an irregular quadrangle. The three principal streets are spacious, well paved, and lighted with gas. The name by which the town was called by its British inhabitants was Caer Dori. The Romans speak of it under various names, as, Jtiiriniim, Duniitm, and Durnovaria, Varia being the ancient name of the Frome. To distinguish it from Dorchester, Oxon, it was called Villa Regalis, the other being known as Villa Episcopalis. As it commanded the Via Iceniana, or Icknield Street, the Romans surrounded it with a wall, and kept it in a posture of defence against the yet unsubdued Damnonii in Devon and Cornwall. During the Saxon dominion it progressed in importance, and Athelstan established two mints there, and improved the fortifications. The town was then known as Dorn Ceaster, whence our modern name. In 1003 it was be- sieged and burnt by the Danes under Sweyn. The plague committed great ravages in 1595, and in the following century the town was twice nearly destroyed by lire. On the former occasion, in 1613, 300 houses and Trinity and All Saints churches were burnt. The latter fire, in 1662, was not so extensive. Dorchester was strongly fortified by the parliamentary party during the Civil War, but surrendered to the Earl of Carnarvon in 1643, when he dismantled the defences. Cromwell sub- sequently gained possession of the town, but was defeated in the neighbourhood, by Goring, in 1645. Judgo Jeffreys held assizes here after the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion, 1685, when thirteen persona were executed for taking part in the movement. The public buildings in the town comprise the shire-hall, a building of Portland stone, where the assizes and quarter sessions are held ; the town- hall and market-house, rebuilt on the old site, in the Elizabethan style, in 1848 ; the gaol, house of correc- tion, and penitentiary, erected on the site of the ancient castle, on the N. of the town, in 1793. The building consists of four wings, and the governor's house in the centre, with which they communicate by means of iron bridges. The executions take place on the flat roof of the lodge. The sleeping cells number 140, and there are three treadmills. In addition to the above-men- tioned buildings, there are a museum, theatre, three banks, the union workhouse, and cavalry barracks, which are situated outside the town. The chief trade ia in beer. In the 17th century the cloth trade was considerable, but it has now declined. The butter for which the county is famous comes to the metropolis through Dorchester. The town is a borough by pre- scription, but haa charters dating aa early as Edward II. It is now governed by a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 12 councillors, under the style of the "mayor, bailiffs, aldermen, and burgesses, of the borough of Dorchester." The manor in Henry IV.'s reign was the king's demesne borough, but by the succeeding monarch was granted to the burgessea at a fee-farm rent of 20. It is now paid to the Hardwicke family. The borough has returned two members to parliament since the reign of Edward I. The mayor is the returning officer. The municipal and parliamentary boroughs are co-extensrve, and contain 572 acres, the revenue being 327. The number of houses in 1851 was 960, inhabited by 6,394 persona. In 1861 the numbera were 6,823 persons, residing in 1,030 houses. A county court ia held here, the high steward for which is appointed for life. It is also the head of a Poor-law Union and an excise collection. Dorchester is a deanery in the archdeac. of Dorset and dioc. of Salisbury. The town contains four parishes All Saints, St. Peter's, Holy Trinity, and Fordington. All Saints is a rect., val. 84, in the patron, of the corporation. The church was rebuilt in 1845. St. Peter's is a rect., val. 164, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is very old, and contains some interesting monuments. The tower, furnished with eight bells, ia 90 feet high. Trinity, with Fromc Whit- field attached, is a root., val. 500, in the patron, of the trustees of the free schools and almshouses. The church contains tombs of Williams, of Herringstone, who'rebuilt it, and of Denzil, Lord Hollis ; also effigies of members of the Chidiock family. Fordington is a vie., val. 225, in 5 H
