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DRUM* urn.. 810 Ballinacraggy. It is seated on Ballyvuughan Bay, an indentation of Galway Bay. The surface is very moun- tainous, rising 1,U'23 foot above the sea-level, on Mount Cappanavalla. The living is a reel, in the dioc. of Kilt' nora, viil. with Rathbourney, 247, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is in ruins. Tho nearest place of worship is at Kathbourney. Tbo chii ; deuces are Harbour Hill, San- S.mej, with some others. 11 :TI: are ruins of four castles, at Muekuish, liallyna- craggy, Ballyvaughan, Mid NYwtown; the last is of peculiar form. There are some monastic remains at Bishop's Quarter. DRUMCRUIL, a vil. in the par. of Durisdepr, in the co. of Dumfries, Scotland, 4 miles N. of Penpoint. DRUMOULLEN, a par. in the bar. of Eglish, in King's County, prov. of Lcinster, In land, 1 mill -s S.W. of Frankford. Tullamoro is its post town. The surface is slightly hilly, with much bog extending along tin- foot of the Slievebloom mountains. It is traversed by the road from Dublin to Birr, and the Little Brosna river. It contains a lough and the vils. of Rath and Killion. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Sleuth, val. with Fercall, 2,001, in the patron, of Sir C. Coote. Tho church is in ruins, and stands near Droughtville. Tho Roman Catholic chapel is united to that at Eglish. There are several day schools and one National school. The residences are Droughtville, Thomastown, Dove- hill, Cloughanmore, and some others. This parish is said to bo the site of a religious house, which existed about the close of the 6th century. Tho remains of earthworks and fortifications are very numerous. The ruined castle on the shore of the lake was destroyed by Cromwell. Here are large limestone quarries, with fossil remains. At Ballincar and Clonbella are mineral waters. DRUJIDA, a vil. in the bar. of Boyle, in the co. of Roscommon, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 4 miles N. of Boyle. DRUMDOO, a hmlt. in the bar. of Mohill, in the co. of Leitrim, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. It is sit near Mohill. DRUMELDRIE MUIR, a vil. in the par. of Now- burn, in the co. of Fife, Scotland, 2 miles E. of Largo. DRUMELZIER, or DRUMELLYER, a par. in the co. of Peebles, Scotland. It contains a vil. of its own name, and is bounded on the S.W. by Lanarkshire, and on the other sides by the pars, of Gleunolm, Stobo, Manor, Lyne, and Twecdmnuir. Its length from S.W. to N.E. is about 13 miles, with a breadth varying from 1 to o miles. The surface is hilly, and the brooks which drain it flow W. or X.V. into the Tweed. The parish contains much arable land, vuriegated with plantations. The soil in the flat bottom of the valley is a rich alluvial loam. Limestone and slate occur. Drumclzier Castle overlooks the Tweed. Thore are vestiges of a Roman road and of two old castles ; and a tumulus at the junction of the Powsail Brook with the Tweed, is reported to be the grave of the famous wizard, Merlin. The village of Drumclzicr stands on the Powsail, a quarter of a mile abo . junction with the Tweed. This par. is in the presb. of Peebles, and synod of Lothian and Twoeddale, and in the patron, of Trotter of Ballendean. The minister has a stipend of 192. The present parish consists of the original Drumelzier, and the southern and larger portion of the old parish of Dawick. DRUMF1N, a hmlt. in the par. of Campbeltown, in the co. of Argyle, Scotland. It is situated near i lieltciwn. Tin re is also a seat of this name in the Isle of Mull, in the co. of Argyle, near the Sound. DUUMFIN, a hmlt. ill the bar. of Corran, in the co. of Sligo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 4 miles s.". <(' 1: Jrnnote. DRUMGATH, a par. in the bar. of Upper Ivcagh, in the co. of Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 .V. of Hilltown. Katlilriland is its post town. It lies on the road from Downpatrick to Nowry. The sur- face u hilly and broken. Tho parish includes part of the western skirls of the Mourne mountains and Lough Drum. Tho rivec llami Inverses the interior, living is a rect. in the dioc. of Dromore, val. 298, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church is at llathfriland, It is a plain building, ere, ted in 1S18 by sul- and a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. Then are three Roman Catholic chapels, one MI th Presbyterian, and one Quaker meeting-house. There are also four day schools, three of which lional Board, the London llil..ruin , and tile Ladies' llibiiniaii S. burial-ground, with traces of the ancient church cxicti. Hi; I "Mi; I. ASS, a par. in this bar. of Middle lK| Cannon, in the eo. "I Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, containing its post town, llungannon. li the road from Armagh to Coleraine. Tho surface con- sists of a medium soil, intersected by tributary strewn to the Blackwatcr. Tho living is a rect. in tin Armagh, val. .Oil/), in the patron, of the prim.. church, situated at Dungannon, is a handsome btd^^K in IT'" 1 ; it was enlarged in 181J hv Board of First Fruits. Tho Roman Catholic chapi^B united to those of Killyman and Tullyniskin. Thtl^H two Presbyterian meeting-houses, a Nat! school assisted by the Erasmus Smith Charity, and torn- teen other schools. Northland Park is the sea: Kunfurlcy, the lord of the manor. The DrumgUi^H ti nsive. DRUMGLAY, or DRUMGLYE, a vil. in tha ^H Glammis, in the co, of Forfar, Scotland. DRUMGOOLAND, :i par. in the bar. of U] Ivcagh, in the co. of Down, prov. of Ulster, Irela miles S.E. of Rathfriland. It is situated on the from Castlcwcllan, its post town, to Banbridge. surface is mountainous, including a portion of the f na-croob range, and loughs Gargairy and Hall; Many of the inhabitants are weavers. The living rect. in the patron, of the bishop. The chui 1822 by the late Board of First I edifice in the early English sty i Catholic chapels, which are united to tL clone, four Presbyterian mceting-h tcrs', three day schools in connection with the I Hil.omian Society, one with the N Sunday, and several other schools. 1 1 principal scat. Here are some very ] of Danish fortifications, and several cromlechs; . curious old stone, which, for its better ; been built up in the wall of Drumgoohu DRUM<iOO, a par. in the bars, of ctonkoe and Tullygarvey, in the co. of Cavan, prov. of Ill- land. Cootchill, in this parish, is its post town. ' situated on the road from Kingscourt to Clones. living is a net. and vie. in the dioc. of Kilnm 814, in the patron, of the Kev. .1. K Tho church, which is aline bnildii: was rebuilt in 1S17 liy means of a Board of First Fruits, from which sm erected a chapel-of-oaso, about 4 miles fr Here are throe Roman Catholic chapel -houses for Presbyteri m-, M > loyans, and Quakers. There ii lliberni.in Suciety, Board, and two liy the Kildare l!i Ilamont Forest is the i dencc, a on the shores of a pi. 'a. Lead-ore and slate are abundant Linen as formerly aid-, are 1" he met with in the paruh. I ilM'.Mi ;oWI-;i;, a vil. in tl the co. of Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland. 1 1 is situated 1 lUT.M HILLS, a range of hills dividing tl.. Defies within and without Drum, in the co. ol ford, prov. of Mun-ti r. li.luid. They > xt.n.l miles from llelwiek Head to within a short d; tho Blackwater. The highest ground is alum: above sea-level. Largo tracts of this : entirely iin.-i.iini. d, and many families have sele^^^H possess" i -..-a of sites which have now become their freehold. DRUM HUM I-), a par. in the bar. of Tirhugh, in the