I'KVHILL. lit'liUX. donian railway, and the road from Glasgow to London, g parish fioin N. 1" S. ; all I. ;nmben and Locke] !>ii i iilw ay from E. In ' . This p-ir. is in tin; presh. of Lochmabon and synod of Dum- and in the patron, of the crown. Tlio minister has ft stipend of nearly 200. The parish dim situated in I/irki rby, where also there is a l-'n <' church ami an I'niti d 1'ieshytcrian church. The ancient thiitl church, together with a part of the churchyard, were swept away by the Dryfe in 1670. DKYItlLL, a limit, in the tnshp. of Denhy, in the Hiding of tho CO. of York, 3 miles N.W. of Penislcm. DRY51EX, a par. in the co. of Stirling, Scotland. It contains a vil. of its own name, and is bounded on the N. by Perthshire, on the 8. by tho par. of Killearn and Dumbartonshire, on, the W. by the par. of Buchanan and Dumbartonshire, and on the . by the pars, of Kippen, Bnlfron, and Killearn. It extends 15 miles from N. to S., with a breadth of 10 miles. The greater part of -the surface consists of moss, moor, and mom and, except a portion of Strathendrick, is not remark- able for fertility. There is abundance of wood, and sheep and black cattle are pastured on the uncultivated grounds. The landowners are numerous ; the chief resi- dences are Park, Auchinek, Finnich. The west road from Stirling to Dumbarton traverses tho parish, and the Forth and Clyde Junction railway has a station here. The Glasgow water- works traverse tho parish for 12 miles. Near tho hill of Gartmore, in tho N.E. of tho parish, is a Roman encampment (a square of 50 paces) in good preservation. The noble family of Dmnatond derive their name from this parish, and theie is a doubtful tradition that John Napier, the inventor of logarithms, was born at tho farmhouse of Drumbeg. This par. is in tho presb. of Dumbarton and synod of Glasgow and Ayr, and in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 272 ; but varying from year to year. The parish church stands near the village, where also there is an United Presbyterian church. There are four schools, attended by 200 children. Tho vil. of Drymcn stands on the W. road from Stirling to Dumbarton, a mile N. of the Endrick, part of the vale of which is here very picturesque. In 1861, tho popu- lation was 1619. DRY POOL, a par. in the middle div. of the wap. of Holdcrncss, in tho Kast Riding of the co. of York. It is situated on tho river Humber, forming a suburb of tho town of Hull. It contains Southcoates. Tho vil. of Frismerk, which, some centuries ago, was swallowed up by tho inundations of the Humber, is supposed to have been situated near Drypool. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 300, in tho patron, of Simeon's Trustees. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a neat modern building. The charities for tho poor (Scott's) amount to 100 per annum. DRY8DALE. See DKYPKSDALE, Scotland. DRYSLWYN, a hmlt. in the par. of Mangathen, in the co. of Carmarthen, 3 miles W. of Llandeilo-lawr. It is situated in the Vale of Tywi. Near Grongar Hill are extensive ruins of Dryslwyn Castle, which belonged to the South "Wales princes. DRYSTOKE. Set STOKEUIIV, Rutlandshire. DRYTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Wroxeter, in the co. of Salop, 7 miles S.E. of Shrewsbury. It is si: on the river Severn. DUAGH, a par. in tho bars, of Clamnain ice and Iraghticonnor, in the eo. of Kerry, prov. of 51 u 1, I miles S.E. of Listowel, its post town. It i- situated on the river Feale. The sm i':n -e is mountainous and boggy. The living is a vie. in tho dioc. of Ardt'ert and Aghadoe, val. 262, in the patron, of tho Rev. R. Hickson. The church was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1818. Here is a Roman Catholic chapel, a National, and three day schools. The dispen- sary is within the Listowel ]'o..r-law I'nion. The prin- ' ip.il i LIT, Duagh House, the glebe hoii r.illinruddcrv.the seat oi the Knight of Kerry. Paving stone is obtained hen . DUART, a castle in the island of Mull, in the oo. c
- ,ind. It is situated at the S. I ;. ,
Sound. DUBBLD2SIDE, a vil. in the ,, ar . ,,f M.irkhinch i the co. of Kite, Scotland. I! mii. S.E. ol t'alkl is sitiint.d near the ri IH'ltll, a loch in the co. of Arg situated ,,ii the Shiia Vat< r, n,-ai I I'I'I'.I.IX, a maritime co. in tin- ],: Ireland, lying between '>'.',' 11' and />.V 37' N lat an. 6 3' and 6 32' W. long. It is b,,u, co. of 51 eat li, E. by the Irish Channel, S. low, and W. by Kildaio and Meath. It- tntti X. and S. is .'52 miles, and gn ,ite,,t In 18 miles ; and it comprises an area i.i exclusive of Dublin city. The iarlii-si this district of whom we have any authentic in MI were a people designat and whoso capital city was l-Mami, presumed to been on tho site of the present town of 1 > people, in all probability, enjoyed of the land till the invasion of the 1 1 ,. Dublin was sei/.ed, and its inhabitants slauj subjected. From this period there or pillage between tin- Dues of Hull. which only terminated in tie tarf, 1014, where the Irish, under Brian I overthrew tho Danish JHIWCI- in Inland, lie their national character, th- laduall into the mass of the native red N. the county N. of the l.itley wat in tin" -ir ] and, from this circum ', signifying "white 1...- foreigners;" but, owing to tie i prietors, and from its b< power in Ireland, it never becai tine or other peculiar jurisdiction I; ground by John in 121(1. i of Dublin appears to 1 present limits ; for at the close' oi th< (hi, by an ordinance of parliament, it was rccti extending, as previously, into Ui and Kildare, and oven into son is in the dioc. and prov. of Dub of civil jurisdiction is divided in 1 rothery, Castleknock, CoolocL Half Rathdown, and 1 p|" pars., of which 7 are in th' >1. Tl lie and well cultivated. Tl" cultivation arc tho promontory of 1 1" : of mountains separating Dublin from ' S. The mountains occnp
of Dublin are tho northern group forming the ai the principal summits within its confine* i Mountain, l.o.sii irrycas! Moutpelier Hill; the Kippnre rango; am and tUrtlkbOole hills the wh mountain background to the rich K< Dublin. The northern part of the . lating tlian the immediate vicinity of ti low group, called the 5tan-ot-'ar hills, lie lin of communication with .Meath and 1, only markol emim-nccs N. of the mountainous ' ,n> tlie inlands of I.ambay, i i;d of llowth. Tin' clill's towards the bay and ch lofty, and the whole promontory contributes |_ cnhlince the picturescjlle etlei t ot I hlbl coast has a length of 70 miles, and 'i and the creek* of Killincy, Mil Rogerstown, and Lough Shinny. Ait have been formed at Bubriggui, Kingsto' Off the ci ast is the island of I/imhav and the if hind. St. Patrick's Isl Island, Ireland's Eve, and Dalkey. Th import IJII'ey, which, rising in the " inountaiiH, takes a westward i ircnit thnmch ind by the 1,'ye : itir on entering Piiblin;
