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DUNLEY. 838 DUNMANUS BAY. the oo. of Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, near Lake ,ng. On its banks is punlewy House. Good marble is quarried in tho vicinity. DUNLEY, a hinlt. in tho hund. of Mainsbridge, in the co. of Hants, 4 miles N.W. of Whitchurch. 1 1 1' N I , K Y, a hnilt. in the par. of King's Arley, in tho oo. of Worcester, 2 miles 8.W. of Stourport. DUNLICHTY, a par. now united with Daviot, co. Inverness. DUNLOE-GAP, in the par. of Knockane, bar. of Dunkerrin, in the co. of Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ire- land, a mountain pass of peculiar grandeur lying between the Tomies and Magillicudddy's Reeks mountain, about 4 miles in length. The entrance, which opens between the Bull and Holly mountains, is a mere cleft. Tho almost perpendicular sides of the mountains cast a sombre hue and darkness over the entire scene, tho effect of which is heightened by the inky appearance of a small lake which lies on the side of the approach. A branch of tho Loe threads its way through the entire length of the ravine, over which two rustic bridges have been thrown. The farther end opens out into tho valley of Commeduff, where is seen a red trout lake and a fine cas- cade, the waters of which supply neighbouring loughlets. " Kate Kearney" is described as having made this spot her retreat. Dunloe Castle stands near Laune Bridge, and appears to have been erected as a defence to tho entrance of the defile. Near this spot is tho cave in which thn Ogham inscriptions were found in 1838. DUNLOGIIAN, an island off the mainland, between Mannin bay and Slyne head, in the bar. of Ballinahinch, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. DUN LOP, a par. in tho districts of Cunninghame and Renfrew, upper ward, in the cos. of Ayr and Renfrew, Scotland, 7 miles N. of Kilmarnock. It is celebrated for its cheese, first made by Margaret Gilmour at tho beginning of the last century. It is in the prcsb. of Irvine, and synod of Glasgow and Ayr. The stipend of the minister is 215. The living is in the patron, of the Karl of Eglinton. The church contains a monument to Hans Hamilton, once minister, and father of the first Earl Clanbrassil (now Lord Roden). There is also a Freo church, an endowed and other schools. It was formerly a possession of tho monks of Kilwinning. The parish is traversed by the road between Kilmarnock and Paisley, and is a short distance from the Glasgow and South- Western railway. A fair is held on tho 12th November. DUNLOY, a vil. in tho par. of Finvoy, bar. of Kil- conway, in tho co. of Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles 8.E. of Ballymoney. It is a station on the Bel- fast and Northern Counties railway. Fairs are held on tho 16th February, Kay, August, and November. DUNLUCE, LOWER and UPPER, bars, in the cos. of Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. Tho Atlantic bounds them on the N., the bar. of Glenarm on the K., that of Kilconway on the 8., and tho co. of Londonderry on the W. Tho area of Lower Dunlnco is 30,591 acres, and that of Upper 62,814. The surface is hilly, and the coast bold with basaltic rock. The principal rivers are the Bann and the Bush. Lower Duuluce contains the pan. of Dunlucc and LVrrykeighan, and part of the pars, of Ballyraahane, Billy, and Ballywillin. Upper Dunluco contains part of Annoy, the pars, of Tullagh- gore and Kilraghts, and part of Ballymoney, Killugan, KildoUgh, and Loughguilo. DUNLUCE, a par. in the bar. of Lower Dunluco and prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It adjoins at its north-eastern extremity the town of Bushmills, its post town, in tho par. of Billy. Bushmills is H market town, situ- ated about 1$ in :.) Giant's Causeway. : is a spado manufactory in it and a distillery. Th Bosh, which separates tho pars, of Dunluco and is famous for iU salmon fishery, and is much freqi, iu tho season by anglers. There is also an ex! fishery carried on in the sea, at the mouth of tho rivor, tho " i rpool.

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the patron, of the bishop. Tho church of Dunluco was n -built on tho sito of a very ancient one in 1821, mainly through the exertions of tho Rev i. wart, the then rector of the parish, aided by a gift and loan from the lato Board of First Fruits. It i- i handsome building, situated at the north-eastern extremity of tin- parish, and close to the town of Bushmills. On the walls of the interior of tho church are several interesting monumental tablets, among which are one to the memory of Sir William li;^ M acim^hu-n, Bart., form and minister at the court of Cabool, who WHS assassinated by tho Afghans in 1841; and one to the memory of Hunt Macnaghten, R.A., who was killed in a at Waitara, New Zealand, in 1861. Tho Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Ballymoney. The Presby- terians have a meeting-house, and there are several daily schools and two Sunday-schools in the parish. Dunluco Castle is one of the most striking objects on the N. coast of Ireland. Tho ruins occupy the entire summit of a rock which rises 100 feet out of tho sea, perfectly per- pendicular on all its sides, and about 20 feet from the mainland, with which it is connected by an arch or wall about 14 inches in width. At the base of the cliff, on which the ruins of the castle stand, is a natural cave of considerable extent, open to the sea and at the land side. It consists of an arched apartment, tin walls and roof of which are rude basalt. Ontli t he castle is a gap in the battlements, caused by the falling of a piece of rook which supported the masonry, during a severe storm in 1639, when nine persons went down with tho ruins into the raging surge below. On the E. side is a small chamber, called the Banshee's Tower, said to be the abode of Maw Roe, a fairy, who sweeps the room daily. This castle belonged to the Mac Quillans in the loth century, from whom it came to the Mac Donalds. In 1585 S Boy, lord of Dunlucc, surrendered the castle to the Lord Deputy. In 1642 General Munroe seized this place from its owner, the Earl of Antrim. Dunlucu gives title of viscount to the Earl of Antrim. Tho vil. of Portballintrae is situated in this parish, at the seaside, about a mile from tho church. In front of it are a small bay and quay wall. There is a coastguard station at it, and in summer the place is resorted to by sea-bathers. It commands an extensive view both of sea and The chief landed proprietors in the parish are Sir Edmund Workman Macnaghten, Bart., of Dundaravo; John Montgomery, Esq., of Benvarden ; Mrs. M'Naghten, of Ballyboggy ; Henry Leslie, Esq., of Seaport Lodge ; and Mrs. Hannay, of Ballylough. The coast so along tho northern extremity of the parish, on tho road from Bushmills to Portrush by the much-admired ruins of Dunluce Castle, is extensive and bold. The terminus of the Belfast and Northern Counties railway at Port- rush is about 6 miles from Bushmills. DUNMAlluX, a par. in tho bar. of Condons, Clan- gibbon and Formoy, in the CO. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles I roob It is situated on the rivor Funcheon. Tho living is an impropriate red. in the dioc. of Cloyno. There i at (ilantworth, about a mile distant, parish formerly belonged to Fei y. There are ruins i>! nr.VMAII, &AI8E, or DUN-MEL- WRAYS, a under Helvellyi' high, on the boroVi Cumberland and Westmoreland. In the vicitiit-. cairn which tradition points out as the spot wh i

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DUNMAI.I.KT, a hill in th commandiii: v of UUeswater. (in its summit arc til- "up 1M-NMANOUK, DfMXAXnYSK. or MONMO- IIKXXOCK, a ].ir. in tli K-irs. "1 Kili...i and .M in the ro. of Kil'i W. 01 M post town. It lies along tho E. bank r Barrow. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Dublin, val. with CaMlc-Dermot, ris'.i, j u the patron, of tho archbishop. There is a Roman Catholic chapel at Lcvitstown, united to those of Dermot .md in, also a National school. DUN.MA.Sr.S HAY, iu the bar. of W. Caruery, in