Cloneen-Irish 'cluin' an enclosure or park, whence cloneen', viz, closeland, a close or small part. It appertains to Mr. Smyth, and contains about 154 acres.

Controversy Land, so named in Sir William Petty's map; owing to a controversy that happened about the latter end of the 16th century between some one of the then owners of the then Lordship of Lea. (now be longing to the Dawson family) and one of the ancestors of the Marquis of Drogheda, about the right of property to the land or lands in question, (namely Ullard and Inchicooly) which dispute terminated in favour of the former. The whole contains 93 acres.

Coolatoodere-Irish 'cuil cuila' a corner, teagh' or tagh sur. rounded, 'dairragh' woody, viz. the corner surrounded or full of wood. This, with Portarlington and Seskin, was formerly a wood, and as such marked in Speed's map and Petty's survey. It is now corn and pasture land, but bears marks of its former state. It belongs to Lord Portarlington, and contains about 468 acres.

Coolroe-Irish Cuilroe', the corner field; it belongs to William Burgh, and contains 130 acres,

Derryelton- Dairgagh', an oak wood, and 'ailt' noble, viz. Royalty Wood, belonging to the Castle of Lea: Household Wood, belonging to the castle. It appertains to Lord Portarlington, and contains 90 acres.

Derries—Irish ‘dairroigh', woods. This district was formerly nearly covered with wood, of which it at present bears some traces. It appertains to Mr. Warburton, and contains 110 acres.

Derrynafunchen-Irish, Dairragh na foinse', viz. the wood of the meadow ground. It belongs to Mr. Smyth, and contains 75 acres.

Doolough-Irish dubh' black, and loch', a lake; whence 'dubhloch', a morass. This once comprehended the townland of Lough, both containing 298 acres, and belonging to Lord Portarlington,

Drughill-Irish 'droch' dark, thorny, 'choille' a wood; whence dark wood, or thorn wood, belonging to Lord Portarlington, and containing 90 acres.

Fisherstown-An English name for a village of fishermen dwelling near the Barrow about 60 years since. It is part of Killnagort, or up, per Courtwood, and belongs to Lord Portarlington. In Petty's survey this is called Graighnesky, which has the same signification. It contains about 307 acres.

Inchicooly-Irish 'inse', an island or watery ground, and 'cuilagh' in corners, viz. watery ground in the corner. There are two townlands of this name on each side of the river, appertaining to Lord Portarling ton, and containing 200 acres.

Garryvechum-Irish "garrigh' a rock, and 'meagum,' earth or land, viz. the land of the rock or hill, the present district of Windmill Hill. It appertains to Lord Portarlington, and contains 136 acres.

Graighforan-Irish Graghfearan', viz. herdland or oxgang. It belongs to Lord Portarlington, and contains about 175 acres.

Graighue Irish gragheagh, ox-gang or sheep-walk.

Killbrachan-Irish choille brechan? viz. Wolf's Wood, or a wood of wolves, it belongs to Lord Portarlington, and contains 133 acres.

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Killamollan-Irish cuil a muillan' the mill ground, or mill site, or perhaps it comes from Choille mullan, the wood on the top of the hill. It belongs to Mr. Harrison, and contains 263 acres.

Killanure, or 'chilca muire' moist or low land, coutaining 150 acres. Killaglish,chille eglis, church wood, containing 100 acres.

Lea, a name by which the parish was originally distinguished, signifies an uncultivated plain, comprehending part of the district of Insa, or 'Glean ma Luire', viz. the valley or plain on the water, being part of the marco or marshes between the ancient principalities Hy Laighis.or Leix, Hy Demseagh, and Hy Mordha, containing Loughmansland, or Lea-glebe from the old English Leighman, a priest, priet's land, the glebe of Old Lea, containing about 83 acres.

Portarlington, Port signifies a town; this town takes its name from Lord Arlington, who came over with King William in the year 1689, with his regiment of French Protestants, for whose accommodation the town was built, and his Lordship inhabited the back part of the house now occupied by Colonel Anketell, called Arlington-castle.

Portnahinch-Irish Puirt na Inse' the fort of Inch, the ancient name of the castle of Lea, though afterwards the name was given to the whole barony.

Rathlish-Irish Rathlios', a homestall, or scite of a village; be. longing to Mr. Warburton, and containing 138 acres.

Rathmiles-a great or excellent fort.

Ratheronochone-Irish Rath', a village, a fort, 'cronagh' circular, cune' two; the lands of two circular forts: it belongs to Mr. Burgh, and contains 483 acres.

Seskin-Irish, Seasgan,' dry land, a land wanting water, belonging to Lord Portarlington.

Tierhogher, or Tierhoghan-Irish,' 'Ter, land, oghan,' of service, the serf land belonging to the castle of Lea; it appertains to Mr. Warburton, and contains 170 acres.

Ullard-Irish Ullamh,' a physician, 'aird,' a quarter or portion; the physician's portion belonging to the castle; it appertains to Lord Portarlington, and contains 93 acres,

No. XXVI.

PARISH OF

LISMORE,

(Diocese of Lismore, and County of Waterford.)

BY THE REV. THOMAS: CRAWFORD.

LISMORE, anciently called Dunskille, is supposed Name to have its present name from a Danish fort, now called Derivation the Round Hill. It is situate in the barony of Cosh- Situation. more and Coshbride, and in the County of Waterford.

The parish is about ten miles long, and as many Extent. broad; bounded on the south by the river Bride, on Boundaries the north, by the great mountains that divide this county from that of Tipperary, on the east by the town of Cappoquin, and on the west by the county of Cork.

surface.

All the ground on the south of this river is arable and Soil and pasture, yielding naturally but little meadow, except immediately on the banks of the river; on the north side of which all is mountain, except a narrow strip by the river side; but this mountain, to an extent of ten miles from the river, has within a few years been brought to an

Bogs.

Mines,

Culm.

Towns.

Bridge.

high state of cultivation, by means of lime conveyed from the south side of the river, which abounds in limestone. Farther on the mountain is bog, supplying this town and neighbourhood with fuel. The river Blackwater, which rises in the county of Kerry, runs by this town, where it is crossed by one bridge, and meets the sea at Youghal.

II. Mines, Minerals, and other Natural Productions.

There are no mines within the boundaries of this parish, except of iron. These were worked by the first Lord Cork, in the reign of Elizabeth, with great success, and deserted only when fuel failed him, after having cut down all his woods. Since that time they have lain where nature first fixed them. Mr. Gumbleton, of Castle Richard, thinks he has discovered a vein of culm, where he is sinking for a pump.

III. Modern Buildings, &c. &c.

Of Derragrath there is but little to be said; it is situated six miles north-west of Clonmel, consists of above 2000 acres of excellent ground all arable and pasture: it has no very remarkable feature but an old Church, and the excellent and fine demesne of Mr. Percy, of Woodroofe.

There is here a noble bridge over the Blackwater, whose principal arch measures 100 feet from one abutment to another; it was built at the sole expense of the late Duke of Devonshire, who was the proprietor of this town, and of a great extent of country about it-it cost twenty years ago £9000. Also, at Cappoquin, in this parish, three miles from Lismore, there is a wooden

oridge, which is occasionally repaired at the charge of the county. The noble personage just mentioned accommodated this town with a canal, from where the tide Canal. ceases to flow up to our bridge, at an expense of near £3,000.

Seats.

The principal seats are Sir John Kean's, near the town Gentlemens' of Cappoquin, a beautiful house of cut stone, the demesne richly improved and planted. On the same side of the river (the north), near to Lismore, is Saltsbridge, Saltsbridge, the seat of Mr. Chearnley, exquisite for beauty of situa

tion, and nobly planted. Still nearer to Lismore, on

the same side, is Ballyinn, for a long time the residence Ballyinn. of our Dean, admired, and indeed very justly, by all who have taste for beauty of rural landscape.

Richard,

Three miles from Lismore, on the south side, of the river, and just over it, is Castle Richard, formerly called Castle Ballygarron, where the present possessor (Mr. Gumbleton) is building an house, that, for design and extension, promise to surpass every habitation in Munster. On the same side of the river lies Waterpark, the seat here- Waterpark tofore of Judge Pyne, whose successor, a Mr. Atkins, was robbed and murdered in his own house at night: the assassins having tied the servants and locked them up in a room, whilst they were deliberately regaling themselves on the contents of the larder and cellar! one of them called out- D-n you don't eat meat; this is Friday!" All desisted, and went off, taking what they found most portable, and judged most valuable.

On the north side of the river, nearly opposite to Wa-Mocollop. terpark, and about six miles from Lismore, west, is Mocollop, the residence of Mr. Drew. The demesne is