CLONMELAN. 609 CLONONY. ital, dispensary, and various charitable insti- tioDs, also a savings-bank, extensive brewery, and mo private banks, viz., branches of the Bank of jland, the Provincial Bank, and the National Bank. ie butter-market is a commodious building, with all ilities for traffic in that commodity, which is exported quantities to London, Liverpool, and Bristol. considerable trade is also done in corn, cattle, and !n the neigbourhood are large corn-mills, and he Union, in 1800, the woollen manufacture was !y carried on, but it has now wholly dis-
- >earcd. At tlie W. end of the town stands the parish
i irch, a venerable structure, in the early English If, with a picturesque octagonal tower. It is de- i St. Mary, and contains a beautifully painted ~. window. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lis- ire, val. 360, in the patron, of Rev. J. Prior. The ah'ilics have three chapels and two convents, are places of worship belonging to the Pres- ,-ind other Protestant Dissenters. There are . and parochial schools, and a boys' school under iporatcd Society. More's grammar school has from endowment of 370. Two newspapers ,u published in the town, the Clonmel Chronicle and I'rce Press. In the vicinity are many ie mansions, as Knocklofty (the seat of Earl .more), Marfield, Barn, Heywood, &e. Also a of the old town walls and of the castle, with lent effigies in the friary chapel yard. Sterne H Lady Blessington were born here. The market is iy and Saturday, and fairs are held on the . the 5th November, and the first Wednesday iiternate month for cattle and pigs, JLONMELAlN, a post and market town, in the par. cKilluu, in the bar. of Delvin, prov. of Leinster, Ire- 1 1, 5 miles to the N.E. of Castletowndelvin. It is -Hi the road from Athboy to Finnea, and con- parish church, a very neat building. Here is Mtion, and petty sessions are held in the town. I dispensary is within the Kells Poor-law Union. ian Catholic parish of Clonmelan is in the dioe. i. In the vicinity of the town is Killua Castle, "f Sir M. L. Chapman, Bart. ; also the ruins of
- md church. Tuesday is market day. Fairs
mi the 28th January, 2nd May, 25th July, and mber. LONMELSH, orCLONMULSK, a par. in the bar. nf Carlow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles i low, its post town. It lies along the banks of , river Barrow, the soil is generally good, and the r 1 from Carlow to Leighlin Bridge intersects the The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Leighlin, 1 178, in the patron, of the bishop. The seats in tl neighbourhood are Garryhunden, Clonmulsk, and L ybar. U IXMETHAN, a par. in the bar. of Balro-thery, in "f Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles M'. of Swords, and 8 from Dublin. The surface nf good land, with limestone subsoil. It con- vil. of Oldtown. The living is a rect. in the "f Dublin, val. with Ballymacdun, Ballyboghill, fjierstown, and Westpalstown, 494, in the patron. oflhe bishop. The church is of modern date, and was
- ipally by means of a loan from the late Board
! 'ruits. There are Roman Catholic chapels in first named sections "of the benefice, and another ' that of Killossory ; there are also four schools n this parish. S MIXES, a par. in the bar. of Shebburne, in the 'xford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 9 miles S.W. mon. It is situated near the coast of Bannow Bay, ' : 153 to the Annesley s of Bletchington, in Oxford- It was anciently called the Seven Castles of Clon- IH.H, and returned two members to the Irish parliament Be 'the Union, but is now an insignificant village. The in impropriate cur. with Tintern. The church, '1 by the Kavanaghs, is in ruins. There are also "f the abbey, and of a tower built by Sir Eoger n in the 12th century. CLONMORE, a par. in the bars, or Bantry and West Shelmaliere, in the co. of Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S. of Enniscorthy, its post town. The parish lies along the right bank of the river Slancy, and is traversed by the road from Enniscorthy to Wexford, and the Clonmore rivulet. The surface consists of good soil, with stone for building purposes. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Ferns, val. 292, in the patron, of the Incumbent of Enniscorthy. The church was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1827. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Ballyhoge. There are Protestant Sunday schools and four day schools within the parish. An abbey is alleged to have been founded here in the 6th century by St. Madoc, which was several times destroyed by the Danes. St. Dichulla was the first abbot who presided here. The principal seats arc Wilton, Clonmore House (near Bree), Macminc, Kil- gibbon, and Barrymount. CLONMORE, a par. and vil. in the bar. of Rath- villy, in the co. of Carlow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles to the S. of Hacketstown. Baltinglass is its post town. The surface is somewhat boggy and heathy, but has a soil of general good quality. The parish is bor- dered on the N. by the road from Hacketstown to Tul- low. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Leighlin, val. 237, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, built in 1809 by the late Board of First Fruits, is situated in the village, which contains also the glebe-house and a school. The ruins of Clonmore Castle are of some interest. The principal residences are Clonmore Lodge, Eaglehill Lodge, and Castleview. Clonmoro gives the title of baron to the Howard family. CLONMORE, a par. in the bar. of Iverk, in the co. >f Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles to the S.E. of Piltown, its post town. The parish is bordered on the N. by the river Suir, and is traversed by the road from Carrick-on-Suir to Waterford. It contains the imlts. of Clonmore and Skelpstown. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Osspry, val. with Ballytarsey, 224, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1817. Clonmore was formerly a seat of the bishops of Ossory. CLONMORE, a par. and hnilt. in the bar. of Fer- rand, in the co. of Louth, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles to the N.E. of Dunleer, its post town. The sur- face is hilly, but highly cultivated. The parish ia tra- versed by the road from Dunleer to Dunany Point. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Armagh, val. 206, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built in 1795. There is a Roman Catholic chapel at Wyans- town, united to those of High Lane and Dysart. There are several day schools, and a police station. The ruins of a church, and of a castle once belonging to the Verduns, stand near the village. CLONMULT, a par. and vil. in the bars, of Imokilly, Kinataloon, and Barrymore, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 9 miles to the S.E. of Rathcormack. Middleton is the post town. The surface is very moun- tainous. The parish is intersected by the road from Fermoy to Castle-Martyr. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Cloyne, val. 175, in the patron, of the bishop. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, united to those of Dungourney and Mogeely, also a day school, but no church. CLONNEARL, a vil. in the bar. of Kiltartan, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 3 miles W. of Gort. CLONODONNELL. See KILLASHEK, Longford. CLONOE, a par. in the bar. of Dungannon, in the co. of Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 2 miles to the S. of Stewartstown. The parish lies along the banks of the Blackwater and Lough Neagh, and has much marsh and bog. It is traversed by the road from Brockagh to Stewartstown and Coal Island. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Armagh, val. 372, in the patron, of Trinity College, Dublin. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Mountjoy. Hero are four day schools. The Annesleys aie proprietors of the manor. CLONONY, or CLONANA, a hmlt. in the bar. of 4 I
