DULANE. 821 DULL. ncc, owing to the introduction of the cotton manufac- ire. From a quiet country village it has boon trans- <nned into an active business town, of above 30,000 [habitants. The numerous mills and cotton factories, gether with extensive iron foundries, collieries, print orks, and the manufacture of fire-brick, afford employ- ent to a large proportion of the inhabitants. The al obtained is superior in quality. The town is lighted ith gas, and well supplied with water by two companies. contains a mechanics' institute, with a good library, jwa and reading rooms, a temperance hall, a local oard of Health office, and a police station. The living a pci-pet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, vol. 300, in e patron, of the Rector of Stockport. There are also 2 strict i hurclies St. Mark's, a perpet. cur.,* of the val. 160, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alter- itely ; and Castle Hall, a perpet. cur., val. 180, in the jtron. of trustees. The parish church, dedicated to St. ihn, was erected in 1841. It is a handsome edifice in English stylo of architecture, with tower and jnnaeles. The Independents, Baptists, Moravians, lans, "Vesleyan and Primitive Methodists, 'ethodist New Connexion, and Catholics have each worship. There are several National, British, id infant schools, also Sunday-schools connected with 1 the various places of worship. The charitable en- jwments are small. Francis Dukinfield Palmer Astley, -il., i s l r( l f ' ne manor and owner of nearly the hole of the soil. Dukinfield Hall and Dukinfield jdge are the principal residences ; the latter, which cupies the site of the ancient seat of the Duckinfields, ho held the manor before the Conquest, contains some .intings by the old masters. 'DULANE, or DULEEN, a par. in the bar. of Upper ells, in the co. of Meath, prov. of Lcinster, Ireland, 2 lies N.W. of Kells, its post town, on the road from at town to Moynalty. The surface is boggy, and e rivers Blaekwatcr and Moynalty flow through the visli. It contains the vils. of Curragh, Maperath, ahonstown, and Cumasaso. The living is a rcct. in >o dioc. of Meath, val. with Kells, 1,151, in the patron, the bishop. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to at of Carnaross. There is a hedge-school. The seats e Willmount and Williamstown. In Kicni church-
- rd arc some ancient specimens of crosses.
DULAS, a par. in the hund. of Webtree, in the co. of ereford, 2 miles N.W. of Pontrilas station on the West idland railway, and 13 S.W. of Hereford. It is situ- ed on a branch of the river Monnow, or Dulas Brook, ic living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 5, in the patron, of James Hopton, Esq. The church, dicatcd to St. Michael, is an ancient stone structure, ry plain, with small belfry and one bell. James Hop- ns, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal owner of . whose seat is Dulas Court. DULAS, a hrnlt. in the par. of Llanwellwyfo, in the . of Anglesea, North Wales, 4 miles N.E. of Llaner- ymedd. It is situated on the river Dulas, near Dulas ick, on which is a lighthouse. DULAS, or DULAIS, several rivers of this name ; ic joins the Wye at Hay, dividing the cos. of Brecon .d Hereford ; another joins the Severn near Llauidloes : third falls into the Dovey, near Machynlleth ; and a iirth joins the Neath, near Xeath. .DULCOTT, a tythg, in the hund. of Wells-Forum, the co. of Somerset, 1 mile S.E. of Wells, of which v it is a suburb. DULEEK, a decayed market town and borough, com- i-ing the pars, of Duleek and Duleek Abbey, in the Irs. of Lower and Upper Duleek, in the co. of Meath, iv. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles S.W. of Drogheda, i 22 from Dublin. It is situated on the river Nanny- ter, and is a station on the Dublin, Drogheda, and ilway. The surface consists of a good soil, and traversed by the road from Ratoath to Droghedu. Kiernan is said to have founded here the first stone
- vh in Ireland, honco the derivation of its name,
of Stone." It was destroyed by the Danes, '.d on its supposed site, in 1182, Hugh do Lacy set up a cell to Llanlhony Priory, of which there are some remains, which, with another religious house founded here by the O'KeUys, was granted to Sir Gerald Moore. The place suffered much in past ages by the ravages of the Danes. Limestone is plentiful. The living is a our. in the dioc. of Meath, val. 232, in the patron, of the Marquis of Drogheda. The church was rebuilt in 1816 ; it is a handsome edifice in the Gothic style, and has a statue to Judge Trotter, and a stone cross of lino workmanship in the burial-ground. There are two Ro- man Catholic chapels (united), two National and several other day schools. The town stands on the Nanny- water, and though formerly it gave name to a bishopric (afterwards incorporated with Meath), and sent two members to the Irish parliament before the Union, the place has gradually fallen into insignificance. The market is no longer held, and its fairs are unfrequented. Here are a chief police station, a petty sessions-house, dispensary within the Drogheda Poor-law Union, and oatmeal-mills. At a short distance is the scene of the battle of the Boyne. James II. 's forces passed through this town when retreating before the English cavalry. The surrounding seats are Duleek House, the demesne of the Marquis of Thomond ; Somerville, that of Sir W. Somerville, Bart., M. P.; Annesbrook ; Athbarue, formerly of the De Bathes ; and Flatten, of the D'Arcys. Races are run in Juno at Bellewstown. The fair days are the 25th March, 3rd May, 24th June, and 18th October. DULEEK, LOWER "and UPPER, two bars, in the eo. of Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, bounded on the N. by the bar. of Slane, on the E. by the St. George's Channel, on the S. by the co. of Dublin, and on the W. by the bar. of Skreen. Lower Duleek contains the pars, of Ballymagarvey, Donore, Colpe, Fennor, Kents- town, Kuockmoon, Painstown, and part of Danestown, comprising 36,983 acres. Upper Duleek contains the pars, of Ardcath, Clonalvey, Ballycarthy, Duleek Abbey, Stamullen, Moorechurch, and part of Duleek, Kilsharvan, Piercetown, and Julianstown ; the other portions of these latter pars, being in Lower Duleek ; the bar. comprises 28,502 acres. Tho river Boyne traverses the northern portion, and the Nannywater passes through the centre. DULEEN. See DULANE, co. Meath. DULL, a par. in the co. of Perth, Scotland. It eon- tains the vils. of Dull and Amulree, and part of the town of Aberfeldy. It is situated under the Grampians, between the rivers Tay and Tummel, and extends 30 miles from N. to S., with an extreme breadth of 12 miles, which is, however, much intersected by other pars. It is bounded by Blair Athol, Moulin, Logierait, Little Dunkeld, Fowlis Wester, Crieff, Monzie, Ken- more, Weem, and Fortingall. It comprises the five districts of Appin, Graudtully on the S.E., Amulree on the S., Foss on the N.W., and Fincastle on the N.E. Tho surface is very various, consisting of a range of hills extending from S'.W. to N.E., with their intervening valleys, the sides of which are cultivated and wooded, or are intersected by romantic ravines. The scenery is in . some places very beautiful. The summit of Farragon, bet-rffeen the districts of Appin and Foss, attains an altitude of 2,500 feet, and the mountain of Schihallion, is on the western boundary. The principal lochs are Loch Tummel, Loch Fraochy, and Loch Ceannard ; and the chief rivers are the Tay, the Lyon, the Quaich, the Tummel, and the Garry. The principal landowners are Sir Robert Menzies, Bart., Sir W. D. Stewart, Bart., and the Marquis of Breadalbane. The principal mansions are Grandtully, Foss, Cluny, Moness, and Derculich. The village of Dull stands in the vale of Appin, 19 miles from Dunkeld and 26 from Crieff. This par. is in the presb. of Weem, and synod of Perth and Stirling, and in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 2o8. The parish church is at the village of Dull, and Foss forms a quoad sacra parish, with its own palish. There are chapels of the royal bounty at Amulree and Grandtully. There are a Free church, an Independent chapel, and a Baptist chapel at Aberfeldy. There is also a Free church at Tummel Bridge.
