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LOUGHRIGG. 715 LOUTH. surface consists of pasture and arable. Loughrea Lake is partly within the limits. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Clonfert, val. j444. The church is surmounted with a steeple. It was erected in 1821 by aid of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is likewise a very attractive building. There are several day-schools. Mount Pleasant, Wood- mount, and Summerhill are the chief seats. The town occupies a site on the bank of Lake Loughrea, 21 miles S.E. of Galway, and 109 from Dublin. The principal street is a thoroughfare of considerable length, consist- ing of tolerably built housea. It contains barracks, a court-house, linen hall, bridewell, bank, union pooi- houso, and a brewery. The business of tho place is confined to general trade. The Marquis of Clanricarde i.s the proprietor. A Carmelite friary was founded hero in 1300 by Richard de Burgh. There is also a nunnery of the same order, which was first founded in 1680, and removed ta its present site in 1829. At Monument Hill a Druidical circle may bo seen. Loughrea gives name to a Poor-law Union, containing fifteen electoral divi- sions in the county of Galway. It is a chief police station, and general sessions are held twice a year ; also petty sessions once a fortnight. Thursday is market day. Fairs are held on llth February, 7th May, 20th August, and 5th December. LOUGHRIGG, a hrnlt. in the par. of Grasmere, Ken- dal ward, co. Westmoreland, 2 miles W. of Ambleside. It is situated in a retired spot at tho foot of Loughrigg Fell, which rises above 1,000 feet in height, command- ing extensive views of the Lakes. On either side are the rivers JJrathay and liothay. There is a tarn of about 12 acres in extent, called by the above name. Lough- rigg is joined with Rydal to form a township. LOUGHROSBEG and LOUGHROSMOBE, bays on the coast of Donegal, Ireland, 4 miles W. of Ardara. LOUGHSHINNY, a vil. in the par. of Lusk, in the bar. of East Balrothery, co. Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles N.N.W. of Rush. It is situated near the coast, on a small but convenient harbour. A copper mine was worked here with some advantage. LOUGHTEE, LOWER, a bar. in the co. Cavan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It is 7$ miles long, and the Kimo broad. It is bounded by tho bars, of Tullagh- }'> Upper Loughtcc, and Tullaghagh, and the co. )l Fermanagh. It contains the par. of Drumlano, and , of Annagh, Tomregan, and Urney, with tho town of Belturbet. LOUGHTEE, UPPER, a bar. in co. Cavan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It is 15 miles long by 8 broad. It is bounded by the bars, of Lower Loughtee, Tullagh- y, Castleregan, Clonmahon, Tullaghonoho, and tghugh. It contains tho pars, of Annagelliff, Castleterra, and Savcy, and parts of Crosserlough, Demi, Killiukere, Kilmore, Larag, and Urney, with the town m, and the vils. of Ballyhaise and Stradone. LOUGHTON, a par. in the hund. of Newport, co. Bucks, 3J miles S.E. of Stoney Stratford, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Newport Pagnell, on a tributary of the river Ouse. The London and North- Western rail- way passes through the parish. The surface is gently nodulated, and the soil a strong clay. Some of tho u and children are employed in tho manufacture Tho tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1769. The living is a rect.* in the Jioc. of Oxford, val. 228, in the patron, of Trinity Cambridge. The church is dedicated to All Saints. Tho parochial charities for binding boys ap- in:, :md providing fuel for the poor, produce about annum. The Baptists have a chapel. H. B. , is lord of the manor. 1 X , a par. in the hund. of Ongar, co. Essex, SV. of Epping, and 13 N.E. of London. It n on tltu Great Eastern railway. The par. .uated in tho vicinity of Epping Forest, and tho ng lluws through the neighbourhood. Tho ^o, which is considerable, consists mainly of one a length. It formed part of tho sue of Waltham AljU-y till the dissolution of tho monastic establishments in the reign of Henry VIII., and was subsequently the residence of Queen Anno of Denmark, while princess. Hero is a station of the K division of the Metropolitan police, and a post-office, with which is connected a savings-bank. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 458. Tho church, dedicated to St. John, is a modern structure, rebuilt in 1825. It stands on elevated ground, about the middle of the village, and nearly a mile from tho more ancient one of St. Nicholas, of which tho chancel alone remains. The church contains some old brass effigies of the Stonard family. Tho parochial endowments produce over 80 per annum, about 50 of which are applied to school purposes. The Baptists have a chapel. There are National and British schools. Loughton Hall, an Elizabethan pile of considerable architectural beauty, with a stone staircase, designed by Iiiigo Jones, was destroyed by fire in 1836, alter having been completely restored. LOUGHTON, a chplry. in tho par. of Chetton, hund. of Stottesden, co. Salop, 6 miles N.W. of Cleobury Mor- , J n XT Tp _i l T II TJ -! jl_ * - . . the dioc. of Hereford. Tho church is a small stone edifice, believed to have been built about three centuries back. There is a National school for both sexes. Vis- count Boyne is lord of tho manor. LOUISBUEGH, a post and market vil. in tho par. of Kilgeever, bar. of Murrisk, co. Mayo, prov. of Con- naught, Ireland, 23 miles S.W. of Castlebar, and 184 from Dublin. It is situated on a small stream, to which it gives name, at Clew Bay, and on the road from West- port to Killery Harbour. In the town stand a church, Roman Catholic chapel, and a police station. Monday is market day. Fairs are held on tho 1st May, 24th June, 4th August, and 29th September. LOUISBUKGH, a suburb of Wick, co. Caithness, Scotland. LOUND, a par. in the hund. of Mutford, co. Suffolk, 4 miles N.W. of Lowestoft, its post town, and 6J S.W. of Yarmouth. It is situated on the coast of the German Ocean. Tho inhabitants are chiefly employed in fish- ing and agriculture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 437, besides a glebe of 22 acres. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 458. The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to St. John the Baptist. It has recently been restored, and has a good E. window. It contains a carved stone font, of octagonal form. Tho charities produce about 34 per annum, distributed to tho poor in fuel. The register commences in 1C95. There is a parochial school. Sir S. M. Peto, Bart., is lord of tho manor. LOUND, a hmlt. in the par. of Witham-on-the-Hill, wap. of Beltisloe, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 2 miles N.E. of Witham, and 2 S.W. of Bourn. LOUND, a tnshp. in the par. of Sutton-cum-Lound, Hatfield div. of the wap. of Bassetlaw, co. Nottingham, 1 mile N.E. of Sutton, and 3 miles N.W. of East Rct- ford. It is situated to tho W. of tho river Idle. The village is considerable. The Wesleyans havo a place of worship. LOUNT, a hmlt. in tho par. of Breedon-on-the-HUI, co. Leicester, 5 miles N.E. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. LOUP-HOUSE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Cother- stoa, North Riding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Barnard Castle. LOUTH, a maritime co. in tho prov. of Leinster, and the smallest in Ireland, bounded on the N. by Carling- fui d Bay and Armagh, on tho S. by co. Meath, on tha E. by the Irish Channel, and on tho W. by cos. of Moua- ghan and Meath. This county was originally part of tho territory of tho Volunlii, and subsequently was in- cluded in the independent sovereignty of Argial, or, a.i it was called by the English, Oriel, or Uriel. Alter being conquered by John do Courcy in 1183, it was erected into a county by King John in 1210, who pre- 1 it to DC Courcy as part of Ulster. During Elizabeth's rciun the insurgent chieftains committed