Topographia Hibernica; or, the topography of Ireland, antient and modern. Giving a complete view of the civil and ecclesiastical state of that kingdom ... / [William Wenman Seward].

  • William Wenman Seward
Date:
1797
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Credit: Topographia Hibernica; or, the topography of Ireland, antient and modern. Giving a complete view of the civil and ecclesiastical state of that kingdom ... / [William Wenman Seward]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    f;rco\, and falls into the bay of Dublin a little below this place. Here is a very conliderable manufactory for printing linens and cottons, kc, Ball’s-grove, a handfome feat pleafantly fit. on the river Boyne, near Drogheda, in co. Louth, prov. Leinfter, Ball’s-Mills, fit. in bar. Dundalk, co. Louth, prov. Leinfter. Ballug-cASTLE, ft. iicar Caftlerath, in co. Louth, prov. Leinfter. Ballyadams, a bar. with a village in it of fame name, ft. in Queen’s co. prov. Leinfter ; the latter is a reClory in dioc. of Leighlin. Ballyaden, ft. in bar. Ballaghkeen, co. Wexford, prov. Leinfter. Ballyaghran, a village in the liberties ot Colerain, fit. in co. Lojidonderry, prov. Ulfter. Ballyane, a reCtory in dioc. of Ferns, ft. in bar. Bantry, co. Wexford, prov. Leinfter. BallyArthur, ft. in bar. Arklow, co. Wicklow, prov. Leinfter. — Above 30 miles from Dublin. Ballyback, ft. near Duncannon fort, co. Wexford, prov. Leinlfer. Ballybacon, a vicarage in dioc. of Lif- more, ft. in bar. JlTa, co. Tiipperary, prov. ^.Iun^ter. Bailybu\r, ft. in. bar. Carlow, co, Carlow, prov. Leinfter. BallybarrACK, a reCtory in dioc. of Ar- magh, ft. in bar. Dundalk, co, Louth, prov. Leinfter. Ballybay, ft. in co. Monaghan, prov. Ulfter, 53 miles from Dublin ; fairs held i Jan. 'I'hurfd. before Eafter, 5 July and 2 OCt. Ballybeacon, a rcCtory within the deanery of Ardnnane, in co. Waterford, prov. Munfter, The church is in ruins.— Alio a ridge of moun- tains in bar. Offa, co. Tipperary,’ prov, Mun- fter, called Ballybeacon, or Ballvbacon moun- tains; they join the co.’s Waterford and Tipperary, BallYBEg, fit. near Buttevani^ in bar. Or- rery, CO. Cork, prov. Munfter; here v/as a raonaftery of Auguftinians, founded A. D. 1237, and dedicated to St. Thfimas, by William de Barry, being endowed bv bis fon David, who founded the friary of Buttevant; it is now a redtory in dioc. of Cloyne :—the lands belonu^ ing to tills abbey contained 2060 Irifh acres, and by a valuation taken in 1622, were only worth 60/. per Ann. at the fame time the tythe and glebe belonging to it were valued at 2O0/. per Ann. more.—Some part of the buildina, particularly the Iteeple, which was ftrong, and the E. window of the chancel, have outlived the injuries of time ; by the holes wliich remain in the vaulted roof of the ffeeple, there were here a chime of bells; the traces of the foun- dation, and part of a high round tower, de- tached a confderable way to the S. W. (faid to'have been once a part of this fabric) Ihew it to have been a very large and magnificent flrudfure. — There is alfo a village of fame name im bar. Eiiegurty, co. Tipperary, prov, Munfler. BxAllybeg-Castle, ft. at the village of Ballybcg, on the confines of the co. \Cater- ford and Tipperary, prov. Munfter; within a few miles of Ballyliacon mountains. Ballybeggan, ft. 2 miles E. by N. from Tralee, co. Kerry, prov. Munfter; it had for- merly been a high and ftrong caftle, but was reduced during the wars in king James the 2d’s> time, when it was a noted pafs between 'Fralee and Caftle-ifland, In the grounds hereabout, is a dark kind of grey marble, veined with white fpots of a fparry matter, which has been raifed in very large blocks. Ballyeofey, fee Ballybofy. Ballybog, a large tract of the parifti of Kilcrogan, co. Kerry, prov. Munfter; in which the late Dr. Naih. B/ancl\md a n?at lodge, and a great number of unprofitable acres, which he endeavoured to reclaim at a confderable expcnce. BxAleyBogan, a fair towh in bar. Movfen- rath, co. Meath, prov. Leinlfer ; it is a curacy in dioc. of Meath ; fairs held 25th Sept. Ballyboghile, or Ballyhokill, ft. in bar. Balruddery, co.. Dublin, prov, Leinfter; lof miles from ]3ublin ; it is a curacy in dioc. of Dublin ; here are the ruins of the church. Ballyboro, ft. in bar. Bantry, co. Wex- ford, prov. Leinfter. Ballyborris, a village in bar. Idrone, co. Carlow, prov. Leinfter. Ballybough, a village in the vicinity of Dublin ; it is otherwife called Ballyhotigh^by idge, from a bridge erefled over the river here; at which place is a white-ftint-glafs houfe, with extenfive and convenient oftiGes: ij mile from Dublin. Ballybought, a vicarage in dioc. of Dub- lin, fit. ill CO. Wicklow, prov. Leinfter. BxAlt,Yboy, a bar. having in it a market, fair and poft town of fame name, ft. in King’s co. provv Lt infter, 56 miles from Dubliil ; it has a weekly market on Saturday, and alfo the frft day of every month from May to Nov. inclufve. Lat. 53 : t2, Ion, 7:50; fairs held 4 May, 21 Aug. and 6 Dec. It is a vi- carage in dioc. of Meath ; the river contiguous to it is called the Silver river. Ballybra2il, a curacy in dioc. of Ferns, ft. in bar. Shelburne, co. V/exford, prov. Leinfter. Ballybrinan, or Bally hr ennan.^ a reffory in dioc. of Ferns, ft. in bar. Forth^ co. Wex- ford, proYi Leinfter. G , Bally*- /