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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    of Plury» It Is fometimes written BaVilmorc. B;vrj-YMOREEN otheEwife called Ballymiir- rin^ a vicarage in dioG. of Calhe'l, lit. in bar. I'iliognrty, co. Tipperary, prov. Alunfter ; 68 miles from Dublin. Not far from this are tlie ruins of Moycarty cafllc. B A L L Y Mo R E- E uSt A C E, {i• c. tlu great -tozvn of Eujiaee) fit. on the river Lilfey about 17I miles from Dublin, in bar. Newcaflie, co. Dublin, prov.Leinfter: it has ahandfome bridge over the river, and is in a pieafantiituation; but the town wliicii was formerly larger, is now much decays cd ; owing to the great Southern road, which for ages led thro’ this place, being now turned by the way of Kilculletr bridge. It is a vicarage in the dioc. of Dublin ; and a market and pofr-town. Fairs held 26 Aug. and 29 Oft. Near it is a larsfe comraon and ground mark’d oulfor horfe raees ; aifo a moif beautiful natural cafeade, formed Iiy a river that rifes in the co. Wicklow and falls into the river LiiTey.' Here are the ruins of a fine old caflle, formerly a place of great ilrcngth, built by Euflacey the head of an antient family in this county, from whom-the town takes its name. The late lord Mount* cafhel built here a neat lodge, and made fome pretty improvements. Bally MOTE, a fair town in co. Galway, prov. Connaught; fairs held 21 Oft. and 16 Nov.—Alfo a fair town inco. Stigo, prov. Con- naught ; fairs held on the laft Monday in Jan. IT May, I Monday O. S. in ]une, 3 Sep. t Monday O. S. in Nov. and 2 Monday O. S. in Dec. In this place an extenlive linen manu- faftory ; and alfo one of the largefl old caflles in Ireland, flank’d by 6 towers of great ilrength. Bally MOUNT, lit. in bar. Coolock, co. Dublin, prov. Leinlfer ; where are fome anti- eiu ruins. B allymull A LON, fit. in co. RofcomiiiGii, prov. Connaught ; 64 miles from Dublin.’ Ballymull ART, lit. in co. Fermanagh, }nov. Ulfter ; the church of wliich is diftant 101 miles from Dublin, mile from it are the ruins of a cafde. BallyMUlvy, lit. in bar. Rathline, co. Longford, prov. Lehifter. B A L L Y Mu R RIN, fee Ballymorcen. Bali.ymurry, a fair town in co. Rofeom- mou-, prov. Connaught ; above 69 miles from Dublin. F an* days to May and 15 Aug. BALLypturtogh, fit;, near the river Proca,- i-n CO. W'icklow, prov. Leinller. Here is a copper mine, which was formerly wrought and yielded vafl; profit ; but on account of a dif- fention among the proprietors, it had been dif- uled for Ibme years j which occafloned other adventurers to fink a (haft at Cronebane on the N. fide of the river, that proved far richer than the former. Ballyna, fee BalUna^ I BalLyKacaS-gY, fit. in Go. Cavan, prov, Ulller ; 131 miles from Dublin --Alfo a place in CO. Cork, prov. Riunller ; othervvife called DavE e-toven. B ALLYNAC A R NE-T5RIDGE, flt. OVCr tllC livci* ■Inny, in bar. K.ac.onrath and Moygcelli, co. -VVT'ftmeath, prov. Leinflcr ; it is fometimes call- ed Bailynacarra,, Ballynacarr A, {ce. Bally no. came, B ALT,YN AC ARROW, a fair town in co. Sliao, prov. Connaught. lairs held 14 May, June, Oft. and Dec, BallynACT.ASSEN, ft. iTcaf AiacToomp, in CO. Cork, prov. Munfter : a deep boggy traft: runs thro’ this.place till you come to punmana-- VJay. BallynA'clush, fit. in co. Carlow, prov. Leinfler ; 2 miles from Rathdrum. Ffere tvas formerly one of the moil conflderable iron works in the kingdom, and there is Bill a good foundery y but the fcarcity of wood fuel wfliich fuch works mull necelTarily occaflon, has been thecaiife of the decline ot this and other works of 'the fame kind in dilferent parts of Ireland. Ballynacour, a bar. with a fmall village of fame -name in co. W^icklow, mrov. Leiniler, Alfo village in bar. Delvin, Co. WTihneath, prov. Leinlfer. B allyn ACoTJRTV, a re ftory Til dloc. of ylrd- fert, lit. in bar. Corkaguinny, co. Kerry, prov. ’Munfter. ■ . BALEY'NAcbuRTY-poiNT, R capc in bar,. Decies WTthout Drum, Co. Wkiterford, ^ prov. Munfl-er. BallynACRAGGY, lit. ill bar. Aloygcefli, co. Wbfllmcatli, prov. Leinfter. BALLY’NAGanny, lit. ill CO. IMeatli, prov. Leinfter ; 40 miles from Dublin. Here, is ra noted flour mill ; and within about,2 miles gTo the ruriis of a caille feated at the loot of a hill. Ballynagar, Ik. in bar. Gcafliil, King’s CO. prov. Leinfter ; 41 miles from Dublin.— Within 3 miles of which are the ruins of a church. - BallyNAGEERAH mountams, filERt the N« W, angle of co» Cavan, prov. Ulfter. Ballyn A GO RE, lit. in. .bar.JVipycallifl, cq. Weftmeath, prov, Leinfter. Balt.y^n AGOR.Y, a fair town in Co. Tyrone, prov. UifteiN Fairs held 3 AFay, 5 July and 2 Now Ba llYn AHASSACKfta fmall village on the Nd fide 6f the river Conbury, lit. inco, Cork, prov. Alu lifter. Ballyn AHiNCH, a poft town in bar. Kincle- arty, co, Down, pro\G Ulfter; near 76 miles from Dublin : it lies in the midfl; of the great roads leading from Lurgan, IFromore^ Liiburn, ■and Flilliborougli to Downpatrick ; and Hands iiear the centre, of the county oii a little riv'er : The country about it is extremely coarfe, full