ECCLESIASTICAL DIVISION OF IRELAND.

The Province of Armagh contains Ten Dioceses*.

663 Parishes, 446 Churches.

†16 Abpk. of Armagh		11 Bpk. of Raphoe
23 Bpk. of Dromore		9 —— of Clogher
7 —— of Down )		12 —— of Kilmor
—— of Connor) united.		22 —— of Ardagh‡
6 —— of Derry		5 —— of Meath

The Province of Dublin contains Five Dioceses.

658 Parishes, 217 Churches.

15 Abpk. of Dublin		3 Bpk. of Ferns )
21 Bpk. of Kildare		—— of Leighlin ) united.
20 —— of Ossory

The Province of Cashel contains Eleven Dioceses.

839 Parishes, 254 Churches.

17 Abpk. of Cashel)		8 Bpk. of Cloyne
Bpk. of Emly ) united.		2 —— of Limerick)
19 —— of Waterford)		—— of Ardfert ) united.
—— of Lismore ) united.		and Aghadoe)
14 —— of Cork)		4 —— of Killaloe )
—— of Ross) united.		—— of Kilfenora) united.

The Province of Tuam contains Six Dioceses.

276 Parishes, 87 Churches.

1 Abpk. of Tuam		18 Bpk. of Elphin
21 Bpk. of Clonfert )		10 —— of Killalla
—— of Killmacduagh) united.		—— of Achonry.

* The dioceses are placed with respect to contiguity, not according to rank; for the bishop of Meath has precedence of all bishops, and next to him Kildare; the other bishops take place according to the date of their consecration.

† The figures indicate the order in comparative extent of each diocese.

‡ Ardagh, though in this province, is at present annexed to the archbishoprick of Tuam.

[LEGAL DIVISION OF IRELAND.]

CIRCUITS OF THE JUDGES.

The Assize Towns are marked with an Asterisk, thus, (*).

MUNSTER CIRCUIT.				CONNAUGHT continued.
From Dublin to				From Dublin to
*Waterford	Waterford	——	74	Newbrook	Mayo	5	166
Carrick	Tipperary	14	88	Holymount	Mayo	4	170
*Clonmell	Tipperary	10	98	Kilmain	Mayo	3	173
*Cork	Cork	42	140	Shrule	Mayo	3	176
Mill-Street	Cork	22	162	Cahirmorres	Galway	6	182
Castle-Island	Kerry	18	180	*Galway	Galway	11	193
*Tralee	Kerry	8	188	Gort	Galway	17	210
Castle-Island	Kerry	8	196	Crusheen	Clare	8	218
Abbyfeale	Limerick	8	204	*Ennis	Clare	6	224
Newcastle	Limerick	2	213	Gort	Galway	14	238
Rathkeale	Limerick	6	219	Loughrea	Galway	12	250
Adair	Limerick	6	225	Kilconnel	Galway	6	256
*Limerick	Limerick	8	233	Ahascragh	Galway	5	261
Dublin	Dublin	94	327	Mount-Talbot	Roscommon	9	270
				Roscommon	Roscommon	7	277
				Dublin	Dublin	69	346

CONNAUGHT CIRCUIT.				LEINSTER CIRCUIT.
From Dublin to				From Dublin to
*Roscommon	Roscommon	——	69	*Wicklow	Wicklow	——	24
Tulsk	Roscommon	9	78	Arklow	Wicklow	12	36
Elphin	Roscommon	5	83	Gorey	Wicklow	9	45
*Carrick	Leitrim	7	90	Castlebridge	Wexford	19	64
Boyle	Roscommon	7	97	*Wexford	Wexford	2	66
*Sligo	Sligo	17	114	Ross	Wexford	19	85
Ballisidare	Sligo	3	117	*Kilkenny	Kilkenny	19	104
Coloony	Sligo	2	119	Leighlin Bridge	Carlow	12	116
Tobercorry	Sligo	11	130	*Carlow	Carlow	6	122
Banada	Sligo	4	134	*Athy†	Kildare	9	131
Kilmateague	Sligo	3	137	*Maryborough	Queen's Co.	12	143
Foxford	Mayo	8	145	*Philipstown	King's Co.	17	160
*Castlebar†	Mayo	11	156	Dublin	Dublin	38	198
Balcarra	Mayo	5	161

† At Ballinrobe generally in the Spring, and at Castlebar in the Summer.

† At Nass generally in the Spring,
and at Athy in the summer.

ULSTER North East.				ULSTER North West.
From Dublin to				From Dublin to
*Drogheda	Droghedaco.	——	23	Kilcock	Kildare	——	14
*Dundalk	Louth	17	40	Infield	Meath	5	19
*Downpatrick	Down	32	72	Kinnegad	W. Meath	10	29
Saintfield	Down	8	80	*Mullingar	W. Meath	9	38
*Carrickfergus	Antrim	17	97	Ballinalack	W. Meath	8	46
Belfast	Antrim	8	105	Edgeworth's-to.	Longford	6	52
Lisburn	Antrim	7	112	*Longford	Longford	6	58
Lurgan	Armagh	10	122	Granard	Longford	12	70
Portadown	Armagh	5	127	*Cavan	Cavan	13	83
Richhill	Armagh	5	132	Newtonbutler;	Fermanagh	11	94
*Armagh	Armagh	4	136	M'Gwire's bridge	Fermanagh	7	101
Tynan	Armagh	6	142	*Enniskillen	Fermanagh	7	108
Glaslough	Monaghan	3	145	Trillick	Fermanagh	9	117
*Monaghan	Monaghan	5	150	*Omagh	Tyrone	11	128
Castleshane	Monaghan	3	153	Newtownstewart	Tyrone	7	135
Castleblayney	Monaghan	8	161	Strabane	Tyrone	7	142
Peterborough	Monaghan	7	168	*Lifford	Donnegal	1	143
Mill of Louth	Louth	5	173	*Londonderry	Derry	12	155
Ardee	Louth	5	178	Dublin	Dublin	115	270
Navan	Meath	15	193
*Trim	Meath	7	200
Dublin	Dublin	22	222

HOME CIRCUIT

To Carlow.

From Carlow, Grangemellon, Andrie, Athy.

From Athy, Stradbally, Maryborough.

From Maryborough, Portarlington, Clonegowan, Geshil, Philipstown.

From Philipstown, Terrilspass, Rochfort, Mullingar.

From Mullingar, Killucan, Raharney, Trim.

COMPARATIVE HEIGHT
OF
THE CHIEF MOUNTAINS IN IRELAND,

Above the Level of the Sea.

	Eng. feet.
M'Gillicuddy's Reeks, Co. of Kerry,	3404
Sleibh Dorm, Co. of Londonderry,	3150
Knockmeledown[2], dividing Cork, Tipperary, and Waterford,	2700
Croagh Patrick, Co. of Mayo,	2666
Nephin, Ditto,	2640
Mangerton, above the Lake of Killarney, Co. Kerry,	2505
Mourne Hills, Co. of Down,	2500
Commerach Ridge, Co. Waterford,	2160
Croaghan Kinshelly, Bar. of Arklow,	1850
Sawell, Co. of Londonderry,	1600
Slenish Mountain, Co. of Antrim,	1390
Alt-English-Hill, Co. of Londonderry,	1300
Benbradagh, Co. of Londonderry,	1300
Benyevenach, Ditto,	1250
Sleibh Gallan, Ditto,	1250
Donald's Hill, Ditto,	1200
Kedy, Ditto,	1100
Croneham, Co. of Wicklow,	1000
Croaghmore, Co. of Antrim,	600

ISLE OF MAN

Inafel, in centre of the Island,

1740

LIST of ROUND TOWERS; principally extracted from
Dr. Beaufort's Memoir, with an indication of those he had
seen marked with an Asterisk.

Key:

Ht. = Height in Feet.

Cf. = Circumf.

Th. = Thickness of Walls.

Dr. = Door from ground.

	Ht.	Cf.	Th.	Dr.
In ULSTER, 9.
Antrim, near *Antrim, at a place called Steeple.
at Armoy.
in *Ram Island, in Lough Neagh
Cavan, at Drumlane.
Down, at *Drumbo.
at *Maghera, half only is standing
Fermanagh, in *Devenish Island, in Lough Erne	76	41	3-6
Monaghan, at Clones.
at *Eniskeen.
In LEINSTER, 26.
Dublin, at *Clondalkin	84
at *Lusk.
at Rathmichael.
at *Swords	73	55	4-8	2
Kildare, at *Castledermot.
at *Killcullen	40	44	3-6	7
at *Kildare	132	54	3-6	13
at Oughterard	25	48	3	8
at Taghadoe	71	38	3-8	11-6
Kilkenny, at *Aghavuller, part only remaining.
at Fertagh, alias Beggar's Inn	112	48	3-8	10
at *Kilkenny, or rather in Irishtown.
at Kilree.
at Tulloherin.
King's County, at *Clonmacnoise—two
Louth, at *Dromiskin, part of one	130
at *Monasterboice	110	51	3-6	6
Meath, at *Donaghmore.
at *Kells	99	48	3
Monaghan, at Clones—one perfect, one ruinous.
Queen's County, at *Dysert.
at *Timahoe	35	53	4-4	14
Wicklow, at Glandelough—two, one of them perfect.
In MUNSTER, 14.
Clare, at *Drumcliff.
at *Dysart.
in Iniscalthra, in Lough Deirgeart
in Scattery Isle, in the Shannon	120
Cork, at *Cloyne	92	50	3-8	13
at *Ballybeg, the stump of one.
at Kineth	70
Kerry, at *Aghadoe.
at Rattoo.
Limerick, at *Dysert.
at *Kilmallock.
Tipperary, at *Cashel on the Rock		54	4	11
at *Roscrea	80	45
Waterford, at Ardmore	100	45
In CONNAUGHT, 9.
Galway, at Feartamore.
at *Kilmacduagh	112	57		24
Mayo, at Aghagower.
at Ballagh.
at *Killalla.
at *Melick.
at *Turlough	70	45		29
Roscommon, at Oran.
Sligo, at *Drumcliffe, the ruin of one.

These towers are all standing; there were five others still perfect within a few years.

1. Co. Down, at Downpatrick, lately taken down [3], was 66 feet high, 47 in circumference.

2. Co. Dublin, in Ship-street, Dublin, destroyed a few years since.

3. Co. Cork, at Cork, pulled down about fifty years.

4. Ditto, at Brigown, not long down.

5. Co. Kerry, at Ardfert, which fell in 1770.

A very ingenious friend remarks [4], that almost all our round towers are divided into stories of different heights; the floors supported in some by projecting stones, in others, joists put in the wall at building, and in many they are placed upon rests. The last are from four to six inches, carried round and taken off the thickness of the wall in the story above; and he very probably conjectures that these rests do not diminish the thickness of the wall as they ascend, because then it would not have been sufficiently strong to bear storms or support the conical cap which was generally solid and heavily constructed. They seem therefore to be swellings in the wall which rather add to its thickness upwards, and this Mr. Cooper confirms by the round tower at Lusk, whose wall is three feet thick at top. Cashel tower is divided into five stories, with holes for joists.

Fertagh has five stories and one rest.—Kilcullen has three stories and one rest.—Kildare has six stories and projecting stones for each.—Monasterboice has six stories and projecting stones.—Oughterard has five stories and projecting stones.—Taghadoe has six stories, the upper has projecting stones, the others rests.—Timahoe has seven stories, the second has projecting stones, the others rests.

The door of Cashel Tower faces the S.E., those of Kildare and Kilkenny the S., and the others vary.

Four small windows were placed at the top of Kells Tower pointing to the four cardinal points.

Kenith Tower stands 124 feet—Drumbo 20 feet—Downpatrick 48 feet—Kildare 90 feet—Kilkenny 8 feet—Dromiskin 90 feet, from their respective Churches. Ardmore, Castledermot, Cloyne, and other Towers were formerly and at present are used for belfries.