time with varying success. Here mica is found in | great abundance with a sort of greyish white splintery quartz with mica flakes interwoven, an approximation to quartz rock, of which Shankill Peak, in the neighbouring district, is totally composed." SCALP, a mountain in the parish of Upper Fahan, 3 miles west-north-west of Muff, barony of Innishowen, co. Donegal, Ulster. The altitude of its summit above sea-level is 1,589 feet.

SCALP, a chief summit of the Slieve-Baughta mountains, 4 miles south-west of Woodford, and on the margin of the parish of Ballinakill, the barony of Leitrim, the county of Galway, and the province of Connaught. The altitude of its summit above sea-level is 1,074 feet.

SCALP, a hamlet in the parish of Ardrahan, barony of Loughrea, co. Galway, Connaught. It stands 5 miles north-east by north of Gort, on the road thence to Loughrea.

SCAR, a mountain in the parish of Derralossory, barony of North Ballinacor, co. Wicklow, Leinster. It is situated 3 miles north of Laragh, and forms a large and prominent part of the eastern screen of Glenmacanass. The altitude of its summit above sea-level is 2,105 feet.

SCAR, a small and shallow marine inlet in the barony of Shelbourne, co. Wexford, Leinster. It consists of the upper part of the bay of Bannow; and it washes the shore around Clonmines.

SCARA, an island in the barony of Dunkerron, co. Kerry, Munster. It lies directly in front of Ballinaskelligs bay, 23 miles south by west of Hogg Head, and 3 south-south-east of Bolus Head. It measures about 7 furlongs in length; is rocky, bold, and lofty; and forms a picturesque feature in the fine marine view from the vantage-grounds of Darrynane-abbey.

SCAREWALSH, a barony in the north-west of the county of Wexford, Leinster. It is bounded, on the north, by the county of Wicklow; on the east, by the barony of Gorey; on the south-east, by the barony of Ballaghkeen; on the south, by the barony of Bantry; and, on the west, by the barony of Bantry and the county of Carlow. Its length, east by southward, is 14 miles; its extreme breadth is 13; and its area is 106,659 acres, 16 perches,-of which 8 acres, 1 rood are tideway of the river Slaney, and 229 acres, 2 roods, 16 perches are water in the Slaney. The Mount-Leinster and the Blackstairs mountains extend their summit-line along the whole of the boundary with co. Carlow; and have here three summits of respectively 939, 1,971, and 2,610 feet of altitude above sea-level. Slieveboy, the chief of several hills which diversify the north-eastern district on the border toward Wicklow, has an altitude of 1,381 feet above sea-level; two heights considerably west of the centre of the barony have altitudes of respectively 713 and 695 feet; and two heights on respectively the eastern and the southeastern border have altitudes, the former of 769, and the latter of 454 feet. The rest of the surface, though nowhere strictly hill, is almost everywhere diversified, and in many places picturesque; and the valley of the Slaney intersects the barony almost right through the centre, from Newtownbarry to Enniscorthy. The Act 6 and 7 William IV., cap. 84, transferred three townlands of the parish of Kilnehue, and one townland of the parish of Rossmanogue, from Scarewalsh to Gorey,-pop., in 1841, 284; and one townland of the parish of Ferns from Gorey to Scare walsh, pop. 105.. The barony of Scarewalsh, as at present constituted, contains part of the parishes of Carnew, Ferns, Moyacomb, Templeshannon, and Toome, and the whole of the parishes of Ballycarney, Clone, Kilbride, Kilcomb,

Kilrush, Monart, St. Mary's of Enniscorthy, St. Mary's of Newtownbarry and Templeshambo. The towns and chief villages are Ferns, Newtownbarry, Clohamon, Watch-house, Camolin, and the principal part of Enniscorthy. Pop., in 1831, 31,229; in 1841, 34,184. Houses 5,714. Families employed chiefly in agriculture, 4,306; in manufactures and trade, 1,371; in other pursuits, 537. Families dependent chiefly on property and professions, 157; on the directing of labour, 2,314; on their own manual labour, 3,591; on means not specified, 152. Males at and above 5 years of age who could read and write, 6,307; who could read but not write, 2,856; who could neither read nor write, 5,414. Females at and above 5 years of age who could read and write, 3,828; who could read but not write, 4,984; who could neither read nor write, 6,703.-Scarewalsh lies within the Poor-law unions of Enniscorthy and Gorey. The total number of tenements valued is 6,143; and of these, 3,107 were valued under £5, -1,019, under £10,-658, under £15,—375, under £20,-230, under £25,-209, under £30,-215, under £40,-117, under £50,-and 213, at and above £50.

SCAREWALSH-BRIDGE, a hamlet in the parish of Ballycarney, barony of Scarewalsh, co. Wexford, Leinster. It stands on the river Slaney, and at the forking of the road from Enniscorthy towards respectively Ferns and Newtownbarry, 3 miles north by east of Enniscorthy; and it has its name from a bridge which here carries the high road across the Slaney. Within a mile of it are three graveyards, the site of an old castle, the site of an old church, and the residences of Killabeg and Ballinahallin. Pop. not specially returned.

SCARIFF (THE), a rivulet of the north-western district of the county of Clare, Munster. It issues from Lough Teroig, on the mutual boundary of Clare and Galway; runs 3 miles south-west to Lough Graney; is lost, for 2 miles southward, in that lake; runs 4 miles south-south-eastward thence to Lough O'Grady; and, after reissuing from that lake, proceeds 33 miles eastward, past the villages of Scariff and Tomgraney, to the head of Scariff bay, in Lough Derg. It usually bears the name of the Graney river above Lough O'Grady; and its principal affluents are the Loughrea rivulet at the foot of Lough Graney, and the Cloghaun rivulet into the head or west end of Lough O'Grady. The Commissioners for improving the navigation of the river Shannon proposed to effect changes upon the navigable capacities of the Scariff, which were estimated to cost £4,133 11s. 6d.; and they say, in reference to these: The river is at present navigable during those portions of the year when the water is nearly as high as the banks, for barks of 50 tons burthen; but in summer, owing to a rocky shoal extending to about half-a-mile below Reddin's-quay, together with a few shoals of mud and gravel lower down the river, and the bar at its mouth, composed chiefly of marl, the navigation is impracticable; as also in winter, during the high floods, at which time the banks being covered with water, the course of the river cannot be discerned. As the towns referred to have a great tract of rich agricultural land in their neighbourhood, including the valley of the Feacle, and as the design for regulating the height of the water in Lough Derg embraces the lowering of the waters to the summer level, it is proposed to cut away the shoals in this portion of the river to the level of 6 inches below the upper sill of Killaloe lock, to straighten and improve the river's course, to construct a harbour (suitable to the present wants of the towns of Tomgraney and Scariff) at Reddin's-quay, from which a short road may be formed

to connect the harbour with these towns; and also to erect two beacons at the mouth of the river to mark its entrance."

SCARIFF, a bay of Lough Derg, partly in the parish of Inniscaltra, barony of Leitrim, co. Galway, Connaught, but chiefly in the parishes of Inniscaltra, Moynoe, Tomgraney, and O'Gonnelloe, baronies of Upper Tulla and Lower Tulla, co. Clare, Munster. It enters between Aughinish Point on the south, and the small headland immediately east of MountShannon on the north; and it measures 2 miles across the entrance, and penetrates the land 34 miles westward to the embouchure of the Scariff river. It is fine and open, and has, within a small distance of the shore on each side, a sufficiency of water at all times for navigation. The chief of various isles and islets within it are Holy Island, Young's Island, Bushy Island, Oiby Island, Middle Island, Cahir Island, Lushag Rocks, Red Island, Rabbit Island, and Cormorant Islands.

within the Upper Tulla districts, 2,612,- within
the entire union, 5,177; and of this total, 3,020
were valued under £5,-945, under £10, — 447,
under £15,-252, under £20,-160, under £25,-89,
under £30,-93, under £40,-65, under £50,-and
106, at and above £50. The total nett annual
value of the property rated is £44,609 12s. 8d.; the
total number of persons rated is 5,176; and of these,
1,380 were rated for a valuation not exceeding £1,-
632, not exceeding £2,-339, not exceeding £4,-
and 298, not exceeding £5. The workhouse was
contracted for on April 30, 1840,-to be completed
in Sept. 1841,-to cost £6,400 for building and
completion, and £1,050 for fittings and contin-
gencies,-to occupy a site of 6 acres, purchased for
£350,- and to contain accommodation for 600
pauper. The date of the first admission of paupers
was May 11, 1842; the total expenditure thence till
Feb. 6, 1843, was £1,642 11s. 74d.; and the total
previous expenditure was £1,107 9s. 2 d.
number of pauper inmates on Dec. 2, 1843, was 53.
The only medical charities within the union are dis-
pensaries at Scariff, Killaloe, and Tulla. The
Scariff dispensary serves for a district containing a
pop. of 15,432; and, in 1839-40, it expended £79,
and administered to 2,642 patients.

The

SCARIFF, a small market and post town in the parish of Tomgraney, barony of Upper Tulla, co. Clare, Munster. It stands on the river Scariff, and at the intersection of the road from Mount-Shannon to Ennis, with that from Killaloe to Galway, of a mile north-north-east of the village of Tomgraney, 4 miles west-south-west of Mount - Shannon, 74 north-north-west of Killaloe, 12 south-south-west of Woodford, 21 south-west of Portumna, and 94 west-south-west of Dublin. The immediately surrounding country is interesting and highly picturesque; and within a mile of the town are the seats of Moynoe-house, Sir J. Reid,-Drewsborough, Mr. Drew, -Raheen-house, the Rev. B. Brady, and Bally- SCARTAGLIN, a village in the parish of Castlevannon-house. The town itself, however, is very Island, barony of Trughenackmy, co. Kerry, Munpoor, and contains scarcely one good house. A Ro- ster. It stands on the road from King William's man Catholic chapel stands at its north end; and a Town to Castlemain, 33 miles south-east of the Poor-law workhouse stands between it and Tom- town of Castle-Island. It contains a Roman Cathograney. Fairs are held on Jan. 5, Feb. 1 and 27, lic chapel. Fairs are held on Jan. 17, May 17, Aug. March 4, April 3, May 1, June 3, July 5, Aug. 318, Oct. 10, and Dec. 16. The Brown Flesk rivuand 27, Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 4, and Dec. 9. A court of petty-sessions is held on the second Wednesday of every month. Area of the town, 26 acres. Pop., in 1831, 761; in 1841, 656. Houses 99. Families employed chiefly in agriculture, 38; in manufactures and trade, 71; in other pursuits, 10. Families dependent chiefly on property and professions, 6; on the directing of labour, 73; on their own manual labour, 38; on means not specified, 2.

SCARIFF, co. Kerry. See SCARA.
SCARIFF-BRIDGE, a hamlet in the parish of
Killaconnican, barony of Lune, co. Meath, Leinster.
It stands on the river Boyne, and on the road from
| Ballivor to Summerhill, 23 miles east-south-east of
Ballivor. It has its name from a bridge across the
Boyne.

The Scariff Poor-law union ranks as the 58th, and was declared on July 25, 1839. It lies partly in co. Galway, but chiefly in co. Clare; and comprehends an area of 108,976 acres; which contained, in 1831, a pop. of 47,894. Its electoral divisions, together with their respective pop., in 1831, are in co. Galway, Woodford, 4,000,-and Clonrush, 3,084; in co. Galway and co. Clare, Mount-Shannon, 2,198; and in co. Clare, Scariff, 6,836,-Ogonelloe, 2,966,-Killaloe, 6,296,-Killuran, 2,942,Kilnoe, 3,314,-Tulla, 7,514, and Feacle, 8,744. The number of ex-officio guardians is 8, and of elected guardians 26; and 4 of the latter are elected by each of the divisions of Scariff, Tulla, and Feacle, 3 by the division of Killaloe, 2 by each of the divisions of Ogonelloe, Killuran, Kilnoe, Woodford, and Clonrush, and 1 by the division of Mount-Shannon. The divisions of Clonrush and Woodford are in the barony of Leitrim; the division of MountShannon is in the baronies of Leitrim and Upper Tulla; the divisions of Killaloe, Killuran, and Ogonelloe are in the barony of Lower Tulla; and the divisions of Scariff, Kilnoe, Tulla, and Feacle are in the barony of Upper Tulla. The number of valued tenements within the Leitrim districts is 925,-within the Lower Tulla districts, 1,640,

let flows in the vicinity, and is there spanned by a neat stone-bridge. Area of the village 13 acres. Pop., in 1831, 313; in 1841, 330. Houses 49.

SCARVAGH, a village in the parish of Aghaderg, barony of Upper Iveagh, co. Down, Ulster. It stands on the Newry Canal, and therefore, on the western verge of co. Down, 2 miles north of Poyntz-Pass, 24 south of Guildford, and 23 westnorth-west of Loughbrickland. It contains a Presbyterian meeting-house, which formerly belonged to the Secession Synod; and, within a mile of it, in co. Down, are the sheet of water called Lough Shark, the ruins of Glenflesk-castle, erected by Col. Monck, the unique antiquity called the Danes' Cast, the fort of Lisnagade, and the seats of Scarvagh, J. L. Reilly, Esq., Rockvale, Lisnagade, E. H. Trevor, Esq., Union-lodge, W. Fivey, Esq., Hill-Head, and Diamond-lodge. The Danes' Cast consists principally of earth, and resembles the Roman wall in Scotland, and Offa's Dyke, in Wales; it commences on a stream on the boundary of the townland of Lisnagade; it extends southward, past the fort of Lisnagade, and through the demesnes of Scarvagh and Union-lodge; and it consists, within the latter of these demesnes, of a single rampart and fosse. "Lisnagade fort," says a writer quoted anonymously in Fraser's Hand-Book, "is one of the most extensive and best preserved of its kind-it consists of triple ramparts and intrenchments; the entrance is from the east, leading into an extensive circular enclosure, whence are obtained prospects of the entire country for many miles around; and a great number of forts or raths are seen, from which circumstance it is supposed this fort took its name, being the chief or centre of 100 others." Fairs are held in the village on March 21, June 19.

and Sept. 5. Area of the village 12 acres. Pop., in 1831, 220; in 1841, 262. Houses 44.

ony of Tullaghonoho, co. Cavan, Ulster. Length, southward, 3 miles; extreme breadth, 2; area, 6,661 acres, 14 perches, of which 1,182 acres, 11 perches are in Lough Gounagh, and 195 acres, 3

SCATRICK, an islet in the parish of Killinshy, barony of Dufferin, co. Down, Ulster. It lies near the east shore of Lough Strangford, 2 miles north-roods, 38 perches are in small lakes. Pop., in 1831, east of the village of Killinchy. It anciently had a castle, and was a post of military defence for the adjacent country.

SCATTERY. See INNISCATTERY. SCAUGH, a hamlet in the barony of Lower Connello, 24 miles north-north-west of Rathkeale, co. Limerick, Munster. A dispensary here is within the Rathkeale Poor-law union; and, in 1839-40, it expended £151 10s., and administered to 1,300 patients.

SCAWR-HILL, a mistaken name of SCAR: which

see.

SCHEMES, two islets in the barony of West Carbery, co. Cork, Munster. They lie on the east side of the lower part of Roaring-Water bay, 2 miles north-west by west of the town of Baltimore. SCILLIES. See SILLIES.

2,668; in 1841, 2,836. Houses 498. The surface constitutes the chief part of the frontier toward co. Longford, and is greatly diversified in outline and character, but consists for the most part of poor land. The characteristic scenery is almost strictly identical with that of Lough Gounagh, and is noticed in the article GOUNAGH: which see. The principal seats are Cloone-house, Lakeview, and Hollyvalehouse. The road from Ballinagh to Longford, and that from Carrigallen to Killeshandra pass through the interior. The hamlet of Scrabby-Bridge stands on the latter of these roads, immediately before it passes into co. Longford. The village of Scrabby stands at the intersection of the two roads, and between Swan- lake and Lough Gounagh, 3 miles south-south-east of Arvagh, and 6 south-west of Ballinagh. Fairs are held on Ascension Thursday SCILLY, a fishing village in the parish of Ring- and Dec. 11. Area of the village, 21 acres. Pop., curran, barony of Kinsale, co. Cork, Munster. It in 1831, 183; in 1841, 170. Houses 33.-Scrabby is a suburb of the town of Kinsale, being separated parish is a vicarage, and part of the benefice of from it only by the local or town harbour; and it GRANARD [which see], in the dio. of Ardagh. The lies within the municipal borough of Kinsale. The vicarial tithes are compounded for £87 13s. 10d., inhabitants are said to be the descendants of a colony and the rectorial for £70 3s. 1d.; and the proprieof Englishmen, who settled here in the reign of torship of the latter is a matter of dispute. A curate Elizabeth. Area of the village, 90 acres. Pop., in receives a salary of £75. The church was quite re1831, 814; in 1841, 776. Houses 117. Families cently rebuilt, by means of a contribution of £723 employed chiefly in agriculture, 25; in manufac- 4s. from the funds of the Ecclesiastical Commistures and trade, 108; in other pursuits, 30. Fam- sioners. Sittings 158; attendance 70. In 1834, the ilies dependent chiefly on property and professions, Protestants amounted to 301, and the Roman Cath6; on the directing of labour, 20; on their own olics to 2,370; and 4 daily schools-one of which manual labour, 123; on means not specified, 14. was aided with £14 a-year from the London HiberSCOTLAND-HILL, a hill in the parish of Tul-nian Society, and advantages worth about £5 a-year lomoy, barony of Stradbally, 5 miles south of the from Mr. Fleming-had on their books 207 boys and town of Stradbally, Queen's co., Leinster. It stands 140 girls. detached from all the upland groups and ranges of the county; and, in consequence, is a very conspicuous feature in an extensive landscape. The altitude of its summit above sea-level is 1,079 feet. SCOTSHOUSE, a village in the parish of Curran, barony of Dartry, co. Monaghan, Ulster. It stands on the road from Clones to Redhills, 3 miles south by west of Clones, and 4) south-west of Newbliss. It contains a church, a Roman Catholic chapel, two school-houses, and a constabulary barrack. Worm Ditch, the remains of an ancient embankment, can still be traced in the immediate vicinity of the village, and has been followed hence for several miles. Adjacent to the village on the north is the well-wooded and beautifully contoured demesne of Hilltown, the property and residence of Col. Madden. Pop. of the village not specially returned.

SCOTSTOWN, a village in the parish of Tedav net, barony and co. of Monaghan, Ulster. It stands at the intersection of the road from Tedavnet to Clones with that from Monaghan to Brooksborough, 24 miles south-west of Tedavnet, and 4 west-northwest of Monaghan. It contains a dispensary and a constabulary barrack; and within a mile of it are a Roman Catholic chapel, and the seats of Sacksgrove, Gola, and Carrachor. The dispensary is within the Monaghan Poor-law union, and serves for a district of 36,000 acres, with a pop. of 15,352; and, in 1839, it expended £89, and administered to 1,406 patients. Fairs are held on the 17th of every month. Area of the village, 12 acres. Pop., in 1841, 210. Houses 35.

SCOURLOUGHSTOWN. See SCURLOGSTOWN. SCRABBY, or BALLYMACALLENNY, a parish, containing a post-village of the same name, in the bar

SCRABO, a hill on the mutual boundary of the parishes of Newtown-Ardes and Comber, 14 mile south-south-west of the town of Newtown-Ardes, barony of Lower Castlereagh, co. Down, Ulster. Its summit has an altitude of 534 feet above sea-level, and commands an extensive and very beautiful prospect. The hill has, a fertile soil, and is arable to the summit.

SCRAGGS, a mountain in the parish of Inniskeel, barony of Boylagh, co. Donegal, Ulster. Its summit overhangs Lough Finn, forming a twin summit with the loftier Aghla; and it has an altitude above sea-level of 1,406 feet.

SCREEB, a hamlet in the parish of Kilcummin, barony of Moycullen, co. Galway, Connaught. It stands at the head of the most inland branch of Kilkerran bay, 10 miles west-south-west of Oughterard. Pop. not specially returned.

SCREEN. See SKREEN.

SCRONTHEA, a small suburb of Clonmel, in the parish of St. Mary of Clonmel, barony of Upperthird, co. Waterford, Munster. Area, 15 acres. Pop., in 1841, 244. Houses 46.

SCULLABOGUE, a small demesne, and the scene of a most horrible tragedy during the rebellion of 1798, in the parish of Newbawn, barony of West Shelmalier, 5 miles north-west by west of Taghmon, and 6 east-south-east of New Ross, co. Wexford, Leinster. Carrickburn-hill, in the immediate vicinity, was the site of the rebel camp at the time when the resolution was adopted to march upon New Ross; and when that resolution was acted upon, a large number of loyal persons, chiefly but not exclusively Protestants, were left under guard at Scullabogue. The mansion then belonged to Captain King; and had, a few days before, been abandoned