CONRAGH, or CONRY, a parish, in the barony of
RATHCONRATH, county of WESTMEATH, and province
of LEINSTER, 4 miles (E.) from Ballymore, on the road
from Mullingar to Athlone, containing 930 inhabitants.
The land is principally under tillage, and there is much
bog and limestone. Here are Charleville, the seat of
C. Kelly, Esq., and Tozerstown, of W. T. Dillon, Esq.
At Loughnavally is a police station, and a patron or fair
is held thereon the 15th of August. This is a chapelry,
in the diocese of Meath, and is part of the union of
Churchtown; the rectory is impropriate in the Marquess
of Downshire. The tithes amount to £65, of which £40 is
paid to the impropriator, and the remainder to the
incumbent. In the R. C. divisions also the parish forms
part of the union or district of Churchtown, and has a
chapel at Loughnavally. There is a pay school at
Carna, in which are about 25 children. There are the
remains of an old church at Conragh, and of old castles
at Tozerstown and Cronghill. On the celebrated hill
of Knockusneach are two large rocks, said to have been
St. Patrick's bed; and some of the Irish kings resided
in the neighbourhood
CONVOY, a parish and village, in the barony of
RAPHOE, county of DONEGAL, and province of ULSTER,
3 miles (W. S. W.) from Raphoe; containing 5380 inhabitants,
of which number, 356 are in the village. It ia
situated on the river Dale, and oh the road from Stranorlar
to Raphoe, from which latter parish it was separated
in 1825, and formed into a distinct parish, comprising,
according to the Ordnance survey, 20,082
statute acres. At its north-western extremity is the
mountain of Cark, 1198 feet above the level of the
sea. The village consists of one long street, comprising
73 houses; and has fairs on May 17'th, Oct. 26th,
and Nov. 3rd. The village of Cornagillagh is also in
this parish. Convoy House is the residence of R.
Montgomery, Esq. The living is a perpetual curacy, in
the diocese of Raphoe, and in the gift of the Dean of
coo
Raphoe: the curate's income consists of £75 paid by
the. dean, and £25 from Primate Boulter's augmentation
fund. The church, is a handsome structure, in the
ancient English style of architecture, and was erected
by aid of a gift of £420, and a loan of £300, from the
late Board of First Fruits, in 1822. In the R. C. divi
sions the parish forms part of the union or district of
Raphoe, and has a large plain chapel near the village.
There is a meeting-house for Presbyterians, in connec
tion with the Synod of Ulster, of the second class; also
one for Covenanters. The parochial school is aided by
a grant from Col. Robertson's fund; and there are
seven other public schools in the parish, in all of which
more than 500 children are taught; also four Sunday
schools.