MARLINSTOWN, a parish, in the barony of FERRARD,
county of LOUTH, and province of LEINSTER, 1½
mile (S. E.) from Dunleer, on the coast road from Drogheda
to Dundalk; containing 202 inhabitants. It comprises,
according to the Ordnance survey, 758¾ statute
acres, the greater portion of which is under tillage,
and the remainder affords excellent pasture; the soil is
fertile, the system of agriculture improved, and the lands
are all in a state of profitable cultivation. The surrounding
scenery is pleasingly varied; and in the parish is
Rokeby Hall, the property of Sir Richard Robinson,
Bart., now in the occupation of the Count de Salis, a
spacious mansion, situated in a well-planted demesne
commanding some very interesting views; the house
contains a fine collection of paintings by some of the
old masters. The parish is in the diocese of Armagh;
it is a vicarage, forming part of the union of Dunany;
the rectory is impropriate in - Hall, Esq, The tithes
amount to £70. 9. 1., of which £40. 19. 2 is payable to
the impropriator, and £29. 9. 11. to the vicar. About
60 children are taught in a private school.