TULLY, or TULLAFERNE, a parish, in the barony
of KILMACRENAN, county of DONEGAL, and province of
ULSTER; containing, with part of the post-town of
Ramelton, 6096 inhabitants. It is situated on a branch
of Lough Swilly, and comprises, according to the Ordnance
survey, 16,612 statute acres, of which 383 are
water, and 14,908 are applotted under the tithe act
and valued at £4585 per annum. There is a considerable
portion of bog, also part of a lake, upwards of a
mile in length, called Lough Feme: about 100 acres of
land have been lately reclaimed from the sea at Mulroy
bay; this bay admits the approach of vessels to within
half a mile of the village of Milford. Several of the
inhabitants are employed in linen-weaving at their own
houses. The gentlemen's seats are Glenalla, the residence
of the Rev. G. V. Hart; Clara, of Jas. Watt,
Esq.; and Ballyare, of John Cochrane, Esq. The parish
is in the diocese of Raphoe, and is a rectory, forming
part of the union of Aughnish, or Tullyaughnish:
the tithes amoum to £590. 12. 8.; and there is a glebe,
comprising 512 Cunningham acres, valued at £256 per
annum. In the R. C. divisions it is the head of a union
or district, comprising also the parish of Killygarvan, by
which name the district is also called: each parish contains
a chapel. There are two meeting-houses for Covenanters
and one for Presbyterians. At Milford is a
school on the foundation of Erasmus Smith, in which,
and in two other public schools, about 260 children are
educated; and about 290 children are taught in six
private schools; there are also five Sunday schools.