THE PLANTATION OF DONEGAL - A SURVEY building but only a small hawn of clay There are 30 aC're.s of l'.ommon beand stone, situate upon a rock, (length, longing to the town 66 ft.; breadth, 50 ft.; beight, 10 ft.). In Calehegg there a.ce 17 British This has no .gate. Within is begun the and Irish inhabitants, whereof some wall of a house (length, 32 ft.; breadth, are poorly armed. The Bishop of Ra22 ft.; and height, above 7 ft.), upon phoe, in right of his bishopric, possesswhich wall there doth Jie some birch eth the old castle of Calebegg a qua-rjoists, decayed with the weather, lying ter of a mi I e distant from the new waste without any inhabiting therein town, where there is a parish church, or near thereunto.. 2 old castles and 6 thatched houses a.nd Freeholders-nil. the Bishop possesseth the lands from Her·bert Maxwell saith he hath thence to the mouth of the harbour. made 15 minutes purporting leases for There is no building on this proport21 years of lands. ion but an old ruinous bawn of lime British men present-32, whereof and stone (60 ft. square and 8 ft. high) reasonable well~armed-17. upon one side whereof there is a ruin- :OC.U Connaley (Dunkineely), first ou·s castle (30 ft. in length and 2-0 ft. granted to William Stuart-1,50-0 acres. in breadth) without any floors or covThere is a· ruinous castle Rahen at ering; thereto adjoining is the ruins of Castle Murray, about 8 miles from a.n old house lying waste, without any Donegal, with a bawn of lime and inhabitant therein or near thereunto, stone, standing on a rock compas·sed but only James Hamilton, who hath 3 pa·rts thereo-f with the sea, being 150 built a house of clay and stone, whereft. in length and 120 ft. in .breadth, in he dwelleth with his family, upon one side whereof frere is an an- Freeholders-nil. cient building for lodgings of lime a.nd Herbert Maxwell also affirmeth stone, and a gatehouse newly built that he hath made 4 minutes purporta.nd some part of the bawn repaired, in0 leases for 21 years. in which house, Herbert Maxwell with British men present-7; whereof his wife and family dwell. meanly armed-5. Freeholders-nil. <Mullaneagh, first granted to James Herbert Maxwell affirmeth that he McCullough-1,000 acres. There is no hath made 1i.2 minutes purporting leases building. of lands for 21 years. 1F1·eeholders-nil. British men present-44, whereof Herbert Maxwell allegeth that he meanly armed-18. .hath made 3 minutes purporting leases . The new borough town of Cale- fo·r 21 years . b~gg (Killybegs), consisting of a Pro- British men present-whereof armvost and 12 burges·ses, standing on the ed-1. sea coast 3 miles from castle Rahen, Boylaghutragh, first granted to has o.ne of the best harbours in this George Murray- l ,500 acres. There is kingdom, being about a mile in length. no building. Upon the entrance of this harbour, Freeholders-nil. there is a piece of ground containing Herbert Maxwell saith that there about 20 acres, 3 parts whereof is €n- are leaseholders for 21 y,ears or vironed by the sea, and the 4th part (lives?) (MS defective here). with a bog, which may with small There is but one British family. char.ge be cut and made an island, Th.e Rosses, first granted to Lord whereupon if there be cause, a fort Bombe--2,000 acres. There is no buildmay be erected for His Majesty's ser- ing. vice, which will command the harbour. Freeholders-nil. 5 L4.
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