CARRICKMACROSS  , a

market town of Co . Monaghan, Ireland, in the south parliamentary division, 68 m . N.W. of Dublin on a branch of the Great Northern railway . Pop. of urban district (1901) 1874 . It has a pleasant, elevated site, a considerable agricultural trade, and a famous' manufacture of lace, which is carried on in various conventual establishments . There are some remains of an Elizabethan castle, a seat of the earls of Essex, which was destroyed during the wars of 1641; the ruins of the old church of St Finbar commemorate the same disastrous period . CARRICK-ON-SHANNON, a market town and the county town of Co . Leitrim, Ireland, in the south parliamentary division, beautifully situated on the left bank of the upper Shannon, between Loughs Allen and Boderg, close to the confluence of the Boyle . Pop . (1901) 1118 . It is on the Sligo branch of the Midland Great Western railway, 90 M . W.N.W. of Dublin, the station being across the river in county Roscommon .

Though having so small a

population it is the largest town in the county, is the seat of the assizes, and has quays and some river trade . The surrounding country, with its waterways, loughs and woods, is of considerable beauty . CARRICK-ON-SUIR, a market town of Co . Tipperary, Ireland, in the east parliamentary division, on the north (left) bank of the Suir, 144 m . W.N.W. from Waterford by the Waterford & Limerick line of the Great Southern & Western railway . Pop. of urban district (1901) 5406 . It was formerly a walled town, and contains some ancient buildings, such as the castle, erected in 1309, formerly a seat of the dukes of Ormonde, now belonging to the Butler family, a branch of which takes the title of earl from the town . On the other side of the river, connected by a bridge of the r4th century, and another of modern erection, stands the suburb of Carrickbeg, in county Waterford, where an abbey was founded in 1336 . The woollen manufactures for which the town was formerly famous are extinct . A thriving export trade is carried on in agricultural produce, condensed milk is manufactured, and slate is extensively quarried in the neighbour-hood, while some coal is exported from the neighbouring fields . Dredging has improved the navigable channel of the river, which is tidal to this point and is lined with quays .