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and has corn-mills, iron-foundries, a brass-foundry, &c.
The church, an old Gothic edifice, was originally the
castle chapel. Dalkeith Palace, adjacent, is one of
the principal seats of the Duke of Buccleuch. It was
erected in 1700, on the site of an old castle, the resi-
dence of the Earl of Morton, from whom the estate of
Dalkeith was purchased by Buccleuch in 1642.

Dalkey, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta. and
harb., in co. and 8 miles SE. of Dublin, on the coast,
2 miles SE. of Kingstown—par., 468 ac., pop. 2790;
township, 592 ac., pop. 3234; P.O., T.o.; remarkable
for the beauty and salubrity of its situation. Separated
from the mainland by D. Sound is Dalkey Island (22
ac.), on which is a martello tower for the protection of
the harbour.

Dalk’s law, hill, on border of Coldingham Moor,
NE. Berwickshire, alt. 634 ft.

Dali, rivulet, entering the North Channel at Cushen-
dall, N. co. Antrim.

Dali Honse, on Dali Burn, Perthshire, near Loch
Rannoch, 54 miles SW. of Kinloch Rannoch.

DaUachy, Upper and Nether, 2 hamlets, Bellie
par., Banffshire, 24 and 34 miles NE. of Fochabers.

Dallagh Gill, or Dallovvgill, eccl. dist., Kirkby
Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, pop. 227.

Dallam Hall, seat, 3 miles NW. of Burton in Kendal,
AYestmorland.

Dallas, par. and vil., Elginshire, on river Lossie, 84
miles SE. of Forres, 22,903 ac., pop. 915; P.O.; contains
Dallas Lodge; 4 miles SW. of vil., on border of par.,
is Loch DaUas.

DaUeagles, school, New Cumnock par., Ayrshire.

Dallicott, hamlet, Claverley par., S. Shropshire, 3
miles NE. of Bridgnorth.

Dallinghoo, par., E. Suffolk, 24 miles SW. of AVick-
ham Market, 1495 ac., pop. 301; P.O.; adjacent is
Dallinghoo-Weald, parochial tract, 35 ac.

Dallington.—par., on Grand Union Canal, in co.
and partly in bor. of Northampton, 1520 ac., pop. 1610;
pop. of burghal part, 1321; P.O.—2. Dallington, par.,
E. Sussex, 6 m. NW. of Battle, 2894 ac., pop. 522; p.o.

Dallua, rivulet, flowing into the river Allow, N. co.
Cork, near Kanturk ; 15 miles long.

Dallygan, rivulet, flowing 6 miles SE. to Clonea
Bay, co. Waterford.

Dalmahoy, seat of the Earl of Morton, 24 miles SE.
of Ratho Junction, Edinburghshire; 1£ mile SW. of
house are Dalmahoy Crags, alt. 680 ft.

Dalmally, vil. with ry. sta. and hotel, Argyllshire,
near NE. head of Loch Awe, 244 miles W. of Oban;
P.O., T.o.; a resort of anglers, and a centre for tourists.
In the old churchyard are some ancient gravestones of
the clan Gregor, by whom the district was at one time
peopled. Near D. is a monument to Duncan Ban Mac-
intyre (1723-1812), a native of the district, and the most
popular of modern Gaelic bards.

Dalmarnock.—former meadow land, in E. suburbs
of Glasgow, opposite Rutherglen.—2. Dalmarnock,
hamlet, 34 miles NW. of Dunkeld, Perthshire.

Dalmarnock Paper Mills, at Bridgeton, Glasgow.

Dalmary, school, Port of Menteith par., SW. Perth-
shire, near Gartmore.

Dalmelllng, or Dalmullen, in co. and 14 mile E. of
Ayr ; seat of former priory and convent founded 1230.

Dalmelllngton, par. and vil. with ry. terminus, in
co. and 154 miles SE. of Ayr—par., 17,783 ac., pop.
6383; vil., pop. 1437; P.O., T.o., 1 Bank; the vil. is
very ancient, dating from the 11th century; in the
par. are numerous collieries and ironworks.

Dalmennoch, small bay with good anchorage, Wig-
town, on E. side of Loch Ryan, 34 m. NE. of Stranraer.

Dalmeny, par. and vil. withry. sta., Linlithgowshire,
8| miles NW. of Edinburgh, 5991 ac., pop. 1660 ; P.O.;
contains part of the pari. bor. of Queensferry; has oil-
works ; the church is in the purest Norman style ; in
vicinity is D. Park, seat of the Earl of Rosebery.

Dalmigavie, seat and romantic dell, on river Find-
horn, in co. and 16 miles SE. of Inverness.

Dalmonach, place with printfields, near Bonhill,
Dumbartonshire.


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