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rises in S. co. Monaghan, and flows E. through co. Louth (after entering which it is called the Glyde) past Castlebellingham to Dundalk Bay ; length 25 miles.
Lagavulin Distillery, Kildalton par., Islay island, Argyllshire, 2J miles E. of Port Ellen.
Lagg, place with inn and ferry, on E. coast of Jura island, Argyllshire; P.O.
Lagg, Bay of, in N. of Eigg island, Argyllshire; according to Hugh Miller, there is here an oolitic sand of geological interest.
Laggan.—par. and hamlet, Badenoch dist., Inverness- shire—par., 150,106 ac., pop. 917; hamlet, on river Spey, 11 miles SW. of Kingussie; P.O.; Mrs Grant of Laggan (1755-1836), authoress of several popular works on the Highlands, lived in the manse here from 1779 to 1803; the par. contains Lock Laggan, 7 miles long NE. and SW.—2. Laggan, place with locks on the Caledonian Canal, Kilmonivaig par., Inverness-shire, at NE. end of Loch Lochy, 19 miles NE. of Banavie ; here, in 1544, a battle was fought between the Frasers and the Mac- donalds.—3. Laggan, river, bay, and promontory, on E. side of Loch-in-Daal, Islay island, Argyllshire.
Lagganlia, place with school, Alvie par., Inverness- shire, 3 miles SE. of Kincraig sta.
Laggantullock, headland (1400 ft.), on W. coast of Kirkmaiden par., SAV. AVigtownshire.
Laggavoulin, Islay island. See Lagavulin.
Laghy, vil., Drum home par., in co. and 4 miles SE. of Donegal, pop. 107; P.O., called Lagliey.
Laguess, hamlet, Pagham par., Sussex, 4 miles S. of Chichester.
Lagore, seat, 3 miles E. of Drumree ry. sta., co. Meath.
Lahan Island, Templecrone par., AV. co. Donegal, 33 ac., pop. 3.
Lahardane, 14 m. from Ballina, N. co. Mayo ; P.O.
Lahill House, seat, Newburn par., Fife, 1J mile E. of Upper Largo.
Laklnch, NAV. co. Clare, on Liscanor Bay, 3 miles SW. of Ennistimon; P.O., T.o. See Lehinch.
Laid, on AV. side of Loch Erriboll, NAV. Sutherland, in par. and 8 miles SE. of Durness; P.O.
Lalde, place with school, Gairloch par., NW. Boss and Cromarty, on Gruinard Bay.
Laidlawsticl, seat, in N. of Selkirkshire, 5 miles W. of Galashiels.
Laldon (or Lydock), Lock, Perthshire and Argyll- shire, in Moor of Bannoch, 5 miles E. of Kingshouse Inn; is 5 miles long NE. and SW.
Lalgk Dalmore, place where plumbago was formerly mined, Coylton par., Ayrshire.
Laigkdoors, 3 miles from Mu thill, Perthshire ; P.O.
Lalgkland Wood, in the grounds of Auchencruive, St Quivox par., Ayrshire, 3g miles NE. of Ayr.
Laigkwood, Old, hamlet, Clunie par., Perthshire, on Lunan Burn, 5 miles NE. of Dunkeld.
Laindon, par., township, and vil., Essex—par., 3830 ac., pop. 477; township, 2192 ac., pop. 320; vil., 3J miles SE. of Billericay; P.O.
Laindon Hills. See Langdon Hills.
Lainsliaw, seat, in par. and near Stewarton, N. Ayr- shire ; in vicinity are quarries. _
Lainslon, par., Hants, 3 miles NW. of Winchester, 120ac., pop. 15 ; contains the seat of Lainston House.
Lalra (or Laira Green), par., Devon, in NE. vicinity of Plymouth, 131 ac., pop. 138; P.O.
Lalrdniannock, Linn Of, on Tarf Water, S. Kirk- cudbrightshire.
Lairds Hill, a summit of the Kilsyth Hills, in par. and 2 miles NAV. of Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, alt. 1393 ft.
Lairg, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Sutherlandshire— par., 121,358 ac., pop. 1355 ; vil., on river Shin, at SE. end of Loch Shin, 2 miles N. of its ry. sta., which is 9 miles N. of Bonar Bridge and 17g AV. of Golspie by rail; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; Lairg is the starting point of the chief Sutherland mail routes, and during the summer months is a great centre for sportsmen and tourists; 2000 ac. between Loch Shin and river Tirry were re- claimed during 1873-77 by the Duke of Sutherland, at a cost of £100,000.
Lairy, estuary of river Plym, Devon.
Laister Dyke, eccl. dist. and ry. sta., Bradford and Calverley pars., E. div. AVest-Riding Yorkshire—dist., pop. 13,336; sta., 2 miles NE. of Bradford; P.O., T.O.
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