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O’Neilland, East, bar., NE. co. Armagh, 21,422 ac..
pop. 25,105.

©’Neilland, West, bar., N. co. Armagh, 57,512 ac.,
pop. 33,852.

Ongar.—(or Chipping Ongar), small market town
and par. with ry. sta., Essex, in NAV. of co., on river
Boding, 6 miles E. of Epping and 23% NE. of London,
511 ac., pop. 992; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day,
Saturday. Ongar is a very old place, and was anciently
called Aungre. It occupies the site of an ancient
entrenchment, and was a Roman settlement, of which
numerous relics have been found. Remains of an
ancient castle are also here. The Roding is crossed at
Ongar by a handsome 3-arched bridge. — 2. Ongar,
hundred, Essex, in NW. of co., 56,994 ac., pop. 20,513;
contains 23 pars.

©ngar, High, par. and vil., Essex—par., 4520 ac.,
pop. 1063; vil., 1 mile NE. of Ongar sta.; P.O.

Onibury, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Shropshire, on
river Onny, 5 miles NW. of Ludlow, 2493 ac., pop. 458.

Onlch, vil., Kilmalie par., Inverness-shire, on N.
side of entrance to Loch Leven, 2 miles NW. of Bal-
lachulish; P.O.

Onley, hamlet, Barby par. Northamptonshire, on
Oxford Canal, 3 miles NAV. of Daventry.

Onllwyn, ry. sta., Brecknockshire, on border of
Glamorgan, 1% mile S. of Colbren Junction and 10 miles
NE. of Neath ; P.O.

©nneley, vil., Madeley par., Staffordshire, 6 miles
SAV. of Newcastle under Lyme.

Onny.—rivulet, in N. of Herefordshire, flowing S. to
the Lugg at Leominster.—2. Onny, river, Shropshire;
rises under Stiperstones, and flows 16 miles SE. to the
Teme at Oakley Park.

Onston, township,AVeaverham par., Cheshire, 4miles
SAV. of Northcote, 329 ac., pop. 93.

©ola, par. and vil. with ry. sta., E. co. Limerick, 4%
miles NAV. of Limerick Junction—par., 6858 ac., pop.
1676 ; vil., pop. 449; P.O.

Oolagh, affluent of river Feale, AY. co. Limerick, near
Abbeyfeale.

©ony, Lough, 4 m. NE. of Clones, W. co. Monaghan.
Ooston, Lancashire. See
Ulverston.

©penshaw, town and township, Manchester par.,
SE. Lancashire, on SE. side of Manchester, 3% miles
from the Exchange, 579 ac., pop. 16,153; P.O., T.O., 1
Bank. The Manchester and Stockport Canal passes here.
The mfr. of railway carriages and of locomotive and
other engines are important industries. Dyeing, brew-
ing, ironfounding, engineering, cotton mfrs., chemical
mfrs., &c., are other employments.

©penshaw, Higher, eccl. dist., Manchester par.,
Lancashire, forming part of Openshaw town, pop.
6512; P.O.

Opinan, hamlet with school, Gairloch par., W. Ross
and Cromarty.

©ran, par., in co. and 8 miles NW. of Roscommon,
5181 ac., pop. 649.

©rangefield, seat, N. co. Down, 2 m. SE. of Belfast,
©ramnore, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 5%
miles E. of Galway, on Oranmore Bay (in Galway Bay)
—par., 17,699 ac., pop. 3121; vil., pop. 362 ; P.O., T.O.
©ransay, Argyllshire. See
Oronsay.

©rby, par. and vil., Lincolnshire—par., 2088 ac.,
pop. 410; vil., 6 miles E. of Spilsby; P.O.

Orcades. See Orkney.

Orchard, seat, in par. and 3 miles NE. of Kilsyth,
Stirlingshire.

Orchard, East, par. and vil., in N. of Dorset, 4 miles
SW. of Shaftesbury, 860 ac., pop. 233.

Orchard, East and West, 2 ruined castles, St Atlian
par., Glamorgan, on river Tawe, 5 m. SE. of Cowbridge.

Orchard, The, seat, on S. coast of Isle of AViglit,
near AV. end of the Undercliff, 4 miles SW. of Yentnor.

Orchard, West, par., in N. of Dorset, adjacent to
East Orchard, 617 ac., pop. 113.

Orchard Bay, inlet, on S. coast of Isle of Wight, 1%
mile SW. of Yentnor.

Orchard Portman, par., Somerset, 2 miles SE. of
Taunton, 635 ac., pop. 57; the property belongs to
Yiscount Portman.

Orchard Wyndhain, seat, St Decuman’s par., Somer-
set, near AVilliton ; has a chapel built in 1490.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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