1725. 21st April.-George Caulfield, collated and instituted to the vicarages of Killuken and Kilcooley. 1743. 6th June.-Arthur Mahon collated, instituted, and promoted to the archdeaconry of Elphin, consisting of the entire rectory of Killuken, and vicarages of Tumna, Crieve, Kilcolla, and Estersnow.

1750. 22nd February.-Henry Cunningham, to the archdeaconry of Elphin, rectory of Killuken, and vicarages of Tumna and Crieve.

1761. 28th May.-John Mac Loughlin, to the archdeaconry of Elphin, rectory of Killuken, and vicarages of Tumna and Crieve.

1769. 2nd March.-John Wardlaw, to the rectory of Killuken, with the vicarages of Tumna and Crieve, as Archdeacon of Elphin.

1782. 13th April.—Ephraim Monsell, collated to the archdeaconry of Elphin, rectory of Killuken, vicarage of Killuken, and vicarages of Tumna and Crieve united.

1798. 1st June.-Oliver Carey, collated to the archdeaconry of Elphin, rectory and vicarage of Killuken, and vicarage of Tumna and Crieve.

1809. 15th Sept.-William Digby, collated to the archdeaconry of Elphin, with the rectory of Killuken.

1825. John O. Oldfield was collated to the archdeaconry, with a union of the entire rectories of Killuken and Ardcarne, and the vicarages of Kill-bryan and Kilcorkey.

As Killuken has become so important a portion of the corps of the archdeaconry, it may be here men

tioned that this dignity, as far as its succession has been traced, was filled as follows:

1231. John --, who in 1245 was elected Bishop of Elphin, but never consecrated.

1251. Clarus Mac Moylan O'Mulconnery, died Archdeacon of Elphin.

1255. Thomas Mac Dermot, died Archdeacon of Elphin.

1286. Florence O'Gibellan, died ditto.

1289. Simon O'Finessa, died ditto.

1309. Walter Renagh, died ditto.

1615. John Foster.

1665. James Wilson.

1700. Peter Mahon.

1722. Ludovico Hamilton, promoted. 1743. Arthur Mahon, ditto.

The subsequent archdeacons were identical with the incumbents of Killuken, above stated, the Venerable Mr. Oldfield being the present dignitary.

The village of Croghan, within this parish, had formerly a manufacture of drugget, frieze, and flannel, but this has been discontinued, and the place is now only celebrated for a well frequented, and agriculturally influential fair, held there on the 28th of October, and another on the 29th of May.

THE PARISH OF ARDCARNE.

The superficial contents of this parish (which takes its name from a cairn on the hill, near the

church, are stated to be 19,962A. 3R. 26P., present statute measure, of which 1,235A. 2R. 4 P. are covered with water. The lands, according to the General Valuation, are of the annual value of £8,437 17s. 9d. In its ecclesiastical division the rectory is the head of a union, and, with the rectory of Killuken and the vicarages of Killcorkey and Kill-bryan, forms the corps of the archdeaconry of Elphin. The rent-charge of this parish is at present £210 per annum, exclusively payable to the incumbent. The glebe-house was built by a grant of £100, and a loan of £300, from the late Board of First Fruits, with a further grant of £100 from Lord Lorton; the glebe comprises twenty acres, but of very indifferent land, and subject to a rent of £8. In the Roman Catholic arrangement this parish is popularly styled Crosna, and comprises, with Ardcarne, a portion of Tumna, having two chapels, one at Crosna, and a second at Cootehall. There are, within the parish of Ardcarne, two National Schools at Crosna, one affording education to 114 boys, and the other to nearly the same number of girls. There are 86 townlands within Ardcarne, of which 32, comprising about 6,500A., are the estate of Lord Lorton; 9, containing about 3,400A., that of William Mulloy, Esq.; 8, about 1,800A., that of Hugh Barton, Esq., &c.

The population of this district was laid down, in 1821, as 5,684 persons, increased in the Census of 1831, to 6,718; the proportion of Roman Catholics to members of the Established Church, then appearing to be