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erected into an University, by the general council of
Rome. In the‘I>Iibernia Dominica many interesting par-‘
ticulars"are ‘recorded of ’ this “ancient establishment;
amongst others, aremarkable triumph of the Virgin’si
image over the ‘Scotch ‘Bishop, Brutus Babington, and”
his ‘attendants, is detailed at full length. ‘I v .
The landed property of the Monastery of the Bann‘
was resigned into the hands of commissioners employed,
by James‘tl1eiI<‘irst,‘ and by him granted to the London“
Society. The last prior was Shane O'Neill. The present‘
church is parochial, and kept in excellent repair. Co-'
leraine is a rectory in the diocese of Connor. T
The bridge of Coleraine, over the river’ Bann,” is’
neithefstrong nor‘ elegant; it is‘ built of stone and‘
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ceiling of wood. Such bridges are very proper, where
' there is both a’ rapid current and a‘ great body of water.‘
Tliislbridge is much ' inferior to thewooden one" at
Derry,‘ built by'Lemuel Cox, ,an American. From the
bridgeon ‘the north side, is seen the pretty seat of ' ‘
Jackson, Esq. ; ' and to the south, the river view is ex!
longbeen eelebrated’for'its productivenessi; it was, lat"
theprices of provisions; the "average rent of-eaehis pro-
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but one season,‘ having‘ thirty miles and upwards to pro-A
eeed in seekingfor a’ spawning place; ‘
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wood ; the piersare stone, the flooring," span’ pieces, and’
tremely rich and beautiful. The fishery ‘of the Bann bask
different periods, the property ’ of different‘ persons and
' bodies; ”viz.‘ the Protector Cromwell, tl1eiEarl.s‘of Done-
gall, the London Society, &c. At present, "one fishery of
this'river belongs to the Society,‘ the other to the Donegall
family. “ The‘ value of the fisheries,‘ of course, varies’witl1'
bably about 1,000‘ per annum; The Bann'salmon ‘have’
Tlnenavigation of the‘Bmn1‘is very diilipcult,’owing to"
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