a market-town of Ireland, county of Limerick, situated on the Arra, 25 miles S.W. of Limerick, and 144 S.W. by W. of Dublin. It is a neat country town, with four principal streets and a large square. The parish church is a fine building; and the town has also a Roman Catholic church, two schools, town-hall, market-house, barracks, fever hospital, dispensary, workhouse, and the remains of an old castle that once belonged to the Templars, but is now the residence of the Earl of Devon. Coarse cloth is the principle article of manufacture here, and dyeing and bleaching are also carried on. Pop. (1851) 2513.