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ery. There was formerly a brifl< trade vith lr<-- 

 land, and a confiderable maiiufafturc of coarfe wool- 

 en tloth, both of which hove declined in coiifc- 

 qiunce cf the ruinous (late of the quay. 



MissEN, (A'otl. E.) a village on the River Idle, 

 by which it has a commniiicatio:i by boats with 

 the Trent and the Humber. 



MoN'AGHAN, the capital of an Irifh county of 

 the fame name, is an inland town, fnrroundcd by a 

 liiien country. 



MoNASTERAVES-, {Ki/J. /.) an inland town, 

 which the great canal is rendering the center of a 

 great trading intercourfe between Dublin and the 

 iuterlor country. 



MosKS Weremouth, (Dur. E.) a village op- 

 pofite to Sunderland, has feveral yards for building 

 teflels 



Monmouth, the capital of the fliire of the fame 

 nan-.e, is a confiderable town fituated at the junc- 

 tion of the Minnow w^ith the Wye, by which I't is 

 enabled to communicate with Priftol, and has the 

 trade of fnpplying a large traft of country around 

 it with neceflaries. There is no nianufadlure of 

 any note. 



Montrose, {Forf. S.) a handfome town, fitu- 

 ated on a peninfula formed by a bafin filled with 

 every tide, the River South Efic, and the fea. The 

 bafi.i makes a commodious harbour, and has the 

 nccommodation of a wet dock. Barley, tear, malt, 

 freih and cured fahr.on, are flu'ppcd : and coal, 

 wood, tar, iron, flax, aflies, &c. are received by 

 coading and foreign trade. There are three fhips 

 employed in the Greenland whale 'filhery. Some 

 itirae ago fail-cloth was made here to a confiderable 

 amount ; but that trade is given up : and while 

 and coloured tlireads, tan-works, and rope-wotk?, 

 now conftitute the principal manufafiures of the 

 place. 



MoEESBV, {'Ciiml. E.') a village with a fmall 

 harbour Hear Whitehaven, and a little coading 

 trade. 



Morison's haven. See Prestonpans. 



5.Ioi'XTMELLiCK, f^ifen. I.) di town with foir.e 

 manufdflures of ferges, druggets, &c. and a confi- 

 derable trade in combing wool and fpinning worftcd 

 for Norwich and othtr parts of England, the de- 

 mand for which is rather declining. 



Mou STRATH, ('Slueen. I.) a town with the fame 

 employment as Mountmellick, and alfo fonie iron ■ 

 works, which are much hiadered by the fcai'eity of 

 charcoal. 



MouSEHOLF, (Corn. E.) a fiiTiing village, with 

 a harbour for fmall vcfFcls in a fpacious and fafe 

 bay, called Mounts bay, 



Mowcop, (Chef. E.J a village on the confines 

 of StafTord-rtiire, noted for the excellent quality cf 

 the mill-ftones got in the adjacent mountain, which 

 are reckoned equal to thofe of France. 



Moy, {Tyr. I.) a village on the Blackwater, 

 with a (hare of the linen trade. 



Vol. IV. 



Mccioss (Ker. I.) has rich mines of copper. 



MuiRKiRK IRON-WORKS (Ayr, S) wcre cll.ib- 

 lifiied in the year 1787 in the higheft part of Ayr- 

 (liire, a countiy abounding with tiie reqnifite arti- 

 cles of coal, iron-done, and lime. Tiic didance 

 from water carriage renJeis it dellnible to bring 

 the irOn to the greated value, and therefor mucli 

 of it is made into bars. There is alfo a manufac- 

 ture of coal tar and lainp black. 



MuLLiNGAR, f 11^. Lleath, I.) a town chiefly 

 noted for the great fales of horfts and wool at its 

 fairs. Some linens are made in and around it. 



Musselburgh, (Ed'in. S.J a pleafant little town 

 on the fuulh (hore of the Forth. A n-.annfaflure 

 of fine woolen cloth has been canied on here about 

 zoo years, and good cloth has been maue, but on 

 a fmall fcale. There was alfo a pretty extenfive 

 manufafture of coarfe woolen cloth, called Muffcl- 

 burgh duff. But the cotton manufa;lure, which 

 has been lately introduced, has entirely drive.) out 

 the Miiffclburgh (luffs. A mannfaClure of china 

 ware, though excelling in l^e ornamental part, has 

 been dropt : but potteries for white and brown 

 ware are thriving. There are alio manufaftures of 

 foap, (larch, and the old-eftablldied falt-works, the 

 ufual attendant of coal, which is in great abund- 

 ance. 



MvTHM, (Pcrlh, S.J a little village, with an 

 oil mill, and a fmall cotton work. 



Nairn, a fmall town at the mouth of a river, 

 and the capital of a diire, both of the fame name, 

 has but little trade or indudry, except in filhing, 

 which employs a few boats. 



Namptwich, (Chef. E-J a large, regular, and 

 handfome, town on the River Wever, the chief 

 bufinefs of which is making fait from brine found 

 in pits, which i» here peculiarly (Irong. (See 

 Saltworks.) The ch-efe of the adjacent coun- 

 tiy has a remarkable ftne flavour, which is afcribed 

 to the ground being impregnated with fait, and 

 communicating a tallc and fubdance to the grafs, 

 which is agreeable to all kinds of cattle, and makes 

 them thrive. There is a great rtiarket for corn, 

 and a confiderable mannfaclure of (hoes, chiefly for 

 London. 



Navan, (Meath, I.J a confiderable town on the 

 Boyne, which has been made navigable up to itj 

 contains about 4,000 people, mollly engaged in 

 various branches of trade. 



Neath, (G!am. W.J a thriving town about two 

 miles from the mouth of a river of the fame name, 

 which admits vefTcls employed In trading to Lon- 

 don, Briilol, &c. It has abundance of cpal, with 

 which it fnpplies the adjacent counties : and tin is 

 found on the banks of the river above the town. 

 There are confideiable iron forges, fmelting lioufes, 

 and works of copper. The harbour has been late- 

 ly improved, and is connected with the interior 

 . country by a canal. 



Nevi-ark, (Nott. E.) a confiderable tovrn upon 



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