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cavern. From this its course can be traced for 

 about six furlongs by swallow-holes, called the 

 Devil's Punch-Bowl, the Blackweir, the Ladle, and 

 the Churn, to Pollduagh, a cave out of which it 

 rushes again to daylight. From this, under the 

 names of the Cunnahowna and Gort river, it runs 

 by Gort in a northerly direction for about three 

 miles, when it sinks a second time, about half a 

 mile S.E. of Kiltartan, at the old castle. From this 

 it runs under ground for about six furlongs, and 

 comes to the surface immediately west of the village 

 of Kiltartan. After sinking and rising two or three 

 times in Coole demesne, it eventually rises S.E. of 

 Eaheen House, and from that flows into Coole Lough. 



The Owenshree river, which flows by Roxborough, 

 takes the ground half a mile W.N.W. of Castle 

 Daly Bornan Catholic Chapel, and rises again at Coy 

 Lough, about two miles KE. of Kiltartan, where it 

 joins into the Boleyneendorrish river. This takes 

 the ground in less than half a mile, but eventually 

 appears near Eaheen House, and having mingled 

 with the Gort river, flows into Coole Lough. 

 From Coole Lough the waters find their way in 

 subterranean passages by Caherglassaun Lough to 

 the sea at Kinvarra, where part, at least, finds 

 egress through the joints of the rocks in the vicinity 

 of Dungorey Castle. 



In Coole demesne a subterranean stream flows 



