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Skerries, works easily, but is full of verts and defects. The Sheep- 

 house stone, near Drogheda, was used in the restoration of Christ 

 Church Cathedral, although it has the reputation of being of a 

 soft, poorish class. 



Fermanagh. 



In the centre of the county, forming the valley of the river 

 and the two loughs Erne, there is a considerable tract of Carbo- 

 niferous limestone ; but in some places the stone is of a bad 

 quality, not being even fit for lime-burning. Where good stone 

 does occur, it is not as much sought after as in other counties, the 

 sandstone being of good quality, and very generally used for 

 dressed work. In the erection of Crom Castle, the seat of tha 

 Earls of Erne, limestone from Belturbet, Co. Cavan, was used ;. 

 but the quoins and dressings are of sandstone. Most of the public 

 buildings in Enniskillen, as also in the other towns, are built of 

 limestone. 



Kinarla. About a mile and a-half by water from Enniskillen. 

 — Dark-grey; not a sound stone ; was used in building the church 

 and part of the Roman Catholic church in Enniskillen ; also by 

 the Ordnance Department. 



Derrygon. Half a mile from Enniskillen, on the lake shore. — 

 Dark-grey, compact, good quality ; used in the gaol and the new 

 bridge built by the Drainage Board. 



Mullaghree. Two miles from Enniskillen. — Light-grey, sound,, 

 tough, flat-bedded. 



Carrickreagh. Five miles by water from Enniskillen. — Dark- 

 grey to black, of excellent quality ; polishes well ; has been used 

 extensively in Enniskillen ; lately in the new cemetery church,, 

 and as quoins and dressings in the Roman Catholic church ; also 

 used for tombstones. 



Kesh. One mile from the town. — Dark-grey, fairly compact,, 

 even-bedded, with shale partings ; used in the railway bridges and 

 in the buildings of the neighbourhood. 



Ederny. — Similar stone to that at Kesh ; Market-house built 

 of it. 



JBelleek. — At the Falls. Dark-grey, crystalline, compact, and 

 close-grained ; used in building Belleek Works. 



Limaskea. — Dark- grey, good, sound, well-bedded stone, but 



