490 Scientific Proceedings, Royal Dublin Society. 



Ardhill. — Six miles south-east of Cavan. — School; built 1886. 

 The local stone only used for walling and rubble ; those for the 

 dressings being procured from Crossdrum, Co. Meath. 



Mount Nugent. — Drumrora School; built 1886. The stone is 

 only suitable for walling, and is said to be durable. The dress- 

 ings from Ross, Co. Meath. 



CLARE. 



Carboniferous. 



Bushy Park. — Ennis Courthouse, in entire building ; in Prison, 

 for dressed work. Light colour ; worked easily. 



Bosslevin. — Ennis Prison, used with the Bushy Park stone. 

 Dark colour. 



Kilfenora. — Ennistymon Church. Dark colour; worked hard 

 (W. D. Williams). 



CORK. 



Carboniferous. 



Carriglass and Conna. — Carriglass School and Conna Grlebe- 

 house. Used for the rubble-work and quoins ; but it is of 

 too small dimensions for the sills of windows and doors {A. T. 

 Williams). 



Ballydaniel or Pothouse. — Ballydaniel Schoolhouse and Resi- 

 dence solely built of these stones. The stone has also been largely 

 used for heavy railway works, but is not suitable for sills, or in 

 general for ordinary building purposes {A. T. Williams). 



Cloyne. — School. The local stone runs in small sizes ; and for 

 large scantlings the Carrickacrump stone is used. 



Carrickacrump. — For the description of this well-known stone, 

 see page 416. Mr. Williams points out that it has been exten- 

 sively used in the Cork harbour and Haulbowline works. 



Ballintemple. — School. This stone is another that is well- 

 known, having been made historical by Macaulay (page 416). 



Ballintubber (Kanturk). — Used in the dressings for the Church, 

 Killarney, Co. Kerry. Light-coloured ; a very superior stone. 



Mitchelstown. — Between the town and the workhouse. A 

 marble ; grey; a good working stone (J. Newstead). 



