Kinahan — On Marbles and Limestones. 491 



Boreenmanagh and Haulboivline Island, near Cork. — Reddish ; 

 slaty character ; formerly used to some extent for chimney-pieces. 

 About one mile south-west of Cork there is a vein about three or 

 four inches thick in the ordinary limestone. 



Ballyclottgh, near Mallow. — Reddish; hard; slaty character; 

 suitable for flagging ; formerly used a little for chimney-pieces. 



DONEGAL. 



Metamorphic Cambrian? or Arenig? 



Dunlevey. — A marble, used in Dunlevey Church for dressing, 

 walling, and rubble. In Glenalla Church, near Rathmullen, for 

 dressed work in the windows, doors, and buttresses. Capable of 

 good and fine work ; a superior stone, but cannot be raised in large 

 sizes. 



Ballymon. — Sheephaven Coastguard Station. An inferior 

 marble, used in the quoins, piers, and sills ; very hard to work ; 

 very durable [J. Cockburn.) 



Glenree (" Cooskeagh Quarry"). South-west of Carrigart. — 

 Whitish, grey-clouded, and greyish. A marble. Free and 

 kind ; durable ; a good stone for inside and outside work. Used 

 for the dressing of the Millford Union Workhouse ; dressing but- 

 tresses and pulpit Glenalla Church ; chimney-pieces Glenalla 

 House ; inside work Carrigart Roman Catholic Church. The 

 fonts at Ramelton and Glenalla Churches were cut out of one 

 block (J. M'Fadden). 



Barnes Lower (O'DonelPs Quarry). North-west of Kilma- 

 crenan. — Greyish-blue ; durable ; a good stone for hammered, 

 dressed, and rubble work. Quarry opened in 1846, when building 

 Kilmacrenan New Church ; since has only been worked for lime- 

 burning (J. M'Fadden). 



Cam Lower. North-east of Rathmelton. — Limestone ; hy- 

 draulic. 



[In this county, more than any other in Ireland, are the metamorphous limestones 

 capable of being used for cut-stone purposes. See p. 417] 



Carboniferous. 



Bally shannon (various places in vicinity). — Convent of Mercy, 

 Ballyshannon. Hand-punched for facing and quoins; it works 



