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MEATH. 



Carboniferous. 



Ballymadrin. Three miles from Ratoath. — Is fairly good and 

 durable. Used in the walling of Ratoath Dispensary ; built in 

 1886. The stones for the dressing procured from Crossdrum. 



Stirrupstown. Near Crosskeys. — Hard, and only fit for scab- 

 bled work. Used for walling in the neighbouring Constabulary 

 Barrack. The stones for the dressings were procured from Cross- 

 drum. 



Ross. — This well-known stone is very generally used for cut- 

 stone purposes in various parts of Ireland (see description, p. 436) . 



Crossdrum. — Another well-known stone (see description, p. 436). 



aUEEN'S CO. 



Carboniferous. 



Straclbally and Ballullen. — Maryborough Churches, Prison, and 

 Asylum; Mountmellick Churches and Convent. In Abbeyleix 

 Churches, with Slieve Bloom sandstone; both being used in the 

 dressings (W. D. Williams). 



ROSCOMMON". 



Carboniferous. 



Carrowroe. Two miles from Roscommon. — Works pretty 

 freely ; is durable. Used for walling and rubble in the new Con- 

 vent, Roscommon. The stones for the cut- work were procured 

 from Lanesborough, Co. Longford. 



SLIGO. 



Carboniferous. 



Bally sodare. — A uniform stone ; works well into mullions 

 and tracery, and is durable. Used in St. John's Church, Sligo, 

 in the new east window, vestry-room, and organ-chamber (R. 

 Cochrane), and in the Roman Catholic Church and Presbytery for 

 both dressed work and rubble. 



