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Dromore. Eight miles westward of Drimoleague. — 



Grey grit. National Schools. Suitable for building,, 

 or can be raised in large dimensions, suitable for flagging. 

 Can be dressed for quoins, and improves on exposure. 



Dunnycove Bay. South of Clonakilty. — 



Liver coloured. Ardfield National School, six miles, 

 from Clonakilty. Used in walling and rubble, window 

 and door-sills of limestone, which is usual in this neigh- 

 bourhood. 



Timoleague. — 



Blueish, flaggy grit. National School, Timoleague. 

 Never used except in dressing for opes and sills. It is 

 easily raised in blocks of large scantling ; well suited for 

 piers or other harbour works. 



Borleigh. Eight miles from Bandon. — 



Grey to brownish sandstone. School and residence,. 

 Borleigh. This quarry is historical, the stone having been 

 used in the Timoleague Abbey and other ancient struc- 

 tures. 



Rahavoon. Six miles from Bandon. — 



Brown. National Schools. Very hard ferriferous vein ; 

 only fit for walling. 



Mills treet. — 



Reddish-yellow. Millstreet Dispensary. A superior 

 building stone, suitable for any description of cut-stone 

 purposes ; largely used in church work. 



Dromagh. — 



Grey grit (Coal-measures ?) . Dromagh Glebe. An ex- 

 cellent stone, suitable for all dressed work of small scantling,, 

 as it cannot be obtained in large dimensions. 



Lismore. Six miles from Kanturk. — 



Brown. National School and residence. Hard stone ; 

 similar stone very common in the county, and used for 

 walling and rubble, the quoins and sills being procured 

 from the Kanturk and Keelin quarries. 



