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rally means a point of land extending into the sea, oralake. The loca- 
lity in which this crannoge existed belonged originally to the Mac- 
Rannells. 
“‘T beg to record the discovery of a crannoge in the bog of Derryhol- 
low, parish of Duneane, and barony of Toome, near Randalstown, in the 
county of Antrim, and of which I was furnished with a short account in 
July last by Mr. Lardner, a very intelligent mechanic of that place. It 
is, he says, 93 feet in diameter, piled all round, as may be seen, by a por- 
tion of each piece of timber appearing above the present surface. 
Within the enclosure were found stone hearths with marks of fire upon 
them, and also a number of weapons, tools, and culinary implements, 
chiefly iron, as is usual in such cases, together with sharpening-stones, 
pieces of chain, &c., and objects of personal decoration. Most of these 
have been disposed of by the finders; and many are now in the collec- 
tion of the Rev. Mr. O’ Laverty, of Belfast, who informs me that several 
copper, bronze, and wooden dishes, as well as weapons and ornaments, 
were also found in this crannoge, as well as some very curious bronze 
pins, now in his possession, and which have been figured in the ‘ Ulster 
Archeological Journal,’ vol. iv., p. 269, and vol. vi., p. 103, as well as a 
coin of Charles II. This latter serves to fix the date of perhaps the 
latest occupation of this island fortress. The same gentleman writes to 
me: ‘About sixty years ago, a sheet of water two acres in extent still 
existed at Derryhollow, to the southward of the island, and nearly sur- 
roundingit. The island was constructed on oak piles, and originally 
surrounded by a stockade driven into the bed of the lough, and bound 
together by horizontal beams of oak, which were morticed to the pues 
Outside this, at the distance of eight yards, there are several other oaken 
piles standing round the island.’ 
“‘ Partially within the enclosure was found a very perfect single-piece 
boat, formed out of an oak-trunk, 20 feet 9 inches long, and 4 feet 7 
inches broad, with the sides 20 inches deep. It is said to be in good 
preservation ; and, could it have been cbtained at a reasonable cost by 
the Academy, it would, I think, have been an addition to our collection. - 
“Tt is greatly to be regretted that these specimen of the ancient naval 
architecture of Ireland have not been better preserved. Ofall the boats 
found in the crannoges discovered and reported on by the Board of 
Works, not one specimen found its way into the Academy, nor any other 
public institution that I am aware of. I recently made inquiry after 
the largest and most perfect boat found in connexion with the Strokes- 
town crannoges, and was informed that it had been cut up within the 
past year for roofing materials, by the new occupier of the townland. 
And I have very recently received a letter from Moate, to say that the 
best of the oaken boats belonging to the Ballinderry Crannoge had been 
split up into fire-wood. It was one of the original objects of the Com- 
mittee of Antiquities to look after matters of this description through- 
out the country ; and I would now suggest to that body the propriety 
of preserving and obtaining as many of these ancient boats as still 
exist. 
