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14. Ballycarberry Fort, same Barony {Ord. Sh. 79). — Is one of the 

 stone-built forts, called Danish forts, with alternating nights of steps 

 inside to reach the top rampart. I saw it first about thirty-four years 

 ago, when there was a rectangular building of about 5 ft. square in the 

 centre, with two nights of steps up to it, like a rostrum ; this is now a 

 small heap of loose stones. The fort walls are in good preservation, 

 and quite enough of the inner building is left to show the plan and 

 structure, but it is every year being more and more dilapidated by the 

 cattle. It is on the estate of the Marquis of Lansdowne ; and I think 

 a simple request from the Committee, to Mr. ~W. S. Trench, or his son, 

 Mr. J. T. Trench, the local agent, asking for an enclosing fence for 

 the preservation of the building, would be at once attended to. 



15. Church Island in louyh Currtane, same Barony {Ord. Sh. 98). — 

 A very ancient church, of the smallest size, I think, I ever saw ; it 

 is held to be a most sacred spot. The island, on which this ancient 

 church is situated, contains only 3^ acres, and has some ruins which 

 are not ecclesiastical. Except from trespass of cattle, there is no 

 fear of injury. No Roman Catholic in the barony would carry a stone 

 out of it. 



16. Berry nane Abbey, Barony of 'South Dimherr 'en {Ord. Sh. 105). — 

 One of the earliest Christian churches, with a small, poorly -built mo- 

 nastery. Except for the ivy, it is quite safe, and is carefully pre- 

 served by Mr. Daniel O'Connell, of Derrynane, whose family burial 

 place it is. 



17. Staiyue Fort, same Barony {Ord. Sh. 99). — This is the largest 

 and most remarkable of all the stone built Danish forts in Ireland, 

 except two, I am told. It is carefully preserved by Mr. F. C. Bland. 

 There is no trace in the centre of the amphitheatre, or flights of steps, 

 or of such a rectangular building as that which stood in the fort at Bally- 

 carberry (No. 14). There is a model of this Port in the Museum of 

 the Royal Dublin Society, which is quite a misrepresentation. I 

 think a model, correctly made to scale, was presented to the Royal 

 Irish Academy after the Dublin Exhibition of 1852. 



18. Bruidical Circle, Barony of Glenarouyht {Ord. Sh. 108). — The 

 only remains of anything like a Stonehenge to be found in Kerry is 

 on the lands of Cashelkeelty. The circle contains most of the stones 

 for two-thirds round at least, but more than half of them are fallen. 

 Preservation in this case is not wanting ; nobody will touch them. 



19. Much' oss Abbey , Barony of llayunihy { Ord. Sh. 74). — This is the 

 best monument of the monastic order in Kerry. It is in safe keeping 

 with the present proprietor, Mr. H. A. Herbert, M. P., and has always 

 been carefully preserved by his ancestors ; but time and ivy will have 

 their own way. 



20. Kilcoleman Abbey, Barony of ' Truyhanacmy {Ord. Sh. 47). — A 

 large church, with a very small abbey attached, of much more ancient 

 architecture than the church, which has a very handsome eastern 

 window, partially restored by the proprietor, Sir "William D. Godfrey, 

 Bart., who has taken the precaution of putting the churchyard in 



