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XXX.—Meeatiruic Srrucrures, Countrrs WickLow AND Carlow. 
By G. H. Kryanan, M.R.1LA., &. With Plates IX., X., and 
XI. 
[Read, 26th June, 1882.] 
Tue structures to which I would draw attention appear to be allied to 
the enocans of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay. Those are clay 
mounds, in some of which have been found one or more chambers, 
built more or less similarly to a cloghian; while these now to be 
described have the internal chambers constructed of massive flags. 
They are more or less dismantled, the clay covering for the most part, 
and some of the stones having been removed. 
In the townland of Moylisha, Wicklow, Sheet 42, is the struc- 
ture called Labbanasigha. A little north of it, down the slope of 
the hill, are the remains of a caher, or stone fort, while about a 
mile to the north is the ancient church of Aghowle and the cross of 
St. Finden. 
Labbanasigha, of which figure 2, Plate IX., is the ground-plan, when 
complete, was apparently a ‘‘fosleac,”’ or flag house, in an oval mound 
of clay, about 30 feet long and 20 wide, ranging 8.8.E. and N.N.W. 
The internal arrangements consisted of a large chamber 21 feet long, 
5 feet wide, and about 3°5 or4 feet high. At the north-eastern end ot 
the large chamber there is a small parailel one. The flag wall at the 
northward end of both chambers is gone, but most of the other walls 
are perfect. The entrance appears to have been at the southward 
end. The covering flag, a, appears to be in its original position, while 
b may be so also, having been the roof of the entrance, as it is not 
long enough to cross the chamber. The clay mound seems to have 
been originally surrounded by flags sloping outward, a few of which 
still remain. 
In the flat maum or pass between Myshall Hill and Kilbrannish 
Hills, close to the south mearing of Myshall townland, Carlow, Sheet 17, 
are the remains of a structure, consisting of a circular mound, with a 
square chamber in the centre of it (fig. 1, Plate X.). The marginal 
circle of the mound was made of flagstones, each about 3°5 feet long, 
2°5 feet wide, and ‘5 foot thick, which were placed sloping inwards. 
These have been removed at the south and west. Of the chamber, 
which was 4 feet square, and about 3 to 4 feet high, there remains 
four massive granite slabs, forming the west, south, and east walls. 
with two small standing stones forming an entrance to the north, 
The two stones to the north do not look as ancient as the others, 
and may have been put in their present position when the chamber 
was converted into a sheep shelter, for which it is now used, by 
raising the walls with field stones and with the displaced marginal 
flags. 
A little over half a mile to the north-west, in the village of 
Myshall, are the ruins of the ancient church of St. Bridget; while 
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