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cells themselves, as well as parts of the church walls, have been pulled 

 ■down to serve as gravestones, or to build the wall of the enclosure. 

 In the immediate neighbourhood of the church, what is supposed 

 to have been a font, has recently been discovered. 



(2). Tober Flannain, close to the church, is now surrounded by a 

 wall to keep the cattle away from it. 



(3). Ait tighe Guairim. — The remains of the building which used 

 to stand on this spot, said by some of the older people to have been of 

 large size, have been cleared away to make room for the parish priest's 

 residence. 



(4). Bun Graine, which formerly stood on a large table-like rock 

 a short distance from the entrance to the harbour, has entirely disap- 

 peared, and hardly even the traces of its foundations, can be seen. 



(5). Dun-mor. — No traces are now left of the earthen fort which 

 formerly stood here. 



(6). The castle or fort on Port Island, at the mouth of the harbour, 

 known as Cromwell's, or Bosco's, castle. This was a small fortified 

 barrack, consisting of a strong wall with four small bastions, enclosing 

 a courtyard of no great size, which was bounded on three sides by 

 buildings capable of lodging a small garrison, and containing a draw- 

 well in the centre. It is daily becoming more ruinous from the 

 exertions of the seekers after stones to burn for lime, who have 

 knocked away all the corner-stones of blue limestone, with the exception 

 of those of one angle which overhangs the sea, and have now extended 

 the same work of demolition to the fine arched doorway. The walls of 

 the inner buildings are also being torn down, to get at any limestones 

 that may be in them, the draw-well has been filled up with rubbish, 

 and a cowshed, constructed of stones torn from the walls, has been 

 built up beside the entrance gate. If it were not for the great tenacity 

 and hardness of the mortar it is hardly likely that any of the building 

 would now remain. 



Inishsharh. — (1). Teampull Leo. — This old church is now restored, 

 whitewashed, and slated, and is used as the place of worship on the 

 occasions on which the island is visited by the priest. 



(2), The stone cross, Leac Leo, is now mounted on the east gable 

 of the church ; it is said to have carved on one side of it a chalice, and 

 on the other a human figure, supposed to represent a bishop, with 

 hands extended. 



