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between Bantry Bay and Kenmare Bay on the north, and the rocky 

 promontory between Bantry Bay and Dunmanus Bay on the south. 

 The ground round Bantry Bay belongs wholly to the County Cork, 

 whjle that on the Kenmare side lies in the County Kerry. 



" The south-west corner of Ireland presents several high rugged 

 promontories running out to the west-south-west, terminating in 

 precipitous headlands with rocky islands and islets, each promontory 

 separated from the other by a picturesque bay, running far into the 

 land, 



" Dunmanus, Bantry, and Kenmare Bays are the three which are 

 most regular in general form, while they are at the same time the 

 most beautiful, on account of the loftiness and varied outlines of the 

 ground intervening between them. Dunmanus Bay opens between 

 Three Castle Head and Sheep's Head, and runs in about 13 or 14 

 miles, with a width never exceeding 2 miles. The opening of 

 Bantry Bay lies between Sheep's Head and Bear Island, from which 

 it runs about 20 miles into the land, with an average width of 3 miles. 



" The promontory between Dunmannus Bay and Bantry Bay varies 

 from 2 to 2^ miles in width, and rises in rocky ridges to a height 

 of about 1000 feet above the sea. 



"The promontory between Bantry Bay and Kenmare Bay is 

 about 10 miles wide, and is much loftier and more rugged than that 

 to the south of Bantry Bay." 



G. Smith, "History of the County Cork," vol i., p. 286 :— 



" On the north side (of Cape Clear Island) stands the ruins of a castle 

 (built on a rock in the sea) called Dunanore — (' The Golden Fort.') 

 There is a very narrow passage, about 1 yard broad and 10 yards in 

 length to this castle. This path is high and steep on both sides, the 

 sea on either hand being very deep, so that few but persons well used 

 to it will venture to walk it over." 



(p. 269.) — '•'■Rosscarlery. — The harbour, according to Camden, was 

 formerly navigable for ships, but in his time (1586) it was quite choked 

 up with sand ; and it is now so shallow that no vessel can come up to 

 the town." 



(p. 274.) — " On the west of Glendore Bay, not far from the Cape, 

 by the working of the sea, a large portion of the hill fell down, on 

 which grew several trees ; this piece formed an island of about twenty 

 yards in circumference, and the trees continued to grow, but it is now 

 (1750) almost quite washed away." 



(p. 111.) — " JS'ear ^/«y several large horns were dug up in this 



