Westropp — Lid of the Round Totoers of Ireland. 297 



CoTTNTr Cavan. 



8. Dromlane : c. 52 feet ; h. 40 feet. Top stories gone. Door has 



round head of three stones with raised band, 10 feet 2 inches 

 up ; to-^er of two well marked types of masonry. A human 

 skeleton and bones of deer and dogs were found in. base. Popular 

 name " Cloictheach." Description, E. Getty, loc. cit. vol. y. (1857) 

 p, 110. A good illustration in Marcus Keane's "Towers and 

 Temples," p. 306. jSTational monument. 



County Claee. 



9. Dromcliff: c. 50|- feet; h. 40 feet. Top story gone and rest 



breached. In 1 8 1 9 it had a door about 20 feet up with raised band. 

 Descriptions, Hely Button, " Statistical Survey of Clare," p. 307 ; 

 T. J. Westropp, Journal E.S.A.I. (1894), p. 333. 



10. Dysert O'Dea: c. 61 feet; h. 50 feet. Upper stories gone; has a 

 plinth ; external string course, like Arclmore ; present battlements 

 late mediaeval. Door round headed, 13 feet 3 inches up; a brass 

 bell found in base. Descriptions, Dunraven's "Notes," vol. ir. 

 p. Ill ; T. J. "Westropp, Journal R. S.A.I,, loc. cit. p. 155. 



11. Holy Island (Iniscaltra, Lough Derg) ^: c. 46 feet ; h. 80 feet. 

 Top story gone ; base has plinth, floors rested on offsets. Door, 

 10 feet 7 inches up, has round head. Iron door-staples in wall. 

 Descriptions, Lord Dunraven's "Notes," vol. ii. p. 3. National 

 monument. 



12. Kilnaboy : c. 52J feet : 7j. 13 feet. Stump. Description, T. 'S. 

 Westropp, loc. cit. p. 28. 



13.*Ratli-Blainac : This tower was a mere stump, 8 feet high, in 1838, 

 when it was taken down for building material, and used for the 

 graveyard wall. A curious local legend stated that there was 

 more than one tower at Eath. St. Manaula, of the neighbouring 

 church of Dysert O'Dea, determined to take one for her own use. 

 She uprooted and carried it half-way to Dysert one night ; but, 

 being overtaken by St. Blathmac, flung her unwieldy burden 

 from her to its present position near her church, falling on her 

 knees and dinting the rock into an existing double bullaun. 



' Anciently belonged to County Clare to which it is abont to be restored. 



