126 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Tombstones with early Celtic crosses or Irish inscriptions. — Three 

 at Oughtmama, one at Scattery, one at Killaloe Cathedral, at least 

 three dozen at Iniscaltra (17 with inscriptions), and a doubtful (or 

 rather, perhaps, late) example at Kilshanny. 



Monumental Effigies. — King Conor O'Brien, 1268, and a Bishop at 

 Corconiroe ; early Bishop and later Bishop, Kilfenora. 



Incised post-JSforman Crosses. — Three at Kilfenora, two at 

 Corconiroe, one at Clare Abbey, one at Iniscaltra. 



Canopied Tomhs. — Kilmacreehy, Kilfenora, Corconiroe, Kilshanny^ 

 Kilnaboy, Ennis, Quin, Ballysheen ; those at Kilmacreehy, Kilfe- 

 nora, Corcomroe, Ennis, and Quin, being ornamented, the others very 

 plain. 



Rounded Stones, often called " cursing stones," lie upon the altars 

 of some chui'ches. Those at Kilmoon have been used for ciu'sing.^ 

 There seems no definite tradition of this practice at Ross (Temple na 

 IS'aeve), Kinallia, Killeany, or Killone (St. John's Well), though in 

 each case such stones lie upon the altar. Kinallia also possesses a flat 

 rounded stone with two oblong flutings with rounded ends, the use of 

 which is not clear. 



Relics. — "We hear of the Danes having " droioned the relics and 

 shrines of Iniscaltra, Lough Derg.^ The Life of St. Elannan describes 

 the " bachall" of the saint as decorated with golden ornaments. The life 

 of St. Maccreehy mentions a bell which that saint brought from Rome 

 and which was long preserved in his chui'ch. The relics of Colomb, 

 son of Crimthann, were taken by Mo Coemhe of Terryglass, and by 

 Odran in a wain over Esge (? Ectge) southwards to Inisceltra to 

 Gamine of Iniscaltra.^ Tradition mentions the bells of Dromcliff 

 thrown into the Poul na Clug, near the chui'ch, and the bells of Kilna- 

 boy concealed in a swampy patch near the road to the south of the ruin. 

 Avery vague tradition mentions a bell, "the black bell," preserved 

 among the Macnamaras. A ^' brass " bell was found inside the round 

 tower of Dysert O'Dea, and was exchanged for a new bell in Limerick 

 about 1838.* Two handsome silver brooches and a silver candlestick 

 were found in the ruins of Scattery, and were brought to Cork.* The 

 " Black Book of St. Mochulla " at TuUa was last heard of in the Dela- 

 hyde lawsuit of 1627.^ All these relics seem to have disappeared. The 



1 R.S.A.I. Journal, 1900. « " Wars of the G. & G." 



3 Dec. 13, " Oengus," p. 182. * R.S.A.I. Journal, 1894, p. 156. 



5 "Lady Chatterton's^Rambles in the South of Ireland," vol. ii., pp. 228-229. 

 Figures in R.S.A.I. Journal, 1897, p. 281. 



6 MSS. R.I.A. 24, D. 17, p. 45. 



