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59. Eathblathmaic, Sheet 25. — Parish Church. Nave and chancel, 



42 feet 10 inches by 24 feet 8 inches, and 18 feet 4 inches by 

 20 feet. The south walls of the nave and chancel, the former 

 with plinth and round corner shaft, and part of the north wall 

 of the nave are of the late eleventh or earlier twelfth centuiy. 

 The sills of two early windows are set in the south wall of the 

 nave. The more western is richly carved with foliage, dragons' 

 heads, and a sheelanagig struggling with monsters. The second 

 forms the sill of a late fifteenth- centiuy window. The chancel 

 arch is plain and pointed. The east and west gables are levelled. 

 The south door has a stoup in its right jamb, and a carved 

 block with roundels and interlacings. Keane says that the 

 stump of a round tower was demolished in 1838. Founder, 

 St. Blathmac, perhaps the poet, living c. 540 (" Life of 

 Maccrecius"). His fine crosier and bell are in the museum of 

 the Royal Irish Academy, " Rayth" 1302, ''Prospect pleasing 

 Eath" 1318.^ Descriptions. Keane, p. 364; T. J. Westropp, 

 E.S.A.I., 1894, p. 30 (with plan and illustrations) ; 1900. 



60. XiiEEE, Sheet 25. — Rath Parish. A graveyard in Cahercorcaun 



townland. 



61. KiXNAMONA, Sheet 33. — Parish Church, 63 feet 6 inches by 21 



feet. The north wall has fallen : the church is plain, and 

 dates circa 1500. The east wdndow has a round-headed light. 

 The south door is pointed and defaced. Founder, probably 

 Laughteen, to whom the well is dedicated. The shrine of his 

 arm (now in the museum of the Eoyal Irish Academy) was 

 preserved at Kilnamona before it was removed to Lislachtin in 

 County Kerry,^ " Kylnemua," 1302. Monument, Considine, 

 1687; P.M.D., iii. (1896), p. 228. 



Bakony of Islands. 



62. Deomcliff, Sheet 33. — Parish church, 58 feet 6 inches by 20 feet. 

 The south wall and windows are probably of the eleventh 

 centiu-y, the east gable of the fifteenth, with a two-light 

 window (the shafts entire) ; the head is ivied, but was probably 

 trefoil-headed. The south door is well built, very slightly 



1 " "Wars of Turlough." 



2 Bruodinus " Propugnaculum Catholicse Veritatis." 



