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Creevagh, two ring- walls, one enclosing dolmen ; Carraeliami- 

 taggard (two doubtful enclosures), and a caher in Clooncoose. 

 Besides nine cairns (those of Cappaglikennedy and Teeskagh 

 waterfall being large), and the dolmens at Knockaun fort, 

 Tullycommaun, Slievenaglasha, Cappaghkennedy, and Creevagh, 

 a slab house, &c. In all, seventeen cahers, a rath, nine caims, 

 and five dolmens. Described^ R.S.A.I., xxvi., p. 363. 

 Borlase, " Dolmens of Ireland," i., p. 73. 



{g). The Magh Adhaie Gkoup, Sheet 34. — Cahercalla, and seven forts ; 

 Toonagh and four forts, Drumbaun two forts, Creevagh caher, 

 with ten other forts. Along with the mound, cairn and pillar 

 of Magh Adhair, three dolmens in Toonagh, one at Ballyhickey, 

 the southern one at Caherloghan. Bescrihed (Cahercalla, Magh 

 Adhair, and Creevagh), U.S. A.I. , xxi., p. 463, xxm., p. 432, 

 XXVI., p. 150 ; E.I.A., Ser, m., vol. iv., p. 55. 



(A). The DakgajS- GrKoup, Sheet 35, adjoining the last, Carrowbane, 

 and thii'ty forts (the greatly defaced cahers in Dangan, 

 Cragbwee, and Gorteen), Caherloghan, and three forts. Five 

 cists at Moymore in Caherloghan. In all, thirty-five forts and 

 five cists, the latter described in "Dolmens of Ireland," i., 

 p. 92. iS'early all the cahers in this grou^J have been levelled 

 within 4 feet of the ground, and are featureless. And the same 

 applies to a once important series of cahers, south of groups 

 g and h, in Kildrum and Ballymarkahan. 



{i). In numerous other parts of Clare, large groups of earth forts occur, 

 and most of the low hills round Tulla and Bodyke are capped 

 with one or more. The south-west angle of Clare has also 

 large numbers of lisses, some (like the chambered Lisnaleagaun 

 at Kilkee, and the fine Liscroneen, with its deep fosse and high 

 earthworks) being veiy noticeable, but outside the scope of 

 this paper. 



[Books referred to briefly : — 



" Dunraven," Lord. ISTotes on Irish Architecture. 

 D.R.D. " Dublin Registry of Deeds, King's Inns." 

 E.I.A. " Proceedings of Eoyal Irish Academy." 

 " 1380." Eentals of O'Brien and Macnamara, Trans. E..I.A., vol. xv. 

 " B.D." 1641 and 1655. Book of Distribution and Survey (Sir TV. Petty). 

 " E.S.A.I." The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland under its various 

 names as follows : — 



Vol. I. 18-19. J. Cooke, " Souten-ains in Forts of Mortyclough," &c. 

 Vol. XXII. 1892. T.J. Westropp, " Killaloe : Its Ancient Palaces," &c. 



