2 18 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Carricknambriol, and possibly at Ooghnacally duff and the Calliaghcroni rocks 1 ; 

 the crab at Carricknapartaun ; and the beetle at Kinatevdilla. 2 Of plants little 

 trace is found ; Oomeenadrishoge, the vague Lacknacranny, and, perhaps, Ivora- 

 brickhill, and an unexpected occurrence of oak-names, Derreen, in the central 

 valley, Derrygravebeg, or Derrygorobeg, and Derraghyenion, 3 are the principal. 

 Of superstitions and legends I only recall Loughanaphuca, evidently an abode 

 of that mischievous demon goat or horse. Eoderick O'Flaherty's interesting- 

 list of the animals of West Connacht in 1684 probably applies (at least in the 

 winged and swimming creatures and shell-fish) to Cliara. Seafish — cod, ling, 

 hawk-fish, coalefish, turbet, plaise, hadog, whiting, gurnard, macrells, herrings, 

 and pilchard. Shell-fish — Oysters, scollops, cockles, muscles, rasures, lobsters, 

 crabs, and shromps ; also great whales, gramps, porcupisses, and thunies. 

 Birds— The black eagle, ganet, clakes, soland geese, barnacles (" engendered 

 out of timber ") ; some call them puffins, wild geese, swans . . . , Cornish 

 choughs, with red legs and bills, and cormorants. 4 



I may add the following names, for the most part not found on the 

 Ordnance Survey maps ; — Aillmore, Barnabaun, Bundorragh, Ballyloughmore, 

 Ballyhear, Bella vaun, Belloohybeg, Carrownisky ,Corrydavit, Cloonlaun, Cloonty, 

 Corrymally, Corryaghny, Cross, Capnagower, Derrygravebeg, or Derrygorobeg, 

 Devlin, Fenuine or Feenone, Glen, Glencullen, Garranty, Gurteen, Kille, 

 Killadoon, Kinnadooley, Lettereavagh, Leearrow, Boonkeel, Eoonagh or 

 Koonagh, Straike, Sallylough, Toreenmore, Teevenabina, Tawnymorane, and 

 Tawinlough or Tawneyenlough. I have failed to get any really old version of 

 the place-names. Wyld's Map of Ireland, just preceding the Survey of 1838, 

 gives Ben Ulra, Ooghanachollu, Ooghaduff, Port Lea, Ardell, Carrignapurtaan, 

 Kannacurra, Kanahouha, Portrucka, Doon Cloak, Gubanoureen, Port Alagaan, 

 Ough Kapul, Killglen, Moahmore, Ton Cabrickill, Doon, Oogh Gavna, Laak- 

 uig, Kan na Shindilla, Buda Wanny, Glashillaun, and Knockmore. 



Early Remains. 



I was told of a supposed dolmen, but found no trace of the " Giant's 

 Grave " at the place indicated. Not far away, however, in a similar position, 

 was a row of large blocks wonderfully like such a monument, but they proved 



1 On the Minister coast " Calliagh " nearly always means cormorant, but the "hags" or bog 

 stems are so called in Mayo, and snag-like rocks may be named from them. 

 • Canshindilla ; there is also a Shindilla islet near Murrisk in Clew Bay. 



3 Oak-names are very common on the mainland under Croaghpatrick. The Annals of Clonmacnois 

 give an interesting note (p. 15, ed. Rev. Denis Murphy, R.S.A.I.). " Many Loughs and Rivers 

 bioke out in their (Clann Nevye's) time. Many playnes were made by cutting down the woodes." 

 There were floods from want of trees, and the Clan erected many ratbs. 



4 A ehorospanhical desciiption of hlar Connaught, Roderick O'Flaherty, 1683, p. 12. 



