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S.DD. "The Brown Bog." 



"The Indies"; by stream side, on south boundary of townland. 



Tobar na Cuaiche — " The Cuckoo's (or the Goblet) Well " ; this well had 

 some reputation for sanctity ; " rounds " were formerly made at it, but they 

 have been discontinued for a long time. 



Pairc na gCapall — " Horses' Field." 



Cnocan Bathail — "RahiBy's Hillock"; this is a sub-division lying 

 towards the northern end of the townland. 



Pairc a Dallain— "Field of the Pillar-stone"; the name-giving dallan 

 has been removed into the next Held. 



Pairc an Chroicinn — "Field of the Skin (or Hide)." 



I 'urc na Ceardchan — " Forge Field." 



Baiinasiiii.i.ank. Barr na Si lean — " Hill of the Water Drippings." Area, 

 78 a. 



" Barnasallerc " is the form in the Down Survey Map, where, by the way, 

 the place is given as united to Ballyspellane, or part of the latter. The 

 whole townland is at present comprised in a Bingle farm. 



I. TOKDSTOWN, Baile an Elefortaig — Idem. Area, 218 a. On the town- 

 land there was formerly a lios of medium size, but this was levelled some time 

 Bince. 



s.I>I>. Laos Ard-Batha — "High-Bath Laos"; this was the lios which 

 has disappeared. The name is not necessarily tautological ; it rather suggests 

 a difference in meaning between lios and rath. Compare Lios Ratha 

 I • : muda at Ballygarvan, &c. 



i Inoc n i Muc — " Hill of the Swim'." 



Glknathonacash, Gleann a Tdnacais — " Glen of the Sliding (Bock)'' 

 Compare B rnatonicane, parish of Schul. Area, 307 a. Locally tonacas is 

 understood to be a rolling rather than a sliding. Application of the name 

 is explained thus:— Three giants dwelt respectively on three points of the 

 neighbouring bills, while their sister, who acted as laundress to the three 

 big brothers, dwelt on a fourth peak. From her lofty station the sister was 

 able to fling to the three brothers anything they required in the way 

 aeuta at each week end. Once the aerial service broke down, 

 and the parcel intended for one of the brothers fell short into the valley. 

 The giant affected by the loss suspected something amiss; he instantly 

 repaired to h 's mountain peak, only to find his worst fears more than 



confirmed, and the lady in a condition unbefitting, to say the least of it, an 

 unmarried female. The woman fled before his wrath, but the giant over- 

 took her at head of our glen, lie beat her grievously, and kicked her, 

 whereupon she fell, and, rolling down the valley, became transformed into a 



