Power — Place-Names and Antiquities oj S.E. Cork. 31 



Streamlet." Dan Twomey, a highly intelligent [rishian, pronounced then 

 for me. O'Donovan, however, makes it C. Cniadain — Knedan's Corner," 

 and the pronunciation of Mrs. Desmond, of Curraghdermot, agrees with this, 

 Area, in two parts, one of which is all wood, 183 A. 



The separated parts of the townland are not coterminous. On Cool- 

 knedane Xorth there is a circular lios of medium, or average, size. On 

 Coolknedane South is a group of three pillar-stones (four feet high) in line. 



Curraghdermot, Currach Diarmada — "Dermot's Marsh"; a large 

 townland, comprising a considerable area of mountain. Area, 719 a. Here, 

 in the late eighteenth century, lived one of the lesser Irish scribes, Cotter 

 by name. There are some antiquities on the townland, scil — a cill, or ceal, 

 site, a half-lios on the mountain, three pillar-stones, aligned and about four 

 feet high, in the same locality, and three medium-sized Hoses. All three 

 lioses (or two of them! are, I believe, on Dowley's farm. 



S.DD. Two Pot House. (O.M.) This is a lonely cross-roads on the 

 mountain top. It derives its name, and whatever distinction the latter 

 confers, from a public-house, or shebeen, which once stood here. This 

 wretched establishment was so low that a tall man could not stand upright 

 within it, and there were two pots on the chimney; whence the name. 

 Another account, collected seventy years ago by the Ordnance surveyors, 

 traced the origin of the name to the use, by the patrons of the house, of only 

 two drinking-vessels, one of which was a two-pottle, or gallon, measure ! 

 A man was hanged here between two butts (carts) for participation in some 

 carawath outrages. 



Paire a tSuidheachain — " Field of the Sitting-Place " ; from some rough 

 seats of stone, occupied on Sundays by the rude forefathers of the hamlet, 

 while they discussed the crops, O'Connell, and Eepeal. 



'• The Ceal (Cill) " ; A corner of boggy land near Mrs. Desmond's— a very 

 unlikely place for a church site. Local belief, however, is positive that 

 the place was a cill, and, in a matter of this kind, I take tradition to be 

 sufficient evidence. 



Cnapog — "Little Hillock"; a sub-div. comprising upwards of 100 acres. 



Moin na gCoir — Meaning unknown. The name is applied to the little 

 bridge beside the cill site above mentioned. 



"Firmount." (O.M.) A modern fancy name, less foolish than the general 

 un of such names; there is a mount in the present case, and a few firs. The 

 name designates a sub-division of considerable extent. 



Kn'OCKXAGARE, Cnoe na gCaor — li Hill of the (Rowan) Berries." 1 give 

 the name as I got it, though I have some doubt of its accuracy. O'Donovan 

 also renders it Berry Hill. Area, 48 a. 



