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recently fallen ; there are also the foundations of the east gable. A local red 

 sandstone is the material used in the masonry throughout. The ancient 

 cemetery — an acre or so in extent — contains nothing of very particular interest. 

 At west side of the enclosure is a roughly squared block of hard sandstone or 

 conglomerate — 3 feet by 2 feet by 1 j foot —which looks like an ancient 

 termon stone. At any rate, it is of evident antiquity. A table-tomb covers 

 the last resting-place of the once notable Coppingers, of Barrycourt. The 

 now negle:ted monument was erected in 17" 



The name Kileurfin is puzzling. 1': ibly it is the equivalent of the 

 popular Irish des _ i, Cill Coraicbin — "Church of the little Swamp." 



It may at f. ^eem unlikely that there could be a swamp at such an 



elevation. Let the Kileurfin. however, but cross the road which 



runs north and e andary wall of the cemetery, and scale the 



fen' • of the road. There, in the field before him, separated 



fmiii the in the spring, pond and 



trvival of th<- a d morass. In this connexion, t«>o, it is 



the north is named 



f the equation —Kileurfin = Cill 



the form, Kileurfin. It occurs, 



d, in the Taxation of Pope Nicholas 



bite -.veir." 1 



Eilkill '' ' K:!' urfine (Inq. lac. I >. 



in a field at west side of main < X. S S 

 imestone slab informs us it was— 



WisK, E 

 A.I'. 1798. 



•it on the road where formerly was a rock, 

 .'■'.:■ W 



.ntreabhii '. - The Willow's Homestead." 



• T indinark by the roadside. 



—perhaps "Testifying Rock"; compare Cloch Labharais, 

 also = the outline, backbone, or verge. In the 

 is a remarkable limestone outcrop. 



!• may be inter**- •• here that the word torn is used locally to designate a 



small :: \rry water, e.g. for irrigation. 



