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Carraigin an Aodhaire — "The Shepherd's Rock"; an outcrop of less 

 striking appearance, and smaller, than last. 



" Mile Bush Rock." A large limestone rock by the roadside. 



Ballyadam, Baile Mhie Adaim — "MacAdam's Homestead." MacAdam 

 was the Irish name adopted by a branch of the Barrys. Area, 256a. 



The townlaud is of very irregular shape. 



Ballyaddame (Inq. Eliz.). 



Ballybrittig, Baile an Bhriotaigh — " Britt's Homestead." Area, 724 a. 

 The townland is specially rich in antiquities ; the O.M., for instance, records 

 no fewer than seven lioses. There are likewise two Holy Wells, one each on 

 Mrs. Walsh's and Mrs. Murphy's farm. On the holding of Mrs. FitzGerald, 

 where formerly stood three or four lioses, only two now remain ; these are both 

 circular in plan, and of small size. There is one lios each on the respective 

 holdings of Jeremiah Corkery, Denis Mahoney, and James Twoiney. The 

 lios on Corkery's farm is irregularly circular in outline, and about a quarter 

 acre in area, with its fence partly prostrate and, where perfect, about five feet 

 in height. Mahoney's, Twomey's, aud Mrs. FitzGerald's lioses are much 

 the same size as Corkery's, just described, but in a somewhat better state 

 of preservation. " Bounds " and votive offerings are still made at both 

 wells. Of the two the well on Mrs. Murphy's is the better known. It 

 will be found — a quite open, clear, bubbling spring — within a fox-covert, 

 in the side of a small glen, embowered in willows. Although, teste Mrs. Murphy, 

 the well is sacred to St. Colman, the " rounds " are made chiefly on St. John's 

 Day (June 24th). 1 The well on Mrs. Walsh's holding is rarely visited now. 

 I found, however, one votive offering (a piece of ribbon attached to a tree) in 

 July, 1917. Forty years ago "rounds" were quite frequent there. The well 

 is on the eastern side of a glen slope. It is overshadowed by a group of ancient 

 whitethorns, and it is approached from above by a flight of steps, fifteen of 

 which are of stone. 



S.DD. Reidh na Saileach — " Mountain Plain of the Willows "; a consider- 

 able subdivision, regarded locally as an independent townland. The willow 

 in the present connexion is the wild mountain variety. 



Paircin na Fairrge — "Sea Field," because it affords a distant view of 

 St. George's Channel. 



Tobairin na Naomh — " Little Well of the Saints." 



Paircin a' Phiobaire — " The Piper's Little Field." 



1 It is very remarkable, by the way, how many wells are dedicated to the Baptist, and 

 how common are "rounds" on the feast of this saint. In this connexion proximity of 

 St. John's Day to the summer solstice — coupled with the popular bonfires on the preced- 

 ing evening — is suggestive of pagan association. 



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