210 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Crosaire na Caillighe— "The Hag's Cross-Roads." The eailleach in the 

 present instance was no female of supernatural origin or powers, but a poor, 

 unfortunate old creature, whose dead body was found here by the roadside 

 upwards of a century since. 1 



Bealach Abhann — " River Passage "; a ford in the Bride river. The place 

 is now spanned by an iron footbridge ; but wheeled vehicles still use the ford, 

 as did their predecessors in the spacious days of ( 'arthage and Colman. 



1 'aire a' Leasa— " Lios Field." There is no lios on the townland at present, 

 but the name shows that things were not always thus. 



Ballyokan, Baile Ui Odhrain — " O'Uoran's Homestead." Area, 575 a. 



Ballyorane (Deps. 1652). 



Towards north side of the townland, on .lames O'Brien's farm, is a ceall, or 

 presumed early church site. There are no remains of the church, nor even 

 traces or tradition beyond the field-name — An (call. 



S.DD. Bothairin an 'Atha— " Little Road of (to) the Ford." 



"The Long Quickeen," a field. 1 am unable to explain the name; possibly 

 it has reference t" a former quickset fence, or it may be coicin, a " cock's 

 comb." 



"The Cautheach ( Caiteach)" — "The winnowing iilace." 3 



Sean Abba — "Old River"; the brook or stream which drains the town- 

 land into the Bride. 



i'b na Dniimfhinne — "Swamp of the (Legendary) White-hacked 

 I 



trobebt, Baile Roibeardaigb — Idem. According i<> a note in the 

 11 3 Field Book the castle and townland derive their name from a. Robert de 

 Barry, by whom the Btronghold was originally erected in 1325 as a frontier 

 defence of his barony. Area 169 a. 



Ballyroberts, ats town, al Ballygobnett. (Deed of sale, 1702. 



Vid. Cori Journal, vol. \xii, p. 102.) 



Portion of the townland runs into the neighbouring parish of Knock- 

 mourne. On the townland arc a ruined castle, a Hoi] Well and a lios of 

 unusual character — all on Mr. Mackey's farm. The castle stands in the 

 farmyard; its remains consist of a keep, or rather peel-tower, minus its 

 south side, which has been blown completely out. In the second story are 



Surrey Field l!.».k. 

 " ^ ini ia done in the open, and was generally the work of women. The venue 



» lb a slightly elevated spot unsheltered by trees or fences, and the time— a day windy 

 but fine. Light sieves were the only implements or machinery used. The operator, 

 facing the wind, raised the sieve of corn to height of her shoulders, and allowed the 

 a intents to fall in uniform stream to the earth. Needless to add, the ground was covered 

 with a winnowing sheet. 



