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Fort in ruins). The usual plural is Mothair. The local pronunciation is, 

 however, Machaire — " Plain (or battle field)." Area, 904 A. 



The sole object of antiquity is a pillar-stone of the type which I have 

 designated Castlelyons. The present specimen, which stands on Sweeny's 

 farm, measures 5 feet by 5 feet by 2 feet. 



S.DD. Pairc na Carraige — "The Bock Field," in which stands the 

 pillar-stone just mentioned. 



"Barrymore Barn " (O.M.). 



" The Piper's Bush," on the road to Coole. 



Bdthairin an Phuca — " The Pooka's Little Boad," leading towards Coole. 



"The Camp Field," "The Yeomen Field," and Pairc Mhairgheaid 

 (" Margaret's Field ") = fields. 



Pellick, Peillic. Meaning obscure. Very likely the name signifies 

 " Hide-Covered Hut" : cf. the Latin pellicula. Compare also Ballinphelic, 

 barony of Kerrycurrihy. Canon O'Leary, however, in whose parish the 

 townland lies, considers that Pelic must be the same as JBcl-lcicc. Against 

 this has to be recorded the fact that no stream or river flows through the 

 townland. Area, 324 a. 



Pellicke (Inq. Car. I). 



On the townland is, or rather, was (for it has been destroyed), a large 

 circular lios. Here I got the following place-name rami : — 

 "Peillic na gaoithe, 'Ard Bath an draighneach, 

 " Agus Baile mhic Shiomoin. Tri Baile is measa eois Brighde." 



Windele 1 quotes a petition, dated Sept., 1667, from Kennedy O'Brien, 

 of Peilicke, to Lord Barrymore, in which the petitioner complains that, till 

 transplanted, he had an interest in the ploughland of Peilicke, with his sun ; 

 that he compounded afterwards with Lord Barrymore for said ploughland ; 

 that the son died, and that now the son's wife refuses to acknowledge her 

 father-in-law's claim. In response to this petition the daughter-in-law is 

 summoned to appear and plead a defence. 



S.DD. An Maoileann — " The Bleak Eminence." 



Pairc a Leacht — "Field of the Grave Monument." The Leacht has 

 entirely disappeared. 



"Mundher Wall," a field-name, of which 1 can make nothing. 



Eatiibakuv, Bath an Bharraigh — Idem. Area, 47 a. 



1 Ms. R.I. A., 12, I. 11, p. 101. 



