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'Ath a Duine Mairbh — " Ford of the Dead Man," i.e. — Ford in which the 

 corpse was found. 



An Loch — " The Lake.'' a natural water-tilled basin, an acre or so in extent, 

 situated in a mountain patch. 



Garkyduff, Garraidhe Dubh — "Black (i.e. Peaty) Garden." Area, 578a. 



This townland, though belonging to the present parish, really lies within 

 the barony of Kinataloon. Like the adjoining Garrylaurehce, it is unusually 

 rich in antiquarian remains. There are, or were, five lioses — three, at least, 

 of them chambered; there is also an interesting ceall. Of the lioses the 

 most remarkable is " Lisard," on William Mahony's farm. This monument is 

 well deserving of its name; it crowns the apex of a conical hill, commanding 

 a magnificent view — bounded to north and east by the distant Galtee, 

 K: ockmaeldown, and Comeragh ranges. I.ios Arcl is chambered and double- 

 ramparted, [ts outer wall must be over ten feel in height, and the inner 

 court about half an acre in extent. In the same farm is a second lios — Lios 

 Iseal ("Low-lying Lios"). Connery's farm had a small, circular, chambered 

 lios; hut this lias been completely destroyed. A fine lios, however, survives 

 • •ii Shea's farm; this is of huge size, surrouuded by a high rampart, and is 

 also chambered. There was a tilth lios — on Daly's farm — but it, too, has 



d levelled 1 hning demolition operations a curious object was found: 

 this was a cross-inscribed stone 11 inches in length by 9 inches wide. The 

 inscribed cross, which is 8| inches tall by o\ inches across at* the arms, 

 show.- rude I I top and base of shaft. Transfixing the cross 



obliquelj iut •' inches long, ami an inch or so wide; whether 



tin- 1, or an intentional addition, it is difficult to decide. This 



\ of a cross-inscribed stone in a lios is remarkable. The ceall or 

 killeen. on M well over an acre in area, occupying the eastern 



pe of a small hill. Plan of tin- enclosure is oval rather than circular. A 

 2 feet I 7 feet in height, surrounds the once sacred place in the 

 usual way, ami, within the enclosure, at its eastern side, lie two or three 

 large flagstones. Close by, hut on the outside of the fence, is a boulder, 

 G feet 1 . on its face a cup-shaped hollow (bullan) inches 



in diameter by 8 inches deep. 



>M'. I. -.:.. he Riabhacha — " Little Grey Lioses"; the strange name 

 is now applied to a laneway. 



Lios Ard — as ab 



Cill'Ard — "High Early Church Site"; the ceall on Mahony's farm, 

 al >■ ive described. 



Pairc n i —"The Rock Field." 



