Kane — Additional Researches on Black Pig^s Dyke. 541 



Here at Ballinamore a distinct tradition exists that formerly the Black 

 Pig's valley ran west to Drumshanbo at the south end of Lough Allen. Its 

 continuation from Dowra on the north shore of that lake has already been 

 described to Lough Macnean, Lough Melvin, and Bundrowes' river at Bun- 

 doran. In confirmation of this I found that at Eoosky the tradition is 

 distinct that it ran from that point of the ♦Shannon to " the Shannon Pot," 

 which is the local name of the source of that river about three miles south of 

 Lough Macnean, not far from the base of Cuilcagh mountain, a distance by 

 land and water of about forty miles. To return to Ballinamore, and 

 follow Keating's Meath frontier east : — 



" To Drumlane." It, therefore, must have passed close to Garadice, 

 formerly known as Lough Finvoy. An island in it contained a fortress 

 called " Clogh-insa-na-torc, i.e. the stone fortress of the Hog's island."^ 

 Perhaps a reference to the tradition of the Black Pig, whose ramparts 

 must have passed near. 



"Drumlane." The Abbey of Drumlane at Milltown. 



"Till one reaches the Magh." Possibly Castle Saunderson race- course, or 

 Eedhills. 



" To the Cumar of Cluain Eois." Clones. 



Here I may add some intermediate points between Drumlane and the 

 parish of Drum near Clones. Drumlane people state that the line of earth- 

 works., formerly ran east of Stag Hall, and west of Belturbet, crossing the 

 river below that town. At Eedhills the route is stated to have been from 

 Milltown (Drumlane) to Killabandrick lake, on to Eedhills, passing on the 

 south side of the village, through the demesne, and east to Drumcor lake in 

 Monaghan, where we have formerly identified its remains. 1 am also 

 credibly informed by a resident in that neighbourhood that traces of its 

 ditches are still recognizable at the ruins of Magheralin old church and in 

 Eedhills demesne. 



The next locality given by Keating is " Magh Cnobha." I have already 

 suggested that this should be Muckno, i.e. Castleblayney. Father Walsh 

 corroborates this, as being "nunc yn<MiT " in the MS., that is, "The Pig's 

 Swim." Thence passing near Carrickmacross it ran to the Dorsey camp- 

 Here I may mention that Shantonagh, near Bellatrein, probably refers to the 

 site of " the old rampart." 



' A passage in the cAicpeim conJAit clAininjiiig shows that, according to this ancient 

 story, Bundrowes river was then the western terminal of Uladh. It describes the 

 partition of Uladh into a northern and southern territory. Fergus Mac Leide was given 

 the latter, "from the Banu river to the Crowes." 



2 Cf. Ann. Four M., a.d. 1257. 



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