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of oaks and trees : 1296, Dermaho (Darrachmochua) Derakyn (in Corkmoyth , 

 Atlidare; 1296, Darigalvan and Kylgrene (with Lisgrene), probably a wood; 

 1321, Skaghmorlan, possibly near Croom ; 1323 Kyllynte, a plea about trees 

 in same, between W. Lereedekene with David Beaver and Alianor le Blound 

 (White), &e. 



The Woods in 1583. 



(20) We have cast the Limerick portion of this paper on different lines 

 from those followed in Clare. There, as far as possible, we included all 

 historic side-lights and names with our only, but full, early survey under the 

 map-divisions. Here we keep together the remarkable mass of facts con- 

 tained in the great surveys of the confiscated estates taken after the rebellion 

 and death of the unfortunate Gerald, Earl of Desmond, the main surveys 

 being the Desmond Koll of 1583, and that of Christopher Peyton, compiled 

 three years later. Peyton^ premises that a cantred contains thirty villata, 

 each capable of sustaining 300 cows. Munster (excluding Tomow, Clare, or 

 North Munster) had seventy cantreds. He unfortunately, in his elaborate 

 statements about the woods, gives us no definite measure of their extent. 

 Condensing his notes — Small County had woods, or underwoods, at Crean 

 and Glenogra. Pubblebrian had Kilballyregan and Kyllcloghe woods, with 

 a salmon fishery at the latter, in Cloughytacka. In Clanwilliam were 

 certain valueless underwoods at Corbally, near Limerick city, and woods at 

 Templenemounda, which was waste (21). Courtbrake Manor, between 

 Mungret and Limerick, had a wood or underwood called " lez shrubs." In 

 OwNEY barony, or Wony Mulrian, Bealruffhin wood is named. Coonagh 

 had woods, underwoods, and timber trees at Kyledromelare in Grene, and 

 Kyllduff wood in Asgrenan in Arra (241). In Cosmaye we find Kylne- 

 gioghe wood, and that of Ballinfroyne at Aeylacka, and Beabus near Adare 

 (233, 177). In the Toghe of Beuree we find the Maigue Valley was then 

 well wooded and with underwoods. There were " several trees named Ashe " 

 at Cloneferty, Ballyfowken, Ballynowrane, and Palmerston ; Lysshenaconnoe 

 on the Maigue was waste and very well wooded (37-39). Cossetleeough, 

 the country round Kilmallock, was cleared (236), but there were woods at 

 Kilfynney near that place, and also at Scortnageeragh. Kenry or Kenry 

 Hurragh (of Curragh) had good woods and underwoods, with timber trees at 

 Curragh and seven other woods adjoining. The chief of these were named 

 Kyllkenry and Bellaghnecranney. There were fisheries on the Maigue and 

 Shannon, which seem to have gone with these woods in the old tenure. 



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