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(28) County Kerey. 



To complete, if such a word be permissible, our notes on the Lower 

 Shannon Valley, we must give the tree-names in North Kerry ; in Iraghti- 

 conor barony and up the valleys of the Cashen, Galey, and Feale in 

 Clanmaurice and Trughenacmy along the borders of Co. Limerick. We find 

 a Eusheen on the Shannon ; but (as so often) it is impossible to tell whether 

 the word means a " wood " or (as most likely) a " point." We find Derra and 

 Kylatallin, with perhaps Aughanagran and Glensillagh, or Sallowglen, and 

 Coolbeha (birch corner). Up the watershed of the Feale and its sister 

 streams are two Derryras, Derryco, on the Cashen, the Derras and Derry on 

 the G-aley, Knockaderreen on the hills above Duagh, Derreenduff and Derra 

 near Brosna village, where the Clydagh joins the Deel. The other names 

 are few, and of but little interest. 



In 1583 we get far less help from the Desmond EoU than we might have 

 expected. Olanmorris is given on sheet 52 ; Iroughte Ikkonghor (Iraghti- 

 conor) on sheet 53. A few names may be collected — Dirrenmonmore on the 

 mountain of Slewlogher, Garrentenna and certain specified lands " ultra 

 boscos," Knocknemony on Slewloger, Garrandarragh and Koylmoore (54),^ 



The Civil Survey description (1655) of Iraghticonor is believed to be lost ; 

 but the Down Survey Map shows a large wood along the western end of 

 Aghavullin parish and others about the middle of Listowel parish. It marks 

 a Moybilly near Liseltyne, showing the site of some venerated tree. The 

 imperfect account of Clanmorris gives us no mention of woods from this 

 survey. 



Like most of our work, the present Paper is preliminary, not exhaustive ; 

 clearing the way and collecting authentic material for subsequent students. 

 As such we present it to the Academy, hoping that it may be found of value 

 to the historian, topographer, and student of forestry, for whom but too little 

 material is as yet available.^ 



1 See also Hardiman Maps, 2, 56, 63. 



^ My thanks are especially due to Mr. M. J. McEnery ; but I owe not a little to Dr. George U. 

 Mac Namara, Mr. James Mills, and other friends. 



