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side of the embankment. These measurements tally well with those of 

 Dimcla, near Granard. In clearing the northern fosse of accumulated mud 

 for topdressing, two bridges of clay were discovered across it, leading to a 

 corresponding gap in the embankment. It may be doubted if this was a part 

 of the original construction. In the townland of Lettercrossan, Patrick 

 MacDonnell remembers that in emptying a fosse, on the Monaghan side, of 

 5 or 6 ft. depth of mud, there were found at intervals along the sides battens 

 or balks of round timber resting against the original slopes as though they 

 were stays. One end was pointed and charred, and driven into the ground. 

 Also horizontal sleepers were found lying transversely across the bottom, of 

 about 2 to 2| feet in length, and roughly mortised at each end to the sloping 

 side-timbers. The length of these latter is uncertain, as the wood was decayed ; 

 and probably a portion of the top had entirely disappeared (see diagram, 

 PI. XVL, fig. 1). A wooden bowl, quite soft with age, was found in the mud 

 at the bottom. The only other articles discovered were a rectangular piece of 

 sandstone about 2 feet long, which showed traces of having been used as a 

 whetstone, rubbed down in the middle. Also in Corinary some rounded 

 stones, about 7 lb. to 1 stone in weight, were found together in the ditch by 

 Kettle. 



So far as to the structure and direction of the Worm Dyke from 

 Clones neighbourhood to Dartrey. Some of the names of townlands on 

 the line seem significant. Drumurcher (mentioned above), " the ridge of 

 the cast," i.e., of a spear or a sling-stone. A projecting boundary townland 

 near is called Kacreeghan, the rath of the boundary, where is a large fort. 

 Next to Dyan, " a stronghold," lies Tonnagh, " a rampart." 



On the east of Dartrey demesne and south of Lisnalong, " the Lis of 

 the Boat," where is a large earthwork with three ramparts, lies Moylemuck, 

 "the bald hill of the pig," on the county verge. 



In Farney, however, the Ditch seems to have been quite erased for a long 

 distance, till we reach the neighbourhood of Coolderry. In 1835 O'Donovan 

 recorded discontinuous traces of the entrenchment existing about one mile 

 south-east of Carrickmacross ; in the townlands of Tullynaskeagh, Xewtown 

 (a subdenomination of Corkeeran or Mullaghmacateer), and Drumboory, 

 which is near the county verge at Coolderry. Only a depression in the 

 ground is now to be found at one point. The direction followed was from 

 L. Naglack along the boundary of Tullynaskeagh to Drumboory Lake through 

 Mullaghmacateer and Corkeeran. Close to Ballynaskeagh is Tober-na-mucky, 

 " the well of the pig," in Leonsgarve. Northward the Worm Ditch followed 

 the boundary of the Co. Monaghan till it met that of the Co. Armagh. 

 Here in the townland of Drumgristin, close to L. Ptoss, a segment is marked 



