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covered with dead from Carneochy (Loughbricland) to Glen- 

 righe (Newry). Irian, King of Ulster, perished in this battle, 

 and the victorious brothers, known as the three Collas, descen- 

 dants of Con of the Hundred Battles, afterwards marched on 

 the Royal Palace of Emania, near Armagh, which they 

 plundered and burnt to the ground. The rector had with 

 some trouble got the entrance to one of the souterrains cleared 

 out, and so enabled many of the members to investigate the 

 primitive residence of the cave-men. The way was then 

 retraced past Loughbricland, so called from a contemporary 

 of King Connor MacNessa named Bricrind of the Poisoned 

 Tongue, who by his bitterness of speech so inflamed the 

 jealousy of the Royal women invited to a feast in his celebrated 

 halls of Dundrum that all threw themselves upon the protec- 

 tion of their husbands, who were only too eager to uphold the 

 honour of their houses, and then delivered " the battle speeches 

 of the women of Ulster " so celebrated by the Celtic bards. 



A pleasant drive through the undulating hills, along the 

 winding lanes showed a plentiful harvest now safely gathered, 

 and every appearance of comfort and prosperity in the snug 

 homesteads and well-stocked yards. On the invitation of 

 Captain Douglas, J. P., the party inspected the two very fine 

 forts at Lisnagead, which are of great dimensions, each enclosed 

 by two outer rings of earth and three deep fosses, all in splendid 

 condition, and well worth going any distance to see, as doubtless 

 they are two of the finest forts in close proximity to each other 

 in Ulster. Captain Douglas also showed the members the 

 horns of an Irish elk dug up in his demesne, and otherwise 

 entertained the party, giving away specimens of the common 

 Laurel covered with ripe fruit quite as large and as black as 

 wild cherries, which is a rarity in this country. 



A rapid drive soon brought all safely into the town of 

 Banbridge, where justice was done to the good things provided 

 in the Downshire Arms. After tea, the Vice-President, F. W. 

 Lockwood, C.E., thanked those who had assisted the Club 

 during the day, more especially J. Temple Reilly, J.P., and 



