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cist with their heads towards the west. They were supposed to be 

 Christians and reburied. The bones of two others were found in the 

 chamber of Shallee cairn. Tlie larger skull in this case was most 

 fortunately preserved. We do not recall any dolmen in Clare, other 

 than apparently that at Croaghane church in Ballinphunta, that 

 has not been opened and searched for treasure. 



l^UMBEE OF Dolmens in County Claee. 



We may now bring together the approximate results of the several 

 sections of our papers on the Dolmens of Clare, the barony of 

 Ibrickan being, so far as we know, devoid of these monuments. 



Barony 



Small 

 Cists 



Dolmens 

 and large 

 Cists 



Complex 

 Struc- 

 tures 



Enclo- 

 sures 



without 

 Cists 



Giants' 

 Graves 



Sites of 

 unde- 



scribed 

 Cists 



Totals 



Burren, 





7 



22 



8 



5 





3 



45 



Corcomroe, . 





1 



7 





1 





1 



10 



Inchiquin, . 





4 



20 



4 



3 





3 



34 



Islands, 







1 





2 







3 



ClonderalaM", 











1 





- 



1 



Moyarta, 







1 











1 



Bunratty Upper, . 





6 



6 



2 



4 



2 



3 



23 



Lower, . 





1 



2 





1 





3 



7 



Tulla Upper, 





4 



17 



2 





3 



7 



33 



, , Lower, 





1 



8 







4 



2 



15 



Total, . 





.4 



84 



10 



17 



9 



22 



172 



There must be added to our list of 1897 — 



BuEBEN — Gleninshen, Baur, Berneens, Ballyganner j^orth and 

 Ballyganner South (add two for each). Also Craggagh, Glensleade, 

 Poulbaun, Iskancullin, Creevagh, Eannagh, Termon, Coolnatullagh, 

 and Poulaphuca. 



CoECOiiEOE — Caherminane, Calluragh, two, one in and one "near" 

 Ballyvoe, and Ballynahown (? 2). 



iNCHiQum — Teeskagh(2), Parknabinnia (3), Commons, Leanna(2), 

 Tullycommaun, Callan (2), Roughaun, Toormore, Caherblonick, 

 Bally neillan, Kilcurrish (2). 



