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William MaeXamara. They found no traces of burial at its foot. It 

 may mark the limit of tbe lancis of Coad churoli, lying in line with 

 that building to the east. The name of the townland, Comfhod 

 ("equal length"), usually means "tombstone." It had been over- 

 thrown by a Ivilnaboy treasure-seeker in 1854, and is locally called 

 " Clochaliagaun." 



Tekmoneoe, Clonderalaw (48), near Kilmihil. Two pillars, each 

 7 feet 4 inches high, stand on a rising ground near a fort called 

 Kilbride. They are probably " termons," either of a lost church 

 of St. Brigid or of Kilmihil church. The defaced ring- wall of 

 Cahercanavaun lies to the north-west near a stream. 



Knockxafearbeeaga, Bunratty Upper (26). At Classagh. These 

 pillars are described before (vol. xxiv. (C), p. 97). Since this was 

 published, Mr. R. Twigge, f.s.a., called my attention to a fragment of 

 the Life of St. Mochulla in " Analecta Bollandiniana," xvii., p. 135. 

 This Life was vainly sought by Colgan 270 years ago ; and it is 

 interesting to find the saint's tame bull that could repel thieves and 

 wolves, which figures in the local legend of the pillars. This shows 

 well the persistence of accurate tradition in Clare. Had we the whole 

 book-legend, we might even find the robbers' " petrifaction," as in the 

 Life of St. Declan, &c. 



Basin-Stones or BrLLAUNS. — So far as we have noted, the following 

 exist in Clare, but there may be very many others. Of these twelve 

 are in burial-places ; seven (including groups of five and more) at 

 dolmens. Most are in sandstone blocks.^ 



BuKREN. — Cappaghkennedy (five at dolmen) ; Ballyganner (in dol 

 men cover). 



Inchiquix. — TuUycommaun (near fort) ; Correen (natural rock, a 

 holy well) ; Leanna (several near oratory and cell) ; Kinallia (near 

 oratory). 



Islands. — Kilquane (in a killeen) ; Clare Abbey (in abbey) ; 

 Killone Lake at south-east corner. 



Bunuatty TJrPEii. — Magh Adhair (near mote) ; Kyleane (called 

 Uoughnambraher, in a killeen) ; Kilvoydan, Bally vergin, Fomerla 

 (in a killeen), Fiaghniore (two) ; Rathclooney (two). 



1 Notes on the Clare buUauns may be found — Leanna (Dr. G. U. MacNamara), 

 R.S.A.I., vol. xxvii., p. 77; Kyleaan (Killian on map) (Miss G. C. Stacpoole), 

 ibid., xxxiv., p. 190, and (a list by us) p. 191. There is a flattish shore-stone 

 hollowed into a shallow saucer in the Saint's church near Ross in Moyarta, hardly 

 a true bullaun. 



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