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was found. The tower is finely built on a rock ; it is .34 feet in 

 diameter at base, and 65^ feet high, with five storeys. The door has a 

 round liead, with mouldings and pellets. The existing windows are, 

 respectively, the west in third storey, head — angular outside, flat inside ; 

 south in fourth storey, round outer head, flat inner ; north-east window 

 in top storey square and short. ^ The legendary name and story are 

 Cloice Dysert," or Clogas na Dysert, and that the tower grew in one 

 night. It is shown as perfect, "Desert and Carrigeene, a steeple, or 

 watch tower," in 1657 (O.S.A., 42 and 49 ; Petty, 72). Descrq^tion — 

 Fitzgerald, i., p. 332 ; R.S.A.I., vol. i., sor. iii., 1868, p. 56, E. Brash ; 

 ** Memorials of Adare," p. 212 ; Dunraven, " ^^otes," vol. ii;, p. 22, 

 and Plates Ixxvii. and Ixxviii. 



99. Drehidtarsn-a^ (21). — A parish in Coshmagh and Upper 

 Connello. Drochetarsna, 1201. G. de Mareys did homage to Bishop 

 Hubert for Drethenarsna, or Drethenetarsna, 1223 (B.B.L., xxiii.) ; 

 Drohidtarsna, 1418 ; Dreliidtarsna, 1615 a. Site — The I. C. church is 

 on the old site. 



100. KiLDiMO (12). — A parish in Kenry. Diomma (son of Cass, 

 king of Munster), c. 450, was of Cill Dioma, in Caenraighe, May 12th, 

 c. 480. Kelldima, 1201 ; Kildyme, 1302. In 1358 David Dencourt 

 heldKildim perpetual vicarage, which, on his death, 1363, was granted 

 to John Pastyn, a poor priest (Cal. Papal Petitions, iii., pp. 329, 398) ; 

 Kildyma, 1418 ; Kyldymma in Kenryhurragh, 1586 (Peyton, p. 217) ; 

 Kildimo, with Killecollum, Kilcurrely, Killasuragh, and Killenarrigie, 

 inKenry, granted 1666 (Act. Sett.), MapD.S. (B), 16. Modern 

 I. C. church on the old site. 



101. Cull AM (12). — Same. Kelldacolura, 1201 ; Kildacolum and 

 Kildimo churches assigned to the Archdeaconry, 1204 ; Ecc. 

 Kyldacolum, with Kyldyma, 1418. It is identified with Ballicalhane 

 by Eeeves, but Petty shows it at Killacolum, or Cullam Castle, on the 

 Maigue, 1657 (D.S. (B), 16 ; and Petty, 70). Site— Forgotten in the 

 townland. 



102. KiLLULTA (123). — Same. An ancient parish, perhaps Kyltuly, 

 in deed of G de Mareys, 1228 (B.B.L., xxiii.). Glanmithithig, 1410. 

 Gleande church, 1418 and 1657 (D.S. (B), 16). Pococke calls it, in 



^ See vicAvs, Plate X. 



- Dr. Eeeves identifies it with Clonbalitarsna (B.B.L., p. 8), but there were 

 other compounds in the Limerick place-names, such as Dromtarsna, near Temple 

 Glantan (Peyton, p. 124). 



