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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Acadetny. 



The Deanery of Ballingarry (Garth). 



The deanery covers the remainder of the Ui Fidgeinte and Ui 

 Chonaill tribe land. Tlie little tribe of Corca Muichet has left its 

 name at Corcomohide. The name of the deanery is taken from the 

 walled town of Ballingarry (Garthbiboys), or Garth, the centre of the 

 Toghe Gortcullen, or Gortcolligon. 



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The Deanery of BaUingarry. 



191. Ballingarry (28). — A parish in Connello Upper, round the 

 conspicuous mote -like ridge of Knockfierna.^ It is said that a templary 



1 Cnoc Firinn, the reputed residence of the fairy king, Donn Firinn ; Knock- 

 feran-agonell (Ui Chonaill) in 1590 map (Hardiman, T.C.D., No. 56). The form 

 Knockfirin lasted far down the nineteenth century, and lingers among the peasantry. 

 The other fairy hills of the Dalcassian kingdom were Knockainey, from the ban- 

 shee, Aine ; Grean, from the banshee, Grian, of the bright cheeks ; Craganeevul 

 and Tobereevul, above Killaloe, from the chief banshee, Aoibbill. These were all 

 fairies of renowned beauty, but the Elack Head in Burren (Can Boirne) had a 



