but Tobae ua mbrnthar and Roisin aJ rcatl,v nolcd, ;.i:; wel l 'u; D~'r>kL,ad 11a mlJ1·atiwr and Casan na mbratihar, all close by, ~cem to be <rnsoei<ited with their activities h.crr~. Drcil'he:ul na mbraU1ar the remains of an old bridge sp•mning tale Clady river between the Friary and tireenans (Grianan). Dolmen in townJand of Friary in field above Lough Eske school on mountain side of Ceannachar. I did not yet get an opportu nity of CX:nmini!1g it but it is ~aid to consist of a ma~sivc ·CUp stone supported t y pi~lar st(mes. Ccsan na mbrathair marks the way leading f r o m Edregole (Eadar G~bh.ail) on northern shore of Lough Eske and leading to Glenfinn. It consists of sma11 cairns of qunrtz principally, at about distances of ,\ mil.e on this journey and served as a guide to tl :e B!·athair in mist and fog on their way over the Cruaeha Gorma mountains. They are still very useful as land-marks to shepherds when caught on mountain in foggy wecitlir~ r. Stone Cir'Cle ( '?) About two miles alo:'lg t'hc Casan na m-brathai~· ~re the Leachtai Bann at a p'.ace called Dubh Chro. It is only lately I chanced to hear of it and did not see it. It ih.as been des- · cribcd as 'a large stone circle on a height, the stones standing on end, a much larger stone standing outside the cirde. As i'ar as I C'an understand there are two smaller circles on lower ground near liand. There is not much opportunity of visiting it in winter. L1iachta Seain Ui J..iathain has been described as a large ·artif ~c.:i ::ll Carn cast of Loch Bealse3.d and near Casau pa mBrathair. I can find tto trudiliun· ill rcgai·d lo it ~o far. Lech Beal Sead takes its name probably from the sparkling sands and quarty eumpnrable to Scada or Seoda at its mouth where the Easdun<.iin issues to Lough Eske. It lies about midway towards summit of Cruacha Gorma. Oilean Ui Dhomhnall (Island O'Donnell) lies towards southern shore of Lough Eske off Ros Dubh. Areu ·about 5 roods. It is surrounded by a wall a':J:iut 10 or 11 ft. h:gh and 4 or 5 ft. in thickness. Wall substantially constructed of very large ston-<!s and mortat, containing many loop holes and buttresses. Large e11trance or gateway towards land. Apparently a stro!1gho;d or p:;;wc of dcfe1wc in retreat. T::1cre are the rui!"ls o{ a bc1ilding on North side of island. .r.,ocaJ Tradition states that Island O'Donnell was used as a prison by the O'Donnell Princes when they held sway in CaisJean an Uisce. (Ti is not known "~h.ethcr the:;;e p risoners were military or civil or both- perhaps hostages) . It is said that Island O'Donnell and Caislean an Uisce (about 2! miles distant) were connected by means of a tunnel. Cal1raic an Aifrinn in Goladoo, TownawiUy. Near hand there is a roc·ky f).eJd that wculd remind one of an cld burial ground. Some o.f the stones o:·cu·py strange positions b regard to one anot.he!· and it would seem strange that so many of them !:l'hould b~ so plaf'ed naturnlly. There is no local tradition,
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