But Leamhchoill (cap. 14), where he is said to have first arrived in the north side of the island, should be Ochoill; for Leamchoill is in the west continent, whence is a ferry-port into the island, and Ochoill in the island, on the north side thereof, hath a port for boats to arrive, named from Ochoill; and another called Port Caradoc, from St. Caradoc Garbh, to whom Kill-na-manach church in the island is dedicated. Near this port is the Poole of Lough-na-keanainne, whereof mention is made in St. Enna's Life (cap. 19, col. 2). There is but a straight ship-road between St. Gregorie's Sound, on the east of this island, and Tract-each, or the Horse's shore on the midle island. But before I goe further, I reflect upon an old saying I often heard, thus: "Athenry" was, Galway is, Aran shall be the best of n-eaċ, the horse's track or shore. This name yet exists, but is corruptly pronounced Traghteagh. For its origin, see Colgan, loc. ult. citat. ch. xv. where the situation of the shores above alluded to will be found accurately described. The other places on the islands and west continent mentioned above, are Leamhchoill, see p. 64, noted, where Leamhchoill is mentioned as being on the island of Garomna, above called "the west continent." The Leamhchoill mentioned in the Life of St. Enna, is the place on the great island called Ochuill, where the great stone, "lapidem grandem," on which he sailed from Garomna isle to Aran! is still shewn, about half a mile north-west of Cromwell's fort. It is a huge, rough rock, and is called the currach stone, from curach, a boat. Port Caradoc.-Now Port Couroogh. the See No. 8, in the list of the churches of Aran, given note (*), p. 74, ante, for Killna manach church, dedicated to St. Caradoc. A village in Kilmurvy townland is still called after him Couroogh, Cobapubac, q. d. Caradoc uogh. Lough na Ceanainne. This is the pool or lake, called in the Life of St. Enna, "Stagnum na Ceanainne," and it is still known by the same name. The tide now mixes with it. the three." Which may be interpreted that Athenry was the creation of a baron, and afterward the creation of a viscount of Galway was at this point the three following ancient territories met, viz., Aidhne, the country of O'Heyne and O'Shaughnessy, Hy-Many, and Hy-Briuin Seola, now the barony of Clare, originally the country of O'Flaherty. The castle and town afterwards built at this ford of aż na Roig, were named from it Ath-en-ry; or as written in the oldest Anglo-Norman records, Anry. Camden supposed that this was the Auteri of Ptolemy; see Gibson's Ed. vol. ii. 1831; but if that great antiquary had been acquainted with the Irish language, he could not have advanced that supposition. Some fancy that the castle here was built by King John; but it is well known that he never crossed the Shannon. It was erected by the AngloNorman barons, about A. D. 1238, among whom were the Berminghams, who afterwards possessed the castle, and became barons of Athenry. In A. D. 1316, a fatal battle was fought here between the Irish and English, in which the former were defeated with great slaughter. This battle, which led to the entire subjugation of the western Irish, is described by the Four Masters at that year; and also by Conly Macgeoghegan, in his translation of the Annals of Clonmacnoise.-MS. Lib. Trin. Coll. Dub. E. 3, 8. For an "old saying" similar to that above quoted, see Stanihurst in his "De was scription of Ireland," written A. D. 1576, and printed in Holinshed, vol. vi. Lond. 1808, p. 30, where, describing Drogheda, "There runneth a blind pro he says: phesie on this towne, that Rosse was, Dublin is, Drogheda shall be the best of the three." It is amusing to see how gravely our learned author explains this "blind prophesie," which was evidently borrowed from Stanihurst, and applied to the above localities, as it was to many other places in Ireland. It is stated, that 'Athenry was the creation of a baron," by which our author meant, that the place gave that title to the Anglo-Norman family of Birmingham, in Irish called Mac Feorais. This ancient barony is supposed to have been held by tenure, and not by creation. It is now in abeyance, but may yet occupy the attention of the House of Lords. The last claimant for the title, Edward Bermingham, Esq., spent his life and fortune in pursuit of it, and died in indigence, leaving it undecided. A treatise on the extinct and dormant peerages of Ireland, and the successful and disappointed claimants of Irish titles, including, of course, the celebrated and romantic Annesley case, would prove a most interesting and instructive piece of Irish history. One of the few successful claims of this nature, made of late years in Ireland, was that of the Netterville peerage, established by the Editor, in was conferred on Rickard Earl of Clanrickard, extinct with his son. the late lord marquis, and now Aran hath the creation of an earl. The midle island of Aran containes eight quarters of land, where there is the like old fortification" as in the great island, named from Connor Mac Huathmor, brother to Engus of Dun-Engus, as the tradition goes. Hallowed places in the isle are, our Blessed Lady's chappell; St. Kenanack his chappell; a hallowed place, called Atharla Kenerge; and the chappell of Seactmicrigh, or the seven sons of a king. Tradition goes, that St. Kenanack was a king of Leinster's son, and Kenerg, a king of Leinster's daughter. Her well is there in a rock, and never becomes drie. In this island is a great deal of rabbets. Hence eastward, to Tract-each, in the third island, is another streight ship-road, called Bealagh-na-fearbag. The third island of Aran, Inisoirthir", or the Eastern Isle, soe the person of the present Right Honourable Lord Viscount Netterville, A. D. 1834. Old fortification. For this and the "hallowed places" mentioned above, see the lists of the Pagan and Christian remains on those islands of Aran, pp. 74, and 76, ante; also Ogygia, pp. 175, 6. Instead of referring to tradition for Dun Conchabhair, as in the above passage, our author might have quoted the authority of the Book of Lecan. That valuable collection of ancient and authentic records relating to Ireland, is now in the possession of the Royal Irish Academy. • Her well. This is a beautiful spring, and is still called Coban na Cindirge, or St. Kenerg's well. Bealagh na fear boy, -in Irish, bealac na Feapbac, the foul called sound mentioned above, will be found noticed in the sequel. P Inisoirthir.-Ins Opip. It is now generally called the South Island, and is divided into four Carrows or quarters, which are known by the following names: Carrow druim Arlamain, Carrow Castle, Carrow an locha (so called from a lake there named Loughmore), and Carrow an phoillin. In A. D. 1717, April 17, Edmond Fitzpatrick demised the whole island of Inisheer to Andrew French, of Galway, merchant, for thirty-one years, at the yearly rent of £100; with liberty to cut and carry away as much tatch from Straw Island (Oileán a tuige) and Bunacosh in the Great Island, as should be necessary for the houses then, or thereafter to be called of its situation from the two other, contains four quarters of land, with a castle on a height. This island was also called of old Ara-Coemhan, of Saint Coeman of the antient Dal-Messincorb built, on Inisheer. On 26th February, A. D. 1754, John Digby demised Inisheer to William M'Namara, of Doolen, County of Clare, for a like term, at £90 yearly.-Orig. Leases. The "castle on a height" in this island, is O'Brien's castle, now in ruins. It is said to have been built by them in the fourteenth century; but was broken down, in A. D. 1652, by the Parliamentary forces. The lake called Loughmore in this South or Small Island of Aran, if opened, would form one of the finest harbours in Her Majesty's dominions; vessels would be as safe in it as in any dock. It lies at the mouth of the South Sound, which is the best entrance into the bay of Galway; and vessels could reach it at all times. The distance from this lake to the sea is not more than 300 or 400 yards, at an elevation of sixteen or eighteen feet; and the harbour would accommodate 500 ships of any size; it would at least accommodate as many as could ever be expected to come to it. In the passage to America, it would be the most convenient harbour on the western coast of Ireland. See, in the Report of the Select Committee on Public Works (Ireland), A. D. 1835, the evidence of M. O'Malley, Esq., Q. 3287-3297. This alone ought to ensure a preference for Galway, as a family, western packet station, beyond any other part of the coast of Ireland. 4 Saint Coeman.-Brother to the celebrated St. Kevin (Coemgene) of Glendalough, in the present County of Wicklow; and born of parents of the first rank in Leinster, about the close of the fifth century. St. Coemhan is the most famous of the saints of Aran. He is believed to have often abated storms, and dissipated mists, after having been piously invoked. It happened not long since, that a native of Iniseere, and two of his sons, were fishing off the island; a violent storm suddenly arose, and the father and one of the was. family, descended of the kings of Leinster, brother to St. Coemgin, Abbot of Glindalogh, and likely disciple to St. Enna, as his brother He lies buried in this island, on the north side of the church dedicated to his name; where he is worshipped the 3rd of November. There is a marble stone over his tomb, with a square wall built about it, on a plain green field in prospect of the sea, where sick people used to lye over night', and recover health of God, for his - Lye over night. This is still the custom here, and cures are said to be frequently performed. The grave, or, as it is now more generally called, the bed, or place of rest, is believed to have the miraculous power of adapting itself to the size of every person who lies in it. Pity, as the lively French traveller Latocnaye might here exclaim, that the bed of Procrustes had not the same accommodating quality! Among the cures said to have been performed, may be classed the following 66 EXTRAORDINARY CURE AT ST. AUGUSTINE'S WELL, NEAR GALWAY, ANNO 1673. "Examinations of withnesses tacken, sworne, and examined beffore us the under written persons, both of the clergie and laytie of the towne of Gallway, about an extraordinarie delivery, and speedy amendment happened to Patricke Lynche, sonne to Patrick Lynche Fitz-Maurice of Gallway, merchant, and Redise Lynch, at St. Augustin's well, neare Gallway, on St. Barnabie's day last, being the 11th of June, 1673. "Patricke Lynch of Gallway, youth, sake. adged fourtine yeares or thereabout, being examined, voluntarily deposed uppon the holly Evangelists, that hee was visited with a most grivous, desperat, and dangerus disease, and given over by all doctors to be incurable, and could not eate one bite since Ester last, and what little sustenance of milke hee would take hee presently wometted the same, soe as all things were prepared for his death, and no humane hopes of his recovery, and was, in that maner, like a deade body, brought to St. Augustine's well as afforsaid, on the 11th day instant, and there was totally diped in the said well, having no fileing thereof, and being brought upp was wraped by Mary Burke into a wollin plaide, where hee slumbered about a quarter of an houer, untill his mother wocked and stired him, and there wept, and grivously blamed his mother for stiring him, having seene to him, that hee sawe Our Lord Jesus Christ and his blessed mother, and a multitude of brave winged birdes, and desired his mother to bring him a cupe of water out of the well, and thereof drunke three draughts, in the |