Goromna Island.—Ante, p. [33].
Lough Bola.—Ante, p. [34].
Lough Cam.—Ante, p. [34].
Lough Hackett, formerly Lough Cimbe (pronounced Kimmay), ante, p. [157].—An allusion that, in all probability, refers to a siege of this crannog, occurs in the Annals of Lough Cé, under date A.D. 1067, where it is stated that Torlogh O’Brien led “a hosting to Loch-Cime.”
COUNTY MAYO.
Fig. 226.—General view of the Crannog of Loughannaderriga, Achill Island.
Loughannaderriga.—There are, doubtless, many persons who, if asked to point out the exact position of Achill, would be unable to do so, yet it contains an area of about thirty-six thousand acres, and a population which may be reckoned by thousands. Here, two miles from the village of Doogort, is an “imperium in imperio,” an island within an island, and this is believed to be, at present, the only authenticated crannog in Mayo, to which county Achill Island belongs. Loughannaderriga (the lakelet of the oaks) is about two hundred yards in diameter, and in shape somewhat inclined to an oval; it is environed by abrupt banks of peat, which, in recent years, have considerably encroached on the water-area. The bottom consists of deep, treacherous mud, so that an exploration could only be attempted by aid of planks, and even then a cursory examination was alone found practicable, the water not having been withdrawn by drainage.