. A history of the County Dublin; the people, parishes and antiquities from the earliest times to the close of the eighteenth century. le natural chasm in the mountains called the Scalp,through which that road ^^asses. Numerous traces of j^ii^ievaltimes are to be found within its limits. The most remarkable ofthese is a cromlech almost equal in size to the one at Mount lies not far from the ruined church. As in the case of theMount Venus cromlech the roof rock rests partly on the ground,and Beranger has suggested that its position is due to the earth-quake which, according to his theo
. A history of the County Dublin; the people, parishes and antiquities from the earliest times to the close of the eighteenth century. le natural chasm in the mountains called the Scalp,through which that road ^^asses. Numerous traces of j^ii^ievaltimes are to be found within its limits. The most remarkable ofthese is a cromlech almost equal in size to the one at Mount lies not far from the ruined church. As in the case of theMount Venus cromlech the roof rock rests partly on the ground,and Beranger has suggested that its position is due to the earth-quake which, according to his theory, overthrew the roof rock ofthe Mount Venus cromlech. Besides this cromlech there the townland of Ballybetagh, a place of sepulture known as agiants grave, and Mr. Eugene 0Curi-y, when investigating theneighbourhood for the Ordnance Survey, found on NewtownMountain several stone circles and a cairn known as Ossians 74 PARISH OF KILTIERNAN. grave, and on the mountain of Ballybetagh traces of an ancientroad, which he liad no doubt led, in prehistoric times, to tliemansion of ai king, or some other person of importance (i).. Kiltiernan Cromlech. From a drairivg hi/ Mr. Visprr in Gabriel Bcrangcrs Sketch, Jhiol: At the time of the AughD-Norman conquest Kiltiernan and Glencul-len were jDortion of the territory of the Irish chiefs known as MacGil-lamocholmog, already mentioned under Monkstown as founders ofSt. Marys Abbey, and were included amongst lauds which thechief of that line at the time of the Conquest was allowed to long, however, they were granted by him to one of theinvaders, William de Carew, and were subsequently given by thelatter to the Abbey of St. Mary the Virgin—a gift which had readyconfirmation from Jolm, son of Dermot, the direct descendant ofthe chief who founded that establishment. At Kiltiernan the whitemonks erected a manor house, which they occupied from time totime, and it was probably in connection with their residence therethat at t
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