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Lough Erne
"The coast of Lough Erne in this neighbourhood is low and a very small portion of it belongs to Templecarn. The general climate of Tyrhugh is moist and damp."
Oral history and facts
A debate over the reliability of oral history, in which O'Donovan cites the heterogeneity of County Donegal local stories
Rivers of southern Templecarn
"The county boundary of Fermanagh runs in the centre of a stream 40 feet wide flowing from north east to south west for 10 miles and turning the mill above the village, passes through Pettigo and falls into Lough Erne at Burnfoot..."
St. Dabheoc's Seat and the old pilgrim road
"To the west of St. Brigid's Chair, and about two furlongs from the shore of the lake, but somewhat further from the chair, is situated on the very summit of a mountain a carn-shaped eminence, on the summit of which is St. Dabheoc's Seat..."
Templecarn is a "barren subject"
"The author of the following brief sketch, on first receiving a copy of the statistical queries, was for a considerable time in doubt whether to forward any answer to the inquiries proposed..."
The appearance of Lough Derg
"Lough Derg is a large sheet of water surrounded by black bogs relieved only by few detached cabins and patches of cultivation and its groups of islands..."
The bogs of Templecarn
"There is a vast extent of bog in Templecarn in which fir and other timber are found..."
The brooks and rivulets of Templecarn
"The parish [of Templecarn] is well watered, possessing a considerable number of brooks and rivulets converging from north west and north east towards the south and finally falling into Lough Erne."
The demographics of Templecarn
"Templecarn contains 794 families, 1,987 males, 2,185 females, 1,728 Established Church, 2,568 Roman Catholic, 97 Presbyterians, 4,393 total..."
The dimensions of Lough Derg
"The lakes [of the Parish of Templecarn] amount to 110, of which Lough Derg is the most extensive..."