'' Ford of the Biscuits '' is only about 6 miles away on the Arney river a tributary of the Erne.'' The Town '' Ford crosses the river Claddagh in the townland of Furnaceland near the village of Swanlnbar. It is largely used at the present time.There are bye-paths and lanes in almost every townland in the parish. A path along the bank of the River Claddagh and connected with the church in the village is called the Mass-path and is still in use. In mostof the townlands there are Mass paths and funeral passes. In the townland of Cornaga there is a pass called '' the pass of the living and the dead. ''

the evictions. He was considered harshTithes were collected in this district by the grandfather of Mr John Goud. Furnaceland Swanlinbar Co. Cavan.When the sheriff came to execute a decree and to seize the cattle the family and their neighbours all turned out with sticks and stones and tried to prevent this. There was a often a fight and people were arrested and put into jail.

The village of Swanlinbar or An Muileann Iarainn got it's name from the smelting industry carried on in the district hundreds of years ago.The smelting furnaces were built in the townland still called Furnaceland. Along the bank of the river Claddagh in the townland of Garloral traces of the old kilns may still be seen. Iron is plentiful in the district but the quality is poor and smelting was discontinued over 150 years ago.Swift, Sanders Darling and Bar were Scotch planters who controlled the industry at one time.
They built up the village and called it Swandlingbar locally it is still
called '' Swad ''.The village was long noted especially over Ulster-for it's mineral wells. There are 4 within easy reach containing the minerals-sulpur, chalybeate iron and magnesia. The late Bishop of Kilmore most Rev. Dr Finnegan

respect from (6)(d) There is a fourth fort in the townland of Moneydoo in this parish. The field is owned by Mr William Hicks of Tirmoonan in the same parish.(e) A fifth fort is in a field belonging to Mr Frank McGovern Gubnafarnham, Swanlinabr, Co. Cavan. It contains a well called Pollmagorm and a cave (f) The sixth fort is t be seen in a field owned by Mr William Moffat, Furnaceland, Swanlinbar Co. Cavan
All these forts are circular in shape
They are never ploughed. Hay is grown on them
(54) In connection with (6) an incident was related by Mrs McGovern aged 70 of Drumbarr in this parish. A man named Pat Drumrn of the same townland went one day to cut down a tree the hatchet was covered with blood. He stopped the work immediately.
His brother-in-law Owen McGovern of Drumbarr was one night coming home through the fort. He got in on

that it was never tilled. This field probably gave the townland its name. Furnaceland - a townland in which the iron was smelted. It dervies its name very probably from Furnis.Uragh - a name given to a townland which was noted at an earlier date for its plantations and probably yew trees.The Strait - A name given to a hollow in Commas townland up near Cuilcagh mountain. The Knocken - A field in the farm of Mr Patrick McGovern. Borim Swanlinbar. It is a high bank over a river with a lone bush growing in it. Mallai Buidhe - a field owned by Mr Peter McGovern. Teeboy, Corlough Co. Cavan covered with yellow buachlanns. Borim - A townland ridge shaped like a cow's back. Coragh - A townland in the parish of Kinawley near the village