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Dartrey Forest, formerly the estate of the Dawson family H6117 : Inner Lough island and the history of the Dartrey estate, is now managed by Coillte for forestry. Their woodmen have continued to spare this lone clump while felling all the surrounding trees as shown here in 1989. The hill has been referred to as McMahon’s castle, which long pre-dates the Dartrey name (the McMahon story:
Link ). The unfelled trees to the right and beyond the clump stand on Black Island where there is the Dawson Temple H6116 : The Temple on Black Island - Restoration . Dartrey Forest also boasts of some fine old oak trees which, thanks to Coillte and the Dartrey Heritage Society, are being preserved Link (Archive Link )