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Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail
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    N.B. Many of the references herewith have been already mentioned in connection with other sections.
    (a) Battlefields. (The Battle of Manister Oct 2nd 1579 between Malby leading a mixed force, and the Geraldines. See Dowd: "Round About Limerick." also Lenehan: History of Limerick the former quoting from the latter who takes his account from the Four Masters) The people of Manister generally are acquainted -traditionally-with the knowledge of this battle without any precise knowledge of its date. Mr. H Costelloe of Gurrane, Manister, Mr. O'Grady (Do) "Fort Elizabeth" Mr. Ed Hartigan and others point out in a general but indefinite way that the battle was fought to the Southeast of Tory Hill on the left bank of the Sruthán an Tarra and between the latter and the Mainiprip an Donaig. A mound in Mr. Costelloe's farm is marked on the Ordnance Sheet 6" No 31 as "Sheenaffanog Fort". From observations made already under section 55 at will be deduced that some 60 years ago this mound was believed to been a burial mound. A similar but much larger mound exists at the back of Mr. Ed. Hartigan's house Garrane - same 6" sheet 31w This fort as it is now called was according to local opinion used as a burial ground up to 80 years ago, a man named Liston remembering folk to be buried there. Liston however is
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    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Croom, Co. Limerick
    Collector
    Daithí Ó Ceanntabhail
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
    Mr Costelloe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrane, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr Edward Hartigan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr O' Grady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fort Elizabeth, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Quain
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    Over 86
    Informant
    Patrick Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Croom, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Patrick Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fearoe, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Thomas Madden
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    38
    Address
    Monaster, Co. Limerick