School: Cnoc an Éin Fhinn (Birdhill) (roll number 13991)
- Location:
- Cooleen, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0539, Page 102
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- Derrycastle the residence of Sir. James Spate was at one time one of the finest mansions in Munster. It is situated between Ballina and Portroe overlooking the lordly Shannon. Mr. Spate was a protestant and had particular hate against the priests. On One particular night he was coming from Killaloe and he met the Parish Priest of Killaloe who was the late Rev. Fr. Collier. They had some altercation with regard to Mr. Spate's servants not attending Mass. He abused the priest and spit at him and the priest said to him "Get away you scoundral, when you'll arrive home you'll have something else to trouble you." So he had. When he arrived within a mile of his mansion he saw it in a blazing furnace. Nothing could be done to save it and no one made any attempt to save it. It is an old ruin from that day to this and as a parting shot the priest said "Derrycastle without an heir" and neither was there.
The is an old ruin near where I live. It was originally owned by a family named Ryans and they had the most(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Teefey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coosane, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Michael Teefey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Occupation
- Railway worker
- Address
- Coosane, Co. Tipperary
