Fenagh Great Breffni School and College Founded by St Killian, St Patrick's Nephew
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St. Killian's God.
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A Funny Story
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Luke Killian, Fermoyle, Lanesborough, Co. Longford told me this story.
Old Crafts
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by Thomas Killian aged 65 years of Cloonbearla.
Fenagh Great Breffni School and College Founded by St Killian, St Patrick's Nephew
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throught the household and even Mrs. O'Rourke, Eoghan's beloved spouse, can't account fore the 'stranger's presence'. The execution of the intruder is ordered. Eoghan remembers his bargain with St. Killian the evening before -- no land for college or church up-keep save by our saint's Almighty Allpowerful God making Eoghan Dubh ORuairc as nice featured as St. Killian himself. The saint is sent for with all possible haste and when he arrives he at Eoghan's request relates what happened. He tells Eoghan and his people that he prayed for Eoghan's transformation and now Killian calls on Eoghan and his people to worship the Almighty God, Who gave them such a striking proof of His Divine power. That morning marked the end of sun workship in Fenagh; all joined Owen in praising
My Own Townland
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The name of my townland is Fermoyle. Fermoyle is taken from the Irish name fear maoil (bald man)
There are fourteen farmers houses in Fermoyle. Killian is the most common name. The population is over seventy.
Some of the houses are thatched and others are slated.
There are three people over seventy in Fermoyle Dan Killian, John Killian and Mrs Killian. They know no Irish because no Irish was never taught in their time They can tell English stories.
In former times houses were more numerous in Fermoyle. There are the ruins of two or three houses and one large castle in Fermoyle. There is the ruin of a house belonging to Aine Hanley in Michael Kearney's ground. There is the ruin of another house in Dan Killians ground
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“A woman living in Killian - about a 1.5 miles from the Shoe road between Malin Tonn and Malin Head...”
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A woman living in Killian - about a 1.5 mile from the shore road between Malin town and Malin Head, and altogether about 3.5 miles from Malin town - was one night crossing the Glen or Ravine which separates the townlands of Killian and Ballagh.
She became aware of a man following her. She waited but he slackened his pace. He continued to follow her till she reached her own door, when he disappeared.
The next day she heard that this man was dead and that he had not been in the vicinity of Killian at all.
Told by Kathleen Starrett, Killian, Malin, Co. Donegal
N.B. The woman in question was her aunt.
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Our saint was commissioned by his uncle to interview the chieftain king -- Eoghan Dubh, Black Owen O'Rourke of the city with the object of getting a grant of land for the upkeep of his monastic school & church.
These two men met first at the castle gate. The imposing & impressive Killian excited the admiration of Eoghan and his druids. Killian becomblingly greeted his lordship, told him what he wanted for the greater honour & glofy of the One Supreme God of heaven and earth, allpowerful, filled with love for all mankind. "I ask this favour", says Killian, "for His sake. Ia am his servant now addressing you, great King of this illustrious city of Conacian Kings.
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I ask for this Pagan King, which means his transformation to my personal appearance.
Awaiting sunrise all the king's retainers, himself and his family were up to do homage to the orb of day at the Druid's altar ston still on its old bed-rock near Killian's well, gracefully poised on two upright stones and sloping towards the north. It is nearly twenty feet in length. The king hastening to join his people that morning after Killian's prayer, when passing a large mirror sees not his face of the previous evening but that of st. Killian fair, gracefully chiselled and exceptionally handsome. The master of the household seizes Eoghan, calls him everything except a gentleman, inquires how he dared take the rooms and belongings of his old master. There is general excitement
Hedge-Schools
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Long ago there were Hedge Schools in this Parish. One was at The High gate in the Townsland of Ballybeg. Mr. Killian and Mr. Dunne taught in this little house or school about 150 years ago. Mr Killian was an ancestor of Mr. Killian from Ballybrien. Mr Dunne came from Ring near Tyrrellspass, Co. West Meath. At that time the teacher lived in the school because it was his own house. Grown up people attended this school. Some of them came a long distance to be educated. The teacher taught school at night sometimes and the only light they had was Dipped Rushes. The men worked during the Summer and Autumn so that they would earn enough money to pay for their education during the Winter. They had to pay the teacher a penny a day and bring one sod of turf each day for the fire. The Parish Priest examined the scholars from time to time and he put the best educated of them to teach a hedge school somewhere else. There was another hedge school in the townsland of Coole. Mr. Burke was the teacher's name who taught there.
He was a small farmer and he started
Killian
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About three miles north of Ennis in the parish of Kilraught stands a hamlet named "Killian." In Killian there is an old ruin said to have been built by "Naomh Fían" and from that saint, Killian got it's name.
Near the ruins stands a large stone said to have curative possessions. In the centre of the stone there is a well and neaver to have been dry winter or summer.
Around the well (around) are nine little pebbles. The well is supposed to be able to cure warts on the hands and feet. People got here to be cured and have been cured.
When each one makes a
The Púca of Killian
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The following is the story which I have heard about the Púca of Killian.
Once upon a time a farmer went out one evening on business, and didn't return or was never heard of afterwards. There was a search made that night, and the people had out bloodhounds sent by the police to trace the lostman. But no trace of him could be found. So it was the public opinion of the people that he was murdered by a society known as "The Mollies Men". It was on the top of the Killian Hills that he was supposed to have been murdered.
In after years an old man said that when he was coming from Ardara in the early hours of the morning after the man was murdered, he met a party of "The Mollies Men" carrying the dead body of a man on a door, and they let him off with his life on the conditions that he would never mention that he met them, by putting him on his knees to swear. So he never told about it for years after, when he told it as a secret but the secret like all secrets passed from one to another.
The men went across the Killian Hills in the direction of Boyle's Lough, and some say that his body was thrown into it, and others say that it was burned in a lime kiln.
The Pooka of Killian
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The Pooka of Killian was a ghost that roamed about the hills above Meenagran and Killian long ago, and often came down as far as the Meenagran road. He sometimes appeared in the shape of a big barrel and made a most horrible noise. The people were all afraid of him and in those days everyone had to have their cattle in off the hills before sunset for he usually appeared after that hour and no one dared to go out after sunset. It is said that a good holy old man took courage to go and meet him. The pooka told him that he was a man of the world once and for some reason or another he could get no rest in the next world. But the good old man never told what that reason was but whatever he did or got done the pooka was never
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Eoghan replies "Your king. Whom you call The Almighty Lord God of heaven and earth according to your testimony is able to do anything & everything He likes. My terms on which I give you ample land area for monastery & church upkeep are that your God make me as handsome and inspiring looking a figure as yourself -- no noterh terms -- that concession I demand and this will be a test of your Gods omnipotent power. Killian answered that that seemed a very unreasonable demand and that it was very difficult for him to ask the Great God of all power Who created both of them as they then appeared to make such a transformation as that. "No land for you," replied Eoghan, on any other condition.
Killian's soul, full of the
Local Fairs
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Local Fairs
The local fairs are generally held in Creggs, Athleague, Ballymoe, Castlerea, Roscommon, Fuerty, Dunmore Ballygar, Ballinsloe. There is a fair green in Creggs. Some times the cows that are brought are put in to the green. The fair green belongs to Michael Kilby. Mr Kilby does not charge anything for the green. There is a fair green in Athleague. It is owned by Mr Killian. The horses are put in to the green for safety. I think Mr Killian charges 2d or 3d for the use of the green with a horse. And the sheep are held on the street in pins. The sheep
My Own Townland
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My townland is Fermoyle in the parish of Rathcline in the barony of Longford.
There are fourteen inhabited houses in Fermoyle. The population is seventy. Killian is the most common family name. There are four Killian families.
Three houses are two storey and slated the others are one storey houses. All are thatched except one which is tiled.
Fermoyle is divided into two parts
The Old Schoolhouse
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There is an old School in Croghan. It was built in 1833-34. It was opened as a School in August 1834. The name of it is Cannakill (Ceann na Caille).
The people of Croghan subscribed the money to build it. Mr. Dunne was the first teacher who taught in it. He taught in the Hedge school at the High Gate before there was any National School in Croghan. His daughter taught in the school too. Before the teacher's residence was built the teacher lived in one end of the school. There were three rooms and a kitchen in it. There were two rooms upstairs and a room and kichen downstairs. When the teacher's residence was built the school was made bigger. It was divided them and half of it was for the boys and the other half for the girls. Mr. Killian was the next teacher after Mr. Dunne. Miss Meagher was the first lady to teach in the school after it was divided. She lived in Rhode. Mr Casey succeeded Mr. Killian as
The Roads of the District
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which used to be used years ago and which are of great service still. There is a short-cut which runs from Drimlatafin road through hills and fields to the Drimnacapple road. This path serves as a short-cut for the Drimlatafin people going to Frosses, and it is also useful for children going to school. There is also a short-cut from the Keelogs road through the hills to the Ardaghy road. This path is useful for Drimlatafin people going Ardaghy chapel. There is about half an hour of difference in these paths and the road.
The people of this district say that there is a ghost at the crossroads where the Killian road joins the Corraduffy road. There were two girls and a man coming over the Killian road one night and they saw bush on fire. But when [the?] they looked at it the next morning it was there the same as before. Two other people saw a ring of lights dancing through the fields beside that crossroads.
Coopers
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A, Whearty, St. Brigid's Tce from Miss K. Moore, Bleachyard
Noggins, platters, wooden spoons and firkins were made by coopers - amongst whom were - a man named Killian, who lived in the Bleachyard; Farrel at the Dublin Bridge, in a littlehouse where Brophil's (?) Hotel now stands. A third cooper was called Hynes.Mr Killian carried on a good trade as he engaged a boy to wheel his wares for sale, around the town, on a barrow. He usually sold on market and fair days.Firkins were wooden tubs, somewhat like small churns, used for packing butter. They held about 16lbs. Butter was packed in these and wooden lid nailed down tightly. A firkin was usually buried in the bog, which preserved the butter for years.
Hedge-School
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There was a hedge school master in Darogue about a hundred years ago names James Killian. The pupils used to give him a little money and bring him two sods of turf every morning for fire. It was held in an old barn. The children used give him a penny a week each
St Patrick's Well
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St Patrick's Well
here, as the water was long held to be particularly efficacious in cases of loss of appetite, It was firmly believed by the old inhabitants that a drink of the water restored the appetite even if one had eaten but an hour previously..
It is generally believed that when St. Patrick visited this well he used the water to baptize the neighbouring converts.
This information was given to me by Mr. M. J. Killian, Ballybrian, Fahy.
Betty Killian, Ballybrian, Fahy, Offaly.