School: Eaglais (roll number 15027)
- Location:
- Eglish, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0314
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“The Dillon family of Clonbrack got the Clonbrack property from a family of the O'Kellys who were the original owners”
The Dillon family of Clonbrack got the Clonbrack property from a family of the O'Kellys who were the original owners. They (the Dillons) were created Earls of Clonbrack for their services to the British Government after 1798, AD and the Union 1800 AD. It is told that the O'Kelly were the owners and the Dillons were tanners living in the vicinity. One of the O'Kellys, who was weak-minded, is said to have taken some hides from the tanners and the Dillons reported this matter and got young O'Kelly hanged by the British and their property confiscated and given over to themselves 0 the Dillons.
The mother of the young heir of the O'Kellys "cursed" the Dillon family and prayed that the father might never see the son of age (that is 21 years). This "curse" seems to have fallen on the Dillons for each old Lord Clonbrack was always struck by blindness before his son reached the age of 21 years.
This curse was afterwards removed by the Parish priest of Fohenagh, a Father McKenna, who it is was very friendly with the Clonbrack (Dillon) family. After this the old Lord was able to see his son coming(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Séamus Ó Conghaile
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Eglish, Co. Galway