School: Tigh Molaga (C.) (roll number 12457)

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   sank 'neath the wave,
   But she joined him there, in one short year
   In that land beyond the grave."

   Her father Barry óg) didn't last long after Eileen
   So three lives were lost because of the whim of Barry óg.
   And ere another year has flown, Barry óg he too is gone.
   He sleeps beside his fathers, in the land he calls his own."

   There is an old ruin near Kilmalooda, it is supposed to be built in the same century as Timoleague Abbey - the 14th century. At a distance, it looks like an immense ivy bush it is so overgrown with ivy. When you would get to the top of this, you would have a view of the countryside for miles around.

   Mrs O Connor who lives in Lislevane told me about "Downdaniel castle" as her son lives near it, and my Uncle, Timmy Collins, who lives in Gurranes, told me about the crosses.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Caitlín Ní Miodhache

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs O Connor

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lislevane, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Timmy Collins

   Relation

   Relative (other than parent or grandparent)

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Garrane, Co. Cork