School: Killea (roll number 14460)
- Location:
- Killea, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Éamonn Mac Craith
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- The First Carden
Patrick Egan used hear the old men telling these stories when he was a young boy fifty and sixty years ago.
Written into this book, Jan. 1937.When Cromwell came to Ireland he had a miller named Carden. When he had beaten the Irish he paid his soldiers with the land he took from the Irish. At that time there was a gentleman living in Killea, his name was Carroll. Carroll was hunted and Cromwell gave all Carroll's land to Carden. That was the first Carden to come to this place.
Carroll had a castle near Barnane. Carden had that castle pulled down and he built one for himself
- Informant
- Patrick Egan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Park, Co. Tipperary
