School: Ballyboy
- Location:
- Ballyboy, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Mrs Gath
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- The Mound of Earth which appears on the roadside between Kilcormac and Tullamore is part of the ancient Eiscir Riada
In a tombstone in Mount Bolus grave yard there is an inscription
Her lies - O'Molloy who wore the Pitch-cap in 1798.
Broughall Castle. 1 mile from Kilcormac was built in the time of King John.
"Grissits" or stone utensils which people used for holding tallow & into which the dipped their rushes are still in some homesteads here.
There is a story told locally why rushes are withered at the top.
At this time good rushes were very valuable as they were used for lighting purposes.
A man owned a crop of rushes which he prized very highly. A certain
- Broughall Castle 1 mile from Kilcormac was built in the time of King John.
- "Grissits" or stone utensils which people used for holding tallow - into which they dipped their rushes are still in some homesteads here.
- Informant
- Miss Molloy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilcormac, Co. Offaly
- There is a story told locally why rushes are withered at the top. At this time good rushes were very valuable as they were used for lighting purposes. A man owned a crop of rushes which he prized very highly. A certain(continues on next page)
