Here is a story which my teacher heard from an old Killaloe fisherman. (Mr Frank Johnson Pier Head Killaloe) while fishing with him on Lough Derg many years ago. It brings us back to the days of Brian Boru.

"About two miles to the north of Killaloe a sharp point juts into the lake and is called Rinn na mBan" point. The townland from which the point emerges is called "Baile Cográin" from Cográn who was steward to Brian Boru. Cográn was an officer in Brians own regiment of local Dalcassians. Attached to the queens household was a beautiful girl named Marban with whom Cogran's son was deeply in love. It was customary for the ladies of the court to walk by the shores of the lake at "Rinn na mBan" This ground was