Our house on the Survey Map is called "Aughclare Mills".
It stands beside a little stream.
This stream runs under a bridge, and this bridge divides Horeswood parish from the parish of Cushinstown. We live in Horeswood parish, but if any us put our foot a yard past the bridge, we would be in Cushinstown parish.There is the ruins of an old castle in Terrerath about half an English mile from our house. This castle was built by the Normans, some centuries ago. Gold is supposed to be buried under this castle.
Several people have dug for the gold from time to time, but not a trace of it did they find, because on every occasion they only remained a short time digging as they thought that every stir was something supernatural

A man named Killcoo and his brother lived in Ballinamona or Horeswood as it is also called long long ago. He had a bit of land and with his brother he used to till it. One of them would pull the plough and the other would shove it.
One day as Killcoo was mending the plough a man

Aclare is situated in the parish of Horeswood and in the barony of Shelbourne. The "village" as the group of eight farm-houses is locally called is situated at the foot of Sliabh Coilte. In the neighbourhood is the local shop and two other straggling farm-houses and a labourer's cottage complete the group of houses.Most of the houses have their land adjoining, and this land is considered very good both for tillage and pasture. The houses are mostly the old type of farm-house. Some of them are thatched more slated, and a few are partly modernised, one portion being thatched and the rest slated.The townsland which is officially known as "Aughclare" and locally as "Aclare" got its

time afterwards the police were about to arrest him for drowning the girl. When he found out that the police were after him, he got his money, put it in a trunk and buried it in the Island. He kept a big black dog and when he had the money buried he cut the dog's throat and left him minding the money in the devil's name and for years after the dog used to be seen back and forward from the Island to Aldertown. No account was ever got of the man after. Several people saw the dog and when a priest used to be going on a sick call the dog used to try and stop him. At that time, a young priest from Horeswood banished him and he was never seen again.Told to me by my father who heard it from the old people of the place. Nellie Shannon

There is an old school in Dunmain.
It is nearly forty years ago since there was school going on in it.
It was converted into a residence and the teacher lived there for a number of years. The teacher's name was Miss Mackessy and she was teaching in the new school in Gusseranne. She retired a few years ago and now lives in Horeswood. The school is still in Dunmain.

of years ago. It was closed a few years ago. It is called the Arm because it is long and there is a bend in it. It was the main road long ago to a dwelling place called Dyces.
There are the ruins of an old castle still there. There is a cross between Whitechurch and Horeswood. It is called "the Burned Schoolhouse Cross" It got that name from a school which was burned there. It was a hedge school. There is a lane near Compile called, "The Long Lane" because it is three quarters of a mile long. There is a road beyond Ballysop called "the Glocth" It is not known how it got that name. It is an Irish word. Some people say that there were children buried there during the famine times. There is a road in Dunganstown called The hand because there are five roads meeting and a sign post

was leaving Horeswood.Father Ryan's Farewell.
My friends I must part from Horeswood,
And all I loved so well,
My Bishop's say, I must obey,
And can no longer dwell,
To Galbally he has transferred me,
For their Pastor there is gone,
To him the praise for endless days,
For the God is Three in one,
Farewell to Ballykelly,
Where my friends are one and all,
To Whitechurch and to Duganstown
And also Father Wall,
And each townsland in this Parish,
I bid you now adieu,
It very trying on Father Ryan,
My friends to part from you.11
Farewell unto Dunbrody,
It's a Monastic ruined pile,
Where in former days,
Hymns in Gods praise
Ascended from each Isle,
Farewell unto Kilmallock,

There is a man living in New Ross now, named Nicholes Fleming.
He was born in the Rower. He was a waiter in the Good Council College in New Ross, but he is now a poet. He writes poetry and sends it to the Printing Office in Wexford to have it reported in the New Ross Standard.
A labourer named Ned Shalloe makes up songs about local happenings. He was born in Fisherstown and worked in Whitechurch for a time and is now in England.
There was a great poet living near Hook-Head named Michael O'Brian. He was called the Wexford Bard. He died about twenty years ago. He made songs about local happenings. He composed one about Father Ryan C.C. leaving Horeswood, and another about a ship called the Alfred-de-Snow sunk outside the Tower of Hook. This is the song written when Father Ryan

The name of my home district is Knockea. It's Parish is Horeswood or Sutton's, and is situated in the Barony of Shelbourne. There are ten families and forty six people in it. The family name most common is O Connor. There are now two O Connor families, but in former times there were three O Connor's in Knockea, the third family emigrated to America, and the house is now occupied. There are no thatched houses in Knockea, they are all slated.
The word Knockea means The Hill of Hugh, Cnoc Aodh.
A Saint is connected with this district. This saint lived in Kilmokea.
There are two or three men over seventy in my home district. There names are -: Martin Finn and Richard Finn. There were more houses in Knockea long ago than are now. The land is hilly and good with little bog.
There are no rivers or streams.

The name of my District is Tinnock. It is in the Parish of Horeswood and in the barony of Shelbourne.
There are thirteen families situated there. There are 79 people in the District.
Sutton is the most common family name in Tinnock. There are many different Types of houses some of them are thatched but the majority are slated. There were a number of houses up on the hill and they are called the houses on the Hill. There are four people over seventy in the District.
Mr Kavanagh tells Irish Stories and he sings Irish and English songs.
The houses were more numerous in former times. They are in ruins now. The land is mostly hilly but there is very rich land there also.
There is a stream called the mill-stream where a man by the name of Jonny Doran was drowned 18 years ago, when he was coming home from Campile. There is a river called the watering ground. People catch fish there very often.
Miss Biddy Sutton went to America from Tinnock 40 years ago.

The following is a list of Gaelic place-names in the Ballykelly division of Horeswood parish or of townlands adjacent to Ballykelly school district.Bánafaira (bán a' féire), probably the Grassy Field, situated in Strokestown.Bánaheencha, (Bán na hInnse) probably the Island Field, situated in Strokestown.Ballmeen - (Ball Meadhon) probably the middle district, situated on top of Camblin Hill.Carrigaloo - (Carraig a' lúigh) probably the Rock of the Shouts) situated in Dunganstown.Tubbernakirka, (Tobar na Circe), (Tobar Coirce) either the Well of the Hen, or The Well of Oats, probably the former.The Crickeen - (An Cruicín) - probably a corruption of An Cruicín, situated in Camblin.