Kilcornan Castle 24-1-38
The Kilcornan castle is situated in the yard attached to the Kilcornan House.This castle was built in the 15th century and it belonged to Edmond Burke the youngest son of the third Earl of Clanrichard. The castle is between 30 and 40 feet high and there is a murdering hole over the hall.There is a loop-hole in the castle for musketry.The stone staircase still remains. Proinséas Ó Murchadhe,Kileely.Obtained from Miss M.Redington,Kilcornan.Age about 78 years, Now dead.

The Two Parrots
There lived in Kilcornan some hundred years ago a minister and at the same time there lived another (in) minister in Tyrone Castle near Clarinbridge. They both had a parrot each, and the Kilcornan minister's parrot was able to say "The Lord's Prayer" and the other parrot was able to say The Lord hear you'r Prayer. One night the Kilcornan minister went to visit the Tyrone minister and he brought one of his servants with him. During their conversation each began to boast about his parrot so the Kilcornan minister decided to send his servant home for his parrot to see which of them was the wittiest. The servant got the parrot all right but as he was going to Tyrone he hit his toe against a stone and hurt it. He (began) got very vexed and said, "The devil kill the old minister" and he said this so often that the parrot picked it up. When he arrived at the castle he left in the parrot and went away again. Then the minister said to the parrot "Well my good man what have you to say"? and the parrot said, "The devil kill the old minister". The other parrot then said, "The Lord hear you'r Prayer."

Kilcornan Church 24-1-38
St.Cornan's church is situated in the Kilcornan demesne and is quite close to the village of Clarinbridge.There is a holy well called after this saint at Glenina on the south coast of Galway Bay. There are two parishes called after him in Limerick and Tipperary.There are also seven townlands of the name in Galway and Clare.This church was built in the 13th century and is still in perfect condition. Proinséas Ó Murchadha,Kileely.Obtained from miss M.Redington,Kilcornan.Age about 78 years.Now dead.

There is a road outside Ennistymon called Kilcornan road and there was a priest whose name was Corney living there. Before the priest dies he built a church and that is the reason it is called Kilcornan road. Kill means church and Cornan was the priest’s name

In the lawn of Kilcornan estate there stands an ancient Church. Over fifty years ago it was a ruin, but Mr. Redington then owner of the estate, built it up again, and put a paling around it. When making the paling he came across several human skeletons. They looked like human skulls with perfect sets of teeth. He put the skeletons in a box, and buried them in Roveagh grave yard.
After that he took suddenly ill, he was sent to Galway, and his last wish was to be buried in Kilcornan Church. He was brought back to Kilcornan, and buried in the little Church. A beautiful head stone was erected over him. The four walls still stand, but the roof is gone. The walls are coated with ivy.

Told by Denis Kelly, Kilcornan, Kilcolgan, Co. Galway. Aged 47.

A Story of Kilcornan House
Kilcornan House is a very big building. It was built over a hundred years ago by the Redingtons. Those people used to often go to Galway in coaches drawn by horses.
One day they went to Galway and left the maid to mind the house while they were away. In the evening she heard the noise of the coach and the horses feet coming up towards the hall door.

Kilcornan house is a mile and a half from Roveagh. There is an old castle behind the house. There was a family named Redingtons living in it long ago. They were very rich because they had a big holding of land. There was a woman living in the castle named Tilly. Everybody had to do what she would tell them. There was a Priest in Clarinbridge named Father Tully. He used to come to Roveagh on Sundays to read Mass. Tilly would not allow anybody to buy anything for Roveagh Church. She bought all the Statues that are in Roveagh Church and the stations of the Cross also. It was she that furnished it all. She had a few ladders behind the Church because if a storm damaged it one of the neighbours would repair it again.
Tilly was very good to the poor. She gave the people food anytime they came to her. She gave them money also. She is buried in a Church yard near Kilcornan house. There is a Head stone over her grave and her photo is on a stone beside her grave.

There is a townsland in the district of Pallasgreen called Kilcornan. Some time ago I heard how this place got its name
Long ago there was a churchyard in Kilcornan with a large oak tree at its entrance. One day however the caretaker of the churchyard cut down the tree but left the trunk standing. As time went past a large hole came in the centre of the trunk. About this time wild cats were very numerous in the country so some of them made their home in the old trunk. These were doing a great amount of damage to neighbouring farmers so they determined to do away with them by some way or another. One night when the wild cats were asleep some two or three fellows came along to the churchyard. They brought a bucket of boiling water with them and threw it on top of the cats, Having done this the men went ahide

Ogham on stones
About one hundred yards on the west of Tubberbracken well there are two flags of stone written on the stones are strange words unknown. The first stone is a square stone twenty two inches each side. The second stone is a rough stone with gaps here and there. Its about double the size of the first stone. There is a part of it in the ground. There are a lot of small writing on the second stone. Part of the writing gone by the gaps
The first stone is different from the second. There is about an inch of a space in all around. The writing is different from the second its a lot bigger. Nobody knows yet what it means.
Ned Kelly; Kilcornan, Kilcolgan, Co. Galway
Told by: Denis Kelly, Kilcornan, Kilcolgan, Co. Galway (age 47 years)

book by saying that the antedeluvian nymph, Cesir or Kesir, died at Cuil Cesara in Connaught, and that she was interred at Carn Cesra. According to the talented author of Ogygia this Carn Cesra "fertur fuisse" Knock Ma and that Cuil Cesra was near it. Here, in this locality was fought the great battle of Magh Macrumbe in which Art, King of Ireland, was slain, and the place where he fell is called Turlock Airt, situate between Moyveela and Kilcornan. The old hill of Knockma derived its name Castlehacket from an English family planted there in the thirteenth century, and the castle there was built by these Hacketts. Subsequently the estates were purchased by the Kirwans of Galway, in which family it still continues in Colonel Kirwan Bernard. As to the derivation of the name I give his own words as published in

are to be seen. The land around the district is good and it is suitable for tillage but there is some rocky land and this land is suitable for the grazing of sheep.there are not many woods around this locality the only ones are in the Kilcornan Demesne.There are two rivers in this parish the Kilcolgan River and the Clarinbridge River.The Kilcolgan River rises near Loughrea and the Clarinbridge River rises near Athenry.
Tomas O Cealligh Clarinbridge. Obtained from John Mahon Clarinbridge.Aged about 65 years.

Beside Kilcornan House there is an old Castle. It is roughly built with stone and is slated with Malay slabs. It is crumbling down to the ground. Here lived "Cathering the Proud" the last Burke Chieftainess.
When her soldiers used to have petty wars she used to fight with them. When her soldiers killed those in opposition to her she insisted on paying the expenses of those whom she executed notwithstanding the fact that she had no money. That is why she was called, "Catherine the Proud".

About a hundred years ago the Roveagh Chapel was built in Castlerock near Kilcornan. At that time the Protestants used to be giving bribes to the Catholics to turn Protestant. One Sunday when the Priest began to say Mass the people noticed that the Priest had a new set of vestments. All the people left the Chapel except one old man from Killeeneen. When the Priest had Mass said he came down to this old man and asked him why did the congregation leave the Chapel when he began Mass. The old man said that the people thought that it was a bribe he got from the Protestants and that he bought a new set of vestments with it. In stead of been vexed with the people he was very pleased with them to have such great Faith.

Fr. Timothy Geoghegan laid the foundation of the Craughwell Church in 1845. Under the terrible difficulties of the famine years he was unable to raise the walls only above the foundation for he died in 1847. He was succeeded by Dr O Fay and it was he who built the church in Ballymana. He obtained the site from Sir Thomas Redington of Kilcornan. It is one of the best designed country churches diocese. Dr O Fay was his own architect. He was succeeded by Fr Arthur and he, by Father Timothy Geoghegan. Fr Quinn succeeded Fr Geoghegan and it was he that left the church as we have it to day.

Mr Drew, Ballyvogue, Kilcornan.(1) Gort na Muc: A field near the house in which the pigs were allowed to root long ago.

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There is a fort in the townsland of Kilcornan parish of Drumraney. This fort is a raised piece of land. It is said that there is light on this fort every night at eight o'clock and it comes and goes in a whirl. It is said that if you cut a tree on this fort you will get sore eyes and you will have them the rest of your life.

Cure for worm tail in cows' tail but garlic in small bits, bruise together, mix with tobacco and put in a cloth and tie around cow's tail. Would also cure a horse that has worms, chickens with pip, people boil it in milk, strain and drink. Given to ch[ildre]n with worms over 3 years.
In County Clare (north) people used not make a churn on Friday so that the cattle would not get Black Quarter.
Mrs P. Clair, Kilcornan, Ennistymon, Co. Clare

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land in this locality and there is some bad rocky land in it and this is used for grazing.There is one wood in this locality and it is the Kilcornan Demesne. There are two rivers in this Parish and the names of them are the Kilcolgan River and the Clarinbridge River.Much salmon are caught in the Kilcolgan River. But there are more caught in the Clarinbridge River as it is too shallow.
Seán Ó Gréacáin, Kilcolgan.Heard this from Bridget Kenedy, Kilcolgan aged about 71 yrs.