About fifty years ago there lived in Cappaclough Jack Mararty and his wife Maire Keane. They lived in a one roomed cabin, in the corner of a meadow, which belonged to my grand-aunt. They were both natives of Ballyferriter who had come to this place to live. They knew no English and the people had great fun at their funny methods. In one corner of the cabin was

Blennerville was thronged with Protestants and that was the reason a Church was erected. It got its name Blennerville from the Blennerhassets who once sought possession of it. Before the Blennerville sought possession of it "Sir Edward Denny" had possession of it, but he owed money to "Queen Elizabeth" and had to sell some of his land to pay his debts. At that time Blennerville and its district were ruled by a great chieftain named "O Moran". He was a very brave man and about three hundred years ago when the Cromwellians came to Ireland Pierce Ferriter marched from Ballyferriter to Tralee to defend the old Castle. On passing through Blennerville he was joined by "O Moran". They fought a brave battle but were defeated and Ferriter was hanged at "Cnocán na gCaorach" near Killarney in the year 1653. All the "O Moran family had to fly for their lives to "Slieve Aughty" between Clare and Galway, or else change

a stiff fight for his dues but as the people concerned or their sons or daughters are still to be found here, for obvious reasons I refrain from giving details. There was a repetitions of these occurrances in Canon Carmody's time and still more in Canon O'Sullivan's. In all cases sudden deaths or peculiar deaths were noticed. The clergy are loved and respected today just as they were in the 'good old days.' I had an experience of the simple and implicit faith of the old people in their clergy when I visited the Blasket Islands a few years ago. In 1935 I stayed at Nell Cooney's house - Nell is well over eighty and during my happy stay in the midst of these grand old people we had a dance and Céilidhe at regular intervals. Things had changed in 1936 for us. The Bishop of Ireland had laid down new regulations with regard to dancing. A "mission" in the Blaskets also brought new regulations to the 'western isles' when Fr. Tim O'Connor who was a native of Rathmore Parish and a curate in Ballyferriter, had a list of "Don'ts" hung up in every house in the Island. One of these laid down that there was to be no dancing in the houses - and as a result

Less than two hundred years ago there lived in Cluain Siorrach a man named Ned Crean. He was an ancestor of Miss McCarthy Teacher in this school being her grandfather's granduncle. He married a Moriarty girl from Mullough and they settled down in Leath Taoibh in the Ballyferriter district where he made his living as a wheelright. They had two sons and both of them were in their early teens when the terrible event occured which I am going to write.Ned Crean was getting along fairly well. He never suspected that his wife wanted to get rid of him and marry another man. The man she wanted to marry was a man named Lovett who lived in the neighbourhood. This Lovett possessed more means than Ned Crean and both he and Mrs Crean had long made up their minds to murder the poor wheelright. This opportunity came. One evening after a days outing in Dingle Ned Crean told his wife that he would go to bed as he was feeling very tired. As he stopped to take off his boots and

Is minic a thárluigheann do dhaoine, agus go leór ólta acu, go dtosnuighid ar argóint (no b'fhéidir ag troid) agus nách 'b'feadar' siad de thalamh a'domhain cad é an ráiméis is cúis leis an achrann go leir. Dá mbeitheá ag éisteacht leó ar feadh tamaillín, do thuigfeá nách bhfuil tón na ceann, bun ná bárr, lé na gcuid cainnte. Ba bhaoth an ghnó dhuit iarracht do déanamh ar shíothcáin do bhúanúghadh eadtortha - is baoghal gur ámlaidh a bheithfeá féin san imreas cómh maith leó. Ar ócáid áirighthe, tamall geárr ó shoin, bhíos ag éisteacht lé cuideachta mar siúd. Bíodh an chainnt ag síor-neartúghadh agus ag eiríghe no gur mheasas go mbeadh sé na dhearg-chaogadh eadtortha. "B'fheárr iarracht do dhéanamh as chosg do chur leó siúd," arsa mise le Seana-Mhuiris, a bhí na shuidhe go seasgair ar a shaimhín sógh do féin sa chúinne agus a dhúid fé lán t-seóil aige, agus (Authority Sean O'Sullivan Ballyferriter)

Soon after a French ship lands at Dingle with wine, provisions, and ammunition. Andfert attacked,- Listowel Castle.
The White knight and Mr. Carthy go to the tower.- 1601.1601. A Spanish fleet arrived at Kinsale:- Kerry again rises to aid O'Donnell, Carrigafoyle taken- Spaniards defeated at Kinsale. Wilmot comes & defeats at Lixnaw.-
Castlemaine, Rahinane, Castlegregory, So from 1602 to 1641- peace reigns.-
Pierce Ferriter of Castle Sybil, Ballyferriter comes in 1641- then the Crosbies, Harries, and Denny's are mentioned.
1645 Renuncine arrives in Kenmore - River. Pope's Legate- 1691. Tralee burned-1685.

There are many ruined castles in Tralee district. There is one in Ballymullen, or in the green, and one in Ballybeggan.
I will tell you about the one in Ballymullen. It is about eight hundred years old. Cromwell's army visited the castle. When Pierce Ferriter heard this, he marched with his army from Ballyferriter to Ballymullen castle.
He attacked the castle and Cromwell's men attacked him. After a while Cromwell's men fled. There is a dungeon there and cave.
There is a big stone in front of the cave. If you are entering the cave you would have to pull back the stone. You should bring a flash lamp with you because it is very dark. If you kept going through the cave, you would come out at "Lambe's Rock"
One day a man was walking through the cave. He found a skull and a revolver beside it. As he was going out of the cave a ghost appeared to him and took the gun off him. He collapsed after the ghost had disappeared.

Cnocán an Rinnce (hillock of the dance) is a field in Aindreás Ó Muimhneacháin's. No dancing here in living memory. Fort in Seán Ó'Laoghaire's and in Andrew Moynihan's. Swimming hole in Abha Mhór in Jim Leary's.Father John O'Leary (Kerry) late of P.P. of Ballyferriter. His brother Con in orders but not a priest is in the next grave at Ráth Mhór.A road made along the river bank in Talaimh Iocharaigh in '47 as a relief work. There is also a mound here where according to tradition mass used be said in penal times. The place is completely hidden with a perfect look out.Canon Peter O'Leary the great Irish scholar spent much of his holidays as a student at Talaimh Iochtaraigh.In Phil P. Cremin's is Cnoc na Rinnce. Two fords in Talaimh Iochtaraigh when one was noisy it meant bad weather an when the other was noisy it meant good weather.Father Patrick O'Leary S.J. died in America. Str. Columbba O'Leary Little sisters of the Poor, Kensington London. Str. Mary Gertrude O'Leary Convent of Jesus and Mary Ipswich Engand. All these are of the stock of O'Leary Buidhe originally from Kishkeam in Cork. Another Father O'Leary of Talaimh Iochtaraigh (not of this family) is buried in Nuadh Chongbháil. Tradition says he was a saint and his headstone is deeply worn by people making crosses on it.In Jim Leary's were two heaps of burnt tones 18 ft square. Probably not Flockfee but remains of old lime-kilns.Landlord was Lord Kenmare. Purchased about 10 years ago.