Charleville money order Telegraph and Telephone Office market town and an important railway station 35 miles from Cork and 128 miles from Dublin. Charleville is the most northern town in the county. It is in the parish of Rathgoggin barony of Orrery and Kilmore County Cork. Population in 1831 was 4,766 in 1871 ...2482 in 1881....2266 and in 1911 was down to 1925.Charleville is of comparatively recent origin having been founded by Roger first Earl of Orrery and Lord President of Munster in the year 1661. That nobleman erected a magnificent mansion here for his own residence in which he kept his court of Presidency, and by his influence obtained for the inhabitants a Charter of Incorporation dated May 29th 1671. Charleville House was burnt by the Irish under the command of the Duke or Berwick in 1690 after he had dined in it. The ancient name was Rathgoggin but by the above Charter, the town was made a free borough and designated Charleville. The town was so called by its founder the Earl of Orrery in honor of Charles II. The Charter conferred upon the Corporation the privilege of returning two members to the

the Parish Church in Charleville.

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The name of my downland is Charleville. The Parish of Lynally, the barony of Ballycowan. There are about eight families living in Charleville. There are about thirty five people in Charleville.
All the houses are slated. None of the old people know Irish. There were probably a lot of houses in Charleville long ago.
The land is very bad. There is a wood beside our house and is called Charleville wood. There is a lake and a river, the river is called the Charleville River. There are no ruins of the houses left now. There are four people over seventy.
There is an arch under Mucklah Bridge and is called King William's arch he was supposed through it with his army on one occasion.
There are no storytellers in Charleville

Charleville, an incorporated market and post-town is situated in the Parliamentary borough of North Cork and in the parish of Rathgogans. It derived its name from King Charles II, and was founded by Roger Boyle Lord President of Munster in the year 1661. The founder erected Charleville House. Charleville was ruled by a Mayor and Corporation.
The ancient Church has long been in ruins. The present Protestant Church was erected by the first Earl, and the Roman Catholic Church was founded in 1812. The Primary and Secondary schools were founded early in the 19th century. The Secondary school was endowned by Lord Orrery, who continues to do so at the present time.
Charleville has a historic passed. It was unknown during the early Irish wars until late in the 17th century. A Charter for a Corporation and markets dates back to its foundation. It was a very prosperous town, and

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Old Churches
Old churches in the parish were situated at Kilbride, Kilcrutten, Ballyduff, dated 1728 and Durrow. the present church of which was built nearly 100 years ago - two earlier churches existed here. Tullamore church, built on site given by Earl of Charleville about 1800 by Father James Murray. It existed until thirty years ago when the present handsome church was erected. St Catherines Church, Hophill, was erected in 1818. The Earl of Charleville contributed £3,000 towards its erection Charleville school was erected some time later and took the name from the Charleville family The previous I.C. Church was in the Shambles There is also a Presbyterian church, about 100 years in existence. A Methodist church was built 47 years ago and an old church existed in Crow Street. Primitive Methodist closed about 60 years; its congregation merged with that of the Church St. It is now the

Local Heroes.
Whenever the art of high jumping is discussed the name Leahy Charleville is respected as model. The town Rathluirc on the Limerick-Cork borders was known as Charleville for many centuries before reverting to its ancient name. Curiously enough the famous Leahy family of athletes whose name is always associated with Charleville were born well within the Co. Limerick territory. Down the Maigue

A servant boy near Charleville went into the town to take the "League of the Cross" pledge. Next night he had occasion to go to Charleville and went into a public house. With a scoff for his pledge he asked for a glass of whisky, but as he took it in his hand he saw the emblem of the League of the Cross inside it. However he drank the whisky, but was dead the following day.

The Local RoadsIn this district beside where I live there is a cross - roads locally know as "The Cross". From this cross there are three roads all leading in different directions. One leads to Charleville the nearest town, and another to Ballyglan, a village some three miles to the North West of the School. These form the main road from Ballygran to Charleville. The third is a by - road. This leads from Colmanswell Cross, through Foxhall to a cross called after the townland and there joins the road from Garryfine to Charleville. These are the principal roads in the district of the school.There is a Mass - path from Clonmore, an outlying townland in the Newtown parish, to Colmonswell. This leads in an casterly direction from Clonmore road through Clonmore and Gortroe to the school and church here. Travelling this Mass - path one passes St. Colmanswell and the gaveyard. It is used by children

Tanyara lane, one of the principal entrances to the own consists of private residences and industries. It connects with road to Geashill, ran at the back of Tarleton's house in the Square, across the old bridge at the back of Methodist Church into church St. and Cornmarket. Dr. Talateau, Surgeon to the county infirmary resided there. He is interred at Lynally.
Wheatley's Lane from Hight St. to Windmill Hill, or Buckley's Hill.
New Road, formerly Bachelor's walk made by Earl of Charleville about 1820 to connect Charleville Castle direct with Church at Hopehill. Not completed owing to disestablishment of Irish Church 1828.
Charleville Avenue, now Cormac St.
Earl St. now O'Moore St. A Richard Moore resided at and probably erected Moore Hall where the effigy of a Moore similar to that in the Charleville coat of Arms, may be seen in the yard, now Seally's private house.
Market Square now O'Connor Square contained the Market House, weigh scales etc.

for 1,000 crowns. Elizabeth heard that he had got the land. Richard Boyle went to Elizabeth, and instead of Elizabeth punishing him she made him clerk Council of Munster to Carew. After some time he got the title of Sir Richard Boyle, he afterwards got the title of Lord. He married and had a large family. One of his sons took the town of Bandon surrounded it with high walls, and ordered that any Catholic could not live within five miles of the town Another son of his named Lord Broghill went to Charleville and surrounded it with heigh walls the same as his brother. He changed its name from Ráth Luirch to Charleville. A descendant of this Richard Boyle was the Landlord of this

Mr Toole Broad street Charleville won a race at Banogue Co. Limerick races on the 4th September.

There is no fair held in Feenagh but important fairs are held in Dromcollogher, Charleville, Newcastle and Rathkeale. They are held on the streets. Sometimes the buyers call at the farmer's houses to buy cattle or other stock. Toll and luck money are paid to the buyer and about two shillings or a half crown is paid. When a bargain is made the parties concerned show their agreement by stiking hands and the animals are marked by clipping the shoulder or back. The rope is always given away when the animal is sold. There are special fairs held in Rathkeale for horses and for pigs in Charleville

of Mullingar near Lough Ennel and he also owns Charleville estate Tullamore. He is at present a trustee of the Belvedere Orphanage here.

There is a field in the farm of Mrs Mortell Barna and it is called the Kiln field and in this Kiln they used to burn lime in the olden days. There is a field in the farm of Patrick Drinan Cloghanughera Shandrum Charleville. It is known as the castle field because the ruin of an old castle is still standing there. There is a field in Mrs Reas farm, Shinanagh Newtown Charleville. It is said that a witch used to come and sit there. A priest jumped over her and she was left in a heap of ashes. One day a man was ploughing it up. The horses were turned up on their backs.

DROM AIDHNEDromina is a village in the parish of Seandrom, barony of Ossory and Kilmore, Co. Cork, six miles south west of Charleville, population in 1871 was 254, at present 120. The principal seats are Dromina House, Devine House, Aughrim House and Cherry Field.. The greater part of Red Bog was within the Parish, and as late as 1860 the supply of peat was looked on as inexhaustible. Turf to the extent of 140,000 tons annually was manufactured, about half of which was carted to Charleville thereby affording employment to upwards of two hundred people. The supply is now practically exhausted and the greater part of the land has been reclaimed. About a mile from Dromina at Killabraher is a ruined monastery and graveyard. In the Anglo-Irish War, 1920 - 21, there was a skirmish at Aughrim near Dromina. Some local men were wounded - later one of those was executed.

Irish Parliament which was regularly exercised till the "Union" when the borough was disfranchised and £15000 given as compensation to the Earls of Shannon and Cork.The celebrated Barry Yelverton Lord Avonmore, Chief Baron of the Exchequer was educated here - The late Dr Croke Archbishop of Cashel the present Dr Mannix Archbishop of Melbourne - Dr Browne Bishop of Cloyne belong to Charleville - John Mac Donnell commonly called Shane Clerack a celebrated Jacobite Bard lived here for several years. He died in 1754 and was buried in an obscure grave-yard in Ballysally near the town - De Valera attended the Christian Bros. School Charleville in his early days, when living in Bruree. Formerly there were 3 tanyards and a blanket factory in the town. The public buildings consist of three banks a convent Christian Bros National and Convent Schools Catholic and Protestants Churches Commercial Club and cinema. A new Catholic Church having a handsome spire was erected in 19(?).A weekly market is held on Saturday and there are monthly fairs which have ben most successful. The present Lord

In the locality of Charleville there is a place named "The Tailor's Leap." Long ago a tailor was working for Dr Clancy of Charleville. This tailor was one of the commiteemen of the Whiteboys. The English soldiers got information about him and were looking for him. He found out that they were after him and went to pack his clothes and go away.
While he was packing he heard a shot. He looked out the window and saw the soldiers attacking the house. He knew if he stood they would catch him. He jumped out the window. They followed him until he got to a high ditch and then he jumped. When the soldiers got over the ditch they could not find him. He had escaped. Ever since the place has been called "The Tailor's Leap".

Local Happenings.
My mother told me of a drowning that happened long of a little young lad named John O Mahoney Ballincolly Charleville, There was terrible rain all day and the house where the little lad lived was about a mile below the town of Charleville. The fall of the water from the town doubled with the heavy rain all day.
Outside his place was a river and it was swollen with

speech that he must be a poet and so it happened that he was no ordinary person but a poet of exceptional ability.
In the parish of Dromin near Rathcannon is a "Cnoc" called "Cnoc Too[?]" in the land of Mr. Horgan. From this place a view of all the county Limerick is visible. A meadow owned by the Sisters of Mercy Charleville is called the "Nun's Meadow" or better known as "Ball's Meadow" as it was first owned by a Mr. Ball. This Meadow is situated not very far from the Infant's School. Owing to the good air around where this field is situated the place is commonly known as "Kilkee". From a field call O'Connell's field, owned by Mr. O'Connell of Chapel Street, can be seen the Shannon, and also the clothes of the lines belonging to the houses covenient to the Shannon. Much of the district of Charleville can be seen from "Ard Mor" or 'Sheehan's'

Once there was a man from the Patrickswell side going to Cork. He went the old road up by Morenane (The present road from Limerick to Charleville was made between the years 1829 and 1833 and is partly on the old road, from Croom to Charleville).They had no clocks in those days and the man set off by moonlight. When he was going by Pullagh (Pollac, a townland in the southwestern part of Croom parish and adjoining the present parish of Banogue) he felt like having a smoke, and seeing a light in a house near the roadside, he stopped his horse and went in to redden his pipe. As he approached the door a number of men came out. He saluted them but they did not reply. He then told them what he wanted. The man nearest to him took the pipe from him, passed it back from man to man and in a few minutes it was returned to