Heart Alter.Before and during the time they were re-building Kilquade the priest said Mass (any time he could) in a house on the road between Priestnewtown and Delgany called the "Priory" which still retails the name "Priory" but is occupied by Protistant family named Evans. There is another Mass Path from Delgany which leads over a style right beside the church. This path is used still by people coming from Delgany and Dromin. There is another Path also from the Downs which leads down from Carrigower this is still used.There is a tradition that one Sunday a Protestant gentleman

There are six churchyards in this parish. There is one in Newcastle around the Protestant Church, another in Killadreenan namely St. Catherine's, another in Kilmurray namely St. Mary's, St. Comgalls is in Kilcool, St. Mochrog's in Delgany and St. Patrick's in Kilquade. They are all in use except St. Catherine's and St. Comgalls. None of them is round in shape. There is a church in the Protestant Graveyard in Newcastle still in use and the parish church of St. Patrick is in Kilquade. There are the ruins of old churches in Kilcool, Kilmurray and Kiladreenan. The Protestant graveyard slopes North and South and west, Kiladreenan graveyard slopes North and South. Kilcool graveyard slopes east. Kilquade graveyard slopes North and Kilmurray and Delgany graveyards are level. There are trees growing in all of them. Some of the churchyards have very old tombs and crosses. In Kilcool there is a tombstone erected to Kennedy an informer of 1798. It is said that he was so bad the grass never grew over his heart. There is another old tombstone erected to Michael O'Neill in 1798. The crosses are not oramented and most of them are made of stone. People are buried within the ruins in the churchyards. The local people use certain graveyards although they are

The ancient name of Delgany was Dergne or to give it in full - Dergne Mochuarog. According to ancient authorities Saint Mógoróg was a Briton by birth who came to settle in Ireland in the sixth century.
He founded a religious cell at Dergne
( Delgany )
The old churchyard says Dr. Joyce marks the spot where the saint built his little church nearly 1300 years ago.
He was a friend of the well-known St Kevin of Glendalough
In the old churchyard at Delgany there is one monumental relic of interest. It consists of a long narrow slab or block of granite apparently the stem of an ancient Cross, the transverse pieces of which have been broken off and lost.
The stone now ( Oct 1878 ) lies upon its side and measures 10 ft 2 ins in length by 1 ft 6 ins broad and 10 ins deep.
On one surface, sunk in a panel of about

In the year 1903 a big wind arose. There was a big hay barn owned by Mr. Henry who lived in Delgany. The wind got under the barn and blew it up to Stylebawn a half a mile away.

In the year 1927 a ploughing match was held at Bellevue, Delgany, co. Wicklow. It was a nice clear day. My father, John Sutton, Moate House, Kilpedder, Co. Wicklow started off early in the morning to compete in the match.
To his delight he won the prize, two silver cups presented by Mr. Peyton, Delgany, co. Wicklow. It was on the 9th of Feb. 1927 when he won his first cups. The following week he won another cup on the 23rd Feb 1927 in Powerscourt, co. Wicklow.
In 1930 he won the Powerscourt cup complete and also in 1930 he won the Belevue cups complete. In 1931 he won another cup complete in Toghar, Roundwood, Co. Wicklow. He won all his cups with a Ransom Plough.
In 1935 he and three other men were

There was once a man whose name was George Bannister. He lived in a place called the "Black Lane" in Delgany. He lived in a thatched house and one day his house was burned. His wife wife was lighting a fire and it did not light quickly and she put paraffin oil on it the fire lit up quickly and set the chimney on fire, the thatched roof also went on fire and burned down the house. His wife's dress caught fire and he

A battle was fought in Newtown on 4th June 1798 (The day Lord Edward Fitgerald died in Newgate prison) The King's forces stationed at Mountkennedy, with the help of the "Yoes" of Delgany, Kilcoole and Newcastle against the United Irishmen (Rebels) for Faith and Fatherland. The combat raged all day long. The Rebels forced their opponents to retreat three times during that memorable day. In consequence of the ferocity of the encounter many were killed on both

Memories of St. Patrick haunt the ruins of "the little church of the Bell" inside Bray Head. ( Raheen a cluig ). South of Dublin was the plain of Fer Cualann including the valleys of Glencullen, Glendhu and Glencree. Between Dalkey and Glencree as far south as Delgany was Ui Bruin Cualann over which Gillamocholmog ruled as king. De Ridelsford a Norman Knight built his castle on the edge of a cliff on the site of an old Celtic Hermitage and graveyard. At that time there was no bridge over the river. The road from Dublin ( Slige Cualann ) led down Bloody Bank by Back Street and crossed the river by a ford where the bridge now stands. De Ridelsford built his castle on this road which way the tribesmen used to pass so that he might keep a check upon their movements. A grant of land was given to St. Thomas' Abbey and St. Mary's Abbey just opposite the castle and after this a town had developed. A market was held on Thursdays - Sir Walter got his dues from

Once upon a time there was a man by the name of Patrick Shannon. Every night he used to be going along the Delgany road and in Mr. Evens field there is an old house and he used to see a light in it. It was the fairies and at about 12 o'clock he used to hear a band. On the next day he told everybody about what happened and they would not believe him. So they all went the next night and they could see nothing. Where is it now said the people. "(wail) Wait for a minute" said the man so they waited and they could see nothing and they went home.
Only when he would come by himself would it happen.James Hunt.

(5) About half a mile from the Downs in County Wicklow there is a mound. It is about six feet high and flat on the top. The place where it is situated belongs to Mr. Fitzgerald. It is beside a wood, and when Mr. Fitzgerald was making little sandpit in the field where it was, they came to the mound and could not dig it.
From that onwards the people said it was haunted, and that there is a chest of gold under the pit that no one can find. It is said that there is a light seen every night in the trees beside it, and if anyone touches anything on it something will happen to something belonging to them.
Written by : Ernie Connolly
Received from : Mr. Fitzpatrick
Address : The Downs, Delgany,
Co. Wicklow
Occupation : Farmer