In Ballymanus wood near Mr J Doyle's land there is a glen called "Martin's Hollow". About 90 or 100 years a hermits resided in a hut or cave, the place can be seen yet it is a deep pit to the left of a roadway. The lane is running up the wood and known as the "Red lane" was at one time a road leading to families at the top of the wood. It was also a "Mass Path" for people coming to mass in Glenealy.
Some years ago these woods around Glenealy, contained a great number of reilly

The Old Graveyards.There are five graveyards in my parish (Ashford) Killoughter graveyard in Killoughter,Killiskey in Killiskey, Trinity in Ballyhenry, Killfey (Kilfea) in Glanmore and Glenealy in Glenealy.
Killoughter graveyard is not level. It is sloping towards the West.There are trees growing in it. There are some very old tomb stones in it. One is dated 1738 and the other 1757. There are also the ruins of of a Church in it. People are buried within the ruins.

St Patrick converted the people of Ireland to the faith. The flint axe was one of those implements in use before the people discovered how to make bronze; the one found at Ballymacsimon probably be-longed to a period about 5,000 years before Christ. The farm on which Laurence Byrne now resides formerly was made up of several small holdings. In "black" 47 when famine swept the country, the people either died or fled to America, leaving practically all Ballymacsimon and the surrounding country unoccupied. About two families out of seven on this farm remained.
One was a family named Fitzpatrick they resided where there is now a large yew tree at head of the farm, they lived by cutting faggots from the tree for a bakery in Glenealy, there were two bakeries in Glenealy, one where Mr Galvin has his place, the ruins of the other (Mac Mullen's) can be seen at the rere of Miss Hogan's garden. Faggots were bundles of green furze they were used to heat the oven's then in use.
Fitzpatricks later on kept a laundry

The last of the old Irish weavers in this district were a family named Jervington, they resided above the steps opposite the Prostestant School, the vacant plot on the right corner of the old Chapel Lane, is the site of their house.
The present bridge at Glenealy is not the original bridge, there was an earlier bridge there, about eighty years ago, it was high and narrow like all the bridges of the periods.
The old Chapel which was built up the lane, now called the Chapel Lane, they key of it is still held by James Byrne Ballymote Glenealy. A silver spool used for sewing the priest's vestments is still held by them.

In the townsland of Ballynagrane about 1½ miles S.E. of Glenealy, there are some mounds and ruins. This is said to be the ruin of a Castle owned by the Leinster King Dermot McMorrough. A legend tells that when he abducted the wife of O'Rourke - Princess of Breffni - it was to this lonely castle he brought her. She was afterwards rescued by the army of Rory O'Connor the Ard Rí, after Dermots flight to England. Even the children round here speak of "the old castle".

Situated about two miles from the village of Glenealy on land called the Black Hill, there stands the ruins of an old castle to which much historical interest is attached. According to local tradition, this castle was once the residence of Dermot Mac Murrough king of Leinster. There is a legend, that it was to this castle Mac Murrough brought the daughter of the king of Meath and wife of the prince of Breffni when he eloped with her. This castle is almost decayed there are just a few stones left to show where the castle stood.

In Glenealy graveyard will be found a grave stone erected to a family named Cullen. After 1798 one of the Ballymacsimon Devlins was pursued by a yeoman, he took shelter behind this gravestone. The yeoman placed his muskets on the old ditch which stood, where is now the wall of Mr Pats Healy's garden. They fired at the stone one

Fallow Deer. In few parts of Ireland are the deer reilly wild except here and in Killarney. There are yet many of these deer in the woods from Glenealy to Rathdrum.

The Pass of Dunran - one of the beauty spots of Wicklow, which is little known outside its immediate neighbourhood, lies, as the crow flies between Mr Irwin's, Prospect and Killiskey village. In all probability Cromwell on his bloody march, passed through it, and also the Lord Deputy, who met his defeat in Deputy's Pass; beyond Glenealy.

large hole made by the musket ball can be seen in the stone, another ball struck the edge of the stone. The stone is yet to be seen.
It is not known whether Devlin escaped or was killed, the balance of local opinion is, that he was not hit and escaped down into the field opposite Glenealy School.

Mr P. Whelan, Baleece, Rathdrum, is a famous man for making cart wheels.Mar Hawkins who is now dead was a famous blacksmith. He made firecranes, wheels and nails. He was also famous for mending all classes of farm implements. He lived in Annamoe.Thomas Kennedy, Rathdrum, makes potatoes baskets and sometimes makes fancy baskets.James Smith of Clash makes many gates.There are hand weavers in Avoca they make blankets, rugs and tweeds. Their names are Miss Wynn.Croney Byrne Clara, had a tanning factory but now discontinued.In Rathdrum Courthouse they used to make flannel, but also discontinued.Doyles Tinahely make churns.Mrs Burne a soldier's wife who lives in Killcandra made many mats and rugs for people in the district and even sent them to Dublin.There is a local thatcher in Drumdangan, he thatches any houses in his district. His name is "Paddy Barrett".Mr J. Fleming, Barndarrig, Kilbride makes cart wheels, also Mr F. Wyley, Glenealy.Mr R. Taylor, Kilcandra, Rathdrum, blacksmith makes fire cranes.Mrs. W. Sheane, Ballkilavane, Glenealy makes her own soap.

The following story was told to me by my Grandfather John Byrne Rathnew.
Once upon a time a man dreamt that there were hidden treasures in a serten grave in Glenealy church yard close ruins which mark the initals of Crowmells crew with shot and shell on the man's dream he was to kill a black cat and was to bring his to brothers with him to get the treasures
At midnight they were to dig up the when they were working there for a while they head a coach that was know to them as a dead coach. I was a very bright night and they quenched their light. When they don so they saw four men coming towards them. When Terrie and two comrads were getting away they heard two shots. Why they were getting

Kilnamanagh is a townsland about a mile from Glenealy Village up the barrack hill, and forms the summit of the hill. One of the farms now belonging to a Mr Charles Manley contain a 20 acre field, which is said to have been the seat of a monastery in the sixth century. St. Eugenuis was the Abbot, and his young nephew Kevin (afterwardss the famous St. Kevin) came to him to be educated. How he was ordained and became famous for his piety and learning so much so, the the monks of Kilnamanagh wished him to become their Abbot, after his uncle's death. This he did not wish, and fled to the lonely glen of Glendalough, where however he was followed and became the founder of one of the greatest old Irish Schools.
Another tradition of St Kevin is - that he went on a mission down into Co Wexford. There is a place named after him "Kilcavan" at Tara Hill near Gorey in Co Wexford. In the old graveyard there - there is a most peculiar thing - a well said to be a blessed well - up in the fork of an ash tree. The people treasure this & will not allow the tree to be cut down.

to have been hidden in Ballymanus wood, a quarter of a mile from Glenealy. Tradition says that several times people went searching for this treasure. They have all succeeded in getting the iron chest up. But each time as they through the gate of the wood a lovely girl appeared with a few green shamrocks in her hand. She was dressed in a long white gown with a green and gold border, and a dark green cloak. This lady is supposed to have long golden hair, and she is supposed to have said "This gold is not to be touched till Eire is free
Then it is said she vanished and also the chest from the hands of the men.

Glenmalure is probably the most historic place in the country. It is nine miles from Rathdrum and six from Glendalough by the old military road which road was constructed in the days of Elizabeth to enable the British troops to penetrate the fortresses of Wicklow in their search for Fiach Mac Aodha.Fiach himself traversed this road during his incursions on English territory at Brí Chualann. This was the road traversed by Lords Grey and Russell with their army to smash for ever Fiachs lordship. Their army had to retreat and they retreated by way of Rathdrum and their retreat is remembered in the name "Deputies Pass" - a narrow old borheen midway between Rathdrum and Glenealy.The castle of Drumgoff stands in the valley to this day and is in a fair state of preservation. It was built in

Hidden Gold.
The following story was told to me by my grandmother Bessie Kearney. There was supposed to be gold hidden in place called Kilnamanagh near Glenealy. The treasure consisted of gold and silver.
One night a man dreamt of it. He told no body about it. He dreamt of it twice more. He said he would go some night and dig for it. One night he set out with his son to dig for it. They were digging for about half an hour when a couch drawn by two white horses passed by.
It stopped a few yards above the men. A man dressed in white got out of it. He went over to the men and they

There is supposed to be treasure hidden under the gate posts of Ballinagrane Castle which is 2 miles from Glenealy. These huge gate posts are to be seen on upper Balllymanus lane. They are nine feet wide and about 13 feet around. Long ago they were the main entrance to the castle.
The treasure it is said was placed there by Diarmuid Mac Murrough the owner of the Castle.
It is supposed to consist of pearls and a very costly brooch. The pearls and jewelled brooch belonged to the wife of the Prince of Ossory whom he stole from her husband.
Another legend tells us of treasure believed

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"There's not in this wide world a valley so sweet"
So sang famed Tom Moore in his lyric sweet
But equally charming are scenes I well know
Elsewhere than Avoca in lovely Wicklow!II
What rivals Glenealy or Clara's sweet vale.
Glendalough, Lovely Laragh, and Sweet Avondale.
Lough Dann 'mid the Mountain's near lone Annamoe
And Carrick majestic in lovely Wicklow
And Carrick majestic in lovely WicklowIII
There are glens, the Downs and Devil's
Each day a deep wooded Pass.
Glenmalure, Glenaconna and Glemacanass
Ashford, a

Look over Dunran mountain and if she has her cloak on it is going to rain.
(her cloak on means that the fog is near the ground)
A fog over Glenealy in the morning is a sign that it is going to be a wet day.
When sea-gulls come into the land it is a sign of a storm.
If the sheep are high on the hill it is going to be fine.
If the swallows fly low it is going to rain.
If the curlew roars it is a sign of rain.
If the horse stands with his back to the ditch it is going to rain.
If the smoke goes up straight to the sky it is going to rain.
If the fog comes up the Devil's Glen it is going to be bad weather.
When the frogs change colour it is a sign of bad weather. If they turn black it is going to rain. If they turn yellow it is going to be fine.