My native town is Claremorris. It is the parish of Kilcoleman and in the barony of Claremorris. Some time ago there were ten families of Killeens living in James Street. The street was called "Killeen Street". About forty years ago there were fifty Killeen girls attending the Convent School. The most of the houses are slated in Claremorris. At the end of James Street there is a river. There was a man living where the Bank of Ireland now stands named Maurice De Prendergast. He put planks over the river. Everyone that [crossed] it had to pay the tolls. Then the people called the town "Clár-Chloinne-Mhuiris" - the bridge of the family of Maurice. There are four old women living on James Street - Mrs. P.J. Killeen, Mrs. O. Killeen, Mrs. Gannon and Mrs. Flanagan. Mrs. Gannon is about seventy five year. Mrs. P.J. Killeen is about eighty years. Mrs. Flanagan is about ninety years of age. Mr. James Heneghan is about eighty five years. He lives in the Square. He was one of the Fenian leaders in Claremorris. My grand-aunt named Mrs. Killeen lives in Mayo-Abbey. She is over eighty years. She can sing Irish songs and tell stories. About fifty years ago the[re] was free emigration and a great many people emigrated to America from this district. The land is mixed both boggy

From:- Mr. Michael Killeen, Carrowneden, Aghamore, Co Mayo

From:- Mrs. Mary Killeen, Carrowneden, Aghamore, Co. Mayo.

From:- Patrick Killeen, Carrowneden, Aghamore, Co. Mayo.

Biddy Killeen: When this woman, a native of

Killeen had the monastry in a good way again, the devil came once more knocked it to the ground. St Killeen then left Tooma and went to Fenagh where the monastry now stands. In Fenagh St Killeen stayed up at night and the devil came in the shape of a pig. St Killeen engaged him in battle and after a furious fight he slayed the pig. He then tied him up with a sand rope and got the workmen to put him on the wall of the monastry and there the pig remains to this day hanging on the side of the monastry. Some say it was the black pig that Killen killed for you know this part of the country is in the Valley of the Black Pig. But the general belief was that the black pig is still alive and that he will roam these valleys and make his bed in the old places before Ireland gets here freedom. They say that when mixing the mortar for these monasteries, that they used to wet it with bull's blood.
When the saint that built the old monastry in Cloone (the rdmains of which are still in the graveyard) was at the work

There was a man named Michael Killeen and he lived in Bealatha. He jumped from one wall of the bridge in Bealatha to the middle of the road and from that into the field at the other. These words were printed on the side of the bridge :- "Michael Killeen.Two leaps". He had a sister named Bridgt Killeen and she owned a shop.
One morning she got up and she started off to Limerick walking. She came home that night with two stone of tobacco and she went off to a dance immediately. She came next morning. She had an uncle named Michael Killeen. Some people at Johnny Downes' made a bet with him if he ate three grinders of bread with his hands tied behind his back while a young boy was running down and up.

In this parish there are three graveyards, Killeen Kilgeever, and Doogh Mór. There are people buried in Killeen and Kilgeever but none are buried in Doogh Mór.Kilgeever is a sloping and square graveyard, Killeen is also a square one but it is level, and Doogh Mór is round. There is a lot to be told in connection with Kilgeever, it is called after the patron Saint

About two miles west of Newport there is a place called Killeen. The old people tell us that there is money hidden there under a white torn bush. Some years ago, a woman in Nenagh dreamt three nights in succession of this place, although she had never heard the name Killeen, before that. In her dream she saw a white thorn bush and was told that there was money hidden under it. On a certain day after, she was in Nenagh and asked somebody if he knew of any place called Killeen. He told her where it was, and the way to go there. She got a car and went there without delay when she was

There are two forges in the parish. The names of the smith’s are Willie Killeen and Thomas Cassidy. Their people were blacksmiths before them. Thomas Cassidy’s forge is situated on the roadside and the other is situated near the crossroads. Thomas Cassidy’s forge has a tatched roof and Willie Killeen’s has a boarded roof. There is one fireplace in each forge. The smiths have

but to their great astonishment what, when they awoke in the morning they saw what had happened. There are many other graveyards in this district. There is one in Doughmakeon another in Kilgeever and our native one in Killeen. Killeen is so called because it is situated on the remains of an old Church. There is a new Church built opposite it.

Killeen is a village in the parish of Ballycastle, Co. Mayo. It was called Killeen on account of the little church. It is thrown down now and only the ruins are left. Black nuns lived in the church.

The Old Graveyards.How many Church-yards are in this parish? - There are two.Give their names and the townland they are situated? - Castletown and Killeen. Castletown is situated in Castletown. Killeen is situated in Killeen.Are all still in use? - Castletown is in use. KIlleen is seldom used.Are any of the Church-yards round in shape? - No.Is there still a Church ruined or otherwise in any of them? - There is a ruined Church in Killeen.Is the Churchyard level or in what direction does it slope? - It slopes towards the south.Are there trees growing in it? - There are.Does the Churchyard contain any very old tombs, monuments or crosses? - It contains tombs and crosses.What are the dates if any on these? Are the crosses ornamented?Are there crosses made of wood or iron? - They are made of stone.Are the people buried within the ruin in the Churchyard? - They are buried within the ruin in Killeen.

at Killeen. There is another going in the oposite direction from Killoscully to Clonagheen. There is another path through the fields from Killeen to Killoscully & another from the main road at top of Crisanágh Hill to Coolrea. And at Maunsells height there is a mass path leading to Shallee and Cuighlea

North of Birdhill there is a townsland called Lackinavea this means the hill side of the deer. About a mile from Newport there is a townland called Killeen this means the little church. Alongside Killeen there is a townland called Barna which means the gap. About a mile from Barna there is a place called Riascwaile it means the marshy place where the village was.

When a child dies without baptism it is buried in a place called a Killeen. There is a Killeen not far from our place. It is a round hole with a circle of bushes all round it. Nobody hardly ever had anyone buried there.

The Killeen road leads up by the Woodstock domain from Inistioge. It brings you to Killeen cross. The road to the left of the cross will bring you to Tullogher and New Ross. The one to the right will bring you to Ballyshane.

The LandlordThe local Landlord was a Mr. Briscoe Eyre of London. He spent most of his time in London and had several agents and clerks to see about his property in Ireland. He was one of the "Eyre" family who have been living in the district since the days of Cromwell. Another Landlord of lesser possessions was a Captain Cowan who lived near the town. Neither of these were regarded as exacting landlords.There were two families of "Lynhams" evicted from their homes in Fearmore. Martin Killeen, father of the Killeen family of Ballyhue was also evicted. The Land League built huts for them at Mayour Cross. Martin Killeen's home from which he was evicted was in Keelogue, Meelick. A man, called John Horsman, got all the Lynham property for nothing it is said, but as this procedure was naturally resented he had to have police protection, day and night for several years. The

The names of our fields are; Killeen's field, páircín Jack, the hilleen, cnoc beag, páirc an tobair, the new meadow, the river meadow, páirc na h-abhainn and gaírdín
Long ago a man named Killeen lived in a field and ever since it is called Killeen's field.
Páircín Jack got its name from a tinker whose name was Jack.
There is a big hill in the field

There are three graveyards in this district, namely, "Killeen" "Killgeever" and "Doogh Mor" There are many stories told in connection with these graveyards, so I am now going to describe all about them.There are people buried in Killeen still.
There is the remains of an old church there, and that is the reason it is called "Killeen". About forty years ago