School: Lios na mBroc (roll number 11453)
- Location:
- Lios na mBroc, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0562, Page 324
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- About two hundred years ago there lived in Lisnamrock Castle, Parish of Ballingarry Barony of Slievardagh, County Tipperary, a member of the Langley family nicknamed Cormac Ruadh. He was a direct descendant of Colonel Langley who got grants of lands in the Cromwellian Settlement of 1653.
Cormac was a fearless horseman, kept a pack of deerhounds, and was noted for the splendid type of horse which he bred. There existed at this time in the County Waterford a deer that had baffled all pursuers. Packs outside the county pursued the deer with the same result.
Hearing of this, Cormac Ruadh got ready and rode to Waterford, taking his pack with him.
Arrived there he went in search of the deer.
The chase started and held for hours.
In the evening the deer headed for the Suir.
On reaching the river it swam across.
Langley dismounted, swam across with his horse(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Connors
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Chlais Dubh, Co. Thiobraid Árann
