The place where Graine School is built is locally known as the Old Chapel. About 100 years ago the chapel was here, and the Priest lived half a mile down the road.
There is a wall of the old chapel in the playground of the school.Graine hill.The road known as Graine HIll is about a quarter of a mile from this school now, a bye road was once a main road from Leinster into Munster.
The Leinster men attacked Brian Ború on their return from th Battle of Clontarf at the top of the hill.
Some years ago swords and buttons were found in John Phelan's farm Ballinsgarry in a field near the hill.
At the foot of Graine hill is a small stream which is

The oldest road in this district is the road over Graine Hill about half a mile from the school. It was the old boundary between Ossory and Cashel.
It wa also one of the main roads of Munster. Brian Borumha's army passed along this road on their return from the Battle of Clontarf bringing with them the body of Brian Borumha. They were attacked at Graine Hill by the Leinster men. It is said that the Munster men tied Brian's body against a tree pretending he was directing the army.
As a proof of this bit of swords were found in a field belonging to John Phelan whose farm is on Graine Hill

There is one ruin back on the side of Slievemore Hill. It is an "Altar" that the priests erected during the "Penal Days". They had stones standing under it and it must have taken twelve men to put it up, they were trying to capture the priests. It is about a half mile from the road and it is very large, it is about two feet from the ground and on a wet day a person could get shelter there.
There is a big "Tower" on one side of Croghan and it is built square, it must have been very good mortar for if you try to knock it, it is like cement and cement was not known in those days. It is supposed to be built by the sea queen Graine Ní Mháille when she was fighting against the English. There is a big stone on one side of Slievemore Hill and it is called the "Star" and it is there a long time, there is a small cross cut in it.

There was a woman living on Knock Gráine and she was called Anna Cliar because she would light her Cliar first on John's Eve. After that everyone else could light their own Cliar. Well, Anna Cliar lived in a fine palace but, of course, you couldn't see the palace because all you'd see would be a green hill.
There used to be a dance held at the foot of the hill every Holiday and Sunday night and all the boys and girls used to come there - There was one man who had one son - the only son he had in the world. One evening this boy was at the dance. Anne came and there was nothing grander than her even though there were many fine girls there Anyway she pitched on this boy and they danced together. In the excitements of the dance she swept him up into the air and off to her palace. No one took any notice because, as I told you, of the excitements

Diarmuid and Gráine slept in Cregg hill in a hole bedded by flags and the place is called "Leabaidh Diarmuid" agus Gráine" It is said that anyone that lied in that bed with a sore back would be cured in the morning.

James Mc Marrow walked from Dublin in a day with a case of capenter's tools to his house up in Kilcooley.John Barnable cut one Irish acre of hay in a day.Mrs M Mantion and also Mrs Maher Urard were great story tellers.Michael Dunne of Inch and John Bowe of the hill of Graine were great singers.Daniel Laffan Goirges Park had a fort he went to work in it one day and his horse got killed in it.Daniel Grand Eirls HIll was a great runner and jumper.
He lived 111 years.Pat Carroll taught a private school in Lisduff, and knows Irish stories.

There is an old ancient cave on the side of a hill in Baurnadomeeny, parish of Kilcommon, Rear Cross, Newport, Co. Tipperary. It is less than a half a mile from the road overhanging a deep glen. It is called Diarmuid and Graine's grave. It contains all stone and it is the make of a flat roofed house. It is said that it was brought there when the Danes first came to Ireland. It is only about a mile from Rear Cross school and people came there not so long ago to view this scenery.

Patrick Costelloe of Lisduff was coming from Loughney one night. When he was at Graine Hill he saw two black dogs chained together and fire in their eyes.
They followed him a little distance and then they uttered a fearful yelp and disappeared.

one arm encircling the wood of Hollybrook the home of Willie Reilly's Colleen Bawn. The hill is completely covered with huge boulders on its side facing the road are five large caves it is from these it derives its name. Here lived for a time Diarmuid and Graine before Diarmuid was killed while hunting the wild boar at Benbulbulben. Cormac Mac Airt was born here.Keash was the scene of many a fierce and bloody battle as far back as 971 a battle was fought between the North men and the Connaught men. The Connaught men were defeated Cathal son of the King being slain with five other chieftains all these princes both Northern and Western were interred in Cill-Easpaig Luidhigh near Toomour Abbey. This abbey was built by Saint Patrick and afterwards re-built by Saint Luidhigh a distinguished bishop under St. Kevin. Six crosses one for each King appears on the flag over the graves, on the flag are small round depressions which people say were made by the saint of the

I thought it was the broad day-light.
But I found it was the night,
I looked around and could not see either hill or vale.
I thought no more of Erin's shore or poor old Gráine-mhaol.

This story was told to me by an old man - age about 80 years - Con O'Sullivan Ballyshoneen Cross."Long ago there lived in this part of the country a chief, who had three daughters, named Gloíre, Graíne and Nóra. The youngest was Nora. The two eldest became nuns. Nora was given the hill country as her 'portion' and the townland is called ever since Ballinora. Gloíre as I said became a nun and she had a convent in the place now called Kilnaglory. She built a church there, which was called after her. After that the townland was called Kilnaglory. Graíne had a convent in Carrigrohane near the river. She also built a church, and the church was called after her Cill an Ghreathain. Some people call it Killygrawn. The townland was called Cillegrahan after that. Is is wrong to call the place Carrigrohane, as Carrigrohane is only the big rock over the station, and that is called after a family named Rohan who

He was missing then and his father searched all quarters for him and told his story to everyone he met. At last some one told him to go to Biddy Earlie. He went then but she was just in a fever. "I'm sorry about your trouble" said she. "Anna Cliar has your son up in Knock Gráine here am I in bed with fever. I can't do anything for you".
There was a little girl about the place and she said to Biddy "Give me your book, mother, and I'll go with this man" "You have no business going to her" said Biddy "because you haven't the power" "'Tis our only chance," said the daughter "as the year and the day is nearly up" "Very well so", said Biddy. "Go out now and rub the feathers of the hens to yourself and to your blood and take my rod and book and go and may ye be lucky."
Off they went to Knock Gráine and some way up they came on a big flag stone in the hill. The girl knocked on it with the rod. The rock opened and Anne came out "what have you in that book" said she "If I told you that you'd know as much as myself" said the girl "You have

Up there in Ballycroum there is a well called Tobar Gráiné placed in the middle of a bog, with a large flag stone over it. It is not called after any saint Long ago there was about three or four shillings, hair pins and pins left there.
One day someone took the money and then the well remove further up the hill but it is back again in the same place
About two hundred yards to the west of this there is an Altar stone where a priest who fled from Ulster in the penal times made an Altar to celebrate Mass

There is an old school in Kilahy in the parish of Graine. This old school is situated at the bottom of a hill. There is nothing left of it now but three stone walls. The children went to it in the Penal time.
It was in the night that the children went to it. The name of the teacher that was teaching them was Mr. Grace. There was no blackboard in the school at that so the master got a big stone and wrote on it with a slate pencil. The pupils had no copies or pencils either, so they got slates and wrote on them with slate pencils.
The chief subjects they learned were the three r's, Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. Each pupil payed the master by giving him a penny or twopence every day.

I have a churn at home. It is about two feet hight. It is one foot and a half wide on the top and bottom. The sides are round. It is about a hundred years old. My Great Grandmother made butter in it. It is a dash churn. The vairies parts are the barrel the lid and the dash.
There is no mark on it. It was made by John Connors he was a cooper and lived on the hill of Graine. The butter is made once a week in Winter and twice in Summer.

My townsland is Loughney and its in the Parish of Graine. There are eight families in Loughney, and forth six people living there. The most common family name is Comerfort.
There are two farmers houses and six cottages. There are no old people over seventy in Loughney. They did not learn any Irish long ago. Some people from this district went to America years ago.
There is one big hill in Loughney and furzes and hazel bushes growing there. The land is very good. There are no streams, river bogs or woods there.

Sean-Gort is the name of a meadow that was used as a garden long ago.
Cúl a' Cnuic is the name of a meadow that lies northwards.
Páirc a' Cloiche is a field that a good deal of stones were in it in olden times.
Gort an Íol is the field of the lime.
Grogán a Spoírt is a hill where the people danced and had enjoyment.
Réidh na gCapall a place where horses were kept.Réidh na gCaorach where sheep were kept.Poll Slac is a field with a deep dirty hole in it.Réidh Garbh is a field with no shelter around it.Polla Mara Ruadh where the fox used make his den.Currach is a low field near a river.Aill Ban is a meadow with a big cliff.
Garraidhe na Beiteála is a field that the covering was taken off and burned and the ashes that was left was scattered as manure
Páirc na Croise is a field with a cross made of stone in it for shelter for cattle.
Páircín is a small field.
Garraidhe na Sídhe the name of a field in the mountain, it means the garden of the fairies.
Tobairín is a field with a well in the corner of it. It is the best well in Frure.
Crogán's is a rocky place in the side of a hill.
Gleann Daraighe means the glen of the oak.There are oak trees growing there.
Páirc Bán means the white field.Currach means a low lying place by a river.Réidh means a field.
In the mountain there is a place called Leabhadh Gráine. There is a great big rock in the side of the mountain and the sign of Gráine's head is to be seen in the rock a the present day.
Ath na gCeardcán means the stream of the forge. There was a forge at the stream long ago.

There was a Mass path coming from the far side of the hill of graine over to where Graine National school is situated. This place is called the old chapel because there was a chapel there Long ago.
There was a Mass said in the bog of Allen near Urlingford in a house made of turf.
We are told that during the Penal days the Irish Catholics used eat grass like the animals because they had no food.
When the Priests used be saying Mass on the rocks there used be men on Guard watching to tell if the Soldiers were coming, and they would tell the Priest, and people, and the people would run away, and the Priest would have to finish Mass and be killed.

There is an old Cromlech at the southern end of Sliabh Callan near the Hand Road. It consists of three large flags about (-) feet long and (-) feet wide and (-) inches thick.Two flags stand on edge and the third lies flat on the top of them in the form of a gullet.When Diarmuid and Gráine were fleeing from Fionn they came to this spot. Diarmuid carried two of the flags, one under each arm and Gráine carried the other "in her apron". There is a no writing or sign of fire on them.Some say it is "Leaba Éirighe na Gréine", as this is the highest point of the hill where their "god", the Sun, used to be seen first in the morning.Áine Ní Chathasaigh
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There are four old graveyards in the Parish of Graine. In Kildrena, Kilahy Tubrid and Oglish. They are named after the townlands where they are situated. They are still in use.
Kilahy and Oglish churchyards are round in Shape. There is a ruin of a church in all of them.
Kilahy churchyard is sloped to the South. It is said that Kildrena churchyard was thrown down by soldiers from Spa Hill.
About two miles from the churchyard there is a cave coming from Gore's Castle to Kildrena churchyard. Gore himself was brought by this cave to be buried in Kildrena churchyard.
There is a vault in the churchyard in which Gore was buried.
In Fubrid churchyard there are people buried within the ruin The last Mass was said in Oglish in the year 1730.