Brennan on the Moor
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1. John Heenan. 2. Crossanagh, Terryglass. 3 About 55. 4. Tradesman. 5. Kilbarron, Borrisokane. 6. From parents. 7. About 40 years ago. 8. About 60 years. 9. Kilbarron. 10. July 1934.
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The Man that Went to Heaven
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There is a place in Kilbarron called Oldcourt. There was a farm divided between three brothers there. They were very covetous men. One of them was always stealing and plundering and shaming the other two. So one night they proposed to drown him in a lough. They put him in a bag and brought him on to a lough and they did not think it dark enough to throw him in. So they went back to a public house in Kilbarron to get a drink. Then the other brother started to say "Deo Gratias, Deo Gratias a man going to heaven in a bag." There was a drover coming from a fair in Nenagh with a flock of cattle and he heard the man talking in the bag. The drover told him to come out of the bag and let
A Story
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There was a woman living in Kilbarron named Biddy Early. She was married three times and she had her last husband with her in Kilbarron named Flannery. Biddy lived in many different parts of Clare and was known far and near. She was supposed to be able to cure all kinds of sickness by means of a magic bottle. She had to shake the bottle three times in honour of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost and then look through the bottle then she would know if the person was to be cured or not. The priests of the parish were terribly against Biddy's curing people because they knew it was by the power of the devil. One day a priest was going out on horse back to Biddy's house. As he was near her house the horse stood firm on
The Local Patron Saint
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St. Barron is the Patron St. of this parish of Kilbarron. The parish took it’s name from the first Church built by St. Barron and incidentally the name Barron is the most common to be found in the Parish..The church of Kilbarron founded by St. Barron still remains to be seen but only the walls now stand. It is situated in the townland of Creevy a few miles north east of Ballyshannon and about half a mile from the ruins of the castle of the O’Clerys in the town land of Cloughbally overlooking the Atlantic. This church was very small. It was in disuse for many centuries. The Abbey Church founded by the Cistercian Monks who lived in the Abbey Monastery outside Ballyshannon was later. It, too is in ruins only a few stones standing n the middle of the present Abbey graveyard. The legend told by the local people re the Parish of Kilbarron is as follows: St. Barron went one day to the native Chieftain and requested some land on which to found a monastery. The Chieftain replied
Hidden Treasure
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This story about the hidden treasure of Kilbarron castle was told to me about two years ago by an old resident of Coughbally named Michael Walsh 82 years of age.
A number of us were gathered around a glowing turf fire on the hearth with old Michael in our midst and we were entertained joyfully by him with his well gathered collection of old songs. Drawing towards bedtime he broke off singing and began talking about older times and the adventureous [sic] people who lived then and he began telling us about a hidden treasure that is buried at Kilbarron castle. Hearing that he was going to tell a wonderful story we gathered closer to him and he began his narrative thus.
Well my good friends and neighbours 'tis often and often I heard my ould grandfather the Lord be good to him telling us and we garsuns about a treasure that is hidden at Kilbarron castle and us not being too sensible often thought we would go down and dig for it but we never went. Me grandfather said that in the troubled times in Ireland there was great rascality going on at the castle, tourist ships used to be on the sea outside the castle and the people at the castle used to invite them in and rob them and it is said they threw the decent travellers down the murder hole and then buried the money.
Well a t-aisge I don't know if it's true or not but in any
Faction Fights
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(b.) In the faction-fighting days there was an old enmity between the parishes of Kilbarron and Terryglass. The factionists meeting at a fair in Borrisokane fought up and down the street for hours - the Terryglass men being headed by Meara Gearailt. Finally Kilbarron routed their opponents, driving them out of the town on to the Terryglass road. Meara got knocked and rolled in the muddy street, so that his own followers did not know him.
A man named Doheny, from Monsea, Nenagh (who appeared to be fighting on the Kilbarron side) coming up to Meara who was covered with mud called out:
"Do you know Meara Gearailt, the man whose teeth I knocked out".
"I do" replied Gearailt "for here he is".
They then lay to it with heavy blackthorns, and Meara had his full revenge.
Brigid Parkinson, Slevoyre, Borrisokane. Other particulars already given.
These faction fights appear to have ceased about 60 years ago. Even at the Kylegoona Races faction-fighting was gradually dying out.
Weather-Lore
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good weather. The farmers like to get some rain when they have their crops sown, because it makes them grow.
In winter we get a lot rain and frost. We get the most rain and frost in the month of January and February. They are the two first months of the year.Corrections
swallows swallows swallows
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Kilbarron Kilbarron Kilbarron
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“11. Very dark, dark, fair, red”
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36 There is one “sweat house” at Assaroe Abbey.43. St Barron. A church called Kilbarron still stands in the parish of Kilbarron . His feast is not commemorated.44 Toberna bacalla, Tober shannon, St. Columcille’s Well (described on printed sheets)45 Traditions of Saints“St Barron – When St. Barron wanted a portion of land to form a parish he went to the High King and asked his request. The king said he would give him as much land as a cripple monk could walk round in a day. St. Barron procured a cripple monk and he trudging from dawn till dark marked out the boundaries of Kilbarron parish.”“St. Patrick – When St. Patrick visited Assaroe he was set upon by Cairbre the chief of the district south of the Erne. Patrick cursed Cairbre and his portion of the river. Hence the paucity of fish on the south side of the Erne today!“St Columcille – blessed the northern half and a good lot of fish are caught there since. He even made the rocks sink down to allow the fish up the river.
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“A servant maid who lived at Gortalougha House, Ballinderry was drowned in the Shannon at Gortalougha Bay.”
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A servant maid who lived at Gortalougha House, Ballinderry was drowned in the Shannon at Gortalougha Bay. Her ghost used afterwards appear in the Bay and on summer evenings it used to be seen walking along the road towards Kilbarron, dressed all in white. The servant (Ward?) was buried in Kilbarron.In the days of sixty or seventy years ago, the House at Gortalougha had the name of being haunted. One evening, after work a certain worksman (John Hogan) was passing out the entrance gate on his way home.
Nearing the gate he heard the noise of an approaching carriage. He hastened his footsteps to have the gate opened in time, but no carriage made its appearance. Something rushed past him knocking him down. He had to be taken home and he spent some weeks afterwards in bed. Ever afterwards he suffered from a lump in his side.
Funny Story
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Some years ago there lived near Kilbarron a man named Hannan who was very fond of drinking. On one occasion he went to the market with a pig and he sold the pig and came home almost drunk.
When he was coming home he met a friend in Kilbarron, Borrisokane and they went in to a public house for a drink. The publican at the request of the friend put whiskey into Hannan's drink. This drink then set Hannan rightly drunk and he fell asleep in the car and his friend had to to home with him. When they were on the way home they met another man and he also came with them.
When they reached his home they
Saint Barron
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On the sea-shore between Ballyshannon and Rossnowlagh there stands the ruins of the castle of Saint Barron, one of the residences of the O’Clearys one of whom was the principal writer of the “Annals of the Four Masters.” Near-by are the walls of an old church. These are the ruins of Kilbarron Church or the Church of Barron after whom the parish is named.Saint Barron belonged to the north and is the celebrated patron of the parish of Kilbarron. He was a descendant of Conall Gulban, and a second cousin to Saint Colmcille. His father was named Muredoc and his mother Didhaut. He was a man who was well trained in youth and being so often in Saint Colmcille’s company, he imbibed much love of God.
List of Parish Priests of Tirdaglas
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List of successive managers of present national school.
List of parish priests of Tirdaglas
Rev. Francis Moylan (Naylon) P.P. 1826 to 1832. buried in Kilbarron.
Rev. Ambrose Bowles P.P. 1832 to 1846. Drowned while bathing at Lahinch. Buried in the old church of Tirdaglas.
Rev. J. Moloney P.P. 1846 to 1849. Died of fever at the end of the Great Famine: buried in Kilbarron church.
Rev. Philip O'Kennedy P.P. 1849 to 1856. Promoted to Roscrea Parish as Vicar General.
Rev. Timothy Gleeson P.P. 1856 to 1869. Buried in Ballywilliam (Nenagh) - the burial ground of his forefathers.
Rev. George Corbett P.P. 1869 to 1881. Promoted to Toomevara parish.
Rev. J. Kennedy P.P. 1881 to 1900. Buried in Kilbarron.
Very Rev. Canon John Darcy P.P. 1900. - Adhuc Florens.
Faction Fights
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1. Brigid Parkinson. 2. Slevoyre. 3. 64. 4. Farmer. 5. Slevoyre. 6. Grandfather. 7. About 50 years. 8. About 70 years. 9. Slevoyre. 10. 1934.(b) In the faction-fighting days - about 1840 - there was an old enmity between the parishes of Kilbarron and Terryglass. On one occasion the factionists met at the fair of Borrisokane. They fought up and down the street for hours. Finally Kilbarron routed their opponents driving them out of the town on to the Terryglass road.
Meara (Gearailt) the leader of the Terryglass men got knocked down in the melee and rolled in the muddy street so much so that his own followers did not recognise him.
A man named Doheny, Monsea, Nenagh was the chief fighting man on the Kilbarron side. Coming up to the mud-covered Meara he called out in challenge:
"Do you know Meara Gearailt, the man whose teeth I knocked out?"
"I do, for here he is."
They then lay to it with heavy blackthorns, and Meara well won back the day.Faction-fights ceased about sixty years ago. Even at Kyleagoona races they were gradually dying out.
A List of Successive Managers of the Present National Schools as Far Back as Memory Goes
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Rev. Francis Moylan P.P. 1826 to 1832. buried in Kilbarron. Local tradition has no rememberance of a Fr. Moylan but it states that the name should be Fr. Naylon [?].
Rev. Ambrose Bowles P.P. 1832 to 1846. Drowned while bathing in Lahinch Bay. Buried in the old church at Tirdaglas.
Rev. J. Moloney P.P. 1846 to 1849. Died of fever at the end of the Great Famine: buried in Kilbarron Church.
Rev. Philip OKennedy P.P. 1849 to 1856. Promoted to Roscrea parish as Vicar General.
Rev. Timothy Gleeson P.P. 1856 to 1869. Buried in Ballywilliam (Nenagh) - the burial ground of his forefathers.
Rev. George Corbett P.P. 1869 to 1881. Promottd to Toomevara parish.
Rev. J. Kennedy P.P. 1881 to 1900. Buried in Kilbarron.
Very Rev. Canon John Darcy P.P. 1900 - adhuc florens.
(From Fr. Gleeson's "History of Eile OCarroll.")
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“About 100 years ago the lived in Kylanoe a family named Reid...”
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1. Mrs Hogan. Ryehill, Ballinderry, Borrisokane. 3. Aged about 80. 4. Farmer. 5. Kilbarron. 6. From parents. 70. About 60 years ago. 8. About 50 years. 9. Kilbarron. 10 July 1934.About 100 years ago there lived in Kylanoe a family named Reid; there were three old people in the family - Charlie, Jimmy and Sally. Jimmy appeared to have been a peculiar sort of man for years before his death he got his own coffin made. He kept it in the house and used it as a place for storing things.
These old people were visited early one Sunday morning by the Terries, who had come on a raid from Lorrha parish. The Reids shut their door and the two brothers got up on the loft. When the Terries knocked they inquired who was outside. The answer was an order to open the door at once. As soon as the door was opened old Reid shot one of the raiders as he was entering the kitchen; the others fled leaving their dead comrade behind.
Thady and the Gold
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That night the man went and dug at the other side of the bush and he got the gold as the scholar had told him. He than built a castle now known as Thady's castle in Kilbarron.
Local Roads
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The roads generally got their names from the places through which they run.
The road which runs through Puckane leads from Nenagh to Terryglass and a branch leads from Puckane to Dromineer. The Prospect road runs from Knigh to Carney and thence to Terryglass and Kilbarron.
There is an old road which runs from just at the cross of Claree to the cross of Knigh. It runs through the townland of Prospect, Killard and Knigh. It is called the "Blind Lane". It was the road from Nenagh to Kilbarron and Terryglass. There is another old road near Cloughprior. It starts between Cloughprior and the Cross of Prospect and comes out on the present roads between Carney and the Cross of Ballythomas. It is called the "Dwane's Road".
There is a mass path from Killard to Puckane. It runs through the townland of Killard Lisduff and Puckane.
Bauroe
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was situated where the present Dr.Mc Donough now lives.When this decayed or fell the present one was built by a Father Mc Inerney who was Parish Priest of Feakle. The land of the present Jerry Moloney was pwned at that time by Father Mc Inerney's brother.
A few yards to the north of Feakle village there is a large flat stone which is supposed to be the grove of the Chief of Kilbarron. Tradition says he was killed there by a pursuer after the battle of Kilbarron.A short distance from this monument there is a fort made up of several stones and bushes.A boy once cut a tree from there to make a hurley ,and soon after his neck became stiff and remained so for some time.Two fields north from the Feakle Barracks,in a field owned by Jack Nugent there is a flat stone covered with writing.The only words understandable are ,"Remember '98","Soul"and "Lios ".Two fields to the south of this in a bleak field owned by Mrs.Mc Donough are teo large stones standing upright, and crossed on top by another large stone ,which was put there by a woman, who carried it alone for a priest to say Mass.Tradition says the priest was afterwards killed there by an enemy.
In a field owned by Michael O Brien there are a few rough stones to denote the graves of people who were buried there during the Famine.Unbaptized children were also buried there.This field is called Cnoc na Leacht to the present day.Not far from this
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“About a hundred years ago a man named Goan lived in Creevy. Three nights in succession he dreamt of a pot of gold that was hidden near Kilbarron Castle...”
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About a hundred years ago a man named Goan lived in Creevy. Three nights in succession he dreamt of a pot of gold that was hidden near Kilbarron Castle. Next day he got a pick and shovel and started to dig. He came to a broad flat flag, and a fierce storm arose and he was forced to go home. No one ever made an attempt to get the gold since.
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“After the demolition of the Abbey Monastery the people of Kilbarron parish had no church to go to. After a number of years a church to meet the needs of the parish was built in the townland of Coolcolly...”
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After the demolition of the Abbey Monastery the people of Kilbarron parish had no church to go to. After a number of years a church to meet the needs of the parish was built in the townland of Coolcolly. It stood somewhere near the present waterwork reservoir. Later a parish church was erected in Chapel Street. It stood on the site of the present church which was erected in the year 1842.