There are four graveyards in the parish of Killeentierna, namely Kilsarcon, Killeentierna, Ardcrone and Dysert. All these graveyards are still in use, and they are all square in shape. There are some headstones built of cement and others of stone over a lot of the graves, and over others there are crosses made of wood or iron.In the local church yard, namely Kilsarcon, there is a path around the church about three feet out from the wall, and unbaptised children are always buried outside the path.People walk around this path when paying rounds.Kilsarcon church got its name from a saint, who had a monastery there long ago, and the ruins of the monastery are to be seen there. There is a legend above it also, that it was first in a place called Dromulton right across the hill, and that it was removed in one night from Dromulton across the Flesk to Kilsarcon. A few large

with Kilsarcon grave yard. It is supposed to have been first situated in Dromulton in Timothy Browne's farm. During the night it was transferred accross the river Flesk to Kilsarcon and on its journey two large stones were dropped in the river. These stones are still to be seen covered with moss. Though the waters and floods wash over them it does not remove the moss. The ruins of the church is supposed to be that of St. Arcon.

Kilsarcon Graveyard. It is said that the graveyard that is in Kilsarcon was once situated in Dromulton at a place called the Cill and that one night it was removed to Kilsarcon.
The story that is told about it is that a non-catholic (or an excommunicated person) was buried in the church that was in Drumulton. After the burial the coffin raised to the top of the earth. The people got word about it, and it was buried again. It raised again and it was buried again. The third time it raised, and there was something done to keep the coffin down. That night the church removed to Kilsarcon, leaving the corpse behind. When it was removing a big stone fell from it on the bank of the river Fleek in a place called the poillin. Timothy Teahan (Age 43)
Kilsarcon
Farranfore
Co Kerry. People give rounds at the graveyard on Good Friday, and all during the month of May. When-they go in May first go to the alter (which is really a window in the gable of a ruined church) Then the go round to church (anti-clock wise), three times saying a rosary each time)

travelled is called Kilcummin.
Kilsarcon. The graveyard in Kilsarcon was not always where it is now. It was across the river in Droumulton. The man in whose land it was did not want the people to travel his land with the funerals and used always say that he would put a stop to it. One morning, when he awoke, the church was gone and there was not even a stone left to show that it had ever been there. The people wondered as to where it had gone till somebody saw it in Kilsarcon. The only signs it left in its flight were three stones which fell into the river. They are still there and all efforts to move them have proved fruitless.
Páirc an Aifrinn. In the town land of Mintoges there is a field in the farm of Con Crowley called páirc an Aifrinn. Mass was said there in the penal times and the altar

There are a lot of fairy forts in the school district, namely, the Ballantourigh, Glounlea, Kilsarcon and the Conguilla forts

the townland of Currowcity on the high road to Killarney.2. A farmer by the name of John Walshe who lives near me has field called "pairc na cille". It is so called because in days gone by there was a church-yard there. a stone which was a headstone was taken from the field and put in a ditch as a pillar of a gate. The stone loosened and fell out, and was put in again. It went on like this for some time. At the time there was a near by house the lodge leading to Merediths of Dicksgrove being repaired. The stone was taken to the house and broken by a mason who afterwards lost his sight. It was put in the chimney. That chimney has to be repaired very often as the cement splits and breaks away.3. There is another very large stone in the bank of the river Flesk between Dromulton and Kilsarcon. It was supposed to have fallen from Kilsarcon church when the church moved across the river from Dromulton to Kilsarcon where it now stands.

Jeremiah Twomey. Tureencahill, Gneeveguilla, Co. Kerry, won a race at Kilsarcon (Castleisland, Co. Kerrry) in which some great runners took part.

The Roches in Castleislan were making a new tomb in Kilsarcon Church. They had some stones left after an old tomb and they took these away and built a lime kiln for a man named Loughlin. That night there was a light seen leaving Kilsarcon Church and going towards the kiln. In the morning the kiln was knocked. They built it again and it was knocked. They built it a third time and it was knocked again. Then they drew back the stones to the Church and built the kiln with other stones and it fell no more.

Introduction.This story was related by Mr Bartholomew Hickey of the townland of Meenleitrim, Knocknagoshel, Co. Kerry. He is a farmer and about fifty-five years of age. He was born and reared in Meenleitrim and has lived there since childhood.He heard a little about the matter of the story from his own parents but his wife who is a native of Kilsarcon was able to give him some details of the happening. The story was entered into this book in March 1938.The Story:Over a hundred years ago (sic) the churchyard, now situated at Kilsarcon and known as Kilsarcon churchyard, was situated at Dromulton. it was a Catholic churchyard. It is said that a protestant was buried there once. This was against the usual practice and the burial aroused great anger in the people of the locality. On the night after the burial the church removed itself about a distance of two miles across to Kisarcon. It brought all the graves with it except the protestant one which it left behind in the place where it was dug. It brought the walls that were around it and the ruins of an old chapel which were in the centre of the churchyard.While the churchyard was on its' way from Dromulton to Kisarcon one huge stone fell into

About eighty years ago, a man lived between Dromulton and Castleisland, and it is said that he had a lot of money.
He was afraid of robbers. So he left his home, and went through Kilsarcon, when he came in view of Glounlea fort, which is in John Sullivan's land. He burried it opposite the white horse which was feeding in the fort field.
The white horse was feeding at the northern side of the fort. He said he burried it in the Kilsarcon cnoc na h-abhanns. Too of the cnocs are in my father's land.

Heroes in our district are few, but as [?] as they are they reach the highest [?] of notice. There is none more famous in our little village than Mick O Leary who is noted for being a great jumper. It is said that he jumped the old church gate which is about twelve feet high. The onlookers were the Gárda Síohcán another great athlete is Tadg O Daly. It is said that when he was on the [?] he ran from mount Eagle to Kilsarcon in one hour. It seems that an enemy sped dogs after him, and that they did not overtake him until he reached Kilsarcon. It is said also he used to catch hares and rabbits and foxes. He was often called Daly the racer.
Another noted hero is Nickas Kennely [?] lived at Ballanhantourgh. This man was a great mower. He was once in a contest with his neighbour and they mowed an Irish acre each in a day. Paddy Savage Adriville was also a great mower. He was a once mowing with his neighbour and before they were

They are all within easy reach of each other. They are all circular in shape. There is a passage under-ground from the Ballantourigh to the Glounlea fort.
A man by the name of Willie Twiss ploughed the Ballahantourigh fort, because it was in his own land, and he knocked the ditch and rooted a white-thorn tree that was growing in it, and when he got up in the morning the fort was there again and the ditch was built around it and the tree was there, and then he thought it was the fairies that put them there again.
The Glounlea fort is in two parts, with a white thorn tree growing in each side, and a car-passage between the two trees. There is a passage underground from the Kilsarcon to the Conguilla fort. Light used to be seen in the Kilsarcon fort.
There is an entrance in the centre of the Conguilla fort, with stone steps going down into it. A few years ago a couple of men went into the Conguilla fort and they took a lighting candle down with them, and they travelled around it and they got into something like rooms. A woman used be seen in the Conguilla fort.

Many of our local heroes and each one noted throughout the district. Some are great athletes and others are great workers. In our village, there lived a great athlete named M. O’ Leary who jumped the old chapel gate. The lookers on were the guards síochan and they were amazed at the sight. Another great Athlete was Tadgh O Daly. It was said he was chased from Cordal to Kilsarcon by dogs. It seems that an enemy shed dogs after him and they never saw him until he was at Kilsarcon church. The spectators were a crowd scattering from mass and everyone was astonished at shedding the dogs after him. It took him about an hour to do the journey. The strongest and most famous for lifting stones, sack, oats and potatoes was Tadgh Mór. It is not know where he lived. Many strong men had a contest with him but no one proved them his equal. Johnny Savage was a great mower. He mowed and Irish acre and a half in a day.
Told by Michael Kearney
Written by Michael Kearney

At Kilsarcon a man named Mac Sweeney had a cow that was frequently milked in a fort which she entered. This day the man kept the cow in the house and that same evening a child's cry was heard in the fort.

Old GraveyardsThere are four churchyards in this parish. There is one in Killeentierna Kilsarcon Dysert and Ardcrone. They are still in use. Dysert church is round in shape. There is the ruins of an old protestant preaching church in Killeentierna. There is also the ruins of a church in Kilsarcon churchyard, and in Ardcrone. Killeentierna is our local grave-yard. It slopes to the south west. It is sorrounded by trees.
There is one old tomb a protestant tomb in Killeentierna. The last one to be buried there was buried last year. The headstones are made of marble and limestone but they were made of wood long ago.There are no disused graveyards in the parish. Unbaptised children were buried in forts in olden times. Old people used to hear music playing in these forts and used to see lights coming and going from them.Local people still use certain graveyards far away.There is an old tradition connected

People do not talk of other periods of famine due to the failure of the potato-crop.
There are a few furze bushes growing beside the road in a field which belongs now to John McCarthy Cragg Farranfore which mark it is said the grave of one poor victim of the famine. The remains of this poor person were being carried by friends from Castlemaine to be buried in Kilsarcon, or Killeentierna. Those poor people were so worn out from hunger that they could go no farther and had to bury the remains there.

occasion he was challenged by a circus man who had the reputation of being the best runner in Europe, all the half-sirs around Limerick backed the circus and all the half-sirs in Kerry backed Daly so the wagers ran into hundreds of pounds. Daly was blind in one eye and the Limerick half-sirs planned to get another good runner to dress exactly like the circus man and to run the first part of the race with Daly, and then slip into the place where the circus man was hiding, and then the circus man started off for the last half of the race, but after all the plans, Daly won the race and the Kerry half-sirs won the wagers. But it was his last race ever running; he was throwing up blood for a long time after coming home. Well old Daly an Ratha as we used to call him is a long time dead; he is buried in Kilsarcon cemetery in front of the Altar in the old ruins where his headstone may be seen.

In olden times it was said that Kilsarcon grave-yard was once situated in Dramulton, and it is said that it removed one night to where it now is. While crossing the river Flesk a stone loosened from the wall and it fell into the river. And that stone is still to be seen and no power on earth could move it. Not very many years ago a neighbouring farmer took home some few stones which fell off the Church wall, to help him in the erection of a lime kiln, when he had the kiln finished it fell to the ground, he built it up again but to his surprise it had the same fate . Not until he put back the stones would his kiln remain standing.

If a bottle of water was put on the table on New Year's night it would be changed into wine in the middle of the night but it would change back into water again before morning.
At twelve of clock on the same night if the wind blew from the east the Protestants would have great luck for the year. If it blew from the west the Catholics would have great luck.
Told to Eamon MacSweeney, Kilsarcon, Farranfore
Daniel H MacSweeney (farmer) age: 69 (same address)

He walked from his home to Castlemaine Fair, and was back again at 3 o'clock about 30 miles to and fromStrong Men.
My grandfather Tim Daly of Kilsarcon used to raise an empty half tearse with one hand from the ground and throw it across an (the) other. Jim Rourke of Knockbee used to do the same, Pat Mc.Carthy of Glounlea now aged 86 years was coming from Killarney with a half tearse of stout. It fell out on the road, and he jumped out and took it in his arms and ran after the car, and threw it in. Dan Cooper Anabla, now aged 70 was with him and they threw it out again to test Cooper's strength and he succeeded in putting it in to the car also.