Fr McManus. Fr Burke.Corner Chapel - the Chapel of ease was built in 1829. It was called Corner Chapel because it was built near the corner of the Cross Road. The owner of the demesne objected to building the church opp dem. (?) gate at the x roads - so it was built further up on the Kilcoona Rd. The clan (?) is now (?) and nothing remains of the castle but one wall. There was a church near Knockroon one near McDonaghs, Several Protestants lived in Headford one time.. Headford & Shruile were big centres for them. The Prot. Church is in this parish (D patrick). Any person found picking even a twig in demesne was brought to the Square in Headford and put in stocks which were opposite the present National Bank.The markets long ago used be held near Knockroon before the town of Headford grew up. The Protestant Church near Headford is in this parish. The demesne near Headford was owned by the St. George who lived in a castle in the demesne. Only one wall of the castle remains. There were several Protestants in Headford one time. Any person found even

There was two men living near Headford one, time and the nick name (one time) the people called them was the "Jacks". One time a motor car was broken down outside Headford and the driver told a man to get the Jack. The man went into Headford and brought out the two men instead of the small jack or lifting the motor car.

There was once two men living Headford and the nick-name the people called them was "the Jacks". One day a motor car got broken down near Headford and the driver told a man to get the Jacks to lift the motor car. The man went into Headford and brought out the two men for lifting the car and it was not long before the car was fixed again.

Headford Ambush
This is about Headford (Co. Kerry) Ambush. In the year 1921 an ambush took place at Headford (Kerry) which caused great excitement in the neighborhood.
A large number of the IRA gathered together from different places armed with guns and ammunitions to meet their enemies, who were coming by train from Kenmere, and when the train was nearing Headford, the alarm was given by the leaders of the IRA, who told his men to prepare. Shots rang out in every direction, and two of the soldiers were killed instantly.
The commander of the IRA met his death (Dan Allman (Listroy, Kerry)) and one of his men called Benty.
The other made their escape through the mountains until they landed at Barraduff (Headford, Co. Kerry). Blood was flowing along the road at Headford (contd)

This well is on the Headford Road at the Kells side of Headford Bridge near the front lodge of the Headford Demesne.
Some years ago a lady was thrown from her horse and killed there. At one time there was yarn going round that a woman in white appeared at this well, but nobody paid any

One night, Father Farrington was going to Headford, and when he came as far as Hughes's his motor stopped. He went out to put petrol in it, but a big thing like a bag of wool went in behind him in the motor, and then it started again. When it came to the graveyard, the thing went out again, and the priest went on his way to Headford. When he was coming home, the motor stopped again at the graveyard and the thing went in, until he came to Hughes's again, and then it disappeared.

Lynch Staunton was the Landlord of this district. His real name was Lynch but his family bought the title of Staunton and they were afterwards better known by Staunton than heir real name. They owned all the Clydagh woods and islands the fertile lands of Cargin and thirty acres of bog.
There were also other landlords in the neighbouring districts; St George in Headford, Brownes in Claran, Burkes in Ower, Jameson in Ballyconlought, Carter in Carnakib, O'Flaherty in Annakeen and Latty in Greenfield. Most ohem were Catholics and were descendents of the tribes of Galway. The Brownes claimed to be descendents of Shane O'Neill and closely connected with the O'Donnells. They also claimed to be directly descended from the Brown tribe of Galway.St. George was a Protestant. He was old and cruel while his wife was young and kind. St George refused the site of Headford Church to Fr. Conway Parish Priest of Headford, but Mrs. St. George gave him the site

The last landlady in this village was Miss Anne Kirwan. She was landlady over Carrantanlass and Graigue which joins Carrantanlass and she owned another farm in Headford. She was landlady for about twenty years and she lived in Dublin. Mr Costelloe, Graigue Lodge, was her agent. She never evicted anyone while landlady, but if the agent told her that anyone could not afford to pay the rent she would omit it and send them money to help them.
In 1903 the lands of Carrantanlass were bought out by the 1903 act. Then she sold Graigue and Headford to Costelloe. The Headford lands were bought out later also. Miss Kirwan's father James was landlord previous to her. He was landlord for about forty years. He was well liked by the people and he never evicted anyone although he was a Protestant. He lived in Dublin also and he used to come to Graigue Lodge in May and November to collect the rent. All the tenants used to go to Graigue to pay it.
Previous to James Kirwan his father, who was also James, was landlord. He was also

Long ago when the post came here there were no motor cars to run the post. The train used come to Headford with the letters. Then Bob Hanley used go to Headford with a sitecare for the letters and bring them to Kenmare. Then Patsy Glass used go to Kenmare walking for the letter. He used walk it home again and leave them at Ardea Post Office. There was a man up there whose name is Dan the Post he was living in Laraugh. He used bring the letters up to Laraugh. The people around here used go to the Post Office for the letters. There was no Post-man

Forde's House bet Corner Chapel Headford near same markets were held long ago. There is an old road a private avenue leading from there into a former landlord's residence Edward (???) Blake. Muldoon's now live there. Ruin of old church near that house & near that place fairs used to be held. Old roads fell into disuse when markets held in Headford.There was another road or ave. leading into Blakes from Sullivans, continued through Cloonee where there is an old archway & led back to Blakes where lived one Redingtons (???) before Flaherty's. At Bothar na mbacach (??) another ave with beautiful gate led to Redingtons and behind Currans (??) a wide ave very much narrowed led into that big house.In margin: ?? Fr Heaney pp. Caherlistrane

lives and was a bailiff. Two women lived where Roches' house is. (Raheens) They were Finnegan. Roche married into the house. There is a story that a woman was seen around there. A door in the house was unopened for a long time. When Mrs Roche came there she opened the door. Count Blake owned land down by Oltore. Conlon lived where Michael McHugh now lives. Caherconlawn is name of townland. Jimmy Alcorn's uncle owned gave sit for Kileana School. Mangans' owned a slaughter house in Tuam got land in Caheraraheeny and bought place over in Caherlistrane. Nesbitt would not give site for church up at Cross Rds. In Ballydonnellan. The Donnellans lived one Capt Donnellan MP for Cork owned an an estate there. The stones for the church were got in Ballydonnellan. Mick Collingham's father lived in house now occupied by Nat Bank Headford, came to live with uncle. Bought over the Balk for hanging joints. Raffertys lived where Miss Walsh now lives. The house was said to be a kind of barrack. People doing wrong were brought by Yeomen to Headford and put on stocks

different periods. There is one doorway in N. wall 5' - 9'' high 2' 4'' broad (sketch) plain, was probably a side door. There are 5 buttresses. In W. gable there are two windows - one about four feet above the other and different styles - probably different periods but the shape (sketch) is common to both. The upper one is much bigger. Interior the window is about 6' high and it surmounts a double window about the same size as the lower single window. In the southern wall near the eastern gable there is a similar window - all windows same size and shape app. (sketch)Outside the big door is a small square stone with figure of a chalice on it. Stone 1' 9'' square 4 1/2'' thick. The edges all round are raised but partly worn off. There is an inscription on this stone - couldn't read it. Very probably many of the O'Flahertys are buried here. The present church in Caherlistrane - the schools (1938) here and in Knockroone and the Residence of teacher were built by Canon Heaney.
THE HEADFORD DEMESNE was owned by St George family - by landlord. It extended 4 miles around Headford one time to Bohercull and to Caheraheeny, all the wooded portion was was in it, Ballyfruit was not. The grand gate was kept in great style. There was a public

house at the left hand of the Cross Rd at the Corner Chapel. Molly O's (Redington ?). The last survivor was Robert Kerr St George.Fr MacNamara and Fr Heaney lived in house where Mr Feeley NT now lives. Near Knockroon School is a piece of an old house. A Mr O'Flaherty lived there. He was a brother of a M O'Flaherty who married a Ms Lawlor (one of the Lawlors or the '48 Movement. This O'Flaherty was a solicitor and was in partnership with another solicitor Dillon and they became '48 men. His son grew and died of T.B. His daughter has a lace school in Achill.A Protestant told Fr Conway he would never see a church (Catholic) in Headford. Not long after Fr. Conway got the site and the present beautiful church is a eloquent testimonial to his zeal and enthusiasm to put up a fine church in Headford. The Bollards (?) were groomsmen, got land and became gentlemen. The St George of Tyrone lived near Galway. He owned townland of Beaghmore which was divided out a few years ago. Through this estate there was an avenue leading by Burkes to the castle at Fahy's. This castle was owned and inhabited by the Frenches. One time it was consid to continue the avenue to Castlehackett. The Kilkellys

Back in Kilkeel, Headford, there is a clais where the fairies used to have picnics long ago. After the picnics each night they used to leave the fairy delph after them and the people

About seventy-eight years ago there was a man named John Burke, Headford, who used to travel through the country making wooden vessels. He was able to make mugs, cups, saucers, jugs and plates. He was sixty three years when he died.

There was once a man living in "Cluan - Dun Abhainn" and his name was Mr. Nolan. One night on his way home from Headford from playing cards he met a man who was dead for six months. He was in the next field from his own house when he met this man and he had to get out of his way. When he went into the house his wife asked him was he drunk because he was shivering with fear. In six months time the man himself died.

There was a man living in Headford whose name was Mr Divilliy. Mr. Divilliy had a horse in a field in the Domain. When he went up to see the horse the next morning there were branches of trees an dead crows thrown on the road and he was afraid that his horse was dead. When he went in the field the horse was eating grass and he left him there but after a few nights the horse was killed by lightning because there was awful lightning that night.

About fifty years ago a crowd of men went looking for a pot of gold which was supposed to be hidden under a rock in a field. When they had lifted the rock they were hunted out of the place by rats. In a few years time another crowd lifted the rock, and they were hunted by rats. The people thought that it must be the fairies that put it there. The place they were is near Headford.

The nearest fair to this place long ago was Castle-hacket. There used to be a fair there six times in the year that time but there are only two fairs there now. The cause of four of the fairs dying out is, there used to be no stock at any of the fairs except the June and October ones. There are fairs there now in June and October also. There used to be fiars also in Tuam, Headford, Shrule, and the Neale.
A good deal of buyers used to come to these fairs especially in war times. At every fair toll was paid. The people used to pay threepence and fourpence for each beast.
Long ago the buyers used to mark the cattle on the horn. They used to burn a black ring on the horn. Some of the buyers now mark them with a scissors, others with a pen-knife. The greatest fairs around here now are Tuam and Headford.
Some people pay "Earnest" money for the cattle they buy. When a man pays "Earnest" money the man whom he pays it to cannot sell the beast again. "Luck" money is also paid so that luck will be in the beast.

There is a small stream flowing through the wood outside Headford and in this stream there are stepping stones. (Ford) Tradition says that a battle was fought near this stream. At the battle a big number of people were massacred. Their heads were cut off flung into the river which carried them down to this ford, hence the name - Hd. Ford. A man who was challenged to go there for penance