Long ago there were two hedge schools one in Ballydonoghue and the other one was in Lisselton. The schoolmaster's name in Lisselton was James Long and the master's name in Ballydonoghue was Buachaill Stack. They used to go to their pupils houses and the best of the boys used to go to a Latin school that was at my grandfather's house in Ballydonoghue (John Collins). The master's name was Dan Collins and it was he who taught Father Mc Namara and Bishop Moriarty. Dan Collins was from Cork.

And as was Nolan brought to Lisselton Cross (near Listowel) and they were prepared to hang him when they spied a horse-man riding rapidly waving a red flag and they waited to know what news he brought. He told them to search Nolan as he was sold by the man he confided in at Tralee gaol. So Nolan was searched and stripped of his collar + hanged.

are buried there. There is no old ruin in Killahenny at present. This church-yard is very dry and it is said that the coffins hold good and sound for many years. Alot of monuments are also erected in this graveyard. There was a monument which was newly erected broken to pieces by the last thunderstorm. There are also two graveyards in the adjoining parish of Ballydonoghue and these are Gale and Lisselton.
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had seen the trees that surrounded it with relics left behind by those who patronised it. About seventy or eighty yards from this well is a Fort or Lios what it represents he do not know. Though I have often heard that the fairy wind directs its course even across fields in the direction of this Fort. I never heard the name of either of those though an old man told me it was St. Batts. I think this is unlikely as another well of that name is within three and a half or four miles of it at Coolard Lisselton.

In Ballydonohue a house was built over a well. All the old people said that the good people drew water from this well. Before the house was built the well was blocked up. All the people that blocked died young. The most of them died suddenly.In a field in Lisselton there was a small patch of ground. In this primroses and cowslips grew. No one went near this because it was said that it was haunted. The owner of the field paid no heed to this talk. He picked all the flowers and put gravel over the little garden. He built a stall over this for his cattle. When the cattle were put in the servant boy who was putting them in slipped outside the stable and broke his leg. The next morning all the cattle were dead but primroses and cowslips were growing there. Then the owner got

Gerald Mc Elligott's father from Listowel was in days gone by gathering what they called then "Shafe and Tithe"- a land tax. His agent by name Conway was ambushed at Lisselton Cross and killed. His pony was found on a Sunday morning by people going to Mass straying along the road-side. At a little distance from the roadside the body of Conway was found in a "forth". Then a man by the name of Nolan better known as "Gabha beag Nolan" was arrested, tried and found guilty and sentenced to death. He was then in Tralee gaol awaiting his death and used to play ball with others in the gaol. In those times there was not such strict supervision in the gaols and in some way an iron collar was smuggled into Nolan to wear around his neck the day of the execution. It was made by his friends the "gaibhne beaga Nolans" so one of the gaol men said to Nolan "Aren't you a gay man and you going to be hanged tomorrow". "But" said he "will I be hanged" showing the other man the collar and so it went until the day came. In those times there was no place of execution like there is today but to erect a scaffold wherever the death or crime was committed and hang him there

About thirty years ago a man named Tim Murphy was coming from his friends who lived in Bally-conry. There was a christening held in the house that night and it was mid-night when he left for home. He had a horse and car and he had to go to Bunaraght.
When he came out on the public road at Lisselton Cross he saw a funeral coming towards him.
When he was about to pass the funeral his horse stopped and refused to go.
He had a whip in his hand and he beat the horse with it but he would not stir.
The whip fell out of his hand and a man who was of the funeral party, who was living near him and was sick in bed picked up the whip,

for about two days after. It was little Christmas day the fair was held in Dingle. The best mower around Tarbert some years ago was supposed to be Paddy Moran. He was cutting hay over in Tarmons and he cut an acre of hay in an hour.
There was a man in Clare and he threw a stone which weighed about a ton. It landed in Guhard near Lisselton.
The best man for catching rabbits was Billy Hanrahan R. I. P. He lived in the parish of Newtownsandes and lived in a house by himself. He used to leave his own house at six o'clock in the evening and he would travel miles away. When he would get tired he used to lie down on the grass and put his coat around his head. Then in the morning he used get up early and catch two or three rabbits. One day he took a little boy of the Mulooneys with him. It was a fine summer's evening and you would delight to go out. They went away and they didn't know what time it was until Billy got tired. He sat down and put his coat around his head, and let the little boy home alone.

The caves of Guhard are situated at the top of Mc Namara's hill.
Before the caves of Guhard were first found out, one day a woman was coming from a funeral at Lisselton, she was coming across Guhard hill.
When she was nearing the place where the caves now are a heavy fog arose before her.
After a while it got very dark and she was hurled into the cave.
She was moved on in until she met a crowd of people.
They were at a wake, and she saw the corpse laid out on a stone table.
After that she was moved on until a great door opened, she walked out and where she found herself was in the middle of a fort.

Baile an tSeanbhaile - Tanavalla.
Garrdha Árd - Cranyard.
(?)
Lios Eiltín - Lisselton - Deirtear go raibh lios nó cill ag Naomh Eiltín ann - patrún Cinn tSáile.
Coill a' Mhágh' Ruaidhe - Killomeroe.
Cnoc na gCaiseal
Úrlaidhe - Urlee. Ciallaigheann "úrlaidhe" troid nó faction fight. B'fhéidir go raibh troid de shaghas éigin ann, uair éigin.
Baile an Bhuinneánaigh } Ballybunion.
Baile Bun Abhann }
Leac Snámha - Leac a biódh aca chun léime de is dócha nuair a théighdís ag snámh.
Ráth Fhiadha - Rathea.
Tuar na Gaoithe - Tuar-páirc in a gcuirtear éadaighe le'n a mbánú.
Cliabhrach } Cleveragh. Deirtear gur aideacht é sin ó "cliabh" a ciallaigheann "ciseán."
Claidhe Barraigh } Nó b'fhéidir go raibh mainistir de Barra ann ag a raibh claidhe éigin tógtha. Tá mainistir de Barra ann indiu pé scéal é.
Pollach - Plough
Rith Lán } Rhylane. B'fhéidir gur "Réidh" atá, gceist ann
Réádh-Lán } Ciallaigheann "Réadh" a moorland or heather plain; level plain; móinteán.
Béal Cille - Bealkilla.
Beithíneach - Behins. Áit in a bfásann crainn beithe.
Brúgh Mhadra - Palás an mhadra is dócha.

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Local Place Names
Bromore - The great mansion
Ballybunion - The townland of the Bunyans
Lisselton - The fort of St Eithne
Sliss - Borderland
Beale - The Mouth
Tullamore - The big hill
Carrigane - The Rocky ground
Faha - The sports green
Kilconly - From Connla who destroyed a monster
Sliss - Borderland
Littor - The wet side of the hill.
Killeton - The church of St Eithna
Barraduff - The Black top
Ballyegan - The townland of the Egans
Ballyeigh - The place of the O'Heas.
Kilcolman - Colman's Church
Tullane - The pillar stone
Tullabeg - The small hill
Doon - A fort
Barna - A gap
Dirra - The wood of the oaks