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  1. My Home District

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    Tinahely is the name of my home town. Roughly counting, there are ninety houses with a population of three hundred people. O'Toole, Byrne, and Murphy are the most common names here. Every house in Tinahely is slated. There are two schools and three churches.
    Mr Weir is the name of an old man here. He is 81 years of age.

    My Grand father told me how Tinahely got its name. He said, that a long time ago when Tinahely was being built, that houses were built here and there and they called it Trí n-a Chéile, and later on when other houses were built they changed its name to Tinahely

  2. Local Heroes

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    Great Walkers
    About seventy five years ago Mr. Brennan of Tinahely walked to Tinahely from Dublin every Friday night. He would leave Dublin at about seven o'clock p.m. and he would arrive in Tinahely at about seven o'clock a.m. From Dublin to Tinahely is a walk of about fifty miles or more. He would Tinahely on a Sunday night and he would be in time for his work in the morning which began about seven o'clock. He was a baker by trade.
    Another great walker was Mr. James Toole of Killcommon. He walked from Killcommon to the edge of Tullow to work each morning. The people that time had to fell all the trees with axes because there was no saws. There were no bicycles or

  3. Hurling and Football Matches

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    There is a field near the district of Tinahely in Mountpleasant where they used play hurling and football long ago. Two teams used play. There were fifteen on each side. The teams that played were Tinahely and Shillelagh, and Aughrim and Shillelagh. Shillelagh won when they played against

  4. Care of the Feet

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    now but they are repaired. There are two shoemakers in Tinahely. They are not very long in it. The same families did not always repair boots. There were more shoemakers in the district long ago. There was a shoemaker in Tinahely and the same families always made boots but they left Tinahely a few years ago. Long ago people used wear clogs with wooden soles. They were not made locally. They are now. Leather was never made in the district. There was a man in Coolroe who never wore a boot until he was thirteen. He never wore them going to school. There were no boots or foot covering of any special kind of leather ever worn long ago. There was a shoemaker in Coolroe long ago who used to make boots. When he died it it was no longer carried on. Long ago people always got their boots made with a shoemaker.

  5. Battlefields and Historic Sites

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    supposed to have been in existence about the 16th century. Some of the old people have a belief that it was through "Black Tom" that the present Fitzwilliam family obtained their estates. "Black Tom" is said to have guillotined himself to escape a change of leasor. The ruins of his castle are on the land of Mr. Roland Taylor, Tinahely.
    (The matter in the three preceding paragraphs was told me by Mr. J.J. Hayden. The Black Raheen, Killaveney- Tinahely Co. Wicklow) Oct. 14, '34

  6. (gan teideal)

    “Once a man was coming home from Tinahely...”

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    Once a man was coming home from Tinahely with a cart and a plough in it. A white figure followed the car Sometimes

  7. An Old Ruin

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    An old ruin
    In the time of Charles I, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford came to Ireland. He belonged to the Fitzwilliam family in some way. Up the Pound Land in Tinahely he had cellars underground - these are still there and are known as Black Toms Buildings. These were never completed. There is supposed to be a tunnel from the buildings to the Big House in Coolattin but it has never been discovered. It was believed he his stolen property in this tunnel and ghosts were said to have been seen there.
    Alice St. Leger, Coolroe, Tinahely
    Account from Mr. Tom Kenny, Coolroe, Tinahely

  8. The Local Fairs

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    is given to the buyer to lead it home and it is also said that it is lucky to give it with the animal. In some fairs there are people selling halters and ropes to lead home the animals. The great fair of the year in Tinahely is the big horse fair on the eight of May. There are always a great deal of horses and people at it. There is a special fair for sheep and every two months in Tinahely in a big yard of Mr. Walshe's. The best sheep are picked out from the bad ones and the good ones are sold. There are always a great many people at it.

  9. Battlefields and Historic Sites

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    At Wingfield a battle is said to have taken place between two of the clans in the district, and fierce fighting and heavy losses are believed to have been in this fight. The actual site of the battle is not known but it is believed to have been on the land now in the possession of Mr. Robert Symes. It is also believed that a monastery existed where the present house called Wingfield now stands, andthat the monks made wine.
    The site of a 16th century castle owned by an Irish chieftain, Raymond or Redmond O'Byrn, is said to have stood on the dite of the house now owned by Mr. Patrick Doyle - The Dairy - Killaveney (about two miles from Tinahely). Some of the stones from the ruins of this old castle were used in the building of the present farm-house.
    "Black Tom's Castle about a quarter of a mile from the town of Tinahely was the resident of "Black Tom" Stafford and is

  10. The Local Fairs

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    it away.
    There is a special fair for horses at Tinahely. It is held twice a year, on the 8th May and 7th November. All the farmers around this district go to the fair in Tinahely. The fair in November is larger than the one in May. More young horses are bought and sold at it.
    there is another great fair held in Castledermot, five times a year. A great many farmers around Hacketstown go to the Castledermot horse fair to buy and sell horses.

  11. Local Fairs

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    The local fairs are held in Tinahely, Shillelagh and Carnew. The 8th of May fair is the biggest of them all, it is held in Tinahely.
    When a man buys a cow or a horse he puts a mark on the back of the beast. The mark is made by putting mud on the beasts back with the stick: then the buyer gives the man that owned the beast some of the money so that he could not sell it any more. When they are trying to make the bargain the buyer and the seller strike each others palms together.
    When a person sells a horse he gives half-a-crown for luck. When it is a cow he gives a shilling, when it is a pig he gives six pence luck.

  12. Local Poets

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    Local Poets
    There are some local poets around my district. One who would make a poem if he saw anything funny. He made one poem and it is a very good one but it is a bit sad. He made lots more but I do not know their names. I know one - the name of it is "My Name is Pat O Donnell." I often hear my father talk of that song. The name of the poet that made that song is Dick Behan of Ballykelly. There is another poet who made the song called the "Tinahely Hat." His name is Peter Traynor of Tinahely. It is not a long song.

  13. The Local Fairs

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    There is one fair held on the last Saturday of every month in Tinahely. Sometimes the buyers come out to the district the buyers come out to the district to buy cattle and sheep from the farmers. The fairs in Tinahely are held on the street and on the fair green also. When an animal is sold there is luck money given back to the buyer. If it is a horse there is ten shillings given, if it is a cow there is five shillings given, a pig one shilling. When a bargain is made one of the men puts out his hand and the other man hits it with his hand. Another way to make the bargain is by spitting on the hand or by tapping on the shoulder. When the animals are sold they are marked with a mixture called "Raddle" the colour of it is red. They are marked on the back or on the flank. Some people mark them with mud on the hip, but it would soon rub off. When the animal is sold if there is a halter on it, it

  14. Hurling and Football Matches

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    About 70 years ago there was a football team in Ballyrahan. A match was played in a big field of Mr. Dagg's. The two teams that played were Tinahely and Shillelagh. The Tinahely team wore yellow jackets and the Shillelagh players wore blue jackets. There were ten on each side. The kind of a ball that was used was a big hard leather ball. There were little bits of sods used for goal-posts. When the footballing would be over two teams of hurlers would get in and start hurling. There were five in each hurling team. It was between Strathnakelly and Ballyrahan. The kind of hurleys that were used were long pieces of wood with a bend on one end. There was one great hurler in Ballyrahan by the name of Mr. Grant. He is dead about ninety years. He was also a great football player. There was also other outdoor amusements long ago. There was a place in Ballyrahan where they used to play hand ball against the end

  15. Local Fairs

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    The local fairs are held in Gorey, Arklow, Tinahely and Aughrim. The farmers get up early on the fair morning and they drive the cattle before them. The farmers have an easy time driving the cattle on the road because they run into every field possible. Sometimes the farmers sell the cattle on the way to the fair. The fair is usually held on the street. There is no toll paid on the cattle sold. The cattle are sold to buyers and sometimes to other farmers.
    The money given back is called "luck penny." There are two shillings given on every head of cattle that is value over seven pounds. The initials of the person who buys the cattle are marked on them. There are no halters on the cattle. There is a halter on the bull and it is given away with the bull. There is a special fair for horses in Tinahely.

  16. Weather-Lore - Snow-Storm

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    In the early eighties there was a very big snow storm. It snowed for two days and two nights and then drifted. The snow was on the ground from January to May. The road from Hacketstown to Tinahely had to be cleared to get food stuffs that were at the station up to the people of Hacketstown.

  17. (gan teideal)

    “A few hundred yards west of Tinahely...”

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    A few hundred yards west of Tinahely is still to be seen the remaining foundation walls and spacious deep cellar rooms of a very large castle supposed to be built by the Earl of Strafford nicknamed Black Tom from his appearance and notoriety of that time. As supposition of the local people states he used to give great banquets to the surrounding resident and when asleep from drinking wine do away with them and take their farms and estates.

  18. (gan teideal)

    “There is a church not far from Tinahely.”

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    There is a Church not far from Tinahely. In the penal days it was taken from the Catholics. Every year at a certain time a Priest is supposed to be seen walking around the Church. There was a family named Driver who hunted the Priest and killed him and ate his heart. They were eating their dinner one day when one of them choked and died. It was said after that all their family died quickly.

  19. Old Stories

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    One night there were two men coming home from Tinahely. They were riding two horses. It was a wet night so one man got down off his horse and went into an old shed until the rain ceased. The other man did not get down off his horse but guided it in under the trees. Just as the first man was getting down off his horse it is said he saw a ghost and he dropped dead.