Name: Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society
Author: Cork Historical and Archaeological Society

King's Quay at Ballintemple absorbed into park

Ballintemple · townland · Cork

The King's Quay stood at the end of the first avenue in Ballintemple leading to the river bank. Used in former times for customs duty, it was a pretty cluster of houses with a big slip and was absorbed into the park after 1852.

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There were many pretty places and romantic spots which exist no longer, as they were absorbed in the park. The " King's Quay " was one of them, and it stood at the end of the first avenue in Ballintemple that led down to the river bank, and the postern gates of the demesnes at the water side. The King's Quay looked very pretty in the evening light, with its little cluster of houses and big slip, on which the waves caused by passing steamers dashed softly. The quay was used in former times for customs' duty — hence its name, and I sat on it as late as 1852, after which it was absorbed in the park.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 282

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Somewhere around here was the King's Quay, which stood at the end of the first avenue in Ballintemple leading down to the river bank and the postern gates of the demesnes at the water side. It was used in former times for customs duty, which is where its name comes from. It was a pretty little cluster of houses with a big slip, where the waves from passing steamers dashed softly. The quay was absorbed into the park after 1852, and nothing remains of it now.

Local tradition of Cromwell and Hurley of Knocklong

Knocklong · town · Limerick

Local people tell a story of Oliver Cromwell having a heated altercation with Hurley of Knocklong near Cromwell Hill, in which Hurley got the better of him. The author notes this shows how little reliance can sometimes be placed on local tradition.

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A few miles south-east of Caherconlish, and in the parish of Ballinalough, there is a fine cromlech on the top of Cromwell hill. Cromwell is not what it looks in print, for the name is pronounced Crom-choill, and means " sloping wood." The people have some story about Cromwell having a hot altercation with Hurley, of Knocklong, near here, who got the better of him. This story shews what little reliance in some cases is to be placed on local tradition. The people say that these cromlechs were erected by a race of giants, and that giants(l5> were buried under them. So far as the cromlechs in the east Jordan district of Palestine are concerned, they at any rate were, I think, erected by giants, the primitive inhabitants of that district, who are variously termed Zamzummim, Rephaim, Anakim, Emim, Zozim, and Avvim. This cromlech
(13) The Black Castle was last occupied by the Wilkinsons. The Furnells lived for a long time in the other castle, Representatives of these families are resident in the county. A branch of the Wilkinson family lived at Kyleyan, near Boher, Caherconlish.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 276

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Knocklong in County Limerick gives its name to a local story people tell about Oliver Cromwell and a man called Hurley. The tradition says that Cromwell had a heated altercation with Hurley of Knocklong, near a place called Cromwell Hill, and that Hurley got the better of him. The author who recorded this story noted that it shows what little reliance can sometimes be placed on local tradition. The reason is plain enough. The name Cromwell in Cromwell Hill is not what it looks in print. It is pronounced Crom-choill, and it means sloping wood. It has nothing to do with Oliver Cromwell at all. The hill also has a fine cromlech on its top, and the people say these cromlechs were erected by a race of giants, and that giants were buried under them. The story of Cromwell and Hurley stands as a reminder that a name on the land can gather a tale around it that the name itself never earned.

Luddenmore Castle built by the Burkes near Caherconlish

Luddenmore · townland · Limerick

At the north foot of Boughal-breaga hill stood the strong castle of Luddenmore, built by the Burkes. It belonged to James Gould, second justice of Munster, who died in 1600, seized of the Dominican Abbey in Limerick and extensive lands including Corbally. Only a small piece of masonry now remains.

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erected in the year 1827 by a Limerick merchant, a Mr. Kelly, who, hav ing purchased from the representative of the Ingoldsby Massys, erected the " sugar loaf," which stood about twenty-five feet high, as a mark on his property. In doing this Mr. Kelly uprooted a cairn on the top of the hill which was surrounded by a stone circle, fragments of which may still be seen. Several large human skulls and bones were then found in the cairn, which were taken to Caherconlish House by Captain Wilson, where they were preserved until the year 1866. A very small bronze celt was also found, and was in Caherconlish House for a number of years. So far as I can judge now there were two stone circles, a large outer one, over seventy feet in diameter, and an inner one not concentric with the outer circle, with a diameter of twenty-five feet. It was about eleven feet from the south side of the outer circle, and in this small circle stands the bouchaill, which is seven and a half feet high, four and a half feet wide, and one and a half feet thick. The broad sides face east and west. It was probably the headstone(7) of the old warrior who was buried here. Compare LeabJiar Laigneach, p. 258, quoted by Meyer in his notes to the Cath Finntragha : ro claided nag do FJieirb iar sin agus do tocbad a lia agus ro scribad ainm oguim agus dorigned duma immon lice — "a grave was dug for Ferb after that, and her stone was raised, and an inscription in ogham was written, and a mound was made around the stone." Mr. Kelly's "sugar loaf" fell on the 14th of last March, but the lia still stands, stands as it stood perhaps for a couple of thousand years. At the foot of the hill, north side, may be noticed a small piece of masonry. This is all that is left of the strong castle of Luddenmore, built by the Burkes, which belonged to James Gould or Gold,(8) second justice of Munster, who died in the year 1600, seized of the Dominican Abbey in Limerick, and castle, town, and lands of Corbally, and much other land beside. Justice Gould was married to Thomasin, daughter of Sir Thomas Browne, of Hospital. Mrs. Verschoyle, wife to Rev. Hamilton S. Verschoyle, is descended from Justice Gould, and holds considerable property in Caherconlish parish. Mary, daughter to Justice Gould, was

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 274

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Somewhere around here, at the north foot of Boughal-breaga hill, stood the strong castle of Luddenmore. It was built by the Burkes. Only a small piece of masonry remains now. The castle belonged to James Gould, also called Gold, who held the office of second justice of Munster. He died in the year 1600. At his death he was seized of the Dominican Abbey in Limerick, and of the castle, town, and lands of Corbally, and much other land beside. Justice Gould was married to Thomasin, daughter of Sir Thomas Browne, of Hospital. His daughter Mary is mentioned in the record, though the passage breaks off before her story is told. A later descendant, Mrs. Verschoyle, wife to the Reverend Hamilton S. Verschoyle, still held considerable property in Caherconlish parish. The hill above the castle site had its own history. In 1827 a Limerick merchant named Kelly, having bought the land from the representative of the Ingoldsby Massys, built a structure called the sugar loaf, about 25 feet high, as a mark on his property. In doing so he uprooted a cairn on the hilltop surrounded by a stone circle. Several large human skulls and bones were found in the cairn. Captain Wilson took them to Caherconlish House, where they were kept until 1866. A small bronze celt was also found and kept at the house for years. There were two stone circles. The outer one was over 70 feet across. The inner one, 25 feet in diameter, was not concentric with it. In the inner circle stands a standing stone, the bouchaill, over 7 feet high, 4 and a half feet wide, and 1 and a half feet thick. It was probably the headstone of an old warrior buried there. Kelly's sugar loaf fell on the 14th of March, but the standing stone remains.

MacFinnin MacCarthys of Ardtully Castle

Ardtully · townland · Kerry

The MacFinnin branch of the MacCarthys were located at Ardtully Castle, near Kenmare, deriving descent from Dermod of Tralee, younger son of Donal Roe, prince of Desmond. The family lost their property during the Williamite confiscation.

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^FreTmeri short This branch of the MacCarthys, located in Ardtully Journal, [8th Castle, near Kenmare, derive their descent from Dermod May, 1875. of Tralee, who was the younger son of Donal Roe, prince of Desmond. This family lost their property in the Williamite confiscation. The most remarkable members of it were Dermod of Tralee, slain by Maurice, fourth Lord Kerry, on the bench of justice, before the judge ; and in long generations after, Donal MacFinnin, the heroic defender of the bridge of Slane at the Boyne. The descent from Donal of Slane to the present day is complete, but between him and Desmond of Tralee there arc but few of the many generations given.''
The MacCarthys.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 127

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Somewhere close to Ardtully stood the castle of the MacFinnin MacCarthys. This branch of the family derived their descent from Dermod of Tralee, the younger son of Donal Roe, prince of Desmond. The most remarkable of them was that same Dermod of Tralee, slain by Maurice, fourth Lord Kerry, on the bench of justice, before the judge. Long generations after came Donal MacFinnin, the heroic defender of the bridge of Slane at the Boyne. The family lost their property in the Williamite confiscation. The descent from Donal of Slane down to the present day is complete, but between him and Dermod of Tralee, few of the many generations are given.

Medieval church of Clenor valued in 1291 papal taxation

Clenor · parish · Cork · 1291

The church at Clenor was ancient, appearing in Pope Nicholas's 1291 taxation as Capella de Clenwyr, valued at five marks. The Book of Lismore also refers to it as an ancient burial place.

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That the church at Clenore was an ancient one, we find by the taxation of Pope Nicholas, in 1291, Capella de Clenwyr was valued five marks. In the Book of Lismore it is also referred to as " an ancient burial place."
The Protestant church at Clenor was built in 181 3, and was sold in 1887. The walls and square tower still remain. The inscription on the solid silver cup and paten belonging to the church was as follows : —

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 42

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The parish of Clenor holds an old church site. In the taxation of Pope Nicholas in 1291, a chapel here called Capella de Clenwyr was valued at five marks. The Book of Lismore also speaks of it as an ancient burial place. So the ground you are passing near has been sacred and remembered a long time.

Nicholas Synan's silver chalice gift to Buttevant Franciscans

Buttevant · town · Cork · 1600

Around 1600, Nicholas Synan presented a silver gilt chalice to the Franciscan community at Buttevant. The chancel of Buttevant Abbey also contains the altar tomb of Philip John Barry and his wife Ellice Lombard with a Latin inscription in raised Lombardic capitals.

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At this time (A.D. 1600), among doubtless many another alms beside, Nicholas Synan presented a silver gilt chalice to his neighbours, the Franciscan community at Buttevant, which has the following Latin
(3) The altar tomb of this Philip John Barry and his wife is in the chancel of Buttevant Abbey. It bears the following Latin inscription in large raised Longobardic capitals running around the border of the covering slab : —

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 304

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Around 1600, in Buttevant, Nicholas Synan gave a silver gilt chalice to the Franciscan community here. The chancel of Buttevant Abbey also holds the altar tomb of Philip John Barry and his wife Ellice Lombard. A Latin inscription runs around the border of the covering slab, cut in large raised Lombardic capitals.

Philip Townesend of Derry, Rosscarbery, soldier in America

Ross Carbery · town · Cork

Philip Townesend of Derry, Roscarbery, was the eighth son of Bryan Townesend of Castletownsend. He served as a captain in General O'Farrell's 22nd regiment during the wars with France in America. His letters from America to his family were later printed in a published work.

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Mr. Philip Townesend of Derry, Rosscarbery, eighth son of Bryan Townesend. He was a captain in General O'Farrell's regiment, the 22nd, during the wars with France in America. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Hungerford, of the Island. His letters from America to his family are printed in An Officer of the Long Parliament, pp. 242-53.
( To be conthnicd.)

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 51

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Passing through Ross Carbery, Philip Townesend of Derry was the eighth son of Bryan Townesend. He served as a captain in General O'Farrell's 22nd regiment during the wars with France in America. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Hungerford of the Island. His letters from America to his family were printed in An Officer of the Long Parliament.

Raths and pillar stones in Donoughmore, one removed by farmer

Donaghmore · townland · Cork

The Donoughmore area contained many pillar stones of less remarkable size and numerous raths. The author notes that one remarkable surviving block once had a companion stone that the farm owner had himself removed, expressing concern that dynamite may have destroyed others.

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Besides what I have mentioned, there are many other pillar stones less remarkable in size, and numerous raths. With all the remains I have mentioned, I was once quite familiar, but my walking days being now long passed, I tremble to think how many in these days of dynamite may have been blown up as obstructions. Indeed I know one remarkable block, adjacent to which the owner of the farm told me there had been another which he had himself removed.
Donoughmore Rectory, September, 1896.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 223

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Somewhere close to Donaghmore, there were once many pillar stones and numerous raths. A writer in 1896 knew these remains well, but said his walking days were long past. He trembled to think how many stones may have been blown up with dynamite as obstructions. He knew one remarkable block that once had a companion standing beside it. The farmer who owned the land told the writer he had removed that second stone himself. He wrote these words in September of that year.

Refounding of St Finbarr's Abbey by Cormac McCarthy

Cork · city · Cork · 1134

The abbey of St Finbarr 'de Antro', originally founded by St Finbarr, was refounded in 1134 by Cormac McCarthy, king of Munster, for canons regular of the order of St Augustin. Cormac McCarthy also built the celebrated chapel on the Rock of Cashel known as 'Cormac's chapel'.

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down to the time of Elizabeth." About the period we treat of, the McCarthys were divided into several branches — McCarthy Mor of Kerry, or princes of Desmond ; McCarthy Reagh, princes of Carbcry ; McCarthys of Muskerry, and the McCarthys of Duhallow. Gerald, eighth Earl of Kildare, lord lieutenant of Ireland, gave his daughter Ellenor in marriage to Donald MacFineen McCarthy Reagh, and there is extant an indenture between the earl and McCarthy Reagh, by which on certain conditions Donald accepted to recognise the King of England, etc., dated 20th November, 1496. The power of the McCarthys was so great that all Queen Elizabeth's designs were to destroy their power (vide Life and Letters of Florence McCarthy Mor, and Historical Pedigree, by D. McCarthy Glas). We see exhibited their spirit of religion in their monastic foundations. The abbey of St. Finbarr, " de Antro," founded by St. Finbarr, was refounded by Cormac McCarthy, king of Munster, anno 11 34, for canons regular of the order of St. Augustin. He also built the celebrated chapel on the Rock of Cashel, called after him " Cormac's chapel." In 1172 the Cistercian abbey of Maur, or " de Fonte vivo," in the parish of Myross, diocese of Ross, was founded by Dermod McCarthy, king of Cork ; Tracton abbey, also Cistercian, founded by the McCarthys in 1224. The Augustinian convent of Ballymacadam, near Cork, the Franciscan abbeys of Cork, Timoleague, and Kilcrea testify to it. In Muskerry and Carbcry, in which the greater part of the diocese of Cork is situated, the power of the McCarthys was very great at this period. Hence the jealousy why the FitzGeralds would not wish to see a member of a powerful neighbouring family in the see of Cloyne.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 289

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Cork has a deeper monastic layer than its streets let on. The abbey of St Finbarr, called de Antro, was first founded by St Finbarr himself. In 1134 it was refounded by Cormac McCarthy, king of Munster, for canons regular of the order of St Augustin. The McCarthys were the dominant Gaelic power across Muskerry and Carbery, the greater part of the diocese of Cork, and their religious foundations spread wide. Cormac McCarthy also built the celebrated chapel on the Rock of Cashel, known after him as Cormac's chapel. In 1172 Dermod McCarthy, king of Cork, founded the Cistercian abbey of Maur, or de Fonte vivo, in the parish of Myross in the diocese of Ross. The McCarthys founded Tracton Abbey, also Cistercian, in 1224. The Augustinian convent of Ballymacadam near Cork, and the Franciscan abbeys of Cork, Timoleague, and Kilcrea, all stand as testimony to the same spirit. The power of the McCarthys was so great that Queen Elizabeth's designs were all directed toward destroying it. Earlier, Gerald, eighth Earl of Kildare and lord lieutenant of Ireland, gave his daughter Ellenor in marriage to Donald MacFineen McCarthy Reagh, and an indenture dated 20th November 1496 records that Donald accepted to recognise the King of England on certain conditions. The jealousy between the FitzGeralds and the McCarthys ran deep enough that the FitzGeralds would not wish to see a member of that neighbouring family in the see of Cloyne.

Relief fund for Bandon inhabitants, 1691

Bandon · town · Cork · 1691

Edward Biggs of Riggsdale served as one of the trustees for disbursing a fund levied for the relief of the inhabitants of Bandon in 1691, under an Act providing for a levy on each county in Munster. Biggs had fled to England in 1689 with his wife and five children after being indicted for high treason in 1684.

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Was one of the trustees for the disbursement of the fund levied for the relief of the inhabitants of Bandon in 1691, under the Act providing for a levy on each county in Munster ; free of Cork, 1691 ; was indicted for high treason by one Major Lawless, in 1684, " for saying that he (Riggs) had a good estate in England, and that if he could not live quietly in Ireland he would go thither !" As a matter of fact he did go thither in 1689, he and his wife and five children. His income was then ^800 a year, " besides ;£i20 arising out of offices."
Was M.P. also for Bangor, county Down, 1715-27.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 111

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In 1691, an Act provided for a levy on each county in Munster, raising a fund for the relief of the inhabitants of Bandon. One of the trustees for disbursing that fund was Edward Biggs of Riggsdale. He had been indicted for high treason in 1684 by a Major Lawless, for saying he had a good estate in England, and that if he could not live quietly in Ireland he would go thither. He did go thither in 1689, with his wife and five children. His income at the time was 800 a year, besides 120 arising out of offices. He was later M.P. for Bangor, county Down, from 1715 to 1727.

Robert Travers sworn suffrain of Clonakilty, 1711

Clonakilty · town · Cork · 1711

On 25 October 1711, Robert Travers was sworn as suffrain (sovereign) of Clonakilty borough after a delay caused by contrary winds preventing communication with the lord of the borough, Henry Boyle, then in England. The lord's agent had initially brought a counsellor-at-law to argue against swearing a new suffrain until the lord's nomination arrived.

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Whereas wee, the suffrain, deputy recorder, and free burgesses of the bur. de Cloughnakilty, met at a court in the said borough on the feast of Saint Luke last past to swear a new suffrain, in obedience to an express'd clause in the charter of the said burrough ; and whereas it then appeared to us by the positive assertion of Mr. William Snowe, agent for the lord of the burrough, that the said lord had made his election of one of the three free burgesses elected and presented unto him for his nomination to serve as suffrain for the present year ; and whereas the sd. Ld. was in England, and there was then five packetts due by reason of the contrary winds, so that we cou'd receive no nomination ; and the sd. agent having brought into court Richd. French, esqre> councellor-at-law, who, in defence of the lord of the burrough, by his council pleaded the reasonableness of our defending to swear a new suffrain, in consideration whereof and of our great regard to the Ld. of the burrough, we did accordingly adjourn our court to this day ; and the lord's agent presenting to us the Ld. of the burrough's lettr. appointing Robert Travers, esqre> to be suffrain, wee have accordingly thought fitt to swear him, the sd. Robert Travers, suffrain of this borough for the present year. Dated the 25th of 8ber., 1711.
. At a court held for sd. burrough on Wednesday, the 25th of 8ber., 171 1(

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 23

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Clonakilty, the town you're passing through. On October 25, 1711, Robert Travers was sworn suffrain of the borough. The story begins at a court held on the feast of Saint Luke, when the suffrain, deputy recorder, and free burgesses of Clonakilty met to swear a new suffrain, as the charter required. William Snowe, agent for the lord of the borough, told them the lord had already chosen one of three free burgesses presented to him for nomination. But the lord, Henry Boyle, was in England, and five packets were overdue because of contrary winds, so no nomination could reach them. Snowe brought Richard French, a counsellor-at-law, into court to argue on the lord's behalf that they should not swear a new suffrain until the lord's nomination arrived. Out of regard for the lord, the court adjourned. On October 25, the lord's agent presented the lord's letter appointing Robert Travers as suffrain, and they swore him in for the present year.

Secrecy breach resolution at Carrigadrohid meeting

Carrigadrohid · townland · Cork · 1823

On 7 December 1823, the Muskerry Cavalry met at Carrigadrohid and unanimously resolved that proceedings from an earlier 1 October meeting at the same place had been improperly divulged to an unauthorized person. The corps expressed high disapprobation and threatened to expunge the offender's name from the rolls.

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Dec1"- 7th [1823], at a meeting of the Corps at Carrigadrohid, the following resolution was unanimously ordered to be entered on the Corps Book : —
Resolved that it has come to our knowledge that certain proceedings of the Corps at a meeting held at Carrigadrohid, on 1st October last, were divulged to one who, according to regulations and the pledge of secrecy to which we are Bound, should not have been made acquainted with them ; and it being our opinion that such could not have transpired but through one of our members, we feel ourselves called upon to express our high disapprobation of conduct so disgraceful to us as a Corps ; and particularly so to the individual who caused it, and whose name, were we acquainted with it, should be expunged from the Muskerry Cavalry.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 147

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Close to Carrigadrohid, the Muskerry Cavalry met on 7 December 1823 and unanimously ordered a resolution into the Corps Book. They had learned that certain proceedings from an earlier meeting, held there on 1 October, had been divulged to someone who, under their regulations and pledge of secrecy, should not have been made acquainted with them. They believed this could only have come about through one of their own members. The corps expressed its high disapprobation of conduct it called disgraceful, particularly to the individual responsible. Had they known the offender's name, they declared, it should be expunged from the Muskerry Cavalry.

Tradition of secret passage from Deelish souterrain to Laharan rath

Laharan · townland · Cork

A local tradition held that an underground passage ran northward from the first chamber of the Deelish souterrain to a rath about a quarter mile away in the townland of Laharan. Careful searches on two visits found no evidence of such a passage.

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In regard to " caves," as they are locally termed, of this kind, there generally exists a belief in a passage leading from them somewhere else. In the present case there is a tradition in the neighbourhood of an underground passage leading northward from the first chamber to a rath situated about a quarter of a mile off in the townland of Laharan ; but after careful search on two separate visits, the first being made in company with Mr. Joseph H. Bennett, we were satisfied that no such passage exists, and that the chambers already described comprise the whole of the sonterrain.
For an account of a similar work I would refer to Smith's description^ of "some caverns" discovered near Rosscarbery cathedral. He says — " By descending, several oval chambers were discovered, being mostly twelve feet long and six broad, having long, narrow passages leading from one to the other. These passages were but eighteen inches broad and three feet high, so that it was necessary to creep from cell to cell. . . . The roof of each cell consisted of a Gothic arch formed of a stiff clay, from the centre of which to the ground it was no more than five feet two inches high ; the walls were made of stone, smoothly

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 98

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Somewhere around here, in Laharan, there is a rath that local tradition once linked to the Deelish souterrain by an underground passage. People in the neighbourhood believed a hidden way ran northward from the first chamber of that souterrain to this rath, which stood about a quarter of a mile off. But careful search on two separate visits found no trace of any such passage. The first visit was made in the company of Mr. Joseph H. Bennett. In the end, the searchers were satisfied that no passage exists, and that the chambers already described comprise the whole of the souterrain. The belief in passages leading from such caves somewhere else is, as they noted, a common one attached to works of this kind. For a similar structure, the writer points to Smith's account of caverns discovered near Rosscarbery cathedral. Smith described several oval chambers, mostly 12 feet long and 6 broad, with long narrow passages leading from one to another. Those passages were but 18 inches broad and 3 feet high, so that it was necessary to creep from cell to cell. The roof of each cell consisted of a Gothic arch formed of a stiff clay, from the centre of which to the ground it measured no more than 5 feet 2 inches. The walls were made of stone, smoothly finished.

Bishop Brinkley's flower gardens at Cloyne palace

Cloyne · town · Cork

The entire space south of the old palace facing the cathedral was laid out as a maze of flower beds by Bishop Brinkley, creating a blaze of blossom in summer. He employed a head gardener, an under-gardener, and four men year-round, giving considerable employment in the town.

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Bishop Brinkley also he spoke of — his liberality, and especially his love of the cultivation of flowers ; that the entire space at the south of the old palace facing the cathedral was one maze of flower beds, and in summer one blaze of blossom.
" He had, sir, a head gardener, an under-gardener, and four men under them all the year round." Allowing for some pardonable exaggeration, the worthy bishop must have had a delightful, though costly, collection of flowers, and thus gave great employment in the town.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 78

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In Cloyne, Bishop Brinkley turned the space south of the old palace, facing the cathedral, into a maze of flower beds — in summer, a blaze of blossom. He loved the cultivation of flowers and spent freely on them. "He had, sir, a head gardener, an under-gardener, and four men under them all the year round." Allowing for some pardonable exaggeration, the worthy bishop had a delightful, though costly, collection, and gave great employment in the town.

Jonas Morris Cork token coinage, 1657

Cork · city · Cork · 1657–1659

Jonas Morris, mayor of Cork in 1659, issued one of the earliest known Cork tokens, a small coin five-eighths of an inch in diameter bearing the Cork arms on the obverse and the inscription 'Jonas Morris, of Cork' with initials 'I. M.' over the date 1657 on the reverse. The token is listed in Lindsay's Coinage of Ireland.

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Abraham Morris was probably a relative of the merchant who issued one of the earliest known Cork tokens, and who was mayor of Cork in 1659. The latter is given in Lindsay's Coinage of Ireland, and is very small, being five-eighths of an inch in diameter. On the obverse are the Cork arms ; on the reverse, around the margin, "Jonas Morris, of Cork"; and in the centre in a ring the initials " I. M." over the date 1657. The print here given is from one of these tokens in possession of the writer.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 76

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Cork has a story tied to one of its earliest coins. In 1657, a merchant named Jonas Morris issued a small token in the city, just five-eighths of an inch across. He went on to become mayor of Cork in 1659. The token is listed in Lindsay's Coinage of Ireland. On one side it bears the Cork arms. On the other, around the margin, the words "Jonas Morris, of Cork," and in the centre, in a ring, the initials "I. M." over the date 1657. Abraham Morris was probably a relative of his.

Army halts at Sir Richard Osborne's Castle near Dungarvan

Dungarvan · town · Waterford · 1642

On the night before the assault on Dungarvan, the Lord President and Lords stayed at Sir Richard Osborne's Castle while the army quartered between the castle and the town. Scouts captured and hanged a gentleman and his man riding toward Dungarvan.

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Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 175

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In 1642, the night before the assault on Dungarvan, the Lord President and the rest of the Lords halted at Sir Richard Osborne's Castle. The army quartered between the castle and the town. Scouts captured a gentleman and his man riding toward Dungarvan, and hanged them.

Ballybrood coal mine and geological formation

Ballybrood · townland · Limerick

A coal mine was worked at Ballybrood many years ago but abandoned as unprofitable, though local people still believe coal exists in paying quantities. Lewis records that basalt forms the principal substratum, rising to form the hill of Ballybrood, suddenly terminated by limestone near a rivulet.

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(s) The Groodie takes its rise from a pool, Poll Groodie, near Ballybrood, " townland of the height" (braid), and falls into the Shannon about a mile north of Limerick. The people say that there is a great deal of coal in Ballybrood, and a coal mine was worked there a great many years ago, but abandoned after a little expense, it being considered that the coal would not pay the cost of workin . how-
ever, allege that this enterprise was conducted in a very unbusinesslike manner and the search not properly made, and still hold strongly to their opinion that coal there is in Ballybrood, and in sufficient quantity to yield a handsome profit for the working. Lewis says with regard to Ballybrood parish that "basalt forms the principal substratum, and rises to a considerable elevation, forming the hill of Ballybrood; it assumes in some places a shivery slaty appearance, and in others is tabular and compact, but is suddei ly terminated by a small rivulet between the church and . house (now the residence ol Mr. 1 i, where the limestone formation com-

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 204

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Somewhere around here lies Ballybrood, a name that means the place of the height. A coal mine was worked at Ballybrood a great many years ago, but it was abandoned after a little expense, because the coal was judged not to pay the cost of working. The people around here tell a different story. They say the enterprise was conducted in a very unbusinesslike manner and the search was not properly made. They still hold strongly to the opinion that coal is there at Ballybrood, and in sufficient quantity to yield a handsome profit for the working. Lewis wrote that basalt forms the principal substratum of Ballybrood parish and rises to a considerable elevation, forming the hill of Ballybrood. In some places it takes on a shivery slaty appearance, and in others it is tabular and compact. But the basalt is suddenly terminated by a small rivulet, where the limestone formation begins. A stream called the Groodie rises from a pool, Poll Groodie, near Ballybrood, and falls into the Shannon about a mile north of Limerick.

Cahernarry church tower and St. Nicholas dedication

Cahernarry (Cripps) · townland · Limerick · 1400–1862

The graveyard at Cahernarry contains a tower erected in Bishop Warburton's time and dismantled about thirty years before, plus a small ivy-covered portion of a church built by Richard White in the early fifteenth century, dedicated to St. Nicholas. Locals call the ruin Puicín.

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Cahernarry. — In my note I omitted some items. In the graveyard is the tower belonging to the church, erected in the time of Bishop Warburton, dismantled about thirty years ago. Close to the tower there is a very small portion of the church built by Richard White early in the fifteenth century. This is covered with
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Near here, in the graveyard at Cahernarry, a tower was put up in Bishop Warburton's time and dismantled about thirty years ago. Beside it stands a small ivy-covered fragment of a church built by Richard White early in the 1400s, dedicated to St. Nicholas. People call the ruin Puicín.

Colonel Burke hanged in Cork by Cromwell

Cork · city · Cork · 1653

Colonel Burke, the second son of Lord Brittas, was hanged by Cromwell in Cork in 1653 following the confiscation of the family property.

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disguise of a priest, being permitted to pass unchallenged through the English lines, but was captured at Carrick-on-Suir and brought back to Limerick and hanged on Gallows Green, Garryowen, 1607. Linehan mentions that Sarsfield's wife was granddaughter to John Burke. John Burke's cousin, Theobald Burke of Castleconnel, got his lands — seven and a half ploughlands — and was made Baron Burke of Brittas in 161 8. In the battle of Liscarroll, September 3rd, 1642, between the English under Lord Inchiquin and the Irish under General Barry, Lord Brittas served under the latter. The Brittas property was confiscated by Cromwell, and the second son of Lord Brittas, Colonel Burke, was hung by Cromwell in Cork in 1653. Lord Brittas was restored to his property by Charles II. in 1666, but the estate was again lost under James II., as Theobald, Lord Brittas, and his son John, both of Ballymoney, county Limerick, were attainted in 1696. The lands of Brittas were purchased in 1703 by Thomas Stepney, the Grange, Portmarnock, county Dublin. Towards the close of last century the lands (j) came
Who sings, " Lady love, lady love, come to me now, Come and live merrily under the bough ;

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 256

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The road takes you near Cork, a city where Cromwell hanged Colonel Burke in 1653. Colonel Burke was the second son of Lord Brittas. His family's story winds through the wars of Ireland in the seventeenth century. Theobald Burke of Castleconnel had received seven and a half ploughlands and was made Baron Burke of Brittas. In the battle of Liscarroll on September 3rd, 1642, Lord Brittas served under General Barry, on the Irish side, against the English under Lord Inchiquin. Then Cromwell confiscated the Brittas property, and Colonel Burke was hanged in this city. Lord Brittas was restored to his property by Charles II in 1666, but the estate was lost again under James II. Theobald, Lord Brittas, and his son John, both of Ballymoney, county Limerick, were attainted in 1696. The lands of Brittas were purchased in 1703 by Thomas Stepney of the Grange, Portmarnock, county Dublin.

Cork, Youghal and Limerick under direct crown allegiance

Limerick · city · Limerick

The towns of Cork, Youghal, and Limerick owed direct allegiance to the English crown, unlike the surrounding Desmond territories. Limerick in practice governed itself as a free city, making war on Galway by sea and on the O'Briens by land without regard for Dublin.

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Passing now to the possessions of the Earls of Desmond, we must first notice the towns of Cork, Youghal, and Limerick, all owning direct allegiance to the crown of England ; though Limerick, at least, practically governed itself as a free city, making war on Galway by sea, or on the O'Briens by land, without any regard to the orders of the Deputy in Dublin.
The territories of the Earls of Desmond also acknowledged the authority of the kings of England, differing in this from those of the MacCarthys. But this acknowledgement was merely nominal. The Earls of Desmond claimed an exemption from attending Parliament ; members of the Commons were seldom or never sent by the boroughs or counties under them ; the judges no longer went on circuit ; for a hundred years no deputy had visited Munster. The earls appointed their own officials, who gave judgment according to the Brehon code, with an admixture of feudal elements.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 210

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Limerick, alongside Cork and Youghal, owned direct allegiance to the English crown. In practice, the city governed itself as a free city. It made war on Galway by sea and on the O'Briens by land, without any regard to the orders of the Deputy in Dublin. The territories of the Earls of Desmond also acknowledged the authority of the kings of England, differing in this from those of the MacCarthys, but that acknowledgement was merely nominal. The Earls of Desmond claimed exemption from attending Parliament. Members of the Commons were seldom or never sent by the boroughs or counties under them. Judges no longer went on circuit. For 100 years no deputy had visited Munster. The earls appointed their own officials, who gave judgment according to the Brehon code, with an admixture of feudal elements.

Curragh castle near Kanturk and Neptune Blood's house

Curragh · townland · Cork · 1510–1800

A castle once stood at Curragh, about a mile from Kanturk, on the site of which Neptune Blood built a house early in the century. This castle, said to have belonged to the Mac Auliffs, may be the one captured by the Earl of Kildare in 1510 according to the Annals of Loch Cé.

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The people of Kanturk have a legend to account for the name. They say that O'Donoghue chased a boar of great size from Lough Lein, Killarney, which was killed by him at the junction of the Ealla and the Dalua. In a note, Transactions of the Ossianic Society, vol. v., p. 62, the writer connects the origin of the name of Kanturk with boar worship. He says, "It is remarkable that most of these legends (Fionn's achievements against boars,) prevail at sites which in Hindostan are considered sacred — the junction of rivers." Dr. Joyce gives a more prosaic origin of the name. He says, "The name shows that the little hill near the town must have been formerly a resort of one or more of these animals [boars]." According to this explanation Ceanntuirc means "boar's hill," and not "boar's head," as it is usually supposed to mean. In the Annals of Loch Ce, under year 1510, Garrett, Earl of Kildare, is said to have marched from Carraig Cital, county Limerick, to the castle of Ceann-tuirc, which lie captured. It seems to me that the Purcells will have some trouble in proving that they were settled at Kanturk in 15 10. This castle can hardly have been the present castle of Kanturk, whose imposing ruins frown not far from the Irish Rhine. There is a tradition in the district, corroborated, I think, by history, that Queen Elizabeth, when she heard of the great strength of the castle which MacDonogh was building, gave orders that he was not to complete it, and so the castle came to be, and is, I believe, still called " MacDonogh's Folly." There was another castle at Curragh, about a mile
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Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 192

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Close to Curragh, somewhere around here, a castle once stood about a mile from Kanturk. It was said to have belonged to the Mac Auliffs. The Annals of Loch Cé record that in 1510, Garrett, Earl of Kildare, marched from Carraig Cital in county Limerick and captured the castle of Ceann-tuirc. The castle at Curragh may be the one those annals refer to. The people of Kanturk have a legend for their name. They say O'Donoghue chased a great boar from Lough Lein in Killarney and killed it where the rivers Ealla and Dalua meet. A writer in the Transactions of the Ossianic Society connected this to boar worship, noting that legends of Fionn's battles with boars cluster at river junctions considered sacred in Hindostan. Dr. Joyce offers a simpler origin. He says the name shows the little hill near the town must have been a resort of boars. Ceann-tuirc means boar's hill, not boar's head as is usually supposed. The imposing ruins of the present Kanturk castle are a different place. Tradition says Queen Elizabeth, when she heard of the great strength of the castle MacDonogh was building, ordered him not to complete it. It came to be called MacDonogh's Folly. On the site of the old castle at Curragh, Neptune Blood built a house early in the century.

Desmond's oath of allegiance taken at Waterford

Waterford · city · Waterford

In response to Earl Thomas Maol's profuse assurances of submission, Henry VIII confirmed him in his title, and his oath of allegiance was taken at Waterford before Sir William Skeffington, the Commissioner of the Privy Council.

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Earl Thomas's son by his first wife having died of the plague at Jerpoint Abbey, he sent his grandson (now his heir) to the English court, partly as a hostage for his loyalty, and partly for the sake of his education in the royal household, whence the youth was scornfully named " the Court Page " by disloyal Geraldines. In reply to the earl's profuse asseverations of submission, Henry VIII. confirmed him in his title, and his oath of allegiance was taken at Waterford before Sir William Skeffington, the Commissioner of the Privy Council. A certain amount of goodwill always existed between the Kildare and Desmond branches of Geraldine/7) and in the rebellion of" Silken Thomas,"(s) Desmond took no decided part against his youthful kinsman, although the brothers of Archbishop Allen, murdered by " Silken Thomas," wrote to one of their brethren, Warden Allen of Youghal, that the Earl of Kildare's son " makes all that ever he can to obtain my Lord of Desmond's goodwill and as yet we do our best to keep him from his purpose, and shall do with God's grace." When Lord Ophally (" Silken Thomas") heard in a curiously roundabout wayk) the report of his father's execution at the
(7) " The Earls of Desmond and other lords will not attend Parliament nor the Council, nor aid the Deputy, unless the Earl of Kildare hold that office." — " Report on State of Ireland to Henry VIII.," History of Earl s of Kildare.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 95

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This is Waterford. Earl Thomas's son by his first wife died of the plague at Jerpoint Abbey, and the earl sent his grandson, now his heir, to the English court, partly as a hostage for his loyalty and partly for education in the royal household. The disloyal Geraldines scornfully called the youth "the Court Page." In reply to the earl's profuse assurances of submission, Henry VIII confirmed him in his title, and his oath of allegiance was taken before Sir William Skeffington, the Commissioner of the Privy Council. A certain goodwill always existed between the Kildare and Desmond branches of the Geraldines. In the rebellion of Silken Thomas, Desmond took no decided part against his youthful kinsman. The brothers of Archbishop Allen, who was murdered by Silken Thomas, wrote to one of their brethren, Warden Allen of Youghal, that the Earl of Kildare's son "makes all that ever he can to obtain my Lord of Desmond's goodwill and as yet we do our best to keep him from his purpose, and shall do with God's grace." A report on the state of Ireland to Henry VIII noted that the Earls of Desmond and other lords would not attend Parliament or the Council, nor aid the Deputy, unless the Earl of Kildare held that office.

Dr. Leahy's funeral and burial at old chapel, Newry

near Newry · town · Down · 1890

Dr. Leahy's obsequies were celebrated in the cathedral of Newry on 9 September 1890 before an immense crowd. His remains were laid in the cemetery attached to the 'old chapel' of Newry, where the Dominicans had officiated.

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If humility be the foundation of all other virtues, there is little doubt that Dr. Leahy had reached the climax to which this virtue leads, true nobility and sanctity of soul, combined with a holiness of life to which few can attain. No wonder, then, that his death, like his life, was considered that of a saint. His obsequies were celebrated in the cathedral of Newry on the 9th September, 1890, and were attended by an immense concourse of people, besides many prelates, amongst whom was Dr. O'Callaghan, O.P., who was celebrant on the occasion. The remains of the deceased bishop were laid in the cemetery attached to the "old chapel" of Newry, where for some years the Dominicans had officiated.
The Most Rev. Joseph Larocca, general of the Order, died in January, 1891. His successor, Father Frlihwirth, a native of Austria, was elected at Oulins, near Lyons, on the 20th of the following September. Being a man of great learning, he was appointed master of studies in the Dominican convent of Gratz in 1876, and more than once declined the episcopal dignity.(ll)

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 62

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As you pass through Newry, this is where Dr. Leahy's obsequies were held. The passage says that if humility is the foundation of all other virtues, there is little doubt that Dr. Leahy had reached the climax to which this virtue leads, true nobility and sanctity of soul, combined with a holiness of life to which few can attain. His death, like his life, was considered that of a saint. His obsequies were celebrated in the cathedral of Newry on the 9th September, 1890, attended by an immense concourse of people, besides many prelates, amongst whom was Dr. O'Callaghan, O.P., who was celebrant on the occasion. The remains of the deceased bishop were laid in the cemetery attached to the old chapel of Newry, where for some years the Dominicans had officiated.

Dublin's free-thinking society

Dublin · city · Dublin

Dublin served as a hub for the free-thinking elements of Irish society and housed the central committee for Catholic interests seeking parliamentary reform. The city, alongside Belfast, harbored republican sentiments.

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While Ireland was in this miserable condition the news of the great French Revolution arrived. But the class at first most influenced thereby was the northern Presbyterians and dissenters, republican by their origin ; and Belfast became one of the great centres of republican and Jacobin feelings, together with Dublin where the free-thinking elements of society were chiefly to be found. The Catholics, at the same time, showed signs of disunion among themselves ; those higher in the social scale were not averse to the English connection, but sought for the alleviation of their disabilities by parliamentary reform, and entrusted their interests to the care of a central committee in Dublin. Pitt himself was favourable to their claims ; and something like friendly relations existed between the English government and the bishops and the more educated portion of the Catholics. Their church in general stood true to its habitual opposition to atheism and disorder — a spirit which explains such acts as the address of seven Roman Catholic bishops of Munster, in June, 1798, to their clergy, who were therein called on to warn their flocks of the " calamities both temporal and eternal which they were likely to bring on themselves by unlawful oaths and associations." The lower orders of Catholics on the other hand were waging a lawless war in the south and in the north. There was also a third party in the unhappy country, consisting of nominal dissenters in the north, freethinkers in Dublin and elsewhere, who sought aid from France to destroy the English connection.
The two parties last mentioned were the most dangerous to the Government, but they were weak as long as they remained separate ; and Wolfe Tone, with others like him, seeing this, managed to bring them together, and thus founded the great party of the "United Irishmen." Pitt conscientiously compelled the Irish Parliament to carry out his measures for the relief of the Roman Catholics ; but the concessions came too late, and the Catholic demands were increased ; and, owing to their belief that intimidation would be effective to secure their ends, riots and

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 117

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Dublin was a city where the free-thinking elements of Irish society were chiefly to be found. When news of the French Revolution reached Ireland, it stirred republican feeling in Belfast and in Dublin alike. At the same time, Catholics who were higher in the social scale sought the alleviation of their disabilities through parliamentary reform, and they entrusted their interests to a central committee in the city. Pitt himself was favourable to their claims, and something like friendly relations existed between the English government and the bishops and the more educated portion of the Catholics. But there was also a third party in the country. It consisted of nominal dissenters in the north and freethinkers in Dublin and elsewhere, who sought aid from France to destroy the English connection. These two parties, the lower orders of Catholics waging lawless war and the freethinkers seeking French help, were the most dangerous to the Government, but they were weak as long as they remained separate. Wolfe Tone, with others like him, saw this and managed to bring them together, founding the great party of the United Irishmen. Pitt compelled the Irish Parliament to carry out measures for the relief of the Roman Catholics, but the concessions came too late. Catholic demands increased, and riots followed.

Dungarvan taken, pillaged and burned by Lord President

Dungarvan · town · Waterford · 1642

The Lord President arrived at Dungarvan, a small seaside town about ten miles from Youghal, and took, pillaged, and set fire to it, killing many inhabitants. The castle, fortified by Richard Butler's men, denied him entrance and was besieged.

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At his first coming thither he took and pillaged the town, killed many
of the people in it, and then set it on fire ; but the castle, which was

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 45

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In 1642, the Lord President came to Dungarvan, a small seaside town about ten miles from Youghal. He took and pillaged the town, killed many of the people in it, and then set it on fire. The castle, though, was held against him.

Kanturk name linked to Purcell boar's head arms

Kanturk · town · Cork

The Purcell family of Pullen and Kanturk obtained lands in the plains of Duhallow through Ormond connections. The family claimed the name Kanturk, meaning 'boar's head,' derived from the boar's head shown in their arms and crest, though Smith offered a different account.

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(9) To supplement the scanty information given in a previous note, I have been favoured with the following by Mr. Lyndhurst Purcell of Cork, and Mr. Hewson of Hollywood, county Limerick. The Purcells are of Norman extraction, the name being derived from the porcelle shown in their arms. The first in Ireland arrived in the army of Henry II., in 1172. About a century after Sir Hugh Purcell founded (as Ware relates) the convent of Franciscan Friars at Waterford. When James Butler, first Earl of Ormond, was authorised as Count Palatine of Tipperary to create Palatine Barons, he so created the head of the Loghmoe family, and the Barons of Loghmoe afterwards intermarried with the Butlers of Ormond and other noble families. One of the Loghmoe family settled in Waterford, and left three sons, one of whom remained in Waterford, another settled in Kilkenny, and a third in Croagh, county Limerick. Of this Croagh family was General Purcell mentioned in the text, and Colonel Garret Purcell. Colonel Garret after the war took service in Spain, but returned during the Jacobite war, when he must have been an elderly man." The Purcells of Pullen and Kanturk descend from a Richard Purcell, who married into the Ormond family, and through the duke's interest obtained lands in the plains of Duhailow ; and this family claims the name ot Kanturk, "boar's head," as being derived from the boar's head shewn in their arms and crest, though Smith (bk. ii., ch. vi.) gives a different, but conjectural, account of the origin of the name. Arms, or, a saltire between four boars' heads, sa, couped, gu. Crest, a hand, couped above the wrist, erect, holding a sword vertical, hilted, or, pierced through a boar's head, sa, couped git, the sleeve az, turned up arg.
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Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 46

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The town of Kanturk takes its name, according to one account, from a boar's head. The Purcell family of Pullen and Kanturk claimed the name meant boar's head, drawn from the boar's head shown in their arms and crest. Smith, in the second book of his work, gave a different and conjectural account of the name's origin, but the Purcells held to their own. The Purcells were of Norman extraction, the name itself derived from the porcelle shown in their arms. The first of them came to Ireland in the army of Henry the Second, in 1172. About a century later Sir Hugh Purcell founded the convent of Franciscan Friars at Waterford, as Ware relates. When James Butler, first Earl of Ormond, was authorised as Count Palatine of Tipperary to create Palatine Barons, he made the head of the Loghmoe family a baron, and the Barons of Loghmoe afterwards intermarried with the Butlers of Ormond and other noble families. One of the Loghmoe family settled in Waterford and left three sons. One remained in Waterford, another settled in Kilkenny, and a third went to Croagh in county Limerick. Of this Croagh family came General Purcell and Colonel Garret Purcell. Colonel Garret took service in Spain after the war but returned during the Jacobite war, by then an elderly man. The Purcells of Pullen and Kanturk descend from a Richard Purcell, who married into the Ormond family and through the duke's interest obtained lands in the plains of Duhallow.

Kanturk town origin and McCarthy tenure

Kanturk · town · Cork

The town of Kanturk derives its name from Crann-tuirc, 'the boar's head,' commemorating an ancient chief killing a boar there. The territory was held by the McCarthys, former kings of Desmond, who retained Kanturk until the seventeenth century.

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Close to " the meeting of" these waters is the small country town of Kanturk, or Crann-tuirc, " the boar's head," so called in memory of an animal of this species being killed there by some ancient chief. The territory originally was in the possession of the McCarthys, the former kings of Desmond, who contrived to preserve Kanturk until the seventeenth century.
About a mile from the town or village, a tiny tributary called the Brogucen joins the Dualloa, and at the distance of two fields from this rivulet stands Kanturk Castle, which was built (but never completed) in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. This edifice, raised by an overbearing and savage chieftain, Donough McCarthy, was built in a quadrangle, three stories high (one hundred and twenty feet long by eighty in width), of common brown stone, with the windows, mouldings and coigns of dressed limestone. It went by the name of Carn'^-na-S/iaiii-sctor, or " the rock of the court of the seven masons named John," owing to a legend that seven masons employed there all happened to have the same name, Shane or John, and that they were also forced by Donough McCarthy to work without any wages. There was, besides, another tradition that this brutal chief stopped all wayfarers and compelled them to labour at his castle until they dropped down dead from fatigue and starvation. Not satisfied even then, McCarthy caused the blood of these poor victims to be mixed with the mortar used to cement the stones of the building.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 152

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Kanturk takes its name from Crann-tuirc, "the boar's head," remembering an ancient chief who killed a boar at this place. The territory belonged to the McCarthys, the former kings of Desmond, who held Kanturk until the seventeenth century. About a mile from the town, a small tributary called the Brogucen joins the Dualloa, and two fields from that rivulet stands Kanturk Castle. It was built, though never finished, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Donough McCarthy raised it, an overbearing and savage chieftain. The building was a quadrangle, three stories high, one hundred and twenty feet long by eighty feet wide, of common brown stone, with windows, mouldings and coigns of dressed limestone. It went by the name meaning "the rock of the court of the seven masons named John," from a legend that seven masons working there all shared the same name, Shane or John, and that Donough McCarthy forced them to work without any wages. There was also a tradition that this chief stopped all wayfarers and made them labour at his castle until they dropped dead from fatigue and starvation. Not satisfied even then, McCarthy had the blood of those victims mixed into the mortar used to cement the stones.

Kyle burial ground and unbaptised children tradition

Caherconlish · town · Limerick

A field called "Kyle" (Irish cill, meaning church or burial ground) lies near a pagan cairn and three whitethorn trees. Local tradition holds that unbaptised children were buried there, and human bones—not those of children—were also found nearby years before.

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the digging of the earn. A few yards north of this earn, and not far from the public road, three whitethorn trees may be noticed. The field in which these are is called "Kyle." This is the Irish cill, Latin cella, "a church ;" but the word also denotes a burial ground. Whether this particular kyle which lay beside the whitethorn trees was a pagan or Christian place of interment I cannot say for certain ; probably pagan, for an old man told me there was a tradition in the locality that unbaptised children were buried here. Many years ago some human bones — but not of children — were found near this kyle. The proximity to the pagan earn proves nothing, for the early Christians built their churches and had their burial grounds close beside the pagan places of interment. I have already drawn attention to this in my paper on Lough Gur, in which I pointed out that the stone circles are near the Christian burial grounds.
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Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 258

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Near the town of Caherconlish in Limerick, there is a field the locals call Kyle. The word comes from the Irish cill, meaning a church, but it also denotes a burial ground. A pagan cairn lies in this area, and a few yards north of it, not far from the public road, three whitethorn trees stand. The field holds those trees, and it is the field called Kyle. Whether this burial place was pagan or Christian is uncertain. An old man told of a local tradition that unbaptised children were buried there. Years before, human bones were found near the kyle, but they were not the bones of children. The proximity to the pagan cairn does not settle the question, for early Christians built their churches and had their burial grounds close beside pagan places of interment. The same pattern appears at Lough Gur, where stone circles stand near Christian burial grounds.

Mathew Parker of Gortroe's eccentric bequest

Gortroe · townland · Cork · 1740

Mathew Parker, son of John Parker of Gortroe, married Catherine Chinnery in 1740 and was known for his eccentricity. He left the bulk of his property to the Lord Shannon of the day rather than to his own family.

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Mathew Parker was a gentleman of some eccentricity, and he left the bulk of his property, I believe, to the Lord Shannon of the day, and away from his own family.
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Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 86

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Somewhere around here lived Mathew Parker, son of John Parker of Gortroe. He married Catherine Chinnery in 1740. He was a gentleman of some eccentricity, and he left the bulk of his property to the Lord Shannon of the day, away from his own family.

Meeting at St. Peter's Church, Cork after death of Earl of March

Cork · city · Cork · 1380

On 26th December 1380, Edward Earl of March and Ulster died at the house of the Friars Preachers in Cork. The Prelates, Peers and Commons were summoned to St. Peter's Church, Cork, where Colton the Chancellor was chosen as Lord Justice.

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Mayor of Cork, 1386. Was one of those summoned by Colton, the Chancellor, to meet at St. Peter's Church, Cork, upon the death, at the house of the Friars Preachers, on 26th December, 1380, of Edward Earl of March and Ulster, for the purpose of choosing a Lord Justice. The "Prelates, Peers, and Commons" were summoned, and Colton was chosen. See Lawelyn, Thomas/ Roche, David FitzThomas ; and Staunton, Miles.']
Ponsonby, Richard, of Crotto, Kerry.

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Cork, December 1380. Edward Earl of March and Ulster died at the house of the Friars Preachers on the 26th of December. The Prelates, Peers, and Commons were summoned to St. Peter's Church, and there they chose Colton the Chancellor as Lord Justice.

Muskerry Legion stationed at Inchigeelagh

Inchigeelagh · townland · Cork · 1803

One half of the Muskerry Legion was on permanent duty in 1803, with one officer and one-third of that number stationed at Inchigeelagh, the remainder at Macroom. Their drill sergeant was Mr. Knolles, transferred from Mr. Hedge's Corps.

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At this time one half of the Muskerry Legion were on permanent duty, one officer and one-third of that number being stationed at Inchigeela, the remainder quartered at Macroom. Their drill sergeant was Mr. Knolles, who, after completing the drill of Mr Hedge's Corps, was transferred to the Muskerry Troop.
On January 24th, 1804, Major-General Sir Eyre Coote arrived in Cork and took over the command of the South-West District from General Myers, who addressed the Muskerry Legion and Yeomanry as follows : —

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Close to Inchigeelagh, in 1803, half the Muskerry Legion was on permanent duty. One officer and one-third of that number were stationed somewhere around here, the remainder quartered at Macroom. Their drill sergeant was Mister Knolles, transferred after completing the drill of Mister Hedge's Corps. On January 24, 1804, Major-General Sir Eyre Coote arrived in Cork and took over command of the South-West District from General Myers, who addressed the Muskerry Legion and Yeomanry.

O'Callaghan received enthusiastically in Cork, 1884

Cork · city · Cork · 1884

Following his consecration as coadjutor-bishop of Cork in Rome, Dr. O'Callaghan arrived in Cork on 2 August 1884 and was received enthusiastically by the people. He later took possession of the diocese on the death of Dr. Delany.

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About a month afterwards, on the 2nd of August, Dr. O'Callaghan arrived in Cork, and was received enthusiastically by the people. On the death of Dr. Delany, one of the most eminent bishops of this century, Dr. O'Callaghan, by right of succession, took possession of the diocese. In order to give some idea of what he has done since then it is merely necessary to quote the words of the Irish Catholic of the 8th September, 1888 : — "To speak in detail of Dr. O'Callaghan's services to the Church since he has been raised to the episcopate would be impossible within the limits at our disposal, but it is no exaggeration to say that his lordship has displayed in the great sphere of duty to which he has been called those characteristic virtues of humility, devotion, and self-abnegation, as well as of firmness, in every righteous cause, which have always rendered him the beloved of his brethren in religion, and the esteemed and revered friend of those beneath his sway." May God prolong his life to continue the glorious work in which he is engaged — ad vinltos annos.
A little more than three months after Dr. O'Callaghan's consecration the Most Rev. Dr. Hyland closed his earthly career. He was, as my readers may remember, especially connected with St. Mary's. His death occurred at Trinidad, at the early age of forty-seven years, but though his life was short, it was full of merits and good works. He was born in Dublin in 1837, of a good pious family, four members of which entered the religious state.(3) The deceased prelate joined the Dominican Order in 1856, and, like the bishop of Cork, made his noviciate at Tallaght, under the care of Father Burke. Having been professed, he went to Rome to complete his studies, to which he applied himself with great assiduity and marked success. In 1861 he was raised to the priesthood, and, returning to Ireland in the following year, was immediately assigned to Holy Cross Abbey, Tralee, whence after twelve months he went to Cork. There are still in our city so many devoted friends by

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The road brings you near Cork, where in 1884 a moment of welcome was recorded. Dr. O'Callaghan had been consecrated coadjutor-bishop of Cork in Rome, and on the 2nd of August he arrived in the city. The people received him enthusiastically. When Dr. Delany died, described as one of the most eminent bishops of that century, O'Callaghan took possession of the diocese by right of succession. To give some sense of what he had done since then, the source quotes the words of the Irish Catholic, dated the 8th of September 1888. It said that to speak in detail of his services to the Church since he was raised to the episcopate would be impossible within the space available, but that it was no exaggeration to say his lordship had displayed those characteristic virtues of humility, devotion, and self-abnegation, as well as firmness in every righteous cause, which had always made him the beloved of his brethren in religion and the esteemed and revered friend of those beneath his sway. A little more than three months after O'Callaghan's consecration, the Most Reverend Dr. Hyland closed his earthly career. He was especially connected with St. Mary's. His death occurred at Trinidad, at the early age of 47 years. He was born in Dublin in 1837, of a pious family, four members of which entered the religious state. He joined the Dominican Order in 1856, and like the bishop of Cork made his novitiate at Tallaght under the care of Father Burke. Having been professed, he went to Rome to complete his studies, applying himself with great assiduity and marked success. In 1861 he was raised to the priesthood. Returning to Ireland the following year, he was assigned to Holy Cross Abbey, Tralee, and after twelve months went to Cork.

O'Farrelly rath superstitions at Carrigofarrelly

Caherconlish · town · Limerick

A large earthen fort lies a short distance south of Carrigofarrelly Castle, and the rock's name indicates it belonged to the O'Farrelly. When the fort was dug out and planted with potatoes, not a single potato grew on the fort's site, and certain misfortunes reportedly befell the men who dug it out.

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shows that there was one, Cnocatancashlane, that is, Cnoc-a-tseanchaislean, " the hill of the old castle." About a mile to the west of Cnocatana Castle is the castle which the people now call Carrigoreilly Castle, but which I have already pointed out in the Journal is Carrigofarrelly, " the rock of the O'Farrelly," with whom I have already dealt. A large portion of this castle is left ; it is a small square structure. A very good view of this part of the country may be had from the summit. There is some tradition in the district of the castle having been taken by storm, and the last Burke owner being slain. About forty years ago a large human skull was found by some men when sinking a drain near the castle. Lewis, following Fitzgerald, says that this castle was last inhabited by the O'Dalys. These O'Dalys were simply small farmers, who held the land on which the castle is built. Fitzgerald's mode of imparting this information is apt to be misleading. I have already pointed out that there is the site of a large earthen fort a short distance to the south of this castle. It is not very often we can get the name of the people who lived in these raths ; but with regard to this one, I think there can be no mistake, for the name of the rock on which the Burkes built their castle points out that it was the O'Farrelly. When this fort was dug out, the field in which it lies, and the site of the fort, were planted with potatoes ; but the people say not a single potato grew on the site of the fort, and that certain misfortunes happened to the men who dug out the fort. The little stream which runs to the east of the castle is known as Sruhane-na-Gcearc, " the stream of the moor-hen." The cearc has long deserted the stream, and the name itself I had some trouble in obtaining. About a mile and a half to the south-west of this castle, and in the townland of Greenane, that is " sunny place," there was another castle on the top of a hill, called Greenane Castle. Only one or two stones of this castle are now left, the rest having been taken away within this century to build houses in the neighbourhood. This castle, Fitzgerald says, was last inhabited by the O'Xunans, but the same remark will apply which I have made with reference to the O'Dalys. A little north of this, and in the townland of Skehard, there is a fort, around which the whitethorns still linger. East of this, not far from Caherconlish rectory, and in Skehard townland, there is a large earn or burial mound ; about half a dozen of the stones which originally surrounded it are left. Fifty years ago, when an attempt was made to dig out this earn for top-dressing, the skeleton of a man was found buried in(4) standing posture. This was quite enough to put a stop to

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Not far from Caherconlish, there is a castle the people now call Carrigoreilly Castle, but it is properly Carrigofarrelly, meaning the rock of the O'Farrelly. A large portion of the castle still stands, a small square structure, and from its summit you get a very good view of this part of the country. There is a tradition in the district that the castle was taken by storm and the last Burke owner slain. About 40 years ago, men sinking a drain near the castle found a large human skull. Lewis, following Fitzgerald, says the castle was last inhabited by the O'Dalys, but these O'Dalys were simply small farmers who held the land on which the castle is built. A short distance to the south of the castle lies the site of a large earthen fort. It is not often the name of the people who lived in these raths can be known, but here the name of the rock itself points to the O'Farrelly. When this fort was dug out, the field and the fort's site were planted with potatoes. The people say not a single potato grew on the site of the fort, and that certain misfortunes happened to the men who dug it out. The little stream running to the east of the castle is known as Sruhane-na-Gcearc, the stream of the moor-hen, though the bird has long deserted it.

Prostrate stones at Stuake

Stuake · village · Cork

West of Donoughmore Cross, near the Roman Catholic Church at Stuake, two large prostrate stones lie in a field. They measure between twelve and eighteen feet in length and three or four feet in breadth.

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II. After passing the Roman Catholic Church at Stuake, about a mile from Donoughmotv Cross to the west, there is a mad running southwest, on the south of which in a field were two large stones lying prostrate. They were from twelve to eighteen feet in length, and three or four in breadth, and perhaps fifteen inches in thickness. In one of these, unless it was in another similar one near the top of Meenahony, on the Barrahaurin side, there was an oval depression two or three inches in depth, and about a foot in its longest axis and six inches in its shortest. '1 his was perfectly formed. But I will not say positively that it was artificial, as many of the blocks of stone about this country have cup-like hollows in which were at one time nodules of softer material which had been W( irn away by water.

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As you pass through Stuake, west of Donoughmore Cross and near the Roman Catholic Church, a road runs southwest from the village. In a field beside that road lie two large stones, prostrate. They measure from twelve to eighteen feet in length, three or four feet in breadth, and perhaps fifteen inches in thickness. One of these stones had an oval depression, two or three inches deep, about a foot in its longest axis and six inches in its shortest. It was perfectly formed. The writer would not say positively that it was artificial, as many of the stone blocks about this country have cup-like hollows where nodules of softer material once sat, worn away by water.

Skinners from Kilmallock followed rebel camp buying sheep skins

Kilmallock · town · Limerick

Skinners from Kilmallock followed the rebel camp to purchase sheep skins for a penny farthing each. The rebels killed large numbers of sheep merely for their skins, throwing away the flesh, with each sheep bearing up to ten pounds of wool of a large English breed.

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The townsmen found that morning two great sows/1*) one fully, the other almost finished, made musket proof, with four wheels, and so large that 30 men might easily move in them, whereof they made matter for the fire to work on. Also the enemy had barricaded every entrance into the town with cupboards, forms, tables, frames and such like lumber, to hinder the horse coming on them which they expected from Cork. And within a mile of the town on the way they went, there were afterwards found in ditches and furze, barrels of biscuit, a bag of bullets for ordnance, a mortar, and such things cast away that they might fly the faster ; nay, they made such haste that they left behind them the carriage of their piece of artillery. You will wonder when I tell you that the enemy, in one week which they spent in Buttevant and Moyalloe, viz., from Wednesday to Wednesday, did consume at least 40,000 English sheep, and probably three or four thousand English cows and oxen. I received from a credible relation that they most wickedly killed abundance of this number of sheep merely for their skins, which they sold for one penny farthing each to skinners of Kilmallock, who followed the camp for that purpose, and threw away the flesh. Few of these sheep had less than ten pounds of wool on them, being of so large a kind as in the best places in England.
(14) This preparation of sows for the attack of a castle defended by cannon and hand-guns is a remarkable survival of the ancient mode of attack, but it must be remembered that the cannon of the besieged was mounted on a platform on the top of the Great Castle, and could not bear on the sozv close under the walls. A sow was actually used about this time at the siege of Ballyally Castle, in county Clare (see Narratives Illustrative of Hie Contests in Ireland in 1C41 and 1690; edited for the len Society by Thomas Crofton Croker, in 1S41).

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Kilmallock is the town on this road. In a time of war, skinners from here followed a rebel camp that moved through the countryside, buying sheep skins for a penny farthing each. The camp had spent a week, from Wednesday to Wednesday, in Buttevant and Moyalloe. In that one week the rebels consumed at least 40,000 English sheep, and probably three or four thousand English cows and oxen. A credible account said they killed great numbers of the sheep merely for their skins, selling them for one penny farthing each to the skinners of Kilmallock, who followed the camp for that purpose. The flesh they threw away. Few of these sheep had less than ten pounds of wool on them, being of so large a kind as in the best places in England. The rebels had also prepared to attack a town. They built two great sows, one fully finished and one almost done, made musket proof, with four wheels, so large that 30 men might easily move inside them. They barricaded every entrance with cupboards, forms, tables, frames and such lumber, expecting horse to come from Cork. When they fled, they cast away barrels of biscuit, a bag of bullets for ordnance, and a mortar, all found afterwards in ditches and furze within a mile of the town. They made such haste they left behind the carriage of their piece of artillery.

Slieve-na-Calliagh hills named from legendary woman

Slieve na Calliagh · hill or hills · Meath

The Slieve-na-Calliagh hills in County Meath take their name from Calliagh Vera, a woman celebrated in Irish lore who also gave her name to a kistvaen at Monasterboice in County Louth.

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very simple definition of a cromleac, authorities are not quite agreed on the subject ; we need not however puzzle our heads about it. This one you see has a flat flag" forming a cover to a kind of chamber. Some of those in Palestine are similar. That at Killin is associated with stone circles which are commonly called " Druidical circles," but it is really more of a kistvaen than a cromleac. The kistvaen, rather cistvaen, is a rectangular chamber derived from the word cist or chest, and is supposed always to mark a place of sepulture. There is one beside the Ballymascanlan cromleac. The one in Paddock tovvnland, parish of Monastcrboice, called Calliagh Dirra's house (Journal Arc/uvology, 2nd series, vol. v., p. 498) is one of the best of its kind in the county. There are five others, but somewhat dismantled, in the townlands of Grange- Irish and Commons, parish of Carlingford, on the eastern slope of the mountains. No names have survived with any of them except the one in Monasterboice. Calliagh Vera was a woman celebrated in Irish lore, who gave her name to the Slieve-na-Calliagh hills in the county Meath.
Two kistvaens of another kind were discovered at Dromiskin, in a field near my gate, in 1862. They were formed of stone flags, and each contained the skull and bones of the person interred there. In one a stone box, containing another of wood, inside which was some unctuous charcoal and a small bronze pin with ring attached. These were given by my father to Lord Clermont, and by him deposited in the Museum of the Royal Irish Academy. The other kistvaen contained the skeleton of a female lying on the back, head to the west. How many more interments were made in this field one cannot say. It may have been a cemetery attached to the monastery.

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The Slieve na Calliagh hills take their name from a woman called Calliagh Vera, celebrated in Irish lore. A kistvaen is a rectangular stone chamber, the word derived from cist or chest, and is supposed always to mark a place of sepulture. In the parish of Monasterboice in County Louth stands one such structure, called Calliagh Dirra's house, named for the same woman. It is described as one of the best of its kind in the county. There are five other kistvaens in the townlands of Grange-Irish and Commons, in the parish of Carlingford, on the eastern slope of the mountains. They are somewhat dismantled, and no names have survived with any of them except the one in Monasterboice. Two kistvaens of another kind were discovered at Dromiskin in 1862, in a field near the author's gate. They were formed of stone flags, and each contained the skull and bones of the person interred there. In one, a stone box held another of wood, inside which was some unctuous charcoal and a small bronze pin with ring attached. These were given by the author's father to Lord Clermont, and by him deposited in the Museum of the Royal Irish Academy. The other kistvaen contained the skeleton of a female, lying on her back, head to the west. How many more interments were made in that field, one cannot say. It may have been a cemetery attached to the monastery.

Standard yard at the old Exchange, South Main Street, Cork

South Main Street · street · Cork

Old Voster made a standard yard screwed down on the sill of the south window of the old Exchange on South Main Street, Cork. The Exchange was later demolished, and the yard was removed by Richard Sainthill.

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Vosterburgh. — Our fellow-member, Mr. G. C. Beale, lias entrusted a letter to me, written by a valued correspondent of our Society, Mr. K. J. Lecky, of London, from which, with his permission, I have culled the following notes of local historic interest : — " Vosterburgh(') —Few now recollect it even in its decay. Old Voster was an ingenious Dutchman, and brought in the natural water of the hill to some advantage. Some of the remains I remember. One was a little boy(z) [fountain] perched upon a square pedestal, from which the water flowed. It stood at the corner as you turned to the right to the hall door. To the south, across the avenue, were two ponds. The first, I think, had a triton in the centre, blowing a jet from a conch shell, and the other had one or two swans, with streams from their bills. The overflow was taken on to the road by a little spout in the centre of a shallow alcove which was built up.(3) ... I never was at the old burying-ground,(4) although often hearing of it. Abraham Abell told a story of a milk girl getting an awful fright on the road one morning early by seeing a human skull rolling down the road before her, out of which jumped a rat, who must have had a long journey. . . . Old Voster wrote that really good arithmetic that so long carried his name. He was a capital mechanic. I have a boxwood slide rule of his make, three feet long, covered with logarithmic and other scales beautifully divided. I had some other things of his doing, engraved copper plates for copy books, but they have disappeared. He made a set of standard measures, gallons, etc., for the Corporation, which were built of squared plates of brass, bolted together at the angles, and a standard yard, screwed down on the sill of the south opening or window of the old Exchange in the South Main Street, which Mr. Richard Sainthill had removed when the Exchange was demolished. I am not sure if he made the table or head of ' the nail' which stood in the centre of the open halKs) of the Exchange, but it is likely that this was before his time."

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The standard yard at the old Exchange on South Main Street, Cork, was the work of Old Voster, an ingenious Dutchman. He brought the natural water of the hill to some advantage, and the remains were still recalled by a correspondent of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. A little boy perched upon a square pedestal stood at the corner where the right turn led to the hall door, and water flowed from it. To the south, across the avenue, were two ponds. The first had a triton in the centre, blowing a jet from a conch shell. The other had one or two swans, with streams from their bills. The overflow was taken on to the road by a little spout in the centre of a shallow alcove which was built up. Old Voster wrote a really good arithmetic that long carried his name. He was a capital mechanic. A correspondent had a boxwood slide rule of his make, three feet long, covered with logarithmic and other scales beautifully divided. He had also made engraved copper plates for copy books, but they had disappeared. He made a set of standard measures, gallons and the like, for the Corporation, built of squared plates of brass bolted together at the angles. And he made that yard, screwed down on the sill of the south opening or window of the old Exchange. When the Exchange was demolished, Mr. Richard Sainthill had the yard removed. There was also a table or head of the nail, which stood in the centre of the open hall of the Exchange, but the correspondent was not sure if Voster made that, and thought it likely before his time.

Thaddeus appointed bishop of Cork and Cloyne

Cork · city · Cork · 1490

Pope Innocent VIII appointed Thaddeus McCarthy bishop of Cork and Cloyne on the resignation of William Roche, praising his probity of life and prudence in spirituals. The appointment came after disputes over the see of Ross were settled.

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On the same day the Pope, in another bull, appointed Thaddeus bishop of Cork and Cloyne on the resignation of William Roche ; and again, as William Roche had not got a proctor to resign his see, the Pope, in another bull addressed to Thaddeus, " moto proprio," appoints him bishop of Cork and Cloyne. In this bull the Pope mentions his appointment to Ross : " Ecclesias Rossen, tamquam vacante licet in vero non vacaret ;" " vitre ac morum honestate decorum in spiritualibus providum et temporalibus circumspectum aliis que virtutum donis insignitum." To the church of Ross appointed as if vacant, though really not vacant ; adorned with probity of life and manners ; in spirituals prudent, in temporals circumspect.
Thaddeus, who was present in Rome to carry out his appeal so very successfully, and his being fully justified and with praise elevated to a higher position, returned to Ireland. The city of Cork and the townsmen of Youghal, the Geraldines and Philip O'Ronan, refused to receive him. In two years again we find blessed Thaddeus in Rome. We have no details of his arrival in Ireland and refusal by the above, nor of his stay in Rome, but there is extant another bull of Innocent VIII., dated xv. kalends of August, 1492. In this Pope Innocent VIII. relates that he has heard with much displeasure that certain sons of iniquity, namely, Maurice, Earl of Desmond, and William Barry, and Edmund Maurice de Geraldine, and the community of the city of Cork, besides the university of the city of Youghal, in the Cloyne diocese, and their chiefs William

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The city of Cork holds a story from 1490. Pope Innocent VIII appointed Thaddeus McCarthy bishop of Cork and Cloyne on the resignation of William Roche. Roche had not got a proctor to resign his see, so the Pope issued another bull, acting on his own motion, appointing Thaddeus to the position. In this bull the Pope praised Thaddeus, describing him as, in the words of the record, adorned with probity of life and manners, in spirituals prudent, in temporals circumspect. The Pope also mentioned his earlier appointment to the church of Ross, appointed as if vacant, though really not vacant. Thaddeus had been in Rome to carry out his appeal, and he was fully justified and elevated to a higher position with praise. He returned to Ireland. But the city of Cork and the townsmen of Youghal, the Geraldines, and Philip O'Ronan refused to receive him. Within two years he was back in Rome. Another bull from Pope Innocent VIII followed, dated the fifteenth kalends of August, 1492. The Pope related that he had heard with much displeasure that certain sons of iniquity had stood against Thaddeus. He named Maurice, Earl of Desmond, and William Barry, and Edmund Maurice de Geraldine, and the community of the city of Cork, besides the university of the city of Youghal in the Cloyne diocese, and their chiefs William.

The Marina and Navigation Wall begun in 1763

Marina · street · Wicklow · 1763–1838

The Marina extends from the Municipal Buildings to Blackrock Castle as a fine tree-lined walk. The Navigation Wall quay was begun in 1763 to prevent the channel from being choked with mud and reached as far as Tivoli by 1838.

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Let us come now to "The Marina," which is one of the finest walks in Europe, extending as I may say from the Municipal Buildings to Blackrock Castle, in a si line, with its double row of fine trees, its band house, boat houses, and regatta quay, and its very beautiful views of river scenery, which include the hills of Glanmire, which name I must protest against, for its proper name is Glen, or Gloun Murria (Mary's Glen), which shows how our beautiful Irish names get corrupted The Navigation Wall (quay wall of the Marina), was begun as far back as 1763, "to prevent the channel from being choked with mud." I did not know it until 1838, when it was as far down as Tivoli, or rather opposite Tivoli, and its long white line of solid limestone masonry looked very pretty in the sunset.
It was rather a ticklish walk though, for one stream of people going down and another coming up, and having to pass each other on four feet, or less than \We feet of a pathway with twenty feet of water at each side. It was mostly small boys, fishermen, or an occasional foolhardy drunken man that ventured along that wall, and the ladies kept aloof while it was in the grub or chrysalis state ; it is very handy for their bicycles now, and wide enough for a marching army. A party of little boys would offer their services as volunteer " navvies " to help the men who were filling in the reclaimed spaces with the dredgings of the river ; but instead of being encouraged and petted, they took the barrows away from us, and hunted us as well, so we had to content ourselves with gathering shells on the sea shore.

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A tree-lined walk and quay wall, the Marina and Navigation Wall, stretching from the Municipal Buildings to Blackrock Castle in a straight line. The walk carries a double row of fine trees, a band house, boat houses, and a regatta quay, with views of river scenery that include the hills of Glanmire, a name the writer protests, for its proper name is Glen, or Gloun Murria, Mary's Glen, showing how Irish names get corrupted. The Navigation Wall, the quay wall of the Marina, was begun in 1763, to prevent the channel from being choked with mud. By 1838 it had reached as far as Tivoli, or rather opposite Tivoli, and its long white line of solid limestone masonry looked very pretty in the sunset. The wall was a ticklish walk, with one stream of people going down and another coming up, having to pass each other on four feet or less of pathway with twenty feet of water at each side. It was mostly small boys, fishermen, or an occasional foolhardy drunken man who ventured along it. The ladies kept aloof while it was in the grub or chrysalis state, though it is handy for their bicycles now, and wide enough for a marching army. A party of little boys would offer their services as volunteer navvies to help the men filling in the reclaimed spaces with the dredgings of the river, but instead of being encouraged, they had the barrows taken away from them and were hunted as well, so they had to content themselves with gathering shells on the sea shore.

Youghal assessment for sack for the King's army, 1642

Youghal · town · Cork · 1642

In 1642, a general assessment "upon the ablest men of Youghell" was made to provide forty butts of "secke" (sack) for His Majesty's army. Alderman Theobald Ronaine, M.P. for Youghal, contributed £12.

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Admitted freeman of Youghal, 1610; bailiff, 1627; mayor, [629. Was a merchant in the town and a prominent participator in its public affairs. Was wealthy and contributed £12 to the general assessment "upon the ablest men of Youghell," to provide
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Youghal, 1642. A general assessment fell upon the ablest men of the town to provide forty butts of sack for His Majesty's army. Alderman Theobald Ronaine, merchant, M.P. for Youghal, contributed £12. He had been admitted freeman in 1610, served as bailiff in 1627, and held the office of mayor.

Baltimore borough incorporated 1613

Baltimore · town · Cork · 1613

Henry Piers and Sir Thomas Crooke were the first two members for the borough of Baltimore, which was incorporated on 25 March 1613. Piers, of Tristernagh in Westmeath, served as secretary to the Lord Deputy.

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Henry Piers and Sir Thomas Crooke {q.v.) were the first two members for the borough of Baltimore, which was incorporated 25th March, 161 3. He was of Tristernagh, county Westmeath, and was secretary to the Lord Deputy. " By conversing with many of the Roman Church he turned to that faith against the advice of his wife and her friends, and prevailed on some of his children to embrace that religion." He travelled in Germany, Spain, Italy, etc., for eight years, and wrote an account of his travels, which was amongst the MSS. in the Chandos Library.
He married Jane, daughter of Dr. Thomas Jones, archbishop of Dublin, and died 16th September, 1623, leaving issue. His grandson, Henry Piers, of Tristernagh, was created a baronet iSth January, 1660, and was progenitor of the present baronet.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 87

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Baltimore was incorporated as a borough on 25 March 1613, and its first two members were Henry Piers and Sir Thomas Crooke. Piers came from Tristernagh in county Westmeath and served as secretary to the Lord Deputy. He married Jane, daughter of Dr. Thomas Jones, archbishop of Dublin. By conversing with many of the Roman Church, he turned to that faith against the advice of his wife and her friends, and prevailed on some of his children to embrace that religion. He travelled in Germany, Spain, Italy and elsewhere for eight years, and wrote an account of his travels, which was among the manuscripts in the Chandos Library. He died on 16 September 1623, leaving issue. His grandson, Henry Piers of Tristernagh, was created a baronet on 18 January 1660, and was progenitor of the present baronet.

Bishop of Cloyne recalls former Dominican monastery at Youghal

Youghal · town · Cork

Bishop Browne of Cloyne visited Youghal shortly after his consecration and received addresses from local bodies. He alluded to the former Franciscan and Dominican houses in Youghal and a famous statue of Our Lady of Graces from the Dominican monastery.

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The Bishop of Cloyne, Most Rev. Dr. Browne, visited Youghal a short time after his consecration, and received a number of addresses from various bodies in the town. Amongst them was one from the Presentation Convent Schools. In his answer the Bishop alluded to the Franciscan and Dominican houses which had formerly existed in Youghal, and in reference to the latter expressed himself thus : — " There was another monastery in this great old town — a Dominican monastery — also amongst the earliest foundations of the great Dominican Order in Ireland, and in that monastery was a famous statue of Our Lady of Graces.(l5) May I not conclude that it is that Mother of Graciousness who has watched over this great old Catholic town, and that it is owing to her intercession with our Divine Lord that the faith has been preserved through every phase of difficulty and trial, so that now it has come to our lot to see once again in this town a display of Catholicity, such as must give comfort to the heart of a bishop."
The consecration of the new side altars in the church, Pope's Quay, took place on the 5th February, 1895, during the celebration of a solemn Triduum, which opened the previous Sunday. The altar of St. Dominic was consecrated by Dr. Browne, whilst the Bishop of Cork performed a like ceremony at that of the Rosary, over which was placed the miraculous statue of our Lady of Graces. An overflowing congregation attended each evening of the Triduum, and truly eloquent sermons were preached by the Venerable Archdeacon Coughlan, Blackrock ;

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 64

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The town of Youghal was visited by the Bishop of Cloyne, Doctor Browne, shortly after his consecration. He received addresses from various bodies in the town, among them one from the Presentation Convent Schools. In his answer, he spoke of the Franciscan and Dominican houses that had formerly existed in Youghal. Of the Dominican monastery he said: "There was another monastery in this great old town, a Dominican monastery, also amongst the earliest foundations of the great Dominican Order in Ireland, and in that monastery was a famous statue of Our Lady of Graces." He asked whether it was that Mother of Graciousness who had watched over this great old Catholic town, and whether it was owing to her intercession with our Divine Lord that the faith had been preserved through every phase of difficulty and trial, so that it had come to our lot to see once again in this town a display of Catholicity, such as must give comfort to the heart of a bishop. On the 5th of February, 1895, new side altars in the church at Pope's Quay were consecrated during a solemn Triduum that opened the previous Sunday. The altar of Saint Dominic was consecrated by Doctor Browne, while the Bishop of Cork performed the same ceremony at the altar of the Rosary, over which was placed the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Graces. An overflowing congregation attended each evening of the Triduum, and sermons were preached by the Venerable Archdeacon Coughlan of Blackrock.

Meeting of Earl of Desmond with Sir Warham St Leger at Lough Gur (1566)

near Lough Gur · lake or lakes · Limerick · 1566

In July 1566, Sir Warham Sentleger met the Earl of Desmond at Lough Gur and imparted the tenor of the Queen's letter to the Lord Deputy. Desmond's displeasure, courage, and power were noted.

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" Limerick, July yd, 1566. Sir Warhame Sentleger to Sir H. Sydney, Lord Deputy. Meeting with the Earl of Desmond at Lough Kirr. Tenor of the Queen's letter to Lord Deputy imparted to Desmond. Desmond's displeasure, courage, and power. Necessity of ending the controversy."
" Castellcyehan, November i\th, 1 573. Justice Nicholas Walshe to the Lord Deputy. Earl of Desmond met at Knockdalton by Rory Oge and Piers Grace. The Earl and Countess put on Irish raiment at Lough Gur, and make a proclamation."

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 89

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Lough Gur is a lake the road passes through or near. In July 1566, Sir Warham Sentleger met the Earl of Desmond here. He told Desmond the tenor of the Queen's letter to the Lord Deputy. Desmond showed displeasure at what he heard. The record notes his courage and his power. Sentleger wrote to Sir Henry Sidney of the necessity of ending the controversy between them.

Raths of Gurranes levelled and chambers filled

Gurranes · townland · Cork

Multiple named raths—Rath of the Poets, Rath of the Women, Rath of Cuan O Lochain, and Rath of the door-keeper Dubhthach—stood inside the grounds of Gurranes House. They were levelled and their underground chambers filled with clay within living memory of local labourers.

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tovvnland of Gurranes, about six or seven miles by road north of Bandon, and about three miles south-east of Crookstown station on the Macroom line. This portion of the townland was known by the old people as K4t;-K47r;lju. Probably the small rath on its western side is the one called after Brian's daughter, Sadhbh, 4)110 SAirb 4t) "OUT} yo t)&\i, " Sadhbh's court is this western court." H<xt eujlcjnn was called after CUjlcerjn, Cian's harper ; it still exists and gives its name to the townland lying north of Raithlenn. 4)1111 "Cfl4J5r)e-4jl), " Draighnean's Fort,'; was called after Cian's trumpeter ; it stood on the limestone rock where Castlemore was afterwards built. The site of Dun Drinane church is still pointed out adjacent to the castle on the east side. A portion of the cemetery was lately discovered at the foot of the rock in clearing a farm yard. This place lies two and a half miles in a straight line north-west of Raithlenn. The Ford of the Spoils on the east must have been near where the public road now crosses the stream, north-east of the great rath. The Rath of the Poets, the Rath of the Women, the Rath of Cuan O Lochain (the ollamh), the Rath of the doorkeeper (Dubhthach), stood inside the grounds of Gurranes House, east of high road, and were levelled, and their underground chambers filled with clay within the recollection of the labourers I met there some thirty years ago. The top of the inside rampart of Rath-Raithlenn was covered with small mounds containing cinerary urns, which were broken and their fragments scattered about, doubtless by treasure-seekers. A large number of raths still remain at a little distance to the south and east. These must have been the residences of the guards and military followers of the king. I discovered an ogham stone in one of them; it has some twenty-seven letters, well preserved, and lies where it was found, about half a mile south of the central rath. This identification of Raithlenn fixes also the birthplace of St. Finnbarr, as his father, Amergin, was smith to Tighearnach, the king of Raithlenn, and his mother a ward of the king. I suggest that this district offers a rich field for exploration; its chief features are still preserved. We have records carrying its history back to the dawn of Christianity, and it may have existed long before.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 259

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Somewhere around here, inside the grounds of Gurranes House, east of the high road, four named raths once stood together: the Rath of the Poets, the Rath of the Women, the Rath of Cuan O Lochain, who was the ollamh, and the Rath of the doorkeeper Dubhthach. They were levelled, and their underground chambers filled with clay, within the recollection of labourers who were met here some thirty years before the account was written. The old people knew this part of Gurranes by its own name. A small rath on the western side was probably the one called after Brian's daughter, Sadhbh. Another fort was called after Culcerin, Cian's harper. A third, Draighnean's Fort, was named after Cian's trumpeter and stood on the limestone rock where Castlemore was later built. The great rath of Raithlenn lies about two and a half miles north-west. Its inner rampart was covered with small mounds holding cinerary urns, which were broken and scattered, likely by treasure-seekers. A number of raths remain to the south and east, likely the residences of guards and military followers of the king. An ogham stone was found in one of them, about half a mile south of the central rath. It has some twenty-seven letters, well preserved, and still lies where it was found. The district's history runs back to the dawn of Christianity, and may be older still.

1358 murage grant incorporated town of Caherconlish

Caherconlish · town · Limerick · 1358–1378

Caherconlish was formerly an incorporated town, as shown by a grant dated November 9th, 1358, conferring murage for 20 years on the Provost, Bailiff, and Commonalty. The tolls were collected from Limerick and Waterford merchants passing through the town.

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At the year 1304, Annals of Inisf alien, occurs the following: "Torlogh O'Brien proceeded with an army to Cathair Cinnlis, and attacked the English of that town, of whom he made great slaughter ; he demolished the castle, and burned the town from the inner citadel to the outer walls." Early in this century some heavy iron swords and a large quantity of human bones were found in a field just beside the present village at west side. These may have been relics of the year 1304. Lewis says that "Caherconlish was formerly incorporated, as appears from a grant made in the 32nd of Edward III. and dated November 9th, 1358, conferring murage for 20 years on the Provost, Bailiff, and Commonalty of the town of Catherkenlyshe." This money was obtained in tolls and customs from Limerick and Waterford merchants, who had to pass through Caherconlish. The memory of the " mayor " of Caherconlish has been well preserved by the people. About fifty years ago there died an old man in Caherconlish, named John Doyle, in his youth he had been connected with a lawless body of men dubbed in the district, "Sovereign Pickers." They visited people's houses by night, and demanded money for "powder and balls." If the people did not yield to the demands of the Sovereign Pickers they were tried, and if convicted, punished, and John Doyle being one of the presidents of these self-constituted tribunals was called the "Mayor" of Caherconlish.
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Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 186

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Caherconlish was once an incorporated town. In 1358, on November 9th, in the 32nd year of Edward the Third, a grant gave the Provost, Bailiff, and Commonalty of the town the right to collect murage for 20 years. Murage meant money for walls. The tolls and customs came from Limerick and Waterford merchants who had to pass through Caherconlish. The town had known violence before that. The Annals of Inisfallen record that in 1304, Torlogh O'Brien came with an army to Cathair Cinnlis, attacked the English of the town, and made great slaughter among them. He demolished the castle and burned the town from the inner citadel to the outer walls. Early in the 1800s, heavy iron swords and a large quantity of human bones were found in a field just beside the village. These may have been relics of that year. The memory of a mayor of Caherconlish survived among the people. About fifty years before this was written, an old man named John Doyle died there. In his youth he had been connected with a lawless body of men called the Sovereign Pickers. They visited people's houses by night and demanded money for powder and balls. Those who did not yield were tried, and if convicted, punished. Doyle was one of the presidents of these self-constituted tribunals, and was called the Mayor of Caherconlish.

Anthony Stawell's lands at Clohenasbeg and Carracroone

near Kilbrittain · street · Cork · 1725

Anthony Stawell of Kilbrittain held the lands of Clohenasbeg and Carracroone under his grandfather Anthony's will. He was elected MP for Kinsale in 1725 but was unseated as 'mis-elected,' having obtained a majority through votes of 'pretended freemen,' and Sir Richard Meade was returned in his stead.

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He had the lands of Clohenasbeg and Carracroone under his grandfather Anthony's will. Being elected M.P. for Kinsale, he was unseated as "mis-elected," having obtained a majority by reason of votes of "pretended freemen," and Sir Richard Meade {q.v.) was returned in his stead.
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Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 190

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Somewhere about Kilbrittain, Anthony Stawell held lands at Clohenasbeg and Carracroone under his grandfather Anthony's will. In 1725 he was elected MP for Kinsale, but was unseated as "mis-elected," having obtained a majority through votes of "pretended freemen." Sir Richard Meade was returned in his stead.

Arms distribution at Leemount Barracks to Muskerry Association

Leemount · townland · Cork · 1822

On 22 March 1822, members of the Muskerry Association received carbines, pistols, ball cartridges, flints, swords and belts from Captain Sir Augustus Warren at Leemount Barracks, each man pledging to be accountable for the equipment. This formed part of the arming of a yeomanry cavalry corps drawn from gentlemen of the Muskerry district.

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Then follows a list of the members (who generally sign the book) " of the Muskerry Association," who acknowledge to have received from Captain Sir Augustus Warren the following articles : — viz., One short carbine with swivel ramrod, one pistol with carbine bore, twenty rounds of ball cartridge, four flints, one straight sword and scabbard, one sword belt for waist, one black cavalry pouch, one shoulder belt with swivel, " and for which we promise to be accountable to him," 22nd March, 1822. — Leemount Barracks.
The recipients were : — Edw. Ashe St. George Browne (note, given back)

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 146

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Somewhere close to Leemount, Captain Sir Augustus Warren handed out arms to the Muskerry Association on the 22nd of March, 1822. Each man signed for one short carbine with swivel ramrod, one pistol with carbine bore, twenty rounds of ball cartridge, four flints, one straight sword and scabbard, one sword belt for the waist, one black cavalry pouch, and one shoulder belt with swivel. They promised, in their own words, to be accountable to him for the equipment. Among the recipients were Edw. Ashe and St. George Browne, whose arms were noted as given back.

Barmeath name linked to Medb's Gap

Barmeath · townland · Louth

Barmeath, formerly spelt Barne and Berne-Meath, is derived by Ordnance Letters writers from two Irish words signifying 'Medb's Gap,' potentially linking it to the Táin Bó Cuailgne. Most river and place names from the tale have disappeared and may never be identified.

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Another place connected with the same time is Barmeath. It used to be spelt Barne and Berne-Meath, which the writers of the Ordnance Letters derive, not improbably, from two Irish words signifying "Medb's Gap." This, if true, would be another link with The Cattle Prey of Cuailgne. But most of the names of rivers and places mentioned in the tale have long ago disappeared, and it is hardly possible will ever be identified.
Before passing on it will be sufficient to mention that many of these raths have Irish names, the word "lios" or fort being the usual prefix, such as Lisaclog and Lisbilla(,) in Roche Parish; Lisdoo and Lisnawilly, near Dundalk; Liscalga, near Reaghstown, etc., but these arc not necessarily, though some may be, associated with them from the very first. Others have English names, such as Martin's Eort, parish of Philipstown, Ardee Barony, Crinnian's and Murray's Fort, parish of Clonkeen ; but these are called from the names of farmers and others who owned the land in later times. We must now pass on to

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 234

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Somewhere around here is Barmeath. It used to be spelt Barne and Berne-Meath. The writers of the Ordnance Letters derive that name, not improbably they say, from two Irish words signifying Medb's Gap. If that is true, it would be another link with The Cattle Prey of Cuailgne. But most of the names of rivers and places mentioned in that tale have long ago disappeared, and it is hardly possible they will ever be identified. Many of the old raths in this part of the country carry Irish names, the word lios, meaning fort, being the usual prefix. You can see it in names like Lisaclog and Lisbilla in Roche Parish, Lisdoo and Lisnawilly near Dundalk, Liscalga near Reaghstown. Others have English names, such as Martin's Fort in Philips-town, or Crinnian's and Murray's Fort in Clonkeen. These are called from the farmers and others who owned the land in later times, and are not necessarily connected with the older tales, though some may be.

Barry family mural monument at Abington Church

Abington · townland · Limerick · 1633

A mural monument with arms and date 1633 in Abington Church was erected by Dulamus Barry in honour of his parents, his wife Joanna Burke, and his sons. Dineley recorded a copy of the Latin inscription, and Linehan reported the monument lying in the churchyard of Abington, though the author could not find it.

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again under the hammer, and were bought by Sir Nicholas Lawless, a rich Dublin merchant, raised to the peerage by the Irish Parliament with the title of Baron Cloncurry. His descendant now holds the land-. About a mile north of Brittas Castle, at opposite side of river, arc the fragments of an old building ; this is supposed to be the remains of a house erected by the Barry family, who had a mural monument with arms and date 1633 in Abington Church. Dineley gives a copy of the Latin inscription. Dulamus Barry erected it in honour of his parents, his wife, Joanna Burke, and his sons. Linehan says that it was lying in the churchyard of Abington, but I have not been able to find it. Near the site of the Barry house is the old fort or rath, Rathreagh or Rathrarege, which gives name to the townland.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 257

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Somewhere close to Abington, there is a mural monument with arms and the date 1633, set up by Dulamus Barry in honour of his parents, his wife Joanna Burke, and his sons. Dineley recorded a copy of the Latin inscription. The Barry family had a house nearby, and fragments of an old building are still supposed to be its remains. Linehan reported that the monument was lying in the churchyard of Abington, but the author of this account could not find it. Near the site of the Barry house stands the old fort or rath, called Rathreagh, which gives its name to the place.

Belfast as likely origin of Volunteer medal

near Belfast · city · Antrim · 1784

The artwork and motto of the 1784 Volunteer medal suggest it may have been made in Belfast, Cork, or Dublin. The motto's character particularly evokes Belfast, where the Volunteer pulse beat quicker than perhaps anywhere else in Ireland.

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The threat conveyed in the legend upon this medal is similar to that used by a Dublin regiment who labelled their gun " Free trade or this." This medal adds another unique illustration to one of the most interesting and momentous periods ot Irish history. Its similarity in shape to the medal of the Limerick Volunteers is suggestive, and might possibly point to its original ownership by some member of the Volunteers of that city or neighbourhood. On the other hand the character of its art work has more the appearance of having been made in either Belfast, Cork or Dublin ; and the ring of its motto, as if it came from the former city where the Volunteer pulse beat quicker than perhaps in any other part of the country. Who " T. S." was is so far a riddle which must remain to be solved. It is disappointing that the name in full is not on the medal or that of the troop or corps to which it belonged, but otherwise it reminds us of reforms that were required, demanded, and refused, and of the Irish Volunteers, who, having taken up arms to defend their country against foreign invasion, never fulfilled the threat conveyed in the inscription or turned their guns upon the representatives of the Crown, although their just demands were defeated and rejected,

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 136

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Belfast in 1784 was a town where the Volunteer pulse beat quicker than perhaps anywhere else in Ireland. A medal from that year still survives, and its motto has the ring of a place like this. The artwork looks as though it was made in Belfast, Cork, or Dublin, but the character of the motto points most strongly to the former. The threat in its legend matches one used by a Dublin regiment who labelled their gun, as the source puts it, "Free trade or this." Its shape resembles the medal of the Limerick Volunteers, which might point to ownership by some member of the Volunteers of that city or neighbourhood. Who T. S. was remains a riddle. The full name is not on the medal, nor the name of the troop or corps to which it belonged. It recalls reforms that were required, demanded, and refused. The Irish Volunteers took up arms to defend their country against foreign invasion, yet they never fulfilled the threat in the inscription or turned their guns upon the representatives of the Crown, even though their just demands were defeated and rejected.

Berwick fountain site of Tuckey's Bridge, Cork

Cork · city · Cork · 1784

The Berwick fountain in Cork marks the exact site of Tuckey's Bridge, which once spanned a canal at that place. An equestrian statue of George II was first erected on the bridge; Smith's Complete Irish Traveller (1784) noted it was of bronze and executed by a Dublin artist.

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The next place of interest is Christchurch Lane and the church itself. The lane is a very nice place to walk in, summer and winter, being well flagged ; having a Protestant National School on one side, and the cleanly kept old graveyard on the other, in which, and in the crypt, many monuments and relics of antiquity are to be met with. For traces of the city wall Council Member Robert Walker, architect, etc., has an ancient lease of a house "built on the city wall" in this lane, and showing on its face a well-drawn picture of the house itself, with the ground before it seemingly made up to the level of the wall, and showing an arch or a breach in the wall itself. There are many traces of the old city about here. Berwick fountain is the exact site of Tuckey's Bridge, which spanned a canal at that place, and on which the equestrian statue of George II. was first erected. Smith in his Complete Irish Traveller (1784), says, "The statue is of bronze, I think, and executed by a Dublin artist." He did not

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 106

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As you pass through Cork, there are traces of the old city all about here. The Berwick fountain marks the exact site of Tuckey's Bridge, which once spanned a canal at that place. On that bridge an equestrian statue of George the Second was first erected. Smith, in his Complete Irish Traveller, published in 1784, writes of the statue: it is of bronze, I think, and executed by a Dublin artist. The record does not say how long the statue stood on the bridge, nor what became of it. The canal itself has gone, and the bridge with it, and the fountain stands where they once were. Nearby, Christchurch Lane still runs with its old graveyard and its Protestant National School, and an ancient lease held by architect Robert Walker shows a house built on the city wall, with an arch or breach drawn plainly on the face of the document.

Bishop's house at the see of Ross

Ross Carbery · town · Cork · 1448

A papal report describes the diocese of Ross, noting that the bishop maintained a commodious house outside the city on the sea, about half a mile distant. The diocese itself was only one day's journey across, with canons living throughout.

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twenty ; chancellor, eight ; twelve canons at nearly an equal value of four marks, and four vicars at the same value, who all personally or by substitute say daily in the church the divine office and some masses ; but on festivals they sing masses. The canons live through the diocese, which is only one day's journey. The bishop has a rather commodious house without the city on the sea, about half a mile distant. (l) He presents to twenty-four benefices ; the fruits consist of corn, tithes, and pasture, and amount to sixty marks. (2)
Having made this digression for information regarding the see of Ross at the time, and also the precautions taken by the Holy See, we now return to blessed Thaddeus. On 20th December, 1448, Donaldus was bishop of Ross. On Palm Sunday, April nth, 1473, Odo, or Hugh Ohedersgroyl (O'Driscoll), was consecrated bishop of Ross, in the church of St. Cecilia at Rome {Brady). In 1482, on the 3rd of May, feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross, " Tateus electus Rossen " was consecrated in the church of St. Stephen de Cano, Rome, by Stephen, archbishop of Antivari. In the bull of his appointment he is styled " Tateus Machari," the Latin form of the Celtic name for McCarthy, a cleric of the diocese of Cork, " de nobili genere ex utroque parente procreatus, ac marum honestate decorus, and et in vigesimo septimo sun: aetatis constitutus." It is dated St. Peter's, iv. kalends of April, anno 1482, eleventh year of Sixtus IV.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 290

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Ross Carbery was the see of Ross. A papal report from this time describes the diocese in detail. The bishop kept a commodious house outside the city on the sea, about half a mile distant. The diocese was small, only one day's journey across. Canons lived throughout it, and with vicars they said the divine office and masses daily in the church, singing masses on festivals. There was a chancellor, twelve canons at nearly equal value of four marks, and four vicars at the same value. The bishop presented to twenty-four benefices. The fruits consisted of corn, tithes, and pasture, amounting to sixty marks. On 20th December 1448, Donaldus was bishop of Ross. On Palm Sunday, April 11th, 1473, Odo, or Hugh O'Driscoll, was consecrated bishop of Ross in the church of St. Cecilia at Rome. Then on the 3rd of May 1482, the feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross, "Tateus electus Rossen" was consecrated in the church of St. Stephen de Cano in Rome, by Stephen, archbishop of Antivari. In the bull of his appointment he is styled "Tateus Machari," the Latin form of the Celtic name for McCarthy. He was a cleric of the diocese of Cork, described as "de nobili genere ex utroque parente procreatus," of noble birth from both parents, and in his twenty-seventh year. The bull was dated St. Peter's, the fourth kalends of April, 1482, the eleventh year of Sixtus IV.

Blarney Castle keep built in two distinct phases

near Blarney · townland · Cork

The keep of Blarney Castle was constructed at two different periods, with possibly many years between them. The original slender tower or 'peel' is embedded bodily within the larger later addition, yet remains structurally distinct from the newer work.

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Xow, a curious and interesting fact concerning the keep (or great tower) of Blarney Castle is that the pile as it now stands was built at two different periods, with an interval of perhaps many years between them. The slender tower or " peel," W which was the first keep of the castle, is actually embedded bodily in the greater mass of the addition, yet on close examination it is found to be quite distinct from the newer work, for in joining the new to the old very little grafting was done, and
(0 A "peel" generally means a tower devoid of a bailey, but it sometimes means a small slender keep, and it is in tins sense I use it. It is well to bear in mind that " castle " means a keep and a bailey together.

Internet Archive journalofcorkhisv21896cork, Chapter 198

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Somewhere around here stands Blarney Castle, and its keep holds a curious secret. The great tower was built at two different periods, with perhaps many years between them. The first keep was a slender tower, a peel, meaning a small slender keep. That original tower is embedded bodily inside the greater mass of the later addition. Yet on close examination it remains quite distinct from the newer work. Very little grafting was done in joining the new to the old. The older tower sits inside the larger one like a separate structure wrapped in later stone. What you see from outside is the later build, but inside it, the first keep still stands on its own.

Boskill and the Frend family since Cromwell's time

Boskill · townland · Limerick · 1650–1699

Boskill, from Bos meaning 'the palm of the hand or level spot' and Coill 'a wood', has been home to the Frend family since Cromwell's time when Captain John Frend received part of Burke's territory. The old churchyard of Temple Michael lies on the property of Frend's descendants, Mrs. Minchin and Mrs. de Ros Rose.

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This old churchyard is on the property of Mrs. Minchin, Busherstown, Roscrea, and Mrs. de Ros Rose, Ardhu, Limerick, daughters of the late Mr. Benjamin Frend, of Boskill. Perhaps from Bos, " the palm of the hand, or level spot"; and Coill, "a wood." The Frend family have been settled here since Cromwell's time, when Captain John Frend got a slice of Burke's territory. The late Mrs. Frend, a dear old lady, and a very kind friend to the writer, was daughter to Dean Bagwell, of Clogher diocese, who married a Miss Croker, of Ballinagarde, and whose father was a member of the Irish House of Commons, being a representative for Tipperary. Sir Jonah Barrington placed him in his " Black List," as he voted for the Union. One of his sons and brother were also members of the Irish House of Commons. Mrs. Minchin is married to George J. Minchin, esq., and a deputy lieutenant for King's County. One of Mr. Minchin's sisters is married to Mr. Gabbett, of Caheiiinc. Mrs. de Ros Rose is married to Robert de Ros Rose, esq., who has an old family residence in Caherconlish district, Ahabeg, which is the Irish 4ti ^j-cce be45, " the little exercise green." Mr. de Ros Rose's penchant for coaching is well known in the county, but it is not so well known, perhaps, that his ancestor, Mr. Thomas Rose, of Ahabeg, was the first

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Somewhere around here is Boskill. The name may come from Bos, meaning "the palm of the hand, or level spot," and Coill, meaning "a wood." The Frend family have been settled here since Cromwell's time, when Captain John Frend got a slice of Burke's territory. The old churchyard of Temple Michael lies on the property of Frend's descendants, Mrs. Minchin and Mrs. de Ros Rose, daughters of the late Mr. Benjamin Frend of Boskill. The late Mrs. Frend, daughter to Dean Bagwell of Clogher diocese, was a dear old lady and a kind friend. Dean Bagwell married a Miss Croker of Ballinagarde, and his father was a member of the Irish House of Commons, representing Tipperary. Sir Jonah Barrington placed him in his "Black List" because he voted for the Union. One of his sons and his brother were also members of the Irish House of Commons. Mrs. Minchin is married to George J. Minchin, a deputy lieutenant for King's County. One of Mr. Minchin's sisters is married to Mr. Gabbett of Caherconlish. Mrs. de Ros Rose is married to Robert de Ros Rose, whose old family residence at Ahabeg in the Caherconlish district takes its name from the Irish for "the little exercise green."

Cahernarry glebe house oak timber dated 1746

Cahernarry (Cripps) · townland · Limerick · 1746

During repairs to the Cahernarry glebe house, a piece of oak hard as iron was found in the roof marked with the date 1746. An old man also reported that King William's English army encamped on Cahernarry hill, and he had seen traces of the camp.

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ivy, which probably is the reason why the people call it Puicin, which means "a cover for blindfolding the eyes." Puic also means " a bribe, for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise." This church was dedicated to St. Nicholas. Up to the time of the disestablishment of the Church, Cahernarry was a perpetual curacy in the gift of the Dean of Limerick, and this arose from the fact that Robert of Emly, bishop of Limerick, 1 25 1- 1 272, gave to Thomas Wodeford, dean of Limerick, and his successors the benefices of Carnarthy and Rathsiward in 1253. Rathsiward, or Rathurd, lay between Donaghmore and Limerick, and took its name from the old fort whose history I have given. In Rathurd there was an important monastery, but no traces of ecclesiastical buildings are now visible, and the parish is merged in that of St. Nicholas. The incumbent of Cahernarry, Rev. G. M. Luther, has informed me that a few years ago, when some repairs were carried out at the glebe house of Cahernarry, a piece of oak, hard as iron, was found in the roof, on which was marked 1746. An old man also told me that the English army under King William encamped on Cahernarry hill, and that he saw traces of the camp there. North of Rathurd is Singland, corrupted from Sain Aingeal, " a different angel," because a different angel from the one named Victor, who usually attended St. Patrick, appeared to him here. After the battle of Sulchoit, near Limerick Junction, Mathgamhain and Brian pursued the Danes to Limerick, which they captured a.d. 968. "The whole of the captives were collected on the hills of Saingel, and every one of them that was fit for war was killed, and every one of them that was fit for a slave was enslaved." — Cogadh Gaedhel Re Gailaibh. At Singland, I have often heard, is to be fought the last battle between the Gael and the Saxon, when the latter will be defeated with dreadful slaughter, and driven out of Ireland for good. The sign given that this battle will be the final one is that a man with six fingers on his right hand will rush from the Irish ranks and seize the bridle of the English general's horse.

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Somewhere close to Rathurd, between Donaghmore and Limerick, stood a place that took its name from an old fort. There was an important monastery here, but no traces of ecclesiastical buildings are now visible, and the parish is merged into that of St. Nicholas. The church at Cahernarry was dedicated to St. Nicholas, and up to the disestablishment of the Church, Cahernarry was a perpetual curacy in the gift of the Dean of Limerick. This arose from the fact that Robert of Emly, bishop of Limerick, gave the benefices of Carnarthy and Rathsiward to Thomas Wodeford, dean of Limerick, and his successors in 1253. North of Rathurd is Singland, a name corrupted from Sain Aingeal, meaning a different angel, because a different angel from the one named Victor, who usually attended St. Patrick, appeared to him there. After the battle of Sulchoit, near Limerick Junction, Mathgamhain and Brian pursued the Danes to Limerick, which they captured in 968. The captives were collected on the hills of Saingel, and every one fit for war was killed, and every one fit for a slave was enslaved. At Singland, it is said, the last battle between the Gael and the Saxon is to be fought, when the latter will be defeated with dreadful slaughter and driven out of Ireland for good. The sign given that this will be the final battle is that a man with six fingers on his right hand will rush from the Irish ranks and seize the bridle of the English general's horse.

Cahirelly castles built by MacClancy and Hynes

Caherconlish · town · Limerick

Two castles stood in the parish of Caherconlish: the Black Castle in east Cahirelly, built by MacClancy, has long since tumbled down and its stones removed; the other in west Cahirelly, built by Hynes, remained in good repair. The Black Castle was last occupied by the Wilkinsons, while the Furnells long resided in the other.

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this church has none of the marks of primitive Irish churches, which were of small size and built of very large stones with very little mortar, and with the doors broader at the bottom by some inches than at the top. Ailbe is believed to have built a church at Cahirelly, but this belief arose perhaps from the incorrect explanation of Cahirelly as the cathair of Albe. There are some very old inscriptions on the tombstones in the graveyard, but it is not easy to decipher them. There were two castles in this parish, the one in east Cahirelly, the Black Castle,(l3) built by MacClancy, tumbled down many years ago, and all the stones have been removed ; the other, in west Cahirelly, built by Hynes, is in good repair.
Sir William King/'4) who was mayor of Limerick three times, 1665, '78, '79, and also M.P. for the county in 1661, '92, '95, got large grants of forfeited estate in this parish.

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Caherconlish is a town with a story of two castles. Two castles stood in this parish. The Black Castle, in east Cahirelly, was built by MacClancy. It tumbled down many years ago, and all its stones have been removed. The Black Castle was last occupied by the Wilkinsons. The other castle, in west Cahirelly, was built by Hynes, and it remained in good repair. The Furnells long resided in that one. Sir William King, who was mayor of Limerick three times and also M.P. for the county, got large grants of forfeited estate in this parish. The name Cahirelly was once explained as the cathair of Albe, suggesting that Ailbe built a church there, though that belief may have come from an incorrect reading of the name. There are some very old inscriptions on tombstones in the graveyard, but they are not easy to decipher.

Carrickittle rock and Earl of Kildare's castle, 1510

Carrickittle · townland · Limerick · 1510

Near Kilteely village was a remarkable rock called Carrickittle (Carraig Ciotal, 'Ciotal's Rock'), now largely quarried away. The Earl of Kildare built a castle on this rock in 1510, shown in Speede's Map of Munster. The author speculates that Ciotal may be identified with Caetil the White, a chief of the Gaill-Gaedhil killed in 853.

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To the north of Ballinalough is the parish of Kilteely,(l6) that is, " St. Tidal's church." Lewis mentions that on an eminence near the village are some remains of the church of Kildromin, founded by the Knights Templars in 1291. Lonan, chief of the Ui Fidhgheinte, who made a great feast for St. Patrick on Mullach Cis, was buried at Kilteely. Near the village is, or rather was, a remarkable rock, for the greater part is now quarried away, which the people call Carrickittle, that is, as it is written by the Four Masters and in the Annals of Lough Ce, Carraig Ciotal, " Ciotal's Rock." The Earl of Kildare built a castle on this rock in 1 5 10, which is shown in Speede's Map of Munster contained in Pacata Hibemia. Dr. Joyce, in Irish Names, thinks that Ciotal is a diminutive from " Cet," a name which often occurs in old Irish tales, but he is not quite satisfied with this derivation owing to the absence of the genitive inflexion. In the Wars of the Gaedhil with the Gaill, it is stated that in the year 853 Amlaibh, king of Lochlainn, killed the son of Cennfaeladh, king of Muscraidhe Breoghain, a district not far from the town of Tipperary, and Caetil the White, with his whole garrison. This Caetil was a chief of the Gaill-Gaedhil, or apostate Irish, and it is not known where his fortress was situated. There is the probability however that it was not far from Tipperary, and as there seems to be great diversity in the annals as to the proper form of this name, may there not be a possibility that he may be identified with Ciotal of Carrickittle. Dr. Todd considers the name Caetil to be the same as the Scandinavian name Ketill. Many years ago a number of what an old man called Danish pikes were found near Kilteely. The same old man told me that under a large stone about a mile to the west of the Boughal Breaga he found, a few years ago, several axe heads made of a metal he did not know, and a couple of coins with inscriptions ; as these were neither gold nor silver he did not

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Somewhere around here was a remarkable rock the people called Carrickittle, Carraig Ciotal, Ciotal's Rock. Most of it is quarried away now. The Earl of Kildare built a castle on this rock in 1510, and that castle is shown in Speede's Map of Munster, contained in Pacata Hibernia. The name Ciotal has puzzled scholars. Dr. Joyce, in Irish Names, thought it a diminutive from the name Cet, which often appears in old Irish tales, but he was not satisfied with this derivation because of the absence of the genitive inflexion. The author of this passage raises another possibility. In the Wars of the Gaedhil with the Gaill, it is recorded that in the year 853, Amlaibh, king of Lochlainn, killed the son of Cennfaeladh, king of Muscraidhe Breoghain, a district not far from Tipperary, and also killed Caetil the White, with his whole garrison. This Caetil was a chief of the Gaill-Gaedhil, the apostate Irish, and no one knows where his fortress stood. The annals show great diversity in the proper form of his name, and the author asks whether he might be the same figure as Ciotal of Carrickittle. Dr. Todd considered the name Caetil to be the same as the Scandinavian name Ketill. Many years ago, what an old man called Danish pikes were found near Kilteely. The same man said that under a large stone about a mile west of Boughal Breaga he found several axe heads made of a metal he did not recognise, and a couple of coins with inscriptions, neither gold nor silver.

Carrigparson rock, castle tradition and graveyard

Carrigparson · townland · Limerick

Carrigparson, meaning 'the parson's rock,' gives its name to the parish and is sometimes called Castle Hill, indicating a castle once stood there. An old tradition names Pierce Burke as the last occupier, with the castle lying just north of the rock; nearby are an old graveyard with remains of an old church.

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which must have been brought from some distance ; it is a very hard limestone, and of a kind not found in the district. The people say that the present High Park House occupies the site of one of the Burke castles, and that the red gate was the entrance to it. About a mile north-west of Knockphleimon, a high hill may be noticed. The rocks of which it is composed are very much split and cracked by volcanic action. This hill has no name. It is referred to in the " Indenture of Perambulation, made on 31st August, 1609, between Donat, Earl of Thomond, Bernard, Lord Bishop of Limerick, Sir Francis Barkley, knight, and Sir Thomas Browne, knight, on the one part ; and the Mayor, Sheriffs, and Citizens of Limerick, on the other part," for marking out the boundaries of the county of the city of Limerick by great stones, or other notable signs. In this document this hill is called " the hill south-east of Carrigparson," so that nearly three hundred years ago the hill would seem to have been also nameless. A very short distance to the north-west of this hill is Carrigparson, " the parson's rock," from which the parish takes its name. Lewis says another name for this parish is Willestown, but this name is not used in the district. I have already conjectured that Ballynelye, the name of a parish given in the " Livery of Seisin of the possessions of Peter Walshe of Owney," may be the old name of this parish. Ballynelye I take to mean the town or place of the aileach or stone fort. There is no parish of this name now in Caherconlish district. The people sometimes call Carrigparson Castle hill, which shows that there must have been a castle on or near the rock, though no trace of it is now left. An old man told me he heard a tradition that Pierce Burke was the name of the last occupier, and that the castle lay a little north of the rock. There was a small glebe of five acres a short distance to the west. I could find no tradition of a glebe house, but it was probably from the parson who lived here that the rock came to get its pretty name. The date given in the Walsh document is 1592 ; that of the " Indenture of Perambulation" is 1609. A little distance north-east of the rock is the old graveyard, in which are some remains of the old church. Near the graveyard is portion of a very old road, which formerly ran from Carrigofarrelly Castle, passing close to High Park House and through Carrigparson and Cooleyhenan on to Limerick. Lying between Knockphleimon and the village of Ballyneety is the parish of Kilcullen, " the church of the holly trees." There is no trace now left of the old graveyard of Kilcullen, but an old man pointed out the site of it to me ; the last of the stones, he told me, were removed from it for fencing purposes very many years ago. There is a tradition that when the monks were expelled from Lodan Abbey they buried a cartload of gold near this graveyard, and my informant said he went to seek for this gold some

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Close to Carrigparson, the name means the parson's rock, and it gives its name to the whole parish. Lewis recorded that another name for this parish was Willestown, but the people in the district do not use that name. An older name may survive in a document of 1592 connected with Peter Walshe of Owney, where a parish called Ballynelye appears, meaning the place of the stone fort, though no parish of that name exists now in the Caherconlish district. The people sometimes call this place Castle Hill, which shows there must have been a castle on or near the rock, though no trace of it is left now. An old man told of a tradition that Pierce Burke was the name of the last occupier, and that the castle lay a little north of the rock. There was a small glebe of five acres a short distance to the west. No tradition of a glebe house survived, but it was probably from the parson who lived here that the rock got its name. A little distance north-east of the rock is the old graveyard, with some remains of the old church in it. Near the graveyard is part of a very old road, which once ran from Carrigofarrelly Castle, passing close to High Park House and through Carrigparson and Cooleyhenan on to Limerick.

Cat Fort entrance gate in Hospital Lane

Hospital Lane · street · Cork

The entrance gate of Cat Fort is located in Hospital Lane, and the lane's name likely derives from the hospital of the Knights Hospitallers.

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Cross the ferry and we go south to the Red Abbey. St. Austen's, or Augustine's, called the Red Abbey from the colour of the friars' gowns, was a place of great note in the olden times, for its grounds extended up to Friar's Walk, and its rights to the strand of the river, including fisheries. Its square tower still braves the driving rain and the howling blast, and will do so for another century at least if not meddled with. The district, it might be said, was all consecrated ground, for the House of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem was but a short distance south-east from the abbey, and it may be supposed that the monks acted as chaplains and spiritual advisers to the good knights ; their lands joined and they lived together in brotherly harmony. Not one stone remains of St. John of Jerusalem's Hospital. An old graveyard at the back of the houses at the south side of Douglas Street, and called St. John's, is all that now remains in memory of the Knights Hospitallers. I was at a funeral at the old place when I was a small boy, and the memory of it remained with me, for I took a liking to the quaint old place, and in after years I often stood looking through the bars of a little iron gate which was the entrance to it, and wished I could get into it again. There are several priests buried there, but the place is almost a common now, for you can get into it from any of the houses in front of it. There is a little stone-mullioned window as a grave mark, and it is placed upside down and stands over the earth like the letter U, and it is the only mark or token of the religious house of which it formed a part. I was withC. G. Doran, architect (Council Member), about two years ago, and while we were exploring the place a working man came up to us and said " he was paid a small sum yearly for taking care of it, as the owner did not want it preserved, and she would rather all the stones were removed." The headstone of a Cork soldier is the great attraction of the place, for the inscription on the stone above him records that he took part in every battle of the Peninsular War except that of Waterloo. It does not say why ; it was too much for him perhaps, and though the names of all the battle-fields are recorded, he left his bones in his native city. The entrance gate of Cat Fort is in Hospital Lane, and I think the name of the lane comes from the hospital of the good knights. The escape of Lady Fanshawe from the Red Abbey is a romantic story of the place, but she did not escape from the abbey, but from the city; for, like a valiant woman as she was, she made her way

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The Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem gave their name, most likely, to Hospital Lane, where the entrance gate of Cat Fort stands. Their house stood a short distance south-east from the Red Abbey, the Augustinian friary so called from the colour of the friars' gowns. The monks may have served as chaplains and spiritual advisers to the knights, for their lands joined and they lived together in brotherly harmony. Not one stone remains of the hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. An old graveyard called St. John's survives at the back of the houses on the south side of Douglas Street, and that is all. The writer recalls attending a funeral there as a small boy, and in after years often stood looking through the bars of a little iron gate, wishing he could get in again. A little stone-mullioned window stands as a grave mark, placed upside down like the letter U, the only token of the religious house of which it once formed a part. Several priests are buried there. The headstone of a Cork soldier is the great attraction, for its inscription records that he fought in every battle of the Peninsular War except Waterloo. It does not say why. The names of all the battlefields are recorded on the stone, but he left his bones in his native city. About two years ago the author explored the graveyard with C. G. Doran, an architect. A working man came up and said he was paid a small sum yearly to take care of it, for the owner did not want it preserved and would rather all the stones were removed.

Catherine Spenser buried at Bandon

Bandon · town · Cork

Catherine, eldest daughter of the poet Edmund Spenser, was buried at Bandon. She had married into a Cork family and had issue.

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He married Catherine, eldest daughter of Edmund Spenser, the poet (she was buried at Banddn), and had issue. The statement that the late Cardinal Wiseman was descended from this m.p. wants proof.
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Bandon, in Cork, holds the burial of Catherine Spenser. She was the eldest daughter of Edmund Spenser, the poet. She married into a Cork family and had issue. A claim that Cardinal Wiseman descended from this marriage still wants proof.

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