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   townland of "Cowleneguppog"- Inquisitions 1607

   I heard the name Tulac Mac Dioma or Tulac Mo Dhioma or whatever it is as ancient name of our parish. Also called "Tumaí umaí" as a contraction by the old people.
   (7 June 1909, page 73, given on map 170 as "Tullmaghinagh" Lewes Top Gan (1837) gives as Tullowmagrinagh or "Thumaguma" and identified it with mod.parish of Tinryland.

   Mrs Foley: The old castle in Little field, now called Little's Castle was built by the Murphies"(i.e. Mac Murcadha Caomhánach, I suppose)" The old graveyard in Garryhundon is called Cill Brógáin [Garrybrogan St Pap.1541] by the old people". (Never walled in to my knowledge. "Was the old Chapel of Clonmelsh Parish [Clonmulsy alias Clonmoilskye = State Papers 1541]
   "There is a holy well called 'Tobar Naoi(mh) Brighde' near the back gate to Kyle Park in Gráig na Spideog Father McKeown "(C.C. of Tinryland in my youth)" had it opened lately and found a "crescent stone" over it. He got it closed in again. We used all make a visit there on St Brigid's Day when I was young, but as there used be more dancing and drinking than praying and fasting the P.P. stopped it. Yes, the Butler's had a castle there, a lean(bh), in the older time but what good is it to be writing down the likes from an ould woman like me?"(4 June 1907).
   Mrs. M: "In my young days Nurney was a big town(1). There was granite and limestone quarries in it and hundreds of men working them. They used to burn a lot of

   (1) Lewis 1839: 50 houses - pop 284+R.I.C. Pop in 1937 not more 30.

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   History Edit

   Date

   1907

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

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