School: Tullogher, Ros Mhic Treoin (roll number 14648)
- Location:
- Tullagher, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Mrs Winnie Murphy
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- Castle Field - Tullogher;(?) only a few foundation Stones remain - a castle of the Fitzgeralds, Brownsford Castle - owned by the Norman descendants Fitzgerald: there is a legend told of Cromwell's soldiers attempt to take this castle: the old lady - Fitzgerald being away in Wexford with Irish Army - threw down hives of bees among the soldiers: the bees stung the horses, which soldiers could not control, so the attack was abandoned.Ballyneal churchyard cotains a vault of the family of De Freyne one of whom was married to a lady of the Fitzgerald family.Carraig Uí Neill - a rocky height situated on the right bank of the Nore (in Brownsford) is supposed to have been inhabited by the Firbolgs in ancient times: some stone implements were found by Malone residing there at present about 1930 or 31; and he sent them to the Museum in Dublin.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 48It wasn't Tighe who brought the water from Hill of Howth Mill (or rather stream) and made a stream going through the demesne and to the house or mansion, to supply water. It was a pre-(continues on next page)