School: Currach an Ghála, Cill Úird (roll number 11293)
- Location:
- Kilworth, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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- Ballyclough is in the parish of Glanworth. It was a beautiful place about forty years ago.
It belonged to Mr Bury Barry. There was a Demesne running through it and a beautiful great house.
Mr Bury Barry's father was known as Sentry Barry.
He was the Landlord of most of the farms in this locality and all the farmers used go one day in the year to Ballyclough to pay their rent.
He gave them a great feast every Christmas and rich and poor were invited.
A couple of cows and three or four sheep were killed for the feast.
There is a story told about it (Meat was not much used at that time). A man who was there thought he would not get enough. He thought they were cutting the meat too thin, and he said to the man who was cutting "Yere blood un ounce man, cut it thick."
They employed many people and they were well liked in the locality
