Scoil: An Clochar, Carraig Thuathail
- Suíomh:
- Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
- Múinteoir: An tSr. Celestine
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Bailiúchán na Scol, Imleabhar 0385, Leathanach 230
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- (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)interesting monuments, one being a stone cross peculiarly inscribed containing the remains of Kirwan who was slain midway between Carrigtwohill and Midleton in a battle against the forces of the above mentioned Morrough O'Brien. It is said that Kirwan and his men kept back their forces for three days.
There is also a monument erected by Sir James Cotter for himself and his family in 1688. His father Edmond Cotter was buried there. He lived in baile na Speíre (Now Annegrove) (See No. 16.)
Monuments bearing the dates 1723, 1735, 1763 are to be seen in this cemetery.
BALLYVODOCK CASTLE. BAILE BHODAIGH which may be from bodach a churl, or perhaps bodach is a personal name.
On this townland are the very scant remains (only a small shapeless mass of masonry) of an ancient Castle and an early Church site. Ballyvodock Castle was one of the 220 places in Barrymore raided by Hugh O'Neill in 1599. Some years later the castle was leased by William and John Hodnett to Louis O'Cahill of Rathgobban who later lost all he had in the Confederate Wars.
Shortly afterwards, the Castle was destroyed, by gunpowder.
BARRYSCOURT CASTLE. is in a comparatively good state of preservation, and its history is already recorded.
(The old name for this castle was Clydubh (Claidhe Dubh)
