School: Tobar Colmáin, Ráthluirc (roll number 8930)

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1. Townlands of Colmanswell Parish - Fort East (continued)

   

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   forms the North Eastern wing of the Parish of Colmanswell. It is inhabited by only three families with a total of seven people. The family names are:- O'Gorman, Creagh, and Gardiner. All three have slated dwelling houses. There is one man, John O'Gorman, over seventy. Like all the older people of the parish, with the exception of Michael Howard, he knows no Irish but can tell stories in English. Here too we have some ruins of houses, some of which can scarcely be located. There is one house which is fast going to ruin. It is the property of Mr. Hartigan. In a field near the derelict house is a grave, known locally as "The Fenian's Grave". According to tradition the Fenian who lies buried there was wounded in Kilmallock and fled in the direction of Fort East. Exhausted, he fell in that particular field and was buried there. The grave which is only a slightly sunken hollow about 7' + 4' can be seen in the field to

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maureen Walker

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Fort East, Co. Limerick