School: Cnoc an Éin Fhinn (Birdhill) (roll number 13991)

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   one of the Bathcock family would die. That continued year after year until the whole family was wiped out.
   There is another field near the Guilligán field and it is called the Guilligán Court field. In the middle of this field stands a large wood. There is the foundation of an old Court in this wood. This old court was once the residence of one of the Kings of Munster. After the battle of the Boyne when the British forces were marching to Limerick they passed by this old Court and one of their generals ordered its destruction. Nothing now remains only a round mound which is about one hundred feet in circumference. Within a hundred yards of this mound there is a beautiful little graveyard called the Coill graveyard. A good many of my neighbours are buried in this graveyard.
   There is another field near Birdhill and it is called the Bang Up field. It is presently owned by Mr. Gleeson of Birdhill. Its original owner was the late Captain Twiss of Birdhill. The history attached to this field is worth relating. Captain Twiss was in poor circumstances at this time.
   He asked a man named Murnane to lend three hundred pounds for a certain time day and hour. He gave the field to Murnane as a garrantee that he give back the money on a certain day. At length the day came and Captain Twiss came

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Birdhill, Co. Tipperary

   Collector

   Thomas Teefey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Coosane, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Michael Teefey

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   54

   Occupation

   Railway worker

   Address

   Coosane, Co. Tipperary