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   was situated where the present Dr.Mc Donough now lives.When this decayed or fell the present one was built by a Father Mc Inerney who was Parish Priest of Feakle. The land of the present Jerry Moloney was pwned at that time by Father Mc Inerney's brother.
   A few yards to the north of Feakle village there is a large flat stone which is supposed to be the grove of the Chief of Kilbarron. Tradition says he was killed there by a pursuer after the battle of Kilbarron.A short distance from this monument there is a fort made up of several stones and bushes.A boy once cut a tree from there to make a hurley ,and soon after his neck became stiff and remained so for some time.Two fields north from the Feakle Barracks,in a field owned by Jack Nugent there is a flat stone covered with writing.The only words understandable are ,"Remember '98","Soul"and "Lios ".Two fields to the south of this in a bleak field owned by Mrs.Mc Donough are teo large stones standing upright, and crossed on top by another large stone ,which was put there by a woman, who carried it alone for a priest to say Mass.Tradition says the priest was afterwards killed there by an enemy.
   In a field owned by Michael O Brien there are a few rough stones to denote the graves of people who were buried there during the Famine.Unbaptized children were also buried there.This field is called Cnoc na Leacht to the present day.Not far from this

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Location

   Baurroe, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Patrick Hanrahan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   56

   Address

   Baurroe, Co. Clare