The fregair was variously collected.
Part I-II Tadhg Bradley Barntick Clarecastle
Aged 75 labourer native of Milltown Malbay
but lived above from his youth.
Cannot remember from whom he heard the accounts.
III-IV-V Peter Falvey Darragh Ennis
aged 86 farmer
VI William Roughan Bregaunahilla
aged 58N.B. The area from which the pupils in this school are drawn consists of the village of Clarecastle Lissane Buncraggy Ballaghafadda Newtown and all townlands close together. Killoo and Barntick are two others further away.
I The village is remarkable for its floating population. There are two old families left: McNamaras and Slatterys. The younger members only are alive to-day-
II Similar remnants apply to the farms. I only know one or two that go back to a second generation.
III The children found it had to get folklore of the native suggested on his account.

to Ballyneety. Search for the hidden treasure has been made several times but if any part of it was discovered the fact was not disclosed.
Last year a farmer's son living near Clarecastle found a collar of gold in a crevice in the cliffs on his father's land. It is believed that a fall of rock revealed the hidding place of the collar of gold and search was made for further treasure but without result.
Some of our local boys while rabbit trapping in the hills at Cragg Liagh found a number of old coins concealed in

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meant but she only said "Time would tell" and that they must soon return for it would soon be daybreak.She told him that he must leave Ireland at once,and that a boat would son be at Clarecastle that would be returning to America in a few days and that he would steal on board and sail with it,She then led the way back again to the kitchen ,and as soon as they were in it ,she put out the taper and disappeared .he was then in total darkness so going to his bed of hay ,he lay down and was soon fast asleep. Sometime after that a boat was unloading some of the sailors came on a joy ride to Quin .They put up at the Abbey Tavern .The Fenian was there when they arrived. He got into conversation with with them and having explained his position they agreed to smuggle him on board and so they

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1 "The fair"The fairs are principally held in Ennis, Clarecastle,Tulla, Quin,Crusheen and Spancilhill.They are not always held in the towns.Sometimes the buyers go from house to house to buy cattle.There were fairs held long ago where they are not held now.I do not know what stopped them.There is a special field for each fair called a "fair green".Toll is paid to whoever holds the patent of the fair.it is generally about threepence for sheep,sixpence for cattle ,and pigs,and a shilling for horses.It is given in order to help to pay the rents and the rates of the "fairgreen".Earnest is not given with every beast.

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3 "The fair"Fairs are held in Ennis ,Tulla,QUin, Clarecastle and Spancilhill.Fairs are usually in the towns.The only fair that is not in a town in Spancilhill fair.The buyers go sometimes from house to house .Toll is paid if you did not sell.They pay sixpence for cattle ,fourpence for sheep,and a shilling for horses.There is always a special field for the fair .It is always called the "Fair Green".There is always a man at the gate,and he gathers the toll.Earnest is also paid on the cattle.It is called a luck penny.it is usually a shilling that is given.It is given that

A ship was wrecked near Nixs' island. The wreck is to be seen there yet. The captain and the crew were lost.
The Trinigloss was wrecked on a reef near Rheianna Point during a storm. The cargo of maize was carted to Ralahine by the Halpin family
A coal-boat bound for Clarecastle was wrecked off Melican's island. All on board were lost (See page 8)

Fairs
Dates, Kind of Fair, Where held.
1st Jan., Horse - fair, Mullagh.
5th Jan., Horse and sheep fair, Ennis.
6th Jan., Cattle - fair., Ennis.
25th March, Horse - fair., Kilrush.
3rd Tuesday in April., Cattle - fair. Ennis.
Following Wed., Horse - fair, Ennis.
8th May, Horse and sheep fair, Ennis.
9th May, Cattle - fair, Ennis.
30th May, Cattle and sheep fair, Clarecastle.
23rd June, Horse - fair., Spancilhill.
24th June, Cattle - fair., Spancilhill.
1st August, Horse and cattle., Ennis.
3rd Sept., Cattle - fair., Ennis.
13th Oct., Horse - fair., Ennis.
14th Oct., Cattle - fair., Ennis.
1st Nov., Cattle and foal fair., Kilmihil.
11th Nov., Cattle and foal fair., Clarecastle.
2nd Dec., Horse - fair., Ennis.
3rd Dec., Cattle - fair, Ennis.

Tadhg Bradley informed me that there was gold hidden in a cave about two hundred yards from the main Ennis-Killadysert road. He stated that antiquarians searched for it but could not pass a large greyhound that seemed to be in charge. The hidden treasure is supposed to be hidden by Augustinian fathers during the penal days for safety. He also told me that Thomas Gleeson Clarecastle found silver pennies in a quarry in Mr Lyons' land Barntick in the year 1937 A.D.
According to an old story about the townland of Ballymacooda Lord Clare is supposed to have burried gold in the townland of Ballymacooda. He was accompanied by one of his servants and he held a halfpenny candle whilst the

William Roughan Cregaunahilla tells the following story. He said that he saw it happening in his youth on the fair green near the Catholic Church Clarecastle. A crowd of men amongst them being a simpleton named John Cullinan who used travel from place to place was put up to say when they saw the protestant minister Rev Mr Long passing by to his church on the hill. There he goes along with his bible under his arm. Go long that you dirty ass and follow me to mass. The minister is supposed to be converted.
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day himself and Joe Donelly challenged one another but John Mc Carty had it cut first. Frost was the best dancer in Clare.He went from place to place dancing.He was a step dancer.Tery Mc Mahon grandfather (Tullasa) lifted a stick of bog deal that five men failed to lift.He could dance a hornpipe on the back of a plate and he was an alround athlete.A man named Mc Cabe who is now dead was living in the town land of Killoe
parish of Clarecastle .he could bring a rolling stone about twelve hundred weight on his back.Seventy years ago there was there lived people by the name of O Donnelans (Darragh) and they could bring a plough and a harrow on their backs from Cahills hill to Killlassy to Mc Donnells (Darragh) a distance of about half a mile .He was a native of Darragh.

385Shannon was cured there.St Michael's well is situated in Killoo two miles from the village of Clarecastle.It is situated by the side of the road.The people go to St Michael's well on the twenty sixth of September and they make rounds there.They take off their boots and stockings and they go round the well on their knees.When they come to the Blessed Virgin Mary's statue they kneel on a stone and when they are finished they bless themselves with a stone.They say the Our Father the Hail Mary and the Glory be to the father six times.There is a lot of water drank people bring it home in bottles. It is sprinkled on cows after calving and people drink it when they are sick. People leave medals, prayer books, holy pictures and beads there.They leave them on a little house like an altar. There is a blackthorn bush at the side of the well.

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Potatoes.
Potatoes are set every year in most farms.The land is ploughed with an iron plough .After that it is harrowed and the drills are opened .Some people manure their gardens and others put lime in them.Some people say stable manure is better than any other manure Others say artificial manure is best .Most people use stable manure.It is with a spade potatoes are set.Timber ploughs are used for landing potatoes in the bogs and in some of the islands on the river Fergus.Mr Mc Inerney and Mr Burke both of Manus Clarecastle have timber ploughs.The Irish queens ,Aran banners ker pinks,and land leagures and wanderers are the potatoes used in this locality.it is in the country that the neighbours help each other.

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Forts .
Their is a fort about half mile north west of Clarecastle
National School in the lands of Miss Culligan in Ballagha fada.A man on horse back seen there every night.It is surrounded by bushes.Lyon's fort is in Newtown .It is surrounded by bushes also.it is haunted by the banshee.Donoghues fort in Carnelly is surrounded by a double wall.it is said to be the ruins of an old convent and the nuns were killed by the Danes long ago.

There were not many large shops in Clarecastle district in olden times. The village was too near to the big town of Ennis and the people used go to Ennis for their foodstuffs and goods. There used to be people with tents at the chapel gates and they sold various kinds of goods. In olden days the cost of living was not as high as it is today though the pay was little enough for the large families.
At times people changed goods for goods and no money was needed. The usual goods exchanged were foodstuffs and working implements. Not very much work was done on Sundays. The market was usually held in the middle of a town, or on the village fairgreen. There were people who went about from place to place selling all kinds of goods and they are known as hawkers. There are some of them

There are four old graveyards in this district and they are called Clare-Abbey, Killone, Killoo and Clarehill. There were old churches in those places in olden times and the one at Clarehall was an old Protestant church. The people in and around Clarecastle use those places now, but they are nearly covered over with graves and tombs and will be closed very soon.
There are many old places and the dates on the tombs show that they have been in used as graveyards for 200 years or more. There are some very fine tombs and monuments together with some private vaults in those places. Some of those were owned by private families and for many generations only the members of the private families have been buried there. In some of those there are yew-trees growing and they give them a very lonesome appearance.

There is a story told by the old inhabitants of Clarecastle about a mermaid who once lived in a lake about a half a mile from the village. The lake is called Newhall lake and is situated at the foot of a long hill which is coveredby trees. The story runs that the mermaid lived peacefully in this lake and was seen at various times by the local people. The mermaid was half-fish and half-woman and had long black hair and at times she used to leave the water and go to an adjacent cave.At that time there was a rich family living in Newhall house which is a fine country Residence and in a cellar beneath the house there were wiens and liquors. This action was condemned by the local people because they believed that it would bring bad luck on the people and on the locality. According to the local people it

Clarecastle, which is generally known as Clare, is situated in the County of Clare, in the Barony of The Islands. The names were to the Irish Countries under the reign of King John, and the Banner County Clare derived its name from Lord Clarence, of the British Nobility.There are many places in this vicinity which are connected with past ages and some names derived from certain incidents which occured there. The first of interest is Creagán na Cille and this derived its name from the fact that the old Catholic Church was situated there. The ruins are still to be seen beside the rocky crag, hence the name. A short distance outside the village, there is a place known as "The Priest Style". This name is derived from the Priests house which was situated beside it. Father Mac Inerney who was

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Hurling tournament
Seven teams played for a sheep at Shessire,Toonagh ,near Ennis .The competing teams were A M Sullivan's, Ennis Faughs,Corofin,Barefield ,Kilmaley Dysart, and Kilnamona ,The tournament was won by to whom was awarded the prize -a fat sheep.The fat sheep was handed over to the wives and families of the imprisoned coal coal carters from Clarecastle who would not cart coal for the RI C but owing to the intensity of the agrarian campaign in Clare and very numerous throughout the county .The Kilmaley people played in their bare feet .The Kilmaley team were Jack Neylon, Jack Culligan,Peter Falvey, Pat Mc Mahon etc.
Frank Hegarty prominent hurler in 1903

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bothán from a man named Thomas Cahill of Rathcrona (Big Jack's father .He erected her on Christmas eve because she had not a £rent which was due.She went to a neighbour to borrow the pound ,she got it and when she returned her house was knocked down and her can of milk spilled.It was a very wet night and she had no place to go but sleep in the fort which is in Sullivan's place.She slept under one of the bushes. She lit her Christmas candle and ,though it was a very wet night the candle was not extinguished ,and could be seen lighting by the people of the neighbourhood when going to 1st Mass in Kilmaley on Christmas morning She went down on her knees and cursed him .There is no Cahill in this farm now.People in this locality say a widow's curse is very bad.This happened about 100 years ago.There is a fort in Lynch's place in the townland of Cahermore .A man named Tom Lynch now living in Clarecastle was riding a heifer near the fort ,and his brother Pat living at present in Lismulbreeda was helping him.Tom got a blow of a scraw (sod) in the year ,and he blamed Paddy for it.Paddy said he did not do it.Then he got another and another .After this he dismounted .This happened near sunset ,and Paddy Lynch says we were in the way ,as this is the time the "good people "come out.

- the long-rowing meadow."
Donnchad O'Brian who founded Ennis Abbey built a castle in Clonroad. This castle was one of the seats of the kings of Munster for about one hundred years and the other were built at Clarecastle and Bunratty.
Around the thirteenth century it is said that Dermot O'Brian when he submitted to the English who had a large army help them to destroy the town of Ennis, the Abbey alone escaping.
The town of Ennis to day is a flour-