from the carriage and it was drawn all the way to Ennis by the enthusiastic people. On his return journey O'Connell dined at Knockane then the home of the McMahons. Mr Meany of Knockane says that his grandfather waited upon the Liberator. Another outstanding figure of this period was born here. Father John Murphy the famous P.P. of Corofin was born at Clare's forge about two miles from Newmarket on Fergus on the Carrigoran Road. A monument to his memory has been created near the site of the little forge the foundation of which is still pointed out.
The famine - period was comparatively mild in our particular corner of Tradree. The immunity from its evil effects was in great part due to the activities of a local leader, the Cearnach McMahon who lived in Ballycalla.
Ships from Clarecastle carried huge quantities of grain down the Fergus on their journey to England the while the people of Clare were in want. On one occasion a grain ship was riding at anchor on the river near Rhinanna. McMahon from the mainland cut the ships cable with a bullet. The ship drifted in to Rhinanna and was captured by McMahon and

courting a servant-boy who worked for a loyalist. He told his master. The master told the police and in a few days Clune's house was surrounded. Clune's own gun was in a hay-stack in the haggard, and though the police went within a foot of it they never found it. The other guns had been distributed: the police were baffled. Clune escaped and remained on the run for some time. (Mr Clune & Mr Moloney)
Evictions during the land-war were few. In Killula Jean Casey, Pat Hickey and John Hogan were evicted. The landlord was Martin of Corbally and the agent was Stackpoole. William Harding of Clarecastle and James Coffey of Crowhill served periods of imprisonment for their opposition to the bailiffs. Michael Lynch of Clenagh was also evicted. At Casey's of Trenahow the bailiffs met with determined resistance. Men stood behind barricades ready to fight the issue. A settlement, however was arrived at. Some tenants in the Dromoland estate were removed to other holdings, and their former holdings were made part of the castle demesne.
The Irish language revival found Tradree entirely English-speaking, and

what he did not pick he brought them with him? A crow picking his feathers. a picture was hung on a wall. The man of the house being asked who was represented in the picture said he did not know but sisters and brothers have none but that mans father is my fathers son? Step-brothers. A picture hung on a wall the man of the house being asked who was represented in the picture said. He did not know that he had no brothers or sisters but that man's father was his father's son who was represented in the picture? The man of the house.
Patrick Roughan
Bregaunahilla
Clarecastle
Co Clare

Long ago the people used griddle bread. The place they bake the bread is called a bake house. They bake the bread with flour and bran and new milk. There are no grind stones in this village. Pancakes are made on a special night on the first of November. It is also called bottle night. Potatoe cake is still made. The people put a cross on the cake when they are baking it. In this district they use a ? knife to see is the bread baked.
James Moloney
Patrick St
Clarecastle
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District roads
Parish roads: Clareabbey or Ennis road going to Ennis from Clarecastle.Manus road going to Newmarket on Fergus and Limerick.Kiloo road going to Doora in next parish on eastern side.The konnic line or the cronnic line or the Connact line branching from Ennis road going south west to Kildysart .The Pound road leads to Burke's crag and its continuation to Lissane.A branch called the Barntick road goes to meet that townland reached by way of the Cronnic line.It is also called the Claremount road .The old road from Meehan's to the Commons pump.This road is the oldest and was used before the Ennis road was constructed.The quay road going from main street to the quay.it has another branch going in same direction and similarly called.
The Creggan leads from this quay road.This road is y shaped.\it is like the capital letter 7 turned upside down.

Shrove Tuesday is the last day until Lent is over for getting married. Match-Making is carried on very little in this district. In the more country places there is much "Match Making" carried on. A middle aged man is supposed to have a good reputation for making matches. A match maker is known by if the couples chance to marry feel that they are under a compliment to him. We have no idea that match making was ever carried on here in Clarecastle.The married couple used to spend their wedding day in feasting, dancing and merriment and spent a day or two there.There is a custom in some parts of the country that a number of strawboys dress up, straw around their clothes, and go into the house which is ready to receive them. There are treated to drink and one of the party is owe to dance with the bride, but the last custom is now dying out as a certain amount of roughness used to take place.Brides wear a new outfit they always

more". The men thinking that gold lay hidden underneath collected a large number of men from Connolly, Kilmaley and Lissycasey they brought weapons, spades, pick axes and crowbars and dug beside the large stone, then they turned it over with crowbars and levers. When they had worked all day turning the large stone they found nothing underneath but clay and written in the lower side was the following lines. "Lay me down as i was before". Now they did not do so that the fairies would be after them so they had to get at the stone and turn it back again.Brigid Morley
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"Buying and Selling"Shops were not as plentiful long ago as they are now.People sold their goods at markets in the towns ,and bought their messages ,in the shops with the money.Country people always did this as there were were no shops near them.
Apples sea grass fish sweets etc were sold from stalls outside the church door on Sundays.Money was not plentiful in olden times ,only that goods were cheap some people would not live at all.Poor people could not live if they did not barter.When people had not the price of their goods ,they had to bring butter,potatoes ,or vegetables instead to the shops.
People thought that marrying on Monday or paying out money brought misfortune .
Pig markets were held on the 9th and 10th of May in Clarecastle.People fattened pigs and brought

Pages 1 - 15I am indebted for the information contained herein to;
Mr Dan O'Halloran, Stonehall, Newmarket on Fergus - over 70yrs - born here & living here all his life
Mr Michael Murray, Newmarket on Fergus - about 50 - born & lived here all his life.
Mr Richard Moloney, Newmarket on Ferugs - 73 years - born Ballyea, Clarecastle - spend about 50 years here)
The late Mr John Keane, Ballycalla, Newmarket
The late Mr. Dan McMahon, Ballycalla, Newmarket.
Mr Brian McMahon, Ballycalla, Newmarket - about 30yrs - born and lived here all his life

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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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Henry ,Francey,and old Marcus Keane lived in Ballyvol,Kilmaley.The first Gibson James that lived there afterwards poisoned himself. The Gibsons were drummers to Cromwell. James McGuane

Beggars call to our house about twice a week The same people do not call always. The people that call the oftenest are the Carthy's from Clarecastle: the Faulkner's from Kildysart: the Casey's from Kibrush and the Delaney's from Cork.They have little articles which they make themselves by the highways, for sale. They go around from place to place selling those articles.Others go around from place to place asking alms and lodging. They carry bags, in which they carry their alms, on their shouldersThey are welcome when they arrive. The reason of this is the people of the house like to hear them sing or tell stories or dance. Other people come in to hear them.Some beggars sleep in the corner near the fire during he night while others may sleep in a cabin or even in a hay-barn. Some bring their own food around with them while others live on alms and lodging which whey get from the people. When they receive any alms they say: "May the Lord have mercy on the Poor Souls in Purgatory". Some go around alone while numbers of them go around in caravans.

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The farm animals we have at home are horses,cows,sheep and goats.
The names of the cows are Beechpark, Cuibí, Kerry,Limerick,Ryan,Mickey, Haren, Garvey,Kerin,Spotty and Clarecastle.
When people are driving the cows they say habha,habha.
Wheer the cows are housed during the Winter is called a Byre.
Cuibí was so called because she has circular horns.
Litter and straw are put for bedding under the cows and pigs.Turf dust is put for bedding under the horse.
The cows are tied around the neck by chains.The tying around the neck is sometimes called a spancel ,the tying around the legs is sometimes called a langaidh or fetter.
When a beast's head is tied to one of its legs ,it is called a ceann naisc that is ,when a beast is thieving .A dead calfs leg is sometimes stuck in the roof of outhouses, a superstitious belief that this would bring luck

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Lán Taidhg --lana Taidgh -in Mr Burke's land ,Rhinanna.Láin a'Rua
lán tighe :in the Roinn -near Donlons'
lána Buithe(Botha)in Reidy's land.
Rhinanna.Lan Cluder -that represents the sound of the second word.laidhreóg -near Dan Considine's cottage -not far from Reidy's house .At Reidy's was bred and trained the winner of the English Grand National -Shannon Lass"Latoon. about half way between Newmarket on Fergus and Clarecastle on the Main Road.Here is the centre of Thomand ,or rather the line which divides Thomand in two parts -Leath Thuaidh Mhumhain.This place name is wrongly interpreted by Joyce.Leimenagh. A mile and a half from Newmarket on Fergus on the Limerick side at Killula cross.The name is an old Irish one -Laomanna -signifying "round hills".The district is studded with round low hills .Not far from Lemenagh is Riaskavanagher- Riasc a' Bheann- achair to confirm the theory.