Kennedys field got its name its owner Michael Kennedys. Kirwans field belonged to Kirwans Knockakelly, Borrisoleigh, These fields are in the Parish. of Borrisoleigh. Barony: Kilnamanagh.
Pupils Name. Mary Bourke. Cullohill. Borrisoleigh. Co. Tipperary.
Got From: Patrick Bourke. Cullohill. Borrisoleigh. Co. Tipperary.

Not far from the village of Dundrum Co Tipperary is a quarry called Corlue, where treasure is supposed to be hidden.
The O'Dwyers of Kilnamanagh owned Dundrum before the Mauds, but in the reign of Cromwell they were evicted. They had but little equipment and were afraid they would be over powered by the enemy, so they threw all their gold and silver into a well in Corlue quarry. That is the hidden treasure that many people talk about at the present day. A battle then began between the Cromwellians and the O'Dwyers, in which the former were victorious. They fught from Cashel to Corlue quarry where alot of soldiers were killed.
People afterwards went to look for the gold but they only found human bones. There are alot of fancy and marble like stones in Curlue quarry, and people say that some of the gold and silver is mixed through them.

Edmond Ryan called Ned O' the Hill was a native of an old Kilnamanagh family. He was born about the year 1670. He spent his early boyhood in the Slieve Phelim hills. He was educated on the Continent. He was a very cultured man and a skilful musician. One of his tunes called Eamon an Cnuic still survives. This tune often led to quarrels between his supporters and those who betrayed him when it was played at dances or weddings.
He was a great soldier. He fought with Sarsfield at Aughrim, Limerick, and the Boyne. He rode with him to Ballineety. Galloping O'Hogan was naturally Sarsfields trusted guide in crossing the Shannon and skirting the Northern peaks of the Keeper mountains. Eamon an Cnuic acted as guide over the country he knew better than O'Hogan - the southern Slieve Phelim Hills. Sarsfields last halt on

We have two very old stones at home. My father found them about forty years ago. He got one in a field; it is like this:It is brown in colour, and very smooth and one side is raised a little.The other stone he found in the stream. It is black and is very hard and is shaped like this:They were found in Ballintemple townland, parish of Ballintemple, Barony of Kilnamanagh Lower, Co. Tipperary.

There is a holy well in Mr. Ryan's field the town land of Muck, parish of Ballintemple, Barony of Kilnamanagh Lower, Co Tip.
It is very deep and about three feet broad, and there is a stream running out of it. It is said that if you got into it you would never get out. There is a bush growing over it, Mr. Ryan tried to fill it in but he failed After putting in several loads of stones he gave it up for the spring was too strong.
There is an old story told about a fish, a big pike, which was supposed to live in the well. The land then belonged to a Mr Scully from whom Mr Ryan bought it. Mr Scully tried to catch the fish, but he failed the first time. He tried the second time but he caught him. The fish was so old that he said you could be boiling him

Deer are very plentiful around here and the big wood near Dundrum, parish Ballintemple, Kilnamanagh Lower, is sometimes called the Deer Forest. There is hardly a time you go into the wood that you would not see a herd of deer roving round. In spite of that they are very hard to get near to shoot them.They resemble the bark of the trees in colour and they are off like the wind at slightest sound.
Once or twice every year there is a deer shoot but they hardly ever get more than three or four. They mostly eat a very coarse grass which grows plentifully in the wood called "deer-grass" and very often they do a great deal of damage by eating turnips and cabbage in the gardens and fields next the woods.
At this time of year the deer are very cross and it is safer not to go too near them but at other times they are perfectly harmless. The deer in the Dundrum wood are not a very big kind: they are the small common variety but occasionally you would see a big buck with branching horns.

We live in the townland of Ballintemple, parish of Ballintemple, in the Barony of Kilnamanagh Lower. Outside our fence is Clanwilliam.
There are about twenty families, farmers and labourers in it, and about ninety people altogether. Most of them have slated houses but some are thatched.
There is a river near us called

[Told by Mrs Kearns, Goolds X, Co. Tipp, Barony of Kilnamanagh. Written down by Kitty Kearns Goolds X.]
Once upon a time there was a woman and she had a girl servant. One Sunday the woman went to Mass and she put down a plum pudding in a pot on the fire and she told the girl to watch it while she was going to Mass. The girl fell asleep at the fire and when she woke up she saw that the bottom was burnt out of the pot and the plum pudding was gone and there was nothing left but the cloth that it was in. She took the cloth and ran to the chapel. The woman was making signs at her to say nothing.

that he was specially chosen by God for a great work. Accordingly, he adopted the religious life and studied principally at Kilnamanagh, in Ossory, under a holy abbot called Natalis.Soon he became renowned for his sanctity and disciples flocked to him from all sides. With the blessing, therefore, of his Superiors, he betook himself to Enniscorthy where he founded a monastery. When this monastery was firmly established out saint paid visits to Rome, Gaul and Britain, and on his return to his native land founded several monasteries in various places throughout Ireland. Towards the end of his life he was taken by an angel to a mountain and was shown an island in the Shannon. This, he was told, was to be the place of his resurrection, and with the assistance of God, he was to banish the monster who held possession of it.Then by means of the same angelic assistance, Senan was transported to a hill on the island, which afterwards was called Ard na n-Aingel - the hill

About a mile west of Tymon
Ruins of an old monastery
Remains of a church or small sq castleThe monastery of Kilnamanagh or Aeadh (?) Finneach was founded in 6th century by Patrician missionaries

The feasts of the church are observed in a solemn manner in the Parish of Kilnamanagh. If the feast is a Holiday of Obligation as many as those who can go to Confession on the eve of the feast and receive Holy Communion on the following morning.
The great feast in the church is Christmas Day on which the birth of the Redeemer of the world is commemorated. This is a very joyous occasion and in every home in the district a great feast is made and everybody rejoices. Luxuries of many sorts are purchased, and for many days prior to the feast shops are filled from morning till late at night. These are buying the Xmas goods - groceries, provisions, presents, cards etc. Children are delighted as Christmas approaches. They think of holidays from school, the sweet things they will have, the presents they'll get from their relations and friends and particularly on the present they are apt to get from their good old friend, Santa Claus. The great meal on Christmas Day is the dinner and every member of the family who can is present at this. Turkey, goose and other meats are served up and all join in giving thanks to God for His mercy and goodness. Peace, good will and happiness reign everywhere. The afternoon is spent in some outdoor or indoor amusement.
Every home in the idstrict is thoroughly cleaned and brightened and every apartment in the house is decorated with holly, ivy and other evergreens. Large candles are purchased and at nighfall these are lighted and are placed on every window, and every lamp in the house is lighted. All retire to bed

The Breedogue River is one of the two principal rivers which drain the surplus water of this district. The county road from Frenchpark to Boyle crosses this river by a fine bridge near Breedogue Church. As one proceeds from the bridge in the direction of the church one cannot fail to see an old road about one hundred and fifty yards in length. Until about forty five years ago the old road formed part of the main road connecting the town of Frenchpark with Boyle but about that time this portion of the road was closed to all traffic, the new link, having been constructed. The old road was closed as it was narrow, elevated and considered unsafe.Other roads in the district are "Kilnamanagh Road, Callow Road and Cloonmagunane Road which ware called after the townlands which they connect with main roads. Then there is the Old Coach road portion of which runs from Corrigan's Cross in the Parish of Tibohine to Jack Brennan's forge, Portahard, in the Parish of Frenchpark. This portion of the Old Coach road runs through the townland of Rathra passes the entrance gate to Dr Hyde's country residence, through Tourloughree, passing by the Liss and meets the trunk road at the forge. The "Float Road" is the name given to the road that runs from the main road at Corrigan's Cross into Banada, thence by a metal bridge over the Lung River and from there one can reach Monastereddan in Co. Sligo.The "Mill Line" connects Cloughan with Cloonmagunane. A stream which issues from Rathwinne Bog runs by the southern side of the "Line" and on the bank of the stream stood a corn mill, which was owned by a Mr McCann of Loughglynn.

Religious StoryThe Holy Family went one day by a windswept road. Our Lady lost the pin of her cloak which she had wrapped around the Holy Infant. St. Joseph asked a cowherd in a field for a thorn which would do for a brooch. The cowherd said he was too busy to look for one although he had nothing to do but watch the beasts. A second cowherd made the same excuse. When the Three were passing a forge the smith came out and saw that the Holy Mother needed a pin. "Let me make you one", he said. He then took a piece of money from his pocket and made it into the finest brooch that ever was seen. Our Lady took the brooch, thanked the smith and gave him her blessing. Ever since a smith who washes in the water which has cooled his irons finds himself refreshed and much stronger.Linda Neary, Ardmore, Callow, Parish of Kilnamanagh and EasterSnow Co. Roscommon.Story obtained from my grandmother, Mrs Michael Neary

the little bird has been called Robin Redbreast."
A third story about the robin"When Our Lord was being brought to Mount Calvary on Good Friday a little robin, out of sympathy, followed Him and as the drops of blood fell from Our Lord's sacred head the little robin covered them with leaves. In doing this its breast got tinged with Our Lord's blood, and ever since the robin has a red breast."
Ellie Noone
Runnameelta
Parish of Kilnamanagh (?)Story told my my mother.

At her reception there fell, it is said, a paten with a Celtic Cross on it, from Heaven. This Cross, St. Attracta's Cross, was in the keeping of the Maughan family until about 200 years ago. It was venerated on her feast day at certain places - thence probably "Cross" at Edmondstown, 3 miles from Ballaghaderrin.She had two brothers, St Conal and St Kevin. St Conal had his Church probably at Kilnamanagh, two miles from Frenchpark. Her sisters are not known but young Brigid, Brídeóg, who has given her name to the river and district was very likely her third cousin. Her two brothers were priests.She worked all through the district then known as Leyney from Collooney through Gurteen, and from Boyle through Charlestown on to the Gap, that was inhabited by Firbolgs, whom St. Patrick failed to convert. Many wells are named after her, the most famous being at Clogher and Kilmactigue.She set up a hostel for travellers at Killaret which was in charge of Maughan.

ago on the night John Brennan was born the well dried up. They had
scutchers from Tyrone working for them and one of these women acted as midwife. She polluted the well by washing the soiled linens after the birth in it, and even while she washed, the level of the water began to sink and on the following morning the well was completely dry. In time it filled up and was completely forgotten till Mr Henry Morriss aroused a little local enthusiasm and under his guidence, at a depth of about 12 feet the stream that fed the well was rediscovered a sparking ice cold stream. But it would not rise; it percolated through the rocks and formed a new spring about 30 yards from where St Patrick blessed the original fountain. John Brennan rebuilt the barn at the end of his house three times. He changed the door in it three times putting it in the front the
south gable, and the back, there was a common gable for it and the dwelling house on the north side. And his reason was, that every time his birthday came round a ghostly gang of flax scutchers would spend that night in the barn scutching as they were on the night he was born and Patrick's well was polluted. The northern half Kilnamanagh is called Ballinvoher (Baile an bhothair though Tom Connolly says the correct words are Bailín a'bhothair). In passing it might be well to remark that the old people

Sprid a bhí i gCnoc ÓraCnoc Óra is the name of the high hill or mountain to the west of Castletownbere and it separates the parishes of Kilaconenagh, Kilnamanagh and Kilcatherine. In olden times the old road from Castletown to Allihies was through this hill. Old people say there was a "sprid" in Cnoc Óra. One night a priest was coming from Castletown and he met the sprid in Cnoc Óra and he banished her to Ross Carbery. He had a sermon in Cahermore Church and he told the people not to be out late in Cnoc Óra - that his horse saw something there the other night.Some time after the sprid had been banished from Cnoc Óra a boy was coming home from town in Ross Carbery and he met a very old woman on the road and he told her to sit into the car. She sat into the car; and they had not gone very far when the boy noticed his horse giving up and he said "My horse is giving up". "No wonder" said the old woman "that your horse is giving up. My right hand is twenty five hundred weight. That is the hand that I used to beat my father and mother with. As

This may be found to be interesting as piseógs vary in different places along the coast.
No material could be found in the locality for those comps. which appear in the booklet but are not done.
Place-names are not written in as they were already collected & supplied to Rev. Fr. Ferris who intends including them in his
"History of Kilnamanagh" -
a history of this parish which will appear in print at a later date.

Ballysheedy Castle, Donohill parish, Co. Tipperary.
It is not known by whom the treasure was hidden, but local tradition says, that it was hidden by the monks of Kilnamanagh Abbey, (not far from the castle). It is said to consist of golden ornaments and golden vessels.
One of the men whose name was Connie Hayden, (the others are not known) was deaf.
The three began to dig for the treasure about midnight. They had not dug very much when a red-coated headless horseman passed them by with the speed of light. The men were frightened but kept working away. Suddenly a huge ball of fire appeared