The teams that played here were Curreeny, Kilcommon, Foilnamon and Templederry. There were 30 men on each side and the best men of the locality were usually picked. The match was played on The Rea in Murray Hayes’s long field. Sometimes the match was played between the townlands and finally and usually once a year between the parishes of Kilcommon and Templederry. Invariably Templederry won. The Ryan of Kilcommon and the Kennedys of Curreeny were the best players. The score was 7 goals and 1 point to 2 goals.
There was never a football match here between the townlands but on several occasions between Kilcommon and Templederry. The Curreeny people having an old grudge (political) against the Kilcommons usually took a prominent part and always kicked the Kilcommons home. As one old man put it:-
“The Kilcommons would be for a week pulling the nails of the Curreeny boots out of their a – s.”
The players wore blue gansies and their Sunday trousers and boots. They pied the trousers at their boots with strings. In some of the matches

4. A man by the name of John Shanavan lived in the townland of Bullabawn, parish of Templederry, Co. Tipperary. He was born in 1868 and died in 1928. He wrote a song entitles "Templederry my home." It was in English he composed his songs.

"Templederry My Home."
(Composed by the late Mr Burke and recited by his nephew Thomas Burke of The Forge, Templederry Thurles)Bright home of my childhood
There's no place like thee
With thy mountains and wildwood
Thy vale and thy lee
No matter wherever I'm doomed for to roam
I ne'er will forget thee, Templederry my home
II
Where the cascades roll down
The dark mountains between
And the moonlight sleeps calm
On the breast of Coneen
Where the bright river sparkles feathery foam
Through the Shamrock decked vale of Templederry my home.
III
There's a beautiful church, towering high in the vale
And the Angelus bell calls the faithful to pray
How sweetly the sound of its high ringing tone
Seems to say "Heaven bless you, Templederry my home."

On 3rd August 1913 a terrible tragedy occurred in Templederry. Tom MacDonald and Paddy Riordan was repairing the bell on Templedeerry Church. They had two ladders, one up against the wall and the other on the roof. The roof was long and the wall was high. The ladder on the roof slipped bacause it was not properly tied and that one hit the one agains the wall and both ladders fell. Paddy Riordan held on to the shute when he was falling and Tom MacDonald fell to the ground and was killed dead. Paddy Riordan was badly injured and he was taken to the Hospital immediately. He was there for a good while. When he came home, he was lame and he carried crutches for some time. He is alive and as good as ever now. Poor Tom was hurler and he is much regretted. He is buried in Templederry and a small cross is erected to him.

Bright home of my Childhood thee is no place like thee
The mountains, the wildwoods, the vale and the lee
No matter where'er I am doomed for to roam
I will n'er forget you Templederry my Home.
Chorus
Templederry, Templederry, how lovely thou art
The vale, and the Shamrock shall bloom round my heart
No matter where'ere I am doomed for to roam
I n'er will forget you Templederry my home.
II
When the cascade rolls down the bold mountains between
And the moon lies asleep in the breast of Cooneen
And teh bright river sparkles its feathery foam
Through the shamrock decked vales of Templederry my home.
III
But yet there's one spot far dearer than all.
That was lately enclosed by our new Chapel Wall
And siltently I wept thoguh I often time prayed
By the grave where our noble Father Kenyon is laid.
For he ahd a spirit to dare and to do.

I live in the townsland of Clonmore and in the parish of Templederry. There are four houses in it. There are over twenty people living in the townsland. There are four families in it namely Mr. Ryan, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bourke, Mr. Maher. All those people are farmers. Most of the land is dry and good for tillage. There is a river running through the townsland dividing the parish of Kilmore from the parish of Templederry. There is a big lake in Lord Dunally's land and it is a lovely scenery in the Summer. All the houses are slated, and there are many old houses now in ruins.

IV
But there is one spot, which is dearest of all,
Enclosed in our beautiful new chapel wall,
Where I often times silently wept as I prayed
O'er the grave where immortal John Kenyon is laid.
V
For he had spirit to dare and to do,
The star of his priesthood, the noble and true, -
How freely he died to give Ireland her own
On the green mountains of Templederry my home.
VI
But let us hope on till sweet Liberty smiles,
It will radiantly beam on our Emerald Isle, -
When the common black slab from his grave shall be thrown,
And a monument raised in Templederry my home.Written by Mr Burke after emigrating to the States. Recited by his nephew Thomas Burke, a smith who still works in Templederry aged about 50 yrs. Collected by Millicent Fitzsimmons of Castle Otway N.S., Templederry in April 1938.

Hidden Treasure
I have heard of a treasure which is supposed to be hidden in Knocknagorrif in a field of Jim Meehan's in the parish of Templederry , Co. Tipperary about three miles and a half east of Templederry village. people of the same district made attempts to find it but did not succeed. The treasure was a cart of gold that was supposed to be hidden there long years ago There is a large stone placed over the spot where it is. When the people would go to dig for the gold in the night time they would not be able to find the spot where it was hidden.
There used to be lights seen some distance away from it.

There was a treasure supposed to be hidden in a field in the townland of glenculloo, which is situated in the parish of Templederry, County Tipperary, about five miles west of Templederry village.
It was hidden there by the Danes who came over to plunder Ireland. Attempts were made to find it by a mane named Micheal Clifford of Curreeney. When he had dug some distance a terrible noise like thunder was heard and continued until he became frightened and ran away.
It was supposed to consist of gold.

There is a holy well in the Parish of Templederry on the left hand side of the road between Ormond Style and Templederry in the Townsland of Ballincara. People visit itthe 15th of August. It is said that it cures Teeth eggs, Sore eyes and Deafness. It is surrounded by bushes and rocks. The well is five or six feet deep. The people go around it three times and say an Our Father, a Hail Mary and a Glory be to the Father three times. Generally when going away the peoplle leave rags on the bushes and flowers. I paid a visit to it last year with a School companion. It is said that the Blessed Virgin came to this well to bless it in the year 546. This well goes by the name of St. Mary's Well. Last year when I paid a visit to it I was aftre a heavy fit of sickness and I think it did me very well. I caught two little fish.

I
Bright home of my childhood.
There's no place like thee.
Thy mountains and wildwood the vale and the lea.
No matter wherever I am doomed for to roam,
I'll never forget you Templederry My Home.
II
Where the cascades roll down the dark montains between
And the moonbeams sleep calm in the breast of booneen[?]
Where the bright river sparkles its feathery foam,
And thy shamrock-decked vales Templederry My Home.
III
The beautiful church tower stands high in the air,
And the Angelus bell calls the faithfull to prayer.
How sweetly the sound of its high-ringing tone.
Seems to say heaven bless thee Templederry My Home.
IV
But there is one spot that is dearer than all,
Enclosed in our beautiful new chapel walls.
Where often times silently I wept as I prayed.
O'ver the grave where immortal John Kenyon is laid.
V
For he had the spirit to dare and to do.
The star of our priesthood the noble and true,
How freely he died to give Erin her own,
Down the green mountain side - Templederry My Home.

On the 3rd April 1931 a funeral was seen crossing the side of a high hill called Moher Cle, situated in the parish of Templederry about ten miles from Nenagh. That same evening Mrs. Burke of Coumnagella was dead. The funeral which consisted of white horses & common cars commenced in Coumnagella and after passing over the side of Moher Cle disappeared at Bray's Lough. There were about 50 cars all together and in some cases the drivers of the cars could be seen whipping the horses. The evening was clear & bright & the time about 7 o'clock.

There are 3 churchyards in the parish of Templederry, Curreeny churchyard, Killinaive (Killeen) churchyard & Templederry churchyard. There are people buried there still. Curreeny churchyard is situated in the townland of Curreeny but it is a new cemetery. It was opened about the year 1912 and the graves are at the back of the chapel. Before that year the people used to be buried in Ballinaclugh & Kilcommon. There are no churches in the other two. The Curreeny churchyard slopes south while the other two are level. There are a number of trees growing in Killinaive churchyard. The crosses in Curreeny are all modern & were erected by local tradesmen who are still living in Curreeny.
There are no disused graveyards in the parish.
Unbaptised children were & are buried in the family plou.
Some families still use the distant graveyard of Kilcarey near Nenagh even though they live in Currenny & could easily procure a plot for £1 a grave.

VI
But let us hope on till sweet liberty smiles.
And will radiantly shine over our emerald isle.
When common black slab from his grave shall be thrown
And a monument raised in Templederry My Home.Martin Kenny who lived at Middleplough, Templederry, composed this poem. He died in 1893 at the age of thirty-five. He was a farmer.

had the skins eaten, so when he was finished, he washed his hands in the forge trough, he pulled the thatch of the forge to wipe them, then flung it off. He told the groom all he had to give him milk was two goats, as his only son stole the cow, so when he went back to his master he told him he met Lord Kennedy, so the master made him take his oath to tell the truth about Lord Kennedy and his castle. He swore his oath that he never met a man like Lord Kennedy or his wife nor never saw a table like the table he ate his dinner from, nor he never saw a knife like it in any castle, at his dinner. While he was eating his dinner, there were two waitresses standing at the table to take the skins. When he had his dinner eaten he washed his hands in a basin that he never saw the like before. The towl he dried his hands in he flung it away. When the gentleman heard all this he said he would get the son married to his daughter.
26-1-1938 Katty Gleeson, Knocknagorriff, Templederry, Thurles
Told by Hames Meehan, Knocknagorriff, Templederry, Thurles. Co Tipp, Age 59 years.

It was said that a man named Mick Quinlan of Greenane in the parish of Templederry was a great man at lifting heavy stones and he lifted 4st. weight. It was also said that a man named Jim Maher of Rusheen in the parish of Borrisoleigh was a great runner

There was a man & woman drown'd in a wild lock in the bog of Comer townsland of Comer, Parish of Templederry. They had a ass and car and they were going round the country and they were caught and trun in.

There are two forges in our parish the smiths are Pat Bourke, Cullokill, Borrisoleigh, and Jim Bourke, Greenane, Templederry. They have been there for many years. Pat Bourke's forge is situated in Cullokill and the other is Greenane. The two forges are very near crossroads, and they are on the roadside. The tools that is used by the smiths are sledge, hammer, anvil, tongs, shovel. The smiths shoe horses, asses and also make farms

There is an old ruined castle in my school district. Sheila Dwyer built it. It is in the townsland of Cullohill and the Parish of Borrisoleigh & the Barony of Kilnamanagh Co. Tipperary. It had a dungeon. People were foully done to death in it. At one time it was attacked by a chief from Templederry & another from Cullohill. She was defeated

there was a hole through which he could breathe. The priest was sitting down on it. He had to either die or get out. So he thought to himself what he would do. He had a large pin in the collar of his coat, and he said he would give the priest a small prick that he would move a little when he got it and then he would have air. The priest jumped when he got the prick but sat back in the same place. He gave another prick and the priest jumped and sat back again. Now Tom was going to die. He gave the priest another prick and he jumped as far as the door and Tom got out, the priest ran for Tom but he got away and the priest never got him again. He as a good boy after that.Mary Gleeson, Commaunmoore,
Templederry, ThurlesTold by Mrs Anne Ryan, Commaunmoor, Templederry, Thurles. Co Tipperary.
March 7th 1938
Age 74 years