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1. Additional Legends Concerning Cormac (continued)

   

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   An Englishman one time on a visit to Dublin heard of Gormac's great strength traveled all the way to Glenade and challenged Gormac to fight. The challenge was accepted. It lasted for over an hour when the Englishman fell dead. He was buried in the field where the fight took place. The field was noted for rushes which made excellent rush candles. In a few years rushes grew over the grave but when candles were made from them they refuse to light. As long as rush candles continued to be made people came to the field for rushes. The best makers tried rushes from the Englishman's grave but the refused to light.
   Gormac Reabac was a trained soldier one of the few who were to be found in Glenade. As well as being a strong man he was well practiced in the use of the sword. The period was during the 1641 rising as Sir Frederick Hamilton enter into some of the tales relating to him.
   Sir Frederick was one of the most ruthless of the Scottish settlers and committed some of the most savage atrocities on the local people that had ever been recorded in history. It was he who ordered the slaughter of the Rooneys of ?

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   1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. riaradh talún (~4,110)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Pádraig Ó Gallchobhair

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Achadh Sheanlis, Co. Liatroma