Aboout a century ago there were two priests living in Carrigaholt. They were two brothers, their names were Fr. Michael Meehan (who) who was the parish priest and Fr. Pat Meehan who was the curate.
One night Fr. Pat Meehan was called ina sick call about twelve o'clock in the night. When he was coming home he met a ghost in the form of a hound at the entrance of Mr. Burton's castle. He sprinkled holy water around

Long ago the people used to by boat on journeys as it was the fastest way to travel at that time.
One evening a crowd of people left Carrigaholt to go to Limerick by a ship, as the ship was new. The man who made the ship left a hole in it purposely because he had a row with the owner of it. After leaving the old pier, all went well until they came to Corlas point, and then the ship began to sink. All the passengers

About a hundred years ago a man lived near Cross. His name was Walteir de Burca. He was a tailor by trade. Every night when he used to be leaving the place he was working at he used to steal hens and ducks. After he had died a light used to be seen in Kilballyowen grave yard where he was buried. Then he used to come out of the grave yard and kill anyone he used to meet on the road. At that time there was two priests living in Carrigaholt they were two brothers their names were Fr. Michael Meehan who was parish priest and Fr. Pat Meehan who was curate. One night Fr. P. Meehan had to go on a sick call. At that time the priests went on horse and saddle. When

There are 3 souterrains near Loophead called the Cathairíní running S.W. N.W. and W and coming together at one point but no one knows where they end.
The district around Carrigaholt School and Church is called Roinn Mhic an Deirg which he translates as the "Plain of the Redman's son".

priest gave him a cock, and he let go the cock at the cross, the bird flew back to the priest and let three crows.
The priest set out on his journey. When he reached the cross, he asked the ghost what was troubling her. She told him and he said, I will forgive them "I killed my father", "I killed my mother" "I killed a child that was not baptised". The priest said "I will forgive you". "Have you anything else troubling you". "I killed myself", said the ghost. "I won't forgive you said the priest. But you must leave this spot. He sent her to a place in Carrigaholt Co. Clare. The calmest day that ever came, the sea is very wild around the spot.

In the year 1893 on the 15th August a boat left Tarbert Island on an excursion to Kilkee. The boat took sixteen passengers across. They stopped there until evening and it was dark when they began their journey for Tarbert Island again. All of them returned to the boat with the exception of one and he remained in Kilrush. When they reached the point near Carrig Island some people in the shore at the Tarbert side heard cries for help, but they had no boat to go to their relief. the boat they had was very old and the people do not know whether she sprang a leak or whether she got capsized but they were all lost. There were two of one family in it and four of another that were lost. All the bodies were recovered along the shore with the exception of one girl that was never found. there was one boy found in Carrig Island and he had his right shoe off, and the people say that they were preparing to swim. The boat was found in Carrigaholt about ten miles away, with the body of the owner John Murphy about four yards from the boat. It was the greatest disaster that ever happened in North Kerry.

This illustrious Saint was a native of this parish of Killimer being born in the townland of Moylougha (one mile due west from this School) towards the end of the Fifth Century He was a child of prophecy inasmuch as St Patrick in his tour of conversion through Ireland told the Clare men and women who crossed the Shannon to hear his preaching when in County Limerick and who invited him to their County That a great Saint would soon be born who would be a "Patrick" to them. St Patrick blessed Clare from Knockpatrick (Hill of Patrick) which can be seen from this townland. St Senan's parents belonged top the farming Class and were a saintly couple. The father's name was Ercan and the mother's name was Congella. He was a brother of St Imy - the patroness of this parish (Please see page 1) There is a Flagstone to the north of the Lake (St Senan's Lake) in Moylougha townland which is said to mark the birthplace of this Saint. His father owned another farm beside that in Moylougha which was said to be situated to the west of the "Ferry" in the present Parish of Carrigaholt. Tradition tells us that St Senan was sent by his father to take home from his farm to the home farm in Molougha and having arrived at the Estuary probably between Blackweir and Moyasta he found his passage stopped by the tide. He decided to wait until the tide ebbed when lo! the waters receded and he was enabled to cross with the cattle. Having reached Carnacalla (now in the parish of Kilrush) on the

St. Senan was born in the townland of Moylougha (Magh-locha or Plain of the Lake) in this parish of Killimer towards the end of the Fifth Century. He was a child of prophecy as St Patrick in his tour of conversion through told the Claremen and Clare women who crossed the Shannon to interview him when he was preaching in Limerick and when invited by them to their County "that there was no need for him to visit as a great Saint would soon be born in Clare who would be a Patrick to them. St Patrick blessed Clare from Knockpatrick (the Hill of Patrick) County Limerick St Senan's parents belonged to the farming class and were a saintly couple. His father's name was Ercan and his mother's name was Congella. He lived his early life with his parents in the townland of Molougha There is a flagstone to the north of St Senan's Lake (see Page 10 which is said (by tradition) to mark the exact spot where this illustrious saint was born. St Senan's lake is about a mile due west from this School. His father owned another farm (besides the home one in Molougha) which was situated some place to the west of "The Ferry" in the present parish of Carrigaholt. One time Senan was sent by his parents to take cattle home from this outside farm and having arrived at the Estuary probably some place between Blackweir and Moyasta found his

And at Carrigaholt she broke her knee.
Up with the kettle and down with the pan.
Give me my money and let me be on.

The parish we live in is known as Killofin parish. It is so called because of a little church that was built here. The ruins of the church are still to be seen. It was built about the year 1302, and it fell into ruins in the year 1690.
In 1690 the penal laws were strong in force. The Protestant minister in the district [?] helped by soldiers who were returning from Carrigaholt drove out the priest. They threatened to hang him on the road between Labasheeda and Kilmurry if he did not clear out.
On that account Killofin Church fell into ruins and it is now used as a burial place.

landlords in Clare, or for that matter in Ireland, were Mr Vandeluer and Henry Keane. It was the famous Henry Keane of proseltyzing fame who evicted large numbers of people at Kilbaha and Carrigaholt when they refused to attend his soup schools.
It was the same Henry Keabe who was also responsible for the building of the Ark. He refused to let any of his tenants give a site to the famous Fr Meehan for the building of a chapel.
It was Vendeluer who first

killed them; and those who escaped from the Church were murdered as they got out. The people who were at home in the village heard the murdering and they came out with pikes spades shovels and pitchforks and killed every one of the soldiers taking part in the murder.The village was called St John's lane, and it extended from the church to Dunmore Castle a distance of about a mile. The natives were helped in the massacre of the soldiers by McMahon's army from Doonbeg but soon the great joy raging was quelled by reinforcements to the enemy, who left behind a valley of death but their sacrafice was not without its reward for they blocked the enemy for the time and allowed Lord Clare O'Brien to escape to Carrigaholt where he got a boat to take him out into the Atlantic to Belgium. There was an auxiliary church about

Two men dreamt that if they went to Dunlickey Castle near Kilkee they would find gold under a big flag or stone. They went to the castle and began to dig but they heard a noise which frightened them and they returned home. Afterwards a Mr. Bric from Carrigaholt dreamt the same thing. He went to the castle and dug. In the evening when he was about to go home his shovel struck against a big stone. He tried to take away the stone but could not. After a long time he succeeded and found the gold under it.Two men came on a visit to Kilkee and while they were there they went to see St. Senans well. One of them was under the influence of drink and he desecrated the well. When he was going home afterwards he tried to get over the top step but he

There was a man who was born in Cloncullen and who is now seventy years of age - stil hale and hearty. Not many years ago he often walked from his home to Limerick and back again and the same day was fit to start for Carrigaholt and back.He was such a famous walker and did such long journeys on foot that he is named the Hare Costelo.I have also heard of a great dancer who is now dead named O'Brien - he had five medals won at Feishes in different places and a few years before he died he was teaching Irish dances.He was instructing his classes when he fel ill.

than it is at present, consisting of small thatched houses, sometimes you'd think they were thatched with fish as the fishermen sometimes put fish on the thatch to dry so as to preserve them. There was no slated houses in the village then. The houses in the western parish were also small, small windows a little larger than a plate. The Landlord made presents of large windows to his friends. The big windows were spotted and big windows and souperism became synonomous. Dipped rushes were used to give light at night and a candlestick used be made at the forge to hold the dip.Cross church was built in 1809, Dunaha 1811 and Carrigaholt in 1832 by Father Malachy Duggan. There was no church in Kilbaha when Father Meehan came to the parish. He said Mass in where the Griffins now live and in Kennas at the shore. About 1851 Father Meehan bought two houses, that were joined together situated where the remains of the protestant church now stands, knocked the partitions and converted them into a chapel with a wooden Altar. Two brothers named Garvey, who were tailors sold the houses and went with their families to America. Although the chapel was not large it answered the purpose well enough. Marcus Keane

to accomodate it. When built a horse was yoked to it and it was drawn to Kilbaha accompanied by a large crowd from Carrigaholt. A few soupers threw stones at it in Kilbaha but it was not done a second time. Marcus Keane prosecuted Father Meehan for placing a "nuisance" on the shore at Kilbaha. Mr Mac Cullough was the R.M. He sent to the National School for a dictionary to get the meaning of "nuisance". He dismissed the case. Mass was said in the Ark from 1852 to 1859. Marcus Keane was forced by public opinion to grant a site for a church and the present church at Moneen was commenced in 1858.

Page 118 Local Place Names
MAIGH-FEARTA
meaning plain of the Graves.
It got its name because there was a battle fought on top of the hill and the people were thrown inside the wall without coffin or shroud. CARRAIG A' COBHALIAIG
Meaning Rock of the Fleet.It got its name when the Danish Fleet landed on the rock outside the castle. It was in Carrigaholt that Lord Clare's yellow dragoons were drilled and trained. Carrigaholt was attacked twice by the English first in 1600 and again in 1652 by Captain Ludlow.RATH-UNA [ Rahona East, Rahona West ] The fort of Una.
It is said that an old woman was living in the fort called Una and that is how it got its name. KILCREDANE [ Kilcredaun ]
got its name from the blessed well of Saint Criodan.CLOUNCUNEEN
Glen of the rabbits.CROSS
There was a gallows erected to hang a woman long ago.REHY
Meaning lights.
Long ago there was no lighthouse in Kilcredane and the people of

Three holy brothers working on the shore at Ross one day when a barefooted girl passed by. One of the brothers said " Hasn't she very white feet" the others said that he had sinned. So he got a large flag stone and sailed off on it and the two other brothers did likewise on two other flags. Around Loophead at Kill Trellick (Kill Tre lice - Kilbaha) where a well sprang up. This man afterward became St Cuan. Another brother came ashore at Carrigaholt where another Blessed well sprang up. This St was Creadain. The third brother land a few miles further up and here also another Blessed well arose St Cronan this district is still called Kilcrona.
Wm O Dwyer &
May Keane Kilcrona from their parents

One of the light-keepers in Loophead saw a strange light on the shore one night. Took up a clod to throw when a strange dog came up and bit him and then the light disappeared.When Dan Murry of Lisheen was a young lad about 40 years ago he was untackling a horse with his brother when the brother showed him the lights out in the Shannon off Kilcredaune (Carrigaholt). Told him to keep his eyes on the light while he called his mother (if he took his eye off the light for a moment it would disappear). They then set off towards the beach but as they approached the lights gradually diminished until finally they disappeared.

Moyarta (Carrigaholt) Part of this is closed owing to the burial of cholera victims in 1847,48.
The foundations of an old church are here.
Southern Slope
Another graveyard behind this for unbaptised children.