of gold is hidden in this island and a large eel is said to be minding it. He was often seen and his body was as large as a horse and it is supposed that his tail is wound about the crock of gold to mind it.
Long years ago a man came with two white horses and strong chains to get the gold.
He had the chains wound around the gold and it brought to the surface of the water when this large eel appeared and broke the chains and then the gold sank to the bottom of the lake under the island.
There is another lake in the parish of Crusheen named Cappafean Lake, which is about three miles south of Crusheen and near this lake is a little hillock called "Crogan an Piobaire" and it is said that gold is hidden under this hillock and a large eel is minding it. A little distance from Cappafean Lake is a pond and a troop of horses was seen several times coming out of the pond and grazing and when they saw anybody they disappeared into the pond again.
There have been many strange animals seen in this district. A man who was returning home one night saw an object standing by the road side. It was about the size and

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Blarneagh
About thirty years ago a young boy from Crusheen was on his way to Tulla and he was mysteriously brought into a magnificent dancing hall in Blarneagh. Great crowds of ladies of ladies and gentlemen were there.They had a lovely musical band,and in this band there was a Miss Polan who was so fascinating that she stole the heart of the boy from Crusheen. he danced all night with her.They were all highly entertained .He of
(one) times called it after the one and only night of his life.When day-break came he found himself all alone on the lovely hill of Blarneagh .Never could he account for how this glorified well-carried-on ball came to an end.
With the hope of making her his wife he made inquiries everywhere
for Miss Polan,thinking she was a captive like himself,and finally he was told that she died premature some five or six years ago,and needless to say how he felt.

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My Own District 3-3'38.I live in the District of Gortaficka.I live near the Village of Crusheen.There is a ruin of an old house near my house ,and there was an old man living in it by the name of Ned Mooney,he was a weaver by trade .My Grand-mother is over seventy six years she knows a small bit of Irish her name is Mrs Scanlan ,
Carhunaclohe ,
Crusheen,
Co. Clare.
The houses in my District are tatched,there are only a few slated houses in it.There are not many old people in the District of Gortaficha.(The name)

Strong Men. Bush Mungavan carried a half sack of flour six miles across the mountain. He is from Miltown Malbay and Patrick Moloney yoked himself to an ass's plough and opened drills. He was from Miltown Malbay.
Good Walker. William MacCarthy from Ennistymon walked to Limerick and back in fourteen hours.
Good Swimmer. Pat Boyle from Quilty swam from Miltown Malbay to Lahinch in a day.
Good Mowers. Pat Ryan from Lahinch. He used to edge his scythe once a day and cut eght irish acres in six days and Pat Hehir from Crusheen cut twelve acres in six days. He is dead. O Leary from Dysart cut eight Irish acres in six days and every evening he would put the scythe standing up straight and jump over it a couple of times.
Good Dancer - : Billy Whelan from Crusheen they used to call him Billy the Dancer. He was a good step

used to spin thread out of wool. They had a linen wheel and they made linen thread with it.
Weaving. There was a man in Crusheen called Duggan and he used to weave thread. The people used to bring the thread to him and he used to weave it for them. He was called Billy the weaver. There was another weaver in Moyrhee called Miller.
Dyeing. They used to dye the clothes in every house long ago. They used to get certain leaves of a tree and boil them. Then dye the clothes with it.
Thatchers. There was a man in Crusheen called Patrick Mc Namara and he was a good thatcher. Martin Gleeson from Moyrhee was a good thatcher.
Coopers. There was a man called Meehan in Ennis. He used to make barrels and Churns and tubs. There was another cooper called Daly from from Ennis. He was generally called the Cooper Daly.

crusheen.
We use it for pounding up the pig's food, and for mashing turnips and potatoes.

It is said that there is a crock of gold buried under a whithorn tree in Knockadoon. People often went to look for it but they did not find any.The people who to look for it always died.
There was some more gold buried under the foundation of a house in Ashler long ago.On the road to Crusheen there is gold buried under a house and there is a bull protecting the gold and many people lost their lives over this bull.

My home district in Knocknamucka, in the parish of Crusheen, which is about eight miles north of Ennis. We live in the barony of Upper Bunratty.
There are three families in my home district namely Cuneens, Greens and my own home. Cuneens' house is a small thatched

There are not many ancient stones or crosses in this district. In a field in the townland of Cappafean, in the parish of Crusheen, which is about eight miles north of Ennis, there are stones in the form of a hearse, coffin and holy-water font.
There is one stone in the form of a hearse and a little distance further is

afterwards.
One day when Mr Tierney of Crusheen, which is about eight miles north of Ennis, was fishing in Inchicronan Lake he caught an enormous eel. He took it home with him thinking it was dead, but as he was looking at it on the floor, the eel jumped up against the ceiling and scattered all the fire around the house and put all the delph in the dresser out on the floor and finally Michael Tierney had to get the gun and shoot the eel.

person was dead when the funeral used be going they used to leave the coffin on a flat stone which was at the cross, and they used to (lea) pray over the dead person.
Long ago there were many other houses in this district but the people did not reside in them always, and then they fell. Long ago large numbers of people used to go to America. There are more thatched houses in it then slated houses. The most common name is McNamara. There was a song composed about the pump of Crusheen.

The drills are opened with a spade or plough. Timber ploughs are not used in this district now, but they were used long ago. They were used about ten or fifteen years ago. They were made out of (Iron) timber (Spades) but the coulter and socke were made out of iron. Spades used to be made in this district by a man called Brady he lived between Tubber and Crusheen and it is that the spades he made were better than the spades you would buy.
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Some parts of the land are moderately fertile suitable for all crops ,but especially the potato crop.To the left of it lies Dromore lake and wood and also Dromore river which is a tributary of the Fergus, which is picturesque scenery.
About fifty years ago there was a song about some boys in the parish of Crusheen.
We have the Hartes and Hanrahans
And likewise Loughary,
I am sure their hearts are throbbing fast
To set old Ireland free.
But now we have one comfort boys
And that you all have seen
That Tubridy the informer
Was no native of Crusheen.

The Patron St of the District

The parish in which i live is called Crusheen which is not the right name for it,the right name for it is Inchicronan .it got its name from St .Cronam who lived in the seventh centuary ,he lived in the

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blessed well in this parish ,It is situated about a mile from the Village of Crusheen.It is not known what St built the well.it has no special name as far as I know it never had .Some times people visit it but there is no special day for visiting it.A drink of the water is always taken and sometimes the people take a bottle of the water home with them.it is said that if you do not bring an offering you will not be cured.

The patron saint of this parish is saint Cronan.Saint Cronan founded a monastery in a Peninsula in the Parish,but this Peninsula is changed into an Island in Winter -time.The ruins of monastery are not there now ,but there are ruins of an other monastery there which was founded by the O'Briens of Thomon in the twelvth century.
Saint Cronan founded a monastery in Roscrea also. The right name of this parish is Inchcronan, but it is called Crusheen now, and it

Blessed Wells 10 -3- '38 There are not many blessed wells in this Parish ,as far as I know there is only one in it .This well lies about a mile from to the north of the village of Crusheen .There is no name on the well but people who have sore eyes go to the well to cure them. There are no special rounds to be done at the well only that the people wash their eyes

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Places are called after St Cronan.The present parish which is called Crusheen is not the real name of the parish but Inchcronan.People are also often called after St Cronan.Saint Cronan was buried in a place called Ros Crea.

Place- Names 24-2.38 There are a lot of Irish manes in the Parish of Crusheen in the fields ,the streams and the ponds.For example : Páirc Gorm ,Carruigh a Phuca : Crúach Ruadh .An moinfhéar gharbh

My Own District 3-3-'38 I live in the village of Crusheen and in the parish of Inse Cronan in the barony of Bunratty Upper. There is a very nice lake in the parish and their is an Island in the middle of it, there is an old church and a Church yard in the island and it is said that when a person is dying and going to be buried in that church yard that a light appears and goes to the house in