She Interfered in the conductorship of Ballymore Church Choir and on one memorable occasion, Mrs Ann Mooney the Ballymore Principal and Mrs Mary Maher had to be carried off Ballymore Organ Gallery as they were in hysterics.

Ballymore is sometimes called Ballymore of Lough Seudy from a little lake which stands about a quarter of a mile to the North East of the village. The word Seudy is derived from an Irish word Seimhdighe, mild, gentle, peaceful or sweet water. The people of Ballymore think that the word Seudy has a different meaning. Seudy they say was a pagan chieftain who lived in a cave near the lake. This cave can be still pointed out.There is another tradition current in the place which holds that old Ballymore is at the bottom of the lake. In ancient times the people of Ballymore got their water supply from a well which stood in the market place. Near this well was a large flat stone on which the people used to stand when they were filling their pails. In the town there was a lazy slatternly type of woman, who persisted in spite of opposition of the townspeople in washing her clothes on the rock. The spirit of the place resented this and one day while she was engaged in the work the water began

There are many roads in our district. They lead from Ballymore to the towns namely "Muileann Cearr" Atluin Mótha agus Baile Mag Gamhna. None of these roads are very old and all are still used. There is a hill on the road to "Muileann Cearr" just outside the village and it is called "Loggies hill". On the side of the hill is a lone white thorn bush called "Green's Bush. Some fifty years ago a man named Greene died under this bush. About a mile east of Ballymore at a turn in the extising road, which is just at the gate entrances to my house the traces of the old road was used as the stage coach road. My great-grand uncle saw the stage coach pass this road. The old pound near where Ballymore Catholic Church is now, was the stop for the stage coach between Ballymore and Athlone. From the entrance gate to my house to the lower end of Ballymore there is a by-way or as the locals call it a "right of way." This is situated in the place of the old road which I have just mentioned. On this path is a

My father named Peter Crowley, of Walterstown told me that I had an uncle named Con Crowley. He walked from Dublin to Ballymore in less than three days in the year 1884Michal Dineen who was working in Ballymore walked to Cashel from Ballymore in over a day, in the year. (1861)

(There are twenty families in Ballymore, comprising eighty three people. Four of the houses)
I live in the Townland, of Ballymore, in the Parish of Cobh, and in the Barony, of Barrymore. There are twenty one families in Ballymore, comprising eighty three people. Four of the

houses are thatched, and the rest are slated. Ballymore got its name because it was the biggest village in the Island. Ballymore was twice as big long ago as it is now.
Horne is the most common name in Ballymore.

The poem 'The Praise of Ballymore" was given to me by John Kearney Mullaghmeehan. Ballymore, a little boy of eleven years who is a pupil of this school. His people are farmers and the poem was written by a man named Carroll in honour of John's Grand Aunt, who married Mr Lestrange of Dysart. The poet Carroll was a native of Dysart and was a neighbour of the Lestrange family. He was a small farmer. The poet and Mrs Lestrange who was a native of Killenboy Ballymore are long since dead but Mr Lestrange and his son are still alive and are living in Dysart. The cattle dealer mentioned in the poem was a Mr Rooney of Killenboy and a great grandfather of John whom I mentioned above.

There are six Graveyards in my locality that I know of ; namely two in Ballymore, one in Boher, one in Kilare, one in Drumraney, one in Naavil. The one in Boher and one in Ballymore are attached to the Catholic church, and the others are old burial grounds. All of those are in use except Naavil and Kilare. The ruins of these churches are mostly all to be seen. These ruins were all Catholic churches up to the time of the religious persecution in Ireland. There are very many graves in the old Churchyard, in Ballymore, some of the tomb stones date back to the seventeenth century. It is all grass-covered mounds and it is sorrounded with a high-wall. It also was converted into a protestant church, during the Cromwellion persecution. The other Graveyards that I know of are very old, and the writing on the tomb stones is barely legible.

There are two ruined castles in this district; they are Killbixy and Ballymore castles. Hugh de Lacy build Killbixy castle about the year 1309, and one of the de Lacys built Ballymore Castle, it was built before Killbixy castle. Killbixy castle was attacked and destroyed in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.Edward Bruce halted with his army at Ballymore castle for six weeks, as the weather was very severe. For a long time afterwards groups of English soldiers lived in Ballymore Castle. A man named Shane who got land from Queen Elizabeth, imprisoned two priests in Ballymore castle.There is the ruins of a castle in Killare which was built by the D'altons about the year 1200. It was levelled to the ground three years after, by the Mac Geoghegans.
There is the ruin of an old Church in Piercetown grave-yard. There is an old stone in the end of one of the old walls with the following inscription on it:-"Stray passengers see where I lie as you are now so once was I and as I am so shall you be"

When Patrick Dolan Postmaster Moate R.I.P. was buried in Ballymore old Church-yard towards the end of August 1938, it came to light that the Dolan family, Moyvonghley had befriended a Catholic priest by the name of Father Doyle during the Penal times and that priest desired the Dolan family to be buried with in the plot in Ballymore "old" Church-yard.

The following are a list of names on fields.
Jack Greers. Leac-na-Leabhair, Hedge Dale, Riasgan.
Jack Greers is a field on Sam Moffatt's (Ballymore) farm. It is called this name because long ago there was a forge in the field belonging to a man named Jack Greer.
Leac-na-Leabhair is a field in Jim Algeo's (Ballymore) farm. It is called this name because there is a flag in the field lake a book.
Hedge Dale is on Adam Moffatt's (Cloonmass) farm. It got this name because there is hedge round the field.
Riasgan is on Tom Stewart's (Ballymore) farm. In the townland of Ballymore there are two hills beside each other, there is a hollow between them called Miner's Hole.
There is a rock at the side of the hills called the Blue Rock because it is blue in colour.
Ned's Rock Faugher got its name because it is in Edward Lafferty's field.
These are a list of some of the townlands in the parish of Doe. Ballymore, Faugher, Cloonmass, Rockhill, Breaghy, Corkmore, Knockduff, Kildarragh, Derryherriff, Carnamaddy, Roshine, Swillybrin, Derryreel, Carnamaddy means the quarter of the dogs.

Sweet Ballymore (Westmeath)
Come Paddy dear. hold up your head
Let nothing enter there like dread,
For sure the cause is going ahead
In dear old Ballymore
You are in trouble, do you say
Since the Arrest of Joseph Fay
And Thomas John so good and gay
Of High Street Ballymore
!!
But sure, our boys will never flinch
or in the cause, ne'er loose one inch
The landlords' corns yet will pinch
around sweet Ballymore
Unto each other we'll be true
whilst o'er us floats the sky so blue
Coercion law can ne'er subdue
The men of Ballymore
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Us Leaguers all did we unite
To gain for all, just tenants’ rights
And for that cause to day we fight
Like me of Ballymore

There are two graveyards in Ballymore. They are situated in the centre of the village on the main road to Mullingar. These graveyards are still in use. There are over 8,987 people buried in one of them, the Catholic Church yard and there are over 7,584 in the Protestant graveyard. The Catholic Church is about 45 feet in length and in it four Priests are buried.
The graveyard is not level, it slopes towards the east. There are old monasteries also in it which are indeed very ancient. The name on one tomb is Maxwell who died in the year 1819. This tomb is of stone but it is so ancient that the name is almost erased. There are a number of families living in Ballymore, who bury their dead in other cemeteries, some at a great distance from Ballymore.

There are names of some places in Ballymore parish which have much tradition connected with them. Place names of fields and parts of the roads are named after some events which happened in the past.Loggies Hill is the name given to a hill on the road about a quarter of a mile east of Ballymore. A man named Loggie Lynam lived there.Shiners Hill is situated further east on the same road. It is so called because near it is a cross road where dancing was held long ago. The ladies came from all parts and were shining with style. Therefore the name Shiners Hill remains to this day. The village of Ballymore itself gets its name as at one time it was a big town. But it is supposed to have burned during the Cromewells war."Woods' corner" is given to a turn at the end of our village as Jimmy Woods wrote the Annals of Westmeath. Clonebane is a divided farm near the village of Ballymore.

2155. 5.'38.The oldest graveyard I know of is Ballymore graveyard; it is at the back of Ballymore Church in the parish of Kilbride.
There are a lot of people buried in it.
In some places in it where old graves have sunk down, other people have been buried on top of them.
There are marble head-stones and flag head-stones in it. There are two tomb stones in the graveyard, and there are three crosses in it also, there is one iron cross and two cement crosses.
There are Protestants and Roman Catolics buried in it.
There is a stile going into the graveyard aswell as a gate. The Roman Catolics used to go in over the stile; some of them go over it still, but other go through the gate.
The fartherest distance people have come to be buried in Ballymore graveyard is from Enniscorthy.
While Ballymore church was being built the ruins of an other old church was found and an old oak beam was found which is still kept in Ballymore house.Saidee Greene. (13)
Mt. Seaton
Camolin.

from setting sun till dawn. She was the terror of the place.
At that time a place named Clough Ballymore was owned by Andrew Lynch. Clough was very near Cillín na Marbh. He said that he would lay down £10.000 and thirty hides of land to any knight on Irish soil who would slay the long black hand, and with his daughter Kate who was termed "the rose of Ballymore."

[Tod by Mr E. Connolly, Ballymore, Goolds X, Co. Tipp. Barony of Kilnamanagh] Written down by Mary

Cnoc Eóghan Ruadh is situated in the townland of Ballycurra, in the farm of Jack Dunican, in the parish of Ballymore and is about two miles South-West of the village.The great Eoghan Ruadh Ó'Néill and his soldiers crossed the Inny and came to Ballymore. The English were in Ballymore but they fled to Cnóc Eoghan Ruadh. A battle took place there and Eoghan Ruadh was victorious. This happened in the year 1648. This field was ploughed some years ago and bones and bullets were found in the clay.
Matthew Kearney
13 yrs
Mullaghmeehan
Ballymore
Moate
Given to me byDaniel Molloy
60 yrs25/11/'37

The Netterville family owned estates in the West of Ireland. They also possessed some property in Ballymore. They were Catholics and in the Penal Times were persecuted for their religion.
Each year Lord Netterville gave a great feast to the tenants and people of Ballymore. He drove his carach and four all the way from the West and the people made merry for one day at his expense. His last visit to Ballymore ended as follows.
The people were making merry and the feast was at full swing when a Protestant in the neighbourhood coveting the fine thoroughfare under the carriage demanded them from him as they were worth more than £5. Netterville acquiesced and all would have been well but for some youths who were naturally incensed at the harsh treatment meted out to the noble Lord. They ambushed the Protestant and brought back the horses.
Netterville fully realised the consequences of this act for he was hence

This edifice stands in the village of Ballymore and stands on a farm of ninety or a hundred acres. It was rebuilt on an older site by a landlord name Lowry.
At one time the priests resided there before the parochial residence was built and it is said that mass was celebrated there before the creation of the present chapel.
Lowry sold the house and farm to a Mr Russell and it was resold by his widow to Mr Nicholas Cunningham, the present occupier.
Lowry was well liked in Ballymore but he left it when he was fired on by two men one Sunday morning on his way to church. The men were strangers in Ballymore and the reason for their attack was unknown.