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Killinaparson House
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The last people to live in the house were the Colgans. They lived there until 1951. The Jackson’s previously owned it. Killinaparson was once one of the biggest estates in Leinster. Now most of the land is covered in forestry. There was once a half an acre of an orchard attached to the house. |
The Horse Mill
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The mill in the picture was driven by horses (sometimes one, other times three) to grind corn. It could be one hundred years old or more. It was last used in the late forties. |
The Limekiln
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| This is a limekiln. It is on my Father’s land near Cadamstown. There is a date on the front of the limekiln 1932. The limekiln was used to burn limestone to get lime to put on the land. It is 68 years old as the date shows. The likeliness was built of dry stone. It is a circular shape on the top. It is about seven feet deep in depth by five feet in width. The front of the limekiln is shaped similar to a fireplace. |
The Fairy Bush
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The fairy bush is in the middle of a six-acre field. It has been said that the fairies dance around this tree. Also some people believe that at a certain time each year all the animals on the farm will gather around the fairy bush no matter what part of the farm they were in. It is said to be there for hundreds of years. |
