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Lismooney	Ballincur	Coolacrease
Forelacka	Longford	Castletown
Clonlee	Ballyshane	Newtown
Cadamstown	Roscomroe	Kyle

Townland Map

Lismooney

Lismooney is my townland. The Irish for Lismooney is Lios Mumhain. That means fairy fort. Lismooney is situated just beside Kinnitty village .There are about fifteen families living in Lismooney and they are two Coughlan families , Lawlors , Rigneys, Dunnes, Kennedy's, Peavoys, Byrnes, Egans, O’Briens, Grants, O’Donnells, Shepherds, two Corrigan families and Blakes. There is a Protestant church and there is also a pub in Lismooney. The most unusual and interesting building in Lismooney is the Vault

You can find out about the vault on our Historical Buildings Page

Ballincur

Baile an Choir is the Irish of Ballincur. Ballincur is a very large townland in Kinnitty parish. It stretches from Toohers shop to Drumcullen Bridge and from Molloy’s to Fagin’s cross. Fagin's cross separates Kyle from Ballincur. The graveyard, the Rectory, the Giltrap, the Fás office and the Catholic Church are also in Ballincur. One of the most famous things in Ballincur is the Rectory. The Rectory was where the minister of the church of Ireland lived. The graveyard in Ballincur is where the Catholics are buried. The oldest grave there dates back to the 1920’s. There are over one hundred graves in it.

By Padraic

Clonlee

Clonlee is a situated three miles from Kinnitty village. The Irish word for Clonlee is Cluain Laoi, which means meadow of the calf. In Clonlee there is a ring fort, a well called St. Dominic’s well and the ruins of an old house which was called Clonlee House.

Carroll’s, Kealey’s Ryan’s, Delaney's, Scully's, Bannon's, O Donnell’s, and Robinson’s live in Clonlee.In John Feehan’s book it says that a skeleton of a giant elk was found in Clonlee bog and that some bronze axe heads were also found.

By Raymond

I live in the Townland of Clonlee.

The Irish for Clonlee is Cluain Laoi,

which means meadow.

Clonlee is just three miles from the

village of Kinnitty. Clonlee is divided into two

parts, they are upper and lower Clonlee.

There is only one thatched house in the parish.

Beside the thatched house

in Clonlee there is a famous well

called St. Dominics well. The water

from Dominics well flows down from

the mountain. St. Dominics well

has lovely spring water all through

the year. Clonlee is a lovely area.

If you walk off up the fields

beside the thatched house you can see

seven counties around you and it is a

lovely view.

Cathal and Martin.

Coolacrease

My townland is Coolacrease. It extends from the village of Cadamstown to the county river. This townland surrounds Deerpark on the south and extends northwards to the Silver river. The area consists of 508 acres of good land and also some marshy land

Captain Odlum was granted the lands of Coolacrease in 1670. Odlum built Coolacrease House in Knockroe.

William Pearson bought the farm in 1900. The House of Coolacrease was burned in the War of Independence. The land was later divided among the local people.

Pauline

Coolacrease House

Newtown

The name of my townland is Newtown. The Irish name for it is Baile Nua. Newtown is very near Longford. It is situated about a mile from Roscomroe and three miles away from Kinnitty. My house is very old. I live beside Newtown House.

Houses and Population

Newtown

Year	Houses	Population
1841	45	268
1851	22	163
1861	15	97
1871	61	98

Longford

Year	Houses	Population
1841	6	29
1851	6	15
1871	7	13

Kyle

Kyle is a townland on the outskirts of Kinnitty. The Irish of Kyle is Coill, which means wood or forest.

Connors, Flahertys, McDowells, Murphys, Molloys and Delaneys live there.

About a quarter of a mile, down the main road is Flahertys lane. The house where Flahertys live in, used to be the Parish Priest house. Fr. Delaney was the first priest to live in it

In 1854 a census was taken for the county of Offaly. It showed that most of the land in Kyle was owned by the Government. T. Hipwell, T. Carroll and J. Manifold also owned some of the land. Most of the land was used for housing. Living on the land were fourteen tenants and their families. There was a total of six hundred and four acres in Kyle.

This is all I know about my townland. I’d like to thank my friends for helping me to research my information.

By Claire and Elaine

Forelacka

My townland is Forelacka .The Irish for Forelacka is Fuar Leaca, it means cold stones . Forelacka is nearby the village of Kinnitty in the most historic part of the midlands. In Knocknaman the hill over-looking the village where the festival of Bealtaine was held ,a figure of horse and rider carved in sandstone was found in 1844 . The statue represents of the three magic items which the Tuathe De Dannan brought with them to Ireland , the sword of Hugh , the girdle of Daghda and the Lial Fail or stone of Desting on which the Kings where crowned . The statue was kept in Kinnitty castle for over one hundred years. When the castle and estate was sold in 1946 , it was then presented to the National Museum in Dublin , There is also a replica in Co. Kildare .

Thanks to Mr. Paddy Lowry for helping me with this piece of Information

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