Baile 'n tSléibhe (B.)

There is no historical record to show what was the ruling family beyond on hundred or one hundred and twenty years... -- Famine 1847 -- There are two estates joining at the Ballintleva School... -- The people of two neighbouring townlands Curnalea and Culleenoola, frequently fought on Sunday evenings... -- Hurling matches were held in a place called Turrock Seventy or eighty years ago... -- Mataoir pronounced Mautheer is the nickname applied to the Fallon family... -- A battle is Supposed to have been fought in the immediate neighbourhood of the school... -- An old road was supposed to exist in ancient times leading from the Castle mentioned in 27... -- Weaving was common... -- Wooden ploughs were used... -- Wooden bed-steads and chairs were made by the local Carpenters... -- Townlands of Parish of Dysart -- Boxty bread was generally used in old times when the potatoes were partly unsound... -- Sweat-Houses -- Cure of the Cleheen -- Women with Loose Heads -- Ringworm -- Cancer -- Diseases of the Skin -- Treatment of Beggars -- Hedge-Schools -- Managers of School -- Teachers -- Holy Wells -- St Bridget's Eve -- New Year's Night - The Night of New Year's Day -- Feast of the Epiphany -- St John's Day -- St Martin's Day -- Graveyards -- Wake and Funeral Customs -- Marriage Customs -- Fairies -- There is no belief in Connection with water horses... -- High-Gates is the most common form of school game... -- There are several forts in the district. Some are longer than others... -- The ruins of an ancient castle are to be seen on the Fallon's land Miltown... -- Some of the Oldest Dated Tombstones in the Graveyard of Dysart -- There is a plain cut cross within about 120 yards of Dysart graveyard standing alone... -- About one hundred yards to the South of Michael Fallon's house is Culleenirvan... -- Tombstone -- Irish Piper -- List of Irish Words and Phrases -- Pisreoga and Other Beliefs