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In like manner the old denomination of Kilmartyr,* yet familiarly 

 pronounced by, and well known to the people, has been obliterated 

 from those records. It seems to be sunk under the extensive bounds 

 of Ballymaddock townland. What is still more extraordinary, the 

 foundations and basement cellar of the old castle of Kilmartyr are 

 yet to be seen in the middle of an open field ; but no mark to indicate 

 their site can be traced on the map. Yet this castle and its denomi- 

 nation, in connexion with a townland, have place in our historic 

 rolls. At an early period, it was a dependency on Dunamase. When 

 made over to the Cosbys, a certain John Johnson became their tenant 

 of the lands for a term of 21 years, by a deed dated 2nd of June, 1614. 

 Yet, two years later, one Thomas Warde seems to have obtained the 

 tenancy of Kilmartyr for a term of thirty- one years, f commencing 

 after the expiration of the former deed. Again, we find sixty acres 

 of the lands of Kilmartyr and Ballymaddock, assigned by Alexander 

 Cosby, through a deed, bearing date the 2nd of June, 1636, and drawn 

 in favour of Franci^ Willoughby, of St. Domini ck's Abbey, of Francis 

 Slingsby of Kilmore, and of his son and heir Francis, as also of Wil- 

 liam Dodwell, of the Grange. 



]S"ear this same townland, but on that of Ballymaddock, according 

 to the Ordnance Survey Map, and not far from Loughshionachawn,| 

 the people have a tradition that a village formerly stood. Every trace 

 of this has disappeared, if we may except a few thatched cabins, 

 skirting the sides of a very antique boreen. . The central site of this 

 village is yet called Old Town. However, it would seem, that this 

 was the former village, which was situated on the townland of Kil- 

 martyr. (Usually alluded to as " vil' de Killmarter" in the Inquisi- 

 tions.) The pond, which gave name to this locality, has been 

 drained of late years, and its former site is only indicated by a peculiar 

 dark colour of the soil. 



Except a few not very remarkable old raths, no other objects or 

 traditions of antiquarian interest are known in connexion with Kil- 

 teale parish. Several of its most ancient sub-denominations have 

 been omitted from the Ordnance Survey Map. Among these old 

 names, Clonduff, so called owing to its black, boggy and level surface — 

 towards the west, is sunk in the denomination Ballycarroll townsland. 



* In the Inquisitions it is called Rillmarten or Kilmarter. See Inquisition um 

 Cancellariee Hibernise Repertorium, Vol. I., Lagenia. Com. Regine. Temp. Eliz. 

 Reg. Marebroughe, 17th August, 1596; Temp. Car. 1 Reg., 15 Mar. 1631; and 

 a»ain, in an undated Inquisition, apparently taken about April, 1646. 



t By a deed bearing date 2nd of December, 1616. This Thomas "Warde, or 

 some representative of his family, appears to have paid the rent of Killmartyr, to 

 a Richard Cosby, who lived in the year 1646. 



% Beside this former Lough, a rude old thatched Chapel stood, about the middle 

 of the last century ; and it is said, when this had been demolished — the Great Heath 

 having been selected as a more populous and convenient neighbourhood — a fine 

 spring of water issued from the site, and flowed into the adjoining Lough. The 

 writer has lately seen not only this well, but the old stone holy- water font of the 

 chapel, which was placed on a pile of stones, near the farm-house of people named 

 Fitzpatrick. 



