The Priest’s Face:
“In the townland of Ballyshonin, Berrings and adjoining the road from Cork to Kanturk is a rock (amongst many rocks) known as Carraig an Aifrinn. It is said that mass was celebrated here in the Penal Times. On the roadside quite near is a projection of rock, resembling a human head and believed locally to be the image of a priest’s head”.

Kiln Street:

“In the townland of Ballyanley, Berrings, Co. Cork is a lonely portion of the bye road called Kiln Street. It appears several families lived in several little houses many years ago and nearby was a lime kiln. A member of one of the families, who considered to be rather witty, because of the many little house and the Kiln all adjacent to each other called the place Kiln Street and it is known by that name to the present day

On Marriage:
“People generally get married in this district during Shrove time. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and the month of May, August and October are considered unlucky days and months for getting married”.

Lady’s Well:
“There is a place in this parish called “Lady’s Well”. It is believed that one night, there was a great feast held in the “Great House”. One of the guests that were at the feasts went out for a walk in the middle of the night. As she was going along she fell into the well and got drowned. For some time afterwards it is said that she was seen walking from the “great house” to the well and went into it and disappeared. She was also seen walking along the bridges at about twelve o’clock.

To be continued...

Sincere thanks to the Hennessy family, Berrings for their time and courtesy

Captions:

431a. An August sunset looking south from a cillín, an unbaptised children’s burial ground, near Berrings, Co. Cork (pictures: Kieran McCarthy, August 2007)

431b. Ruin of Kiln Street Lime Kiln, Berrings

431c. The meeting of the old and the new, garden feature at Hennessy’s, Berrings, Co. Cork.

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