Apart from its enclosing earthwork there are no visible remains of this castle, which was located on the lower South slopes of Bentee Mountain. It is associated with the McCrohan branch of the O’Sullivan Mores (Smith 1756, 107), and is referred to as ‘Letirmiccrohan’ in RIA MS 24 K 43.
Note:Article contributed by John McCrohan of Renard. Registered users can see a picture of the site of Leitir Castle in the Photo Gallery.
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James McCrohan's Survey - response from Timothy McCrohan (East Coast U.S.A.)
Response from Timothy McCrohan to James McCrohan dated May 28, 1984.
Dear Jim,
I was very pleased to receive your letter in the beginning of April and am sorry for not responding sooner. Your project is very interesting to
me and there are so many questions to ask that one doesn't know where to start. Also there is quite a bit of information to
pass onto you that again it is puzzling to know where to start. I am enclosing a draft of
a "Family Tree" that a Father Clifford from Australia drew up about a year or so ago.
He came through the States in 1981 or 1982 and met with my cousin, Noreen, and myself.
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James McCrohan's Survey - response from John L. McCrohon (East Coast U.S.A.
Response from John L. McCrohon to James McCrohan dated May 14, 1984.
Dear Jim,
Briefly - I'm 75 - the father of Rosemary D. of Milton, Mass., and John L. Jr.,
of Gaithersberg, Indiana to whom you have written. The name is a stumper to
many. Before I retired the frequent response where I named myself on a business call was John Mac-What!
And I even got mail to J. McCracken.
John Jr., has two small sons - Sean and Brian, and 1'll wager you'll not hear from him.
He's not a prolific writer. Rosemary has quite a bit of family tree material however, and at one time a cousin in Canada sent her an almost
incredible account. It came from Dublin Castle - supposedly a highly authentic
source. ..
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James McCrohan's Survey - response from James Joseph McCrohon (East Coast U.S.A.
Response from James Joseph McCrohon to James McCrohan dated December 15, 1984.
(Transcript)
Dear Jim,
My apologies for the delay in getting back to you. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the material that you have forwarded to us about the McCrohan ancestory. Please continue to keep us on your "mailing list."
As I mentioned to you, the McCrohons who live in Central Massachusetts and who spell their names MCCROHON are descendants of John and Julia McCrohon of Cahirciveen, County Kerry, Ireland whom I estimate were born sometime in the 1820's or 1830's...
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James McCrohan's Survey - response from Peter J. McCrohan (East Coast U.S.A.)
Response from Peter J. McCrohan to James McCrohan dated April 21, 1984.
(Transcript)
Dear Jim,
Just a quick note to advise you that I received your letter of April 6, '84 which was sent to my old homestead at 278 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, N.J. I lived there for the last 30 years or so and rented it last year when we left for Florida for the winter...
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James McCrohan's Survey - responses from East Coast, U.S.A.
Contributions from the East Coast, U.S.A. to James McCrohan's survey of McCrohans worldwide during the 1980s.
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A pioneering McCrohan in the American Far West
From the "American Life Histories, Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940":
Mr. Eugene McCrohan came from Ireland to Chicago in the early 1840's and his wife Mrs. Isaballe Wilson McCrohan came from Scotland. They pioneered through all the states from Illinois to New Mexico, escaping wild animals and depredating Indians, as New Mexico seemed the wildest, that was the chosen place for settlement. The family increased several in number, Mr. Dave McCrohan was one of the younger children.
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P.J. McCrohan letter to Margaretta (McCrohan)
My dear Margaretta ,
I am sure you are wondering who it is,
but, I promised to write to you a few short years ago when you tip-toed into my shop here when you were touring Kerry.
Your big bus stopped nearby and you saw the name over the door. I will never forget how you transformed the place with your gentle smile and beauty and radiating
charm. You were interested in the name. and I gave you some little information promising to write when I got some more.
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Letter from Bartholomew McCrohan, Blarney.
I bear the same name as yourself. Hence my reason for writing. Though residing at
the above address, I was born and reared at a place called Reenacoola (known
locally as "Rae") in Ballinskelligs which is situated some eight miles west of
Caherciveen. The full postal address of the place is: Reenacoola, Emlaghmore,
Killarney, Co. Kerry. I visit the place a few times a year.
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