Bannow and Cullenstown

Historic 12th century church at Bannow contains the tomb of a medieval knight (at 0:46) It is said that anyone who lays down in the tomb is guaranteed a cure for backache.
Within the walls of the Church is the family vault of 'Prince' Michael O'Neill, owner of the Saltee Islands, who died in 1998.
The Shell House, in nearby Cullenstown, is the result of pain-staking work, over many years by the late Kevin Ffrench, with shells collected from the local beach.
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• wexford
• bannow
• cullenstown
• shell
• -house
• ireland
• brandane
• carrig

[mrcrazyman1111]

I believe this house is my late grandfathers family home...Andrew French!!

[poitinstill]

@mrcrazyman1111 that may very well be the case..... the Shell House still belongs to the Ffrench family, and most of the Ffrench family still live in the area. If you need further information, I would be happy to oblige.

[TheKingprawn64]

goin over aug 12 stayin at nicolas i hope ,get a spot of fishing in ,down cullens town

[poitinstill]

@TheKingprawn64 ...great, Kingprawn. hope you, and especially your mother, enjoy yourselves, and have a few pints in mary barretts for me!

[TheKingprawn64]

was the shells done to commemorate a boat that sank on the saltees

[poitinstill]

@TheKingprawn64 no i think the late kevin ffrench just did it as a hobby, but it looks great, doesnt it?

[mrcrazyman1111]

To poitinstill---I would love any and all information you have!!! My grandfather Andrew was not very forthcoming with family stories...I learned more at his wake than I ever knew when he was alive :(

Please note that mrcrazyman1111 is my sons utube name...my name is Theresa and I would like to send you my email address if that is ok?

[poitinstill]

@TheKingprawn64 ah yes i know barretts pub well and the old schoolhouse in bannow. she would probably have been too young to remember to remember mrs.lynch, though she taught there for donkey's years. I think betty phelan has passed on, nicola sold the pub and has a b+b down the road now.

[TheKingprawn64]

i doubt she new mrs lynch r ask her though,she was born in 1925 a twin .they lived not far from the old porocle? school, down the road across i think from marys pub the brendane inn,my mums related to nellie cullen, we used to stay at the breens guest house, betty and nicola,

[poitinstill]

Thanks, KingPrawn. I went to school in Carrig myself in the sixties, ask your mum if she remembers teacher, Mrs. Lynch?