Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Cullane House
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Built by Thomas Steele Jnr., Cullane House or sometimes known as Cullaun Castle, was a two storey stone house in the front, facing north-west.
At the rear of the house is a three-storey bow, with three windows on each level. When my friend, Eric Shaw, visited Cullane in 2003, the lower rooms or basement areas were quite well preserved.
He noted the kitchen area, with a fine curved brick ceiling and with meat-hooks still in place!
Windows of the upper floors commanded a magnificent view of Cullane Lake or Lough Cullauniheeda.. Cullane Lake or Lock Cullaunysheeda “was given to me as meaning the Lake of the Hazel / Little Holly Wood of the Fairies (si). This, as was explained to me back in 1985, was due to the pockets of methane gas that would rise up from the lake bed and hang about on the water surface (causing condensation to form) and make little clouds – which were taken to be little fairies – will o’ the wisp I was told was the English folk equivalent.” Story received in 2003 from Mr. Tom Cassidy of the Limerick County Council.
LEGEND OF CULLANE LAKE
“Ireland is renowned for its links with the mystic and magical. All around the world one may find people familiar with the leprechaun, the banshee, the little folk.”
Near the lake was situated the stronghold of the Elf Parnaras, Chief’s of the locality. A legend is told about this family. In the vicinity of this castle was a meadow. The chieftain observed that when he woke every morning some of the grass in this pasture was eaten.
On his instructions some of the men watched the place during the night and to their amazement saw a mare and foal come out of the lake, graze for a time and then return from whence they came. They told their master and he ordered them to catch the two animals.
They succeeded in catching the foal but the wily mare eluded them and jumped into the lake. The foal was trained and in due course became the best war steed in the country. Elf Parmara was very proud of his possession. One day while he, mounted on the famous horse, was riding past the lake the mare put her head out of the water and whinnied. The foal in answer to her call jumped into the lake with the chieftain on his back. The chieftain and his steed were never seen again except on
certain occasions. Legend has it that he rides around Kilkishen every seven years. He was once seen near the lake by an old man in the locality.”
Patrick Benson, Kilkishen, Age 60, Sarah Waterson & Kathleen Dowdal
East Clare Development Association.
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Cullane House
Map link: goo.gl/maps/qgb6Gi82Pv99ULEt5
Built by Thomas Steele Jnr., Cullane House or sometimes known as Cullaun Castle, was a two storey stone house in the front, facing north-west.
At the rear of the house is a three-storey bow, with three windows on each level. When my friend, Eric Shaw, visited Cullane in 2003, the lower rooms or basement areas were quite well preserved.
He noted the kitchen area, with a fine curved brick ceiling and with meat-hooks still in place!
Windows of the upper floors commanded a magnificent view of Cullane Lake or Lough Cullauniheeda.. Cullane Lake or Lock Cullaunysheeda “was given to me as meaning the Lake of the Hazel / Little Holly Wood of the Fairies (si). This, as was explained to me back in 1985, was due to the pockets of methane gas that would rise up from the lake bed and hang about on the water surface (causing condensation to form) and make little clouds – which were taken to be little fairies – will o’ the wisp I was told was the English folk equivalent.” Story received in 2003 from Mr. Tom Cassidy of the Limerick County Council.
LEGEND OF CULLANE LAKE
“Ireland is renowned for its links with the mystic and magical. All around the world one may find people familiar with the leprechaun, the banshee, the little folk.”
Near the lake was situated the stronghold of the Elf Parnaras, Chief’s of the locality. A legend is told about this family. In the vicinity of this castle was a meadow. The chieftain observed that when he woke every morning some of the grass in this pasture was eaten.
On his instructions some of the men watched the place during the night and to their amazement saw a mare and foal come out of the lake, graze for a time and then return from whence they came. They told their master and he ordered them to catch the two animals.
They succeeded in catching the foal but the wily mare eluded them and jumped into the lake. The foal was trained and in due course became the best war steed in the country. Elf Parmara was very proud of his possession. One day while he, mounted on the famous horse, was riding past the lake the mare put her head out of the water and whinnied. The foal in answer to her call jumped into the lake with the chieftain on his back. The chieftain and his steed were never seen again except on
certain occasions. Legend has it that he rides around Kilkishen every seven years. He was once seen near the lake by an old man in the locality.”
Patrick Benson, Kilkishen, Age 60, Sarah Waterson & Kathleen Dowdal
East Clare Development Association.
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