Is the remains of the famous rapparee Galloping Hogan's
house? (Original photo is in the link).
The folklore (below) suggests that it is in the townland of Johnstown near
Puckane in North Tipp. There is another map associated with the same school and
it gives it in an eastern area of Johnstown near the road.
I took a look around that area recently but there was no sign of it. Luckily I
met with a local man while there, he doesn't recall any folklore linking
Galloping Hogan to the area. He recalls his father telling him a story that
when Hogan was being executed, that Hogan asked the crowd, "was there
anyone there from Hogan's Pass?". However he didn't recall any stories in
the local area about Hogan.
This is a story that I have seen mentioned before in relation to rapparee's or
highwaymen and generally the idea is that he wanted to tell someone where his
treasure was buried.
There is another story in the School's Manuscripts that records this event but
it is at a place called Clash near Toomevara that the treasure is said that
been located.
Unfortunately after nearly 100 years I would be surprised if the walls
photographed are still standing.
I'd love to hear if anyone knows any stories linking O'Hogan to Johnstown? If
you see my storymap below of Sarsfield's Ride, I reference two of O'Hogan's
hideouts in the Arra mountains. One in particular at Labadiha.
There are a number of different birthplaces given for O'Hogan - one being
Ballycahill near Holycross but considering his surname I would think he was a
descendent of the Arra Hogans.
"Ruins of Hogan's house in Johnstown
'Galloping Hogan' was a famous raparee who lived in the time of King Jas. II.
Hogan lived in Johnstown. He owned a very quick-footed steed. If Galloping
Hogan was being pursued by the English he could change the shoes on his horse.
When the English saw the mark of the shoes they thought Hogan was gone in the
opposite way to that in which he was really gone.
One night Galloping Hogan gave a feast in his house. During the night he
saddled his horse and set out to rob the mail car at Hogan's Pass. When the
news of the robbery of the mail- car reached Johnstown everyone said that Hogan
had not robbed it because he did not leave the house that night.
Galloping Hogan was a well educated man and was popular with Sarsfield. He knew
every pass and defile and was familiar with every rock and roadway; with every
road and bog.
When Sarsfield was going to Ballyneety Hogan was the best man that could be
obtained to give effectual assistance to the grand exploit of the dashing
dauntless Irish General.
Some of the party, which went to Ballyneety, were conducted by Galloping Hogan.
They went on well until they came to Labadhy Bridge, near Boher. Here Hogan's
party was startled by a curious incident. Sarsfield discovered, near the
Bridge, a number of men, on his left, who alarmed him. He ordered his horse to
halt apprehensive that he had been betrayed by Hogan.
The delusion was dispelled in an instant. The men who caused the alarm were a
body of raparee who had a den here in which htey were accustomed to conceal
whatever provisions they had taken in their excursions throughout the district.
Whey the Irish reached the hill overlooking Ballyneety Sarsfield and Galloping
Hogan were the first two to approach the English Camp. After the destruction of
the siege train Hogan presumably returned to Limerick with Sarsfield.
The amnesty that followed the Treaty of Limerick was proclaimed in a short time
after the signing of the treaty. According to Stoney, the Williamite historian,
Galloping Hogan took advantage of the amnesty and was murdered soon afterwards
near Roscrea by certain raparees who had not submitted."
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b128277d99d04d7fa5e5d6b1bc03179b?fbclid=IwAR0l8f4vl20HUak08kXPoQni5wgAio5kdp3ztBPE1hohr3PtSajop73hq3I
https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4922134/4855180/5012190
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