Sunday, 23 July 2023

Galloping Hogan's House near Puckane


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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