what does anyone know about this is there any info who died there jim Granard was the home of Kitty Kiernan. She was a girlfriend of Michael Collins and he was a frequent visitor at the Granard area. Their relationship was recreated in the recently released film "Michael Collins". "Black 47" as the great Famine is sometimes called had its effects on Granard. A large number of people died in the workhouse, now the site of the Secondary School in Barrack Street. A number of these unfortunate people were burried in a mass grave near Carra Church (known as "Bully's Acre") where a recently errected in their memory. In 1798 on the 5th September a fierce battle took place in Granard town when a number of insurgents attacked the local forces. The main fight took place in the Gortawillian Lane The insurgents were defeated and a large number executed and burried near the base of the Motte. North of Granard lies the village of Mullinalaghta near Lough Gowna. Derrycasson wood is on the shore of the lake and provides a scenic view from the car park at Dring. This is an ideal area for fishing, water activities and nature walks. all denning-dever-cogan in mass-some malone-carroll-mcguire-doherty-mcneil-piscopo-mazzola-heslin-martini-feddis-fa rley-dennen-dinan-fredricks- ____________________________________ "we go to school to learn the words of fools" bob dylan