School: Corrabha (Curravagh)
- Location:
- Curraghvah, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0965, Page 397
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“There is a Cromlech...”
There is a Cromlech - a large flat stone resting on two uprights ones in a field belonging to Peter McHugh, Cashel, Dowra. (no title)
“There is an old graveyard in Mr Johnston's field Dowra.”
There is an old graveyard in Mr Johnston's field Dowra. Edward Reilly, Doobally, Dowra is buried there. He committed suicide and he would not be buried in consecrated ground. (no title)
“Myles Kerrigan, Doobally told me that when he was young...”
Myles Kerrigan, Doobally told me that when he was young he remembered when he used to retire for the night he used to hear the noise in the kitchen. His people knew it was the "good people" who were there and they were so accustomed to it that they never passed any remark. One night he and his brother were in bed and they heard footsteps on the loft even though the people of the house were in bed. They were afraid to look out but they noticed the coats being taken from the wall and thrown in on top of them in the bed. Next morning the coats were in the same position on the wall just as(continues on next page) - Collector
- Brighid Ní Shiordan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrick West, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Myles Kerrigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corleckagh Upper, Co. Cavan