School: Derreenargan
- Location:
- Derreenargan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Fionnáin
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- (continued from previous page)a wood as if reluctant to go in for their night's repose therein that foretells an immediate wind storm.
If the wind raises gusts of dust off the road that is a sign that rain is in the atmosphere.
If the chimney puffs that is a sign that rain is nigh. LOCAL HEROES.
About fifty years ago their lived a man in this district named John Cullen. His address was Culbalteen, Keadue, Co. Roscommon. He was addicted to poteen-making. He was not long at this work until the police suspected him. One morning while he was engaged in his illicit distillation he was suddenly surprised by a patrol of police who were on his track. They pursued him on horseback as - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Josephine Molloy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derreenargan, Co. Roscommon