School: Presentation Monaster, Ceann tSáile

On this page

1. Granny Fan - An Bhean Feasa (continued)

   

   Share Share Post

   (continued from previous page)

   One of the narrators of the foregoing story was a granddaughter of the messenger who walked to Cork for the dress
   Another was a grandson of the man whose pigs were maliciously destroyed
   It is to be noted in this account of Granny Fan that there were at that time in the Worlds End [?] goalers and dancers; showing that the Gaelic element of the population had leavened the Puritan settlement.
   It is well known that mixed marriages were then common in the Worlds End

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

2. Joany's Garden

   

   Share Share Post

   

   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.

   Joany's Garden proper is the small plateau inside the low boundary wall near the grounds of Dromderrig House The name is now applied to all the commons It had formerly several wells, now unused. They are called Debby's Well, Joany's Well, Harmons Well and [?] Found Out. Debby's Well got its name from a woman whose corpse was found at the well on Little Christmas Morning, the fingers clutching an earthenware jug. She had gone there on the previous night to get a jug of wine at the midnight hour. Harmon's Well is in the lane leading to Leabhach Oisín, or

   (continues on next page)

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   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.

   Languages

   Irish

   English