School: Denbawn
- Location:
- Dennbane, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Cionnaigh
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- Long ago some people were supposed to have power to take butter from churns. It is said that it was by prayers they used to say in what was called their Offices. One of those offices was situated on a hill in a field owned by Mr. Andrew Brady of Larrigan. This hill is known as the "Cormunagh". This was the office of an old woman called Mrs. Smith, afterwards found to be a witch. This woman was living in the house where the present Edward Smith lives.
Every evening she used to go up to this office and whatever prayers she used to say, if the people were to churn for a week they would get no butter.
The people used see her going up to the office at the same time every evening. They told the priest abount it and he came round to her house one evening. He said so many prayers that the cold sweat rolled down his face. Trom that time onwards(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Madeline Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardkill Beg, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mathew Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardkill Beg, Co. Cavan
