School: Gowna
- Location:
- Scrabby, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Hugh Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0986, Page 014
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“100 years ago Scrabby had a famous horsefair on the 11th December.”
(continued from previous page)edge - into the water got beyond their depth. Thus was now a critical point in the race. When, and in order to give the first swimming stroke the horses always turned on one side. Many of the Jockeys got unseated then and of course lost the race. The first home was the winner. This Race (water) was the most exciting event of the year. Related by John Sloane who witnessed one of them himself. He died in 1924 at the age of 99.
- Poteen was made on a large scale in the townland of Corfree (Loc Gamhna). Revenue-men tried to check the business often but were outwitted by the Poteen makers crossing with their equipment an angle of the Lake to an island.
line of poetry on preparation of Poteen.
They spread me out on the Barn floor (oats).
And left me there for nine long days
Till my beard would bolt the door. - Drinking song. (Poteen) Still - brown stripper - cow
it's a nice little ditty l mean to sing now. About an old farmer who had but one cow.(continues on next page)
