School: Carrickallen
- Location:
- Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 251
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- Tarara the blacksmith who lived at Dernakesh was famous for his witty remarks. His proper name was McCabe. He belonged to a family gifted as musicians and entertainers. Once when Tarara was going to chapel he found he could not get in without giving a halfpenny at the door. He then walked back to the chapel gates and stood there with his hat in his hand. A man came along and threw his halfpenny into tarara's hat thinking that tarara had been appointed to collect the halfpence. Tarara then went to the chapel door and handed in the halfpenny saying "There you are now" A mouth from Puklty gave me that and now(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Sam Beattie
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Enagh, Co. Cavan
