School: Cnoc Bríde (1)
- Location:
- Knockbride, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- XML “An Eviction in Derrydamph”
- XML “The Holy Well of Killann”
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- Long ago my mother's great grandmother was evicted out of her home in Derrydamph. She was a widow and had seven children. She had to go to some friends of her own in West Knockbride. It was on a Hallow Eve night that the landlord's agent called. When he gave her the eviction paper, he told her that it would help her to eat her supper. The name of his agent was Mr. Parr and the protestant man they put in is Mr. Trelford.
- There is a holy well in a field of John O'Connor's of Killan. It is called Tobar Anna after the parish. It was in a field near Paddy Clarke's. One day an old Protestant women washed dogs that had the mange. The next morning when she got up, the well was not there. It had moved to O'Connor's field. It was about two or three fields from where it was. A Protestant man named Mr. Eakins tried to get it into his field which was only a ditch from it. He wanted to get the water it was so good. He made shores and drains to get it but he could not. The water went a bit of the way and came back. So he had to leave it alone. it is there yet to be seen in John O'Connor's field.
- Collector
- Teresa Mc Breen
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Informant
- Francis Mc Breen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50