School: Knockbride (2)
- Location:
- Knockbride, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T.J. Barron
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1015, Page 405
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- Old Felix Boylan of Coraneary now dead about twenty years, came from Lisnaclea, in the parish of Drumgoon, where his father was a blacksmith. Feily's father every harvest sent his sons around his customers and collected about a stook of corn from each customer. He collected in all about a small stack of oats. The straw he needed to thatch his forge.
- A common saying was, "it is as truce as if I swore it on the bachal a Kill". Informant thinks this bachal was a book. It was believed that if you took a false oath on it your mouth would become twisted to one side of your face. The bachal was used to settle disputes. Informant does not know what family kept it.
- Caman or Hurling was common around Knockbride in former times. - James McBrien
- Collector
- Mr A. Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Collector
- Thomas J. Barron
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Frank O' Hare
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Drumaveil South, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- James Mc Brien
- Gender
- Male
