In the townland of Drom, parish of Drom,

While the ceremony was going on, a person used act on sentry to see if the enemy was coming. In our native district it is the tradition that Mass was celebrated on a rock in "Bell Bush" field which belongs to Mr. Gleeson. in the parish of Drom, in the townland of Drom, Co. Tipperary. It is said that priests used to say Mass in special houses, where they thought they could not be seen, especially in a house owned by Mr. John Ryan of Kilvilcorris, in the townland of Drom, in the parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary.

1. My father's farm is situated in two places. The greater portion of it is in the townland of Drom, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary, and the rest of it in the townland of Barnane, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. There is a field on the east side of the house in the townland of Drom, and it is called the "High Field." There is a height in it and that is why it is called that name. On the west of

There was a great mower long ago in Kilvilcorris, townland of Drom in the parish of Drom Co. Tipperary his name was Thomas

Michael Carroll a slater lived in Ballinlonty, townland of Ballinlonty parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. Forty five years ago he used to walk each year to the fair Tipperary and he used also go to the races of Norwood. Daniel Long lived at the Cross of Drom townland of Drom, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. He used to walk each year to Dungarvan in Co. Waterford to the sea. It was sixty three miles from here. He used to leave at two o'clock in the morning and was there the morning after. He also used to go to the fair of Tipperary sixty years ago ; he also used to go every year to the races of Norwood in the townland of Nenagh, parish of Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

1. Daniel Ryan who lived in the townland of Kilvilvorris, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary, was a poet. A song he made was the "Roiardstown Goat". He was born about the year 1859. He was about seventy years of age when he died. It is in Drom he is buried.
Ellie Lanigan who lived in the townland of Drom, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary, com-

File a bead Donnchadh O Briain ó Drom-Mide. Tá Drom-Mide suidhte trí míle go leith ar an dtaobh theas de Dhrom-dhá-Leag. Ó's rud é gur dheineas tagairt don áit sin inneosaidh mé cionnus mar a fuair an áit sin an ainm. Dréir Domhnaill Ò Drisceoil sé an ainm ceart ná Drom-an-Oide (Drominidy). Bhí sean sgoil san aith fadó agus bhí an tig sgoil tóghta ar ardán. San sgoil sin bhí áit cómhruighthe ag an oide agus mar sin a tugadh an ainm don áit.
Dreir cúntas eile d'airigheas sé Drom Inide an ainm ceart mar bhí séipéal san áit uair agus gach Inid bhíodh obair trom idir

The parish of Drom is well served with good roads. The main road connecting Borrisoleigh with Templemore divides the parish almost into two equal divisions. This is a steamrolled road commonly known as "The New Line". It was made about 1850.
Besides this there are other roads, not steamrolled. Some of the names are :- The Backroad, New Road, Creamery Road, Ballinlonty Road, and Rock Road. The Backroad joins the townlands of Kilfithmone and Fishmoyne with the village of Drom. It is the oldest of the roads and has always been the route of funerals to Drom. The New Road connects Curraheen with the Killoskehane - Killea Road. This is an unfrequented road and is travelled only by people living along it. The Creamery road leads from Ballinlonty School to the pound in the village of Drom. The Ballinlonty Road connects

3. A hedge school was situated in a field owned by Laurence Long, living in the townland of Killahagan, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. This was an old barn, in the townland of Kilvilcorris, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. There is no other local name for this school. In summertime all the pupils stayed in the yard all day. They had large stones on which three or four could sit. When winter came a large larch tree was stuck in the wall at each end. On this the children were seated. Forms were used to write on. A master by the name of Mr. Shaughnessy, taught there. He lived in the townland of Kilvilcorris, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. His son is living presently in Rathleasty House, townland of Rathleasty,

5. In the Penal Days it was in hedge schools the children were educated. In the middle of a field belonging to Dr. Barry in the townland of Rathleasty, in the parish of Drom, in Co. Tipperary are the ruins of an old barn. There was a hedge school there about a hundred years ago. In the summer the children were taught in the open but in the winter they were taught indoors. Two teachers taught there by the names of Mr. Cahill and Mr. Magee. Mr. Cahill lived in the townland of Kilvilcorris, in the parish of Drom. In was in the townland of Rathleasty, in the parish of Drom that Mr. Magee lived. They were paid by the school-children

3. The largest portion of our farm is in the townland of Moonvoure, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. The rest of it is in the townland of Kilvilcorris, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. One of our fields is called "The Pond Field." It is situated on the north side of our house townland of Kilvilcorris. It is called this because there is a pond in the middle of it. This is in the townland of Kilvilcorris, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. Another one is south-east of the house. This is called "The Fort Field." It is called this because there is a large fort in the centre of it. One of the fields in Moonvoure is called "The Boggy Field."

There are three woods in the townland of Kilvilcorris, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary, where rooks build their nests. It is larch trees grow there. These woods are owned by James Fogarty, townland of Kilvilcorris, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary.
When the swallows come to this district in spring they look for the old nest. If it is broken they will build another one, but if it is not badly broken they will repair it. A few of them build on the rafters in our stable, townland of Kilvilcorris, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary

to Dr. Barry in the townland of Rathleasty, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. The people call it "The Fort." There are two other "fairy forts" in view of this one. One of them is in a field belonging to John Troy, also in the townland of Rathleasty, parish of Drom. The other is in a field belonging to Matthew Ryan, townland of Kilvilcorris, parish of Drom. The three of them are circular in shape. There is a stone wall around the "fairy fort" in John Troy's field. There is a bank of earth around the one in Matthew Ryan's field. The fort in Dr. Barry's is surrounded by a fence. There is an entrance hole in the middle of the "fairy fort" in Dr. Barry's field. No one ever went down since a man by the name of Ryan went down. It is said that he saw a big cat under the "fairy fort."

Drumbo - a townland near school is, Drom-Bó and means the 'ridge of the cow'Drumacleiskin - Drom - ridge - probably Drom-an clasdhe -ín and man be interpreted as the land or ridge of the small fences.

Uair amháin fadó bhí iasgairí amuigh sa bhfairrge ag iascaireacht san oidhche Oidhche amháin chonnacadar drom daoine ag teacht go tig áirthe. Díreach agus an drom daoine ag dorus an tíghe do ghlaodhaidh an coileach. D'imthigheadar leó ón dtig annsan. Thánadar an tarna oidhche acht ghlaoidhidh an coileach arís

Then they started on their journey across the mountains to Gúgán. When he reached Gúgán he found he had left his books and spectacles in Drom-a-bhráca. He told the man behind him and the word was passed to the last man who was still in Drom-a-bhráca. He then took the books to Finnbarr. The sign of the books and spectacles remained on the rock.

Tim Loughnane living in the townland of Killoshehan in the parish Drom, Co Tipperary was a very strong man. He showed his strength at a tug-o-war which was got up by the priest in the village of Drom. He used to pull the opposite side, yards through the field. The Priest and all the neighbours of the village would gather on every Sunday evening to look at the contest.

7. There is a fort on Thomas Troy's land in the parish of Drom, in the townland of Drom, co. Tipperary. The owners of this fort never interfere with it in the line of planting or ploughing or sowing crops. There is an old story told about

It is said that Donnchadh Dubh buried a buathais of gold between
"Cros na geile" and the Féith of "Drom Eirc."
"The taking of the world of gold is between Cros na Geile and the Féith of Drom Eirc" Cros na Geile is a wood a short distance form Dunmanway. Drom Eirc is a townland adjoining. Location of Féith unknown to informant.{The Dub's figure in stories in other notebook}