Of the Virgin must needs have east on the august head of the Savior -Cardinal Pie
There we found Mary, Joseph, and the Child; for Mary, is the maiden-mother’s name, and Joseph is her spouse or guardian styled. Joseph was saht[?] in prayer, what time we came: peace was depicted on his features mild; warm gushing tears revealed a heart on flame. The beautious Maiden we found gaying[?] on the Child so wonderous sent us from above, whom she may justly claim to be her own; the eyes reflected modestly and love; around her head a glorious halo shone. Which angels of light, ‘t would seem for her head wore. Darkness enveloped where the ingout[?] lay. but he looked up and it was bright as day.

bear there behind you" So he turns round and sees a bear behind him and shot it. When he shot the bear the gentleman says "You have a good shot skin that bear now". He did it.
"Now" he says "put that skin on you and promise me that you'll wear the skin for seven years whole You may not have comfort with it but you'll have lots of money for that seven year and after that you'll be able to live"
Well he put on the skin and he went on a bit father and he found he had plenty of money and everything he wanted He was afraid to go to the town he was from with the skin on him but he slept in the outhouses around for the seven years and held wainasing about till every child in the country was afraid of him for they didn't know

nefarious conduct I may mention that during a drunken revel the three younger brothers tied Redmond "to" a chair and burnt out his eye with the reddened knob of the thongs. On such occasions they often broke all the delph and smashed all the woodwork in the house and were even accused of highway robbery robbery and made more than one attack on the Castle when I was a child.
Richard Purser or Purcell, son of the murderer, was a decent and sober easygoing man; exemplary character and a good neighbour, but his wife was a "tartar". She instituted a novel regime by wh. breakfast was served for all hands at daybreak, dinner at about 10 a.m and supper at 4pm. No wonder the apprentices and the journeymen did not stay long with "Boss-oh". I remember one poor journeyman complained bitterly to me that when he came home from Mass after receiving a plate of "hairy mate and cabbage" was laid forninst him instead of his breakfast. And of course the hairy meat was a piece of the American "lad".
Richard Purser Jnr was the only issue of this ill-assorted pair. He was a bit of a molly at best of times and associated with no one. He was sent to high school (Protestant) Carlow at the time I was attending the Academy there. We were the first two in the parish to ride bicycles and to wear spectacles and as for books we carried a library

"There's a hole on the house", said the minister when they were about to burn 'Lundy-foot" (c.1870)
"Hide & seek" becomes "Hide & go seek"
If you enter while the people are eating sat "Sit yous merry"(=Sityez merry)
"By your lave" for "pardon me, when a person wishes to pass between you & the fire, etc.
"A cure for sore eyes to see you" "We'll have to shake green rushes under your feet" (you'r such a stranger & so welcome. Céad míle fáilte.
You'd think his oul' head wore out 3 or 4 bodies.
Holly & Ivy went to the wood
Holly brought boy home by the "lug" (ear)
A slate pencil is called a "cutter".
Hydrophobia up to 50 years ago people dreaded Hydrophobia as much as they fear cancer today. As soon as Pat Dowling, Herd, Castletown had a droop taken his only topic was hydrophobia. He had spent some time in Australia - His two daughters are nuns in Derry In 1894 Tom Heydon, ploughman, Bennekerry, wife & 6 children were bitten by a mad dog. They were all sent to Paris to P & returned cured. Before that there was no cure execution or committed to an asylum for the insane.

"Well wear" must be said by a man first.When a person has died the door is opened to let the sowl out. On such an occasion it is dangerous to stand or sit near the fireplace as the 'sowl' might go up the chimney or might wish to remain for some time near the hearth for some reason or other.When a baby is buried the little coffin is covered in a white cloth. This cloth must be washed in running water before returning to the house.Move into new home on FRIDAY.Crickets (criogar's) lucky about the house.Knife falling on floor - man visitor.
Fork falling on floor - woman visitor.
Spoon falling on floor - child visitor.
Knifes, forks, spoons i dteannta 'chéile - a funeral.
Bell ringing in the ear - someone dead.
Head of coffin first into graveyard.