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  1. Copy of an Order to Repair Mearings in the Year 1853

    CBÉ 0463

    Copied from the diary of Thomas Hurley of Carlock Ballymoe born in the year 1789 County Galway to wit
    Upon complaint made made against you, Thomas Naughton, caretaker and Herd of Ballymoe Temple in the Barony of Ballymoe, in said County, upon Summons duly served on you and proved at the Petty Sessions of Ballymoe on the 20th May 1853, that you would not, or did not repair your part of the mearing of the lands of Ballyglass aforesaid which you were bound to do. I hereby order that you shall have said mearing made up, on or before the 3rd day of June next otherwise I'll give an order upon said day, that the said mearing shall be repaired by George O'Beirne and that you pay the expense of same. Given under my hand this the 20th day of May 1853. Copy Thomas N. Bagot

  2. Piseoga

    “There are many superstitions about May Day.”

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    There are many superstitions about May Day.
    In mostly all places farmers would never
    like to sell milk on May Day. They'd consider
    it unlucky, and they used to be afraid that
    their milk and butter would be taken.
    The person who'd buy the milk could get the power
    to take the butter.
    It happened in this district (Littlecullenstown) that a
    farmer sold milk wan time on May Day. He sold it to a neighbour who he knew well,
    and for months after, when he'd churn, there
    was nothing in the churn but only a small
    bit of white butter, and you couldn't
    look at, let alone to ate it, with the
    smell that was from it.
    Skimming the Well ~~~ I often heard of
    "skimming the Well" on May morning.
    A person would go out at break of day on
    a May morning; she'd have a kind of an
    instrument, a vessel of timber, or
    a piece of a stick, and she'd skim the
    well towards her own direction, in

  3. (gan teideal)

    “Ye want a sthory about people not attendin' Mass because they had a dispute wit the phriesht.”

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    Ye want a sthory about people not attendin' Mass because they had a dispute wit the phriesht. Well I heard this wan. There was a murdher committed down the way wan time. That id below Rhivershtown somewhere, an' there was a man hanged for it. an' there was a man there who was at the thrial, an' who witnessed the hangin' an' he came to the conclusion from what he saw an' heard, that the man was hanged in the wrong. The Parish Priest happened to be there at the execution too, an' the man who witnessed it, became very angry wit the priest because he didn't prevent the other man from being hanged, an' he was so angry is that he'd never go to Mass a day after.
    He was keeping his promise well, for he was turnin' out to be a terrible character, an' thinkin' o' sayin that there was no God at all, when this day he met the priest on the road. The phriesht sthood up to talk to him, an' he asked him, what the reason that he was turnin' so much agin God, an' him a good Catholic at wan time. The man spoke up his reason. "Well" sez the priest "Never mind about that execution, the man may, as yershrel said have never committed the murder, but he may have done something else in his past life, that fully deserved hangin' if

  4. (gan teideal)

    “It is a very lucky thing to lie down in a bunch of ferns for Our Lord slept in them.”

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    wheat in the same field so they went over to where they were and told the workmen that if anybody came along inquiring which way they went to tell them the truth. The workmen said they would and the next day a crowd of men came into the field where the men were working and the field that was sowed the day before was ripe to-day. So they asked the workmen did they see anyone passing this was lately and they told them that they passed that way when they were sowing the field of wheat. These men then thought it wouldn't be worth their while going any further after hearing this, so they went back. The Jews were searching for our Lord another time and it was on the 1st day of May and

  5. (gan teideal)

    “I have heard another story of a man who had three sons.”

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    laugh out in earnest. Anyhow the three of them lived away together for sometime and the youngest son was his best to try and please his two brothers, but it was no use. James found that no matter what he done it wouldn’t do them. It was very hard for him to live with them he found out. The two brothers got very careless about their work on the farm and at last all their crops began to go against them and some their animals died and they were in no luck at all. And worse than all they began to drink and used be found in the public houses every day, and even in the middle of the day when every sensible man would be working. You may be sure the kind of a life that poor James had

  6. Jack the Strongfella

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    form and spirits, and at eleven oclock he sent for the men who had been working with him, and who had left him because they were all afraid of Jack. All there came back at about twelve oclock and they were delighted to get back for they had no job since they left the giant and they were all delighted when they heard what the giant had done in order to get rid of Jack. They were all eating their dinner and were laughing and talking about the day the day that they were sinking the pump when a great noise was heard outside. They all rushed out and you may imagine their surprise when they saw me bould Jack standing in the middle of the yard and a crocadile at each side of him. The men all let screeches out of themselves and ran for their lives, and there was nobody standing in front of Jack now but

  7. (gan teideal)

    “There was a king in Ireland long ago and he had wan daughter,...”

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    satisfied enough with Jack and on their marriage day he left all he had to Jack, so put down the kettle and make the tay and if they didn't live happy that you and I may.

  8. The Two Sisters

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    new Year he said, "Well Poor --- Brady is gone and you may pray for him but I can't." He turned around again and continued his Mass. Well that story is a true one as I often hear my mother telling it and she says that she heard her mother saying that she remembers seeing the coal on the road the next day and hearing Canon Foley's words.

  9. (gan teideal)

    “This is the conclusion of what I sent in, in my last book. It concerns the work that goes on in a farmhouse kitchen.”

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    the money for some what may she is sure to be in town that day. It doesn't matter what money she gets during the year for chickens butter, eggs, etc. She will spend it there and then on groceries but the turkey money is kept to buy boots shoes, and clothes and whatever else is needed for the daughters and herself. The turkeys are sold about a fortnight before christmas, so the girls get a big day out in town to buy a warm coat or hat and to see the shop windows that are so gaily decorated at this time.
    The next big event is preparing for Christmas. There is a big "clean up" again. It is a very busy time for the bean-a-tigh. The kitchen is white washed, and holly and ivy is put

  10. Piseoga

    “There are many superstitions about May Day.”

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    the direction of her own house. While she'd be doing that she'd be saying some words working the charm, and she'd take all the butter belonging to her neighbour. Wan morning a young man was coming home from a dance. Twas just about break of day on a May morning. On his way home he had to pass by a well. When he came near this well he heard a voice. He peeped in over a ditch and there he saw a woman who he knew very well and she skimming the well, and saying some strange words. He jumped up on the ditch and shouted down to her. "I'll take half of it" He was only joking of course. He didn't mean a bit by it. The woman got a terrible start and she never said one word but bundled up and off she went.
    The next day the were churning at this man's house. They had only one or two cans, and they used only have enough of butter to do themselves. Any way this day when they were churned, the churn got so full

  11. (gan teideal)

    “There was a girl working down in Horetown with some of the gentry there.”

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    There was a girl working down in Horetown with some of the gentry there. And of course they were all very grand. This day, 'twas very warm, and the girl was working in the kitchen and the mistress came on to her, and asked her how she was going on. "Oh", says the girl, "I'm sweating". "Oh", says the mistress, "You mustn't say that, say I'm in a state of perspiration."
    Next day they had a party and there was a grand crowd entirely inside in the parlour; and the girl had to bring in dinner to them. The mistress asked her how was she going on: "Oh says she it's very warm, and I could piss over the nation."
    So begor she left her so after that. If she may leave her as she was at first she was alright.

  12. Gruel Pot

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    There was a large boiler in the Workhouse Yard for boiling gruel which was served to the waiting crowds.
    There was another Gruel Pot at the rear of the present Court-house in the Market Square. Site can be seen up to the present day 1938.
    This last Gruel pot was served by water from the River through two wooden pipes and was in constant use. Gruel was served out to the people all day. Men and women were to be seen staggering with weakness from hunger as they hobbled along to Castlerea for their daily meal of Gruel. There was very little grumbling to be heard from any person, on the contrary, "Welcome be the will of God." "May God increase

  13. Sonnet Sequence on the Shepherds at the Crib

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    IX. her beauty is not a worldly beauty.
    the pure and immaculate virgin possessed above all other maidens this peculiar mark of virtue that her glammes[?] purified the heart of all who looked on her. -St Thomas of Villanova
    Nature would seem to have on her conferr’d her [?] gifts. She must be far more fair than [?] other, Judith, or Rebecca was; and yet her beauty, if we have not err’d one could not with propriety compare with any type of beauty, that one knows. Her face and form reflect the eternal: she’s not like the sun or what men call beauty - so proud and dangerous to look upon: but like the morning star, so musical. So soft and bright, inspiring purity, with thoughts of heaven that now the night is gone- the harbinger of day: - that day may be which prophets longed to see, and did not see.

  14. Fishing

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    I was fishing down in a place called Ballinlee of another day.
    'Twas a nice warm day in the month of May. I threw the bait into the water and laid the rod down on the bank. I took out me pipe and went to take a smoke.
    Twasnt long until I warred the rod bobbing, like something was pulling at it. I jumped up and pulled. A terrible strain came and meself and rod and all were pulled down the river. There was a big sceach tree about a hundred yards down I ran for that and wound the rod and line around it a couple of times to make it fast.
    I ran to a house about two hundred yards away for help. Two men from the house came with me. As soon as

  15. (gan teideal)

    “This is the conclusion of what I sent in, in my last book. It concerns the work that goes on in a farmhouse kitchen.”

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    start working again for the men will be expecting their tea. Two or three kettles are boiled on the big kitchen fire, and then the tea is put to draw in two or three big tea pots. The bread is cut into slices and placed on big dishes on the tables. Some farmer's wifes butter the bread but others leave the butter on the table. The men then come in and partake of their tea, but do not spend much time over it, as the day is going and there may be plenty of work to be done before night. There is another big wash up now of the things, and the tables are again laid for the supper. The girls do their evenings work, pigs, cows calves fowl and all must be attended to before the men come in to their supper. Meanwhile the

  16. Blind Booby

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    him. Blind Booby would take the piece of cloth from around his head and put it on the new "fool." Then when he would have him blindfolded in such a manner so that he couldn't see he would say to him "How many horses in your father's stable" and the boy would answer "three white and three gray." Then the new fool would be turned around three times and the boy turning him would say "turn around once turn around twice you'll never see me until next May day/" Then they would all run around again leaving Blind Booby to grope around looking for somebody. He would be Blind Booby then until he'd catch some-body else and that is how the game goes on.

  17. (gan teideal)

    “It is a very lucky thing to lie down in a bunch of ferns for Our Lord slept in them.”

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    there was a Maybush opposite every door. The Jews went into some house and asked the people of the house where did they think they would find our Lord. They were told that they would find him in the first house they'd see without a Maybush, so they searched all the houses in the locality and they couldn't find one without a Maybush. So in this Co. it is considered a lucky thing to put up a May-bush on a May morning. When our Lord was carrying his cross to Calvary a robin came along behind him and covered up the blood that day on the ground, and in doing so some blood remained on it's breast. Ever since then the

  18. The Magic Needle

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    hand and wished for a big mansion with plenty of servants waiting on and plenty of lovely furniture and everything they could wish for, and from that day out they never were in want again.
    Well if they didn't live happy that you and I may so put down the kettle and make the tay.

  19. (gan teideal)

    “There was a man wan time and he was married.”

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    and they took great pity on him and soon had the supper ready. John sat down to eat and nothin ever happened to knock him about and he finished his meal and went over and sat down by the fire. He asked the old man could he have a night's lodging and the old man told him he could and welcome. So John remained there that night and got up in the morning and got his breakfast and started for the road again with his loaf of bread under his arm. He travelled on an on all day and at night he came to his own house. You may bet his wife and family had great welcome for him when they saw him and they had great rejoicing that night. John told them all he went through since he left home, and also

  20. Castle of the Underworld

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    came to Jack next day in the garden and says now Jack I'm done would ye and ye have to get nine blackthorn sticks he says no matter where you get them and for nine mornings place a blackthorn on a rush each morning
    So Jack done that before to got married to her brought her home to his own country so put down the kettle and make tay and if they dont live happy that we may