Proverbs
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19. Better alone than in bad company.
Mary Madden, Clonagoose, Mullinahone.
Told by Mrs. Madden, Clonagoose, Mullinahone.
Mary Madden, Clonagoose, Mullinahone.
Told by Mrs. Madden, Clonagoose, Mullinahone.
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Setting of Eggs
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People long ago used to put a cross with a burnt stick on the eggs before putting them under a hen, so that the chickens would have cucks on them. The cucks consist of a bunch of feathers over the chicken's head.
Mary O'Brien, Compsey, Mullinahone.
Told by Mrs. O'Brien, Mullinahone (Aged 46 yrs. Farmer's Wife)
Ghost Story
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The Following story was told by Mr. Timothy Vaughan of Kickham st, Mullinahone who died in December 193[?] aged years. Though he had spent about forty years in America he firmly believed in the fairies to his dying day. Mr. Timothy Vaughan went to Gahan, the herb doctor, living at the foot of the mountain (at Kylollea,) for medicine for a woman in Mullinahone. Gahan warned him to beware of the fairies at Ballycullen Bridge and to keep a tight hold on the bottle of medicine. When passing by the bridge he was thrown into the ditch, but he held on firmly to the bottle and brought it safely home.
Local Heroes
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Tom Kennedy:- He was a man who lived below Mullinahone. He was able to throw 56 lbs, weight about twenty seven or twenty eight ft, in length. He is dead about twelve years. ------------------------------------------------------
John Leahy:- He was a man who lived in Jamestown, Mullinahone. He was a great mower. He was able to mow an acre of hay in the day with a scythe. He is dead about fourteen or fifteen years.------------------------------------------------------
James Power was a native of Ballingarry. He was creamery manager of Spring-Field at one time. He was a great jumper. He was able to jump 5 ft, 10 ins, or 5 ft, 11 ins, He is still living. He competed in all the local sports of the district.
Local Happenings
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The great Cattle Drive of Ballyphilip, Ballingarry, Thurles, Co. Tipperary took place in the year 1906. The lands of Ballyphilip were grazed by a man named Ned Hughes of Mullinahone Co. Tipperary. The lands consisted of about seven hundred acres. There was a Society of men known as the Land Leaguers in this area. Some of these men were tenants on the lands who had been evicted and they were all the time agitating to get back their homes. On these lands there was a gentleman's residence. It was rumoured that Mr. Hughes, who grazed the lands at that time lived at BallyRichard, Mullinahone with his brother, was about to come to live to Ballyphilip. If he did so the tenants believed that they were deprived of any division of their lands. They held a meeting for the purpose of preventing this man from taking over the land and the decision they arrived at was to drive the cattle, horses, and sheep home to the owner at BallyRichard. A large crowd of men assembled on the land on November 2nd in the year 1910 and before the dawn of day all stock of all description was on the road and all the countryside were
My Home District
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Modehill is the name of my home district. It is situated in the barony of Slieveardagh and the County of Tipperary and in the parish of Mullinahone. There are thirteen families in Modeshill and fifty one people. There are five thatched houses and eight slate ones in it. There are four people living in my district who are over seventy years but they do not know any Irish. They speak English well and can tell many good stories in English.
There were several houses in my district years ago and the ruins of some of them are still to be seen. Most of the people who lived there sold out their places and all they had and went to America. Two rivers pass through my district one the Spring River which forms the boundary between the parishes of Mullinahone and Ballingarry. The King's River passes through my district also.
Local Rhymes
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There was always enmity between the Callan and Mallinahone people, that was one of the reasons Callan wa called "Calainn an Clampair" for there were many Faction fights in the town as it was on the border between Kilkenny and Tipperary.
The Carrick on Suir people, the Ballingarry and Mullinahone people made Callan their fighting centre in the olden times, hence the old saying:-Run through the world but walk aisy through Callan."The following is a song made long ago by a Callan man about Mullinahone people:-
Hedge-Schools
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considered by the people an exceptionally brilliant man more so than the old Arennan. He was not a native of this district and I have heard it said that he had a brother a teacher also who had the distinction of teaching Charles Kickam in his early days in his native Mullinahone.
(gan teideal)
“There was an old married couple living half a mile outside Mullinahone.”
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There was an old married couple living half a mile outside Mullinahone. They had a little "tiff" one night. The mans name was Comerfort and while his wife was in a passion she said "Well since the day I met you I haven't any pleasure". "Well if you haven't pleasure you have Comerfort" he replied.
(gan teideal)
“About two miles from Mullinahone in a place called Poulacapple there is an old well which is lined with stone.”
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About two miles from Mullinahone in a place called Poulacapple there is an old well which is lined with stone. The following story is told about it:- When St Patrick came to Ireland he visited this place (Poulacapple). The water happened to be very scarce about this time so St Patrick on hearing this stuck his staff in the ground and water sprung up. He blessed this well and it's said there's a cure in its water.
Funny Story
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One night as a man was coming home from Mullinahone. There was a big flood. he saw a white cat sitting on a wall. He was lifted off his feet and was thrown into a field.
(gan teideal)
“Tom Phelan was a great weight-thrower.”
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Tom Phelan was a great weight-thrower. His throw was 29 feet with a half -curl. He was able to throw it 14 feet 3 inches over the bar. He once was the world's champion weight thrower. He lived in Modeshill Mullinahone.
(gan teideal)
“Once there was a house in Mullinahone where men used to be cardplaying every night.”
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Once there was a house in Mullinahone where men used to be cardplaying every night. One Saturday night they stayed cardplaying all night & when it was time to go to Mass on Sunday morning some of them went to Mass & the rest of them stayed playing the cards. When the people came out from Mass the house was taken away by a flood.
(gan teideal)
“The Geata Dubh is a gate on the road going from Drangan to Mullinahone”
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The Geata Dubh is a gate on the road going from Drangan to Mullinahone about a quarter of a mile from Drangan. There was a road going from it out by the side of Knockura and on to the Newtown road. There was a woman living in Kilbury called Madame clear.
(gan teideal)
“This School (Drangan Boys') was used as the Parish Church until the present church was built in 1863.”
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This school (Drangin Boys') was used as the Parish Chuch until the present church was built in 1863.
There is a stone set in the wall of a small room at the end of the school now used as a coalhouse and on it is writtin:-
"Auctore parochopatri Fr Fox parochianis comitentibus edificata fuit hoc ((haec?) eclesia 1806"
Fr. Fox was at that time parish priest of Mullinahone and Drangan.
Mullinahone is now a separate parish and Drangan and Cloneen are joined together.
Mass Rock
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In the Penal times, when priests were not allowed to say Mass, they used to go out on the mountains to say it. On the hill over Kylotlea near Mullinahone, a big rock is still to be seen where Mass was said in the olden times. Near it stands a big cross, made out of a tree which grew there, and Mass is celebrated at that cross and rock every ten years.
Mass Rock
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There is a mass rock in Mullally's wood. It was erected in the penal days when the priests were hunted and forced to flee to hiding places. The people around used to attend mass in that wood at the risk of their lives. The place is still kept holy and mass was celebrated there about six years ago by one of the Mullinahone priests.
The Nine Mile House Ambush
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crown forces used to travel. The company that took part were from Mullinahone, Coolagh, Callan, Ballylarkin and Ballyline.
On the morning of the twelvth of December those mentioned companies mobilised in their in their own Area's and came by isolated routs to the foot of Slievenamon. Nine Mile House took up their positions at five o'clock in the morning to wait for the lorries. They waited all day but no lorries passed. Unexpectedly a cycling patrol came from Mullinahone. The patrol dismounted at the foot of the hill and walked up where the so called Rebels lay. When they came in range, the shot-guns fire was opened ont he hirelings to which they made no reply. However they took to their heels leaving behind their bicycles of the eleven which were captured.
The ambush was not a success, as it should have been, for if they came further into the trap, they would have been all shot-dead. Then the I.R.A. went home by different routes, but a large force of the British came on and burned several hay-barns, and used their Brute tactics on several people, and even shot some of their own soldiers in mistake for the rebels.
The Ambush led up to the arrest of several of the I.R.A. of which the majority of the bboys sepnt terms of imprisonment in Waterford,
Local Forges
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Tallis, the man that works for Tobin, is able to make harrows. Long ago pikes were made here. The first pike was made for Charles Kickham, the great patriot in Mullinahone