The following composition is about Old Crafts.
Candles were made in my district long ago. My grandmother remembers making some of them. They used to have a mould in which they used to put grease and the inside of the rushes. The grease was the fat of the inside of a sheep.
Clothes-baskets and market-baskets were made locally by Mr. Fitzpatrick and potato baskets are made locally still.
All classes of forge work were done by the late Mr. Kirwan, Kilbranish.
Spinning and weaving, and dyeing were done by Mr. Scot, Clonmullen. He lived in Jacob's field on the lower side of the lane beside our house. He also tanned leather and made whips. Nail making and wheel making were done locally. A man named Mr. John Kavanagh, Kilmyshall, made them. There was a pottery work in Carrigduff. It was worked by Mr. Curran and they used to get the clay at the river Clody in Laver's field. There was a lime kiln at the top of Clonmullen and lime was burned there.

62This is a story I heard from Mr. M. Nolan. According to this old man tere is supposed to be money hidden in Coolattin.
He also told me that it was hidden under very unlevel ground, and that men tried to level it, but they were not able. There is supposed to be a white dove minding it there. He told me also that there was a man ploughing in that field, and when he came to where the money was hidden he got a pain in his arm, and he never recovered.
It is not known if anyone dug for it or not. There was a Lepreacaun seen by two men in that field also.Written by. Mary Byrne
Story told by. Michael Nolan. (80)
Kilmyshall,
Clohamon,
Ferns.

82Graveyards.There are four or five graveyards in this Parish. There is one disused graveyard a few yards away from the R.C. Church and a new graveyard about a mile and a half from the Parish church. There is an old and a new graveyard in Kilmyshall. There is an old Reilig also in this Parish.
There is a story told about a graveyard when the people called
"Sackemups" were going about.
About sixty years ago when a corpse would be buried the friends of the dead person would have to sit up for eight or nine nights so that the
"Sackemups" could not take the corpse.
At a certain time in the turf drawing from Knockanana when the turf drawers were coming past Kilcommon graveyard, there was a corpse after being buried there in a vault. One of the turf drawers remained in the "pub" longer than the others. His name was Larry Lamb of Moteybower in

83the Parish of and then he took a short cut across the Graveyard to overtake the others.
When he was coming through the graveyard the "Sackemups" were taking the corpse out of the vault and they caught Lamb and they put him in and closed the vault.
They had not gone far when another company of "Sackemups" came to take the same corpse and they opened the vault and they asked one another which of them would go down first for the corpse and Lamb spoke up and said " Let no one come down here until I go up." They got a great fright and ran away because they thought it was the corpse that spoke. Lamb got up out of the vault and saved his life.2. In the "Crosses" Kilmyshall, Parish of Bunclody, Graveyard the graves are like stone tables with six legs and the names are on the top. The reason they are made like this was in order that their enemies could not take the corpse.Elizabeth Kavanagh, Gurteen.
Materials obtained from -
Mr. Phelim Kavanagh, Gurteen.

120The Local FairsThere is a fair held in Bunclody every month. It is held in the streets of the town. There used to be a fair in Clohamon until about fifty years ago. It was held in the neighbourhood of a castle and was also near the old graveyard of Kilmyshall. There used to be faction fights at the fair, that is, if a family had trouble with another family they would go to the fair of Clohamon to fight it out with sticks. When an animal is sold the seller gives the buyer some money for luck. When a bargain is made the parties concerned show their agreement by striking their hands and spitting. When an animal is sold it is marked with raddle or mud on the side. When an animal is sold the rope is given away. On the June fair in Bunclody there used to be match making. There is a special fair held every Wednesday for the sale of pigs.Above information from
John Wall.
Irish St.,
Bunclody,
Co. Wexford.

133When soot falls down the chimney it is a sign of rain.
If the stars are plentiful it is a sign of frost.
When the sun shines early in the morning is the sign of a bad day.
When you see a rainbow it is a sign of showers.
If Kilmyshall church bell is heard in Bunclody it is a sign of rain.
If the grass on the ditches smells it is the sign of rain.
If the crows fly low it is the sign of rain.
When the smoke of the chimneys blow towards Clohamon it will rain.
When a sow is lame in Autumn it is a sign of a hard Winter.
If you kill a spider it will rain.
When you see the seagulls coming up the river it is a sign of wet weather.
When you see the wild-geese going to the Bog of Allen it is a sign of dry weather.

164Local Heroes.
(From G. Morrissey Ryland Rd., Bunclody)Strong men. John Dempsey, Bunclody, was a great stone lifter. Lifted at one end a ton weight.
(Father of Mrs. MacDonald, Main St., still living).
Tom Hendrick lifted seven half cwts tied together.
J. Murphy, (worked at Keating's Mill) lived in Bunclody, native of place near Enniscorthy, took sixteen stone bags of flour together and threw them into cart
Runners. Tom Tobin was a great runner and jumper. Leaped across three grave stones in three standing leaps in Kilmyshall.
Patrick Sinnott of Graigue beg was married before he wore shoes. Was able to run down rabbits.
He won old pensioners' race at the age of seventy.
Matthew Lyons (buried April 1938) ran from Bunclody to Gorey, competed in race in Gorey and finished third. He was able to keep up with the 'bus as far as Enniscorthy from Bunclody. Lived in Bunclody.
Walkers. Thomas Murphy, tailor, would start for Dublin early morning and be back by night. He often did it.
Jer Morrissey (father of J. Morrissey, Ryland Rd) was going to Enniscorthy with a good horse. Man named Barnie Aspill passed by him. Morrissey offered him a lift to Enniscorthy but Barnie said he had not