There are three old graveyards and a local one in this district. One of the old ones is in the townland of Kilmacleague, one in Ballygarron and one in Rathmoylan. The local graveyard is in Carbally. The old graveyards are not in use now. The graveyards are not round in shape. There is a ruined church in Kilmacleague and Rathmoylan. The graveyards are not very level. Long ago there were no trees in the graveyards but there are trees in the local graveyard. There are no dates on the stones in the old graveyards. There are no ornamented crosses in the old graveyards only stones. There was a cross made of wood in the local graveyard at Carbally but it fell down. People do not remember burials having taken place in the old graveyards. Unbaptised children were and still are buried in the

I live in Rathmoylan, about twelve miles from Waterford City. The town land lies in the Tramore-Carbally Parish and in the Barony of Gaultier.
Long ago Rathmoylan was called Ráth Faoláin and is still called so by the old people living in the surrounding districts.
Years ago Rathmoylan was a large village consisting of a monastry, castle, shops and numerous houses.
Kings by the name of Whelan lived there for hundreds of years. These kings dwelt in a large castle which was built in the same field as the monastery. No ruins of the castle now remain. The kings when going to war used to bury their treasure in the neighbourhood. Where about one hundred years ago a man knocking an old wall found a crock of gold.
The monastery was dedicated to St John the Evangelist. Its ruins are still in good condition except the roof which is missing. The altar was east. The entrance gate and piers are still to be seen, and also the remains of the secret road leading to the old church. The last public burial took place there about twenty-eight years

There is a rath down in Rathmoylan glen. A rath it is called. It is on the side of a hill. It is in the shape of a circle. There is a ditch near it. There is no entrance into it. The fairies are supposed to have built it. The smugglers used to hide tobacco in it. The Danes are not connected with it.

Patrick Douglas a native of Rathmoylan was a noted thatcher. He lived in this parish for a number of years. William Foley lived at Furry Hill Kilmessan held a forge there. He used to make fire irons. His brother Brian Foley held one at Marshalstown, also Patrick Foley had

Michael Murray, Straney, Rathmoylan has this cure. He says certain prayers. The ingredients which have to be brought to him are two bottles of stout and goose-dropping which he mixes together.

sailors are buried in the old church. The remains of an old road leading to the cove are still recognisable.About a quarter of a mile East of hte point of Rathmoylan bove a large rock in the shape of a ship is to be seen. The people call it the Old Ship. It stands out in the sea.

About fifty years ago a ship was lost between Rathmoylan and Ballymacaw cove. It was called the Venus Bee. It was lost in a hole since been called the wrack hole. It had a general cargo.
Some of the things included all sorts of Delph crockery ware timber and barrels of whiskey. There was crew of over thirty on her. A man by the name of Jim Gough was the first to see her. She was driven into the hole by a huge wave. Another wave dashed her against a rock and she broke in two. The bow as swept up on the cliff and the stern stayed in the water. All the crew were on the stern and they were all drowned. Many people in Bally-

One old school conducted by Mrs Benn was held in a barn in Rathmoylan. The pupils sat around by the walls on long stools and sand was strewn on the floor to keep it dry. Children came to this school from places situated many miles away from it eg Leperstown. The subjects taught were - reading, arithmetic, history, geography and spelling. They seemed to value spelling very much. The girls were taught plain sewing. This school existed about the years 1863 to 1866.Later on a school was opened in Dunmore conducted by Miss Wood who lived with her mother in a thattched house (where Bells Drapery Shop is situated now.) Her mother's brother was Father Dixon? and their remains are interred in Killea Church grave yard. She taught the three R's, history, geography and spelling which they learned from special spelling books. The pupils wrote first on slates and then with paper, pencil, pens and ink. The fee charged in the school varied according to the different classes e.g. 1d for 1st class, 2d for second class and so on. if the pupils were bold they were put into stocks. These were wooden stands on the floor and the unfortunate child had to put her foot into this. It was then lightened so that the feet could not be moved and the poor victim had to stand thus facing the wall

In February 1884 a sailing vessel named "The Venisa B" bound from Rio De Janere to Liverpool with a cargo of crockery, delph, mettle pot, skillets and pans. She was blown in a Southerly gale on the rocks under Cliff Lodge near Ballymacaw. She had a crew of 29 on board and all were lost. It was a 11pm when the wreck happened and in the morning great alarm was soon spread and all the people of district both young and old ran over the cliffs to the scene of the wreck. All the dead bodies of the men were seen floating around. All the people got pots, pans, and crockery, but when the Coast Guards heard it they came over and would not let the people take any more. It was very hard to get down the steep cliff. One man came from Waterford to buy crockery. He fell down the cliff and was killed and the people of the district had a hard job to get him up. Some of the bodies came ashore on a little beach there and the people took them and buried them in Rathmoylan Church Yard. They did not know what faith the men were. When the vessel was about to sink she split in two and one part sank and the other was washed ashore on the beach. it was said that if the men had remained in

ago. The oldest head-stone that I could read dates back to the 17th century. Many other head stones are of later years. The incription on some of the stories is very hard to reas as it is partly worn off. Many of the stories are quickly disappearing for the want of care. The part of the grave yeard facing the South is in perfect condition and has no head stones marking to show that anyone was buried in it.
Every year the people of Rathwhelan used to come there from miles around. The music was supplied by wandering musicians with such instruments as flute, fiddle, barrel organ, mouth organ, tin-whistle and melodian. Many old women used to come selling appled and other goods (from the city). The sports were ended by a dance held on the middle-piece. No traces of which is to be seen.
Many weird stories are told about Rathmoylan Cove. Hundreds of years ago a boat was wrecked off the point of the cove. Several boats have been wrecked since in the vicinity. The occupants of each boat are supposed to have seen the first boat and heard music played by the ships phantom orchestral.
Some years ago a boat was wrecked at this point having seen the Phanton Ship. All the

The hens sits on the eggs for three weeks. She is set with thirteen eggs. Marks are often put on the eggs when they are not hatched in a box, incase another hen would lay an egg in the nest. When eggs are got in a poultry station there is also a mark put on them.Trixie Love,
The Moate,
Rathmoylan,
Co. Meath

Port na Díl. in the cliffsPort Gainimhe (local pron. Port Ganee), in Old Ship. Rathmoylan
Gleann na Mionnán, a small glen in Carballybeg, a short distance NE of Summerville N.S.
Byrne's Bridge, under the road from Carbally Chapel to Leperstown
Byrne's New Line, the same road.
The small farmhouse of the late Byrne family is now in ruins.
Ball an Easpaigh (pron. Ball'n Easpa) the fields adjoining the stream immediately south of Gaultier Creamery.
Cnoc an Treasaigh, in same locality, on farm of Mr. John Sheehan, Kilmacombe.

Ballymacaw Cove.
Poul-a-hell (pron.) Heard Poll na shúile also. A long sea-cave with a narrow eyelike opening to the east of Rathmoylan Cove.Carraig ghabhair Riabhach, (now pron. corrig-ow-ree) A shelving rock at the west-side of same cove.Uaimh iarrainn, (now pron, new-earing) a sea cove to the west of same cove.bán an iarrainn, a field on Mrs. O'Regan's farm, Ballyshuneen.bán a sceach, on same farm.bawn-a-vie, on same farm.bán bháitéara, formerly owned by the Walter family, on same farm.bán an aitinn, a knock on same farm.garradha comáin, a very level field used as a hurling ground in the past, on Mr. Patk Quann's farm.

macaw got in new floors with her timber. The also got cups and plates and numerous other things. They also had plenty of whiskey to drink.
This happened in the night. It was blowing a gale of southerly wind. All the bodies that were got were buried in Rathmoylan graveyard. The hole where the wreck occurred is now called the wreck hole.
After the wreck her lights used to be seen sailing into the wreck hole. Many people saw them.
Kathleen Gear
Ballymacaw
Dunmore East
Co WaterfordGot from my father Patrick Gear

with pride.
Oh God help the man
That jumped against his iron sides!5.
Christy Cooney and Bernard Dowling
Likewise Joe Leonard too,
They were always sure and ready
To show what they could do.6.
Now the game is over
Mat Fulham must be sore,
For he played a better game in Rathmoylan
Than he ever played before.