School: Stravicnabo
- Location:
- Stravicnabo, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Michael Kelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0978, Page 422
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- (continued from previous page)the shore where they started they got the gold. When they were ready to start home a big fish came out and cut the rope with its tail and the barrel rolled back into the lake.
- In the penal times there was a mass rock over in "Carriucknaveadan" and a priest was killed on the side of the hill facing "Lattagloghan" Mill in a field belonging to Own Sheridan. The priests name was Dowd this family gave many priests to the church during their times. Mass was sometimes said in an old "Mill" in Drumnaveigh that is now out of use. There was a priest hunted into Stravicnabo but he escaped Stravicnabo extended only as far as "McHughs forge" the lower end of it was called Curranan. In 1829 was Emancipation before that time there were no bells in the chapels.
- Collector
- William Watson
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Michael Mallon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Drumnaveagh, Co. Cavan
