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   “In our townland there are not many hills, fields or hollows bearing any historic names.”

   

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   deep hole being in the river running through a man's land named Paddy Mc Dermot. There is an old mud-wall cabin known as "The Sweat-House" which found its name by the old women going there to sweat themselves long ago. When they took the cold they would go to the house and put in a fire and have a pot of boiling water on the floor. They used to sit between the two in order to sweat themselves.

   The "fattening Park" is situated in the townland of Lougafonta and is noted for fattening cattle. The "Ghostly Gap" situated in Lakeview was supposed to be haunted by ghosts in ancient times.

   There is also a rock three miles north of Manorhamilton known as "Archie Rock." or the "Child's Cradle" where Mass used to be celebrated by the hunted Priests in "Penal" days.

   
   The above was collected by Mary Bridget Travers from her mother who lives in

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Bridget Travers

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Briscloonagh, Co. Leitrim