School: Druim Muc (roll number 12861)
- Location:
- Corderrybane, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: M. Ní Chuinneagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0937, Page 127
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- (continued from previous page)now the Main Trunk Road from Carrickmacross to Castleblayney. At that time a man and horse could only go by it as it was so narrow.
Long ago it was a great custom for the young people of the country to gather to the cross-roads and have a dance. They sang and they used to stay till near morning. Some nights they lighted a bonfire, and they had big drums with them. They marched along and carried torch lights. Sometimes they used to toss halfpence and play cards.
Along the Annyalla Road there is a cross cut out on the grass to mark the place where a man was killed. He was killed coming from a football match by a brake.
There is a Mass path along the top of Corderryduff(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pól Ó Carrathar
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corderryduff, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Miss C. Mc Ginnity
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Corderryduff, Co. Monaghan
