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1. Local Historical Traditions - The Bad Times (continued)

   

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   and he had no way of carrying him there if he didn't get the old jennet from Thady (Ed O'Connell)

   
   Some two days ago (5/11/34) the papers, reporting a lecture by Mr. Shane Leslie stated that he had traced the "Dike of the Black Pig" through Cavan and Monahan etc. They had a belief in my home townland (Liath-mor Mochaomhóg, Tiob. Ár) that there in the bogland near the site of the ancient monastery was, as they called it "The Valley of the Black Pig" and through it runs to this day "the Black River"

   
   Mrs Ellen Hedderman (77) Clocherdaloorty, Fedamore, says that the name of Ahern could never be mentioned in the presence of Mrs. Hartigan of Skeheen, Meanus, Bruff. Ahern was Captain of the Whiteboys at the time Bolands House was burnt (pp 81.82) and he betrayed his men. (It was not said but it was to be inferred that some near relation of Mrs Hederman suffered as a result of Ahern's betrayal) Mrs. Hederman herself, who as a little girl, lived with this Mrs Hartigan most heartily still detests the "name and tribe." She is illiterate, but by some method, can mark on the lime-washed wall of her bedroom, with her FINGER-NAIL the amount of the cottage rent which she has paid, and will consult this mark when the rent collector calls. This I can vouch for on the authority of Mr. P.J. Costelloe, rent-collector.

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Daithí Ó Ceanntabhail

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Múinteoir