School: Kiffa
- Location:
- Kiffagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Helen Dinneen
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- There was once a family named Smyth and they lived in Drumbarry and it is believed that they cut a lone bush which was growing in a field beside their own house and it is said from that on that the whole family faded away, and it is only a few months ago that they last one in the family died.
- Collector
- Maud Lowry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graddum, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Daney Mc Cormick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Graddum, Co. Cavan
- In a field below our house owned by Phil Mc. Cormick there is a huge lone tree growing in the middle of the field and it is supposed that if anyone cuts a branch off this tree that their hair turns grey while they sleep and when(continues on next page)