School: Carrigabruise
- Location:
- Carrigabruse, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Mc Enrae
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- At the approach of Spring about two hundred years ago the people of this locality were mystified by the deaths of many young girls from a mysterious malady which even very learned doctors could not diagnose.
One day a leprecaun appeared and said:-
"If thou wouldst eat nettles in March and muggins in May less brae maidens would die away"
These words are now used as a proverb in this neighbourhood.
Other local sayings are: -
"Never argue with an idiot."
"Borrowed horses have hard hooves"(continues on next page)