centre of the parish, and as most of the houses are situated up on the mountain sides many Mass-paths are running in the direction of the church.These paths are crossed by stiles where they cross from one farm to another. There are three stones standing along the first old road which mark the spot where three men were shot by "Revenue Commissioners". It was said they were informed on.
The only ford of any importance in this parish is situated in the Townland of Corava. It consists of high stones which cross the "Big River". There is a similar one on the Shannon at Derrynatuan. The small mountain streams are crossed by small wooden bridges and in some places by a large flag.

We had a tannery here in our district. It was sited in Derrynatuan. The workers of this tannery coloured the leather by cutting the bark off the trees and boiling it. When the old cattle would would die they would burn the hair of the skin with a chemical like washing soda. They wanted the leather very much because the used to kill cattle to get the skin for the tannery. They would kill some young cattle for it also. They used to put the skin into a machine like that of a machine for ringing water out of clothes.
The the skin was put into a tank made of stone slab and some stone slabs were put on top of the skin and the boiled bark was thrown on top of it. It was left in that state for several weeks. They would take it then out until it would harden and dry. They called it leather then. It was bought then by the shoemakers. In those days the shoemaker would go from (to) house to house to make shoes.
We had soap making here also. They made it in their own homes. When any of their cattle would die they would take the tallow and fat out of them and cut it up into small pieces and render in

23rd April '38
An old StoryAbout thirty years ago a man a native of Derrynatuan was at a fair in Blacklion. During the day he went to get his dinner. The dinner was of meat. While he was eating a bone stuck in his throat and choked him. No one noticed him until he was dead. When he was got a messenger came to his house. Then his wife and brother went off to Blacklion. As soon as they struck the road they heard cries and roars and the noise of galloping horses. This continued until they were in Blacklion. So it was supposed that this man was brought by the fairies.In a few years after the flu was raging. The dead man's wife was sick and nearly all in the house. After some time she improved and she arose. At dusk that evening she fell dead. The local men went for the priest. They came on home. At the back of the woman's house they met her. It was then the crying and roaring started. The same night a man named Mick Dolan of Latoon was going to bed when the whole room was lit up and a crowd of people riding horses went past. It is said that this man and woman were both brought by the fairies.

Local RoadsAs this parish is only inhabited for about two hundred very little progress was made in the way of road-making or bridge building.The first road which went through this parish started from above Cavan town and ran in the direction of Manorhamilton. Traces of it are still to be seen. It ran up the barrack hill to the north side of the barrack.
It came through Legnagrow, Drumhurrin and Derrynatuan and on to the ‘Red Lion’. It was very rough and ran up and down hill for it was not meant for traffic of vehicle. The next road was made to Blacklion which goes past Curratary School. It is called the ‘Old Road’. It was much better than the last mentioned one but was also useless for horse drawn cars or motors. There is a little ‘boithrín’ in the town land of ‘Crea’. It was made by the landlord, Lord Anglesey to give a chance to the poor tenants to earn their rent. They were obliged to work at very small wages something like sixpence per day.
The newest and best road in this parish runs from the lake in Legnagrow to Blacklion. It was made in the year’ ‘81-‘82 but since then it has been repaired and steam rolled and is now suitable for all vehicles. The workmen were paid at the miserable wage of one shilling per day and had to support themselves from that.
The church is situated in the