Mrs Maguire aged 80 Gubrawoolly Swanlinbar Co. Cavan told me that many years ago a vessel containing H Communion was dug up in Killaduff old church ruins in graveyard.

he arrived at the bank of the river in Gubrawoolly and was able to find his way to [Farney's] where he stayed until "broad daylight".The same night a neighbour of his - Jimmie McManus Drumbeagh also lost his way on Drumcar. He arrived out on the Mill Road and passed Tom Maguire's Gubrawoolly several times. At last he sat down on a stone and waited for daylight to come.Both men were very tired and weary after their long journeys.It has also been known of people being led astray that they may reach a spot they know and then set out again for home and again lose their direction and have to wait for daylight to return home.

There were people in the town of Gubrawoolly called the Flanagans. They were tailors by trade. They were used to making rimes and songs. They made a song about the water bailiffs - the men that watched the river. The ruins of their house is their yet. There was about eight of a family. There is none of them alive now - they are all dead.
There is a man in the townland of Dunglave called James McGovern. He made a song about the Black and Tans.

Turf and bog-oak have been used for fire in this district. There are thousands of acres of bog in this area still.Bog-deal splinters were used as lanterns at night to help travellers through bogs and mountains. Rush-lights were made by peeling green-rushes and dipping them in grease or oil and allowing them to harden or stiffen. These rush-lights were burned in a special kind of candle-stick. One of these candlesticks is still to be seen in Tom Maguire's, Gubrawoolly. It is a piece of wood about three inches square having an iron-spike ten or twelve inches high standing in the centre at the top of which a clasp was attached in which the rush-light was secured.Candles were made locally by rolling "grease" or lard (from pigs) and pulling a piece of thread or twine through.

This road is locally called "Morley's Road" in memory of a man who spent a lot of his money in having the road made in 1899."Glan Cross" is another cross-roads. One road leads to Corlough and Ballinamore, another leads to Swanlinbar and is locally called the mountain Road and also the Church Road. This road passes through the "Murdering Hollow" a very steep glen in Gubrawoolly where a man is said to have been murdered on his way home from a Fair in Swanlinbar."Peadar a-Bótair's" is the name of another cross-roads. There are five roads leading from Peadar a-Bótair's. One leads to Corlough and Ballinamore the opposite one leads to "Glan Cross" mentioned above. The third road leads towards Tullylogfinn. A fourth road leads east towards Brackley Lake and the opposite one leads up Stormy Hill and on towards Glangevlin. About

There was a football match in Farry's Meadow in Gubrawoolly about 60 years ago. Thirty men played on each side. They were picked from the parishes of Kinawley and Corlough. The Corlough men were winning until towards evening Peter Reilly, Drumcullion took the field for Kinawley and their parish won. Peter is about thirty years dead. Pat McGovern Drumbar (still living) also won fame for Kinawley.The match lasted a couple of hours. It is not certain what the score was.The players were dressed in home-made shirts and corduroy trousers with knee garters made of "Scoith", a kind of rope made from rushes which were threshed and crushed and wound into a rope or string. Some of the men wore frieze suits. Many of the foot-

1 About 120 years ago Mrs. McGovern Cornalon going to First Mass, twas morning. As she was passing a lane near a fort she saw something shining in the moon light. She stooped and lifted it and discovered it was a wonderful bar of gold about a foot long. She carried it a distance and it seemed very heavy so she decided to hide it. She put it very carefully into the hedge and covered it with grass and moss ('fog")
But when she returned from Mass and searched the place the grass and "fog" was there but the gold was gone.2 About 100 years ago Pat Maguire Gubrawoolly went for cattle out to the Claddagh River. The place where the cows were grazing was very lonely, full of rocks and "sgreags".

Mick Mac Caffrey Altanure went to a small lake on Commas Mountain to fish. It was very early before sunrise and as he was fishing he saw a strange animal like a horse coming swiming towards. He was very frightened and returned home at once.
(This was about 40 years ago).Hugh Maguire, Gubrawoolly went to hunt to Commas Mountain about 60 years ago. He had two dogs with him and they soon saw a white hare. They chased the hare for some distance when suddenly the hare turned around, attacked the dogs and chased them back down the mountain.

The Famine.
The Famine in this district was not very severe as the people did not depend entirely on the potatoes. They had cattle and sheep on the mountain. They often bled the cattle to help to sustain the family.
The district was not very thickly populated. But places are pointed out where people dropped dead of hunger. At Altanure Bridge a women dropped dead crossing the field. In Altachullion a young girl asked Tom McGoldrick, an uncle of Phil Ruadh, for a leaf of cabbage and dropped dead immediately after eating a piece of it.
The fever broke out after the Famine and in Gubrawoolly an old shed was used in which those suffering were left to die.
Several people were found

in melted lard and put aside in an iron mould to cool. Special candle sticks made of iron called sconces some holding 2 and others 3 candles were used and some are still to be seen in farmers' houses.
This information was given by Mrs Maguire aged 80 farmer's widow, Gubrawoolly, Swanlinbar Co. Cavan.Rope-making. Ropes or sugars made of twisted hay are used for tying corn stacks and ricks of hay in this district.Lime-burning. Lime is burned in a kiln in the townland of Killaduff near the village of Swanlinbar Co. Cavan Culm brought from Arigna coal mine Co. Leitrim is used to burn the limestone. The stones are dug out of a quarry and broken fine.
Buckets of limestone and buckets of culm are emptied alternately into the kiln until it is full. A fire is lighted underneath and left until it burns itself out.

Pat Mallanaphy, Drumbeagh, Matt McManus Gubrawoolly, Ellen (Dan) McGovern Dunlave were famous step-dancers.Pat Mallanaphy won a prize for Dancing at a Party given by the Landlord Beresford at Owendoon, Bawnboy. (50 years ago.)Matt McManus danced on a Side Plate for fifteen minutes & did no injury to the Plate.1. Mrs. Pat McGoldrick Tullylugfinn was a famous singer (7 years dead).2. Frank McAvitty (still living) Altercock and 3. James Maguire Gowlan (dead a short time) made songs and sung them. Songs about local events.4. Tom McGoldrick Clohogue, Swanlinbar made a song about the attempt made by the Orangemen to take Swanlinar R.C. Church -12th August 1868. Landlord intended to destroy the Church because the Catholics didn't pay rent for it. (80 years ago)

a fairy pass and went astray. After a long time walking about he sat down and turned his coat inside out. Then he found himself on a tombstone in Killaduff graveyard.
In the fort (c) a crock of gold is supposed to be hidden. It is guarded by a spirit and lights and shadows are said to be seen there. My informant was Mrs McGovern of the same townland aged 88.
Two stories are told in connection with the fort (d) The teller is Mrs Maguire aged 80 farmer's widow Gubrawoolly. Swanlinbar Co Cavan.
One day an old woman living near the fort heard the noise of a churn. She thought it was the fairies who had taken away her milk and churned it. She got very angry and ran away with a hatchet to kill them. She saw nothing. Next day she was churning. When she stooped to lift off the butter she fell into the churn and was drowned.
An man living near the fort

Sore eyes: Bathe with cold spring water.
Colds: 1 Boil onion in milk and drink the liquid. 2. Eat garlic raw or boiled.
Ringworm: Mix soot salt and sulphur boil together and rub on for 10 days.
Corn Cure: 1 Get wing leaves and soak them in paraffin oil. Put them on the corn until it gets soft.
2. Wash the feet in bog water.
Swollen Joints: Boil chicken weed. make into a poultice and apply it the part swollen. Cover with a flannel bandage.
Stomach troubles: 1. Boil dandelion roots and drink the water.
2. Squeeze the white juice out of the stems and drink it fasting.
3. Heat spa water and drink it fasting for 9 mornings.
Sore: Let a dog lick it.
Most of the above information was given by Mrs Maguire aged 80 farmer's widow. Gubrawoolly Swanlinbar Co. Cavan.- and Mrs. Bella Mc Hugh (deed) ages 94
Mill St Swanlinbar Co. Cavan