There was a man living long ago in Bannow and he drove the devil to hell wan time. Himself and another man were coming home wan night and they saw a light. The other man was afraid of his life. When they cam up to it they saw the figure standing. As soon as they came up to it the figure came towards them.
"In the name of the Blessed Trinity" said this man, go back to wherever you came from, and do harm to any man in this earth". Whatever it was, and sure I suppose it was the devil, he went off in a ball of fire, and there was never a light or anything seen there after.

"Tranes" are the little insects that eat and destroy the corn when it starts to grow.
The priests in Grantstown (near Carrgion-Bannow) bless water and give it out to the farmers to shake it on the field in order to prevent the "Tranes" from destroying the corn. They call it "Trane water."
The farmers will go to Granstown chapel and bring home a little jar, or a bottle of this Trane water. It is used as follows:
The farmer will, if he sees his corn crop failing (or a turnip crop also) come after sunset and shake the Trane water on the four corners of the field. At the same time he will take of his hat and bless himself.
The Trane is a small white worm and does considerable damage to corn and

Merrymaid, Fairmaid, Ranger, Stranger, Fisherman, Ruler, Yellowboy, Tuner, Ringer, Gingler, Faney, Farmer, Piper, Fiddler, Author, Reynard, Turig, and Turiner, Gray Laas, Finder and lovely Gamester.
There was a child supposed to have been buried alive down at Rosters gate near Cullens Cross. The crying of the child used to be heard at night and people used often come out to the doors to hear the cries. The most pitiable cries ever heard.
There was supposed to be some disease or plague at the time, and long ago when anything terrible like that used come, a child or something like that would be sacrificed to do away with the plague. This child was supposed to have been buried alive in order to do away with the plague.
Fieldnames on Bannow Island: “The two chapel fields”. (There was supposed to be a little chapel in one of them hundreds of years ago. The place was an island waiting but now when the tide is out you could come in and out from the main-land. It is only an island time of high-tides.)
The Bunny’s Park. The Cabbage Gardens. The Paireín Seógs

There was another ould fellow by the name of Sutton and he was a devil at the rhymes. He was changing wan time from Bannon to Tomhaggard. He was going to live there. When they were passing through Baldwinstown there were people at every door watching and making fun of him.
"As i went down through Belwinstown
Where there was neither church nor steeple
In every door there stood a whore
To laugh at dacent people"Another time some one asked him how was the family, and where they were, and so on.
Well says he:
(daughters) "I have two heifers in Bannow
(son) A Bullock in Mountpill
(wife) The ould Cow is in Rathnaden
(himself) And the Bull he's in Springhill"Sutton was workign at Hayes' of Streamville want time, at farm work. HE was no good after horses or anythign like that.
Anyway Hayes employed anotehr man wan day by the name of Ned Fitz', a great latin

He we have the Great Prince George
May fortune on him smile
Close followed by St. Patrick
The Patron of Our Isle
The Great Napoleon next steps in
The conqueror of renown
Close followed by Lord Wellington
Who swears he'll pull him down
The Emperor of Russia next steps in
A monarch of Great fame
Close followed by the Grand Signor
Most terrible for the name
The learned Doctor next steps in
To him our praise is due
And next Steps in Lord Nelson
The great admiral of the Blue.
Next the Polish King by name
And for Julius Ceasar he'll surely merit fame
And Alexander, he's the greatest of them all
'Tis for our jovial merrymen
we have them at our call.Here I am a Captain bold
Who leads no rebel throng
With a chosen band of heroes grand
To Bannow we do belong.