There was an ould woman wan time. She lived at the Cross of Wilkinstown. Herself and her husband lived in a little thatched house, and they had no family. The ould house and all is gone now. The ould man died anyway, and was buried in Whitechurch. The graveyard in Whitechurch is only a few hundred yards down from the little house were they lived. After he dying the ould woman used go down every night to the graveyard with a big plate of pap and leave it on the grave for him. She used gather the timber crosses there around the graveyard and bring them home and burn them. If you were passing there at night you'd hear paint melting, and you'd get the smell of it off the crosses.
In the morning she'd go down to see if he ate the pap; and of course twould be aten by dogs & cats, but she thought 'twas her husband used come & ate it. "The poor fellow" she used say, "He ate it."

There was a fellow living in Whitechurch, and this night his wife was having a youngster. The nurse was tormented with him, she couldn't keep him out of the room. She would send him off for a bucket of water, but as soon as he'd return he'd be up to the room

It was said, and it is still said, that a light is seen rising at the graveyard (Whitechurch) and going down along the Valley down as far as Culmers.
It disappears there, and is seen no more 'til the next night.

walking down in the direction of the rath. There was a certain man some years ago owned the field in which the rath is, and was going to plough it. He intended ploughing the rath as well, but before he did so he went and asked the advice of the priest. The priest told him not to have anything to do with the rath, as he would never have any luck. So he took the priest's advice and didn't meddle with the rath.
I got this tale from Eddie Coady Wilkenstown, Whitechurch aged 95 years, and he also told me that there was a blessed well not very far away from the rath called Our Lady's well, It was a great well for curing diseased of all kinds, and there were crutches and other articles found at it,

Whitechurch is name of a townsland between Taghmon an Glyan. One of the biggest patterns in the country is help there, in the graveyard, at the present time. on 6th July, or the nearest sunday to it the patterns is held.
About a hundred years ago, there used to be a three days pattern held there, and was cars of sweets and and cakes and sugar-sticks, three card tricks, and wheel of fortune and every kind of a devil in it. Ould women used go around selling whiskey. Biddy Kane was the name of the ould woman that sold the whiskey around here. She used give it out in an ould pewter vessel.
The pattern nearly always ended

There was an ould thatched chapel in Whitechurch - it must be hundreds of years ago. Some of the old walls can be seen there yet.
There is a blessed well near it and it is called "The Lady's Well".
Close by, near the hill of Wicleamstown [?] there are seven wells together. They are called "The Seven Wells".

There was a little fellow living here in Whitechurch. He lived with his aunt.
There was a girl living near Taghmon at the time and the aunt made a match between herself and the lad. So the lad went in to see the girl himself and this is what he said to the girl:
"Me aunt likes you, and I likes yez too, and I'm going to marry yez"
That was all he said to her.

There's a Raz there in Mike Roche's field (Whitechurch) and they were going to break it up wan time. But the priest told them that 'twould be better if they felt it alone.
He told that nine out of every ten old Raz’s it wasn't right to meddle with them. So they never meddled with it from that day is this. Mrs. Kelly, she was a nurse, she saw a light wan night missing at the raz and coming up along as far as Murphy's house.

On pattern night a crowd usually gathers in here for a bit of fun.
Long ago the time of the big patterns of Whitechurch a crowd game in wan night. Biddy Kane of Camross came in and she sold whiskey to the crowd, and they all got fairly full.
In the height of the town a fellow, wan of the purdy boys, stole up on the loft and crow like

There was a son of Sam's working wan time at Larry O Brien's of Whitechurch. You know that farmer's place on the left hand side before you'd come to the graveyard.
This man was after threshing anyway and he had a whole lot of wheat & oats in bags up in a loft.
Sam used keep an ould jennet and car and he used ofter go around in it. On the night of the threshing Sam stole four or five bags of oats out of Larry O Brien's place. There was a path from Sam's place to Larry's house, but you couldn't bring a car

Within a quaarter of a mile of the village of Whitechurch, about 4 and a half miles S. from N. Ross in townland of Ballykelly, there are three huge stones standing on their ends thus:
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In or about 4 or 5 ton weight each, not leaning against each other but at the same time very close.

Coolstuff, pattern, 15th August.The biggest patterns of the district are those held in Adamstown, Galbally, and Whitechurch. On the day of the pattern very large crowds attend. Donkey cars are used as "standings" for selling sweets cakes and minerals. Long ago half pints of whiskey used to be sold "in the quiet" at the patterns. But there is nothing like that now.The patterns are attended mostly by women. Few men attend. At funerals, in this district, women never attend funerals they only attend patterns.Recorded from Mick Kelly, Taghmon, 62 years.

the 21st October every year, or the nearest Sunday to the 21st. This graveyard is also called "the Múnachán." (Mongachán!)The pattern of St. Mary's cemetery is held on 15th August.The pattern of the third graveyard, or parish graveyard is held on 21st of October or nearest Sunday to it.Trinity, a place in parish of Taghmon, about three miles from the village. Pattern of Trinity Cemetery is held on Trinity Sunday. Whitechurch, about four miles from Taghmon. Pattern held on 7th September or nearest Sunday.Adamstown about eight miles from Taghmon. Pattern held on last Sunday of October.Galbally, pattern, second Sunday of June.Duncorwick, pattern, 15th August.Kilcaven, pattern, last Sunday of May.

Place names(Taghmon)
The Building
Clover Vally
Ballinagale
Glassknock
Rochestown
Coolracheen
Newtown
Youngstown
Harveystown
Harfurstown
Ahfad
Osier Hill
Coolaw
Poolmarl
Tale Grove
Ballatartan
Knockbroad
Siggins Haggard
Coolstuff
Kingsford
Cools
Gardadreen
Ballahust
Trinity
Raheen na hoon
Mounteen ard
Cloughulagath
Cloonerane
Furlongstown
Old Booley
Ballahinagin
Harristown
Tomcoole
Coolteen
Whitechurch
Wilkenstown
Bavidetown