duck, The duck Keefe, Mick of the Height Little Tommy. The under Malloys. The Gunner Flynn, the danger connors, Long Mick Toole. Ebbs Foley, Mylie Gubbs Keefe The Ringer Doyle Tailor Byrnes, Yesty red the Cobbler, Will O'the Wisp. The Roller Keogh The Gow (gaba) Byrne, Paddy Go Easy Long Martin Fallon, The Bishop Byrnes Gubawn Gibbons, The Fenian Colemand, The Thresher Kavanagh Big dick of Knockananna Long Black Jim Whelan, Jim the Leprecaun Byrne, Mich the Dog Byrne, Red Tom Kavanagh, The Ringer Doyle Teary Eye Cullen, Simon such Egg Byrne Pat the Slasher, The railer Byrne, Jim the Midge Byrne, Whoola Willoughby The SHuller Willoughby, The Fisher Neill The Croper Brien, Mosey Doyle, The Herringmen of Kyle, Paddy go easy (Neill). Several Mick Byrnes of Ballymaconey were called as follows Grey Mick + White Mick, Mick + Mick of COney, Mick the "COult" + Mick the Pony also Mick the horse, + Mick the pony Garrets Mick + Mich of COney. The Gaudee Byrnes (probably gaduide)

A long time ago a corpse was buried in Knockananna graveyard, and that night two men came to remove it. They tied the pony and car outside the gate, and went on and commenced digging. It was not long until they came to the corpse, and they took him out and put him sitting in the car, and the two of them went back to cover the grave. A man happened to be passing by during the time, and he threw the corpse across the ditch, and got up in the car himself, and pretended to be the dead man. When the men came back they did not notice the change, but got up on the car and drove onward. After a while one of the men said to the other "Jack I feel this man getting hot" and the fellow who was supposed to be the corpse said "If you were where I was for the past two days you'ld be hot". The two men got a terrible fright, and they ran and left the corpse and pony and car there. The man who acted the corpse had the pony and car, and he went home delighted with himself.

In olden times the people looked on smiths to be the most useful man in the district. There are four forges in this parish.
Mr Doyle owns a forge in Rathdangan and Mr Mac Donald owns a forge in Hacketstown. The forge in Moyne is owned by Mr Stanley. Mr Kehoe owns the forge situated in the village of Knockananna. There is a slated roofs on it and it has one big door and one window. There is only one fire-place in the forge. The implements which the smith

Forges are not as much in use now as they were in olden times because motor power is becoming more common.
There are four forges in this parish, one in Rathdangan, one in Moyne, one in Knockananna and one in Hacketstown.
Mr Doyle owns the forge in Rathdangan. This forge has been here for many years but Mr. Doyle's people did not own it. It is situated by the roadside and a stream. There is one fireplace in it. The implements the smith uses are, a sledge, hammer, anvil, bellows and a tongs. He makes all kinds of farm implements. He shoes horses asses and wheels. He has a round stone near the forge for shoeing wheels on.

In olden times every townland had a special industry of its own. The only industry that was carried on in every townland and in every house, was the making of rush-candles. This was the most popular of all the industries, because it was the only way the people had of providing light. When the rushes were green they were cut and peeled. The part that remained after the peeling was dipped in grease and was hung up to dry.
After this the candles were fit for use. There was a special candlestick made to hold those candles. Basket-making was carried on in Knocknaskeagh by a woman named Mrs. Dora O'Toole.
Spinning and weaving was carried on in Ballinguile by a man named Mr. Thomas Keefe. A man by the name of Mr. Dunne made nails and pig-rings in Knockananna.

every townland. In Coolmanagh, many years ago there was a woolen mill. The old people of this district always went with their wool to this mill, to get it spun and carded. Those people then brought home this wool and wove it in their homes. An old woman in this district called Mrs. Harmon used to spin her own wool in her home by means of a spinning wheel. This wool was made into cloth and frieze.
Nail-making was also carried on in this district. A man called Mr. Dunne used to make nails and pig-rings in Knockananna. This industry is not carried on at the present day. Basket-making was carried on in this district on a large scale. The baskets were made by [people in this district at night, during the winter months. When people made baskets they first procured a thick sally. It was bent, and made into either a round or square shape. Thinner sallies were next got and were woven in and out through the thicker sallies.

The Witch
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One time there was a witch in Rathcott People used to go to her to get back the profits on milk, because when they churned, they would get no butter. The priest in Knockananna gave a sermon off the altar about going to the Witch and he said he would put everybody out of the Church that went near her. When the priest was passing by the Witch's lane, the horse dropped dead. The people that was there when the horse dropped dead wanted to go up for the witch, but the priest would not let them, + he went on to Askinagap. In the meantime when the priest was gone, someone went up for the Witch, and she raised the horse to life again. One of the men got up and rode the horse to Askinagap, + overtook the priest before he reached Askinagap Her power is shewn at last, he said.

in Askinagap carded and wove and knitted his stockings.
The children had to bring a penny and a sod of turf for which they were taught calculations Writing geography and singing. They had no maps and the geography was mainly local. This Mr. Furlong was from Knockshan rock and was very old. He was succeeded by a teacher named John Toole son of Mat Toole who lived in a little thatched house at the cross roads at Knockananna where Foleys now have a grove. There was a little path that went to the school and it is still used as a Mass path. The pupils who attended Mr. Furlongs school were Mr. Reilly, Bridget Byrne, Pat Graham who was Miss Grahams (now over 80) father Ellen McSweeney Bridget Whelan and Nicholas Connor who was a grandfather of the compiler of this note book. Mr. Furlong had six pupils and Mr. Tool had five or seven she was not sure as to the number.

Heard from Jos Coates, aged 68, church caretaker Knockananna where he was from and reared who heard it from his mother
I North County Woman
II Prof v Stories

Mr Doyle.
The forge in Hacketstown is owned by Mr. Mc. Donald. The forge in Knockananna is owned by Mr. Keogh and the forge in Moyne is owned by Mr Stanley. There is always a large stone called a "shoeing stone" near the forge.
There was an old forge in the townland of Kilcarney on the land of Mr Griffen. It was situated near a cross-roads. The shoeing stone which belonged to the forge is still to be seen. The water which the smith uses for cooling the iron is said to cure warts. The smith is always looked upon as a very strong man. There is a story about a man who owned a forge in Rathvilly. The name of the man was Mr Doyle.
One night as he was in bed a man came to the door of the forge with a horse to get him shod. The man called up Mr Doyle and asked him to shoe the horse. Mr Doyle got up out of bed and prepared to shoe the horse. When he looked at the horses feet, he saw that the horse had five feet. The smith then said to the man that he had

In this part of the country forges were very numerous. The advent of the motor power has put an end to the great amount of the forge work.
There are forges in each of the following places, Rathdangan, Hacketstown, Knockananna and Moyne.
Mr Doyle is the owner of the forge in Rathdangan. Mr MacDonald is the owner of the forge in Hacketstown.
The smith shoes asses, horses, and wheels. He also mends farm implements. The shoeing of wheels is done in the open air.
The implements the smith has are the sledge, hammer, rasp, file, tongs and pinchers. He has also a tub of water to cool the hot iron.

There are four forges in this parish. The people who keep the forges are Mr Doyle of Rathdangan, Mr Mac Donald of Hacketstown, Mr Kehoe of Knockananna and Mr Stanley of Moyne.
The tools the smith uses at his are a hammer, an anvil, a sledge and a rasp.
The smith makes ploughs, harrows and swings. The smith shoes horses and asses. The work that is done in the open air, is the shoeing of wheels.
The forge in Rathdangan is near a river.
The roof is slated and there are two

There is only one fireplace in a forge. The door is very large and is sometimes in the shape of a horse-shoe.
The remains of many old forges are still to be seen in the parish. There was an old forge in the townland of Kilcarney. It was situated on the land of Mr Griffin beside a cross-roads. There are no remains of the walls still to be seen. The only thing that remains is the shoeing-stone.
There is another old forge situated in Askinagap. This forge was owned by a man named Mr Mick Keogh There were two old forges situated in Knockananna A man by the name of Mr Tom Keogh owned one of these forges. This forge was owned by his people for a long time. A man by the name of Mr John Dunne owned the other forge.
There is another old forge in Coolmanagh. A man by the name of Mr John Byrne owned this forge. Forge water is said to be good for curing warts.

village called Coolmanagh to the Clonmore road. The Constable Hill road is a very old road. It is also a very narrow road.
There is another old road called Ballybrack road. It is very rough and there are some very big hills on it. It leads from Knockananna Road to High Park.
There is also an old road leading from Croneskeagh to Ballinagilky. It is very hilly and has a very rough surface. It is also very narrow and not many people go by it except people who are walking. there is another old path leading from the town of Hacketstown to the Tinahely road. There are a great many small houses at the beginning of the path and about a mile further on there a a few farmers houses. This path is "The Eagle Hill Lane"There is a ford at Rathnafishogue. Horses have to go through the river. People on foot walks across the stepping stones. There is also a ford at

Forges were more common in olden times than they are now. Many years ago there were no motors or bicycles, so horses were used for travelling.
There are four forges in the parish. The forge is generally situated near a stream or by a roadside.
A bellows, an anvil, a tongs and a large hammer are the things which the smith uses at his work.
The door of the forge is generally a wide door. The is only one fireplace in the forge.
The smith shoes horses and asses in the forge and people often bring farm implements to the smith to get them repaired.
About the year of 1798 smiths often made pikes during the nights.
The forges of this parish are situated in the following places:- Rathdangan Hacketstown, Knockananna and Moyne The forge in Rathdangan is owned by

There are several forges in this parish. In olden times there were numbers of old forges in this parish. Some of them were situated beside the road or by a stream. At that time the smith generally worked in the open.
In olden times there was an old forge in Kilcarney. It was situated beside the road.
At that time the smith used to make ploughs, harrows and other farm implements.
In Hacketstown there is a forge. It is in use still. The roof is made of zinc. There are two fireplaces in it. The smith who works in this forge is Mr. Mac Donald. His people have been smith for many years.
There is another forge in Knockananna. It is situated beside a road. There is only one fireplace in this forge. Its roof is made of zinc. It has a large

Old Headstones
Ballynaghroe Graveyard:-
Erected by Lawrence Keefe in memory of his father Patrick Keefe who depd this live May 22nd 1762 aged 60 years.
Here lieth the body of Sylvester Brunty who depd this life 8th March 1792 aged 24 years.
Erected by Jos Keefe for father Darby Keefe who died in 1800.
Knockananna
Stone erected by Denis Cullen for his wife who died in 1821
The oldest here is for Hunt who died in 1795 while several others range from 1800 to 1821 + up to the present day. They were erected for Dixon (name extinct here now) Doyle + Toole.

Antiquarian find cont.
The following objects have been reported found several years ago but only some of them are in the Museum. The others have been lost. Mr. Drought Ballybrack 2 stone axes found in Dercen river about 50 years ago.
Mr. Graham Knockananna a number of stone axes found at Knockasheegh
Two cists were discovered + broken at Ballybrack and another at Kilmacart
Gold rings were reported found in Ballymaghroe bog + sold to Mr. Gartland of Hacketstown but they cannot now be traced.
A flint arrow head from Knockanna in Museum.
Stone axes per J. Ellis Knocknaboley
Stone axe per Phil Kelly Prodanooher
Stone axe found by J. Murphy Rathrope at Rathborn.
Some two hundred articles of Folk Culture were also collected by the pupils + sent to the Museum while I sent some 50 similar articles from Ring Co. Waterford myself in 1934.
Wooden noggin found in Ragheenmore bog by Miss Byrne Kyle + sent to museum

There were many poets in this district. A poet named Mr Kelly lived in Kilearney. He composed a song known as the "Holy Temple in Killamoate. Another poet named Mr Doyle lived in Knockananna. He composed songs about every important event that happened in the neighbourhood. There was also another poet named Mr Brien, who lived in Slievereagh.
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In the town of Ballyknocken you quickly shall hear
Of a jolly young tailor who got wedded this year
He joined with the Crellys I vow and declare
And he banished the Cannons to Curragh of Kildare
He kept a blind dog and a thoroughbred cock
A well furnished house and a lovely chaff bed
That he brought from the Newpark before he was wed
Its on Easter Sunday you quickly shall hear
He went to Slieverereagh in search of his dear
He said to Mary Anne Crelly I am going to alter my life
And after this week I will wed a wife
I am nine weeks a widower and twenty years lying alone
For the want of a mistress my property is going
If you will consent, my fond bride to be
Your two ewes and lambs, pray give up to me