A man named Henry O'Brien came from Clonmel to this locality about twenty years ago, and married a niece of the celebrated Fairy Doctor, Philip Kennedy of Clogher from whom he inherited the charm. This charm is supposed to be handed down from the Druids, many hundred years ago. By the power of this charm he can cure Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, Piles, Abscess,

1877 The Alexander came in on the same day with a cargo of wine. She came in on the big strand. Her bottom was torn out. The people of Clogher were em

This townland is situated on the Clogher Road. There are 12 houses in this place 8 thatched houses and 4 new houses. It has a population of 42. Three farmers live here. One of these farmers is a harness maker. He is also responsible for the football industry here, called

Mount Oriel, Carrick-ma-gough, Clogher, Blackhill, Hungryhall, Hazleys and Conolies. The chief river is the Mattock which is a tributary of the Boyne. There is an artificial lake in the grounds of Oriel Temple. Collon was always known a "cold Collon", because it is on a hill.

This story is about a cave called the Priests cave. This is an opening in the rocks out on Clogher Head, and can only be reached when the tide is out. In it the rocks form a kind of Altar and in the Penal days Mass was celebrated there. There is an underground passage between this cave and a hill called "Castlego Hill" about two miles inland. It is said that the people and the Priest used reach the cave by this underground passage

Among the rocks in Clogher Head in the penal times, one day a priest was saying mass. A few soldiers were passing through rocks, they heard him saying mass. So they went over to him, held their guns up to his face, just on the moment they killed him, and you can see the trace of the blood on the same place. There was another priest killed hiding on the soldiers at Beauliew bridge.

In the days of Cromwell when the Catholics were persecuted and the priests were hunted. Two priests were hiding in a cave near Clogher Head and they were accompanied by a little dog.The soldiers were searching every where for the priests. They were gone past the hiding place, when the dog rushed out and began barking at the soldiers. The soldiers turned

In the parish of Newcastle, Mullagh, Kells there is a field called the Dan Clogher. It is a stoney field covered with whins. Before the famine time a man named Dan Cahill had a public house there at the side of the road convenient to the cross where the new road to Bailieboro leaves the old road. This man who had a

The Bracken is a field at Knock. It once was covered with nothing only bracken. It was on the borders of a lake which spread from Knock to a place called Clogher in Rathkenny. There is a huge hill in Knock called Cnoc a canney The Riasc, it got this name on account of it being wet land. Umora Mora is a field at Knock.

Three sailors were buried in a field on a farm at Ballinabanog, in the parish of Arklow. About ten years ago,the sailors were washed ashore on Clogher Strand. The man who found the bodies recognised them. The

Jim Corrie is a good shot he won the prize at at Clogher School. A man named Johney Duffy is a good shot for shooting rabbits or birds or wild ducks. Hall St Ballybay. A man named Samson can drive a nail through a six inch plank with his hand. he works with Duffy's circus.

There is a man named Samson can pull two houses. Mich Carr of Clogher can carry a six gallon can of milk in his mouth. There is a man named Kinnear Draffin of Cornahoe who can throw a heavy stone twenty feet away. There is a man named William Carr of Tonnyglasson who can mow an acre of corn a day.

These 2 sisters had a quarrel about whom they should send to the Irish College. Dr. Mc Nally had a favourite and also at this time he was bishop of Clogher. Dr. Mc Nally and Cullough were on opposing sides and a fierce dispute began. The bishop and Cullough and twelve jury men assembled in the chapel and had a hot discussion, but Cullough would not budge an inch. At last Dr. Mc Nally gave in and Cullough had his way. A boy named, I think Maguire, was sent but when he was ordained Dr. Mc Nally did not let him back to Clogher so we went (remained?) in America. This Fr. Maguire a P.P. in New York.
Cullough of Clare had 2 sons, two priests; one of them travelled Ireland as a tramp in disguise, the other was P.P. of Dungannon. Cullough of Crock-na-Cush had 2 sons, one of them a priest and the other was a lay man. This man died in America leaving no male heir so the male line died out.
Cullough Mc Mahon lived in 3 different places (I) at Corconnolly, (II) Rockfield, (III) Crock na Cush (now Cush). Cullough's daughter was married. Cullough and his son-in-law never need to get on well together and they often fought. Cullough used to get his back to a wall and every time the other man would come near him Cullough would knock him to the ground with a 'box' (blow). When his son-in-law would get Cullough out in an open field he could beat him because he was much younger and quicker. To trace the Mac Mahon clann we have now to go back to old Cullough of Rockfield and here is the family-tree.

There is no saint connected with this district, but St Macarten is the patron of the diocese of Clogher. He founded St Macarten's Cathedral and there is a seminary under his patronage.

He said he was going to a fair to Omagh. Having no time of day he got up early and made ready for the fair. When going below Clogher

Once upon a time there was an old altar built up in Clogher. The remains of it is there yet. They had holes cut in rocks for the wine in the shape of a horseshoe. It is said that if there are warts on any one and them to get these rocks with searching for them and to rub the water on the warts, it will cure them.

Once upon a time there was a wild deer in the parish of Inver. One day there was a girl named Mary Mc Gready. She lived in Clogher. On the first of June in the year 1894, she was putting the cattle to the hill. When she was opening the gap, she saw the deer and she ran for the house. The deer

There was a man living near the graveyard long ago. One day he went to Sligo and there he met a little man.
The little red man said to him, "You are a poor man." He then asked him to go with him to the graveyard and that they would dig for a treasure which was hidden under the door
The man said he would go home first and ask his wife. The little red man told him that he would die a poor man and so he did.
There was a Protestant Church built on the site of the present graveyard of Clogher.
There is a treasure supposed to be hidden in Clogher graveyard in an old church which was built there.
This treasure is supposed to have been hidden by the Danes, right at the door of the church. A dog is supposed to guard this treasure.

"God's acre" as the poet fittinly called graveyards are the burial place of our dead. The sites generally selected were round churches monasteries or their vicinity.
In this district they are five in number three in use and two in disuse.
The names of the ones in use are Oran, ArdKeeran, Aclare and the disused ones are Rath na Néag and Clogher.
Reference has been made already to Rath na Néag and Clogher.
The most famous of the others is Oran. It gets its name from the fountain of water which sprang up at the touch of St Patrick's staff.
On this spot he built a church

and the shopkeeper adds a little present in the form of goods, this little present is known as "boot".
When a person buys goods on credit and arranged to pay for them as some future time, the goods are got on "tick". The word "change" is still used in this district. If a person goes into a shop, buys an article for two shillings and gives a half crown as payment, the shop-keeper gives back sixpence. This money is known as "change".
Monday was considered an unlucky day to transact business. Friday was another unlucky day. Saturday was looked upon as a lucky day for buying and selling.
Markets were held in Clogher Head, Drogheda in olden times. These markets are still held there. Long ago markets were held in Clogher Head on the second Wednesday of every month.
In former times many hucksters, pealars and dealers visited the district. Some still come. Men came selling brushes, statues, pictures, tin cans, suitlengths, laces, combs and so on.
Some men collect rags, jam jars,