There is a story connected with the ruins that are on (Lough Gowna) Inch island. Long ago there were monks living on Inch Island. There was a bell on Inch Island and before they would say Mass in the mornings the bell would be rung. People used to go over to Inch Island to hear Mass. There was a flag of Saint Colmcille going over to Inch Island. That is why the flag was put in the lake for the people to go over to Mass. When the monks died the bell was taken over from Inch, but that night it went back to Inch. I don't know where the bell was put after that.

32on this particular sheet 3.514 and the continuation of the inch is marked 2.618 and again 2.757 extending to the Stepping Stones shown. "Clashnamarve garden" is north of the inch and is variously pointed out by different brothers - there are four, all young men - as both fields marked 5.980 and 6.537 east of the fort and of the other. Powlnecró (p.p. 49, 54, 78) begins just inside the eastern boundary of inch 2.618 and extends into inch 2.757 to approximately 1 inch on the sheet. The 25" inch sheet 1 of No XXXI does not show the sloping or broken nature of Clashnamarve inches. "Clashnamarve gardens" were subsoiled by Billy O Rourke some 50 years ago and they then contained a number of large boulders. Mr. David Reidy, the eldest brother of the family on whose lands this place name arises, says he remembers his mother to say that her, grand-uncle-named Mulcahy - often told her that the slope of "Clashnamarve inch" rand streams of blood. South-east of Pollnecró in the same sheet 1.XXXI furze-covered field (area 1.346) is the mound referred to on page 50 as a burial mound for famine victims I cannot give my authority for the statement that this was a burial ground, but I heard it a good many years ago. This story of the bloody inch - slope leaves no doubt about the origin and meaning of Powelnecró. (The figures designating the fields above are of course, the areas in statute acres as specified in the 25" ordinance sheet) [Continued on page 105

To make a catapult an ash stick with a fork in it is got. The handle is six inches long and is an inch in diameter - . Each prong is three inches long and is three quarters of an inch in diameter. Two pieces of rubber are got - each six inches long and an inch broad About half inch from the point of each prong a nick is

The name of the townland I am living in is Cooladurragh. The fields in my townland have the folling names. The name of one field is "pairc an botair." That field got that name because it is a field near the road. Another name of a field is "Paircin Caol" that field gets that name because it is a narrow field. Another field is the "Kilnfield." This field gets its name as their was a Kiln in it long ago. Another field is the "Fouracre" That field gets that name as there are fouracres in it. There are alot of other fields namely the "Big Inch" "Middle Inch" "Little Inch" "Sandpith Inch and the Bridge Inch." Those fields get those names as they are near the River Bride."

There are two graveyards in my district. The graveyard that is outside Colmcille Church is situated in Aughnacliffe and the graveyard on Inch Island is situated in Kilrea. The graveyard on Inch Island is in the middle of forty acres of land. There are old ruins surrounding this graveyard which is a long time in use, and there are also trees surrounding the graveyard on Inch Island.
A lot of people were buried on Inch Island, and after a few months crosses were put up on their graves. There are a lot of crosses and headstones on Inch.
Colmcille Church is in the middle of the graveyard. There are a lot of people buried in it. Children unbaptised are not buried in graveyards, they are buried under a lone tree. The graveyard around Colmcille Church is twice as big as the graveyard on Inch. People have plots in graveyards

in the Parish of Inch.

thirty eight inch sneyd."

his back was dround shouting One Inch More. There is an island near Carnagh called " Inch More" which got its name from the event.

a four inch nail with his teeth.

rocky field, the cummer, the sweet field and the big inch.

The name of the townland I live in is Inch. Inch is a wet marshy place. There are a great many moors and swamps in Inch.
There is a townland near Inch called Annfield. It is believed that St Ann appeared in a well there. The well is there yet. The water in the well is blessed. St Ann had a Rosary Beads in her hand when she appeared.

There are two grave-yards in this parish. They go by the names of Colmcille and Inch. Colmcille grave-yard is situated in the town-land of Aughnacliffe and Inch is situated in Lough Gowna which lies between Cavan and Longford. Each of these grave-yards is still in use. Inch is round in shape. The monastery built by Colmcille in the past lies in ruins in this grave-yard. This grave-yard contains a number of tomb-stones which were erected over some brave men. There are some people buried inside the walls of the old monastery such as priests or historic people. There is a place on Inch some distance from the ruins of the old monastery where unbaptised children are buried. In former times the grass grew two inches high in one night. There lived three families on

is called the Inch

He swam from Fahan to Inch.

The main road from Derry to Buncrana is a first class road. Off it branch several small roads. The first is the Inch road. It is called so because it leads to Inch island. The embankment which joins Inch with the main - land was built by Wagstaff and Brassy. Before it was made the sea at high tide went up as far as

Inch Island, Co Donegal.

Poll Gorm was so called because the water is blue in it. It is in Hugh Keeffe's inch of Mountinfant.Poll Eascún: was so called because there is a big eel in it. It is in Tom Fitzgerald's inch of Mountinfant.Poll Coffey was so called because Tom Coffey who was a tinker was drowned in it. It is in Patrick Linehan inch of Mountcain.Poll Saighdúra was so called because a soldier was drowned in it when fishing. it is in Dan A. Hickey's inch of Mountcain.Poll An Gadhair Uisge was so called because there are water dogs in it. It is in Danny Murphy's inch of Scrahan.Poll Gobnait was so called because there was a woman living near it called Gobnait and she used wash clothes in it. It is in Tom Fitzgerald's inch

Cromwell
When Cromwell was dividing his land among his soldier, he was giving one of his estates to one of his soldiers who was getting his land in Inch.
It is said that a man by the name of Ryan of Inch stopped the river which was flowing through it, and flooded the land. When the soldier came he wondered at the land and after a while met Ryan of Inch and said, "Is this the promised farm"
"It was," answered Ryan of Inch
The soldier then said, "If I could get a horse to carry me back to the regiment again, I will give the person who owns him the farm."
Ryan of Inch told him he would give him a horse.
Having given a horse to him he went his way. To day there is a man named Comtd. Ryan living in Inch, and it is said that his ancestors owned it since the time of Cromwell.

Corps There is a field in Mr Marshell's farm called Corps knowe where the people were buried the time of the Famine, Fair View Inch. Jibb. There is field in Mr Ramsey's farm called the Jibb, Carrickanee Inch.Phill-Falls. There is a field in mrs Creswells farm called Phill Falls, Moress Inch.Ard Neill. There is a field in Mr. Mc Candless farm called Ard Neill, Bayleyy Inch.Border. There is a field in Mr Sweeneys farm called the Border. Moress Inch.

cut about one foot in diameter. Into this hole, is fitted, tightly with paste, what is called the still head. The still head is made of block tin or strong zinc and is, in shape, like a large oil tin, but without a bottom and a foot in diameter to fit exactly into the hole of the cover.
The top outlet of the head is about three inches in diameter and turns off, at right angles from the head itself, for about three or four feet and tapers to about three quarters of an inch so as to connect with the worm. Now a second stone platform is built about four feet from the pot and to the right side, when facing it. This stand is about one foot high from the ground. Another empty barrel is procured with an inch auger hole about a couple of inches from the bottom. The worm, which is a tubing about an inch in diameter, sometimes half an inch, is about twenty feet long is made of copper and sometimes of lead when copper cannot be had. This worm is shaped in a circular coil and fastened to the inside of the barrel a gentle and even fall until it reaches the bottom of the barrel when about three inches is allowed to protrude through the auger hole, already prepared for it. Around this hole is firmly caulked with tow so as to make sure that it will not leak the water, with which the barrel will later be filled.