There was a family of the name of Dowlers who lived in Dernacrieve. They could make any farm implement such as,

branches of the new road at Dernacrieve Cross.
It goes through the townlands of Dernacrieve, Derryvahan, Gubrawooly, Altanure and Altahullen.
The Corlough road branches off at the Glan cross-roads. It goes through the parish of Corlough and on to Ballinamore. MacGuinnes's lane is an old lane, going from the Corlough road through the townland of Drumbagh. It is said that the Glan road was made during the famine days.The long lane is called that name because it is so long. It begins at Dunglave and ends in Finaghoe Mountain.
Another road is the Blast Cray it is above Corlough Chapel.

There are many funny stories told about places near the district in which I live. The following story took place in the townland of Dernacrieve about one and a half miles from Swanlinbar in County Cavan.About twenty years ago there was a farmer named John White living in that townland and the fairies had a large fort in one of his fields. He had a great many cows in this field and one evening when he was bringing them home he heard children crying outside the fort. Then he saw a small

There are many forges in this district. There is one belonging to Bernard Hastings which is situated in the townland of Dernacrieve. It is made of galvanized iron.
Another which belongs to Joseph McGovern is situated in the townland of Swanlinbar. It is made mostly from wood. There is another one in the townland of Corratillon. It belongs to Con Donohoe. The man that works in the forge is called a blacksmith. The horse and the donkey are the only animals shod at a forge.
There is other work done besides the shoeing of animals, at the forge. Ploughs. Mowing machines, and all other farm implements are repaired. The implements used in the forge are, a hammer, vice, anvil, punch, rasp pinchers, bellows. There is not much work done in the open air. One is the shoeing of cart wheels. It could not be done very easily inside of the forge.

and sat on the Rock while listening to the account of the dispute. It was then called Maguire's Chair.Another story goes to tell that in Cromwell's time the Planters moved through these mountains which they attempted to cross. But the Irish attacked them and drove them back after a fierce battle which was fought in the townland now called Legnaderk - lug-na-Dearg from the amount of blood spilled. Some say Maguire came to this battle and stayed over-night at '' Maguire's chair. ''The '' Gaps '' through which the Dernacrieve-Glangevlin Road passes is said to have been made by the magic Cow Gaiblean. This cow lived in the Glen now called Gleann Gaiblen. She gave milk to all the countryside and filled every vesssel into which she was milked. On one occasion a woman brought a riddle and started to milk the cow into it.The cow gave her a kick, made a plunge and ran through

In the summer time the smith does some of the work in the open air. He is a great strong man with large and sinewy arms.The forge is also a meeting place for the people of the locality, and a favourite game is throwing the sledge, and lifting the fifty-six llbs weight.The names of the smiths' are Mr. Con Donoghue, Cronera, Bawnboy, Co. Cavan, Mr. Bernard Hastings, Dernacrieve, Swanlinbar, Co. Cavan and Mr. James Byrnes, Bawnboy, Co. Cavan

Hedge schools existed in this district about ninety years ago most of them were held in barns or fields and boys and girls of school age attended them. A man named McManus taught in a hedge school in Dernacrieve. The parents of the pupils paid him themselves. The pupils went to his house each day with two turf under their arms to supply fuel for the fire. The Government did not contribute anything towards the upkeep of schools or payment of teachers. Irish. English, Latin, History, Geography and Mathematics were taught.
The late Parish Priest (Rev. P. O Reilly) dead now some eleven years was taught in his early days in a hedge school outside Cavan own and a chapel is now erected where the school once stood.

'' Maguire's Chair '' is situated about half-a-mile from The School. It is part of a huge sand-stone quarry known as the Black Rocks, and is along the road from Dernacrieve to Glangevlin.
There are many reasons given for calling the Rock
'' Maguire's Chair. ''
Some say that many years ago Maguire of Fermanagh declared war on Mac Govern of Ballymagovern and that he and his army rested at Maguire's Chair on there way to Ballymagovern.
Another story says that Maguire was elected chief of the clan here.
Again it is told that a dispute in the district and that the parties concerned agreed to meet at the Black Rocks and asked the Chieftain Maguire to come and decide the case. It is said Maguire came

About fifty years ago a man in this district died
Some years afterwards his brother went to bed late one night. After a while the door opened and the brother who had died and many other people came into the room. The man got out of bed and welcomed him, He put his arms around him and begged him to stay. The dead brother said that he could not stay for he had to go to a certain house to bring away a person who was endanger of death. He asked his brother to get three Masses said for him because he was suffering in the next world. Then he disappeared from his brothers arms and never was seen again. The person he said he was going for was dead next morning.
2. One night a man named Mr Patrick King, Knockmore, Corlough, Bawnboy, Co Cavan was coming home from Swanlinbar. He came to the crossroads at Dernacrieve.
Before he could think he found himself in a lovely hall with religious pictures and statues and very nice furniture in it. He walked for a long and in the end walked out of the hall. He found himself in the same spot as he had been when he walked into the hall
3. Long ago many people ceased attending Mass for

Ash Wednesday does not fall on the same date every year. Sometimes it is earlier than others. Many customs are carried on, on this day but long ago there was more. A custom is to go to the chapel and get blessed ashes put on your forehead.Another custom in this district is to take no milk that day, but now that custom is nearly wiped out. Long ago the people made a kind of colouring for tea. It was made of oaten meal and water. The oaten meal was put into warm water and dissolved and then it was strained.Long ago on this day, people used to eat no white bread but only one meal which consisted of potatoes and herrings.A very old custom is not to get your hair cut on Ash Wednesday until the last Thursday in Lent which is called '' Crapen Thursday '' a custom now is to eat no eggs on this day because part of them is coloured white.It is on this day that people make promises of what penance they shall do during lent.
Brigid McGovern
Derryvahan
DernacrieveKnowledge from, Edward McGovern

far as the brides house on their marriage day.
The groom and the bride's maid walked together to the chapel. The bride and the groom's man walked to-gether behind the other two.Mode of ConveyanceA woman going on a long journey sat on what was called a sugon fixed behind the husband on a horse's back. It was fixed in such a way that she could not fall, if she kept hold of her husband with one hand. She sat side saddle on the horse. Often she rode alone on a sugon on the horse.
Fifty years ago there was not a side car at Swanlinbar chapel except two, and these belonged to the Coroner's father (McGovern of Dernacrieve) and another W McGovern of Gortmore. Both were of the same family as Tom McGovern M.P. for Cavan (Member of Parliament).
This Tom McGovern was a very clever man. He was an auctioneer too.
He was the Dan O Connell for this part of the country: the only difference was Tom gave his advice free, and he was never known to be wrong
He was a magistrate too, and no better man ever sat on the bench. He'd win