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ISSUE NO. 13 :: MARCH EDITION, 1988 :: PRICE 40p The Skills Of A Thatcher Compiled by Pat Prince In the Tireriee half of the parish When I was a young boy it was BY P.J. DUFFY of is the village or little not an unusual sight to see a town of Collooney, in which the thatcher at work on the roof of 1h craftsman at the centre of all parish church is situated. It has an house as we made our way to and this activity was of course the interesting historical record. A from school. This was happening at thatcher. There was usually one or castle was built here in 1225, nearly a time when almost every abode in two of them in every locality. You half a century before the Anglo.. the neighbourhood had a thatchged had the chap who ventured no Norman invasion, and it is said to roof which needed renewing from further than placing a coat of thatch be the first stone and mortar time to time. on his own house. stronghold built in . The average lasting span of a full Then you had the fellow Several noted battles have been coat of thatch varied from ten to who ventured to do the job for a fought in the locality: in 1291, fourteen years, depending of course couple of neighbours as well. But between Manus O'Connor-King of on the quality of materials used, over and above this lot you had the Connaught and his rival Cathal and the amount of skill that went highly skilled professional who O'Connor; between Sir Conyers into putting it there in the first went to work on the houses of the Clifford and Red Hugh O'Donnell; place. People around at the time countryside. He was usually •and many others. used to say that rye straw properly employed by those discerning The McDonaghs held sway in scutched (threshed), then carefully people who demanded a high Collooney from the 14th century selected and drawn (straightened) standard of workmanship coupled down to 1643. Next came the would last much longer than other with an enduring job of work. Cootes, who sold the place to forms of thatching material. Contd. on Page 2 Joshua Cooper in 1727 for £16,945 Spraying the coat with sulphate of 5 s. 6d. The chapel of Collooney — copper was another method of AT WORK: The late Pat Gaffney, the Church of the Assumption is a prolonging the life of the thatch. Rathmullen, Ballymote. graceful and well proportioned building, it's spire being `second to no spire in any Kingdom for proportion and effectiveness'. The Protestant church was first erected in 1720, but in 1837 it was enlarged and improved from designs by Sir John Benson. The church contains a beautiful group of statuarry executed by Gibson. The Mills constituted the life of Collooney and when built one cost £8,000 and was erected by the late William Kelly. When the flour, milling industry began to wane, owing to American imports, the late Mr. Alexander Sim, with a great deal of energy, converted one of the Mills into a woollen factory, which turned out an immense quantity of cloth, rugs, flannels, etc. and gave employment to a large number of people. 2 the thatch on a roof that had The Skills Of A already borne the remmnants of several coats. To neglect doing this meant getting rain down on your Thatcher walls, and also incurring the wrath From Page 1 of the thatcher. I first made my acquaintance The name of one such man with Tom Healy, back in the forties, readily comes to mind, where at a time when he worked in nearly Ballymote and its surrounding every house in our neighburhood. areas are concerned, and that is the The information which I gathered late Tom Healy, who for the greater from him at the time was that his part of his life resided at Lisananny. priorities were based on two sets of I would venture to state that principles, namely, the proper kind throughout his many years in the of straw, neatly prepared, and thatching trade, there was scarcely bundled. Rods for the making of a in and around scallops, had to be properly grown, Ballymote that he didn't work in at and selected out. To do this, you some time or other. Thatching the had to cultivate a hedge of . sally family home was Tom's full-time saplings. Back in those days nearly occupation, and his skills were every householder (had one of these sought after by people from places growing around his cabbage-plot. near and far away. His motto was `a This way, you came up with a coat of thatch that would last as versatile kind of rod called an osier, near as possible to a decade and a P.J. Duffy ... a Corran Herald or to use a more common term, a half'. regular contributor 'sall y rod'. There is an old saying around, 'a the bog oak fittings come away Tom Healy was better pleased man's home is his castle'. The from their positions and they as when you allowed himself to do the proverb held exactly the same sound as the day they were first put 'drawing' and bundling of the meaning hack in those years, as it there 'Ribbing the roof', was the straw, as well as the selecting out does in today's world of modern next step in construction the builder and tapering of the scallops. He and building techniques. All over the took after placing his couples in he alone, knew exactly what was countryside people competed with position. This involved the laving required. Looking back, I do each other to see who would have and spacing of wattles, from gable remember that he used to use a the tidiest and best-kept home. to gable, right across the roof. The cobbler's knife to prepare his Perhaps we should step aside for wattles were then laced to the scallops. The right kind of scallop a moment from the main subject, an couples with sugáns (straw ropes), had to stand up to the strain of and try to examine the type of house and the entire roof then wrapped being twisted, bent and driven. the thatcher got to work on during (covered) with a thin layer of Other tools in his posession at the the period leading up to mid- straw. time consisted of a cleaver and century, when the thatched house To obtain material for this block, used to chop off ears of chaff rapidly began to disappear from undertaking, the builder took from each end of the straw bundles; rural Ireland. Most of those old himself to a level area of virgin bog, a mallet for driving the scallops, buildings were constructed after where he skimmed from the surface which had a comb on its back that 1782, when an Act of Parliament long strips of scraw about two feet was used for currying off clippings . passed legislation freeing the wide. These strips which were called and other waste matter that got countries' under-priviledged 'keeb scrawlings' were rolled up entangled in the thatch. Also, in this citizens from restrictions in such and taken to the building site where collection was a knife with a short matters as land purchase, house they were placed on the roof and blade which he used to call 'a construction and education. This stitched to the wattles with a sheever'. legislation, coupled with a steep thatching needle. However crude, Bit by bit, the coat of thatch was increase in population, gave rise to this piece of work might seem it laid and secured onto the roof, in a massive increase in the building of provided the thatcher with a firm what used to be called streaks. The three roomed thatched dwelling- base onto which he could fasten his thatcher arranged his ladders, then houses. Very few of those buildings scallops. It also provided the commenced work at the eve and had a proper foundation and their householder with a system of gradually worked his way towards masonry walls with random-rubble insulation which kept his house the top. The average width of a fillings, had only the flimsiest film warm in winter-time and cool in the streak measured about two feet, of lime mortar, Roofing materials summer. and the real secret of the trade was consisted of wooden couples, cut We can reasonably assume that the amount of skill that went into and tapered by the use of a hatchet, those thatched houses, which many the packing and joining of the and their collar ties bound together of us have dwelled in during the streaks. Any slackening at the by large wooden dowels. Where it early part of our lives, had many joinings would very soon result in was possible to obtain such coats of thatch applied to their furrows appearing in your coat of material, the builder often rooftops, during their period of thatch. It was because he so constructed his couples and lintels existence. thoroughly mastered the over window and door openings This was precisely the kind of complexities of this art that Tom from bog oak. This type of timber roof which Tom Healy and others Healy excelled as a craftsman, for was deemed to last and I recall like him, might be found working his work in general held being present at the demolition of on during the early years of this consistently firm throughout its some of those old houses, and saw century. His job, then was to renew normal lasting span. 3

Another keen Nostalgic recollections often hit of craftsmanship came into filter through my mind, and I look focus here, with what the thatcher hack over the years to nights spent used to call preening and skimming around the fire in the little thatched the coat. This was where the skeever house. There was the pouch bed came into use for edglng away loose fitted into an alcove near hand to ends that might be liable to curl up the corner of the chimney place. It in a breeze. After this stroke, the was the spot whereunder a thatch was then ready for the final frightened on the kitchen floor. brush down. I ven the dog scurried in there when Amid forecasts that some day he the boss of the house landed him would meet with a mishap. Toni with the toe of his hoot because he Healy was well into his eighties and didn't stop harking when a visitor To the right of picture, the late Andy still thatching houses. Because of arrived. Activity such as this often McGann. years spent constantly working in took place as we sat around the this rigid position, he had Although never in the business of kitchen fire and the woman of the developed a condition known as thatching houses for the public at house poured out the tea and thatcher's joints. His neck and head large, the job of work and the skill handed out some cake. had sunken down between his he put into thatching his own shoulders. His knees had become house, was often the subject of COLLOONEY FROM PACE: I bent and tended to protrude many a discussion and compliment. lie then started forward. Even his arms and elbows No doubt about it, but he was a up another group of mills as a had become set in a steadfast craftsman of considerable merit A calcium carbide factor y at an position. number of years ago, I can clearly enormous expense. Shortl y after Unfortunately, the predictions remember travelling on foot, with a Mr. Smith's death all the mills certain people had made came group of other lads from a fair in ceased to work which is very about one day when a fall from a Ballymote, and driving our regrettable. roof subsequently resulted in his livestock before us. Before closing on Collooney it death. As we passed McGann's house would be appropriate to give Tom Healy was not the only all of us stopped to admire a new mention to the Priest of Collooney, person in these parts to have a coat of thatch that had just been the Right Rev. John O'Hara, then reputation as a thatcher. There also applied to the roof. Two stacks of Bishop of Achonr y , who to save the was the late Willie Dolphin who oats standing in the farmyard famil y estate at Cloonamahon for dwelled for a time at Mount Irwn. nearby were equally well thatched. his brother, transferred it to a Many people around at the time With wide-eyed wonderment we Protestant neighbour and great would insist that he was a better surveyed an arrangement of friend of theirs. one Lawrence skilled worksman than Healy. An ornamental rodwork carried out Bettridge. This trust was violated: interesting situation developed along by. the roofs ridge and at the for when Bettridge got legal many years ago, when by pure co- bases of the chimney-stacks. possession he put the O'Haras out, incidence, both men found Everybody present agreed that this and they would have perished had themselves working on the rooftops was a singular work of art. A well- not The O'Haras of Annaughmore of two neighbouring houses spoken gentleman in the crowd given them a cottage and some situated alongside the public road. summed up with this poetic phrase land. Many Catholics had to resort Naturally these two fine craftsmen — 'isn't Andy McGann a to the same means of transferring soon became aware fo the wonderful man'. His benign their properties to Protestant contrasting set of circumstances compliment did not ring hallow neighbours. It must be said that in they were working under, and each amongst the others, for a man with no other instance in the County was put into effect every iota of skill he a loud voice concluded by saying the confidence misplaced, the trust posessed. 'Wonderful indeed, and only last reposed being always strictly At the completion of work, the month he won a hundred pounds in observed. great debate began, as to which of a Sunday newspaper crossword Markee, the beautiful home the worksmen had come up with tht puzzle'. One hundred pounds was a of Major Bryan Cooper. TD is also the finest piece of craftsmanship, considerable sum of money in those situated in the Tireriee portion of and with each householder days. the parish of Ballysadare. The claiming that he was the best. A The thatcher and the thatched Markee Observatory was founded local man listening in on the house is now alas a thing of the past. in 1832 and is considered to he argument intervened to say that the Sometimes my mind wanders back among the best in the Kingdom and proof would come to light in time, to those bygone days when the some of the most distinguised when it would be discovered which discussion of the time wound round astronomers have been in charge of coat of thatch had lasted the to the subject of keeping out 'the this observatory. longest. In the meantime, however. drop of ramdown', and with a Cloonamahon was the seat of the fate intervened and overturned the householder inquiring where and in Meredeth famil y . This district was competion when one householder what locality was the thatcher last under the McDonaghs until the erected a new dwelling and re- seen at work. He usually had a long 16th century, and in the region of roofed his old one with galvanised list of people waiting on him. James I it was passed b, royal grant iron. One old man that I have known to one Frances Annesley, Knight I feel it would he unfair to w . nd had his own special method of and Baronet, being then in the gift up this article without mentioning cajaling the thatcher. He would ask of the King as 'parcel of the lands of the name of the late Andy McGann him to come along and just put a Mosish Keagh McDonagh McTeige who resided at Ardrea alongside few streaks of thatch directly over Trouse, slain in rebellion'. Ballymote - Gurteen road. his bed. a `Arigna' — A Place of Corran Park Scenic Beauty, Industry Development Interview with Mr. Edward and Tradition McGettrick - Joint Secretary with the late John A. Barnes. It was a beautiful evening in last Now on to the industrial side. Prior to the year 1949 when the Autumn when we had our first Arigna's coal deposits have been present Park was officially opened glimpse of the valley. The sun, worked for centuries, and at present and named, the young Gael now shining with all the splendour of an more extensively than ever. Its iron accustomed to the gigantic Autumn evening, was sinking to ore deposits were worked for scoreboard and all the other rest. As our car went slowly up a centuries, but for some reason not steep incline there was I Ienty of since 1788. Previous to 1765 there facilities provided at big games time to take in all the beauty. was a foundry in Drumshanbo and today, would find it difficult to Arriving at the peak of the it may be assumed it used ore from picture the conditions under which mountain, we stopped and got out Arigna. At that particular time all the early maatches were played. to feast our eyes on a scenic smelting was done by wood Way back in the Eighties and panorama not to be equalled charcoal, and when the local timber Nineties there were few sports fields anywhere. Far off in the West the supply ran out the foundry closed. as we know them now. Games were Ok Mountains could be seen There is a small mound near distincley and gazing North-West Drumshanbo still known as played on fields lent by generous we could glimpse the Atlantic at Furnace Hill. sympathisers. The goalposts were Ballysadare nearer, and seemingly In 1788 the O'Reilly brothers made from freshly cut branches of lying at our feet, the lovely lakes of built a foundry beside the present trees. There were no lawnmowers Arrow and 130 nestled at the foot of village of Arigna. For the first time then to check the growth of the the Curlew Hills, famed in song and in Ireland the furnace was designed grass. There were no stands, story. Then Lough Key, with its to smelt with coal. The ruins of this wooded isles, the plain between foundry existed up to the early sidelines, slats, and no railings to dotted with many cosy well-kept fifties, when they were demolished. divide player from spectator, just houses. O'Reilly's capital came to an end. the dykes and ditches to keep out The O'Reilly's were financed by the Moving off we drove over a those unwilling to pay. La Touches — big bankers All this was to change when the corkscrew road and crossed the and according to tradition all the summit of the mountain. A few present Park site came on the La Touches got out of it was a market for sale. Being part of the hundred yards further on lay the lovely pair of entrance gates. One of Arigna Valley before us. It was so late Very Rev. Cannon Quinn's the O'Reilly's was shot at, and if not estate a small group of the towns beautiful that we stopped to gaze killed, was seriously wounded. and admire. The Arigna river lay people from Ballymote, tweenty in That ended the foundry. number, decided that the field about 900 feet below and flowed on The O'Reillys seemed to be men in a half turnbulent manner to join should be purchased and used as a of ideas. Instead of getting out coal town Park. After many meetings Lough Allen about five miles away. by pit method they conceived the Lough Allen was plain to see and and much talk progress was very idea of doing so by the adit system, slow, so Paddy Dwyer, a renowned just beyond, the mountain of Slieve which means driving a tunnel into on Jarainn which raised in bulk sportsman in his early years, the coal scam. Their intention was decided action was the best course almost from the water's edge.. to drive the tunnel right through the The valley is about two miles to take. He approached my late mountain from side to side and father who was agent for the sale wide and the mountains which hem utilize the water of the mine to it on both sides are well cultivated and finalised the deal at a figure of transport the coal in tubs or boats £800. Some fixtures were held almost to their peaks and thickly to the outlet. populated. From where we stood during the remainder of that year. A great idea, but unfortunately, In developing the Park the first the view was breathtaking. There the adit was driven too low in the are many ravines, and in the winter task was the playing surface. In its mountain side and pits would need original state one side was up and months, and frequently during the to be sunk in the seat rock, which is summer months when it rains one side down. This was a major about 60 feet thick, to get the coal problem. As bulldozers from heavily, the water flows from the down to the tunnel. mountain tops, converges and Ballyshannon and excavators from Diving to the nature of the rock God knows where did not pours down the ravines and rushes this was quite impossible, even on to join the turbulent river far materialise, a mighty task presented though capital and facilities were itself. The work progressed by the below. available. The venture ended with Only a short distance from Cross use of the old reliable spade, shovel the closing of the foundry. This adit and pick. It was a desperate task of Alts, but on the other side of the served the purpose in later years of mountain, is the village of Keadue, earth shifting accomplished by a carrying the water pumped from band of willing workers to complete convenient to Kilronan Lakes, the one of the Aughabehy collieries to Pattern Well of St. Lasair and the the pitch as we know it today. The the outlet. funds ran out with much work to be bard Carolan's resting place. While No real effort was made to work on the subject a run from completed. The late Fr. Denis and develop the coal deposits until O'Hara, C.C. organized a section of Ballyfarnon to Droma Lair is well about the year 1888. The Walsh worth doing. volunteers, and to these men our family did work mines previously sincere thanks. Contd. on Page 13 5 Culfadda's Musicians, What is a Singers and Dancers Credit Union? 1930 — 1940 I am sure you have often see the offices of local Credit Unions in About a mile from Culfadda He'and Benn y Coughlan different parts of the Country. centre in those days there was a of Keash plus a few more in the Have you ever wondered what a townland known as Derreen. Noted Boyle direction were out on their Credit Union is and what is its for it's music and dancing abilit . own for top-class traditional music ∎ function? All local Credit Unions Mick Derrig was an outstanding in those days. whistler, and equally as able a flute In and around Culfadda we had are limited companies independent player. Alas, he emigrated to the musicians such as T.hady in their own right and are affiliated to the National League of Credit United States. McGowan, Papie Higgins, Mick In the same townland lived Philip Ward and Peter Ward. The late Unions. A Credit Union is run by Hannon. box and fiddle player. Thomas O'Brien of Bearlagh came the local community for the benefit Philip had a distinctive method of to this area on 'big occassions', as of the local communit. The object his own-very rousing music indeed. did the late Tom Shiels. of a Credit Union is to provide Close to where he lived there were In the era of the `Card Dance', loans up to a maximum of £4,000, many pretty good set dancer. If this area had no problem in finding usually at a reasonable rate of they felt like a good set, their choice willing musicians to play. When the interest. of musician to play for them was `Card Dance' was in progress, card In the present unhealthy Philip. Some of the very fine playing took place in one room, economic climate, it is felt that dancers were John Hannon, uncle dancing in the kitchen and Credit Unions can offer people the of the present John Stephen refreshments in another room. The opportunity to plan their Savings Hannon, Owen Feeney, James J. prize was most times `feathers', and Borrowings in an organised Killaran, uncle of Tommie either goose, duck or turkey, and manageable way. The future Killoran. though in the war years it might be for Credit Unions looks very Mick Derrig had a brother sugar, tea or paraffin oil. bright because as Central Paddy, a flute player as well. This In a tidy little cottage in Government cuts back on area also had a very talented singer `Shraugh', a card dance had a prize expenditure, local communities will in the late John O'Gara. of a donkey foal which roused be left to do more for themselves. A Moving on to Seefin, in this area much interest among gambling Credit Union is an ideal vehicle by you had the late Ned Cryan, a very enthusiasts. Subsequently the law which a community can help itself. lively melodeon player, highly rated clamped down on such functions The Ballymote District Council by his admirers. A cousin of his, the which resulted in ending this social is of the view that Ballymote needs a late Terrence Boylan another amenity totally. Following this the Credit Union and to this end it has melodeon player had a unique style dancing musicians and singers organised a Public Meeting in the of his own. Probably his style has moved to the local hall, and then to Loftus Hall on Monday, 11-th died with him and this is the Pub or Lounge. What a shame MARCH at 8.30 p.m. The meeting regrettable. About 500 yards from that all this great tradition has gone will be addressed by people who Terrrence lived another melodeon but that's `progress'. have been involved in the setting up player John Hannon better known In concluding I must give of Credit Unions in other areas. as `John Darkie'. He and John Joe mention that although this era has If BNallymote is to keep abreast Brehony a remarkably passed, Culfadda still has many of the times, it is essential that there . sweet violin player usually played musicians, dancers and singers is a large turnout for the said as a unit for the country house Pakie Feeney, John (Riley) meeting and that every effort is dance. Half a mile away lived the Hannon, Tommy Killoran, Tom made to achieve the objective of famous flute player James Taylor, Corcoran, Babs Dyer to mention a setting up a Credit Union to service better known as `Sonny Taylor', few. These people help keep our Ballymote and the surrounding still living. tradition alive. district. Remember a successful Credit Union is of assistance and help to everybody in the Community be they big savers or small borrowers.

SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS PARISH OF A DERROON BALLYSADARE BISHOP JOHN BRETT O.P. Nothing is Compiled by Pat Prince January 14th, 1988 known of the young days of John Brett other than that he was born at Ballysadare was originally known Close to the Village is Derroon House: A large building as Easclara (the contaract of the Ballydrehid (Beul-an-droiched, the which might have been a coach- oak). The Parish was the scene. of mouth of the bridge). It was house is still there. There is a some of the most remarkable formerly a place of some strategic tradition that Cordan visited it incidents in the history of the importance from a military point of when it was a place of some country. In 585 a meeting took view, and contained a Castle of the consequence. John Brett was a place here which was attended by O'Connors which was considered Professor of Theology at Rome in many of the Saints of Ireland, 'who impregnable. Several blood-thirsty 1738 when his name was first had come from all parts of the battles were fought here, notably mentioned for the Diocese of country to pay their duty to one in the 17th century, which Killala, but a Bernard O'Rourke Columbkille, as he was returning earned for it the name Drelid was appointed instead. He died in from the famous convention of Martra, the bridge of slaughter. 1743 and this Derroon man was Drumceat'. There was an Abbey Several encounters also took place then appointed and consecrated on erected here in the 13th century. here between the O'Connors and September 8th, 1743. He was Ieseems that the milling industry the O'Donnells. Under the year translated to Elphin on August 28th had been cultivated at Ballysadare 1495, the Four Masters say 'The 1748 and continued there until his from time immemorial, it being Connacian army left great spoils of death in 1756. He was only 58 years. recorded that St. Fechin horses, arms and armour to the It seems he died at Derroon and constructed an oatmeal mill here, Kinnell-Connell on that occasion ... that is likely because although a and since that time milling was the defeat at Bal-an-droichet'. Dominican he was buried in the carried on. In the parish of Ballysadare is local Franciscan Abbey in the The corn mill on the right bank of situated the battlefield of Carrick- Epistle corner of the Sanctuary the river was erected by the late na-Gat, and on the summit of a hill what seems to be the earliest dated Robert Culbertson in 1883 and later adjoining the road leading from stone in the Sanctuary (and in the on he built the flour mills on the Ballysadare to Collooney, stands Graveyard) is inscribed 'Roger other side of the river. After the the monument erected to the McDonagh, October 9th, 1712'. death of Mr. Culbertson the mills memory of Teeling 1898, in Many of the Taaffes are buried in were acquired by Middleton and recognition of the bravery which he the Abbey, and the graveyard at Pollexfen, who continued to work displayed. Emlafad is the last resting place of them energetically. The mills were Captain Teeling was chief Aide- many of them also. improved by Messers Pollexfen & de-Camp to General Humbert Co., who turned out the well known during the campaign, and after the 'Avena' brand of flour. , when the The water power at Ballysadare French surrendered, there was an was considered to excel any other in exchange of officers, but Teeling, as Ireland and Fraser in his handbook high-souled youth of 25, was tried says it is 'decidedly the finest rapid by court-martial as a British SUPPORT OUR in the Kingdom'. subject, and executed at Arbour Ballysadare suffered greatly fibril Hill. He belonged to a distinguised ADVERTISERS the cholera epidemic in 1832, the family of Irish patriots, who were living scarcel y able to bury the devoted to Ireland before and after dead. It is stated by Dr. O'Rourke the ill-fated Insurrection of '98. that William McDonnell who afterwards lived to be a centenarian, buried eight corpses in one day with his own hands and rose from his bed that night to bury the ninth. JOHN DODDY The salmon fishing under the capable management of Mr. Scott, was a very successful and profitable BAR & LOUNGE industry. As many as 497 salmon had been captured at a draught, (with Meeting Room) some of the fish weighting up to 271bs. To have a look at a hatchery during this period of incubation BP Petrol, Diesel, would well repay a visit. The Angling at Ballysadare was Oils. unexcelled. OPEN 9 am — 11 p.m. 7

Battle of Carrick-Na-Gat – 1798 Battle of the Curlews - 1599 Teeling deliberately rode up in front of the gun and drawing his Red Hugh O'Donnell haranguing his troops before the battle piston .shot the ,i,'unner dead'

Battle of Credan-Kille () 1257 'And now fierce O'Donnell th y battle axe meld' TEMPLE HOUSE AND A series of Es, by pup THE PERCEVAL Colaiste Mhui FAMILY

Temple House gets it's name By Sinéad Weir from the knights Templar, a semi- religious army who built the original castle. Quite close to the Castle is a beautiful lake to which fishermen from all over Europe come to fish. Great quantities of perch, pike and bream and other varieties move through the placid waters, providing of course that they are not caught. The lake contains many little islands and in the winter time it ha§ been known to freeze solid in its whole width, making it easy to cross from one side to the other. The beautiful demensne of Temple House is in South Sligo and at present the home of the Perceval family. It is situated off the main -Sligo road at a point about nine miles from Tubbercurry and four and a half miles from Ballymote. The Perceval family have been there for almost four hundred years. The area of Temple House consists of approximately four hundred and sixty acres of grazing land. The remainder is wood and bog. There were seven entrances to the demesne. One was by means of a ferry on which the workers were given free transport providing they found. These gardens were laid out produced a coin which was issued in 1864 in a formal Italian style. to them by the estate. The toll was The house consists of about one penny for man and horse and ninety rooms although they are not The Perceval one penny for man, horse and cdw, all in use nowadays. But long ago half a penny for woman, sheep and when all the house was in constant pig. Later the ferry became obsolete use it was a very busy household. It Family because a bridge was built close by was fully staffed with a butler, in 1812, and that served to convey cook, kitchen-maid, parlour maids, The ancestors of the Perceval all the people to or from the estate chamber maid, dairy maid and family go back to around 1660. The or the surrounding district. The governess and sewing maid all family moved up from the castle to other six entrances were off roads involved in the efficient running of the present site in 1760. It was around the demesne. the house. added to in 1880. Inside the house the ceilings have During the famine the Percevals beautiful plasterwork and there is a took no rents and fed the tenants on THE HOUSE lot of antique furniture in every the estate. The family then went room. The furniture was designed bankrupt and sold the house to an Temple House estate contains especially for the house by English family who were not liked. the stately home of the Perceval Johnston and Jeane, the architects. The tenants wrote to the third sort family who have been there since Every bedroom has matching Alexander who was making a lot of 1665. The present houses stately furniture. The state drawing room money in China. He agreed to buy facades and its masonry are of has not been touched since the back the house and it is he who was chiselled and polished limestone alterations in 1864. The drapes, responsible for the rebuilding in from Ballisodare. The terraces and chaircovers, paint and carpets are 1864 and its present enormous size. gardens around the house surpass original. The Percevals have always lived anything of the kind in the country. It is a beautiful well kept house in the estate and were never In the gardens there are many and is a credit to the Perceval absentee Landlords. different kinds of rare shrubs to be family. 9 !says written gs of re, Ballymote THE C AVES of

Caves of KEASA Keash a nd The Caves of Keash were scientifically explored by members of the Royal Irish Academy in 1901, TOOMOUR and are supposed to have been formed by water falling into the fissures on the summit, and after penetrating into the interior, By Maura Killoran forcing its way out through the side and carrying within its flow the decomposed limestone, thus enlarging by degrees the orifices of the outlets. The archaeologists discovered a Toomour Abbey large amount of mammalian • remains discovered a large amount The ruined Church of Toomour TheT archaeologists concluded stands in the townland of that it may be doubted whether any The archaeologists discovered a Toomour. Here, the famous priest other single grave, containing so large amount of mammalian St. Kevin of Glendalough was many kings or princes, can be remains during the exploration; ordained in the little church by pointed out in Ireland. There is also remains of fishes occurred both Bishop Luidhigh about the year certainly nothing like it in Sligo, so in the surface stratum and in the 560. It is also thought that the in this respect the Church of clay of one of the caves. The only church itself was built by St. Patrick Toomour enjoys a great distinction. and it derives its, name from the • amphibian whose remains was holy well nearby, Toomour (Tuaim discovered is the common frog. Fobhair) signifying the hollow of Bones of the Arctic lemming, red L the spring. deer, reindeer, wolf, bear, swine, The present name of the spring is horse, ox, goat, sheep, ass, dog and Kingstown. Well, referring to the CORRAN fox were also discovered. kings or chiefs buried in the The famous hill of Sheash rises adjoining church. 1163 feet above the sea level. It is On the west wall there is laid a RESTAURANT said that Diarmuid and Grainne range of seventeen rounded sea- BALLYMOTE had their home there before stones marked with several incised Diarmuid was killed while hunting lines. This flag is called the Altar- the wild boar at Benbulben. table and under it a stone stands 4 Course Lunch Opinions are divided as to the bearing an incised cross. Six origin of the name Sheash, but the similarly incised crosses, one a piece £3.95 most probable derivation is from for the kings, appear on the circular cuas, a cave. flag that covers the grave, each A La Carte Menu On the summit of the hill there is being five inches by five. In this a cairn composed of loose stones. It covering flag there are two small Last order 11 pm. is supposed to be built on the grave depressions, which as the legend of some king or great chief just as goes were made by the knees of the OPEN 7 DAYS the cairn on Knocknarea is built on saint of the place by his constant the grave of Queen Maeve of prayers at the altar. Connacht. The enclosure spoken of as the Christenings, Many tourists climb the hill when altar by the people is in reality the weather permits going right up to burying place of the chiefs or kings Birthdays, Office this cairn. From there the tourist who fell in the battle of Keash. 'Parties, any Other has a magnificent view of counties Human bones have been found Sligo. Mayo. Roscommon and beneath the covering flag, which Occasions Leitrm including the 12 Pins of apparently have lain there for PHONE: 83372 Connemara and Croagh Patrick. upwards of 900 years. r 111 The Late Michael & Patricia Michael Hurley Gilmartin (PORTERS) O'Connell Street, Ballymote, A tribute by P.J. DUFFY for The death of Michael Gilmartin * Newspapers & Magazines * Confectionery * has removed from our area one of * Tobacco * Stationery * Toys * the best known and highly National Lottery respected members of the farming community. SHOE REPAIR AGENCY To his numerous friends and PHONE: 83185 :: OPEN 8.30 am - 8.30 pm acquaintances scattered accross the countryside he was popularly known as Sonny, the nice obliging man who dwelled near hand to Ballymote town. For almost half a century he diligently farmed his holding of land which stretched for a good distance alongside the public road at Tieveboy. His situation here, coupled with his friendly disposition, had during his lifetime, brought him into contact with Fastprint hundreds of people. 'Chose of us who had known him SLIGO for a number of years had come to regard him as somebody who was larger than life, a down-to-earth fellow who had no time whatsoever for those pert vanities that all too often, are characterise of our ways of life. Sonny was also a devoted family man, and a shrewd businessman, cast of course in the 'Fawlty Towers' mould of 'his generation. He was seldom seen to be caught wrong O' ConnelI St., Ballymote. footed in any of his business transactions. Although well on in years, he at Lounge • Bar • Meeting Rooms no time showed any signs of aging, and could always get around on his bicycles his death brought genuine and sincere regret. Yet, he had a full and rewarding life spent within a community where two BALLYMOTE SHOW generations, his, and that of his children had come to know and respect him. ANNUAL SOCIAL To his bereaved wife and family —IN— we tender our deepest sympathy. CASTLE HOTEL May his soul rest in peace. —ON - P.J. Duffy EASTER SUNDAY, 3rd APRIL Music By: DELTA DAWN SUPPORT OUR ADM.: £5 DANCING 10- 1.30 ADVERTISERS 11 BALLYMOTE HANDBALL CLUB By the late Michael Hannon Ballymote Club is built leagues: Dan Colman Cup around the youth. We have under 11; E. Hannon Cup, about 100 members in our under 13; James Hannon Cup club; 48 players under 16, under 15. Some of our 25 under 18 and the rest are members competed well in adults. three All-Ireland minor sin- We travel 1,000 miles gles, minor doubles and under every year. We take part 21 singles and doubles. We in all championship games, won the U-21 doubles. Other Community games and Tail- wins recorded by the club teann games. To date we were the National League have won 9 All-Ireland, 4 in 1966 and club champion- college, 1 vocational school ship in 1969 which makes medals. We have also won in total of 18 All-Irelands. minor, junior and senior grades and two Top Ace Our greatest set back is the (RTE) awards. Croke Park court with the We intend to build a dres- glass back wall and side wall. sing room in the New Year. The boys have not got used Winners of the M.H.B.D- 1976 and Under 21 S.B.D. 1979. Left to We also run school boy to it yet. right: Michael Porter, Michael Hannon, Chairman of Ballymote Handball club, and Francis McCann.

Community Games in Butlins 1977. Left to right: Martin Golden, Tommy Connell, Padraig McCann, Pat Egan and Jude Cassidy. Presenting the medals was Tommy O'Brien of the Central Handball Council.

174 RENTALS OF THE ESTATES OF LAIVLr,li PttoexiaTTORB 1 OF THE IN THE YEARS 1633-6. FINN FAMILY. SCULLY'S BAI JaY P1lC7TE. PHONE: 83418 PARISH of ESLLaGUFAD.—Lisananeymore, 1 qr. ; . . . worth £12 p per ann. Imienaghten, } of a towne . . . (amongst the duties is a ^I^^^^T LOUNGE^^ cosher at Christmas) . . ., £17 Os. 4d: MUSIC EVERY SATURDAY PARISH of KIL3roRc As. t.—Laghagh, ,} qr. ; . . . it is good arrable lande and good for sheepe, it bath a good weare for fishinge uppon the river Unshin; . . . worth £5 per ann. PARISH of KrLsns vr.—Colrinde, I qr. ; . worth £10 per ann. Lecarownagh, 2 qr.. ; . . . worth £6 per ann. Clonconoy, } qr. . . . they give my Lo. Taaffe some rent to uphould it to them . . . worth £7 per ann. Ronlaghta, ; qr. . . . worth £10 per ann. Balinitroan, 4 qr.; . . . some interest to Mr. Dodwell, but they are not fully agreed as yett . . . worth £10 per ann. Finisk- EILEEN'S lin, 1 qr.; . . . Mr. Dodwell hath the 8th part of this quarter to himself. PARrSH of TooMou$.—Levalleymorey, 2 qrs. . . . it is some parte good arrable lande, it hath good fir-wood, and a greate scope of the hill HAIRDRESSING of Kesscorren . . . worth £20 per ann. Carowreagh, 1 qr.; . . . worth £9 per annum. SALON B ALLYINOTE 12 `Arigna' GRATTAN CLEANER S Contd. from Page 4 GRATTAN ST., and for some years atterwards. Mr. Michael Layden, fore-runner of the BALLYMOTE. Arigna Collieries Ltd. started to develop some mines around this period, and after many set backs, he finally succeeded and paved the way for greater expansion by his son, the late Michael Layden, and other members of his family. The Arigna Mining Co. Ltd. was formed in 1888, and was the first limited liability company to operate ATTRACTA JOAN there. The mines after many years went into voluntary liquidation and their royalties were taken over by the Arigna Colleries. At present and for some years back, a number of companies and private individuals WELCOME ^ are working options all over the area. YOUR CUSTOM The trouble with the coal OPEN DAILY 9.30 - 7 p.m., TUES. - SAT. proprietors of former years was the difficulty of disposing, except seasonally, of their product. Though there was plenty of lip service, not even the County Councils of Roscommon, Sligo or Leitrim used it in their boilers. The Cavan and Leitrim Railway McDONAGH'S did to a great extent and was very KEASH satisfactory. Nowadays and for some time past, it is pleasant to see a steady market and with the ESB coal generating plant on the spot it Grocers & Undertakers should make for continuous employment and a happy and prosperous countryside. Keash, Ballymote.

CORRAN THE HIDEOUT HERALD BALLYMOTE. PHONE: (071) 83472 A Traditional Music Session Ballymote every Thursday night Heritage Group Darts Competition Friday Production Editor: James Flanagan Music every Saturday Printed by: FASTPRINT. SLIGO. 13 Corran Park Development Vincent Contd. from Page 4 McDonagh The Park was officially opened FOR on May Day 1949 and an official programme to mark the opening TELEVISIONS, VIDEOS, was issued. That programme did WASHING MACHINES, not contain the name of the Park, because up to the opening GAS & ELECTRIC COOKERS etc. ceremony the name was the secret and choice of the Very Rev. Cannon P.J. Roughneen, P.P. V.F. When Tee1i Stre8 $a11y.mote 55 the name Corran came over the Pone: loudspeaker, nobody asked why, as a more fitting name could not have been chosen for a playground in the i of Corran. Fr. Dennis performed the blessing ceremony. This was a big day in the history of the town when an immense influx of visitors kept the business people engaged beyond their expectations. Varied were the comments on the progress made in such a short time. `VICTOR Members of the Louth and Mayo AUTO SERVICES teams were so pleased at the O'Connell St., Ballymote, Co. Sligo reception they received that they promised to come again when For all Mechanical Repairs, General Servicing requested. All Makes, Petrol and Diesel Most Rev. Dr. Fergus who was WHEEL TRACKING AND BALANCING received with enthusiastic applause said it was a great pleasure for him PUNCTURES REPAIRED :: TYRES FITTED to be there that day to have a part in Panel Beating, Respraying, etc. the cerermonies, P. Keenan Weekdays: 9 am 6 pm inc. Saturdays Johnson thanked his Lordship on After Hours. Phone: 83112 behalf of the Park Committee, the Secretary seconded the motion of thanks and stated that his Lordships visit would inspire the Park Committee's younger members to the commitment of VICTOR AUTO SERVICES greater effort so that the Park work would continue.

At present we see the completion of the Dressing Rooms and a start being made on the erection of stands. It will take many more years to complete the sloping banks and other facilities. In passing today one sees the development of a further section of the site as a community pitch. The work carried out here to date is a credit to the Committee involved and it would appear that the remaining section FULL SERVICE (most popular makes) will also be developed for further sport facilities. All this work creates FROM: £35.00 a much better impression of what TYRE PRICES: New: 155 x 13 .... £19 the Park really is. A sense of proud Remoulds: 155 x 13 £12 165 x 13 £21 ownership and unselfish co- 165 x 13 £15 operation gives enough courage to All other sizes and makes make light work of the future Mini .... £9 developments. to order 14 The Late COACHING OUR Gerard YOUTH IN THE O'Donnell RIP G.A.A. By JOHN CUNNINGHAM

Coaching is now regarded as part don't get it from us, they will go and parcel of the G.A.A. The elsewhere to get it. The G.A.A. modern process is not meant to needs to sell the game; it must be produce a race of robots attractive and compare well with programmed to perform in uniform orther sports. monotony, nor a band of hyped-up Coaching youths, needs common juvenille monsters, neither would I sense. Field work is essential in tolerate a process which stifled the coaching: Kicking, Blocking, Solo style and grace of the natural Run and picking up are basic player. I would not like to see a fundamentals it football; hurling is system which debases or dilutes the much the san . Developing skills amateur states of the game. and team spirit is the inital Amateurism is sometimes procedure. After that targets are s et described as doing a job poorly or and motivation is then pro- unprofessionally, so therefore, it is grammed and instilled into the the love of the game that brings players. Rules, procedures and people into the Association, no discipline follow. There is no magic nutter what their particular talents formula in solving problems. are, be they coaching or any other Nobody elevates players; they do it aspects of either football or hurling. themselves. Even now it is difficult to accept It can be asked why do we need Dedication by the coach is of that Gerard O'Donnell is no longer coaching? In the past you were utmost importance just the same as with us. He always exuded such either a natural player or a poor ??? players. P ??? vitality, and life was something player. Relatively speaking the in- of personal achievement. which he ever appeared to enjoy to between player was going nowhere; common factor. Things do not the full. he remained static. Skill was innate, happen anymore without coaching. A man with a great and practical learned naturally, or it was picked Let it be organized to such a degree faith his generosity to those in up by imitation. The honour of that each individual is competent to difficulty was well known playing for the Village was stimulus play the game at whatever level is particularly to his colleagues in the enough. If this were true, which I demanded. Without coaching our St. Vincent de Paul Society. doubt, it no longer is. club would never have any success Another association to which he Urbanisation has meant that in either football or huurling at gave life long loyalty was the children don't have the space or the underage level. This must be Pioneers. opportunity to play informally. We continued with these players right His interests were manifold. He can no longer rely on schools as the up to senior level by qualified was a man of the land and a great mainstay or reservoir of coaching people, who have a sound student of nature. He was a or training. Despite the pressure of knowledge and insight into the tremendous craftsman and leaves qualified P.E. teachers in game. behind many magnificent pieces in Secondary and Vocational Schools, Coaching courses are common in mahogany and other hard woods. I still believe that students of the G.A.A., but I am a firm believer Contentment and happiness and Christian Brothers Schools gain in common sense allied to a `good Contentment and happiness are more as the good Brothers- have a eye', and a quick sense of thought, two words I always associated with greater football and hurling. which are all needed when Gerard. While he enjoyed to the full Looking back I believe they were managing a team at any level. I his travels to faraway places he was responsible for the grooming of foresee in the future permanent always so content at home in many top class teams and players. team coaches and managers at Rinbane and later in Keenaghan. Trends have changed in this intercounty level. This would He loved to recall his days as a country; we no longer see groups of awaken more conviction and a young boy at Carrowrile National young boys playing football or more distinguished application of School — and did so with great hurling in local fields. If there is no the games rules. Whether it would clarity. or ganized training or coaching you improve the game is debatable. However the most abiding will not get a group together to play memory of Gerard is surely the or train. unfailing love and devotion to each Most youngsters need to be other which he and his beloved wife introduced to the game. They need SUPPORT OUR May shared. to be won over. They want training, Go dtuga Dia solar .na need individual coaching which ADVERTISERS bhFlaitheas da anam uasail. they see in other games and if they 15 Griffith's Valuation BY TOM McGETTRICK

When one comes out from ' It then became the names there that recall a sordid Marren Park and turns right to go property of the Reynolds family — event in the history of our town. towards the Loftus Hall or the many will remember Mister Jimmy Phibbs and Callaghan are side by Church, one is passing through and Miss Lettie. Today local side. Their story is told on page 145 what was up to 1898 known as Main businessman Mr. B. Cryan owns it. in McDonagh's History of Street. Indeed it is a name which is The last house in the street beside Ballymote. Many of the names in still quite frequently used. All the the Loftus Hall was Patrick the list are still quite common in our houses on the right hand side on the Coghlan's. It became Tighes — town and parish. A Coughlan who way down are officially in the number 209. went as a young man to Australia townland of Stoneparks. There is not a name along that from Ballymote in 1831 rose to high In the Griffith Valuation of 1857 street now which might point to a rank in the Government, and in the the first house at the top of Main descendant of a family of Griffith's business and social life of his Street was number 177 and time, most of them have changed in adopted country. belonged to Philip Gumley (that our _own time. But there are two man again!).

VALUATION O F TENEMENTS. EMLAGHFAD, OF PARISH

I Rateable Annual aluation,V Total Annual Names. I Valuation — Description of Tenement. 1 Area. of I at ble and Occupiers. 1 Immediate Lessors. Land. Buildings. property,

STONEPARKS— A. R. P. s.£. d. £ s. d. , . s. d. continued. TOWN OF BALLYMOTE— _ (Ord. S. 33.) Capt. Richard Gethin, SirRobt.GoreBooth,Bt. Land, . 46 3 14 50 0 0 — 50 0 0 a Philip Gumley, Same, • . Land and herd's house, 28 1 12 29 5 0 0 15 0 30 0 0 TOWN OF BALLYMOTE. MARKET-STREET, e, 177 Philip Gumley, • SirRobt.GoreBooth,Bt. House,offices,&garden, 0 2 0 1 0 0 17 0 0 18 0 0 178 Matthew Clifford, • Peter Cannan, . . Ho., off., & sm. garden, — — 5 0 0 5 0 0 179 Bartley Cawley, . • Thomas Hely, . . House and yard, . — — 4 0 0 4 0 0 180 Bridget Dyer, . . Same, . . House & small garden, — — 2 10 0 2 10 0 181 William Cornyn, . Letitia King, . . Ho., off., & sm. garden, — — 8 0 • 0'. 8 0 0 182 Peter Cannan, . . SirRobt.GoreBooth,Bt. House,offices,&garden, 0 0 16 0 5 0 12 10 0 12 15 0 183 William Kelly, • . John Morrison, . . Ho., offs., & sm.garden, — — 3 0 0 3 0 0 184 Bartholomew Scanlan, Miss Mary Cogan, . House and yard, . — — 1 10 0 1 10 0 185 Mary Walsh, . . Same, . . House and yard, . — — 1 10 0 1 10 0 186 Mary Higgins, . Same, . . House and yard, — — 3 0 0 - 3 0 0 187 Mary Gaffney, . . Same, . . House and yard, . — — 3 0 0 3 0 0 188 Edward Hunt, • . Same, . . House and yard, — — 2 10 0 2 10 0 189 Michael Preston, . . Same, - . . House and yard, . — — 2 10 0 2 10 0 190 Bernard Cogan, . . SirRobt.GoreBooth,Bt. House, offices, and gar. 0 1 15 0 15 0 15 0 0 15 15 0 191 Maurice Henry,; . Miss Mary Cogan, . Office, . . — — 1 0 0 • 1 0 0 192 Joseph Loughead, . SirRobt.GoreBooth,Bt. House, office, & garden, 0 0 25 0 10 0 13 0 0 13 10 0 193 Martin Quigley, . Joseph Loughead, . House, office, and yard, — — 5 5 0 5 5 0 194 Catherine Roddy, . James Daly, . . Ho., off., & sm. garden, — — 5 0 0 5 0 0 195 Andrew O'Brien, . Elizabeth N. Irwin, . House and garden, . 0 0 12 0 3 0 11 7 0 11 10 0 106 Matthew Phipps, . Same, . . House, . . . — — 5 15 0 5 15 0 197 William Callaghan, . Same, . . Ho., offs., & sm, garden, — — 8 10 0 8 10 0 198 Robert Ford, . . John M'Manamy, . House and yard, . — — 6 0 0 6 0 0 199 Robert P. O'Donohoe, Same, . . Ho.,offs., & sm. garden, — — 14 0 0 14 0 0 200 Archibald Lawson, . Same, . . Ho..offs., & sm. garden, — 16 10 0 16 10 0 201 . . . Robert Ford, . . Ruins, . . . — — 202 Patrick Gardiner, . Robert P. Donohoe, . House, . . — I — 0 8 0 0 8 0 SirRobt.GoreBooth,Bt 203 Catherine Kerins, • House, 0 0 — — ¦ 0 10 10 0 294 Bridget O'Callaghan.. Honoria Drury, . . House, . . . — -- 205 Honoria Drury, . . 0 5 0 0 ;, 0 Philip Gumley, . . House, . . — 206 Henry Rogers, . . SirRobt.GoreBooth,Bt House and offices 0 10 0 Unoccupied, — I ] 0 0 12 1u 0 207 . . Henry Rogers, . . House,offices,& garden, 0 0 24 0 5 0 ! 208 Michael Deavy, . Same, House and yard, 6 10 .0 6 15 0 — — I 4 0 0 ! Patrick Coughlan. . SirRobt.GoreBooth,Bt. House,offices,& garden. 4 0 0 209 _ — -- 12 0 0 ' 1Q 0 0 1 1=.1',=.1 =. 1,1n RESTAURANT TAKE-AWAY ;dl The Sheep's `nr A la Carte Menu •. pm- 2 am Farewell to 11 am - lam 9 ;:^, ;;, Keash Hill •. :,. Picnic Basket r,. •. A Tribute to Keash

Restaurant •^ I written forty years ago C LORD EDWARD STREET, BALLYMOTE. tC •. •• Full Meals Available :1' _.tC r;, I'm only a sheep, can you hear me I Ba-Ba, I take after me father and C Breakfast, Lunches, Teas. ^^. :. after me ma-ma. I C WE CATER FOIE PARTIES FOR ALL OCCASIONS :^• I've been on the Hill now, oh many I Bookings Required C a year, but the boss says he'll sell me ^C Special St. Patrick's Day Lunches and he means it, I fear. ^C VI I see by Old Moore there's a fair in I C the town, tomorrow me thinks he'll Special Communion and Confirmation Lunches I. IC •. be drivin' me down •.,h PHONE:83538 Prop.:lmeldaHealy So Goodbye, Beannacht leat, dear t!^1: – - Keash Hill of the coves, no more _ _ _' _'_ = - = - = - = - - - = - = = - -.-- shall I skip through your heathery APOLOGY: The Corran Herald wishes to apologise to the groves. Picnic Basket for the ommission of Christmas Greetings and I've heard the bell peal in the chapel the word 'Menu' in their last advert. for Mass, and the strains in Whitehall as ye danced, lad and lass. I've danced jigs on the Hill as they danced at the feis and yere great Johnson Furniture football team held the medals for BALLYMOTE Keash. See our large selection of They tell me that down there King Cormac was born, when his mother Household Furniture woke up he was gone in the morn. I know the spring well where ai Unbeatable Prices theystarted the pipes to bring water FREE DELIVERY to town for the whiskey and pints, PHONE BALLYMOTE 3326 And the women in there like a good cup of tay, just as much as the women of Keash I must say. I have watched that mad bus tearin' by on the tar, shure myself don't feel safe and me up here so far. As it takes all the turns from here to the town, it's a wonder to me there's not some one knocked down. I've seen many sad trains wind their way to Knockbrock, but shure me being what I am knows He'll answer their knock. Ulster Bank I've seen ye lave Foxes all hours of the night, good friends all the same, neither cross word nor fight. BALL YMOTE Ye've a cramery down there and ' with startin' and stoppin', Ye've no need to be churnin' and washin' and sloppin'. ^ And the shop at the Cross where they sell what ye want, ye'vé no ,l-.1 Ulster Bank business in town now ... except for the jaunt. Me sheep's eyes fill with tears and me lavin' the fun, it's the best place in Ireland, Keash, bar none. MANAGER: Kieran McGowan As I told ye above to the butchers ASST. MANAGER: Nobby McGuirk I'm bound, but I'll be back here next week at four shillings a ^ pound.