cigner at Rineanna. · And allow these sacred reminde:·s of Gaelil- n-!s ur:;:-e nre t c collapse heforc i>ur eyes. Thus doe:• the "pocket" Present nc!!lect the patriot Past. ' 'Deor-a idt.~." TRADITIONS OF DOE CASTLE (By tr,e late Edward Durnin. Ex-N.T., Creeslough). 1. MOU Nie Ghio/la Bhrighde agus Cai!ilin Ruadlt. Long, long ago in limerafa<l. there lived a certain man who dwelt in a strong hon~e with hi.s mother, his wife and his family. He had plenty of this world's goods and all the household we.re very content and happy. However, just at the height of their prosperity a terrible plague swept over the land dealing death alike to :-!eh and poor. :-Jot a soul was left alive in all Doe but this man's mothe: and l1is youngest daugh;:er. The old lad~"s name was Moll Nie Ghiolla Bhrigtde, \Vhilc <he maiden's riarr.e was Caitilin Ruadh. The poor '.voman ,.,·as in an awful fright when she saw all her friends and neighbours dead around he:·. So takir.g her little grand-daughter by the hand she fled from the plagu:- stricken land. Leavin~ Doe behind. 1 ight over Lou.'(h Salt she went; away th:·ough Kilmacrenan a::d Liffer she fled and they stoppz-:1 not until they reached the sunn 1· south. Here tr.e poor wanderers were well received their wants were attended to: and for a time they were happ~ cnou!?i1. But thelr hearts yearned fo~· ,their no:-thern home and :i f\(~r spcnr.Hn Q seven long ye To 399. in the sunny sou(h they set out. for their old home again. They were accoml'anied hy a faithful servant, who attended their wants all the lime they ;ived in the south. After a long and weary journey they reaC'hed their home iu Doe. Here . they found not a human being. but immense flocks and l:erds. In the vacant houses they found big stockings filled ;with gold. New what to do with so much riches they knew not. At last a happy thoug.ht occured to Kathleen. "Oh Granny" says she "do you know what •we will do. We wi!l build a castle just like the .castles we saw in the South". Trade3men were found and a cast:e was built and Moll and Kathleen went to dwell the:·e. Poor Kathlezn, however. was lonely and sad for she had no companion of her own age. S:imetimes .she walked along the sea shore, watching tte tide or sat on a rock viewing t.he salmon as they jumped and sported around Bishop's Isle on their way to Lackagh and (;'len Lough. But her favourite walk ·was tl:rou~h Duntally wood and up ta the highe~t point of Umreafad. Here, on beautiful summer evenings she would sit f:ir hours. One evening Kathleen was seated, as usual. on the heigtt.• of Umerafad she "Was surprised to see a cloud of dust arise from behind the hills. Suddenly a troop of hor:;emen burst into view. They came swiftly tow.ards her and before sl:e realised it she was surrounded by the soldiers. Poor Kathleen was frightem'd but the lcarlcr - a fine cln;;hing youn•t
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