Carramanagh in the 1930s

Transcription of narrative from the Schools Collection XIX.

Written by Pauline Molloy, Oughterard, c. 1937.

“The name of the town land I live in is Carramanagh. The name of the parish is Killcummin. The barony is Moycullen. There are about twenty five houses in it now and there were about twenty houses in it long ago. Nearly all the houses are slated and very few are thatched. The most common name is Meala. Some of the people know Irish. There are three old ruins of houses near the place. A great many people went to America from the place. There is a short song about the place:

‘Myself and James Mons and James Connor and where would you find such a three. My heart was as light as a feather from poteen I drank in An Tóin Bhuí (Tonwee)’

There are some woods and bogs around the place. The Owen Rife is the name of the river and Lough Corrib is the name of the lake.”