When I was a very small child, we had neighbours McGurn/ Magauran, ( the Buckies) living up the "Marlbank road" in Killykeeghan or Kilnameel. The head of that household was Mick. There were three girls, but I don't remember any boys. Mick used to travel in a Jennet and cart. There was also two Fee brothers, Pat and John in Crossmurren. Pat used to bring stone bags of Hazel nuts to us for Hallow eve. He and his brother were gentle kind people, herding a farm for another family. The milk for their house was Goat's milk, and they existed, rather than lived, a very frugal life on a low income until they got their pension. Then Pat told my mother that he was on "On the pig's back" as regards money. John died before pension age. Those families lived almost beside each other with Dolan (the Clerks), and Nolan (of the bog) in between. Nick names in brackets. I'd guess that Mick, Pat and John would have been born in the 1880s, as they were weather worn old men in my young eyes, but always referred to as "Mr" by us children. The Fees were either "Mr Pat" or "Mr John" so my parents would know which one we were speaking about. Otherwise we addressed them as Mr Fee. Viola

Vi, What's a jennet? Janet On 3/23/15 6:17 PM, Viola Wiggins wrote: > When I was a very small child, we had neighbours McGurn/ Magauran, ( the Buckies) living up the "Marlbank road" in Killykeeghan or Kilnameel. The head of that household was Mick. There were three girls, but I don't remember any boys. Mick used to travel in a Jennet and cart. There was also two Fee brothers, Pat and John in Crossmurren. Pat used to bring stone bags of Hazel nuts to us for Hallow eve. He and his brother were gentle kind people, herding a farm for another family. The milk for their house was Goat's milk, and they existed, rather than lived, a very frugal life on a low income until they got their pension. Then Pat told my mother that he was on > "On the pig's back" as regards money. John died before pension age. > Those families lived almost beside each other with Dolan (the Clerks), and Nolan (of the bog) in between. Nick names in brackets. > I'd guess that Mick, Pat and John would have been born in the 1880s, as they were weather worn old men in my young eyes, but always referred to as "Mr" by us children. > The Fees were either "Mr Pat" or "Mr John" so my parents would know which one we were speaking about. Otherwise we addressed them as Mr Fee. > Viola > > >

A Jennet has a donkey mother and horse father and is smaller than a Mule which has a horse mother and Donkey father. Both are said to be sterile. The Jennet, takes after it's father and is a more willing worker then the Mule which is apt to decide to stand still under load, and a bomb would not shift it. Took after it's father, silly Ass. There's a saying "As stubborn as a Mule" which is a perfect description of a Mule's temperament. Mules were used, usually by the Army, as pack animals [beasts of burden] Viola --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com