Dave the road and area around Glengevlin and Dowra is both wild and very historic. All around this area is steeped in history with holywells and sweathouses ( same as modren day suana baths). Dave are you located in Fermanagh or are you just on holiday?. I am in Belcoo,my older sister Mairead knows a lot of local history, if you are ever in Belcoo area call into Station House as my sister has written a booklet about our local area. Thank you, Olivia O'Dolan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave H via" <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com> To: <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 8:24 PM Subject: Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD Eels, deer, and other game. > Still there roaming free but there is only a limited hunting season. > > Remember once fishing until dark.. was sitting in car having a coffee, > minding my own business when I looked out and saw a Stag staring in at > me... not sure who got the biggest fright!! > > Have also had to slam on brakes when one decides to jump out to cross a > road, 2 people killed recently when they swerved to avoid one and hit > tree. > > Plus, with so many lakes there were Duck etc too. Pigeon, Pheasants etc > in woods, food everywhere!! > > Over the generations people lost hunting skills, then famine hit.... > same with medicines, people used local plants for cures, couldn't write > so much has been lost! > > Was out near Blacklion last week, beautiful day so drove into woods up > to mountain top, went strolling in wood only to come around a corner to > find a wild Billy goat standing there scratching the ground the way > bulls do, had to stop and walk backwards as he was definitely going to > charge if I got nearer, thankfully he just stood his ground happy with > me backing off... then I spotted the female which as far as I could make > out, was giving birth. > > Thankfully, I knew not to turn and run... > > Vi probably knows the road from Dowra to Glangevlin, that is wild > country!! > > Dave > > > > > On 29/04/2015 14:53, Dee Byster-Graham wrote: >> It's amazing that wild deer are still found in the area, are they left to >> roam free or do people hunt them in the season? >> >> It adds up to an almost Baronial way of living, doesn't it; my initial >> imagined ideas of their life is nowhere near the reality of the situation >> as >> it was. > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > ================================== > > https://www.google.ie/ > ================================== > http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm in lovely Leitrim but often up Fermanagh way, usually not by the main roads as I have the habit of driving along, see a road and wonder where it goes... so I go it! Drives my good lady mad... :-)) but she loves the places we end up in, way off beaten track. Too many speed cameras on main roads anyway..grrrr I wouldn't mind a copy of booklet sometime! Am I on holiday? My good lady says I am...for last few years! Dave. On 30/04/2015 09:22, Olivia O'Dolan wrote: > Dave the road and area around Glengevlin and Dowra is both wild and > very historic. All around this area is steeped in history with > holywells and sweathouses ( same as modren day suana baths). Dave are > you located in Fermanagh or are you just on holiday?. I am in > Belcoo,my older sister Mairead knows a lot of local history, if you > are ever in Belcoo area call into Station House as my sister has > written a booklet about our local area. Thank you, Olivia O'Dolan. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com