ANCESTRY OF ELIZABETH JOSEPHINE DILL





   Magheradrummen Lake, where, not long ago, the wallstead of their
   house might be traced.  After some years they moved to Glenalla,
   where is a place still known as "Dill's Byre."  From thence they
   moved to Aughadrenagh, taking with them such large herds of sheep
   and cattle that when the first of them had arrived at their
   destination the last were at Drumfad, more than a mile distant.

   Many stories are related of Mrs. Catherine Dill's pride, courage, and
   faith. ... During the siege of Derry, David Dill's cattle were driven
   away by a foraging party of King James's army; but Mrs. Dill followed
   after the foragers and succeeded in getting the cattle released.

   On another occasion Mr. Dill and his servants were aroused by the
   furious roaring of an English bull which he kept among his flock.
   Hastily arming themselves, they ran to discover the cause of the
   animal's anger.  On arriving where the cattle had been grazing, they
   found the bull in conflict with a furious wolf, which they pursued,
   but failed to overtake.  The chase continued for some hours, and at
   last the wolf directed his course backwards in the direction of Mr.
   Dill's residence.  Mrs. Dill, somewhat anxious for the safety of her
   husband had gone out to reconnoitre.  Just then the wolf came up and
   ran at her in a half-exhausted condition.  But Mrs. Dill was equal to
   the emergency.  Taking off her apron, she rolled it around her arm,
   and when the wolf assailed her with open mouth, she thrust her
   protected hand down his throat, and held him till assistance arrived,
   when the furious intruder was killed.  This was the last wolf ever
   seen in that part of Ireland.

   Although Mrs. Dill had been brought up a Roman Catholic, she became
   a good Presbyterian and an earnest Christian.  One day when the
   Episcopal curate called to pay his usual visit, he began to upbraid
   her for not coming to "church." "I'll begin to attend church," she
   replied, "when you begin to preach the doctrines contained in this
   book," holding up a volume that she had been reading, which was
   entitled "Looking unto Jesus."





















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