McCarthy's Bridge derives its name from a widow woman, Nellie McCarthy, who had two sons. She owned a sheebeen and sold 'poteen'. She was reported one day to the authorities in Enniski len. The officers arrived on a Church Holiday. The congregation left the church before Mass was ended and sent word to Nellie that the officers were on their way.  The people ran to her rescue and succeeded in hiding some of the home brew.  Some people got across the river Tamhnaigh while others followed pursued by the officers who were challenged and shots were fired. Two men, Doyle and McGovern, were killed.  Two large upright stones mark the spots where the men fell in the field, bordering the present Doonmakeever road and adjacent to the old Glan road.

On the top of Cuilceach are two monuments about three miles apart, one of which is only a small one called Lacht an Phelim from Phelim O'Dolan who was an ancient proprietor of Gleann Gaibhle.  It was erected some centuries ago.  The O'Dolans were a wealthy family and owned the townland of Gub.

The larger monument was known as Lacht a mhac a Whoole—from a mac a Whoole (McEnhill in English) the head of a clan who were driven out of Tyrone by the O'Neill's centuries ago and fled to the mountains with a party of followers and stayed there until they were betrayed.  This monument resembles a fort surrounded by a large wall of dry stone.  Near this erection bee-hived huts can be seen.  These were probably built by the Tyrone clan.  Some say that writers used them and that one night a terrible storm of thunder and lightning p broke out and the writers fled and never returned.

In the late forties of this present century (20th) workers tossed some stones and built triangulation station by night on the top of the monument.  A date, June 11, 1949, is quite visible.

Other stations were built at the same time all over Ireland and were used to map the country.  In the fifties other work was carried out by night.  Those monuments form part of the border between Cavan and Fermanagh but it is easier to reach them from the Cavan side.  Dean Henry climbed in 1739 from this side. 

Many schools and colleges organize bus tours to the large monument as it is a tourist attraction.  St. Patrick is said to have prayed at the Monument.

The Spa Wells:

There are many spa wells in the area.  The water contains sulphur which cures arthritis and worms in children.  People used this water for cooking and drinking until the group water scheme was introduced. Visitors come here and take bottles of this water home with them.

Sweat Houses:

'Tighte Alluis". Sweathouses are similar to the present sauna. A sweathouse was an excavation dug into the side of a bank or brae. It was lined with stones built up against the clay leaving and small entrance and roofed with stone flags.