once has there been an rest here and that was when instead of the howling of the wolves the villages had the sound of gunfire echoing from the mountain peaks. during the slovak national uprising in the second world war rival forces reach kilcullen edge and some of the houses were burned down. later however most of them were rebuilt. the stream in the middle of the village is still the only source of water the houses don't have tap water. in summer that's not a problem but in winter the villages often have to melt ice. in its own particular way the pace of rural life here remains good to the rhythm of nature the people live from what the fertile soil yields from the flocks of sheep the milk and the different varieties of cheese flavored with mountain halves. yes.