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Roscrea Catholic Church

Abstract: Story collected by Madeline Minogue, a student at An Clochar, Roscrea school (Roscrea, Co. Tipperary) from informant Rev Father Touhy P.P..

Original reference: 0549/1/8

 An Clochar, Roscrea [Vol. 0549, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Tipperary Schools

COLLECTOR
Minogue, Madeline 
Gender
female
INFORMANT
Touhy P.P., Rev Father 
Gender
male
Age
circa 50
Location
Roscrea (Civil parish) 
Ikerrin (Barony) 
Tipperary (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Roscrea Catholic Church  [duchas:4859596]

About the year 1843 a man named Orr resided where the Catholic priests now live. This man was a Prodestant (sic). Father Blake was parish pries of Roscrea then. The Catholic Church at the time was a small structure standing where the library now is. Father Blake wished to build a new church. He sent out leaflets asking the people to

Roscrea Catholic Church  [duchas:4859597]

suscribe (sic). He started the building.
Orr came out to his garden each day and mocked the builders. He called the building "Blake's Folly". However the Church was built and the Protestant man died. Soon after Father Blake bought Orr's house and ever since the Catholic priests of Roscrea reside there.

Resource description

Origin information
Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 015-016
Volume 0549
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Informant location
Roscrea Ros Cré Roscrea Roscrea Ikerrin Tipperary
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5015794
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0549/1/8

Suggested credit
"Roscrea Catholic Church"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5015794>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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