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Cornakill

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Cornakill (school) (Cornakill, Co. Cavan), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher J. Fitzsimons.

Original reference: 1024/1

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Cavan schools

Stories

  1. John McCabe and the Fairies (p. 001-002)
  2. Local Cures (p. 003-004)
  3. Composition - Weather-Lore (p. 005-006)
  4. Games I Play (p. 007-008)
  5. Local Place Names (p. 009-010)
  6. Mrs Gibson and the Fairies (p. 011)
  7. Old Crafts (p. 013-014)
  8. Old Schools (p. 015-016)
  9. Old Graveyards (p. 017-018)
  10. Churning (p. 019-020)
  11. Local Marriage Customs (p. 021-022)
  12. Bird-Lore (p. 023-024)
  13. Fairy Forts (p. 025-026)
  14. Local Forge (p. 027-028)
  15. Travelling Folk (p. 029-030)
  16. Man and the Scarecrow (p. 031)
  17. Local Ruins (p. 033-034)
  18. My Home District (p. 035)
  19. Proverbs (p. 037-038)
  20. Holy Wells (p. 039-040)
  21. Man and the Fairy Woman (p. 041-042)
  22. Mrs Fitzsimmons and the Fairies (p. 043-045)
  23. Landlord (p. 047-048)
  24. Old Story - The Strange Ghost (p. 049-051)
  25. Old Story (p. 052)
  26. Leipreachán (p. 053-055)
  27. Story - The Dead Coach (p. 056-057)
  28. Collection of Riddles (p. 058-059)
  29. Story - A Surprise (p. 060)
  30. Potato Crop (p. 061)
  31. Local Monuments (p. 062)
  32. Hidden Treasure (p. 063)
  33. Story - The Woman and Her Daughter (p. 064-065)
  34. Lore of Certain Days (p. 066)
  35. Herbs (p. 067)
  36. Severe Weather (p. 068)
  37. Local Roads (p. 069-070)
  38. Food in the Olden Times (p. 071)
  39. Story (p. 072-073)
  40. Buying and Selling (p. 074)
  41. Ford In a River (p. 075)
  42. Boy and the Fairy (p. 076-077)
  43. Story - The Man and the Fairy (p. 078)
  44. Local Place Names (p. 079)

Resource description

Origin information
Cornakill, Co. Cavan
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 1024, p. 1a-79)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Cavan (County)
Weather--Folklore
Recreation   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
Cemeteries   linked data (lcsh)
Butter   linked data (lcsh)
Marriage   linked data (lcsh)
Birds--Folklore
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Smithing   linked data (afset)
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)   linked data (lcsh)
Jokes   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Leprechauns   linked data (lcsh)
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Potatoes   linked data (lcsh)
Treasure troves--Folklore
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Severe storms   linked data (lcsh)
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Food--Folklore
Commerce   linked data (lcsh)
School location
Cornakill Cornakill Drung Tullygarvey Cavan
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5070851
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 1024/1

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Cavan schools," held by the National Folklore Collection UCD. © Digital content by University College Dublin, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <http://digital.ucd.ie/view/duchas:50708515>
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.

School location

Rights & Usage Conditions

Creative Commons License
Cornakill is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Copyright of the original resource: University College Dublin

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