Drumaweir

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Drumaweir (school) (Drumaweer, Co. Donegal), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Aodh Ó Dómhnaill.

Original reference: 1119/1

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Donegal schools

Stories

  1. Hidden Treasure (p. 1-2)
  2. Hidden Treasure (p. 3)
  3. Hidden Treasure (p. 4)
  4. Hidden Treasure (p. 5)
  5. Hidden Treasure (p. 6)
  6. Hidden Treasure (p. 7)
  7. Hidden Treasure (p. 8)
  8. Hidden Treasure (p. 9)
  9. Hidden Treasure (p. 10)
  10. Hidden Treasure (p. 11)
  11. Funny Stories (p. 13-14)
  12. Funny Stories (p. 15)
  13. Funny Stories (p. 16)
  14. Funny Stories (p. 17)
  15. Funny Stories (p. 18)
  16. Funny Stories (p. 19-20)
  17. Funny Stories (p. 21)
  18. Funny Stories (p. 22-23)
  19. Funny Stories (p. 24)
  20. Funny Stories (p. 25)
  21. Funny Stories (p. 26)
  22. Riddles (p. 27)
  23. Riddles (p. 28)
  24. Riddles (p. 28)
  25. Riddles (p. 29)
  26. Riddles (p. 29-30)
  27. Riddles (p. 31)
  28. Riddles (p. 31-32)
  29. Riddles (p. 32-33)
  30. Riddles (p. 33)
  31. Riddles (p. 33)
  32. Riddles (p. 34)
  33. Riddles (p. 34)
  34. Riddles (p. 34-35)
  35. Riddles (p. 36)
  36. Riddles (p. 36)
  37. Weather-Lore (p. 37-38)
  38. Weather-Lore (p. 38-39)
  39. Weather-Lore (p. 39-40)
  40. Weather-Lore (p. 40-41)
  41. Weather-Lore (p. 41)
  42. Weather-Lore (p. 42)
  43. Weather-Lore (p. 43)
  44. Weather-Lore (p. 44)
  45. Weather-Lore (p. 45)
  46. Weather-Lore (p. 46)
  47. Weather-Lore (p. 47)
  48. Weather-Lore (p. 48)
  49. Weather-Lore (p. 49)
  50. Weather-Lore (p. 49)
  51. Weather-Lore (p. 50-51)
  52. Weather-Lore (p. 52-53)
  53. Weather-Lore (p. 54)
  54. Weather-Lore (p. 54-55)
  55. Weather-Lore (p. 56)
  56. Weather-Lore (p. 57)
  57. Weather-Lore (p. 58)
  58. Weather-Lore (p. 59)
  59. Weather-Lore (p. 60)
  60. Weather-Lore (p. 61)
  61. Local Happenings (p. 63)
  62. Local Happenings (p. 64)
  63. Local Happenings (p. 65)
  64. Local Happenings (p. 66)
  65. Local Happenings (p. 67)
  66. Local Happenings (p. 68-69)
  67. Local Happenings (p. 69-70)
  68. Local Happenings (p. 70-71)
  69. Local Happenings (p. 72)
  70. Local Happenings (p. 72-73)
  71. Local Happenings (p. 74)
  72. Local Happenings (p. 75)
  73. Local Happenings (p. 76)
  74. Local Happenings (p. 77)
  75. Local Happenings (p. 77-78)
  76. Local Happenings (p. 79)
  77. Local Happenings (p. 80)
  78. Local Happenings (p. 81)
  79. Local Happenings (p. 82-83)
  80. Local Happenings (p. 84)
  81. Local Happenings (p. 84-85)
  82. Local Happenings (p. 86-87)
  83. Place Names (p. 89)
  84. Place Names (p. 90)
  85. Place Names (p. 90)
  86. Place Names (p. 91)
  87. Place Names (p. 92)
  88. Place Names (p. 93)
  89. Place Names (p. 94)
  90. Place Names (p. 94)
  91. Place Names (p. 95)
  92. Place Names (p. 95)
  93. Place Names (p. 96)
  94. Holy Places (p. 97)
  95. Holy Places (p. 98)
  96. Place Names (p. 99)
  97. Place Names (p. 100)
  98. Holy Places (p. 101)
  99. Place Names (p. 102)
  100. Holy Places (p. 103)
  101. Place Names (p. 104)
  102. Holy Places (p. 105)
  103. Holy Places (p. 106)
  104. Holy Places (p. 107)
  105. Holy Places (p. 107)
  106. Holy Places (p. 108)
  107. Fairy Lore (p. 109)
  108. Fairy Lore (p. 110)
  109. Fairy Lore (p. 110)
  110. Fairy Lore (p. 111)
  111. Fairy Lore (p. 112)
  112. Fairy Lore (p. 112-113)
  113. Fairy Lore (p. 114)
  114. Fairy Lore (p. 115)
  115. Fairy Lore (p. 116-117)
  116. Fairy Lore (p. 118)
  117. Fairy Lore (p. 119-120)
  118. Fairy Lore (p. 121)
  119. Fairy Lore (p. 121-122)
  120. Miscellaneous - The Football Team (p. 122-123)
  121. Trick (p. 123)
  122. Death (p. 124)
  123. Stones (p. 125)
  124. Travelling Man (p. 125)
  125. Standing Stone (p. 126)
  126. Fire (p. 127)
  127. Accident (p. 127)
  128. Travelling Man (p. 127-128)
  129. Travelling Man (p. 129)
  130. Local Ballad (p. 130-131)
  131. Monument (p. 132)
  132. Fair (p. 132)
  133. Standing Stone (p. 133)
  134. Fair (p. 133)
  135. Monument (p. 134)
  136. Fair (p. 134-135)
  137. Wild Animal (p. 136)
  138. Holy Well (p. 137)
  139. Old Fair (p. 138)
  140. Old Kind of Food (p. 139)
  141. Fairy Fort (p. 139-140)
  142. Fairies' Haunt (p. 140-141)
  143. Old Monument (p. 141-142)
  144. Fairies (p. 143)
  145. Old Monument (p. 143)
  146. Old Cure (p. 144)
  147. Old Monument (p. 145)
  148. Holy Well (p. 145-146)
  149. Sea Story (p. 146-147)
  150. Fairy Story (p. 147)
  151. Fairy Fort (p. 148)
  152. Old Cure (p. 149)
  153. Sea Story (p. 150-151)
  154. Old Custom (p. 151-152)
  155. Story of the Famine (p. 152-153)
  156. Strange Happening (p. 153-154)
  157. Cure (p. 155)
  158. Famine (p. 156)
  159. Story of the Famine (p. 157)
  160. Fairy Fort (p. 157-158)
  161. Old Cure (p. 158-159)
  162. Old Monument (p. 159)
  163. Sea Story (p. 160)

Resource description

Origin information
Drumaweer, Co. Donegal
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 1119, p. 1a-160)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Donegal (County)
Treasure troves--Folklore
local legends   linked data (afset)
Jokes   linked data (lcsh)
Verbal arts and literature   linked data (afset)
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Weather--Folklore
Poverty--Ireland
belief   linked data (afset)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)   linked data (lcsh)
Fires   linked data (lcsh)
Commerce   linked data (lcsh)
Animals--Folklore
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Food--Folklore
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
School location
Drumaweer Droim an Mhaoir Drumaweer Moville Lower Inishowen East Donegal
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4493788
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 1119/1

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Donegal 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:44937885>
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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