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Killyon

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Killyon (school) (Killyon, Co. Offaly), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher #missing.

Original reference: 0822/1

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Offaly schools

Stories

  1. Eglish (p. 001-002)
  2. Drowning Mark (p. 002A)
  3. How to Kill a Fairy and to Hang a Fairy (p. 003A)
  4. Three Molloys (p. 003-006)
  5. Hidden Treasure (p. 004A)
  6. Hidden Treasure (p. 005A)
  7. Hidden Treasure (p. 006A)
  8. Hidden Treasure (p. 007A)
  9. Birr Bellman (p. 007-009)
  10. Riddles (p. 008A-009A)
  11. Riddles (p. 010A-011A)
  12. Dance at Clooneen Cross (p. 010-011)
  13. Riddles (p. 012A-013A)
  14. King's County Boys (p. 012-013)
  15. Local Celebrities (p. 014A)
  16. Shamrock Green (p. 014-015)
  17. Once upon a time there was a man coming home from the village of Kinnitty in Offaly with his donkey and cart. (p. 015A)
  18. Legend of Jerona (p. 016-020)
  19. There was a man one night coming from a friend's house. (p. 021-022)
  20. Tom Carroll was a poor man and lived in Pucka. (p. 023-025)
  21. Once upon a time there was a woman living in Whigsborough and one night another woman came in and she asked for a drink of spring water and the woman said she had no water at home from he well. (p. 026)
  22. In the parish of Eglish there is a place called the Ballykealy fort. (p. 027)
  23. Ridge Hill (p. 028-029)
  24. Story of the Leap Castle (p. 029-030)
  25. Once upon a time there was a protestant named Harry Parmer who saved a priest life. (p. 030-031)
  26. Wherefore Do the Poor Complain? (p. 031-032)
  27. Ballinahinch Fort (p. 033-034)
  28. Holy Wells of Eglish (p. 034-035)
  29. The place I am about to tell you is the Leap Castle five miles from Roscrea. (p. 035-036)
  30. Fairy Story (p. 036-037)
  31. Eglish Castle - The Family of Berry (p. 038-040)
  32. My Great Grandfather lived in Ballycollin, in the parish of Eglish. (p. 041-042)
  33. Castle Island is on the Whigsborough Estate. (p. 043-044)
  34. Many, many years ago there was supposed to be a treasure hidden under an ash tree in Mr. William Gill's lawn at Tinnecross Rath. (p. 045-046)
  35. What goes up and what goes down and never touches earth or sky? (p. 047-050)
  36. As I looked out through my wonderful window I saw white driving white out of white wasn't that a most wonderful thing? (p. 051-054)
  37. Local Heroes (p. 055-056)
  38. Weather (p. 056-058)

Resource description

Origin information
Killyon, Co. Offaly
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 822, p. 1A-58)
Note
Teacher name missing.
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Offaly
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Treasure troves--Folklore
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Weather--Folklore
School location
Killyon Cill Liaine Killyon Drumcullen Eglish Offaly
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5044657
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0822/1

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Offaly 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:50446575>
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

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