Ballinakillew

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Ballinakillew (school) (Ballynakillew Mountain, Co. Donegal), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Mary K. Nutt.

Original reference: 1031/4

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Donegal schools

Stories

  1. Mullinacross Graveyard (p. 383)
  2. Old Burial Place (p. 383-384)
  3. Old Road (p. 384-385)
  4. Old Graveyard (p. 385)
  5. Another Old Graveyard (p. 386-387)
  6. Graveyard at Hollybrooke (p. 387-388)
  7. Human Bones Found (p. 388)
  8. Old Roads (p. 388-389)
  9. Skeletons of Drumholm (p. 390)
  10. Piper's Hole (p. 390-391)
  11. Wishing Stone of Marriage (p. 391-392)
  12. Old Plate (p. 392-393)
  13. Giant's Stone on Carrick Alt (p. 394)
  14. Story of a Giant (p. 394-395)
  15. Old Road (p. 396)
  16. Land Slide (p. 396-397)
  17. Dead Man who Came to Life (p. 398-399)
  18. Raffle on a Dead Donkey (p. 399-400)
  19. Old Road (p. 400)
  20. Greed (p. 401)
  21. Enchanted Hare (p. 402-403)
  22. Giant's Stone at Carrick (p. 404)
  23. Misunderstanding (p. 404-405)
  24. Giant of Coole (p. 405-406)
  25. Fairy Fort (p. 406-407)
  26. Witch of Coxtown (p. 408)
  27. Old Hawthorn Tree (p. 408-409)
  28. Forts (p. 409-410)
  29. Mermaid (p. 410-412)
  30. Milk Taken by the Fairies (p. 413)
  31. Giant's Chair (p. 414)
  32. Fairies Made her Blind (p. 414-415)
  33. Haunted House (p. 415-416)
  34. Cures (p. 416-417)
  35. Cures (p. 418)
  36. Cures (p. 418-419)
  37. Cures (p. 419-420)
  38. Cures (p. 420)
  39. Cures (p. 420-422)
  40. Wise Sheepdog (p. 423)
  41. Ghost Laid (p. 423-424)
  42. Fright (p. 424-425)
  43. Accident that Happened Near Us (p. 425-426)
  44. Curiosity (p. 426-427)
  45. Fairies Take a Cow (p. 427)
  46. Fort (p. 428)
  47. Ghost (p. 429)
  48. Ghost (p. 429-430)
  49. Fairies at the Well (p. 430-431)
  50. Bones Found this Week (p. 431-432)
  51. Coxtown Gatehouse (p. 432-433)
  52. Phantom Horse (p. 433)
  53. My Home District (p. 433-434)
  54. Ghost Story (p. 435)
  55. Ghost Story (p. 435-436)
  56. Ghost Story (p. 436-437)
  57. Weather-Lore (p. 437-438)
  58. Old Crafts (p. 438-439)
  59. True Story (p. 440)
  60. Phantom Cart (p. 440)
  61. My Home District (p. 441)
  62. My Home District (p. 442)
  63. My Home District (p. 442-443)
  64. Food of the People of Long Ago (p. 443-446)
  65. Story about Fairies (p. 447)
  66. Piper's Hole at Brownhall, Ballintra (p. 448)
  67. Song (p. 449)
  68. Cuckoo Donkey (p. 450-451)
  69. Song (p. 452-453)
  70. This poem was made by an old railway ganger. When the Donegal railway was being made. (p. 454-455)
  71. Little Girl taken by the Fairies (p. 456)
  72. Banshee (p. 456-457)
  73. Warning (p. 458)
  74. Strong Man (p. 458-459)
  75. He Was Found Out (p. 460)
  76. In Olden Times (p. 461-463)
  77. Old Chair (p. 464)
  78. Dress of Long Ago (p. 465)
  79. Witch of Coxtown (p. 466)
  80. Poem (p. 467)
  81. Poem (p. 468-469)
  82. Strange Experience (p. 470-476)
  83. Mass Rock in Carrick (p. 477)
  84. Injured by the Fairies (p. 478-479)
  85. On the land of Paddy McGlenchy, of Rathneeny Bar. Laghey, there is a fort which is supposed to be haunted by the fairies. (p. 479-480)
  86. Landlord Fooled (p. 480-482)
  87. In Olden Times (p. 482-483)
  88. True Story (p. 483)
  89. Poor Man's Friend (p. 484)

Resource description

Origin information
Ballynakillew Mountain, Co. Donegal
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 1031, p. 383a-484)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Donegal (County)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Cemeteries   linked data (lcsh)
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Jokes   linked data (lcsh)
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Mermaids   linked data (lcsh)
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Poverty--Ireland
Animal culture   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Weather--Folklore
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Food--Folklore
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Banshees   linked data (lcsh)
Dwellings--Folklore
Clothing and dress   linked data (lcsh)
belief   linked data (afset)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
legendary creatures   linked data (afset)
School location
Ballynakillew Mountain Baile na Coilleadh Ballynakillew Mountain Drumhome Tirhugh Donegal
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4428269
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 1031/4

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:44282695>
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

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