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Cortubber

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Cortubber (school) (Cortober, Co. Roscommon), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Mary A. Burke.

Original reference: 0237/1

In collection The Schools’ Collection : County Roscommon schools

  1. Cures (p. 001)
  2. Charm (p. 001-002)
  3. Holy Wells (p. 003)
  4. St Bride's Well (p. 003-004)
  5. Cures (p. 004-011)
  6. Beggars (p. 012)
  7. Lord Leitrim (p. 013-021)
  8. St Cillian's Tomb (p. 022-023)
  9. Sit Morgan Crofton (p. 023-025)
  10. Curse (p. 025-026)
  11. After the famine in the workhouse of Mohill... (p. 026-027)
  12. Hedge Schools (p. 028-029)
  13. Roads (p. 029-030)
  14. Lanes (p. 030)
  15. Travelling (p. 031)
  16. Hold Ups (p. 031-032)
  17. Old Sayings (p. 114-148)
  18. Danesford (p. 034-035)
  19. Killucan (p. 035-036)
  20. Fortland (p. 036)
  21. Driseog (p. 036)
  22. Great Walkers (p. 037)
  23. Drownings (p. 038-039)
  24. Old Singers (p. 039-040)
  25. Land League (p. 040-041)
  26. Another Story (p. 041-043)
  27. Wakes and Funerals (p. 044-045)
  28. Fairies (p. 046-047)
  29. Strange Fish (p. 047-048)
  30. Easter Sunday people ate several eggs... (p. 048-049)
  31. Managers of the Schools (p. 050)
  32. Cortubber School (p. 051-054)
  33. Local Nicknames (p. 055-056)
  34. Penal Days (p. 056-057)
  35. Bird Lore (p. 057-059)
  36. Butter-Making (p. 060)
  37. Old Crafts (p. 061-062)
  38. Loys - Spades - Shovels (p. 062-063)
  39. Pottery (p. 063)
  40. Churns - Stools - Ladders (p. 063-064)
  41. Beds and Bedding (p. 065)
  42. Settle Bed (p. 066)
  43. Tables (p. 066)
  44. Fine Implements (p. 067-068)
  45. Candles (p. 069)
  46. Rush Candles (p. 069)
  47. Lamps (p. 069)
  48. House (p. 070-071)
  49. Out Offices (p. 072)
  50. Spinning and Weaving (p. 073)
  51. Flax (p. 073)
  52. Thatching (p. 074)
  53. Marriage Customs (p. 075-076)
  54. Strange Way of Proposing (p. 076-077)
  55. Marriage in the House (p. 077)
  56. Wedding Day (p. 078-079)
  57. Abductions (p. 079-080)
  58. May (p. 080)
  59. Dress (p. 080-081)
  60. Old Ballad (p. 082)
  61. Father Tom Maguire (p. 083-086)
  62. Molly Ban (p. 087-088)
  63. Once I heard a man tell how he went astray at night... (p. 089)
  64. Faction fights were common enough up to 50 or sixty years ago... (p. 090)
  65. The old story is that 700 families were evicted down at Rockingham... (p. 091)
  66. There is a hill the other side of the town called Gallow's Hill... (p. 091)
  67. Names (p. 092-094)
  68. Local Cookey (p. 095-102)
  69. Joke (p. 102-103)
  70. Tea (p. 103-104)
  71. Punch (p. 104-105)
  72. Mulled Stout (p. 105)
  73. Potato Starch (p. 105)
  74. Cast of Potatoes (p. 106)
  75. Brachan - Broughan (p. 107)
  76. Sowens (p. 107)
  77. Oat Cake (p. 108-109)
  78. Christmas Dinner (p. 110)
  79. Night of the Big Wind (p. 111)
  80. What I Heard About the Famine (p. 112-114)
Origin information
Cortober, Co. Roscommon
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 237, p. 1a-148)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Roscommon
Charms   linked data (lcsh)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)   linked data (lcsh)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Drowning   linked data (lcsh)
Death--Folklore
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Names, Personal--Folklore
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Birds--Folklore
Butter   linked data (lcsh)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Candlemaking   linked data (lcsh)
Textile industry   linked data (lcsh)
Thatched roofs   linked data (lcsh)
Marriage   linked data (lcsh)
Rites and ceremonies   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Food--Folklore
Potatoes   linked data (lcsh)
Bread--Folklore
Christmas   linked data (lcsh)
Winds--Folklore
School location
CortoberCorr an TobairCortoberKillukinBoyleRoscommon
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5235084
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0237/1

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Roscommon 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:52350845>
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.

Rights & Usage Conditions

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

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