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How Ballyporeen Got Its Name

Abstract: Story collected by a student at Clochar na Trócaire, Ballyporeen school (Ballyporeen, Co. Tipperary) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0573/3/8

 Clochar na Trócaire, Ballyporeen [Vol. 0573, Chapter 0003]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Tipperary Schools

Story text

transcribed at

 

How Ballyporeen Got Its Name  [duchas:4866114]

Some people say that this is how Ballyporeen got its name. They say that long go a man named Fire Forbes built a mill in the spot where the village of Ballyporeen now stands. He burned the mill three times, and twice he was compensated but the third time, he was hunted out of the place. He used to dye clothes, and poreen means the berries for making  dye. They say that is how Ballyporeen got its name.

Resource description

Origin information
Ballyporeen, Co. Tipperary
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 236
Volume 0573
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An tSr -- Gabriel, An tSr Finnbarr.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Trades and crafts--Gnó agus ceird
Rites and ceremonies   linked data (lcsh)
Rites of passage--Deasghnátha aistrithe saoil
School location
Ballyporeen Béal Átha Póirín Ballyporeen Templetenny Iffa and Offa West Tipperary
Story location
Ballyporeen Béal Átha Póirín Ballyporeen Templetenny Iffa and Offa West Tipperary
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5071876
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0573/3/8

Suggested credit
"How Ballyporeen Got Its Name"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5071876>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An tSr -- Gabriel, An tSr Finnbarr.
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.

Story location (Ballyporeen)

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