Prosperous (B.), Naas

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Prosperous (B.), Naas (school) (Prosperous, Co. Kildare), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Ml. Ó Brosnacháin.

Original reference: 0773/6

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Kildare schools

Stories

  1. The Fianna lived sometimes in a place called the Hill of Allen. (p. 417)
  2. There was a well in a place called Downings. I was a holy well. and it was blessed by a Saint called Farrington. (p. 417-418)
  3. The Fianna lived on the Hill of Allen. This hill is situated in the north of Kildare. (p. 418-419)
  4. Fionn Mac Cumhaill was very strong. It is said that he cast stones to Clane and the Curragh. (p. 419)
  5. Some distance from Allen a spot on the road is called the leap. Fionn is supposed to have jumped from the hill to this spot. (p. 419-420)
  6. St. Patrick's well is sit-uated at Barrettstown near Newbridge. (p. 420-421)
  7. In 1798 there was a great battle in Prosperous. A great barracks stood in the midst of the village. (p. 421-422)
  8. Naas is a very historical town. During the Insurrection of 1798 the insurgents were badly beaten. (p. 423)
  9. At the Hill of Ovestown there was a great battle. Captain Lube commanded the forces. (p. 423-424)
  10. St Bridget founded a great Church and Abbey at Kildare. (p. 424-425)
  11. There is a Well in B;ackwood named St. Farnians Well. No cures are obtained at this well. (p. 425-426)
  12. Maynooth is a very historical town. It was the chief seat of the Geraldines. (p. 427)
  13. During the Penal Laws when priests were hunted some lived in bogs, some in caves and others in remote mountains. (p. 427-428)
  14. Naas was the chief seat of the Kings of Leinster. They reig-ned there for centuries. (p. 429)
  15. Edward Bruce when he came to Ireland, sorely defeated the Eng-lish. (p. 429-430)
  16. During the troubled times of 1798, (their) there was a great battle at Hodgestown. (p. 430-431)
  17. Near Killybegs House there once stood a Chapel. Near the Church there is a grave-yard. (p. 431)
  18. There is a tower in Clane, and there once stood a great monastery. There is a winding stairs in the tower. (p. 432)
  19. About a mile north of Clane there is a place called Maingham. This was the burial place of Danish Kings. (p. 432)
  20. Near the Curragh there is place) a place called Donnelly's Hollow. (p. 433)
  21. In Rathcoffey there is the ruins of a great castle. Hamilton Rowan lived there. (p. 433-434)
  22. Before Newbridge was founded it was called O'Connell Mór. (p. 435-436)
  23. There were foctroies in Prosperous long ago, a hat factory, a cotton factory, and a linen factory. (p. 437)
  24. Wolfe Tone was a traitor to the English, he was in the English army. (p. 437)
  25. There is a well in Landenstown and it was used by a woman named Mrs Digby who lived there. (p. 438)
  26. There is a cross about a quarter of a mile from Prosperous and it is called Hatter's Cross... (p. 438)
  27. To see one magpie on a journey is said to be lucky but to see two magpies is unlucky. (p. 439)
  28. There were many battles in Prosperous in the time of the Old Britons. (p. 439-440)
  29. In Curryhills there was a linen factory. Between Sallins and Landenstown there is a well and... (p. 441)
  30. There lived in Killybegs long ago a Priest named Rev. Father Higgins. (p. 441)
  31. There is a cure used by an old woman in Prosperous for a sore throat. (p. 442)
  32. There is a castle in Blackwood which belonged to the Fitzgeralds of Leinster. (p. 442)
  33. Cornelius Kay was a hadge school master in Prosperous and he was a great poet. (p. 442-443)
  34. In Conleth was a great metal worker. His great work is still to be seen. (p. 444)
  35. At the South of Newbridge at a place called Pollardstown there is a prince's grave. (p. 444)
  36. Before the Insurrection of Prosperous there were rich industries in the town... (p. 444-445)
  37. There are many wells in Co. Kildare such as, Father Moore's Well, St. Brigid's Well, and (their) there is also... (p. 445-446)
  38. After the Insurrection of 1798 the rebels assembled near the Curragh at Gibbet-Rath. (p. 446-447)
  39. Poem of 1798 - Doorley on the Boyne (p. 447-452)
  40. There is a great Castle near the Hill of Carbury. This was bombed from the Hill about (17) the year 1798. (p. 452-453)
  41. There is a field in the village of Prosperous called the dead field. (p. 453-454)
  42. If you see one magpie it indicates bad luck, two for good luck, three for a wedding, four for joy, five for a christening. (p. 454-455)
  43. There is a well in Timahoe called Crowe's Well. There is a story told as follows... (p. 455-456)
  44. In the south-eastern part of Clane there is a moat. There is a queen buried in it. (p. 456-457)
  45. People tried to boil the water from St Patrick's Well at Barrettstown but it would not boil. (p. 457)
  46. Between Blackwood and Robertstown there is a well named St Farnims Well. (p. 458)
  47. John Doorley went to Rathangan and there fought a great army. (p. 459)
  48. In the (twelvth) twelfth century Maurice of Toole took to wife O'Byrne. (p. 459-460)
  49. The Hill of Hodgestown is very historical. This hill is situated in the south-west of Prosperous. (p. 460-461)
  50. Once a man was going to Dublin with a cart load of turf. He had not noticed any tower when he was going. (p. 461-462)

Resource description

Origin information
Prosperous, Co. Kildare
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 773, p. 416-462)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Kildare (County)
legendary creatures   linked data (afset)
Patrick, Saint, 373?-463?  
Ireland--History--Rebellion of 1798
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Clothing and dress   linked data (lcsh)
Dwellings--Folklore
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
Throat--Diseases
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
School location
Prosperous An Chorrchoill Prosperous Killybegs Clane Kildare
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4742162
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0773/6

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"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Kildare 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:47421625>
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.
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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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