Tombrack

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Tombrack (school) (Tombrack, Co. Wexford), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Máighréad, Bean Uí Dhubhghaill.

Original reference: 0895/5

In collection The Schools’ Collection : County Wexford schools

  1. Tombrack National School (p. 317-318)
  2. Hidden Treasure (p. 319-320)
  3. Luck (p. 321)
  4. Luck (p. 321)
  5. Weather-Lore (p. 322)
  6. Old Schools (p. 323)
  7. Old Houses (p. 324)
  8. Food in Olden Times (p. 325)
  9. Ruins (p. 326)
  10. Graveyards (p. 326)
  11. Holy Wells (p. 326)
  12. Cures (p. 327)
  13. Worm Cure (p. 327)
  14. Cures (p. 328)
  15. Cures (p. 328)
  16. Cures (p. 329)
  17. Old Crafts (p. 330)
  18. Spinning (p. 330)
  19. Famine (p. 331)
  20. Religious Stories (p. 332-333)
  21. Haunted House (p. 334)
  22. Leprechaun (p. 335)
  23. Black Dog (p. 335)
  24. Fairy Stories (p. 336)
  25. Fairy Stories (p. 336)
  26. Milking Story (p. 337)
  27. Another Milk Story (p. 338)
  28. Fairy Hunt (p. 339)
  29. Stealing the Profit (p. 340)
  30. Stealing the Profit (p. 341)
  31. May Customs (p. 342)
  32. Evictions (p. 344)
  33. Tithe War (p. 345)
  34. 1798 - Birthplace of Fr J. Murphy (p. 346)
  35. 1798 (p. 347)
  36. 1798 (p. 347)
  37. 1798 (p. 348-349)
  38. 1798 (p. 349-350)
  39. 1798 (p. 351)
  40. 1798 (p. 352-355)
  41. 1798 (p. 356-357)
  42. Land League (p. 358-362)
  43. Tom Grannell The Poet (p. 362-363)
  44. Kinsella's Goat (p. 364-365)
  45. Billy Byrne of Ballymanus (p. 366-368)
  46. Thro' Ferns Town (p. 368-369)
Origin information
Tombrack, Co. Wexford
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 895, p. 316-369)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Wexford (County)
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
Weather--Folklore
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
Dwellings--Folklore
Food--Folklore
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Cemeteries   linked data (lcsh)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Worms   linked data (lcsh)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Textile industry   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Leprechauns   linked data (lcsh)
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
May (Month)--Folklore
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Ireland--History--Rebellion of 1798
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
School location
TombrackTuaim BhreacaíTombrackBallycarneyScarawalshWexford
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5009316
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0895/5

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Wexford 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:50093165>
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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