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Coill Chláir

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Coill Chláir (school) (Kilclare, Co. Leitrim), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Treasa Ní Oibeacáin.

Original reference: 0211/3

In collection The Schools’ Collection : County Leitrim schools

  1. Hidden Treasure (p. 139)
  2. Hidden Treasure (p. 140)
  3. Hidden Treasure (p. 141)
  4. Hidden Treasure (p. 141-142)
  5. Hidden Treasure (p. 142-143)
  6. Hidden Treasure (p. 143)
  7. Hidden Treasure (p. 144)
  8. Hidden Treasure (p. 144-145)
  9. This is a true story. (p. 146)
  10. Funny Stories Hear Locally (p. 147)
  11. Funny Stories Heard Locally (p. 148)
  12. Funny Stories Heard Locally (p. 149)
  13. Funny Stories Heard Locally (p. 150)
  14. Without title (p. 151)
  15. Funny Stories Heard Locally (p. 152)
  16. Funny Stories Heard Locally (p. 152-154)
  17. Riddles (p. 155-158)
  18. Weather-Lore (p. 159-161)
  19. Local Heroes (p. 162-163)
  20. Great Weight Carrier (p. 164)
  21. Great Mower (p. 164)
  22. James Mc Nulty made a bet with a neighbouring man in Drumshambo that he would lift two bags of meal... (p. 164)
  23. The strongest man in my locality was a man the name of Peter Rogers, Ballybawn. (p. 164)
  24. Stone Throwers (p. 164-165)
  25. Great Dancers (p. 165-166)
  26. Noted Singers (p. 166)
  27. Joe Quinn, Lisbruckan could mow two Irish acres and two roads of meadow... (p. 166)
  28. Pat Flynn, Knocnasawna could cut two acres of meadow in the day. (p. 166-167)
  29. James Feely who lived in Killarkin was a very strong man... (p. 168)
  30. There lived a man in our district called Micky Flynn... (p. 168-169)
  31. Captain Mc Na Mara who lived in Letterfine was a great hero. (p. 170)
  32. As two men were returning from a circus in Keshcarrigan they met a man... (p. 170)
  33. As two men were returning from a circus in Keshcarrigan they met a man... (p. 170)
  34. As two men were returning from a circus in Keshcarrigan they met a man... (p. 170)
  35. Local Happenings (p. 171-172)
  36. Local Happenings (p. 173)
  37. Local Happenings - A Great Burning (p. 173)
  38. Local Happenings - A Great Plague (p. 173-174)
  39. Severe Weather (p. 175-176)
  40. Severe Weather (p. 176-177)
  41. Severe Weather (p. 177)
  42. Severe Weather - Storm (p. 177-178)
  43. Great Flood (p. 178-179)
  44. Snow-Storm (p. 179)
  45. Drought Periods (p. 179)
  46. About the year of 1837 there was a very severe storm in Ireland. (p. 179)
  47. Old Schools (p. 180)
  48. Old Schools (p. 181)
  49. Old Schools (p. 182)
  50. Old Schools (p. 182)
  51. Old Schools (p. 183)
  52. Old Schools (p. 183)
  53. Old Schools (p. 184)
  54. Old Schools (p. 185)
  55. Old Schools (p. 186)
  56. Old Schools (p. 187-188)
  57. Old Crafts (p. 189-190)
  58. Old Crafts (p. 191-192)
  59. Old Crafts (p. 192-193)
  60. Old Crafts (p. 193-194)
  61. Old Crafts (p. 194-196)
  62. Old Crafts (p. 197-198)
  63. Old Crafts (p. 198-200)
  64. Old Crafts (p. 200-201)
  65. Old Crafts (p. 201)
  66. Old Crafts - Candle-Making (p. 201-202)
  67. Local Marriage Customs (p. 203)
  68. Local Marriage Customs (p. 204-205)
  69. Local Marriage Customs (p. 205-206)
  70. Local Marriage Customs (p. 207-208)
  71. In Penal Times (p. 209)
  72. In Penal Times (p. 209)
  73. In Penal Times (p. 210)
  74. In Penal Times (p. 211)
  75. In Penal Times (p. 211)
  76. Local Place Names (p. 213-214)
  77. Local Place Names (p. 214-215)
  78. Local Place Names (p. 216)
  79. Local Place Names (p. 217-218)
  80. Local Place Names (p. 219-221)
  81. Bird-Lore (p. 222)
  82. Bird-Lore (p. 222-223)
  83. Bird-Lore (p. 223-224)
  84. Local Cures (p. 225-226)
  85. Local Cures (p. 226-227)
  86. Local Cures (p. 227)
  87. Local Cures (p. 227-228)
  88. Local Cures (p. 228-230)
  89. Lore of Certain Days (p. 231)
  90. Lore of Certain Days (p. 231-232)
  91. Lore of Certain Days (p. 232-233)
  92. Lore of Certain Days (p. 234)
  93. Lore of Certain Days (p. 234)
  94. Lore of Certain Days (p. 234-235)
  95. Travelling Folk (p. 236)
  96. Travelling Folk (p. 237)
  97. Travelling Folk (p. 238)
  98. Travelling Folk (p. 238)
  99. Travelling Folk (p. 238)
  100. Travelling Folk (p. 239)
  101. Travelling Folk (p. 239)
  102. Travelling Folk (p. 240)
  103. Travelling Folk (p. 241)
  104. Fairy Forts (p. 242)
  105. Fairy Forts (p. 243)
  106. Fairy Forts (p. 244)
  107. Fairy Forts (p. 244-245)
  108. Fairy Forts (p. 246)
  109. Fairy Forts (p. 246)
  110. Famine Times (p. 247)
  111. Famine Times (p. 248)
  112. Famine Times (p. 248-249)
  113. Famine Times (p. 250)
  114. Local Games (p. 251)
  115. Local Roads (p. 252)
  116. Local Roads (p. 252-253)
  117. Local Roads (p. 253-254)
  118. Local Roads (p. 254)
  119. Holy Wells (p. 255)
  120. Holy Wells (p. 255-256)
  121. Holy Wells (p. 257)
  122. Holy Wells (p. 258)
  123. Holy Wells (p. 258)
  124. Herbs (p. 259)
  125. Herbs (p. 260)
  126. Herbs (p. 260)
  127. Herbs (p. 261)
  128. Herbs (p. 261-262)
  129. Churning (p. 263)
  130. Churning (p. 264)
  131. Churning (p. 264)
  132. Proverbs and Old Sayings (p. 265-266)
  133. Care of the Feet (p. 267)
  134. Care of the Feet (p. 268)
  135. Care of the Feet (p. 269)
  136. Local Forges (p. 270)
  137. Local Forges (p. 271)
  138. Clothes Made Locally (p. 272)
  139. Clothes Made Locally (p. 273)
  140. Clothes Made Locally (p. 274)
  141. Clothes Made Locally (p. 274)
  142. Clothes Made Locally (p. 275)
  143. Local Fairs (p. 276)
  144. Local Fairs (p. 277)
  145. Local Fairs (p. 277)
  146. Cromwell did a lot of harm in my district. (p. 278)
  147. The old people hated Cromwell as he treated the people harshly. (p. 278)
  148. In Cromwell's comand in Ireland he worked cruel tyranny. (p. 279)
  149. Cromwell's visit to Ireland did not affect this district very much. (p. 279)
  150. The people say that Fionn Mac Cumhail had a great fight with Oscar the brave on Shee Beg. (p. 280)
  151. Fionn Mac Cumhail was a very powerful man. (p. 280)
  152. Paddy O'Leary who liveed in Shebeg was a Fenian of the olden times. (p. 281)
  153. Fionn Mac Cumhail was a giant who lived on Shebeg. (p. 282)
  154. Strange Animals (p. 283-284)
  155. Strange Animals (p. 285)
  156. Strange Animals (p. 285)
  157. Food in Olden Times (p. 286)
  158. Food in Olden Times (p. 286-287)
  159. Food in Olden Times (p. 287-288)
  160. Food in Olden Times (p. 288-289)
  161. Prayers Said in Olden Times (p. 290)
  162. Prayers Said in Olden Times - Prayer Said before the Rosary (p. 290)
  163. Prayers Said in Olden Times (p. 291-292)
  164. Prayers Said in Olden Times - On Awakening (p. 293)
  165. Prayers Said in Olden Days - A Night Prayer (p. 293)
  166. Prayers Said in Olden Days (p. 294)
  167. Religious Stories (p. 295)
  168. Religious Stories (p. 295-296)
  169. Local Landlords (p. 297)
  170. Local Landlords (p. 297)
  171. Local Landlords (p. 297)
  172. Local Landlords (p. 298)
  173. Local Landlords (p. 298)
  174. Local Landlords (p. 299)
  175. Local Landlords (p. 299)
  176. Local Landlords (p. 299-300)
  177. Old Houses (p. 301-302)
Origin information
Kilclare, Co. Leitrim
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 211, p. 138-302)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Leitrim (County)
Treasure troves--Folklore
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Jokes   linked data (lcsh)
Food--Folklore
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Weather--Folklore
Poverty--Ireland
Fires   linked data (lcsh)
Epidemics   linked data (lcsh)
Severe storms   linked data (lcsh)
Rain and rainfall   linked data (lcsh)
Frost   linked data (lcsh)
Droughts   linked data (lcsh)
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Candlemaking   linked data (lcsh)
Marriage   linked data (lcsh)
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
local legends   linked data (afset)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Birds--Folklore
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)   linked data (lcsh)
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Wake services   linked data (lcsh)
Recreation   linked data (lcsh)
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Butter   linked data (lcsh)
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
Shoes   linked data (lcsh)
Smithing   linked data (afset)
Clothing and dress   linked data (lcsh)
Commerce   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
legendary creatures   linked data (afset)
Prayers   linked data (lcsh)
Religion   linked data (lcsh)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Dwellings--Folklore
School location
KilclareCoill an ChláirKilclareKiltubbridLeitrimLeitrim
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4649691
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0211/3

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Leitrim 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:46496915>
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.

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