Nart

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Nart (school) (Nart, Co. Monaghan), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Mrs Mc Adoo.

Original reference: 0952/2

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Monaghan schools

Stories

  1. Song - The Pale Rose (p. 137-143)
  2. Paddy Deighan's Farewell (p. 143-145)
  3. Our Farm Animals (p. 146)
  4. Cow (p. 147-151)
  5. Horse (p. 152-153)
  6. Cures (p. 154-156)
  7. Cure for Whooping Cough (p. 157)
  8. Power to Stop Bleeding (p. 158-159)
  9. Cure for the Sprain (p. 160)
  10. Cure for Jaundice (p. 161)
  11. Cure for Scabby Head (p. 162)
  12. Jaundice (p. 163)
  13. Hoarseness (p. 163)
  14. Rickets (p. 164)
  15. Dirty Mouth (p. 164)
  16. Cures for Toothache (p. 164-165)
  17. My Townland - Cromague (p. 166-169)
  18. Lismagonway (p. 170)
  19. Liseveny or Lisnaveane (p. 170-172)
  20. Words by which Domestic Animals and Fowl Are Called (p. 173-175)
  21. Famine Times (p. 176-178)
  22. Local Recipes (p. 179-182)
  23. Days of the Week - Marriage Customs (p. 183-186)
  24. Signs of Rain (p. 187-188)
  25. Whit (p. 189)
  26. May Day (p. 190-193)
  27. In Descart, Parish of Aghaboy, there lived a witch woman called Moll Pogue... (p. 194-195)
  28. Nart Hollow (p. 196-197)
  29. Nart Hollow (p. 197-198)
  30. Nart Hollow (p. 198)
  31. Black Art (p. 199-201)
  32. Black Art (p. 201-202)
  33. Evil Eye (p. 203-204)
  34. One day a woman named Craig who lived in a small house, now in ruins, near Stranooden P.O. went to the shop and left her young child in its cradle asleep... (p. 205-206)
  35. Potato Crop (p. 207-213)
  36. Corn (p. 214-223)
  37. Our Birds - The Blackbird (p. 224-226)
  38. Our Birds - The Swallow (p. 227)
  39. Our Birds - The Mag (p. 228)
  40. Our Birds - The Cockers (p. 229-230)
  41. Our Birds - The Crow (p. 231)
  42. Thatching (p. 232-237)
  43. Candlestick (p. 238)
  44. Candles (p. 239-241)
  45. Local Story (p. 242-243)
  46. Advertisement 1818 (p. 244-246)
  47. A rosin candle shows bad night... (p. 247-248)
  48. Epistle to J. Morris - September 1825 (p. 249-252)
  49. Perhaps you think my absence prove Or show some signs of dying love... (p. 253-255)
  50. To Dr. Robert Nesbitt on his Birthday 8th Sept 1934... (p. 256-257)
  51. The milk was taken from the cows of a man called Johnny White who lived near Rosslea... (p. 258-259)
  52. Irish Words (p. 260-282)
  53. Challenge Fights (p. 283-285)
  54. The following few poems are taken from an old tattered book, printed in the town of Monaghan in 1822 by N. Greacen, The Diamond... (p. 286-293)
  55. On Riches (p. 294-296)
  56. Severe Punishments Given in Olden Days (p. 297-298)
  57. January 6, 1839. The "Night of the Big Wind." All the houses were stripped of thatch and some went on fire... (p. 299)

Resource description

Origin information
Nart, Co. Monaghan
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 952, p. 136-299)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Monaghan (County)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Animal culture   linked data (lcsh)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Whooping cough   linked data (lcsh)
Hemorrhage   linked data (lcsh)
Sprains   linked data (lcsh)
Jaundice   linked data (lcsh)
Rickets   linked data (lcsh)
Thrushes   linked data (lcsh)
Toothache   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
animal calls   linked data (afset)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Marriage   linked data (lcsh)
Weather--Folklore
Pentecost Festival   linked data (lcsh)
May (Month)--Folklore
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Magicians   linked data (lcsh)
Evil eye   linked data (lcsh)
Potatoes   linked data (lcsh)
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
Birds--Folklore
Thatched roofs   linked data (lcsh)
Dwellings--Folklore
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
Winds--Folklore
School location
Nart Lios an Fhearta Nart Kilmore Monaghan Monaghan
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4758606
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0952/2

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Monaghan 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:47586065>
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.

School location

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