Dún Ceann Fhaolaidh

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Dún Ceann Fhaolaidh (school) (Dunkineely, Co. Donegal), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Seaghan Mac Cuinneagáin.

Original reference: 1038/3

In collection The Schools’ Collection : County Donegal schools

  1. Na hÁiteacha i gCeantar na Scoile (p. 231-234)
  2. Stories etc. (p. 235-236)
  3. Stories (p. 237-238)
  4. Stories and Descriptions (p. 239)
  5. Fields, Hills, Wells, Streams etc. (p. 240-243)
  6. Local Cures - Warts (p. 244-245)
  7. Local Cures - McCahill's Blood (p. 245-246)
  8. Local Cures - Butter Cure (p. 246)
  9. Local Cures - Herbs (p. 246)
  10. Local Cures - Foul Mouth (p. 246)
  11. Local Cures - Jaundice (p. 247)
  12. Local Cures - Nervous Complaints (p. 247)
  13. Local Cures - Heartfever (p. 248)
  14. Local Cures - Sprains (p. 249)
  15. Mc Doal's Night (p. 250-252)
  16. Great Drowning at Bruckless (p. 253-257)
  17. Inver Drowning 1904 (p. 258-260)
  18. Local Ballad (p. 261)
  19. Signs of Rain (p. 261)
  20. Bruckless Drowning (p. 262)
  21. Poem (p. 262-264)
  22. Big Fight (p. 265-266)
  23. Signs of Rain (p. 267-268)
  24. Local Sayings, Proverbs etc. (p. 269-270)
  25. Guesses (p. 271-274)
  26. Story (p. 275-276)
  27. Another Story (p. 276-277)
  28. Ballad - The White Twelfth (p. 278-282)
  29. Land and Landlordism (p. 283-288)
  30. Crops etc. (p. 289-294)
  31. Proverbs (p. 291)
  32. Threshing (p. 294-296)
  33. Potatoes (p. 297)
  34. Lea-Land (p. 297-298)
  35. Old Land (p. 298-299)
  36. Flax (p. 300)
  37. Cures - Sore Throat (p. 301)
  38. Cures - Toothache (p. 301)
  39. Cures - Foul Mouth (p. 301)
  40. Christenings (p. 302-303)
  41. Weddings (p. 304-314)
  42. Wakes (p. 315-319)
  43. Spamount Graveyard (p. 320-321)
  44. Schools (p. 322-323)
  45. Old Mills (p. 323-324)
  46. Spamount Brewery (p. 324)
  47. Bruckless Tannery (p. 324-325)
  48. Hidden Treasure (p. 325-326)
  49. Great Drowning in Bruckless Bay - February 12-13 1813 (p. 327-333)
  50. Comharthaí Aimsire a mBíodh Iomrá orthu roimhe seo (p. 334-335)
  51. Seanfhocla (p. 336)
  52. Sciath (p. 337)
  53. Fireplaces (p. 338-339)
  54. Two Roomed Thatched House (p. 340)
  55. Kitchen Furniture (p. 341)
  56. Carts (p. 342)
  57. Turf Barrow (p. 343)
  58. Turf Spade (p. 343)
  59. Basket in which Potatoes Were Teemed (p. 344)
  60. Creels (p. 345)
  61. Racán, Wooden Harrow and Swingletree (p. 346)
  62. Hoising Stool, Spades and Graips (p. 347)
  63. Flail, Weight and Riddle (p. 348)
  64. Reaping and Slash Hooks (p. 349)
  65. Rakes, Forks and Scythe (p. 350)
  66. Trahook, Corr Shúgáin and Rope Twisters (p. 351)
  67. Milking Implements - Strainer, Stool, Pail (p. 352)
  68. Butter-Making - Utensils and Vessels (p. 353-355)
  69. Local Butter-Making Utensils (p. 356)
Origin information
Dunkineely, Co. Donegal
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 1038, p. 231a-356)
Languages
English  irish  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Donegal (County)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Warts   linked data (lcsh)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Thrushes   linked data (lcsh)
Jaundice   linked data (lcsh)
Sprains   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Drowning   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Weather--Folklore
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Finn MacCumhaill, 3rd cent.   linked data (viaf)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
Potatoes   linked data (lcsh)
Throat--Diseases
Toothache   linked data (lcsh)
Childbirth--Folklore
Marriage   linked data (lcsh)
Death--Folklore
Cemeteries   linked data (lcsh)
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Tanning   linked data (lcsh)
Treasure troves--Folklore
Dwellings--Folklore
Thatched roofs   linked data (lcsh)
Basket making   linked data (lcsh)
Rope trade   linked data (lcsh)
Butter   linked data (lcsh)
School location
DunkineelyDún CionnaolaDunkineelyKillaghteeBanaghDonegal
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4428300
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 1038/3

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Donegal 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:44283005>
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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