St Columb's Moville

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from St Columb's Moville (school) (Moville, Co. Donegal), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Hamilton Stewart.

Original reference: 1119/4

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Donegal schools

Stories

  1. Weather-Lore (p. 279-282)
  2. Riddles (p. 282-287)
  3. Story (p. 288-293)
  4. Homemade Toys (p. 294-295)
  5. Homemade Toys (p. 296-299)
  6. Local Marriage Customs (p. 300-304)
  7. Local Ruin (p. 305-315)
  8. Games I Play (p. 316-328)
  9. Story (Fairy) (p. 329-332)
  10. Local Monuments (p. 333-336)
  11. Local Happenings (p. 337-338)
  12. Local Happenings (p. 339)
  13. My Home District (p. 340-341)
  14. Clothes Made Locally (p. 342-344)
  15. Local Cures (p. 345-352)
  16. Holy Wells (p. 353-354)
  17. Potato Crop (p. 355-357)
  18. Old Houses (p. 358-359)
  19. Holy Wells (p. 360-362)
  20. Tír na nÓg (p. 363)
  21. Irish Neptune (p. 363-365)
  22. Balor's Evil Eye (p. 365-366)
  23. Legend of Grianan (p. 366-368)
  24. Fairy Souterrain (p. 368-369)
  25. Hunchbacks (p. 369-371)
  26. Moville (p. 372-376)
  27. Riddles (p. 377-381)
  28. Old Houses (p. 382-383)
  29. Bird-Lore (p. 384-386)
  30. Proverbs (p. 387-390)
  31. Birds of Inishowen (p. 391-395)
  32. Fauna of Inishowen (p. 396-397)

Resource description

Origin information
Moville, Co. Donegal
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 1119, p. 278-397)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Donegal (County)
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Toys   linked data (lcsh)
Marriage   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Recreation   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Poverty--Ireland
local legends   linked data (afset)
Clothing and dress   linked data (lcsh)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Potatoes   linked data (lcsh)
Dwellings--Folklore
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Birds--Folklore
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
Animals--Folklore
School location
Moville Bun an Phobail Moville Moville Lower Inishowen East Donegal
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4493791
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 1119/4

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:44937915>
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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