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Clochar na Trócaire, Meathas Truim

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Clochar na Trócaire, Meathas Truim (school) (Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher An tSiúr Bernard..

Original reference: 0770/3

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : Longford county schools

Stories

  1. Betty Pointing's Chapel (p. 407-408)
  2. Story of Legge Woods (p. 409-410)
  3. Kilsallagh - Its Landmarks, Traditions and Folklore (p. 411-412)
  4. Moat-A-Ward (p. 412-414)
  5. Lisnaceask (p. 414-415)
  6. Moat-A-Ward (p. 415)
  7. Joe Bloomer from around Mostrim was digging around a forth in his field one day... (p. 416)
  8. Rathowen (p. 416)
  9. Rush Candles (p. 417)
  10. Thatched Houses (p. 418)
  11. Basket-Making (p. 418)
  12. Local Heroes (p. 419)
  13. Great Walkers (p. 419)
  14. Champion Ploughmen (p. 420)
  15. Oliver Goldsmith (p. 420-421)
  16. Ringworm (p. 421-422)
  17. Whooping Cough (p. 422)
  18. Cancer (p. 422)
  19. Sprain (p. 422)
  20. Warts (p. 422-423)
  21. Tailor's Bush (p. 424)
  22. Barry's Abbey (p. 424)
  23. Hedge-Schools (p. 425)
  24. Noted Dancer (p. 425)
  25. How Edgeworthstown Got Its Name (p. 425)
  26. Churning-Lore (p. 426-427)
  27. Local Forge (p. 427-428)
  28. Holy Wells (p. 428)
  29. Kilsallagh Fort (p. 429-432)
  30. Mr Mark O' Farrell, a native of Camlisk was the Great Grandfather of the present Connie O' Farrell. (p. 432-433)
  31. Herbs (p. 433)
  32. My Home District (p. 434)
  33. Local Forges (p. 434-436)
  34. Local Fairs (p. 436-437)
  35. Landlord (p. 437-439)
  36. Food in Olden Times (p. 439-440)
  37. Bread (p. 441-442)
  38. Lucky Days (p. 443-444)
  39. Long. Long ago in Kinsalla there lived a man... (p. 444-445)
  40. Nancy Nariss' Ghost (p. 445-446)
  41. Candle-Making (p. 446-447)
  42. Wilson's Bush (p. 447)
  43. Foughan's Clump (p. 447)
  44. Mack's Fort (p. 448)
  45. Doyle's Fort (p. 448-449)
  46. About a mile and a half from the village of Edgeworthstown in the townland of Lisnagera... (p. 449-450)
  47. Local Cures (p. 450-451)
  48. Now we come to the time of St Patrick when great wonders and cures took place. (p. 451-452)
  49. At a place known as Sally Gordon's now occupied by people called Lynches... (p. 452-453)
  50. Navan's Fort (p. 453-454)
  51. Signs of Rain - In Rhyme (p. 454-455)
  52. Some years ago in St Stephen's Green... (p. 456)
  53. Once on a time a woman named Mrs Mc Wade... (p. 456-457)
  54. Potatoes are grown on my farm usually two acres are grown each year... (p. 457-458)
  55. Holy Wells (p. 458-459)
  56. Proverbs (p. 460-462)
  57. Churning (p. 463-464)
  58. Butter milk is used for making bread... (p. 465)
  59. Local Hero (p. 465-466)
  60. Riddles (p. 467-468)
  61. Local Forge (p. 468-470)
  62. Hedge-School (p. 471)
  63. Landlord (p. 471-472)
  64. Food in Olden Times (p. 472-473)
  65. Bread (p. 473-476)
  66. Not far from where I live there is a fort or fairy-swing... (p. 476-477)
  67. Soldier's Bush (p. 477-478)
  68. I wish to tell you about Fore. (p. 478-479)
  69. Once upon a time in a fort here... (p. 479-480)
  70. Long ago in Ireland when people were going to live in a different part of the country... (p. 481-482)
  71. Local Cures (p. 482-483)
  72. Once upon a time my Grand Uncle sent a man named Paddy Mahedy very early one morning with cattle to the fair of Balla. (p. 484)
  73. In a little house in the bog near Streete there lived a woman with her husband. (p. 485-486)
  74. My Home District (p. 487)
  75. On my uncle's farm at Moyvore, Westmeath there is an altar... (p. 488)
  76. Once upon a time in a bog about two miles from here... (p. 488-490)
  77. Potato Crops (p. 490-491)
  78. Churning (p. 491-493)
  79. Lone Bushes (p. 493-494)
  80. Local Forges (p. 494-496)
  81. Local Fairs (p. 496-498)
  82. Landlord (p. 498-500)
  83. Once upon a time a man named Paddy Mc Loughin was setting trees in Ardagh... (p. 500-502)
  84. Food in Olden Times (p. 502-503)
  85. Bread (p. 503-504)
  86. Lucky or Unlucky Days (p. 505)
  87. Local Roads (p. 505-506)
  88. Peat (p. 507)
  89. Once upon a time there lived in Renneny a man named Dan Flood. (p. 508-510)

Resource description

Origin information
Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 770, p. 406-510)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Longford
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Dwellings--Folklore
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
School location
Edgeworthstown Meathas Troim Edgeworthstown Mostrim Ardagh Longford
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5009214
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0770/3

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: Longford county 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:50092145>
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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