Dring, Granard

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Dring, Granard (school) (Dring, Co. Longford), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher James Drum.

Original reference: 0762/2

In collection The Schools’ Collection : Longford county schools

  1. Mysteries of a Pack of Cards (p. 101-102)
  2. Surnames of Pupils (p. 103)
  3. Weather-Lore (p. 104-106)
  4. Weather-Lore (p. 107-109)
  5. Riddles (p. 110-112)
  6. Riddles (p. 113-115)
  7. Local Heroes (p. 116-117)
  8. Local Happenings (p. 118)
  9. Local Happenings (p. 119-120)
  10. Severe Weather (p. 121)
  11. Old Schools (p. 122)
  12. Old Schools (p. 123)
  13. Old Crafts (p. 124-125)
  14. Local Marriage Customs (p. 126)
  15. Local Marriages (p. 127)
  16. Local Place Names (p. 128)
  17. Local Place Names (p. 129)
  18. Bird-Lore (p. 130-132)
  19. Bird-Lore (p. 133-134)
  20. Local Cures (p. 135-136)
  21. Lore of Certain Days (p. 137-138)
  22. Travelling Folk (p. 139)
  23. Travelling Folk (p. 140)
  24. Fairy Forts (p. 141)
  25. Fairy Forts (p. 142)
  26. Fairy Forts (p. 143)
  27. Local Poets (p. 144)
  28. Famine Times (p. 145)
  29. Games I Play (p. 146)
  30. Games I Play (p. 147-148)
  31. Local Roads (p. 149)
  32. Local Roads (p. 150)
  33. My Home District (p. 151)
  34. My Home District (p. 152-153)
  35. Our Holy Wells (p. 154)
  36. Holy Wells (p. 155)
  37. Herbs (p. 156-157)
  38. Herbs (p. 158)
  39. Potato Crop (p. 159-160)
  40. Potato Crop (p. 161-162)
  41. Old Proverbs or Sayings (p. 163-164)
  42. Proverbs (p. 165)
  43. Festival Customs (p. 166-167)
  44. Festival Customs (p. 168)
  45. Care of Farm Animals (p. 169)
  46. Care of Farm Animals (p. 170-171)
  47. Churning (p. 172-173)
  48. Care of the Feet (p. 174)
  49. Care of the Feet (p. 175)
  50. Local Forge (p. 176)
  51. Local Forge (p. 177)
  52. Clothes Made Locally (p. 178)
  53. Clothes Made Locally (p. 179)
  54. Local Patron Saint (p. 180)
  55. Local Patron Saint (p. 181)
  56. Local Fairs (p. 182-183)
  57. Local Fairs (p. 184)
  58. Landlord (p. 185)
  59. Landlord (p. 186)
  60. Food in Olden Times (p. 187)
  61. Food in Olden Times (p. 188)
  62. Hurling and Football Matches (p. 189-190)
  63. Old Story (p. 191-193)
  64. Old Story (p. 194)
  65. Local Monuments (p. 195)
  66. Local Monuments (p. 196)
  67. Bread (p. 197-198)
  68. Bread (p. 199)
  69. Old Houses (p. 200-201)
  70. Buying and Selling (p. 202)
  71. Buying and Selling (p. 203)
  72. Old Houses (p. 204-205)
  73. Leipreachán (p. 206)
  74. Leipreachán (p. 207-208)
  75. Leprechauns (p. 209-210)
  76. Stories of Old Ruins (p. 211)
  77. Old Ruins (p. 212)
  78. Religious Stories (p. 213-214)
  79. Religious Stories (p. 215)
  80. Old Graveyards (p. 216-217)
  81. Old Graveyards (p. 218)
  82. Emblems and Objects of Value (p. 219)
  83. Emblems and Objects of Value (p. 220)
  84. Inch Island (p. 221)
  85. Inch Island (p. 221)
  86. Old Story (p. 222-223)
  87. Old Story (p. 224)
  88. Story (p. 225-226)
  89. Story (p. 227-228)
  90. Inch Graveyard (p. 229)
  91. How Colcannon is Made (p. 230)
  92. How Boxty is Made (p. 231)
  93. Story (p. 232-233)
  94. Story (p. 234)
  95. Story (p. 235)
  96. Story (p. 236)
  97. Story (p. 237-238)
  98. Story (p. 239)
  99. Story (p. 240-241)
  100. Story (p. 242)
  101. Riddles (p. 243)
  102. Story (p. 244)
  103. Story (p. 245)
  104. Story (p. 246-247)
  105. St Colmcille (p. 248)
  106. Story (p. 249-250)
  107. Story (p. 251-252)
  108. Story (p. 253)
  109. Colmcille Bell (p. 254-255)
  110. Story (p. 256)
  111. Story of Lough Gowna (p. 257)
  112. Old Story (p. 258)
  113. Charms (p. 259)
  114. Herbs (p. 260)
  115. Charms (p. 261)
  116. Way Hallow Eve Was Spent Long Ago (p. 262)
  117. Folklore about Fairies (p. 263-264)
  118. Story (p. 265)
  119. Riddles (p. 266-267)
  120. Local Heroes (p. 268)
Origin information
Dring, Co. Longford
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 762, p. 100-268)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Longford
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
Rites and ceremonies   linked data (lcsh)
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)   linked data (lcsh)
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Recreation   linked data (lcsh)
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Dwellings--Folklore
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
Clothing and dress   linked data (lcsh)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Food--Folklore
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Commerce   linked data (lcsh)
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Signs and symbols--Ireland
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Jokes   linked data (lcsh)
narratives   linked data (afset)
Verbal arts and literature   linked data (afset)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
School location
DringDroingDringColumbkilleGranardLongford
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5009180
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0762/2

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:50091805>
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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