There liven in Ballyshannon an old man who was noted for story-telling.

Abstract: Story collected by Neil Doherty, a student at Seosamh Naomhtha school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 1028/1/167

 Seosamh Naomhtha [Vol. 1028, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Donegal Schools

COLLECTOR
Doherty, Neil 
Gender
male
Location
Inishmacsaint (Civil parish) 
Tirhugh (Barony) 
Donegal (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Seosamh Naomhtha  [duchas:4388643]

There lived in Ballyshannon an old man who was noted for story-telling. Thomas Rooney was the man’s name and his favourite stories were about ghosts and gold. This man died about four years ago and he was about seventy years of age when he died.

Resource description

Origin information
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 160
Volume 1028
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Bráthair Naiti.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
The great famine--An gorta mór
School location
Ballyshannon Béal Átha Seanaidh Ballyshannon Inishmacsaint Tirhugh Donegal
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4476794
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 1028/1/167

Suggested credit
"There liven in Ballyshannon an old man who was noted for story-telling."in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4476794>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Bráthair Naiti.
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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