Stormanstown, Ardee

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Stormanstown, Ardee (school) (Stormanstown, Co. Louth), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher P. Ó Ceallaigh.

Original reference: 0668/1

In collection The Schools’ Collection : County Louth schools

  1. Weather-Lore (p. 003-004)
  2. Weather-Lore (p. 004-005)
  3. Proverbs (p. 005)
  4. Similes and Metaphors (p. 006-008)
  5. Riddles (p. 009-020)
  6. Stories Relating to Milk, Butter and Churning (p. 021)
  7. Stories Relating to Milk, Butter and Churning (p. 022)
  8. Stories Relating to Milk, Butter and Churning (p. 022-023)
  9. Stories Relating to Milk, Butter and Churning (p. 024-025)
  10. Place Names - Townland of Rathory (p. 027-028)
  11. Place Names - Roseybrook (p. 028-030)
  12. Place Names - Tullakeel (p. 030-031)
  13. Place Names - Corstown Drumconrath (p. 032-035)
  14. Place Names - Stormanstown (p. 035-036)
  15. Place Names - Charlestown (p. 037-038)
  16. Local Games - Clock (p. 039-040)
  17. Local Games - Four Corners (p. 040-041)
  18. Local Games - The Little Ball of Blue (p. 041-042)
  19. Blind-Man's-Buff (p. 042-043)
  20. Local Games - Rounders (p. 043-045)
  21. Local Games - Buck (p. 045-047)
  22. Local Games - Hide-And-Seek (p. 047-048)
  23. Local Games - Hopscotch (p. 049-050)
  24. Local Games - Colours (p. 050-051)
  25. Local Games - Stuck (p. 051-053)
  26. Local Games - Lazy Mary (p. 053-054)
  27. Local Games - Button (p. 054-055)
  28. Local Games - Witch (p. 055-057)
  29. Local Games - Catch (p. 058-059)
  30. Local Games - The Fox and the Chickens (p. 059-060)
  31. Local Games - Hunt the Thimble (p. 060-061)
  32. Local Games - Jack (p. 061-062)
  33. Local Games - Jack Stones (p. 062-063)
  34. Local Games - Fair Rosa Slept a Hundred Years (p. 063-065)
  35. Local Games - Basket of Flowers (p. 065-066)
  36. Place Names - Pepperstown (p. 038-069)
  37. Place Names - Cookstown (p. 069-070)
  38. Place Names - Coole (p. 071-072)
  39. Place Names - Rogerstown (p. 072-073)
  40. Place Names - Cardistown (p. 073-075)
  41. My Home District - Corstown (Drumconrath) (p. 076-079)
  42. My Home District - Tullakeel (p. 079-081)
  43. My Home District - Pepperstown (p. 081-082)
  44. My Home District - Arthurstown (p. 083-084)
  45. My Home District - Cardistown (p. 085-086)
  46. My Home District - Glack (p. 086-088)
  47. My Home District - Cookstown (p. 088-089)
  48. My Home District - Charlestown (p. 089-091)
  49. My Home District - Coole (p. 091-095)
  50. My Home District - Roseybrook (p. 095-097)
  51. Fairy Story (p. 097-098)
  52. You could bleed him with a straw! (p. 098)
  53. Old Houses (p. 099-109)
  54. Tramps or Travelling Folk (p. 110-113)
  55. Travelling Folk (p. 114)
  56. Travelling Folk (p. 114-115)
  57. Travelling Folk (p. 115-116)
  58. Local Poets (p. 117-119)
  59. Local Poets (p. 120-121)
  60. Local Poets (p. 121-122)
  61. Local Poets (p. 122-123)
  62. Local Poets (p. 123-124)
  63. Local Poets (p. 124)
  64. Local Poets - The Coolamoney Turf Cadgers (p. 124-126)
  65. Fairy Forts (p. 127-129)
  66. Fairy Forts (p. 129-130)
  67. Fairy Forts (p. 130-131)
  68. Fairy Forts (p. 132-134)
  69. Fairy Forts (p. 134-138)
  70. Fairy Forts (p. 138-139)
  71. Fairy Forts (p. 139-141)
  72. Fairy Forts (p. 141-142)
  73. Stories about Fairies (p. 142)
  74. Stories about Fairies (p. 143-144)
  75. Stories about Fairies (p. 144-146)
  76. Local Wit and Humour (p. 147)
  77. Local Wit and Humour (p. 147-148)
  78. Local Wit and Humour (p. 149)
  79. Local Wit and Humour (p. 149-150)
  80. Local Wit and Humour (p. 151-152)
  81. Local Wit and Humour (p. 152-153)
  82. Local Wit and Humour (p. 153-154)
  83. Local Wit and Humour (p. 154-155)
  84. Local Wit and Humour (p. 155-157)
  85. Local Wit and Humour (p. 157-158)
  86. Local Wit and Humour (p. 158)
  87. Local Wit and Humour (p. 159)
  88. Local Wit and Humour (p. 159-160)
  89. Local Wit and Humour (p. 160-161)
  90. Local Wit and Humour (p. 162)
  91. Geasa (p. 163)
  92. Geasa (p. 163-164)
Origin information
Stormanstown, Co. Louth
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 668, p. 1a-164)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Louth (County)
Weather--Folklore
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Butter   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Recreation   linked data (lcsh)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Dwellings--Folklore
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Jokes   linked data (lcsh)
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
School location
StormanstownBaile an AirdStormanstownClonkeenArdeeLouth
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5008845
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0668/1

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Louth 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:50088455>
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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