Ardfinnan (B.), Cahir

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Ardfinnan (B.), Cahir (school) (Ardfinnan, Co. Tipperary), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher W. J. Nugent.

Original reference: 0571/2

In collection The Schools’ Collection : County Tipperary schools

  1. Hidden Treasure (p. 117-118)
  2. Hidden Treasure (p. 119-120)
  3. How a Blind Man and a Crippled Woman Got to the Feast (p. 121-122)
  4. Riddles (p. 123-124)
  5. Weather-Lore (p. 125-126)
  6. Weather-Lore (p. 127-128)
  7. Weather-Lore (p. 128-129)
  8. Weather-Lore (p. 130)
  9. Weather-Lore (p. 131)
  10. Great Snowstorm (p. 132)
  11. Great Drought (p. 133)
  12. Great Drought (p. 134)
  13. Great Storm (p. 134)
  14. Great Snowstorm (p. 134-135)
  15. Hedge-Schools (p. 136-137)
  16. Spinning and Weaving (p. 137-138)
  17. Lime Burning (p. 138-139)
  18. Local Marriage Customs (p. 140-141)
  19. Names of Fields (p. 142)
  20. Names of Fields (p. 142-143)
  21. Names of Fields (p. 144)
  22. Names of Fields (p. 145)
  23. Bird-Lore (p. 146)
  24. Bird-Lore (p. 146-147)
  25. Local Cures (p. 148-149)
  26. Local Cures (p. 149-150)
  27. Local Cures (p. 150-151)
  28. Homemade Toys (p. 152-153)
  29. Travelling People (p. 153-154)
  30. Fairy Forts (p. 155-156)
  31. Fairy Forts (p. 156-157)
  32. Fairy Forts (p. 157-158)
  33. Famine Times (p. 159)
  34. Famine Times (p. 159-160)
  35. Local Roads (p. 161)
  36. Local Roads (p. 161-162)
  37. Local Roads (p. 163)
  38. My Home District (p. 164)
  39. My Home District (p. 165)
  40. Holy Wells (p. 165-166)
  41. Herbs (p. 166-167)
  42. Potato Crop (p. 168-169)
  43. Herbs (p. 170)
  44. Festival Customs (p. 171)
  45. Care of Animals (p. 172-173)
  46. Churning (p. 174)
  47. Care of Animals (p. 174-175)
  48. Story of a Fort (p. 175-176)
  49. Local Forges (p. 176-177)
  50. Clothes Made Locally (p. 177-178)
  51. Clothes Made Locally (p. 178)
  52. Story of the Holy Family (p. 178-179)
  53. Local Patron Saint (p. 180)
  54. Local Fairs (p. 181-182)
  55. Landlord (p. 183)
  56. Food in Olden Times (p. 184-185)
  57. Hurling Match (p. 186)
  58. Handball Match (p. 187)
  59. Local Song (p. 188)
  60. Oisin in Tír na nÓg (p. 189)
  61. Oisin in Tír na nÓg (p. 189-190)
  62. Bread (p. 191)
  63. Old Houses (p. 192)
  64. Stories of Giants (p. 193-194)
  65. Leprechaun (p. 194-195)
  66. Old Prayers (p. 196)
  67. St Patrick's Cross (p. 197)
  68. Emblems (p. 198)
  69. Pishogues (p. 198-199)
  70. Pitching Buttons (p. 200)
  71. Washing Sheep (p. 201)
  72. May Eve (p. 202)
  73. Ghost Story (p. 202)
  74. Brands (p. 203)
  75. Piseog (p. 203)
  76. Signs (p. 203-204)
  77. Story (p. 205)
  78. Boots and Shoes (p. 205)
  79. Story (p. 206)
  80. Monday (p. 206-207)
  81. Cures from Plants (p. 208-209)
  82. Lady's Abbey (p. 209-210)
  83. Legend of Lady's Abbey (p. 210)
  84. Piseoga (p. 211-212)
  85. Old Customs (p. 212-213)
  86. Old Beliefs (p. 213)
  87. Weather (p. 213-214)
  88. Pishogues (p. 214-215)
  89. Cure for Warts (p. 215)
  90. Signs (p. 216)
  91. St Brigid's Band (p. 216)
  92. Hungry Grass (p. 217)
  93. Piseog (p. 217)
  94. Hidden Treasure (p. 218)
  95. Legends of Petticoat Loose (p. 219-220)
Origin information
Ardfinnan, Co. Tipperary
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 571, p. 116-220)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Tipperary
Treasure troves--Folklore
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Weather--Folklore
Frost   linked data (lcsh)
Droughts   linked data (lcsh)
Severe storms   linked data (lcsh)
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
Textile industry   linked data (lcsh)
Limekilns   linked data (lcsh)
Marriage   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Birds--Folklore
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Toys   linked data (lcsh)
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)   linked data (lcsh)
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Potatoes   linked data (lcsh)
Animal culture   linked data (lcsh)
Butter   linked data (lcsh)
Smithing   linked data (afset)
Clothing and dress   linked data (lcsh)
Jesus Christ--Family
Commerce   linked data (lcsh)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Food--Folklore
Recreation   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
legendary creatures   linked data (afset)
Bread--Folklore
Dwellings--Folklore
Giants--Folklore
Leprechauns   linked data (lcsh)
Prayers   linked data (lcsh)
Saint Patrick's Day   linked data (lcsh)
Signs and symbols--Ireland
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
May (Month)--Folklore
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Shoes   linked data (lcsh)
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Warts   linked data (lcsh)
Saint Brigid's Day   linked data (lcsh)
School location
ArdfinnanArd FhíonáinArdfinnanArdfinnanIffa and Offa WestTipperary
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4922259
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0571/2

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Tipperary 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:49222595>
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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