Gleann Fleisge

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Gleann Fleisge (school) (Glenflesk, Co. Kerry), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Donnchadh Ó Spiolláin.

Original reference: 0457/4

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Kerry schools

Stories

  1. How O Donoghue Cruig got the Name (p. 667)
  2. Geatairí Giúis (p. 668)
  3. Curreal Bog (p. 669)
  4. Cure of the O'Donoghues (p. 670)
  5. Taking Butter from Kerry to Cork in Olden Times (p. 671)
  6. Killaha Barrack (p. 672)
  7. Talking Jackdaw (p. 673)
  8. Sweeney and the Landlord (p. 674-675)
  9. Lough Guitane Monster (p. 676)
  10. Old House in Rusheen More (p. 677)
  11. Wicked Herdsman (p. 678-679)
  12. Finghín na bPúcaí (p. 680)
  13. Tobar na Naomh (p. 681)
  14. Lough Guitane Monster (p. 682)
  15. Reidy Seáin (p. 683-684)
  16. Tailor's Sons (p. 685-688)
  17. Magic Bottle (p. 689-692)
  18. Man and the Skull (p. 693)
  19. An old woman went to visit her cousin. (p. 694-695)
  20. Man and the Skull (p. 696)
  21. Uncharitable Woman (p. 697)
  22. Crying Child (p. 698)
  23. Old Woman and the Goats (p. 699)
  24. Man and the Skull (p. 700)
  25. Siobhain and Dómhnaillín (p. 701-702)
  26. Song (p. 703)
  27. Nora na Gamhna (p. 704-705)
  28. Fairies Path (p. 706-707)
  29. Lonely Road (p. 708)
  30. Penitent (p. 709-710)
  31. Poor Widow (p. 711)
  32. Purcell and the Fairy (p. 712-715)
  33. Fairy Fort (p. 716-717)
  34. Fairy Story (p. 718-719)
  35. Story (p. 720-721)
  36. Goat and Seven Kids (p. 722)
  37. Lone Bush (p. 723)
  38. Mike Purcell and the Fairy Man (p. 724-725)
  39. Long ago there were fairies in a small fort owned by Counihans. (p. 726-727)
  40. There was a tailor long ago and he had three sons and a goat. (p. 728)
  41. Once there was a fairy, and she used to be seen at a kiln every morning very early. (p. 729)
  42. Once there was a crowd of people in a field they were walking around the field. (p. 730)
  43. Túirín na Céim (p. 731)
  44. Long ago there was a man digging a graveyard. (p. 732)
  45. Once upon a time there lived a King and a Queen. (p. 733-737)
  46. Fairy Shoemaker (p. 738)
  47. There was once a king that had a lot of gold and he wished to have more. (p. 739)
  48. There was a man coming back the road one night with a horse and car. (p. 740)
  49. There were people living in the middle of a bog. (p. 741-742)
  50. We have a fairy field at home. (p. 743)
  51. There was a man walking along the road one night. (p. 744-745)
  52. There was a fairy there long ago and he was called the Lepracán. (p. 746)
  53. Once upon a time there was a monster worm living in Loughquittane Lake. (p. 747)
  54. Kiln (p. 748)
  55. Once upon a time there lived a man a woman and their only son in a small thatched house. (p. 749-751)
  56. Dawning of the Day (p. 752-753)
  57. It was in September I well remember three noble heroes to Manchester came. (p. 754)
  58. There was a devil and a man long ago. (p. 755)
  59. There was a certain man from Tipperary. (p. 756)
  60. Story (p. 757)
  61. There was a servant girl one time and she worked for a rich hard-hearted woman who never gave charity to anyone. (p. 758-759)
  62. There is a place in Rathmore called the city. (p. 760)
  63. Ar maidean luat is mo feudil mo stric na seolad cun an féir seo do duille dom i stuirre sil agus i dunaracht sa géib. (p. 761)
  64. Clydagh Flood (p. 762-778)
  65. O Donoghue of the Glen (p. 763)
  66. Killaha Rounds (p. 764)
  67. Muckross Abbey (p. 765)
  68. Fort (p. 766)
  69. Tobar na Naomh (p. 767)
  70. Small Woman and the Meal (p. 768-769)
  71. There was a King in England long ago and he had a daughter. (p. 770)
  72. I am a young man that ran out of my land and mains. (p. 771)
  73. La ga rabhas i gleann i maonar ag féach go treid agus mo conluim taoibh I spied a damsel most handsome features and she dressed most gaily beyond all queens. (p. 772)
  74. There was a man by the name of Jack Shea living in a house in one of our fields and he left his house and went to America with his wife and children and after a while the house fell and the ruins are there yet and it is called Jack Shea'd haggart. (p. 773)
  75. My Little Grey Home in the West (p. 774)
  76. Marcach an Chúil Chraobhaigh (p. 775)
  77. Banks of the Suir (p. 776-777)
  78. Lucey Boot (p. 779)
  79. A Wicked Landlord (p. 780)
  80. Story (p. 781-782)
  81. Donalleen and Siobhain (p. 783-786)
  82. Sheep and the Friars (p. 787-788)
  83. Haunted Castle (p. 789)
  84. Old Woman of Lough Guitane (p. 790-791)
  85. There lived a woman in Crosstown long ago. (p. 792-793)
  86. Páirc an Phoill (p. 794)
  87. Jackie the Lantern (p. 795)
  88. Fairy Story (p. 796-797)
  89. Story (p. 798-800)
  90. Story (p. 801-806)
  91. Story (p. 822-805a)
  92. Story (p. 807-808)
  93. Story (p. 809-810)
  94. Story (p. 811-812)
  95. Story (p. 813-815)
  96. Story (p. 816-817)
  97. Story (p. 818)
  98. Andy Ragann (p. 819)
  99. Fairy Story - The Kiln (p. 820-821)

Resource description

Origin information
Glenflesk, Co. Kerry
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 457, p. 667a-822)
Languages
English  irish  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Kerry
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Curses   linked data (afset)
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
Animals--Folklore
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Treasure troves--Folklore
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Leprechauns   linked data (lcsh)
Rain and rainfall   linked data (lcsh)
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Jokes   linked data (lcsh)
Food--Folklore
School location
Glenflesk Gleann Fleisce Glenflesk Killaha Magunihy Kerry
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4713260
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0457/4

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Kerry 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:47132605>
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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