Pres. Convent, Drogheda

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Pres. Convent, Drogheda (school) (Drogheda, Co. Louth), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Sr. M. Patrick..

Original reference: 0679/1

In collection The Schools’ Collection : County Louth schools

  1. Prayers (p. 003-004)
  2. Hacklim's Cave (p. 005-006)
  3. Jumping Church of Millextown (p. 007-008)
  4. Local Industries (p. 009-012)
  5. Food (p. 013-014)
  6. Dress (p. 014-015)
  7. Weather-Lore (p. 016-017)
  8. May Day Traditions (p. 017-018)
  9. Collier the Robber - A Highway Man (p. 019-021)
  10. Lord Gormanstown and the Fox (p. 022-023)
  11. Haunted House (p. 024-025)
  12. Friar's Horse (p. 026-029)
  13. Fairy Shoemaker (p. 030-032)
  14. Story of the Penal Days (p. 033-034)
  15. King William's Glen (p. 035-036)
  16. Marriage Customs (p. 037-039)
  17. Cure (p. 040-041)
  18. Local Fairs (p. 042-043)
  19. Games I Used to Play (p. 044-048)
  20. Protestant Church (p. 049-050)
  21. Quack Doctor (p. 051-052)
  22. Glenmore Avenue (p. 053)
  23. Donore Churchyard (p. 054)
  24. Gruggens (p. 055)
  25. Lime-Kiln (p. 056)
  26. How Drogheda Got its Name (p. 057)
  27. Tinkers (p. 058-060)
  28. Charm against the Toothache (p. 061)
  29. Cures (p. 062)
  30. True Story (p. 063-064)
  31. Tobar an tSolais (p. 065)
  32. Story (p. 065-066)
  33. Big Stone of Proleek (p. 067-068)
  34. Giant's Bed (p. 069-070)
  35. Customs regarding the Dead (p. 071)
  36. Stray Sod (p. 071-072)
  37. Jack of the Lantern (p. 072-073)
  38. Glaspistol (p. 074)
  39. Cú Chulainn's Pillar Stone (p. 075)
  40. Termonfeckin Castle (p. 076)
  41. Louth Hunt (p. 077-079)
  42. Rope-Making (p. 080-082)
  43. Shrove-Tide Customs (p. 083-084)
  44. Story of the Old Castle (p. 085-087)
  45. Leather-Tanning (p. 088-090)
  46. Soap-Making (p. 091-092)
  47. Local Cures (p. 092-093)
  48. Old Mill (p. 094-095)
  49. Maiden Tower (p. 096-097)
  50. Loom-Weaving (p. 098-099)
  51. Toberboice Cottage (p. 100-102)
  52. Making of Mats (p. 103-105)
  53. Well that Shifted (p. 106-108)
  54. Making of Candles (p. 109-110)
  55. Old House by the Boyne (p. 111-112)
  56. Local Heroes (p. 113-114)
  57. Old Houses of Drogheda (p. 115-116)
  58. Local Roads and Lanes (p. 117-118)
  59. Herbs and Their Uses (p. 119-120)
  60. Pipe-Making in Drogheda (p. 121)
  61. Story (p. 122-123)
  62. River Nanny (p. 124)
  63. Regarding Shrove Tuesday (p. 125-126)
  64. Haunted House in Drogheda (p. 127)
  65. Old Abbey (p. 128)
  66. Salmon of Knowledge in Drogheda (p. 129)
  67. Old Wells (p. 130-132)
  68. White Horse of Mellifont Abbey (p. 133-134)
  69. Saintly Priest (p. 135-137)
  70. Cures (p. 138)
  71. Fairy Fort (p. 139-140)
  72. Collier the Robber (p. 141-143)
  73. Happenings in Drogheda (p. 144-145)
  74. Old Songs - The Hill of Slane (p. 146-147)
  75. Maid of Townleyhall (p. 148-152)
  76. Maid of Dunleer (p. 153-154)
  77. Donore Pattern (p. 155-156)
  78. Old Customs at Wakes (p. 157-158)
  79. Handloom Weaving in Louth (p. 159-162)
  80. Pipe-Making in County Louth (p. 163)
  81. Besom-Making in Louth (p. 164-165)
  82. How the People Lived About Forty Years Ago (p. 166-168)
  83. Herbs and their Uses (p. 169-172)
  84. Regatta (p. 173-174)
  85. May Fair (p. 175-177)
Origin information
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 679, p. 1-177)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Louth (County)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Food--Folklore
Weather--Folklore
May (Month)--Folklore
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Marriage   linked data (lcsh)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Commerce   linked data (lcsh)
Recreation   linked data (lcsh)
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Cemeteries   linked data (lcsh)
Treasure troves--Folklore
Limekilns   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)   linked data (lcsh)
Toothache   linked data (lcsh)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Severe storms   linked data (lcsh)
Death--Folklore
Geographical myths   linked data (lcsh)
Cuchulain (Legendary character)    linked data (lcsh)
Rope trade   linked data (lcsh)
Carnival    linked data (lcsh)
Tanning   linked data (lcsh)
Soap trade   linked data (lcsh)
Candlemaking   linked data (lcsh)
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658   linked data (viaf)
narratives   linked data (afset)
legendary creatures   linked data (afset)
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Textile industry   linked data (lcsh)
School location
DroghedaDroichead ÁthaDroghedaLouth
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5008882
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0679/1

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:50088825>
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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