Stonetown, Louth

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

Original reference: 0668/3

In collection The Schools’ Collection : County Louth schools

  1. Fragment of Translation from An Bunán Buí (p. 195)
  2. Clegon's Ghost (p. 196)
  3. Headless Coach (p. 197)
  4. Crannyosta Ghost (p. 198-199)
  5. Real Ghost Story (p. 199-201)
  6. Norman Steele (p. 201-202)
  7. Local Notorietes (p. 203-204)
  8. Local Sayings (p. 205-207)
  9. Local Superstitions, Beliefs etc (p. 208-214)
  10. Fields in which People go Astray at Night (p. 212)
  11. Fionn Mac Cumhaill (p. 213-214)
  12. Plan of Campaign (p. 215-217)
  13. Irish Words and Phrases Still in Use in the Stonetown District (p. 218-220)
  14. Fords (p. 221)
  15. Castles (p. 221)
  16. Old Graveyards (p. 221-222)
  17. Súlags = little bubbles on soup. (p. 224-225)
  18. Games (p. 227-228)
  19. Weather-Lore (p. 229-230)
  20. Local Happenings (p. 231-232)
  21. Local Happenings (p. 233-234)
  22. Local Notorieties (p. 234-235)
  23. Local Heroes (p. 235-236)
  24. Hidden Treasure (p. 228-237)
  25. Local Heroes (p. 236-237)
  26. Local Heroes (p. 238)
  27. Local Industries (p. 239)
  28. Local Cures (p. 240)
  29. Local Cures (p. 241)
  30. Local Games (p. 242-244)
  31. Famine-Lore (p. 245)
  32. Old Houses (p. 245)
  33. Famine (p. 246)
  34. Famine (p. 247-248)
  35. Local Poets (p. 249-250)
  36. Local Poets (p. 250-252)
  37. Rose of Meegan's Hill (p. 253-254)
  38. Local Wells (p. 255-256)
  39. Lesser Local Poets (p. 257)
  40. Local Roads (p. 258)
  41. Herbs (p. 258-259)
  42. Churning (p. 259-261)
  43. Potato Crop (p. 261-263)
  44. Local Forges (p. 264-265)
  45. Local Fairs (p. 266)
  46. Food in Olden Times (p. 267-268)
  47. Food in Olden Times (p. 269)
  48. Bread (p. 270-271)
  49. Bard's Cow (p. 272-274)
  50. Wild Goose Lodge (p. 275-276)
  51. Wild Goose Lodge (p. 276-277)
  52. Prayers (p. 278)
  53. Copy of Proclamation (original) issued on the 18 Nov 1816 offering reward(s) for the arrest and conviction of the burners of the Wild Goose Lodge. (p. 279-281)
  54. More Prayers (p. 282-283)
  55. Prayer - At Bedtime (p. 284)
  56. True and Strange Tale (p. 284-285)
  57. Song of the Birch (p. 286-288)
  58. Spraying Machine (p. 289)
  59. Care Dowdall in Finn (p. 290)
  60. Anthony Bennett's Ghost (p. 291-292)
  61. Poor Girsha (p. 292-293)
  62. Nannie MacVeagh (p. 293)
  63. Irish Words More or Less in Common Use (p. 294)
  64. Names of Fields Locally (p. 294)
  65. Rural Economics of Other Generations 1855-1890 (p. 295-298)
  66. Paddy Got Up to the Ganger (p. 299-301)
  67. Culture of the Older Generation 1855-1890 (p. 302)
Origin information
Stonetown Lower, Co. Louth
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 668, p. 194-302)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Louth (County)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Finn MacCumhaill, 3rd cent.   linked data (viaf)
Irish language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Cemeteries   linked data (lcsh)
Recreation   linked data (lcsh)
Weather--Folklore
Poverty--Ireland
Treasure troves--Folklore
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Butter   linked data (lcsh)
Potatoes   linked data (lcsh)
Smithing   linked data (afset)
Commerce   linked data (lcsh)
Food--Folklore
Bread--Folklore
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Prayers   linked data (lcsh)
School location
Stonetown LowerBaile na Cloiche ÍochtarachStonetown LowerLouthArdeeLouth
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5008847
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0668/3

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:50088475>
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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