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Local Place Name

Abstract: Story collected by Violet Murphy, a student at Corboy, Meathús Truim school (Corboy, Co. Longford) from informant Mr Thomas Corcoran.

Original reference: 0760/1/38

 Corboy, Meathús Truim [Vol. 0760, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : Longford

COLLECTOR
Murphy, Violet 
Gender
female
Age
13
Location
Lackan (Townland) 
Mostrim (Civil parish) 
Ardagh (Barony) 
Longford (County) 
INFORMANT
Corcoran, Mr Thomas 
Gender
male
Age
60
Location
Lisfarrell (Townland) 
Templemichael (Civil parish) 
Ardagh (Barony) 
Longford (County) 

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Resource description

Origin information
Corboy, Co. Longford
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 044
Volume 0760
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Susan Stephens.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
The great famine--An gorta mór
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Roads--Bóithre
School location
Corboy An Chorr Bhuí Corboy Killoe Longford Longford
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5103386
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0760/1/38

Suggested credit
"A Local Place Name"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5103386>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Susan Stephens.
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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