Windgap (C.), Thomastown

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Windgap (C.), Thomastown (school) (Windgap, Co. Kilkenny), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Bean Mhic Eóin.

Original reference: 0851/2

In collection The Schools’ Collection : County Kilkenny schools

  1. There was a teacher here long ago who was an orphan. (p. 073-074)
  2. Once upon a time there was a widow who had a fool of a son. (p. 075-077)
  3. Once upon a time a man from around here was going to Lamogue. (p. 077-078)
  4. Kerry Farmers (p. 079-081)
  5. Paddy Flanagan From Bansha (p. 082-084)
  6. Old Prayers (p. 084-086)
  7. Poor Scholar (p. 086-088)
  8. Fairy Man (p. 088-089)
  9. Old Prayer, Said in Sickness or in Pain (p. 090-091)
  10. Green Woman (p. 091-092)
  11. Attending Mass (p. 093-094)
  12. Attending Mass (p. 094-096)
  13. White Lady (p. 097-099)
  14. Miser (p. 099-100)
  15. Soldiers' Bush (p. 101-103)
  16. Leprechaun (p. 103-105)
  17. Nightman (p. 105-107)
  18. Poor Scholars (p. 108-110)
  19. One night a neighbour of ours was coming home from Hugginstown. (p. 110-112)
  20. Leprechaun (p. 112-115)
  21. Daniel and Walter (p. 116-121)
  22. Fairy Mansion (p. 122-124)
  23. Old Houses (p. 125-126)
  24. Strange Voice (p. 127-128)
  25. Two Nuns (p. 129-130)
  26. Two Hounds (p. 131-132)
  27. Little Man (p. 133-134)
  28. Herbs and Cures (p. 135-136)
  29. Cock-Fight Long Ago (p. 137-138)
  30. Proverbs (p. 138-139)
  31. Two Black Hounds (p. 139-147)
  32. Hidden Treasure (p. 147-149)
  33. Old Sayings (p. 149-151)
  34. Red Whistler (p. 151-153)
  35. Little White Horse (p. 154-155)
  36. Priest (p. 156-157)
  37. Dance (p. 157-158)
  38. Riddles (p. 159-161)
  39. Prayers (p. 162-164)
  40. Drunken Man (p. 164-166)
  41. Windgap Steeplechase (p. 167-169)
  42. Chase in the Rath (p. 169-170)
  43. Water-Horse (p. 171)
  44. St Martin's Eve (p. 172-173)
  45. Mysterious Horse (p. 174-175)
  46. Sick Girl (p. 175-177)
  47. Local Legends (p. 177-178)
  48. Schoolmaster (p. 179)
  49. Old Prayers (p. 180-181)
  50. Beautiful Girl (p. 181-187)
  51. When Finn Mac Cumhail Bit the Dust (p. 188-194)
  52. Old Schools (p. 194-195)
  53. Mock Marriages (p. 196-197)
  54. The Giant (p. 197-201)
  55. Leiprechaun (p. 201-204)
  56. Superstition on the Windgap Hills (p. 204-210)
  57. Coffin (p. 211-212)
  58. Dead Man Sits Up (p. 213-214)
  59. Dead Priest (p. 214-216)
  60. Balls of Fire (p. 216-217)
  61. Mysterious Man (p. 217-219)
  62. Fairy Child (p. 219-222)
  63. Sick Frog (p. 222-224)
  64. Leprechaun (p. 225-226)
  65. Leprechaun (p. 226-227)
  66. Holy Boy (p. 227-229)
  67. Fairy House (p. 229-230)
  68. Sunbeam (p. 230-232)
  69. Seeking Her Fortune (p. 233-235)
  70. Ghost Story (p. 236-237)
  71. Chapel in Windgap (p. 238-239)
  72. Ghost Story (p. 240-241)
  73. Piper (p. 241-243)
  74. Taking the Butter (p. 243-245)
  75. Fairy Cottage (p. 245-247)
  76. Fairyman (p. 248-250)
  77. Party (p. 251-252)
  78. Mass in the Penal Days (p. 253-254)
  79. Rath (p. 254-255)
  80. Fortune-Telling (p. 255-257)
  81. Holy Family (p. 257-259)
  82. Kiltinane Castle (p. 259-260)
  83. Power of a Priest (p. 260-263)
  84. True Story (p. 263-265)
  85. True Story of a Priest (p. 266-269)
  86. Old Houses (p. 267-270)
  87. Great Walkers (p. 265-268)
  88. World's Famous Champions (p. 270-272)
  89. Horse (p. 272-274)
  90. Old Prayers (p. 274-276)
  91. Fortune-Telling (p. 276-277)
  92. Poetry (p. 277-278)
  93. All Souls' Night (p. 279-280)
  94. Hedge-Schoolmasters (p. 280-281)
  95. White Lady (p. 282-284)
  96. Ahenny Graveyard (p. 284-287)
  97. Prayers (p. 287-288)
  98. Murdering (p. 289-294)
  99. Ghost Story (p. 294-293)
  100. Dead Man (p. 295-296)
  101. Ghost Story (p. 297-298)
  102. Leipreacán (p. 299-300)
  103. Fairy Tale (p. 301-303)
  104. Banshee (p. 304-306)
  105. Famine Times (p. 306-308)
  106. Local Customs on May Day (p. 309-311)
  107. Fairy Forts (p. 312-314)
  108. Local Roads (p. 315-316)
  109. Cock-Fighting (p. 317-318)
  110. Tailors of this Locality (p. 319-320)
Origin information
Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 851, p. 72-320)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Kilkenny (County)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Prayers   linked data (lcsh)
Leprechauns   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Dwellings--Folklore
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
Treasure troves--Folklore
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Animals, Mythical   linked data (lcsh)
Saint Martin's Day   linked data (lcsh)
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
Jesus Christ--Family
Animal culture   linked data (lcsh)
Cemeteries   linked data (lcsh)
Banshees   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
May (Month)--Folklore
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Clothing and dress   linked data (lcsh)
School location
WindgapBearna na GaoitheWindgapKillameryKellsKilkenny
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4758522
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0851/2

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Kilkenny 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:47585225>
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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