Ballyrahan, Tinahely

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Ballyrahan, Tinahely (school) (Ballyraheen, Co. Wicklow), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Máiréad Ní Mheachair.

Original reference: 0922/2

In collection The Schools’ Collection : Wicklow county schools

  1. Hidden Treasure (p. 073-075)
  2. Weather Signs (p. 076-077)
  3. Riddles (p. 078-079)
  4. Local Heroes (p. 080-081)
  5. Severe Weather (p. 082-088)
  6. Local Happenings (p. 084-085)
  7. Local Crafts (p. 086-093)
  8. Local Place Names (p. 094-098)
  9. Penal Days (p. 099)
  10. Bird-Lore (p. 100-103)
  11. Local Cures (p. 104-106)
  12. Homemade Toys (p. 107-109)
  13. Lore of Certain Days (p. 110-111)
  14. Travelling Folk (p. 112-117)
  15. Fairy Forts (p. 115-120)
  16. Local Poets (p. 121)
  17. Local Poets (p. 121-122)
  18. Famine Times (p. 123)
  19. Famine Times (p. 123)
  20. Famine Times (p. 123-124)
  21. Famine Times (p. 124-125)
  22. Famine Times (p. 125-126)
  23. Games (p. 127-128)
  24. Famine Times (p. 128-129)
  25. Local Roads (p. 130)
  26. My Home District (p. 131)
  27. Local Roads (p. 132)
  28. Local Roads (p. 133)
  29. My Home District (p. 134)
  30. My Home District (p. 134-135)
  31. My Home District (p. 135-136)
  32. My Home District (p. 136)
  33. Our Holy Wells (p. 137)
  34. Our Holy Wells (p. 137-140)
  35. Herbs (p. 141-138)
  36. Herbs (p. 138)
  37. Herbs (p. 138-139)
  38. Herbs (p. 141)
  39. Herbs (p. 139-142)
  40. Herbs (p. 142)
  41. Herbs (p. 142-143)
  42. Potato Crop (p. 144-145)
  43. Potato Crop (p. 145-146)
  44. Potato Crop (p. 146-148)
  45. Potato Crop (p. 148-149)
  46. Proverbs (p. 150)
  47. Festival Customs (p. 151)
  48. Festival Customs (p. 152)
  49. Festival Customs (p. 152-153)
  50. Festival Customs (p. 153-154)
  51. Festival Customs (p. 154-155)
  52. Care of Farm Animals (p. 156-157)
  53. Care of Farm Animals (p. 157-158)
  54. Care of Farm Animals (p. 159)
  55. Care of Farm Animals (p. 159-160)
  56. Churning (p. 161)
  57. Churning (p. 161-162)
  58. Churning (p. 162-163)
  59. Churning (p. 163)
  60. Churning (p. 163)
  61. Care of the Feet (p. 164)
  62. Care of the Feet (p. 164-165)
  63. Care of the Feet (p. 165-166)
  64. Local Forges (p. 167)
  65. Local Forges (p. 168-169)
  66. Clothes Made Locally (p. 170)
  67. Clothes Made Locally (p. 171)
  68. Clothes Made Locally (p. 171)
  69. Clothes Made Locally (p. 172)
  70. Stories of the Holy Family (p. 173-174)
  71. Local Fairs (p. 175-176)
  72. Landlord (p. 177)
  73. Landlord (p. 177)
  74. Food in Olden Times (p. 178)
  75. Food in Olden Times (p. 179)
  76. Food in Olden Times (p. 179-180)
  77. Hurling and Football Matches (p. 181-182)
  78. Hurling and Football Matches (p. 182-183)
  79. Old Story (p. 184)
  80. Old Story (p. 185)
  81. Old Story (p. 185)
  82. Old Story (p. 185-186)
  83. Local Monuments (p. 187)
  84. Local Monuments (p. 187-188)
  85. Stories of Giants and Warriors (p. 189)
  86. Stories of Giants and Warriors (p. 189-190)
  87. Leprechaun or Mermaid (p. 191)
  88. Leprechaun or Mermaid (p. 191-192)
  89. Old Graveyards (p. 193)
  90. Old Graveyards (p. 193-194)
  91. Historical Tradition (p. 195-196)
  92. Local Songs (p. 197-204)
  93. Song (p. 205-210)
Origin information
Ballyraheen, Co. Wicklow
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 922, p. 72-210)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Wicklow
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
local legends   linked data (afset)
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Weather--Folklore
Animals--Folklore
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Recreation   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
Verbal arts and literature   linked data (afset)
Clothing and dress   linked data (lcsh)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Food--Folklore
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)   linked data (lcsh)
legendary creatures   linked data (afset)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
School location
BallyraheenBaile an RáithínBallyraheenMullinacuffShillelaghWicklow
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5044747
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0922/2

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: Wicklow county 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:50447475>
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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