Clochar na Trócaire, Drangan

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Clochar na Trócaire, Drangan (school) (Drangan, Co. Tipperary), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher An tSr. M. Gráinne.

Original reference: 0556/3

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Tipperary schools

Stories

  1. Great Battle of 852 - St Sinech an Early Martyr (p. 153-164)
  2. War House - Ballingarry (p. 165-167)
  3. Drangan Castle (p. 168-169)
  4. Knockelly Castle (p. 170-172)
  5. Kiltinan Castle (p. 173)
  6. Gleann na Muice Duibhe (p. 174-175)
  7. How 'Poll Dabhrán' Got Its Name (p. 175-176)
  8. 'Walls' of Coolnamuck (p. 177-178)
  9. Glen of Aherlow (p. 179)
  10. Cloneen Fort (p. 180-181)
  11. Funeral Customs (p. 182-185)
  12. Bishop Butler (p. 186-187)
  13. Old Roads (p. 188)
  14. Local Industries (p. 188-189)
  15. Weather Signs (p. 190-195)
  16. Thatching (p. 196-198)
  17. Bird-Lore (p. 198-199)
  18. Place Names (p. 199-200)
  19. Famous Hero (p. 201-202)
  20. Old Prayers (p. 202-203)
  21. Haunted House (p. 204-205)
  22. Strange Stone (p. 206)
  23. Story (p. 207)
  24. Story (p. 208)
  25. Story (p. 209)
  26. Story (p. 210-211)
  27. Old Farm (p. 212-213)
  28. By a Drangan Boy - Neill of Slievenamon (p. 214-218)
  29. Episodes of Tipperary in the Past - by A Drangan Boy (p. 219-229)
  30. Battle of College Hill (p. 230-241)
  31. Episode of '98 - by A Drangan Boy (p. 242-270)
  32. On the Death of a Sister - by A Drangan Boy (p. 270-271)
  33. I know a River Clear: Air-Aileen Aroon, by A Drangan Boy (p. 272-273)
  34. Hallowe'en (p. 274-284)
  35. Old House in the Glen - by A Drangan Boy (p. 285-287)
  36. Poor Man's Welcome - by A Drangan Boy (p. 288-290)
  37. Walls of Rare Clonmel - by A Drangan Boy (p. 291-293)
  38. Gold Seeking - A Tale by A Drangan Boy (p. 294-305)
  39. Recollections - by A Drangan Boy (p. 306-308)
  40. This Valley Below - by A Drangan Boy (p. 309-311)
  41. Before the Battle Time '98 - by A Drangan Boy (p. 312-315)
  42. He's Dead, Another Soldier - by A Drangan Boy (p. 316-317)
  43. Songs Our Fathers Sung - by A Drangan Boy (p. 318-319)
  44. Cot upon the Hill - by A Drangan Boy (p. 320-321)
  45. St John's Town - by A Drangan Boy (p. 321-324)
  46. Musings, A Fragment - by A Drangan Boy (p. 325-328)
  47. Where Nature's Handiwork at Rest is Laid (p. 329-336)
  48. Old Man's Soliliquy - by A Drangan Boy (p. 337-340)
  49. Slievenamon - by A Drangan Boy (p. 340-342)
  50. My Schoolboy Days - by A Drangan Boy (p. 343-345)
  51. Exile to the Shamrock - by A Drangan Boy (p. 346-347)
  52. Childhood's Irish Home - by A Drangan Boy (p. 347-349)
  53. Music on the Breeze (p. 350-351)
  54. Upon the Crest of Slievenamon (p. 352-358)
  55. Kickham's Grave - by A Drangan Boy (p. 359-361)
  56. Short Sketch of the Life of the Drangan Boy (p. 362-366)
  57. Place Names (p. 367)
  58. Names of Fields (p. 368-369)
  59. Names of Wells (p. 370-371)
  60. Martin Costello (p. 372-374)
  61. Homemade Toys (p. 375-377)
  62. Remains of Old Churches (p. 378-379)

Resource description

Origin information
Drangan, Co. Tipperary
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 556, p. 151-379)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Tipperary
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Death--Folklore
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Weather--Folklore
Thatched roofs   linked data (lcsh)
Birds--Folklore
Prayers   linked data (lcsh)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Ireland--History--Rebellion of 1798
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Halloween   linked data (lcsh)
diviners   linked data (afset)
Toys   linked data (lcsh)
School location
Drangan Drongán Drangan Drangan Middlethird Tipperary
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4922221
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0556/3

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Tipperary 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:49222215>
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.

School location

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