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Abstract: Story collected by a student at Camross, Mountrath school (Camross, Co. Laois) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0826/3/6

Heifernáin, Pádraig Ó [Teacher]

Ireland. Department of Arts, Culture, and the Gaeltacht [Funder]

University College Dublin [Funder]

National Folklore Foundation [Funder]
Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann [Funder]

Loading... School Camross, Mountrath [Vol. 0826, Chapter 0003]

County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : Laois County Schools

Story text TEI

transcribed at

Mian Droichead [duchas:4765206]

'Sé an bhrígh atá le Mian-Droichead na Droichead os cionn na Méine. Tugtar Tuarcán ar an abhainn anois. Fásann sé i Sléibhte Bladhma, gobhann sé thar an róid agus téidheann se isteach sa bhFeóir. Tá Mian-Droichead i gceanntar Coill Uachtaracha.
Bhí mainistir annso in allód. Do chuir Naomh Iasrian an mainistir ar bhun. Cailleadh e san mbliadhain 600.
Portach mór fairsing an áit in a ceangluigheann an dó abhainn le chéile:- An Tuarcán agus an Fheóir. Ad imeall an portaigh seo tá macaire mór talmain folláin agus is annso a bhí seana-mhainistir. Tá se roinnte anos i gceithre coda - seo iad -  Páirc na Cille, Seana-chill, Gáirdín na Manach, agus Páirc an Dúin.
Bhí an chill i bPáirc na Cille, ach ní'l a rean ann anois. Bhí sé ceithre slata déag an faidh agus seacht slata an leitead.
"Eaglais" an tsean -ainm a bhíodh ar an gcill.
Céad slat ar an dtaobh thoir ó'n gcill atá Gáirdín na Manach.
Fuarthas corcán mór trí chora agus claidheamh d'únga dá troigh an faid i bPortach Méine Droichid le déanaighe.

Resource description

Origin information: Camross, Co. Laois
Date created: [1937] – [1938]
Type of Resource: text
Physical description: p. 134
Volume 0826
Note: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Pádraig Ó Heifernáin.
Languages: Irish gle
Genre: Folktale
Subject: Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852; The great famine--An gorta mór; Roads linked data (lcsh); Roads--Bóithre
School location: Camross Camros Camross Offerlane Upperwoods Laois
Story location: Mondrehid Mion Droichid Mondrehid Offerlane Upperwoods Laois
Location: https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4931341
Location: University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .
Original reference: 0826/3/6
Suggested credit: "Mian Droichead"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_4931341>
Note: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Pádraig Ó Heifernáin.
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.