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Mell, Mell N. School, Drogheda

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Mell, Mell N. School, Drogheda (school) (Mell, Co. Louth), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher E. Ní Cholmáin.

Original reference: 0678/2

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Louth schools

Stories

  1. Maiden Tower (p. 051)
  2. Old Superstition about Magpies (p. 052)
  3. Old Song is yet Used in Drogheda (p. 052)
  4. Superstition about Buttermilk (p. 053)
  5. Saint Bridget's Day (p. 053)
  6. Superstition About the Dead (p. 054)
  7. New Year's Night (p. 055)
  8. Treasure of Mellifont (p. 056)
  9. Cord Road (p. 056)
  10. November Night (p. 057)
  11. Saint John's Day (p. 058)
  12. November Night (p. 058)
  13. May Day (p. 059)
  14. Story about Duleek (p. 059-060)
  15. Old Game Played by the Children (p. 061)
  16. Old Story about Ardee (p. 062)
  17. November Night (p. 063)
  18. Old Abbey (p. 063)
  19. Story about King William's Glen (p. 064)
  20. Coilichín Coc (p. 064-065)
  21. Ghost Story (p. 066)
  22. Monasterboice Tower (p. 066)
  23. Clough Patrick (p. 067)
  24. Some Superstitions (p. 067)
  25. Old Superstition about the Dead (p. 068)
  26. May Day Customs (p. 068-069)
  27. Story about Saint Mary's (p. 070-071)
  28. Old Prayer for Going to Sleep (p. 072)
  29. Old Prayer for Toothache (p. 072)
  30. Old Prayer after Meals (p. 072)
  31. Prayer for Love (p. 073)
  32. Prayer against Evil Spirits (p. 073)
  33. Prayer for a Sick Cow (p. 073)
  34. Old Story about Three Brothers (p. 074)
  35. Superstition about a Beggar (p. 075)
  36. Cure for a Burn (p. 076)
  37. Prayer to Stop Blood (p. 076)
  38. Prayer for Nightmare (p. 076)
  39. Story about a Farmer (p. 077)
  40. Story about a Smith (p. 077)
  41. Superstition about Building a House (p. 078)
  42. Old Irish Prayer Said on Hearing the Bell for Mass (p. 079)
  43. Old Story (p. 080)
  44. Well! a ghrá. I don't think you will collect much folklore around this place... (p. 081-082)
  45. There are many curious customs still observed in the country districts... (p. 083)
  46. When I was a young boy I used to go out to my Uncle's... (p. 084)
  47. Long ago there was a poor woman who had a little child. (p. 085)
  48. Dead Coach (p. 086)
  49. Cure for Warts (p. 087)
  50. It is unlucky to dig a grave on a Monday. (p. 087-088)
  51. Whatever you do on New Year's Day... (p. 089)
  52. Cure for Toothache (p. 089)
  53. On St Bridget's Day it was thought unlucky to make a rope... (p. 090)
  54. A boy was coming home late from a house one night... (p. 091)
  55. On November Night a girl gets a cup of cold water... (p. 092)
  56. When a person dies his clothes must be given away. (p. 093)
  57. On May Day morning they say... (p. 094)
  58. A cure for the whooping cough is to take the child outside the parish... (p. 095)
  59. There was a farmer long ago and he was very hard on his servant man. (p. 096)
  60. If May Day is bright and clear... (p. 097)
  61. People melt lead on November night... (p. 098)
  62. A poor man was out the country... (p. 099)
  63. If you change from one house to another... (p. 100)
  64. For three hours after a person dies... (p. 101)
  65. One night long ago a man was coming home... (p. 102)
  66. There was a half foolish boy once... (p. 103-104)
  67. The cuckoo tells us when spring is coming. (p. 105)
  68. Prayer when you Hear the Mass Bell (p. 105)
  69. Prayer Going over a River (p. 105)
  70. A foolish boy went to sell a cow at a fair. (p. 106)
  71. A boy was out gathering sticks one day... (p. 107)
  72. People going to America never leave on a Monday morning. (p. 108)
  73. They say there was a farmer long ago... (p. 109)
  74. There was a smith long ago... (p. 110)
  75. Very many years ago a storm arose... (p. 111)
  76. Water is supposed to be changed into wine... (p. 112)
  77. There was a widow long ago... (p. 113)
  78. Cure for Ague (p. 114)
  79. Cure for Nightmare (p. 114)
  80. My mother told me that her Granny was coming home... (p. 115)
  81. Long ago there was a poor woman... (p. 116)
  82. One night some people were out the country... (p. 117)
  83. On Nov Night two nuts are put in a basin... (p. 118)
  84. There were two brothers living on a farm one time. (p. 119)
  85. Old Game (p. 120-121)
  86. Long ago there were people here who believed in fairies. (p. 122)
  87. There are many queer places in this country of ours. (p. 123-124)
  88. The Riabhach Days (p. 125)
  89. If the cock crows at 11 or 12 in the night... (p. 126)
  90. Some years ago in Drogheda there was a rich lady... (p. 127)
  91. Many years ago there lived a saint... (p. 128-129)
  92. Near here there was a great big stone castle beside the road. (p. 130-131)
  93. Anyone who does not comb his hair on a Friday will never get fever... (p. 132)
  94. Monday's child is fair of face... (p. 133)
  95. Old Sayings (p. 133-134)
  96. Bearachan a Louth Farmer was told in a dream... (p. 135-136)
  97. One night long ago six men were going home... (p. 137)
  98. At twelve o'clock in the night... (p. 138)

Resource description

Origin information
Mell, Co. Louth
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 678, p. 51a-138)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Louth (County)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
Saint Brigid's Day   linked data (lcsh)
Death--Folklore
New Year   linked data (lcsh)
Treasure troves--Folklore
Halloween   linked data (lcsh)
John the Baptist’s Day   linked data (lcsh)
May (Month)--Folklore
Recreation   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
Prayers   linked data (lcsh)
Toothache   linked data (lcsh)
Burns and scalds   linked data (lcsh)
Hemorrhage   linked data (lcsh)
narratives   linked data (afset)
Warts   linked data (lcsh)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Whooping cough   linked data (lcsh)
Weather--Folklore
Verbal arts and literature   linked data (afset)
Smithing   linked data (afset)
Animals--Folklore
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
School location
Mell Meille Mell Tullyallen Ferrard Louth
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5008880
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0678/2

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Louth 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:50088805>
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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