St. Brigid's (B.)

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from St. Brigid's (B.) (school) (Wexford, Co. Wexford), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher M. Gúld.

Original reference: 0880/1

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Wexford schools

Stories

  1. Folklore (p. 001)
  2. Folklore (p. 002)
  3. Folklore (p. 003)
  4. Folklore (p. 004)
  5. Folklore (p. 005)
  6. Old Sayings (p. 006)
  7. Old Sayings (p. 007)
  8. Old Sayings (p. 008)
  9. Old Sayings (p. 009)
  10. Old Sayings (p. 010-011)
  11. Old Sayings (p. 012)
  12. Old Sayings (p. 013)
  13. Haunted House (p. 014)
  14. Nun's Stone (p. 015)
  15. Leper Hospital (p. 016)
  16. Deaths and Wakes (p. 017)
  17. Deaths and Wakes (p. 018)
  18. Deaths and Wakes (p. 019)
  19. Deaths and Wakes (p. 020-021)
  20. Story (p. 022)
  21. Story (p. 023)
  22. Ferry (p. 024-025)
  23. Slaughter in the Friary (p. 026)
  24. O'Rourke the Blacksmith (p. 027)
  25. St Ibar (p. 028)
  26. Cobbler's Hole (p. 029)
  27. It is said that a man and a woman were always fighing with each other... (p. 030-031)
  28. Boy Martyr (p. 032)
  29. When A Person Dies (p. 033)
  30. When A Person Dies (p. 034)
  31. It is said that one of Cromwell's soldiers is buried in one of the churchyards... (p. 035)
  32. There is a soldier up in The Faythe graveyard... (p. 036)
  33. When a a person is dead and his eyes are open somebody puts two pennies on his eyes... (p. 037)
  34. It was an old custom with the Irish people long ago... (p. 038)
  35. The relatives of the dead person are the nearest to the hearse at the funeral. (p. 039)
  36. It is a custom to put a rosary beads... (p. 040)
  37. Saint David (p. 041)
  38. Names of Places in Wexford (p. 042)
  39. Whitemill (p. 043)
  40. About a hundred years ago Wexford was a great port... (p. 044)
  41. Michael Street was called after the graveyard which it is built on. (p. 045)
  42. Harper's Lane (p. 046)
  43. Names of Places in Wexford (p. 047)
  44. Names of Places in Wexford (p. 048-049)
  45. Names of Places in Wexford (p. 050-052)
  46. Nicknames (p. 053)
  47. Nicknames (p. 054)
  48. Nicknames (p. 055)
  49. Nicknames (p. 056)
  50. Nicknames (p. 057)
  51. Nicknames (p. 058)
  52. Cures (p. 059)
  53. Cures (p. 060)
  54. Cures (p. 060)
  55. Cures (p. 061)
  56. Cures (p. 061)
  57. Cures (p. 061)
  58. Cures (p. 062)
  59. Cures (p. 062-063)
  60. Cures (p. 063-064)
  61. Cures (p. 064)
  62. Cures (p. 064-065)
  63. Cures (p. 066)
  64. Cures (p. 066-067)
  65. Cures (p. 067-068)
  66. Cures (p. 068)
  67. Cures (p. 068-069)
  68. Cures (p. 069-070)
  69. Cures (p. 070)
  70. Cures (p. 070-071)
  71. Cures (p. 071-072)
  72. Cures (p. 072-073)
  73. Unofficial Names (p. 076)
  74. Unofficial Names (p. 076-077)
  75. Unofficial Names (p. 078)
  76. Unofficial Names (p. 078)
  77. Unofficial Names (p. 078-079)
  78. Unofficial Names (p. 079-080)
  79. Food (p. 081)
  80. Food (p. 081)
  81. Food (p. 081-082)
  82. St Martin's Night (p. 084)
  83. St Martin's Night (p. 084)
  84. Superstitions (p. 085-087)
  85. Ghost Story (p. 088)
  86. Ghost Story (p. 089-090)
  87. Stories of 1798 (p. 092)
  88. Stories of 1798 (p. 092-093)
  89. Stories of 1798 (p. 093-094)
  90. Stories of 1798 (p. 094)
  91. Stories of 1798 (p. 095)
  92. Stories of 1798 (p. 095-096)
  93. Stories of 1798 (p. 097-098)
  94. Stories of 1798 (p. 099-100)
  95. Stories of 1798 (p. 100-101)
  96. Stories of 1798 (p. 101-102)
  97. Stories of 1798 (p. 102-103)
  98. Stories of 1798 (p. 103)

Resource description

Origin information
Wexford, Co. Wexford
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 880, p. 1A-103)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Wexford (County)
Treasure troves--Folklore
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
narratives   linked data (afset)
Leprechauns   linked data (lcsh)
Death--Folklore
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658   linked data (viaf)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Names, Personal--Folklore
Food--Folklore
Saint Martin's Day   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Rebellion of 1798
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
School location
Wexford Loch Garman Wexford St. Michael's of Feagh Forth Wexford
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5009251
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0880/1

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Wexford 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:50092515>
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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