Dangan (C.)

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Dangan (C.) (school) (Dangan, Co. Meath), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Maighréad Ní Fhógartaigh.

Original reference: 0692/3

In collection The Schools’ Collection : County Meath schools

  1. Tale (p. 169)
  2. Tale (p. 169-170)
  3. Tale (p. 170-171)
  4. Legend (p. 171)
  5. Story (p. 172)
  6. Story (p. 172-173)
  7. Names of Fields (p. 174)
  8. Names of Fields (p. 174)
  9. Names of Fields (p. 174-175)
  10. Names of Fields (p. 176)
  11. Names of Fields (p. 176)
  12. Names of Fields (p. 176)
  13. Names of Fields (p. 177)
  14. Names of Fields (p. 177-178)
  15. Ghost Stories Told (p. 179)
  16. Ghost Stories Told (p. 180)
  17. Ghost Stories Told (p. 180-181)
  18. Ghost Stories Told (p. 181-182)
  19. Ghost Stories Told (p. 182-183)
  20. Ghost Stories Told (p. 183-188)
  21. Ghost Stories Told (p. 185)
  22. Ghost Stories Told (p. 185-186)
  23. Ghost Stories Told (p. 186-187)
  24. Ghost Stories Told (p. 187-188)
  25. Crafts (p. 189)
  26. Crafts (p. 189)
  27. Old Cishawn (p. 190)
  28. Old Basket (p. 190)
  29. Long ago when twigs weren't in use the poor people used to make bisoms for sweeping the floor... (p. 191)
  30. Lime Kiln (p. 191)
  31. Old Noggin (p. 192)
  32. Old Pair of Wooden Soles (p. 192)
  33. Basket-Making (p. 193)
  34. Old Suggin (p. 193)
  35. Local Cures (p. 194)
  36. Local Cures (p. 194-195)
  37. Local Cures (p. 196)
  38. Local Cures (p. 196)
  39. Local Cures (p. 197)
  40. Local Cures (p. 197)
  41. Local Cures (p. 198)
  42. Cure of the Evil (p. 198)
  43. Cure of the Burst (p. 199)
  44. Cure of Blood Poision from a Prod of a Fork (p. 199)
  45. Cure for Piles (p. 200)
  46. Cure for Warts (p. 200)
  47. Cure for the Whooping Cough (p. 201)
  48. Cure for Ringworm (p. 201)
  49. Cure of a Pain in Your Back (p. 202)
  50. Cure for Warts (p. 202)
  51. Cure for Wildfire (p. 203)
  52. Cure for the Burst (p. 203)
  53. Cure for the Whooping-Cough (p. 204)
  54. There is a blessed well in Kildare and it is called Father Moore's Well. (p. 204)
  55. Local Cures (p. 205)
  56. Local Cures (p. 205)
  57. Local Cures (p. 206)
  58. Cure of a Sore Toe (p. 206-207)
  59. People who have lumps in their throats will be cured by a girl who has certain long leaves growing in her garden. (p. 207-208)
  60. Cure of the Thrush (p. 208)
  61. Cure of a Toothache (p. 208-209)
  62. Cure for a Sting of a Nettle (p. 210)
  63. Cure for a Sting of a Wasp (p. 210)
  64. Cure for an Abscess (p. 211)
  65. People who have marks on their bodies after sores can be cured. (p. 211)
  66. Cure for a Bleeding Nose (p. 212)
  67. Cure of the Wildfire (p. 212-213)
  68. Riddles (p. 214-216)
  69. Riddles (p. 216-217)
  70. Riddles (p. 217-219)
  71. Riddles (p. 219-220)
  72. Riddles (p. 221-222)
  73. Birds of a feather flock together... (p. 223-224)
  74. Necessity is the mother of invention. (p. 224-225)
  75. Proverbs (p. 226-227)
  76. What is it that a cat has but no other animal has? (p. 227-229)
  77. A watched kettle never boils. (p. 230)
  78. For age and want save while you may no morning's son lasts a whole day. (p. 231-232)
  79. Oh Laws Begorra Oh Boys, O Boys... (p. 233)
  80. Oh Dear! but the boys are the boys... (p. 234-235)
  81. Old Castles (p. 236-237)
  82. "Vanna" well is situated in the townland of Ginnetts. (p. 238)
Origin information
Dangan, Co. Meath
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 692, p. 168-238)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Meath
Treasure troves--Folklore
local legends   linked data (afset)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Limekilns   linked data (lcsh)
Basket making   linked data (lcsh)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Scrofula   linked data (lcsh)
Felon (Disease)   linked data (lcsh)
Warts   linked data (lcsh)
Whooping cough   linked data (lcsh)
Ringworm   linked data (lcsh)
Backache   linked data (lcsh)
Erysipelas   linked data (lcsh)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Thrushes   linked data (lcsh)
Toothache   linked data (lcsh)
Bites and stings   linked data (lcsh)
Hemorrhage   linked data (lcsh)
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
School location
DanganAn DaingeanDanganLaracorMoyfenrath LowerMeath
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5008933
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0692/3

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Meath 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:50089335>
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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