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Portlan Brian

Abstract: Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant Joseph Collins.

Original reference: 0686/2/156

Loading...School Walterstown [Vol. 0686, Chapter 0002]

County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Meath Schools

INFORMANT
Collins, Joseph
Gender
male
Occupation
farm-worker
Location
Monktown (Townland)
Monktown (Civil parish)
Skreen (Barony)
Meath (County)

transcribed at

 

Portlan Brian [duchas:4965918]

going home from "Crush" where he had been mowing. Just at "Fairland High Corner" he was attacked by a ghost - an animal, partly a horse - it was an animal of some description. It was spitting fire. Portlan had a scythe in his hand and up on his shoulder and it took him all his time to keep the ghost at bay. The man got away at last

Origin information
Walterstown, Co. Meath
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 179-180
Volume 0686
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry--Filíocht na ndaoine
School location
WalterstownWalterstownMonktownSkreenMeath
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5106971
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0686/2/156

Suggested credit
"Portlan Brian"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_5106971>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh.
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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