Ballycar, Cuinche


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Ballycar, Cuinche (school) (Ballycar, Co. Clare), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Liam Mac Clúin.

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Ballycar was once a quaint old place


Story collected by Mary Flanagan, a student at Ballycar, Cuinche school (Ballycar, Co. Clare) from informant an unidentified informant.

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Long ago in the famine years the poor people used to be provided with porridge every day.


Story collected by Mary Flanagan, a student at Ballycar, Cuinche school (Ballycar, Co. Clare) from informant an unidentified informant.

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The ruins of an ancient church are to be seen there


Story collected by Mary Mc Inerney, a student at Ballycar, Cuinche school (Ballycar, Co. Clare) from informant an unidentified informant.

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