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In olden times St Martin day 11th November nobody used to work but a family of the Brew's who were Protestant's

Story collected by a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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There was a girl in Quilty and she was going on crutches.

Story collected by Mary Lillis, a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) from informant Mrs Tubridy.

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A long time ago it happened near St. Carrol's Well in Kilcarol where a man named Maguire took a bucket of water out of the blessed well between nice and ten o'clock in the night...

Story collected by Michael Lucas, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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St. Senan lived with his people in Molougha before he went Scattery, an island near Kilrush.

Story collected by James Keane, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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St. Imy was born in Molougha and she had three brothers all of whom were saints.

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Many years ago in the days of St. Senan there lived near the lake a chieftain named Mac Tail.

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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When St. Senan was dying in Scattery he left a special favour to a family named Hedderman that whatever request they asked through him would always be granted.

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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When St. Senan lived in Molougha about two miles from Kilrush.

Story collected by James Keane, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Long ago there was a well in this parish and it was a great cure for sore eyes.

Story collected by Senan Culligan, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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At one time St. Senan's father had sown a field of wheat which was destroyed by crows rooting and carrying off the grain.

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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One day when St. Senan was living in Molougha he was out walking with his mother.

Story collected by John O' Brien, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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St. Senan's father possessed a farm of land in West Clare in which he usually kept a flock of cattle.

Story collected by John Cunningham, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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There was a girl who lived in this parish and she was not able to walk without two crutches.

Story collected by Michael Culligan, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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In the parish of Coolmeen there lives a family named Crehan's in years gone by.

Story collected by Martin Murphy, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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Holy Wells

Story collected by Peggy O' Dea, a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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The Landlord

Story collected by George Lillis, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

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A collection of folklore and local history stories from Knockerra (B.) Killimer (school) (Knockerra, Co. Clare), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Mícheál Ó Cuinneagáin.

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Knockerra (C.), Killimer

A collection of folklore and local history stories from Knockerra (C.), Killimer (school) (Knockerra, Co. Clare), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Eibhlín Ní Cholgain.

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There is a well in James Driscoll's land of Burrane called after St. Imy.

Story collected by Bridget Browne, a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) from informant David Browne.

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St. Senan was coming out from Scattery Island one day after saying mass and he forgot his mass book,

Story collected by a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) from informant David Browne.

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