When the jackdaws fly up against the wind and fall back, this is the sign of storm.


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

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An old man names Pat Byrd was coming home one night on the Church Road.


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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Old Sayings


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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Peter McDonald and Joe Hoey have the cure of the "dirty mouth".


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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Moate Field


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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Cures - Herbs


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant Hugh Heory.

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Bird-Lore - Colours of Birds


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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Old Houses


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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Hidden Treasure


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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The Salt Man


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant Patrick Macken.

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Bird-Lore


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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Before the old road was closed in, on The Old Mill side of the road, this happened.


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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Connellys


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

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Portlan Brian


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

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Near the house where Dicky Kierans is living, in the Lismullon Road, there is a hill called Saddle Hill.


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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Bird-Lore


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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Churning


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant Mrs Drumn.

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Harvesting


Story collected by Alphonsus Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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When a cat scrapes you, just pull as much "down" as would come with you at once and out it on the scrape.


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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Rev James O' Callaghan


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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Paid Wheeler, a a man who lived about Walterstown was in Somerville one day.


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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Merryman


Story collected by Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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Travellers


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

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Matrimony


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

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