Corra Cluana


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Corra Cluana (school) (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Pádraig Ó Caomháin.

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Old Crafts


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from 4 informants.

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Place Names on Farms


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs B. Mc Morrow.

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Hedge-Schools


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from 2 informants.

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Local Roads


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from 2 informants.

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Food in Olden Times


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from 2 informants.

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Local Place Names


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from 5 informants.

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Local Cures


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from 3 informants.

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Local Marriage Customs


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from 3 informants.

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The Miser and His Money


Story collected by Annie P. Keany, a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Thomas Keany.

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Bread


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs B. Mc Morrow.

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Fairy Story


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant James Dolan.

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Famous Men


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant James Dolan.

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My Home District


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Margaret Dolan.

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Food in Olden Times


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs Mc Morrow.

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An Easter Time Custom


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Margaret Mc Morrow.

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Poem in Memory of Seán Mac Dermott


Story collected by Margaret Mc Morrow, a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant John Mulhern.

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Prayers


Story collected by Margaret Dolan, a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant James Dolan.

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Old Story


Story collected by Margaret Dolan, a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant James Dolan.

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Care of Farm Animals


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs Mc Morrow.

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Severe Weather


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant John Maguire.

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Fairy Forts


Story collected by Margaret Dolan, a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant James Dolan.

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Bird-Lore


Story collected by Mrs B. Mc Morrow, a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant an unidentified informant.

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Buying and Selling


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant James Dolan.

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The Story of the Three Wishes


Story collected by Margaret Mc Morrow, a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Peter Mc Morrow.

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Floods


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs B. Mc Morrow.

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Cures


Story collected by Mrs B Mc Morrow, a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant an unidentified informant.

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Care of Feet


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs B. Mc Morrow.

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Festival Customs


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs B. Mc Morrow.

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Night of Big Wind


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs B. Mc Morrow.

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Weather-Lore


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs B. Mc Morrow.

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Funny Story


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs Mc Morrow.

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Famous Men


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs B. Mc Morrow.

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Funny Story


Story collected by Mrs B. Mc Morrow, a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant an unidentified informant.

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Churning


Story collected by Margaret Dolan, a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant James Dolan.

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Bird-Lore


Story collected by Margaret Dolan, a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant James Dolan.

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There was a trench dug through the hills from Corracloon townland to Ballaghameehan.


Story collected by Annie P. Keany, a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Thomas Keany.

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Cure of the Nine Irons


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs B. Mc Morrow.

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Old Irish Tales


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) (no informant identified).

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The Widow and Her Son


Story collected by Margaret Mc Morrow, a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Peter Mc Morrow.

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Famine Times


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant James Dolan.

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Supplementary Information re Marriage Customs


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs B. Mc Morrow.

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Games


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Margaret Dolan.

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Riddles


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) (no informant identified).

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Strange Animals


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant James Dolan.

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Houses


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs B. Mc Morrow.

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Farm Animals


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant James Dolan.

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Festival Customs


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Mrs B. Mc Morrow.

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There are twenty families in my home district.


Story collected by a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) (no informant identified).

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Mass Rocks


Story collected by Nancy Keany, a student at Corra Cluana school (Corracloona, Co. Leitrim) from informant Terence Keany.

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