Na Mínteóga

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Na Mínteóga (school) (Meentoges, Co. Kerry), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Eoghan Ó Caoimh.

Original reference: 0452/1

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Kerry schools

Stories

  1. At the 'City', three miles from this school a holy woman named Saint Gobnait lived long ago. (p. 002-003)
  2. My grandfather told me about the rock at a place called Meenaguishaugh... (p. 004)
  3. There is a field in our land called 'Páirc an tSéipéil'. (p. 005)
  4. Some years ago Patsy Pádraigh Murphy and Dan Mullane were taking their butter to Cork in a horse and car. (p. 006-007)
  5. There is an old fort in Tom Daly's land near our farm. (p. 008)
  6. There is an old fort in Pat Leary's land in Gullane. (p. 009)
  7. Eoghan Rua's House (p. 010)
  8. When a woman is dead here around and her coffin is taken out... (p. 010)
  9. I heard at home from my grandfather that if you heard a sound in your ear it is the souls calling for prayers. (p. 011)
  10. Irish Sayings I Heard at Home (p. 013-014)
  11. Superstitions (p. 015)
  12. Townlands (p. 016)
  13. Local Cures (p. 017)
  14. The present P.P. of Rathmore is Canon James O' Sullivan. (p. 018)
  15. The names of the eldest people that she knows round here are ... (p. 019)
  16. Three brothers named Healy lived in Meenigishagh near the school. (p. 020)
  17. There is a room in the priest's house in Rathmore and it was never opened. (p. 021)
  18. There is a one and a half acre field near this school. (p. 021)
  19. Brian Sweeney of the old chapel, was going to get the blind pension... (p. 022)
  20. My grandmother told me that when she was a little girl weddings were different to what they are now. (p. 023)
  21. Place Names in School District (p. 024)
  22. Irish Words Heard at Home (p. 025-028)
  23. Old Furniture in District (p. 029-030)

Resource description

Origin information
Meentoges, Co. Kerry
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 452, p. 1-30)
Languages
English  irish  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Kerry
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Giants--Folklore
Death--Folklore
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Secret societies--Ireland
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Jokes   linked data (lcsh)
Marriage   linked data (lcsh)
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
School location
Meentoges Na Mínteoga Meentoges Kilcummin Magunihy Kerry
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4713237
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0452/1

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Kerry schools," held by the National Folklore Collection UCD. © Digital content by University College Dublin, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <http://digital.ucd.ie/view/duchas:47132375>
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.

School location

Rights & Usage Conditions

Creative Commons License
Na Mínteóga is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Copyright of the original resource: University College Dublin

To use for commercial purposes, please contact the National Folklore Collection, UCD - See: http://n2t.net/ark:/87925/h1cc0xm5