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Moys

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Moys (school) (Moy Otra, Co. Monaghan), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher P. Dawson.

Original reference: 0935/4

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Monaghan schools

Stories

  1. Local Cures (p. 104-106)
  2. Superstitions regarding Certain Days (p. 107)
  3. Famine (p. 108-110)
  4. Superstitions concerning Certain Days (p. 111-112)
  5. Townland I Live in (p. 113-114)
  6. Local Weeds (p. 115-116)
  7. Townland in which I Live (p. 117-119)
  8. Other Local Townlands (p. 120-121)
  9. Local Proverbs and Sayings (p. 122-124)
  10. Local Animal Customs (p. 125-127)
  11. Local Games (p. 128-131)
  12. Clothes (p. 132-133)
  13. Holy Family (p. 134-135)
  14. Local Landlord (p. 136-141)
  15. Local Songs - November Keady Fair (p. 142-144)
  16. Sweet Listinney Hill (p. 145-147)
  17. Wake in Lemgar (p. 148-154)
  18. Nationalist Green Corps (p. 155-158)
  19. Hunting Song (p. 159-161)
  20. Battle of Clontibret (p. 162-163)
  21. Local Songs (p. 164-166)
  22. Local Stories (p. 167)
  23. Local Stories (p. 167)
  24. Local Stories (p. 168)
  25. Local Stories (p. 168-169)
  26. Local Stories (p. 169)
  27. Local Sayings about Birds (p. 170-171)
  28. Local Stories (p. 169-170)
  29. Local Sayings about Animals (p. 172-173)
  30. Local Sayings about Luck (p. 174-175)
  31. Local Heroes (p. 176-182)
  32. Castleshane (p. 183-185)
  33. Shades of Blayney Town (p. 186-190)
  34. 1916 Rising (p. 191-195)
  35. McKearney's Sow Pig (p. 196-200)
  36. Sweet Mary Jane (p. 201-204)
  37. Rose of Avelbane (p. 205-206)
  38. Listinney Bonfire (p. 207-208)
  39. Mc Ginn Quarry Fight (p. 209-211)

Resource description

Origin information
Moy Otra, Co. Monaghan
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 935, p. 103-211)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Monaghan (County)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
Recreation   linked data (lcsh)
Clothing and dress   linked data (lcsh)
Jesus Christ--Family
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Birds--Folklore
Animals--Folklore
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
School location
Moy Otra An Mhaigh Uachtarach Moy Otra Clontibret Cremorne Monaghan
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4723820
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0935/4

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Monaghan 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:47238205>
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
Moys is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Copyright of the original resource: University College Dublin

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