Knather Lough

Abstract: Story collected by Michael Cassidy, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr James Cassidy.

Original reference: 1027/1/118

 St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh [Vol. 1027, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Donegal Schools

COLLECTOR
Cassidy, Michael 
Gender
male
Location
Inishmacsaint (Civil parish) 
Tirhugh (Barony) 
Donegal (County) 
INFORMANT
Cassidy, Mr James 
Gender
male
Location
Inishmacsaint (Civil parish) 
Tirhugh (Barony) 
Donegal (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

The Knather Lough  [duchas:4388501]

The Knather Lough is about half a mile from Ballyshannon. It is said that there are Dane’s pipes and other things to be found there. Among these other things is a pot of gold.

Resource description

Origin information
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 076
Volume 1027
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
The great famine--An gorta mór
local legends   linked data (afset)
Local lore, place-lore--Seanchas áitiúil, dinnseanchas
Treasure troves--Folklore
Treasure legends--Ór i bhfolach
Informant location
Ballyshannon Béal Átha Seanaidh Ballyshannon Inishmacsaint Tirhugh Donegal
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4466208
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 1027/1/118

Suggested credit
"The Knather Lough"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4466208>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.

Location

Rights & Usage Conditions

Creative Commons License
The Knather Lough 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