Long ago there was very often fights...

Abstract: Story collected by Patrick Guilfoyle, a student at Camross, Mountrath school (Camross, Co. Laois) from informant William Guilfoyle.

Original reference: 0826/3/38

 Camross, Mountrath [Vol. 0826, Chapter 0003]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : Laois County Schools

COLLECTOR
Guilfoyle, Patrick 
Gender
male
Age
13
Location
Carrowreagh (Townland) 
Offerlane (Civil parish) 
Upperwoods (Barony) 
Laois (County) 
INFORMANT
Guilfoyle, William 
Relation
parent
Gender
male
Age
60
Location
Carrowreagh (Townland) 
Offerlane (Civil parish) 
Upperwoods (Barony) 
Laois (County) 

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Resource description

Origin information
Camross, Co. Laois
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 191
Volume 0826
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Pádraig Ó Heifernáin.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
The great famine--An gorta mór
Gangs   linked data (lcsh)
Factions--Faicsin
School location
Camross Camros Camross Offerlane Upperwoods Laois
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4931675
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0826/3/38

Suggested credit
"Long ago there was very often fights..."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_4931675>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Pádraig Ó Heifernáin.
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.

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