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Órán Mór (B)

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Órán Mór (B) (school) (Oranmore, Co. Galway), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Micheál Ó agus Máire Bean Uí Shuilleabháin.

Original reference: 0032/5

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Galway schools

Stories

  1. Bhí rí ann fadó agus bhíodh sé ag cuir ceisteanna ar gach duine agus ag cuir geall mór nach raibh siad indan iad a fhosgailt. (p. 0337-0338)
  2. Bhí fear ann fadó agus fuair sé suim airgead ar an mbóthar. (p. 0339)
  3. Bhí tailliúir i dteach lá, agus bhí bean-a-tighe imthighthe go dtí an tobar. (p. 0340)
  4. Bhí Seáinín agus Seamuisín ag cumhdach an tighe lá amháin agus tháinig cailleach isteach. (p. 0340-0341)
  5. Nuair a bhí cogadh Cromail ann, bhí arm mór saighdiúira aige agus théigheadh an arm sin amach gach lá o theach go teach... (p. 0342-0343)
  6. Aon lá amháin, bhí an maghdean Mhuire agus a Mac amuigh agus bhí siad ag gabháil an bhóthair... (p. 0344)
  7. Bhí fear ann fadó agus bhíodh sé ag siubhail ar an mbóthar gach lá. (p. 0344-0345)
  8. San am fadó bhí go leór diabhail ann agus théigheadh siad amach san oidhche chun na tighte. (p. 0346)
  9. Bhí beirt Rí ann fadó. An Rí Éireannach agus an Rí Shasanach. (p. 0346-0348)
  10. San am fadó bhí beirt dearbhráthair ann. Bhí duine aca an-bhocht... (p. 0348-0350)
  11. Bhí fear ann fadó agus bhí a clann an-óg nuair a fuair a bhean bás agus chuireadh sé a chlann a codladh go luath gach tráthnóna. (p. 0350-0351)
  12. Roscam Church (p. 0352)
  13. Cloch na Liogáin (p. 0352-0353)
  14. There was a woman once and she had three daughters. (p. 0353-0355)
  15. Once a man was walking the road and he had a long journey to go. (p. 0355-0357)
  16. Once upon a time there was a woman and she had two sons. (p. 0358-0359)
  17. One night there was a man and his wife and family sitting around the fire and a knock came to the door and the man... (p. 0359-0360)
  18. There is a stone with twelve holes in it near the bridge at Moneyduff, about half a mile from the village of Oranmore. (p. 0360)
  19. Long ago there was a man in Oranmore who made chairs. (p. 0361)
  20. There was a man one time and he used to be working every day and when he used to come home in the evening... (p. 0361-0362)
  21. The name Glenascaul means the valley of the shadows. (p. 0363)
  22. When Cromwell was in Ireland he and his soldiers visited the parish of Oranmore. (p. 0363-0364)
  23. Rinn Mhíl (p. 0365-0366)
  24. Oranhill (p. 0367-0368)
  25. Frenchfort (p. 0368-0369)
  26. Oranmore - Fuarán Mór na Féinne (p. 0369-0370)
  27. Years ago in Oranmore village several people living there derived a living from the sea. (p. 0371)
  28. Flax was a common crop in the parish of Oranmore some years ago. (p. 0371)
  29. The Gobán Saor was going away on a journey one day and he as taking leave of his son. (p. 0372)
  30. Once a woman went into the church and knelt down to pray. (p. 0372-0373)
  31. Long ago there was a woman living in Baile na Gaoithe in the parish of Oranmore. (p. 0373-0374)
  32. Seanfhocail (p. 0375)
  33. tAthair Pádraig O Maoileoin (p. 0376-0379)
  34. Once upon a time there was a lord and his wife. (p. 0380-0384)
  35. In Ireland long ago there lived a King that had twelve sons. (p. 0384-0388)
  36. Once upon a time a man left Connemara and went to Dublin. (p. 0388-0389)
  37. Once upon a time there was a king who had very queer ears. (p. 0389-0390)
  38. Once upon a time a poor scholar was travelling on the road. (p. 0391-0392)
  39. Roscam Church (p. 0392-0393)
  40. Cloch na Liagann (p. 0393-0394)
  41. There is a hill in Glenascaul called "cnocán". (p. 0394-0395)
  42. Once upon a time there was a goat and she had four kids. (p. 0395-0397)
  43. Once upon a time there was a little boy who was an only son. (p. 0397-0399)
  44. Landlords - Oranmore, Co. Galway (p. 0400)
  45. Fuarán Mór na Féinne (p. 0401)
  46. Tobar na Caillí (p. 0401)
  47. There is a large stone in a field on the road to Galway from Oranmore and beside Gurrane Lodge. (p. 0401-0402)
  48. There was a man one time living in Frenchfort and his wife was always spinning. (p. 0403)
  49. One night three men were going to a wake. (p. 0403-0404)
  50. There was a man coming home one night to his cottage. (p. 0404-0405)
  51. There is said to be gold hidden in the fort in Oranhill. (p. 0405)
  52. There was an English soldier coming from the battle of Waterloo and the English king gave him Frenchfort... (p. 0406)
  53. One day an army of soldiers was marching on the road from Galway to Dublin. (p. 0406-0407)
  54. There was a man one time and he had a hump on his back. (p. 0407-0408)
  55. There is a large heap of rocks jutting out into the sea at Nine Hill, in Renville, Oranmore. (p. 0409)
  56. Forts in Parish (p. 0409-0410)
  57. Place Names (p. 0411-0414)
  58. Long ago there lived two men from the county Mayo. (p. 0415-0422)
  59. Once upon a time there was a man living in a town and very often an old piper came and stayed with him for a night. (p. 0422-0423)
  60. The Gobán saor had a son and he thought it was not his own child. (p. 0423-0424)
  61. There was a woman at one time and her husband was always grumbling when she had no children. (p. 0424-0429)
  62. There was a widow one time and she had three sons. (p. 0429-0431)
  63. Long ago there was a poor man herding sheep for a farmer. (p. 0431-0433)
  64. Once upon a time there lived two brothers. (p. 0433-0434)
  65. Tobar Bun na Stabhla (p. 0434-0435)
  66. There was a King who was questioning the people whom he met and the person who was not able to answer him would have his head cut off. (p. 0436-0437)
  67. Night of the Great Storm - Oíche na Gaoithe Móire (p. 0437-0438)
  68. Many years ago there was a giant named Hugh living in Maree in the parish of Oranmore. (p. 0438-0440)
  69. Ceathrú Mhóin Uisce (p. 0441)
  70. There was a woman who lived in the village of Ballinageeha. (p. 0441-0442)
  71. There was once a blacksmith who had a very beautiful daughter. (p. 0442-0443)
  72. There was once a man and his wife who were living in Mayo. (p. 0444)
  73. Long ago there lived a man in the middle of a big farm. (p. 0444-0446)
  74. There was a smith one time and he had a forge. (p. 0447-0448)
  75. Once as a man was walking the road and while he was walking he got cracked. (p. 0446-0449)
  76. Long ago there was a witch in Ireland and she had a big holding of land. (p. 0450-0452)
  77. One day as St. Peter and Our Lord were out walking they met an old feeble man and he asked Our Lord for charity. (p. 0452-0453)
  78. There was a man one time walking on the road looking for work. (p. 0453-0455)
  79. Long ago there was a fidín ghost living out in the tide near Islandeddy. (p. 0456)
  80. There was a man one time and he got married. (p. 0456-0459)
  81. There was a king one time and his wife died and they had three sons and one daughter. (p. 0459-0461)
  82. Cnoc na Má Sí (p. 0462)
  83. Cnocán na Gamhna (p. 0463)
  84. There was a man named John Burke who lived in the village of Monamore in the parish of Oranmore. (p. 0463-0464)
  85. Oran Castle (p. 0464-0465)
  86. The following story concerning the last occupant of this castle is told by the older people in the district. (p. 0466)
  87. Fort Seafort (p. 0467)
  88. The fort in Frenchfort, Oranmore is a circular fort. (p. 0467)
  89. Clochán na Mallacht (p. 0467-0468)
  90. Once upon a time there was a young man and he was very fond of card playing so one night he went to a house and they had no light. (p. 0468-0471)
  91. There was once a man and he said he never got enough to eat. (p. 0471-0473)
  92. There was three sisters and they never worked and they had everything they wanted. (p. 0474-0476)
  93. Long ago they used to be wildcats in Ireland. (p. 0476-0477)
  94. There were two brothers one time. (p. 0477-0478)
  95. Once upon a time there was a woman and she had one son and he was a blacksmith. (p. 0478-0480)
  96. Place Name - Nurse's Hill (p. 0480-0481)
  97. One day an old woman and her child came into a house where the woman of the house was churning. (p. 0481)
  98. Ranna Céad (or Rinne Céad) (p. 0482)
  99. Once there was a king and he had horses ears. (p. 0482-0483)
  100. Oranmore Castle (p. 0483-0484)
  101. Cures (p. 0485-0487)
  102. Superstitions (p. 0487-0497)
  103. Once upon a time there was a widow and she had one son and his name was Jack. (p. 0498-0500)

Resource description

Origin information
Oranmore, Co. Galway
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 32, p. 337a-500)
Languages
English  irish  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Galway (County)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Religion   linked data (lcsh)
O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
local legends   linked data (afset)
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
Gobán Saor (Legendary character)   linked data (lcsh)
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Treasure troves--Folklore
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Jokes   linked data (lcsh)
Winds--Folklore
legendary creatures   linked data (afset)
Giants--Folklore
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
School location
Oranmore Órán Mór Oranmore Dunkellin Galway
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4566085
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0032/5

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Galway 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:45660855>
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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