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Clooney, Cuinche

A collection of folklore and local history stories from Clooney, Cuinche (school) (Clooney, Co. Clare), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Mícheál Mac Clúmháin.

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A man named Leally Ballynacally went to Biddy Earley to know if his mother, who was ill, would get better

Story collected by Philomena Degidon, a student at Clooney, Cuinche school (Clooney, Co. Clare) from informant Mrs Hehir.

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When Biddy Early lived in Feakle the priests of the surrpunding parishes forbade any parishoner to visit her

Story collected by a student at Clooney, Cuinche school (Clooney, Co. Clare) from informant James Clune.

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Long ago there was a man whose sister was sick and he went to Biddy Early for a cure

Story collected by Joe Ireton, a student at Clooney, Cuinche school (Clooney, Co. Clare) from informant an unidentified informant.

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Some years ago there was a man named Kielly in Low Island Ballynacally who used visit Biddy Early whenever his stock or friends used be ill,

Story collected by Philomena Degidon, a student at Clooney, Cuinche school (Clooney, Co. Clare) from informant Bridget O' Dwyer.

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Fifty years ago a man living in west clare was acually dying as he got a sudden pain when clearing some trees in a fort

Story collected by Patrick O' Dwyer, a student at Clooney, Cuinche school (Clooney, Co. Clare) from informant John Clune.

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A boy in Quin was remaining delicate and no improvement was coming on him from day to day.

Story collected by a student at Clooney, Cuinche school (Clooney, Co. Clare) from informant James O' Dea.

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My Home District - Clooney

Story collected by a student at Errew (Mainistir) school (Errew, Co. Mayo) (no informant identified).

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An Incident from Jerpoint Abbey

Story collected by Brigid Clooney, a student at St John's Girls, Cill Choinnigh school (Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny) from informant Mr William Clooney.

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Hedge-Schools during the Penal Days

Story collected by Brendan Clooney, a student at Naomh Eoin, Cill Choinnigh school (Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny) from informant William Clooney.

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The Fair of Quin

Story collected by a student at Clooney, Cuinche school (Clooney, Co. Clare) from informant James Clune.

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Once on a time there lived a king in Ireland who had an only son.

Story collected by Bridget O' Dwyer, a student at Clooney, Cuinche school (Clooney, Co. Clare) from informant N. F. Degidon.

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When Dromore House was repairing

Story collected by Katherine Markham, a student at Clooney, Cuinche school (Clooney, Co. Clare) from informant John Mc Cloud.

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A very long time ago there lived a man and he used always milk his own cows and he got no milk

Story collected by Anna O' Flannagan, a student at Clooney, Cuinche school (Clooney, Co. Clare) from informant John Duffy.

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Between Gort and Crevagh in the parish of Quin and a famous highwayman called "The Black Terror"

Story collected by a student at Clooney, Cuinche school (Clooney, Co. Clare) from informant Katherine Markham.

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Situated on the Ennis Road going to Lisdoonvarna, may be seen the ruins old Lemanagh Castle.

Story collected by Philomena Degidon, a student at Clooney, Cuinche school (Clooney, Co. Clare) from informant Patrick Hassett.

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The old name of the townland now called Newgrove, was Ballyslattery

Story collected by a student at Clooney, Cuinche school (Clooney, Co. Clare) from informant Catherine Mc Namara.

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When the cholera was raging in Tulla so many people were dying, that all the people were scared of going near the dead body,

Story collected by a student at Clooney, Cuinche school (Clooney, Co. Clare) from informant Catherine Markham.

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Clooney, Cuinche

A man named Leally Ballynacally went to Biddy Earley to know if his mother, who was ill, would get better

When Biddy Early lived in Feakle the priests of the surrpunding parishes forbade any parishoner to visit her

Long ago there was a man whose sister was sick and he went to Biddy Early for a cure

Some years ago there was a man named Kielly in Low Island Ballynacally who used visit Biddy Early whenever his stock or friends used be ill,

Fifty years ago a man living in west clare was acually dying as he got a sudden pain when clearing some trees in a fort

A boy in Quin was remaining delicate and no improvement was coming on him from day to day.

My Home District - Clooney

An Incident from Jerpoint Abbey

Hedge-Schools during the Penal Days

The Fair of Quin

Once on a time there lived a king in Ireland who had an only son.

When Dromore House was repairing

A very long time ago there lived a man and he used always milk his own cows and he got no milk

Between Gort and Crevagh in the parish of Quin and a famous highwayman called "The Black Terror"

Situated on the Ennis Road going to Lisdoonvarna, may be seen the ruins old Lemanagh Castle.

The old name of the townland now called Newgrove, was Ballyslattery

When the cholera was raging in Tulla so many people were dying, that all the people were scared of going near the dead body,

At the time of the Fenians a famous Fenian was in "his keeping" in the parish of Quin

Pat O' Leary and the Mystery Cow

A neighbour who lived near him and was a great friend of his, fell suddenly.

In olden times there was a blessed well in Clooney

Ardsollus (correct name means Ahsollus or the ford of the light.

There was a brewery in the Causeway in Ennis long ago.

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