Beanntraighe (B.)

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Beanntraighe (B.) (school) (Bantry, Co. Cork), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Dr. Mac Carrthaigh.

Original reference: 0281/2

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Cork schools

Stories

  1. Halloween Story (p. 017)
  2. Halloween Story (p. 018a)
  3. Story - Súgh Leamhain - Súilleabháin (p. 018)
  4. How Loch Bó Fionna Got its Name (p. 019)
  5. How the River Lee got its Name (p. 020)
  6. Local Cures (p. 021)
  7. Story (p. 022-023)
  8. Lore of Certain Days (p. 023-024)
  9. May Day Story (p. 024-025)
  10. Story (p. 025-026)
  11. Story (p. 026-027)
  12. Local Cures (p. 027-028)
  13. Story (p. 028)
  14. Proverbs (p. 029-033)
  15. Priest's Leap (p. 034-035)
  16. Priest's Bread at Newtown (p. 035-036)
  17. Game of Quoits (p. 037)
  18. Old Story (p. 038)
  19. Chailleach Beara (p. 039)
  20. Advice to a Miser (p. 039-040)
  21. Story - The Leprechaun's Purse (p. 041-042)
  22. Old Story (p. 042-043)
  23. Lore of Certain Days (p. 044)
  24. Travelling Folk (p. 045-046)
  25. Story (p. 047)
  26. Blind-Man's-Buff (p. 048)
  27. Fairy Forts (p. 049-050)
  28. May Day Custom (p. 051)
  29. May Morning Piseog (p. 051-052)
  30. Ard na mBráthair (p. 053)
  31. Cnoc na bhFiach (p. 054)
  32. Soup House Field (p. 054-055)
  33. Our Lady's Well (p. 055-056)
  34. Newtown West (p. 056-057)
  35. Soldier's Hole (p. 057-058)
  36. Old Castle (p. 058)
  37. Mermaid (p. 059-060)
  38. Mermaids (p. 060-061)
  39. Old Graveyards (p. 061-062)
  40. Historical Tradition (p. 062-063)
  41. Land War (p. 063-064)
  42. Religious Story (p. 064-065)
  43. Story of the Penal Days (p. 066)
  44. Stone of Cailleach na Gadhail (p. 067)
  45. Story - The Hag of Durras (p. 068)
  46. Leprechaun (p. 069)
  47. Story (p. 070-071)
  48. Dragon of Droumbroe Lake (p. 072-073)
  49. How Lough Bó Finne Got it's Name (p. 073-074)
  50. Story (p. 074-075)
  51. Story (p. 075-076)
  52. Donemark Castle (p. 076)
  53. Story (p. 077)
  54. How Logh Bó Finne Got it's Name (p. 078)
  55. Reendesert Castle (p. 079)
  56. Three Brothers (p. 079-081)
  57. How Loch Bó Finne Was Made (p. 081-082)
  58. Story from Glenlough (p. 082-083)
  59. Ghost of Seskin Bridge (p. 084)
  60. Old Hags of Mount Kid (p. 085)
  61. Old Cures (p. 086)
  62. Festival Customs (p. 087-088)
  63. Tradition (p. 089)
  64. Local Cures (p. 090)
  65. Lake in Whiddy Island (p. 091)
  66. Fairy Forts (p. 092-093)
  67. Story of the Fianna (p. 094-095)
  68. Story from Glengarriff (p. 095-096)
  69. Story from Scart (p. 096-097)
  70. Strange Story (p. 097-098)
  71. Old Durrus Church (p. 098-099)
  72. Newtown Fort (p. 099-100)
  73. Story - Scian na Muice (p. 100-101)
  74. True Story (p. 102-103)
  75. Ghost Story of the Abbey (p. 103-104)
  76. Story - Fionn Mac Cool's Harrow (p. 104-105)
  77. Story of a Disabled Man (p. 105-106)
  78. Story (p. 106-107)
  79. Story (p. 108-109)
  80. Ghost Story (p. 109-110)
  81. Local Tradition (p. 110-111)
  82. Ghost Story (p. 111-112)
  83. Story (p. 113)
  84. Story from Durrus (p. 114)
  85. Leprechaun (p. 115)
  86. Story (p. 116-117)
  87. Robber Story (p. 117-119)
  88. Old Huntsman's Story (p. 119-121)
  89. Story of an Old Hag (p. 121-123)
  90. Story of a Leprechaun (p. 123-124)
  91. Fairy Story (p. 124-125)
  92. Story from Durrus (p. 125-126)
  93. Story (p. 126-127)
  94. Story of the Dragon of Droumbroe (p. 128-129)
  95. Loch an Tairbh (p. 129-130)
  96. Old Story (p. 131-136)
  97. Story (p. 137-138)
  98. Story (p. 138-139)
  99. Incidents of the Famine (p. 140)
  100. Ghost Story (p. 141-142)
  101. Story (p. 143-144)
  102. Story (p. 144-145)
  103. Local Curiosities (p. 145)
  104. Story (p. 146)
  105. Story (p. 147)
  106. Story (p. 148)
  107. Ghost Story (p. 149-150)
  108. Story (p. 150-152)
  109. Land War (p. 152-154)
  110. Story (p. 154-155)
  111. Story (p. 155-156)
  112. Story (p. 157)
  113. Story - Tom the Devil (p. 158)
  114. True Story (p. 159-160)
  115. True Story (p. 161)
  116. Apparition Story (p. 162)
  117. Strange Story (p. 163)
  118. Strange Story about a Leprechaun (p. 163-164)
  119. Story - A Phantom Boat (p. 164-165)
  120. Story (p. 165-166)
  121. Story (p. 166-167)
  122. Ghost Story (p. 168)
  123. Old Story (p. 169-170)
  124. Fairy Forts (p. 170-171)
  125. Ghost of Bantry Church (p. 172-173)

Resource description

Origin information
Bantry, Co. Cork
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 281, p. 16-173)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Cork (County)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Halloween   linked data (lcsh)
O'Sullivan-Beare, Philip, 1590?-1660?   linked data (viaf)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
May (Month)--Folklore
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Recreation   linked data (lcsh)
legendary creatures   linked data (afset)
Jokes   linked data (lcsh)
Treasure troves--Folklore
Leprechauns   linked data (lcsh)
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)   linked data (lcsh)
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Mermaids   linked data (lcsh)
Cemeteries   linked data (lcsh)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Religion   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Rebellion of 1798
Brigands and robbers   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Commerce   linked data (lcsh)
School location
Bantry Beanntraí Bantry Kilmocomoge Bantry Cork
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4798743
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0281/2

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Cork 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:47987435>
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

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