Taking the Butter on a May Morning

Abstract: Story collected by Pádraig Ó Gallchobhair, a student at Ahanlish school (Aghanlish, Co. Leitrim) from informant William Clancy.

Original reference: 0190/1/8

 Ahanlish [Vol. 0190, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Leitrim Schools

COLLECTOR
Gallchobhair, Pádraig Ó 
Gender
male
Occupation
teacher
Location
Aghanlish (Townland) 
Rossinver (Civil parish) 
Rosclogher (Barony) 
Leitrim (County) 
INFORMANT
Clancy, William 
Gender
male
Occupation
teacher

Story text

transcribed at

 

Taking the Butter on a May Morning  [duchas:4598452]

Claney was profound believer in charms spells superstitious practices. He lived in the downland of Drumeashel in his early days. It was a thickly populated downland and the Claney family resident was in the centre of what was almost a village. One may day morning he was return from a wake just as the morning was breaking. As he approached the cluster houses he observed an old woman of the place who was looked upon almost as a witch traveling swiftly from house to house. From the eve of each house she pulled a few straws and not ceasing till she had finished every house and pulled a few straws from each. By the time she had a finished she had a fairly good sized bunch of wisps in her hand which bunch she on reaching her house stuck into the thatch just over her own door and then went in closing and bolting the door when inside. the "master" waited for some time till he felt she had retired to bed then

Resource description

Origin information
Aghanlish, Co. Leitrim
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 019-020
Volume 0190
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Pádraig Ó Gallchobhair.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
May (Month)--Folklore
May--Bealtaine
School location
Aghanlish Achadh Sheanlis Aghanlish Rossinver Rosclogher Leitrim
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4626435
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0190/1/8

Suggested credit
"Taking the Butter on a May Morning"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_4626435>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Pádraig Ó Gallchobhair.
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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