A certain farmer who lived near the town of Tipperary had a fine garden of potatoes.


Story collected by John Hayes, a student at Tiobraid Árann (B.) school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) from informant T. Cavanagh.

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A cow was dying belonging to a very poor farmer.


Story collected by John Fitzgerald, a student at Tiobraid Árann (B.) school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) from informant Miss Clarke.

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A crowing hen is seldom seen and the old people had a belief that if you kept one...


Story collected by Billy Moloney, a student at Tiobraid Árann (B.) school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) from informant Mrs Cavanagh.

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A few hundred years ago old Kerry farmer was told that he would die...


Story collected by Dan Flanagan, a student at Tiobraid Árann (B.) school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) from informant Mrs Flanagan.

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A few of the young from the locality of Clogheen were going out to America...


Story collected by Paddy Cunningham, a student at Tiobraid Árann (B.) school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) from informant Mrs O' Leary.

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A man was going home one night about one o'clock...


Story collected by John Fitzgerald, a student at Tiobraid Árann (B.) school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) from informant Mrs Murphy.

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A man was ploughing around a moate and he kicked a piece out of it.


Story collected by John Fitzgerald, a student at Tiobraid Árann (B.) school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) from informant Miss Clarke.

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A priest was seen saying Mass in a field but was only a shadow.


Story collected by John Fitzgerald, a student at Tiobraid Árann (B.) school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) from informant Mr Fitzgerald.

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A strange ailment came to a young man who owned a small farm in Garryduff.


Story collected by John Mac Carthy, a student at Tiobraid Árann (B.) school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) from informant Mrs M. Mac Carthy.

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A travelling tailor was making clothes for a farmer's family.


Story collected by Dick Mc Carthy, a student at Tiobraid Árann (B.) school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) from informant Mr W. Allen.

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A very old legend which is still told says that the Holy Family went one day by a wind-swept road.


Story collected by Nellie Ryan, a student at Tiobraid Árann, Cl. na Trócaire school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) from informant Mrs O' Dwyer.

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About three hundred years ago there lived a Protestant in the County Waterford...


Story collected by John Fitzgerald, a student at Tiobraid Árann (B.) school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) from informant Miss Clarke.

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About two miles outside Golden there are ruins which were once called Athassal Abbey.


Story collected by Dick Mc Carthy, a student at Tiobraid Árann (B.) school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) from informant Mr W. Allen.

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Aill


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Aill (school) (Ayle, Co. Tipperary), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Tadhg Ó Donnabháin.

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An Aimsir


Story collected by Nioclás de Beinéid, a student at Scoil na mBráthar, Tiobraid Árann school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) from informant an unidentified informant.

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Ainmhithe Allta


Story collected by a student at Scoil na mBráthar school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) (no informant identified).

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Ainmhithe Allta


Story collected by a student at Scoil na mBráthar school (Tipperary, Co. Tipperary) (no informant identified).

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Anacarty (B.)


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Anacarty (B.) (school) (Annacarty, Co. Tipperary), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Liam Ó Dómhnaill.

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Anacarty (C.)


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Anacarty (C.) (school) (Annacarty, Co. Tipperary), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Bríghid Ní Riain.

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Aonach Urmhumhan, Clochar na Trócaire


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Aonach Urmhumhan, Clochar na Trócaire (school) (Nenagh, Co. Tipperary), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher An tSr. Celestine.

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Ardfinnan (B.), Cahir


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Ardfinnan (B.), Cahir (school) (Ardfinnan, Co. Tipperary), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher W. J. Nugent.

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Baile an Churraig, Dúrlas Éile


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Baile an Churraig, Dúrlas Éile (school) (Ballincurry, Co. Tipperary), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Máighréad Ní Shúilleabháin.

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Baile an Ghaorthaidh, Cluain Meala


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Baile an Ghaorthaidh, Cluain Meala (school) (Ballingeary East, Co. Tipperary), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Seán Ó h Aodha.

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Baile an Gharrdha (B.)


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Baile an Gharrdha (B.) (school) (Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Tomás Lotrail.

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