Clochar, Roscrea

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from An Clochar, Roscrea (school) (Roscrea, Co. Tipperary), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh.

Original reference: 0549/1

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Tipperary schools

Stories

  1. Eviction in Roscrea (p. 001-003)
  2. Streets of Roscrea (p. 003-005)
  3. Hidden Treasure (p. 005-007)
  4. Weather-Signs (p. 007-008)
  5. Potato Crop (p. 009-011)
  6. Roscrea Fair (p. 011-013)
  7. Ballad - The Boys of Old Roscrea (p. 013-015)
  8. Roscrea Catholic Church (p. 015-016)
  9. Leap Castle (p. 016-018)
  10. Old Cures (p. 019-020)
  11. Old Cures (p. 021-025)
  12. Old Cures (p. 025-027)
  13. Old Cures (p. 027-029)
  14. Old Cures (p. 029-030)
  15. Old Cures (p. 031-032)
  16. Old Cures (p. 032-033)
  17. Old Cures (p. 034-035)
  18. Hidden Treasure (p. 036-037)
  19. Hidden Treasure (p. 037-039)
  20. Hidden Treasure (p. 039-040)
  21. Hidden Treasure in Roscrea (p. 040-042)
  22. Hidden Treasure (p. 042-043)
  23. Eviction in Roscrea (p. 044-046)
  24. Marriage Customs (p. 047-049)
  25. Big Wind of 1839 (p. 049-050)
  26. Old Industries (p. 050-056)
  27. Birchgrove Distillery (p. 056-058)
  28. Flax Factory (p. 059)
  29. Marriage Lore (p. 060-061)
  30. Baptismal Fonts (p. 061-063)
  31. Rush Candles (p. 064-067)
  32. Figure 3 (p. 068-069)
  33. Figure 4 (p. 070-071)
  34. Hedge-Schools (p. 072-074)
  35. Hedge-Schools (p. 074-075)
  36. Fair Day in Roscrea (p. 076-077)
  37. How a Bargain is Made at a Fair (p. 078)
  38. Saint Cronan (p. 079-082)
  39. St Kieran's Bush (p. 083-084)
  40. Potato Crop (p. 084-088)
  41. Weather-Signs (p. 088-089)
  42. Old Graveyards (p. 090-092)
  43. Fancroft Cemetry (p. 092-094)
  44. St Cronan's Protestant Chuchyard (p. 095-096)
  45. Mona Incha (p. 096-100)
  46. Shooting of George Ealy (p. 101-110)
  47. Local Ballads Containing Stories of the Land War etc. - The Grabbing Minister (p. 110-115)
  48. Ballad - An Irishman's Farewell to Home (p. 116-121)
  49. Ballad - The North Tipperary Labourers (p. 122-126)
  50. Ballad about the Shooting of George Ealy (p. 126-129)
  51. Ballad - The Ruins of the Old Monastery (p. 130-140)
  52. Landlords in Roscrea (p. 140-143)
  53. Fairy Lore (p. 143-146)
  54. Ghost Story (p. 147-149)
  55. Mass Rocks and Mass Houses (p. 149-151)
  56. Mass Paths (p. 152-154)
  57. Cholera (p. 155-156)
  58. Cholera (p. 156-158)
  59. Old Words (p. 159-160)
  60. Story - Monaincha (p. 161-164)
  61. Cure (p. 165)

Resource description

Origin information
Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 549, p. 1a-165)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Tipperary
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Treasure troves--Folklore
Weather--Folklore
Potatoes   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Marriage   linked data (lcsh)
Winds--Folklore
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Candlemaking   linked data (lcsh)
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
Commerce   linked data (lcsh)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Cemeteries   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
belief   linked data (afset)
School location
Roscrea Ros Cré Roscrea Roscrea Ikerrin Tipperary
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4922192
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0549/1

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Tipperary 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:49221925>
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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