Tobinstown, Tullow

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Tobinstown, Tullow (school) (Tobinstown, Co. Carlow), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Bean Uí Ghrádaigh.

Original reference: 0910/2

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : Carlow county schools

Stories

  1. Prayers Collected by Children from Old People in Locality (p. 023-024)
  2. Story (p. 025)
  3. Her Wishes not Carried out (p. 026)
  4. Story (p. 027)
  5. Fairy Rath in Acaun (p. 028)
  6. Ghost Story (p. 029)
  7. Story Connected with Christmas (p. 030-031)
  8. Prayer to Our Lady for a Happy Death (p. 032)
  9. Frightened by Himself (p. 033)
  10. Haunted House (p. 034)
  11. Leprechaun (p. 035)
  12. Dead Coach (p. 036)
  13. Strange Dog (p. 037)
  14. Another Dog Story (p. 038)
  15. Ghost Story (p. 038)
  16. Black Dog (p. 039)
  17. Girl who Lost Her Faith (p. 039)
  18. Strange Light (p. 040)
  19. Another Light (p. 041)
  20. Haunted House in Ratheen (p. 042)
  21. Haunted House (p. 043)
  22. Strange Wake (p. 044-045)
  23. Ghost in the Kitchen (p. 046)
  24. Devil and Cards (p. 047)
  25. Ghost Story (p. 048)
  26. Back from the Other World (p. 049)
  27. Card Player (p. 050)
  28. Weather-Lore - Local (p. 051-053)
  29. Families with Homely Remedies or Cures (p. 054)
  30. Local Remedies for Diseases in Cattle and Horses (p. 054)
  31. Some Remedies Used Locally (p. 055)
  32. Old Herbal Remedies (p. 056)
  33. Copy of Urgent Appeal Issued by Reverend John Phelan P.P. (p. 057-059)
  34. Famine Times (p. 060)
  35. Famine Times (p. 060)
  36. Famine Times (p. 061)
  37. Famine Times (p. 061)
  38. Rush Candlesticks (p. 062)
  39. Clothes Made Locally (p. 063)
  40. Local Antiquities (p. 064-065)
  41. Clear Flows the Deeren Oh! - Air Green Grow the Rushes (p. 066)
  42. To Cure a Cold - A Posset (p. 067)
  43. How to Make a Potato Cake (p. 067)
  44. Strange Coincidence (p. 068)
  45. Weather Signs (p. 069a-070b)
  46. Sayings of the People in Rathvilly Parish (p. 069)
  47. Nicknames Heard Locally (p. 069)
  48. Holy Wells (p. 071)
  49. Cromlech at Haroldstown, County Carlow (p. 072)
  50. Doctor and His Son (p. 073-074)

Resource description

Origin information
Tobinstown, Co. Carlow
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 910, p. 22-74)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Carlow
School location
Tobinstown Baile Tóibín Tobinstown Rathvilly Rathvilly Carlow
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5044690
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0910/2

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: Carlow county 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:50446905>
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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