Taobh Breac

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Taobh Breac (school) (Tievebrack, Co. Donegal), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Donnchadh E. Mac Congáile.

Original reference: 1098/2

In collection The Schools’ Collection : County Donegal schools

  1. Foreword (p. 99-100)
  2. Donaghmore (p. 101-102)
  3. People (p. 102-103)
  4. Townlands (p. 103-106)
  5. Forts (p. 107)
  6. Holy Wells (p. 107-110)
  7. O'Neills and O'Donnells, Killgordon Castle (p. 110-111)
  8. Castlefin (p. 111)
  9. Battle of the Finn (p. 112)
  10. Plantation (p. 112-114)
  11. In the Famine Times (p. 114-115)
  12. Late Charlie Gallen of Gortichar and Shooting in Cattle (p. 116)
  13. Féar Gorta or Hunger Grass (p. 117)
  14. Strays (p. 117-118)
  15. My Home District (p. 119-120)
  16. Local Happenings (p. 121-123)
  17. Bird-Lore (p. 123-124)
  18. Weather-Lore (p. 125-127)
  19. Local Cures (p. 127-129)
  20. Herbs (p. 129-130)
  21. In the Penal Times (p. 131-132)
  22. Fairy Forts (p. 133-134)
  23. Riddles (p. 135-136)
  24. Local Marriage Customs (p. 137-138)
  25. Famine Times (p. 139-140)
  26. Proverbs (p. 141-143)
  27. Festival Customs (p. 143-145)
  28. Donaghmore Place Names (p. 146-147)
  29. Potato Crop (p. 148-149)
  30. Local Poets (p. 150-151)
  31. Local Roads (p. 152-153)
  32. Local Travelling Folk (p. 154-155)
  33. Buying and Selling (p. 156)
  34. Funny Stories (p. 157-158)
  35. Local Heroes (p. 159-160)
  36. Old Stories (p. 161-162)
  37. Food in Olden Times (p. 162-163)
  38. Collection of Prayers (p. 164-167)
  39. Bogslide (p. 168-169)
  40. Mass in Donaghmore (p. 170)
  41. Tracing Irishisms in the Planted Finn Valley (p. 171-174)
  42. Is the Ice-Box or Refrigerator a Modern Invention? (p. 175-177)
  43. What Old Tombstones Tell us (p. 178)
  44. Here are the two principal Roman Catholic Churches of this parish. (p. 179)
  45. Caisleán na Finne - Castlefin (p. 180)
  46. Gentry Bushes (p. 181)
  47. Mortland's Fort (p. 182)
  48. In the Days of the Bridle Paths (p. 183)
  49. Donaghmore Protestant Church (p. 184)
  50. Coill na gCuiridin - Killygordon (p. 185)
  51. O'Donnell Castle, Killygordon (p. 186)
  52. Interesting Life Story by Patrick Kelly Ballyarrel Born July 19th 1853 (p. 187-190)
  53. James Mc Loughlin, Tievebrack, Poet, The Counsellor (p. 191-193)
  54. Map of Ireland 327 Years Ago (p. 194-195)
  55. Local Forts and How to Find Them (p. 196-198)
  56. In the Days when Corn was Ground into Oaten Meal in Every Home and People Lived on Oat Cake and Brochan (p. 199)
  57. Bella Brooks (p. 203-204)
  58. Charley Harper's Old Cow (p. 205-208)
  59. Killeter Fair (p. 209-210)
  60. Romance of Con Tinney (p. 211-224)
  61. Gray Stone on the Heath (p. 225-226)
  62. Wild Raparee (p. 224-225)
  63. Daniel McDonald and the Fairies (p. 226-231)
  64. Rector's Ride (p. 231-236)
  65. Springtime (p. 236-237)
  66. Tillers of the Soil (p. 237)
  67. What Will the Next Move Be? (p. 238)
  68. Take Off Your Hat to the Doctor! (p. 239)
  69. Broad, Broad Way (p. 240)
  70. Ballyláimhláidiraboo (p. 241)
  71. McGowan's Bean Sí (p. 242)
  72. Tricolour (p. 243)
  73. When the rooks are flying homewards, and the evening shadows come ... (p. 244)
  74. In the Days of Yeomanry (p. 245)
  75. The above is a facsimile of a Tithe receipt in the possession of Miss Rose A. Gallen (p. 247)
  76. Rate Receipts of the Famine Years (p. 248-249)
  77. Broken single-edged sword. (p. 250)
  78. "Tallion" Iron for ironing old women's caps. (p. 251)
  79. Hundred Years Ago! (p. 252)
  80. Hundred and Thirty-Eight Years Ago (p. 253-255)
  81. Almost Two Hundred Years Ago (p. 256-259)
  82. Old Coins (p. 260-262)
  83. This Indenture made the 10th Day of April in the year of our Lord God... (p. 263A-263)
Origin information
Tievebrack, Co. Donegal
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 1098, p. 98-263)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Donegal (County)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Geographical myths   linked data (lcsh)
Poverty--Ireland
Birds--Folklore
Weather--Folklore
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Marriage   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
Potatoes   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Commerce   linked data (lcsh)
Jokes   linked data (lcsh)
Food--Folklore
Prayers   linked data (lcsh)
belief   linked data (afset)
Irish language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Banshees   linked data (lcsh)
School location
TievebrackAn Taobh BreacTievebrackDonaghmoreRaphoe SouthDonegal
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4493712
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 1098/2

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Donegal 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:44937125>
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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