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Places of Interest in the Locality and Stories Connected with them

Abstract: Story collected by a student at Béal Átha na Muice school (Swinford, Co. Mayo) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0122/3/12

 Béal Átha na Muice [Vol. 0122, Chapter 0003]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Mayo Schools

Story text

transcribed at

 

Places of Interest in the Locality and Stories Connected with them  [duchas:4360777]

In James Philbin's fort in Cloonfinish is a gap between two ash trees that is called "Geata na h-Altora" Between those trees when the priest the priest- hunters were, there used to be an Altar. That is the reason for calling the gap the name it has.

Resource description

Origin information
Swinford, Co. Mayo
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 336
Volume 0122
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Dominick Caron.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Penal times--Aimsir na bpéindlíthe
Animals, Mythical   linked data (lcsh)
Water-horses--Eacha uisce
School location
Swinford Béal Átha na Muice Swinford Kilconduff Gallen Mayo
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4464784
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0122/3/12

Suggested credit
"Places of Interest in the Locality and Stories Connected with them"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_4464784>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Dominick Caron.
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.

School location

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