Kellystown, Dunleer

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

Original reference: 0674/2

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Louth schools

Stories

  1. Folklore - Signs of Death (p. 129)
  2. At Termonfeckin there is a house called Rath house which was once inhabitated by Protestants. (p. 129-130)
  3. There are ruins belonging to an old monastery called Killslaughtery. (p. 131)
  4. The Danes lived for some time in Termonfeckin. (p. 131-132)
  5. Drumshallon church is supposed to have been built by St. Patrick. (p. 133-135)
  6. Mullovilla stone is supposed to have been thrown from Slieve Gullion. (p. 136)
  7. Religion (p. 136)
  8. In Drumshallon there is a tomb-stone bearing the names of various members of a family called Eggleton. (p. 136)
  9. Old Vessels Etc. (p. 137)
  10. Famine Evictions (p. 137)
  11. Pishouges (p. 137-139)
  12. There is another stone opposite Mullavilla in Drumshallon land. (p. 140)
  13. Piperstown got its name from the pipers and fiddlers who liver near. (p. 140-141)
  14. Unpublished Song (p. 141-142)
  15. There is supposed to be a stone coffin on Fieldstown hill. (p. 142)
  16. Charms (p. 142-143)
  17. Hedgehog and the Hare (p. 143-144)
  18. There was once a man who was a great flute player and was playing a flute at Blackhall crossroads. (p. 145)
  19. Unpublished Song (p. 145-146)
  20. Father Boothe and Father Rock took a prominent part in the Land League. (p. 146-147)
  21. In a house not very far away from my home, they used to keep the hens in the house... (p. 147-148)
  22. Priorstown was a great place for lodging beggar men and also Brodanstown. (p. 149)
  23. The well where we now get our water was at one time in front of Mr Gannon's house... (p. 149)
  24. An Englishman knocked the Church in Rath. (p. 149)
  25. Trinity Well, Termonferkin is dressed with flowers once a year. (p. 149)
  26. At Clogherhead two men were trying to perform magic. (p. 149)
  27. At Ballymakenny one man tried to frighten another but he saw another man run after him. (p. 149-150)
  28. This place around Priorstown is very historical. (p. 151)
  29. The old ruins not far from my home were the ruins from which a family were evicted during the famine. (p. 151)
  30. The well from which we get the water was supposed to have moved from Mr Gannon's land to the field where it is at present. (p. 151-152)
  31. Termonfeckin people got St Denis's coffin and buried it there. (p. 153)
  32. There is also a cave running from Kilslaughtery to the Red House in Clogherhead... (p. 153)
  33. In a shed of ours it was said the St. Patrick said Mass in it and that people were married in it. (p. 153)
  34. There is an old superstition which some people believe in. (p. 154)
  35. On the railway at Kellystown there was supposed to be a man killed and every night at twelve o clock... (p. 154)
  36. In an old house nearby in days gone the hens used to be kept in the house... (p. 154-155)
  37. Near our home there are many old ruins with which strange stories are connected. (p. 156)
  38. When St Feckin was looking for a place on which to build a church he went around on a white horse... (p. 156)
  39. Sir John Robinson who lived in Roke-by Hall long ago was a very famous man, he was a great landlord. (p. 157-158)
  40. In Drumshallon near my home there is a grave yard, the ruins of a very ancient church where St. Patrick said Mass. (p. 158-159)
  41. There is a stone in Mullavilla which was thrown by a giant from Slieve Gullion in Armagh... (p. 159)
  42. There is an eel in Drumshallon and it is believed that there is hair growing on his back. (p. 159)
  43. It is said that a cow which belonged to a woman in Co. Clare and used to give a lot of milk... (p. 160)
  44. One time a fox went into a hen-house and the man came to the henhouse and saw the fox... (p. 160-161)
  45. A man living in Priorstown used go up to Galroostown across the fields and spend the night with them playing cards. (p. 161-162)
  46. At a gate known as the "Spike Gate" near the Piperstown road there was seen many nights a ghost dressed very peculiarly. (p. 162)
  47. There is a Moate near Sandpit Church known as "Corrigans Moate" and long ago the fairies used to live there. (p. 162)
  48. Sandpit got its name from all the sand fields and sand pits that are in it. (p. 162)
  49. Long ago there was a Church on Connor's hill in Sandpit and there is a thorn cross still growing there... (p. 163)
  50. Dandelion and sorrel are good cures for boils and the like. (p. 163)
  51. Seven Charities (p. 163-164)
  52. People who live near my home used to go across the fields to visit their friends at night. (p. 164-165)
  53. One night a man from Brittas was coming home through a rocky field after ten oclock. (p. 165-166)
  54. There is a moat in Rathdrummond and it was used in olden times as a Danish fortification. (p. 167)
  55. Barmeath Castle was the ancient residence of the Bellews. (p. 167)
  56. In the Church field at Carrick the ruins of a Church stands where mass was celebrated in the Penal Days. (p. 167-168)
  57. There is a sod in a field at Briarhall and the foxes used to take alot of hens from the places around and eat them there... (p. 168-169)
  58. Sir John Robison lived in Rokeby hall. He was a landlord. (p. 169)
  59. There is a field at the back of our house and there was supposed to be fairies in it in years gone past. (p. 170)
  60. Long ago there were two houses built near a Church in Drumshallon. (p. 170)
  61. There is a big house still standing in Rokeby and it was at one time owned by Sir John Robison. (p. 171)
  62. One night a few men went to steal apples in a garden owned by "Miss King" It was a very nice calm bright night when they were going. (p. 171-172)

Resource description

Origin information
Kellystown, Co. Louth
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 674, p. 128-172)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Louth (County)
Death--Folklore
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
Verbal arts and literature   linked data (afset)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Charms   linked data (lcsh)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Animals--Folklore
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
Treasure troves--Folklore
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
School location
Kellystown Baile Uí Cheallaigh Kellystown Drumshallon Ferrard Louth
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5008864
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0674/2

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"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Louth 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:50088645>
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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