Old Customs

Abstract: Story collected by Rita Lally, a student at Mionloch (C) school (Menlough, Co. Galway) from informant Tom Lally.

Original reference: 0077/2/26

 Mionloch (C) [Vol. 0077, Chapter 0002]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Galway Schools

COLLECTOR
Lally, Rita 
Gender
female
INFORMANT
Lally, Tom 
Gender
male
Age
77
Location
Menlough Commons (Townland) 
Killoscobe (Civil parish) 
Tiaquin (Barony) 
Galway (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Old Customs  [duchas:4621313]

Long ago the people had a lot of old customs. (1) They would not leave a new pair of shoes on the table or they would not give good wear. (2) If a person let a knife fall they would have a disappointment. (3) If a fork fell you would have a visitor. (4) The young people would not go out at night without salt in their pocket.
They had a lot of old customs about the building of houses - (1) they would not build a house to the east of the old house or they would have no luck, etc.

Resource description

Origin information
Menlough, Co. Galway
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 044
Volume 0077
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Bean Uí -- Dhubhagáin, Bean Uí Oisín.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
Folk belief--Creidiúint choiteann
School location
Menlough Mionlach Killoscobe Tiaquin Galway
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4628981
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0077/2/26

Suggested credit
"Old Customs"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_4628981>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Bean Uí -- Dhubhagáin, Bean Uí Oisín.
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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