Baile an Doire

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Baile an Doire (school) (Ballinderry, Co. Galway), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Tomás Ó Maolmhichíl.

Original reference: 0021/5

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Galway schools

Stories

  1. Old Schools (p. 0199-0200)
  2. Old Schools (p. 0200-0201)
  3. Poll an Anairthe (p. 0202-0203)
  4. Áitainmneacha (p. 0203-0211)
  5. How Candles Were Made (p. 0204)
  6. Gobán Saor (p. 0205-0206)
  7. Smith and His Forge (p. 0207-0208)
  8. Old Trades (p. 0209-0210)
  9. Strange Animals (p. 0211-0212)
  10. Cloch Bhreac (p. 0213)
  11. Lucky Days (p. 0214-0215)
  12. Cures (p. 0216-0217)
  13. Marriages (p. 0218-0219)
  14. Animals of the Farm (p. 0220-0221)
  15. St Bridget's Night (p. 0222)
  16. Graveyard (p. 0223)
  17. Pious Stories (p. 0224)
  18. Seanfhocail (p. 0225-0227)
  19. Buying and Selling (p. 0228)
  20. Feasts of the Year (p. 0229-0230)
  21. Games (p. 0231-0233)
  22. Great Storm (p. 0234)
  23. Potato Growing (p. 0235-0236)
  24. Bad Times (p. 0237-0238)
  25. Buried Treasure (p. 0239)
  26. Strange Animals (p. 0240-0241)
  27. Blessed Wells (p. 0242-0243)
  28. Weather Signs (p. 0244)
  29. Highways and Roads (p. 0245-0246)
  30. Tramps (p. 0247)
  31. Herbs (p. 0248-0249)
  32. Old Customs (p. 0250)
  33. Knockmah (p. 0251)
  34. Persecution in Ireland (p. 0252-0253)
  35. Bean Sí (p. 0254-0255)
  36. Butter-Making (p. 0256-0257)
  37. Chailleach Bhéarach (p. 0258-0259)
  38. Famine of 1847 (p. 0260)
  39. Tailors (p. 0261-0262)
  40. Leprechauns (p. 0263-0264)
  41. Landlords (p. 0265)
  42. Shops Long Ago (p. 0266)
  43. Food of the Olden Times (p. 0267)
  44. 'Sé Dia a Thug agus Sé Dia a Bheireas' - It is God Who Gave and it is God the Gives (p. 0268-0269)
  45. Seanfhocail (p. 0270-0271)
  46. Scéalta Fíora (p. 0272-0273)
  47. Scéal Beag Eile (p. 0274)
  48. Scéal Eile (p. 0275-0277)
  49. Lisses (p. 0278)
  50. Horseshoes (p. 0279)
  51. Roadside Dance (p. 0280-0281)

Resource description

Origin information
Ballinderry, Co. Galway
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 21, p. 197-281)
Languages
English  irish  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Galway (County)
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Candlemaking   linked data (lcsh)
Gobán Saor (Legendary character)   linked data (lcsh)
Smithing   linked data (afset)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Giants--Folklore
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Marriage   linked data (lcsh)
Animal culture   linked data (lcsh)
Saint Brigid's Day   linked data (lcsh)
Cemeteries   linked data (lcsh)
Religion   linked data (lcsh)
Proverbs   linked data (lcsh)
Commerce   linked data (lcsh)
Recreation   linked data (lcsh)
Severe storms   linked data (lcsh)
Potatoes   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Treasure troves--Folklore
Weather--Folklore
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)   linked data (lcsh)
Banshees   linked data (lcsh)
Butter   linked data (lcsh)
legendary creatures   linked data (afset)
Clothing and dress   linked data (lcsh)
Leprechauns   linked data (lcsh)
Land use   linked data (lcsh)
Food--Folklore
Signs and symbols--Ireland
School location
Ballinderry Baile an Doire Ballinderry Cummer Clare Galway
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4562124
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0021/5

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Galway 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:45621245>
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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