Ringaskiddy (Mixed)

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Ringaskiddy (Mixed) (school) (Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Pádraig Mac Suibhne.

Original reference: 0390/6

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Cork schools

Stories

  1. Roan Og's well or Eoin Og's well or St John's well is in Ballea a quarter of a mile outside Carrigaline. (p. 259-260)
  2. There is a well outside Ringaskiddy, called "Tobar Lic" from which the local people take their supply of spring water. (p. 261)
  3. The Cooney brothers Mick and Billy were nailers in Carrigaline. (p. 262)
  4. Up to the year 1840 there were three bakeries in Carrigaline, Connor's, Cantillon's and Coleman's. (p. 263)
  5. In Ringaskiddy candles were made from rushes and tallow. (p. 264)
  6. Boats at Ringaskiddy in former years were made of a framework of twigs covered over with hides. (p. 265)
  7. The ruins of the Old Forge are still to be seen in Ringaskiddy. (p. 266)
  8. The earliest way of making butter in Ringaskiddy was to put the cream into a quart bottle. (p. 267-268)
  9. Basket-making was a thriving little industry in Ringaskiddy over 100 years ago and for years after they were made for local use and for sale. (p. 269)
  10. There was a hedge school at Killeen 70 years ago. (p. 270)
  11. About 90 years ago there was a hedge school in the farm of Ballybricken. (p. 271)
  12. There is a case in Shanbally outside Ringaskiddy called the Penal Cave. (p. 272)
  13. When I was a school girl I was often told by my grandmother that in Currabinny wood there is a large flat stone lying on a hillock. (p. 273)
  14. There is a large stone lying on the seashore on the west side of Cork Harbour nearly opposite Spike Island to which the following legend is attached... (p. 274)
  15. An old Irish custom which like many another has died out was that of caoining the dead. (p. 275-277)
  16. Nell Saul, Mary Flaherty, and Bridget Driscoll, were the caoiners of this place. (p. 278)
  17. Our great-grandmother did not go to town or city for bottle or box from the chemist ship to cure their ills. (p. 279-281)
  18. Boiled turnips were used for colds and lung trouble. (p. 282)
  19. When a swan comes near the shore it is a sign of bad weather. (p. 283-284)
  20. When I was a little boy of ten, I often heard my grandfather relate the following story whenever a stranger came sgoireacthing. (p. 285-286)
  21. About 42 years ago there were 13 men coming home from work in a six oared galley. (p. 287)
  22. When I was a little girl my mother told me the following story... (p. 288-289)

Resource description

Origin information
Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 390, p. 258-289)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Cork (County)
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Nail craft   linked data (lcsh)
Food--Folklore
Candlemaking   linked data (lcsh)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Smithing   linked data (afset)
Basket making   linked data (lcsh)
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Death--Folklore
Cold (Disease)   linked data (lcsh)
School location
Ringaskiddy Rinn an Scidígh Ringaskiddy Barnahely Kerrycurrihy Cork
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4921895
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0390/6

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Cork 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:49218955>
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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