Castlecary

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Castlecary (school) (Ballyrattan, Co. Donegal), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Mary S.J. Donaghy.

Original reference: 1117/1

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Donegal schools

Stories

  1. Hidden Treasure (p. 2-3)
  2. Story (p. 4-5)
  3. Riddles (p. 6-14)
  4. Weather-Lore (p. 15-16)
  5. Local Heroes (p. 17-18)
  6. Hedge-Schools (p. 19-20)
  7. Old Crafts (p. 21-22)
  8. Old Crafts (p. 23-25)
  9. Old Crafts (p. 26)
  10. Local Marriage Customs (p. 27-28)
  11. Local Place Names (p. 29-31)
  12. Story (p. 32)
  13. Witch Hare (p. 33-34)
  14. Story (p. 35)
  15. Homemade Toys (p. 36-38)
  16. Travelling Folk (p. 39-40)
  17. Irish Customs (p. 41-42)
  18. Games We Play at School (p. 43-44)
  19. Shrove Tuesday (p. 45)
  20. Holy Wells of Ireland (p. 46-47)
  21. First Mass House in Clonmany (p. 48-49)
  22. Fairy Thorns (p. 50-51)
  23. Local Fairs (p. 52-53)
  24. Local Happenings (p. 54-55)
  25. Anniversary of the Arranmore Disaster (p. 56-58)
  26. Names of Farm Animals (p. 59-60)
  27. Local Monuments (p. 61-62)
  28. Potato Crop (p. 63)
  29. Churning (p. 64-66)
  30. Local Monuments (p. 67-68)
  31. Local Monuments (p. 69-70)
  32. Local Monuments (p. 71-72)
  33. Story (p. 73)
  34. Story (p. 74)
  35. Story (p. 75-76)
  36. Story (p. 77)

Resource description

Origin information
Ballyrattan, Co. Donegal
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 1117, p. 1-77)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Donegal (County)
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Weather--Folklore
Schools   linked data (lcsh)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Marriage   linked data (lcsh)
local legends   linked data (afset)
Toys   linked data (lcsh)
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)   linked data (lcsh)
Carnival    linked data (lcsh)
Commerce   linked data (lcsh)
Poverty--Ireland
Folk poetry   linked data (lcsh)
Animal culture   linked data (lcsh)
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Potatoes   linked data (lcsh)
Butter   linked data (lcsh)
Banshees   linked data (lcsh)
Columba, Saint, 521-597   linked data (viaf)
School location
Ballyrattan Ballyrattan Moville Upper Inishowen East Donegal
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4493779
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 1117/1

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Donegal 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:44937795>
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

Rights & Usage Conditions

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Castlecary is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Copyright of the original resource: University College Dublin

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