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Murher (B.)

Abstract: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Murher (B.) (school) (Murher, Co. Kerry), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Tomás Ó Conaill.

Original reference: 0404/3

In collection  The Schools’ Collection : County Kerry schools

Stories

  1. Tarbert Drowning (p. 335-336)
  2. Fairy Child (p. 337-338)
  3. Fool (p. 339-340)
  4. Ghost (p. 341-342)
  5. Ghost (p. 343)
  6. Fairy Story (p. 344)
  7. Fairy Story (p. 345-346)
  8. Fairy Story (p. 347)
  9. Years ago people were very much afraid to be out at night lest they should see or hear the headless coach. (p. 348)
  10. Not very long ago two young men set out on a harvest night to steal a bag of apples from a neighbour. (p. 349-350)
  11. Long ago people used to fight with blackthorn sticks. (p. 351-352)
  12. Long ago there was a man living in Tarbert whose name was John Lysed. (p. 353-354)
  13. Long ago tailors used to travel from house to house mending and making clothes, as the case may be. (p. 355-356)
  14. Newtown Pattern (p. 357-358)
  15. There was a man returning home late one night. (p. 359)
  16. Headless Coach (p. 360)
  17. Once upon a time there was a man who used to go out hunting every day. (p. 361)
  18. A priest names Fr. George O Callahan was Curate in Newtownsandes. (p. 362-363)
  19. Salt-Making (p. 364)
  20. Story of a Fort (p. 365)
  21. Fairy Story (p. 366)
  22. Fairy Story (p. 367-369)
  23. Fairy Story (p. 370)
  24. Fairy Story (p. 371)
  25. Fairy Story (p. 372)
  26. Forts (p. 373-374)
  27. Headless Coach (p. 375)
  28. after the old Knight of Glin's death, there were horses seen galloping around the castle grounds. (p. 376)
  29. Story (p. 377-378)
  30. Mermaid (p. 379)
  31. Once upon a time there lived three young men whose names were Jack, Joe and Tim. (p. 380-381)
  32. Once upon a time there were two men who were cousins living in adjoining farms, one having a much smaller farm than the other. (p. 382-383)
  33. Story (p. 384-385)
  34. Story (p. 386)
  35. Story (p. 387-388)
  36. Headless Coach (p. 389)
  37. One night as a man was passing through a field he caught a leprechaun. (p. 390)
  38. One morning a man went out to drive in his cows to milk them. (p. 391)
  39. One night a priest was returning home from a feast he met a woman on the road. (p. 392-393)
  40. Fr Harnett (p. 394-396)
  41. In times of old, it is said a troop of fairies used to play about the borders of an Irish lake. (p. 397-398)
  42. One night two little girls went into the church praying, and after being there for a while they felt very tired and they lay don in the seat and fell asleep. (p. 399)
  43. Once upon a time there was a boy and he used to be always out late at night. (p. 400-402)
  44. Once upon a time there was a poor man and he had only one cow, and the field where she was grazing was very small, and there was also a fort in it. (p. 403-404)
  45. Once upon a time there were two boys who went into a church, and one began to kick a skol around the church and these are the words the boy said, "I invite you to my house some night". (p. 405-406)
  46. According to tradition there was a castle in the glen, about three miles from Newtown. (p. 407-408)
  47. One night as a nurse was returning to Newtown after attending to a patient in Knockanure she was passing a fort when a man came out of it and asked her to come in to see his wife. (p. 409-410)
  48. There once lived in the remotest part of Kerry a man that had a wife and family but he had nothing to do to support them. (p. 411-413)
  49. Big Wind (p. 414-415)
  50. Gunsboro, in the parish of Ballybunion was the scene on one occasion of a public execution. (p. 416-417)
  51. Hidden Treasure (p. 418-419)
  52. Fairies (p. 420-421)
  53. Story (p. 422-424)
  54. Story (p. 425-426)
  55. Story (p. 427-429)
  56. In the year 1848, and 1849, the famine came to Ireland. (p. 430-431)
  57. There was a man who lived in a place called Tullamore in the west of Kerry. (p. 432-433)
  58. Once upon a time there lived a man and his wife in the town of Asdee. (p. 434-435)
  59. Once upon a time there lived a woman in the parish of Tarbert and she had two children. (p. 436-437)
  60. Once upon a time there was a man filling a load of sand on the bank of the river, when he saw a mermaid in the water. (p. 438-439)
  61. Story (p. 440-441)
  62. Hidden Treasure (p. 442)
  63. Story (p. 443-444)
  64. Once upon a time, there was a man, and every night he used to go to the town. (p. 445-446)
  65. Once upon a time there lived an old woman and her daughter beside a fort. (p. 447-448)
  66. Once upon a time there was a boy working in a house, and a few years before that, the man of the house died. (p. 449-450)
  67. When the Danes invaded Ireland they were very cruel to the Irish. (p. 451-452)
  68. My Mother's uncle tells a story that happened to himself. (p. 453-454)
  69. Once upon a time there lived a shoemaker and his wife. (p. 455-456)
  70. Long ago there was a man going to Listowel very early one morning and he saw a big black dog on the side of the road. (p. 457)
  71. Once upon a time there lived in the parish of Athea a poor man and a boy. (p. 458)
  72. There was a castle at Glenlappa, Newtownsandes. (p. 459-460)
  73. One night there was a priest going on a visit to a sick person. (p. 461)
  74. One upon a time there was a boy working in a house in parish of Newtownsandes. (p. 462-463)
  75. The castle which was erected in Glenlappa was said to be built with a mixture of blood and mortar. (p. 464)
  76. Long ago there were two men who used to quarrel about land, and meeting each other in a lonely valley through which a river flowed, they began to fight. (p. 465-466)
  77. Long ago there lived a man in this neighbourhood by the name of O' Sullivan. (p. 467-468)
  78. Long ago there was a house near Glin to which men used to come every night playing cards. (p. 469-470)
  79. Cures (p. 471-482)
  80. There were two children who met a Leprechaun one day. (p. 483-484)

Resource description

Origin information
Murher, Co. Kerry
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
1 chapter (vol. 404, p. 334-484)
Languages
English  
Genre
Chapter
Subject
Folklore--Ireland--Kerry
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
Mermaids   linked data (lcsh)
Leprechauns   linked data (lcsh)
Winds--Folklore
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Treasure troves--Folklore
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
School location
Murher Maigh Oirthir Murher Murher Iraghticonnor Kerry
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4666592
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0404/3

Suggested credit
"The Schools' Manuscript Collection: County Kerry 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:46665925>
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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