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If there is a dead person in the house...

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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The Protestant families were brought to Kilmeague...

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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There is a field in Mr Thornton's in Ballyteague called the 'Fuarnán field'.

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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If two people were swopping things and if one of the articles was not as good as the other...

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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If a dog comes in with a straw fastened to him...

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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James Carew was a member of Parliament for North Kildare.

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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Folklore

Story collected by a student at Allenwood school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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A piece of iron is put in the fire while playing cards to bring luck.

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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A Protestant asked a priest to dinner on a Friday.

Story collected by a student at Allenwood school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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The football long ago used to be made of a plaited straw rope...

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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Food

Story collected by Marcella Ennis, a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) from informant Mr Pat Cleary.

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A woman named Anne James was evicted from a place in Lowtown...

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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A man that was very fond of playing cards used to go a long distance to play cards.

Story collected by Peg O' Regan, a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) from informant Mrs Sullivan.

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The wooden mugs long ago were called noggins.

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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Food

Story collected by a student at Allenwood school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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A bishop named O' Keeffe lived in the lane called bóithrín Ó Keefe between Allenwood and Kilmeague in penal times.

Story collected by Willie Dangor, a student at Allenwood school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) from informant Mr William Moore.

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The first thing that is cooked in a new saucepan...

Story collected by N. Connelly, a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) from informant Margaret Lyons.

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There is a large dent in the wall of our house.

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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Finn McCool threw a stone from the Hill of Allen...

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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If anyone knits or stitches on Sunday...

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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We have a dash churn at home 22 inches high and 17 inches wide.

Story collected by a student at Allenwood school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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There was a public house in Ballyteague...

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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There is a small stream in Ballyteague...

Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

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Allenwood, Robertstown

A collection of folklore and local history stories from Allenwood, Robertstown (school) (Allenwood, Co. Kildare), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Seán Ó Clúmháin.

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