Lá Fhéile Stiofáin


Story collected by Mairéad Ní Chomháin, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant Sorca Ní Chomháin.

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Rahoon Graveyard


Story collected by Mary Reilly, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant Mr Ryan.

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Cúpla chéad bliadháin ó shóin in aimsir na bpéin-dlighthe agus na géarleanamhainthe...


Story collected by Rút Ní Mhaicín, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant an unidentified informant.

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An Leipreachán


Story collected by Mairéad Ní Chomáin, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant Sorca Ní Chomáin.

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The Dunmore Castle


Story collected by Mary Reilly, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant Brigid Reilly.

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Bhí fear ann fadó agus bhí ceathair mach aige, bhí siadh tuirseach sa mbaile agus chuaidh as ceathair acú amach ar thoir oibhre.


Story collected by Nóra Ní Droighneáin, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant an unidentified informant.

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There was a respectable family lives in the county Roscommon who owned a large property.


Story collected by Mary Kilmartin, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant an unidentified informant.

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Bean Sí


Story collected by Cáit Ní Ioláin, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant Miceál Mac Cuirnín.

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Scéal


Story collected by Cáit Ní Ioláin, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant Miceál Mac Cuirnín.

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Seanscéal


Story collected by Máire Ní Dúbhagáin, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant Liam Ó Fhathaigh.

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About a hundred years ago the people of Tuam used to think that a person with a bad eye could take away the butter from your cows.


Story collected by Bea Mangan, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant an unidentified informant.

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Scéal


Story collected by Treasa Ní Mhaolalaidh, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant Tomás Ó Maolalaidh.

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About a hundred years ago faction fighting was very common.


Story collected by Bea Mangan, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant an unidentified informant.

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Once upon a time there used to be a mermaid coming a shore at the pier head in the Claddagh village.


Story collected by Maura Coyne, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant Patrick Melia.

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The Norse Set


Story collected by Isobel O' Donnell, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant an unidentified informant.

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When we came from America first, we went to live for a year in Roscahill near Ucterard.


Story collected by Imelda Donagh, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant an unidentified informant.

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I some parts of the country it is the custom on May-day to decorate the houses with green branches and to put up a May-Pole with flowers and branches.


Story collected by Addie Molloy, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant an unidentified informant.

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Forthill


Story collected by Carmel Kavanagh, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant Mrs Monaghan.

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In Ireland long ago the people used to say that there was such a man as the leipreacán and that this man used to be dressed in a red hat and green shoes.


Story collected by Bridie Connolly, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant an unidentified informant.

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Gombeen money was given for a loan by a man in a village and he used to charge about 5s for the £1 for intrest for this money.


Story collected by Bea Mangan, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant an unidentified informant.

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An Drochshaol a Bhí Amuigh Fadó


Story collected by Cáit Ní Ioláin, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant Miceál Mac Cuirnín.

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Nósanna


Story collected by Lil Ní Nuanáin, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant Tomás Ó Coinceannáin.

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An Chaoi a Fuair an Caisleán Gearr an tAinm Sin


Story collected by Lil Ní Nuanáin, a student at Rathún (Clochar) school (Rahoon, Co. Galway) from informant Bean Uí Cléirigh.

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Rathún (Clochar)


A collection of folklore and local history stories from Rathún (Clochar) (school) (Rahoon, Co. Galway), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Seán Mac Suibhne.

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