DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4798715
title: Slattagh

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Slattagh (school) (Moher, Co. Roscommon), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Brian Ó Baoighill.
description: Long ago in the townland of Knockhall there lived a man and his wife and child. / Naughton, Bridie -- One time, in the middle of the day, a woman who lived in this district, was out plucking cabbage for the dinner. / Walshe, Girlie -- There was once a wedding in a house in this district and the good people he proposed to take away the bride during the night. / Walshe, Girlie -- Once there was a girl and she was to get married. / Walshe, Eileen -- Once there was a great mason who lived in a house and there was nothing growing round this house but two bushes. / Hagan, Nellie -- There was a man a long time ago called Rodger Farrell. / Murray, Bridie -- One time a man built a room at the back of his house. / Hagan, Nellie -- Once there was a hare and no one could shoot him... / Neary, Lillie -- Some years ago when the 'dead-caoches' were out a man and his wife, living in this district, were going to a fair about two o'clock. / Walshe, Girlie -- In a certain house there lived a man and his wife and daughter. / Walshe, Girlie -- Once a man was going home from rambling, who lived in Cullaghamore, and he heard a noise... / Walshe, Eileen -- One time a man went to cut a tree that the black pig used to sleep under. / Mullaney, Jack -- One night, long ago, a man and his wife were coming from rambling. / Walshe, Girlie -- One night a man was coming home from rambling and he heard music and dancing and saw lights outside a house. / Neary, Lillie -- One night a man was coming home from rambling, he had to pass a certain gate. / Daly, George -- On a certain road in this district people used to see crowds of horse-men dressed in green uniforms riding horses... / Walshe, Girlie -- Once there was a well and no one was allowed to take water from it or to dirty it. / Neary, Lillie -- Origin of St Barry's Well -- In Ballykilcline Police Barracks (burned down in the time of the trouble- only the walls now remain) some years ago a policeman named Maxwell was stationed. -- Many years ago there lived in Knockhall (a few miles from Ruskey, Co Roscommon) a man called Ned Maguire. -- Jimmy Bracken, the local blacksmith (whose forge and dwelling-house are situated on the main road between Knockhall and Ruskey) was called out of his bed in the middle of the night to shoe a horse. -- Lord Leitrim was the Landlord who lived in Rynn, Co. Leitrim. -- Many years ago, in the Glebe House (near where Kilglass Parochial house now is) there lived a person commonly known as Parson LLyod. -- In the house of a man called Cullen, in the townland of Knockhall, a ghost, in the form of a massive turkey with wings trailing along the ground, used to appear. -- One night two men who lived in Knockhall were rambling in their neighbour's house, coming home of them they had to pass by a cow-house that was by the side of the road. / Naughton, Bridie -- Once upon a time there was a woman living in a haunted house in this district. / Walshe, Girlie -- Local Marriages / Walshe, G. -- Local Cures / Walshe, Girlie -- Local Poets / Walshe, Girlie -- Local Feasts / Walshe, Girlie -- Local Sayings / Walshe, Girlie -- Old Proverbs / Mullaney, Jack -- There is a Holy well in Cullaghamore. / Mullaney, Jack -- Local Marriages / Walshe, Eileen -- Local Proverbs / Mullaney, Emmet -- Marriage Customs / Neary, Lillie -- Local Cures / Neary, L. -- About thirty years ago, a wedding was held in this district and about twelve o'clock the guests were all enjoying themselves and having a merry time... / Neary, L. -- One dark night there was a man coming from rambling. / Mullaney, Brian -- Local Cures / Hagan, Nellie -- Old Proverbs / Walshe, Girlie -- Fairy Stories / Neary, Lillie -- In a house owned by Paddy Kelly, Corrislira none of the family could stay up after midnight. / Neary, Lillie -- In the same townland of Corrigeen also there lived a family called Flanangan. / Neary, Lillie -- In Corrigeen lived a Mrs Hannon. / Walshe, Girlie -- Stephen Elwood's house in Corrislira was an enchanted house. / Walshe, G. -- A family named Conroy lived in the townland of Annagh about two miles from Strokestown. / Neary, Lillie -- Local Poets / Walshe, Girlie -- Local Cures / Flanagan, Laddie -- Marriages in our townland take place during Shrove, and the month thought unlucky for Marriage is May. / Naughton, Bridie -- Local Cures / Naughton, Bridie -- Local Poets / Naughton, Bridie -- This is how a marriage took place in olden times. / Murray, Bridie
description: 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.