DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_5009049
title: Raharney (B.)

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Raharney (B.) (school) (Raharney, Co. Westmeath), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher S. Ó Conmhidhe.
description: Folklore -- Forts and Raths -- Bean Sí -- Skull -- Gibson's Churning -- Leprechaun -- Scrugán -- Rath Carney -- Ballyhaw -- Crinions Churning -- Piper on the Hills -- Stone Hatchet -- Leathern Shoe -- Burial Chumber - Killynon, Rynella -- Cnoc Eirige - Airgid -- Story of a Woman Who Used to Suck Cows -- Story of a Race -- Scarden - Scártán -- St Patrick's Stone -- Story of a Battle -- Monuments Tree -- Loughcuth -- Old Cures - Burns -- Warts -- Toothache -- Whooping-Cough -- Sore Mouth or White Mouth in Babies -- Thorn -- Ringworm -- Brickmaking -- Old Crafts - Basket-Making -- Old Crafts - Thatching -- Old Crafts - Flax-Growning -- Old Crafts - Rush Candles -- Old Crafts - Dyes -- Old Crafts - Nail-Making -- Old Crafts - Lime Making -- Old Crafts - Burning of Lime -- Old Crafts - Candle Making -- Old Crafts - Bóráns as Fuel -- Old Crafts - Spade Making -- Old Crafts - Churn Making -- Old Crafts - Candle Making -- Old Crafts - Wheel Making -- Old Crafts - Clothes Lining -- Old Crafts - A Tannery -- Fishing - Snaring -- Fishing - Gaffing -- Fishing - Netting -- Fishing - Lime -- Fishing - Spawning Time -- Fishing - Teaming -- Fishing - Hare Holes -- Bird-Catching - Three Bricks -- Bird-Catching - Cliabhán -- Bird-Catching - Lanterns at Night -- Marriage Customs and Beliefs - Lucky and Unlucky Months and Days -- Marriage Customs and Beliefs - Marriage Rhyme -- Marriage Customs and Beliefs - Throwing Rice and Confetti -- Marriage Customs and Beliefs - Throwing the Boot -- Marriage Customs and Beliefs - The Marriage Ring -- Marriage Customs and Beliefs - A Marriage Game -- Marriage Customs and Beliefs - A Marriage Game -- Marriage Customs and Beliefs - Marriage Rhyme -- Marriage Customs and Beliefs - Green Rushes -- Conor Sheridan -- Conor Sheridan -- Crinions' Churning -- Local Place Names - in Barony - Fearbill - in Townland - Raharney -- Local Place Names - in Grangemore Townland -- Local Place Names - Clonbore and Belview -- Local Place Names - Ballinahee and Craddenstown -- Place Names - Corbetstown and Joristown -- Local Place Names - Wardenstown -- Local Place Names - Riverdale and Grangebeg -- Local Place Names - Derrymore and Killoyne -- Local Place Names - Feerlion - as Pronounced / Conninidhe, Seosamh O -- Travelling Folk -- Travelling Folk -- Travelling Folk -- Travelling Folk -- Travelling Folk -- Travelling Folk -- Travelling Folk -- Famine Times -- Famine Times - Relief Works -- Famine Times - Wages and Food -- Famine Times - Wages and Food -- Famine Times - Story -- Famine Times - A Death -- Famine Times -- Local Feats and Champions - Walking Challenge -- Local Feats and Champions - Wrestling Match -- Local Feats and Champions - Bowl Throwing -- Story -- Further Old Stories - A Story of a Boot of Gold -- Further Old Stories - How a Priest Told That There Would Not Be a Brisco Alive After Two Hundred Years -- Further Old Stories - A Story of Gibson's House -- Further Old Stories - The Rath of Rathwire -- Further Old Stories - Earls Mill -- Further Old Stories - How Captain Fetherston Got the Name Fetherstonhough -- Further Old Stories - A Story of a Priest -- Further Old Stories - The Story of a Woman Who Used to Suck Cows -- Further Old Stories - A Ghost Heard Howling like a Turkey-Cock -- Further Old Stories - Degnin's Treasure -- Further Old Stories - The Shooting of Fetherston -- Further Old Stories - A Man Who Cut a Lone Bush -- Further Old Stories - A Story of Fairies Threshing -- Further Old Stories - A Story of a Town -- Further Old Stories - A Story of Locín -- Further Old Stories - A Story of a Passway for Fairies -- Further Old Stories - A Story of a Fair Morning -- Further Old Stories - A Story of an Old Road -- Further Old Stories - A Story of a Black Man -- Further Old Stories - A Story of Robbers Lane -- Further Old Stories - The Old Road -- Further Old Stories - The Castle Field -- Further Old Stories - A Story of Gold -- Further Old Stories - A Story of a Boy -- Further Old Stories - A Story of a Cow Going into Henry's Yard -- Further Old Stories - The Fair Green Long Ago -- Further Old Stories - Story of a Rat -- Further Old Stories - A Story of a Hidden Treasure -- Further Old Stories - The Story of a Piper -- Further Old Stories - The Story of a Monastery -- Further Old Stories - The Story of a Graveyard -- Local Proverbs -- Local Lucky and Unlucky Things -- Local Beliefs -- Local Schools -- Local Schools -- Local Schools -- Schools at Inanbridge -- Local Schools -- Local Schools -- Local Schools -- Local Schools -- Local Schools -- Local Schools -- Local Schools -- Local Schools -- Stories -- Story of a Potato -- Games - Marbles -- Games - Tig -- Games - Hide-and-Seek -- Games - Blind-Man's-Buff -- Games - Duck Down -- Games - King of the Castle -- Games - Skittles -- Games - Cat -- Games - The House that Jack Built -- Games - The Crooked Crab-Tree -- Games - Colours -- Games of Chance or Fortune That Were Common at Races and Sports Years Ago - Jack's Farm -- Games of Chance or Fortune That Were Common at Races and Sports Years Ago - Duck in a Hole -- Games of Chance or Fortune That Were Common at Races and Sports Years Ago - Man in a Barrel -- Games of Chance or Fortune That Were Common at Races and Sports Years Ago - Trick of the Loop -- Cow Tyings -- Milking Time -- Animal Calls -- Hair Cutting and Putting By -- Bonfire Night in Ballinahea -- Halloween Games Etc -- May Bush Night -- St Brigid's Day 1st February -- Rhymes in Giving Out Tig -- Play Rhyme -- Play Rhymes -- Tig Rhyme -- Play Rhymes -Rhyme the Lady on the Mountain -- Play Rhymes - King of Spain Rhyme and Game -- Play Rhymes - Playing Jacks - Five Pebbles -- Old Sayings Locally -- Old Prayers -- Raharney and it Churches
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.