DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_5162170
title: Killyfargy

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Killyfargy (school) (Killyfargy, Co. Monaghan), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher B. Ó Mórdha.
description: Lists of Irish Words and Phrases Adopted into the Popular English Speech of the District -- Irish Forms of Surnames in the District -- Surnames of Pupils -- Colour of Eyes of Pupils -- Pistrogues, Freets and Superstitions Formerly, or Still Practised in this District -- Stories Connected with Superstitions -- Prayer to be Said to Cure Toothache -- Immeadiately before a person dies it was customary, and in some townlands still is, to open all the windows of the house in order to allow the person's spirit or soul to escape. ... -- To Cure Black Leg in Calf -- Marriage Superstitions -- Old Marriage Custom / Moore, Michael -- Country Dance / Moore, Michael -- Country Dance -- Cure of the Rickets -- Cures -- Wake Games - Priest of Parish -- Wake Games - The House that Jack Built -- More Traditions - Meals in Olden Times / Moore, Michael -- More Traditions - Tea / Moore, Michael -- More Traditions - Night of the Big Wind / Moore, Michael -- More Traditions - Faction Fights / Moore, Michael -- Hallow Eve Practices - Tricks Played on this Night -- Hallow Eve Practices -- Giant and His Cast -- Once upon a time there was a man coming home from his céilidh... / Brides, Brigid -- Local Monuments / Burke, Edmund -- Worm Ditch -- Some Fairy Stories and Traditions / Moore, Michael -- Story of Willie Cooper / Moore, Michael -- Tale of Fionn Mac Cumhaill / Moore, Michael -- Riddles / Moore, Michael -- More Traditions and Customs - A Local Poet / Moore, Michael -- More Traditions and Customs - Cure for Diarrhoea / Moore, Michael -- More Traditions and Customs - Faction Fights / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - The Fairies in the Kitchen / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - Why the Fairies are Quiet now / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - The Wife who was Taken by the Fairies / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - The Wee People and the Sow / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - The Fairies and the Black Horse / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - A Fairy Sand-Pit / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - Mick Fay and the Fairy Feast / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - John Cripes / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - The Stealing of the Butter / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - A Weird Experience / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - A Great Jump / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - The Ghostly Coach / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - The Fawcetts and the Fairies / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - A Spark Raising Cart / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - The Cards / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - An Invisible Visitor / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - A Strange Card-Player / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - A Ghostly Pair / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - Paddy Sochar and the Dark Man / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - The Wee People and the Cow / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - The Lucky Cat / Moore, Michael -- Fairy Stories and Traditions - The Enchanted Stone / Moore, Michael -- The foregoing tales and traditions... -- Cures -- Old Well -- There is supposed to be an underground cave... -- Traditions about Old Scotshouse / Moore, Seamus P. -- Cullough Mac Mahon / Moore, Seamus P. -- The above traditions of old Scotshouse were recorded... -- There is a Mass Rock in Skerrick on the lands, I think, of Michaul Connolly. / Moore, Seamus P. -- Further Traditions of District / Moore, Séamus P. -- Paul Rua and Paul Wiggins / Neill, Pat O' -- Dan Morgan and the Fairies / Neill, Dan O' -- Magic Bottle / Boylan, Rosie -- Widow's Son / Boylan, Éamon -- Rising of Bourke / Moore, Michael -- Mc Mahon's of Dartrey / Moore, Michael -- Battle of Clones / Moore, Michael -- Fenians / Moore, Michael -- Hedge-Schools / Moore, Michael -- Battle of Ballinehinch / Moore, Michael -- Family of Cullough Mac Mahon of Rockfield - Parish of Currin / Moore, Michael -- Clones Old Fair / Moore, Michael -- Knights of Corkimmons / Moore, Michael -- Billy Williamson / Moore, Michael -- Old Crafts / Moore, Michael -- Pat na Noggin / Moore, Michael -- Lad from Drumcor / Moore, Michael -- It is thought round here that... / Moore, Michael -- Clones Long Ago / Moore, Michael -- Ducking Pool at Belturbet and Dean Swift / Moore, Michael -- Minister Philip / Moore, Michael -- In old times there was a school in Laurelhill... / Moore, Michael -- Rosenoble / Moore, Michael -- There is a bush over at Frank Connolly's gate... / Moore, Michael -- Mount Pleasure / Moore, Michael -- There are several large rock in Drumcor. ... / Moore, Michael -- The above stories and traditions were taken down by Michael Moore... -- How Horny Hill Got its Name / Moore, Michael -- Traditions about the Fairies / Moore, Michael -- Man with the Crutch -- Mysterious Girl / Moore, Michael -- Recollections of Local Hedge-Schools / Mórdha, Séamus P. Ó -- Recollections of Local Hedge-Schools -- Old Folk-Tales - The Weaver of Dunleek / Moore, Michael -- Jack the Giant Killer / Moore, Michael -- O'Shaughnessy's Ghost / Moore, Michael -- Tale with a Moral / Moore, Michael -- Fool Tom and His Brother Jack / Moore, Michael -- Robber and the Rent / Moore, Michael -- Billy Williamson -- Girl in the Coffin -- Blackthorn Stick -- Jack O'Hare -- Local Traditions of the Famine Period -- Famine Times -- Games at Wakes -- Old Folk-Tales / Moore, Michael -- Leeshy / Moore, Michael -- Once there lived together an "auld" pair and an adopted son. ... / Moore, Michael -- Green Leaf / Moore, Michael -- Story of Redmond O'Hanlon / Moore, Michael -- Story of Maghera Old Church / Moore, Michael -- The above stories and traditions were collected by... -- Story about Oisín / Moore, Michael -- Phil Martin and his sister lived beside a rath... / Moore, Michael -- There lived a man around this district called Oiny Mac Caul. ... / Moore, Michael -- James Mount and the Fairy / Moore, Michael -- Ghost of Knock's Lake / Moore, Michael -- Fight at the Funeral / Moore, Michael -- Man who Went Astray / Moore, Michael -- Crock of Gold / Moore, Michael -- These stories were recorded by Michael Moore... -- Wee Red Woman / Moore, Michael -- Harry and the Fairies / Moore, Michael -- Old Scotshouse Traditions / Moore, Michael -- Hedge-Schools / Mórdha, S.P. Ó / Moore, Michael -- Fenians -- Scotshouse / Moore, Michael -- Horney Hill / Moore, Michael -- Joe Newell / Moore, Michael -- Spinning / Moore, Michael -- Mass Rock / Moore, Michael -- The above stories and traditions were obtained by...
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.