DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4921635
title: Cill Gharbh, Clanna Caoilte

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Cill Gharbh, Clanna Caoilte (school) (Kilgarriff, Co. Cork), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Adelaide Mac Carthy.
description: Some years ago a farmer's daughter from this townland, Templebryan, Co Cork, married a farmer about four miles away. / Kingston, William -- A story is told of an old house called Fern Hill. / Nagle, Jean -- There is a leather tanning factory in Dunmanway Co Cork. / Eedy, Victor -- There is a fort near Shannon Vale Clonakilty called Tawnies Fort, and in the middle of the fort, there is a passage which leads to Fern Hill, and from that to Ballyduvane. / Nagle, Jean -- There is a fort in Kerry, and every night at twelve o'clock the Leprechauns are to be seen. / Nagle, Jean -- There is a tower in Castletown Kinneigh Co Cork known as Kinneigh Round Tower. / Nagle, Jean -- In Rosscarbery there is a graveyard and on the 24th June thousands of people visit it. / Nagle, Jean -- Many years ago in Templemore Co. Tipperary a statue of the Blessed Virgin was seen to be bleeding, and when it became known crowds of people from all parts... / Nagle, Jean -- Saint Patrick's Well / Donovan, May -- Festival Customs / Donovan, May -- In the townland of Castlefreke near Rosscarbery there is an ancient castle, which was built by the Frekes in early times, but when they were knighted they changed their name to Carbery. / Donovan, May -- I am living in the townland of Kilgarriffe in the parish of Clonakilty in the Barony of Rosscarbery. / Donovan, May -- There is an Island about three miles outside Clonakilty which is called Inchydoney. / Donovan, May -- In the townland of Burgatai near Rosscarbery there is a holy well and ruin, called the Teamplain. / Donovan, Betty -- Near Clonakilty there is a place called Ballyduvane. / Donovan, Betty -- About two miles from Clonakilty there is a place called Ring, in which was a church long ago but only the walls remain. / Donovan, Betty -- Timoleague Abbey was built about four hundred years ago, by some Franciscan monks. / Donovan, May -- About nine miles from Clonakilty there is a place called Courtmacsherry. / Donovan, Betty -- At a place called Lettercolum near Timoleague there is a holy well, called the Ladies Well. / Donovan, May -- MacCarthy and MacManus / Donovan, May -- Opportunity / Donovan, May -- Rainy Day Episode / Donovan, May -- Long ago in the time of the Danes there was a little girl of ten years. / Donovan, Betty -- Templebryan / Kingston, William -- In the townland of Templebryan a short distance from the graveyard, mentioned in the foregoing, and on a field next to the road leading to Shannonvale is to be seen... / Kingston, William -- Stormy Night / Edey, Victor -- Fairy Fort / Edey, Victor -- Plantation of Potatoes in Olden Times / Edey, Victor -- Care of the Feet / Kingston, William -- Long ago there were two men and they heard that there was a big cave near Galway, and at the end of the cave there was a pot of gold. / Donovan, Betty -- On the road to Timoleague there was a house built in a field. / Donovan, Betty -- Great Snow / Donovan, Betty -- Festival Customs / Nagle, Jean -- Shipwreck / Nagle, Jean -- Shipwreck / Nagle, Jean -- Famine Times / Nagle, Jean -- Forge / Nagle, Jean -- Great Snow / Nagle, Jean -- Riddles / Nagle, Jean -- Care of the Teeth / Edey, Victor -- Game I Like Best / Edey, Victor -- In the year 1839 there was a hurricane. / Donovan, Betty -- Near Ballineen Co. Cork there is a big rock in a field called the rock of the Mass. / Donovan, Betty -- This was a custom in Ireland long ago, on Christmas Day. / Donovan, Betty -- In Castlebridge County Wexford there is a martyr in the Church. / Donovan, Betty -- About four miles from Clonakilty there is a place called Muckross in the townland of Ardfield. / Donovan, Betty -- Riddles / Donovan, Betty -- The potatoes are planted in January. / Donovan, Betty
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.