DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_5070785
title: Headfort

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Headfort (school) (Virginia, Co. Cavan), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Miss J.E. Browne.
description: Surnames of Pupils on Roll - 1st Jan. 1935 -- Classification of Pupils According to Hair Colour - 1st Jan. 1935 -- Classification of Pupils According to Eye Colour -- Managers of Headford N.S. - Virginia - Cavan County -- Principals of Headfort N.S. - Virginia - Co. Cavan -- Wake Customs in Parish of Lurgan - Co. Cavan -- Phrases and Sayings - Local -- Superstitions in Lurgan Parish - The Following are Unlucky -- Irish Giant and the Mull Giant / Browne, Miss J.E. -- Superstitions in Lurgan Parish - The Following are Lucky / Browne, J.E. -- Words of Scottish Origin Heard in Lurgan Parish - Co. Cavan -- Story - Funny Story - Father John Reilly and Miss Mc Cabe / Browne, Miss J.E. -- Story - The Landlord and Barney Boylan / Brown, Miss J.E. -- Story / Brown, Miss J.E. -- Story - A Funny Story / Quade, Alma Mc -- List of Irish Words and Phrases that Have been Adopted into the Popular Speech of the Galltacht / Browne, J. -- My Home District / Quade, Alma Mc -- Weather-Lore / Lawrence, Agatha -- Bird-Lore / Lawrence, Agatha -- Homemade Toys / Quade, Alma Mc -- Ballyjamesduff -- Riddles / Lawrence, Agatha -- Churning / Quade, Alma Mc -- Local Cures / Lawrence, Agatha -- Old Marriage Customs / Quade, Alma Mc -- Old House / Lawrence, Agatha -- Potato Crop / Jameson, Bobbie -- Song - Knocktemple / Lawrence, Agatha -- Travelling Folk / Lawrence, Agatha -- Strange Animals / Quade, Louis Mc -- Proverbs / Jameson, Bobbie -- Proverbs / Browne, Miss J.E. -- Proverbial Phrases / Browne, J.E. -- Local Place Names -- Nicknames -- Local Forges / Lawrence, Agatha -- Old Crafts / Lawrence, Agatha -- Care of the Feet / Lawrence, Agatha -- Severe Weather / Lawrence, Agatha -- Local Song - The Watchy's Old Ford Car / Quade, Alma Mc -- Lore of Certain Days / Lawrence, Agatha -- Old Schools / Lawrence, Agatha -- Little Black Ant / Quade, John Mc -- Old Graveyards / Lawrence, Agatha -- Penal Days / Lawrence, Agatha -- Riddles / Quade, Louis Mc -- Games I Play / Quade, John Mc -- Famine Times / Quade, Louis Mc -- Local Patron Saints / Lawrence, Agatha -- Our Holy Wells / Lawrence, Agatha -- Old Crafts / Quade, Louis Mc -- Local Fairs / Lawrence, Agatha -- Clothes Made Locally / Lawrence, Agatha -- Herbs / Lawrence, Agatha -- Leprechaun / Lawrence, Agatha -- Local Heroes / Lawrence, Agatha -- Local Happenings / Lawrence, Agatha -- Fairy Forts / Lawrence, Agatha -- Local Poets / Lawrence, Agatha -- Buying and Selling / Lawrence, Agatha -- Landlord / Lawrence, Agatha -- Local Roads / Lawrence, Agatha -- Religious Stories / Lawrence, Agatha -- Although she is little her family is great. ... / Connell, Maureen O -- At Hallow'een the children have a royal time... / Whyte, Elaine -- Care of Our Farm Animals / Connell, Maureen O -- Care of Our Farm Animals / Connell, Sean O -- Care of our Farm Animals / Whyte, Elaine -- Churning / Connell, Sean O -- Churning / Lynch, Rita -- Churning / Lynch, Una -- Care of the Feet / Connell, Maureen O -- Local Forges / Whyte, Elaine -- Local Forges / Connell, Maureen O -- Local Fairs / Connell, Maureen O -- Local Landlord / Connell, Maureen O -- Local Landlord / Lynch, Una -- Local Landlord / Keogan, Thomas -- Food in Olden Times / Connell, Maureen O -- At dinner-time, long ago the people collected... / Whyte, Elaine -- Old Story / Connell, Maureen O -- Old Story / Carroll, James -- Old Story / Lynch, Peter -- Bread / Lynch, Una -- Bread / Fitzsimons, Paul
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.