cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465729
title: There are three forts in Rathmore. One of them is much bigger than the rest...

description: Story collected by Danny Breslin, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr P. Loughlin.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465732
title: The townland of Dunmuckrim is situated about a mile to the south of Ballyshannon St Colmcille said that a black pig would run through Dunmuckrim...

description: Story collected by Danny Breslin, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr P. Loughlin.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645045
title: Queer Characters

description: Story collected by Máire Lyons, a student at Islandanny school (Rea, Co. Kerry) (no informant identified).
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465736
title: Brachin Lane is a small lane about a mile to the south of Ballyshannon. Long ago the people used work on this lane for a pot of stirabout a day...

description: Story collected by Danny Breslin, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr P. Loughlin.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645049
title: There were two shops in all Newtown long ago.

description: Story collected by Michael Shine, a student at Cill Beathach school (Kilbaha Middle, Co. Kerry) from informant Ellen Shine.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Tomás Ó Ceallacháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465739
title: There is a big field in Dunmuckrim called the Rampark about a mile to the south of Ballyshannon...

description: Story collected by Danny Breslin, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr P Loughlin.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645051
title: Religious Stories - Mass

description: Story collected by M. Lyons, a student at Islandanny school (Rea, Co. Kerry) (no informant identified).
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465743
title: About two miles from Ballyshannon there is a big stone called "the two mile stone". It is said that Finn Mc Cumhall threw it from a mountain seven miles away...

description: Story collected by Thomas Cleary, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mrs Cleary.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645054
title: Religious Stories

description: Story collected by Máire Lyons, a student at Islandanny school (Rea, Co. Kerry) (no informant identified).
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465745
title: St Barron was the first Saint to live in the district. He had no place to build a church and he went to the king and asked him for some land on which to build a church...

description: Story collected by Thomas Cleary, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mrs Cleary.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645057
title: There was a man coming up Dromin one night and he heard a cry and terrible noise in the wood...

description: Story collected by a student at Cluain Meacan school (Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry) from informant William Walsh.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Liam Ó Catháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465752
title: In the locality of Ballyshannon are the "Kathleen Falls". The following is a short account of how they got their name...

description: Story collected by Thomas Cleary, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mrs Cleary.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645058
title: Our Holy Well

description: Story collected by Miss O Connor, a student at Islandanny school (Rea, Co. Kerry) from informant Mr O Connor.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465755
title: Long ago people did not believe in doctors or vets. They used cures of their own. The man or woman who had the cure of the mumps, his or her father and mother had to be of the same name...

description: Story collected by Thomas Cleary, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr T. Cleary.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645069
title: Proverbs

description: Story collected by Máighreud Ó Conchúbhair, a student at Islandanny school (Rea, Co. Kerry) from informant M. O Connor.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465758
title: Near Camlin Castle there is a chest of gold supposed to be hidden. One day a man named Gallagher tried to secure it...

description: Story collected by Thomas Cleary, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Hugh Connelly.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645072
title: There was once a priest; that lived in Kilbaha.

description: Story collected by a student at Cluain Meacan school (Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry) from informant John Donegan.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Liam Ó Catháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465760
title: In the abbey there lived a man named Black. One night he went to the shore for a cart of wrack...

description: Story collected by Thomas Cleary, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr O' Brien.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645073
title: When the day for planting the potatoes come we generally have a number of the neighbours.

description: Story collected by William Mc Enery, a student at Cill Beathach school (Kilbaha Middle, Co. Kerry) (no informant identified).
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Tomás Ó Ceallacháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465762
title: About a quarter of a mile from Ballyshannon there is a spot on the Erne known as the "Cathleen Falls." It is said that a girl names Kathleen lived there with her father. They owned a horse...

description: Story collected by Michael Gavigan, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mrs Rose Gavigan.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645120
title: Proverbs

description: Story collected by a student at Islandanny school (Rea, Co. Kerry) from informant Eiblin Brosnan.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465765
title: Some years ago there lived in Ballyshannon a local poet called Francy Daly. He was great friends with William Allingham...

description: Story collected by Michael Gavigan, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr James Gavigan.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645121
title: In this district Travellers are called tinkers.

description: Story collected by William Mc Enery, a student at Cill Beathach school (Kilbaha Middle, Co. Kerry) (no informant identified).
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Tomás Ó Ceallacháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645123
title: Proverbs

description: Story collected by Máire Ní Duilleáin, a student at Islandanny school (Rea, Co. Kerry) (no informant identified).
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465770
title: There are two flax mills in the Abbey. In olden times these were owned and worked by the Mc Keown and Mc Nulty families...

description: Story collected by Michael Gavigan, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr James Gavigan.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645124
title: The commonest of the birds around this district are, the black bird, the thrush...

description: Story collected by William Hudson, a student at Cill Beathach school (Kilbaha Middle, Co. Kerry) (no informant identified).
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Tomás Ó Ceallacháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465773
title: At one time there were a number of tanneries in this town. At Portnason there were some and others were in Market Street...

description: Story collected by Michael Gavigan, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr James Gavigan.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645125
title: Riddles

description: Story collected by Máire Dillon, a student at Islandanny school (Rea, Co. Kerry) (no informant identified).
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465775
title: In Catesby there us a cave and it is said if anyone goes into it he will never come out again...

description: Story collected by Michael Gavigan, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr James Gavigan.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645128
title: In this district travellers are called tinkers.

description: Story collected by a student at Cill Beathach school (Kilbaha Middle, Co. Kerry) (no informant identified).
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Tomás Ó Ceallacháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465779
title: The people of Ireland have many old customs One of them is this. At Easter the people used go out the country looking for eggs...

description: Story collected by Michael Gavigan, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr James Gavigan.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645129
title: Riddles

description: Story collected by Máire Ní Duilleáin, a student at Islandanny school (Rea, Co. Kerry) (no informant identified).
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465785
title: Leading a child to a running stream with a donkey's halter is said to be a cure for the mumps. Giving a child the milk that a ferret leaves after it, is a cure for whooping-cough...

description: Story collected by Patrick Curran, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from 2 informants.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465932
title: On the summit of the hill overlooking Finner graveyard is a large mound locally called Fliencter. Tradition tells us that a boy named Kerrigan was taken away by the fairies...

description: Story collected by Patrick Mc Aleer, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mrs Mc Aleer.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645130
title: Once upon a time there was an old woman who very ill and was in danger of death.

description: Story collected by a student at Cluain Meacan school (Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry) from informant Mrs Shanahan.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Liam Ó Catháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645132
title: Riddles

description: Story collected by Máire Ní Ceilleacair, a student at Islandanny school (Rea, Co. Kerry) (no informant identified).
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465934
title: In the Ross about 1 3/4 miles from Bundoran there is a fort with a bush growing on it. One day a man named Dan Loughlin was cutting it when an old woman appeared and told him to go home...

description: Story collected by Patrick Mc Aleer, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mrs Mc Aleer.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4645133
title: Riddles

description: Story collected by Máire Dillon, a student at Islandanny school (Rea, Co. Kerry) (no informant identified).
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin.
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.
DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465941
title: A man was coming home one night from playing cards. When he was crossing a field he walked on a stray sod and he couldn't get out of the field...

description: Story collected by Patrick Mc Aleer, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant James Daly.
description: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
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.