DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4921877
title: Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann (school) (Lisgoold North, Co. Cork), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Pádraig Ó Cathasaigh.
description: Sgéal iseadh í seo a thuit ammach roinnt bliadhan ó shoin... / Ríoghbhardáin, Tomás Ó -- There is a well at the end of our farm. ... / Ryan, Martin -- Some years ago a farmer living in Lisgoold west, ... -- In the famine time there was a landlord where... / Ahern, Christy -- There was once a traveller going around... / Sarsfield, Patrick -- The juice of a plant called dandelion which grows... / Riordan, Thomas O' -- When Doctors were few the cures they had in this Parish were... / Ahern, Christy -- In the olden days Doctors were scarce and people had... / Howick, David -- A person who has warts gets a snail and rubs him... / Hegarty, Michael Patrick -- Story / Downing, Margaret -- There were many cures there long ago. ... / Payne, Josephine -- The name of my townland is Lisgoold... / Riordan, Thomas O -- Our town land is situated in the parish of Lisgoold... / Payne, Una -- Blessed Wells / Ahern, Christy -- Blessed Wells / Howick, David -- Blessed Well / Carthy, Philomena Mc -- Blessed Wells / Riordan, Thomas O -- Blessed Well / Connell, Kathleen O -- There are four churchyards in our parish. ... / Riordan, Frances O -- There are five churchyards in this parish, ... / Riordan, Thomas O -- There are four graveyards in this Parish and one of them is... / Howick, David -- There are five Churchyards in this parish. ... / Ryan, Martin -- It is supposed there was a graveyard by the road side... / Hegarty, Michael P. -- There is a graveyard in Templebodan. ... / Sarsfield, Patrick -- Once there was only one fire in Norway. ... / Payne, Josephine -- There are several forts in the Parish. ... / Howick, David -- There are several old forts in this parish... / Riordan, Thomas O -- The robin has a red breast. ... / Sarsfield, Patrick -- The Lanlord for Ballyera was Robert-Mac-Bride who... / Howick, David -- The name of the local landlords were Davis and General Raines... / Riordan, Thomas O -- One day Saint Brigid was walking along the road and she met... / Driscoll, Mary O -- One day St Brigid was walking along the road... / Driscoll, Mary O -- One day as Bridget was in the school teaching she saw... / Ryan, Martin -- In olden times people used to get married in... / Payne, Una -- Many of the old marriage customs of years ago have now almost disappeared. ... / Riordan, Thomas O -- In olden times the matches were made in (Advend)... / Sarsfield, Patrick -- Shrove was one certain time they had for people to be married... / Driscoll, Mary O -- If any news was rumoured and to have some people say that it was... / Howick, David -- God suits the back to the burthen. ... / Dunlea, John -- Proverbs are old sayings which are heard locally... / Riordan, Frances O -- After a gathering comes a scattering. ... / Woods, Nora -- These are some proverbs. ... / Sarsfield, Patrick -- We play several games at school... / Riordan, Frances O -- The games I play in Winter are "hunt" and fox and hounds"... / Howick, David -- The nicest game I play is hide - , ang , and - go - seek. ... / Carthy, Philomena Mc -- The chief food of the people when the potatoes failed was Indian meal... / Connell, Kathleen O' -- All potatoes were sown in ridges long ago... / Howick, David -- One of the games I play is blind man's buff. ... / Dunlea, John -- The game I play is "All the birds in the air will be fishes in the sea". ... / Woods, Nora -- It is a sign of bad luck to burn an alder tree. ... / Connell, Kathleen O' -- The years of the famine were 1846, 1847 and 1848. ... / Riordan, Thomas O' -- The nicest game I play is "All the birds in the air". ... / Mahony, Mary 'O -- Superstitions / Sarsfield, Patrick -- Local Superstitions / Riordan, Thomas O -- There are many local place names. ... / Carthy, Philomena Mc -- There are several local placenames to be heard in this townland. ... / Riordan, Frances O -- There are several local place names such as the Carrigeen field... / Woods, Nora -- The famine occurred in the years eighteen forty six and forty seven... / Howick, David -- There are many place names such as Hannah's field. ... / Mahony, Mary 'O -- There are many place names on fields at home. ... / Downing, Margaret -- One of our fields is called "pairc na ndaoine". ... / Riordan, Thomas O -- The Smith's field we call one of the fields in our farm. ... / Connell, Kathleen O' -- The lake field is the name of Mr Barry's. ... / Hegarty, Michael P. -- Local Place Names / Hegarty, Patrick -- In the olden times the people had names for all their fields. ... / Dunlea, John -- In olden times the people had names for all their field. ... / Carthy, John Mac -- There are three forges in this parish,... / Riordan, Thomas O -- There are three forges in this Parish. ... / Howick, David -- There are three forges in this parish-... / Carthy, Philomena Mc -- There are three forges in this parish -... / Riordan, Frances O -- There are three forges in this parish. ... / Mahony, Mary O' -- There are three forges in this parish. ... / Ryan, Martin -- There are three forges in this parish... / Downing, Margaret -- The two local fairs are held at Midleton and Fermoy. ... / Woods, Nora -- The three local fairs are namely - Midleton fair, Fermoy fair, and Watergrasshill fair. ... / Riordan, Thomas O -- Some years ago when Mr Ahern's Grandfather was working in... / Ryan, Martin -- There is a fair held in Midleton, Fermoy,... / Carthy, Philomena Mc -- Long ago they had three meals a day. ... / Mahony, Mary O -- There are three fairs held which people here go to. ... / Howick, David -- There is an old path in Lisgoold and it is... / Riordan, Frances O -- There is a story about smiths. ... / Sarsfield, Patrick -- In the beginning of the ninteenth century... / Riordan, Thomas O -- There is no tailor in the district now but... / Connell, Kathleen O' -- The number of people that play on each side are called teams. ... / Woods, Nora -- There is one tailor and three dressmakers in this parish. ... / Mahony, Mary O' -- There was a tailor in Cloyne by the name of Cornelius Duhig. ... -- The hurling and football matches were played much different long ago... / Connell, Kathleen O
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.