DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4723849
title: Carrickaslane

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Carrickaslane (school) (Carrickaslane, Co. Monaghan), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Mary Greer.
description: Long ago at James Whyte's house of Tullinamalroe Castleblayney Co Monaghan there were fairies. / Whyte, Doreen Elizabeth -- Long ago a man called Dennis Casey, Drumalisk went to Mc Dusty's Mill about a mile and a half from his own house. / Greer, Robin -- Long ago Pat Walsh (Welsh) Oram, Castleblayney Co Monaghan was taking his horse from the grass. / Greer, Robin -- Once upon a time a man called Tom Mc Willis lived in Drumleek North, Castleblayney Co Monaghan... / Greer, Robin -- Weather-Lore -- Local Sayings -- Riddles / Livingston, Belle -- Beliefs -- Story / Greer, Jim -- Story / Greer, Robin -- Story / Nesbitt, Maisie -- Story / Nesbitt, Maisie -- Story / Greer, Robin -- Story / Greer, Noel -- Story / Martin, John -- Story / Nesbitt, Maisie -- Story / Greer, Robin -- Story / Nesbitt, Maisie -- Story / Greer, Robin -- Old Crafts / Livingston, Belle -- Piggins / Livingston, Belle -- Story / Greer, Robin -- Sayings -- Story / Greer, Robin -- Riddles -- Rhymes / Greer, Noel -- Story / Greer, Robin -- There was a man sitting at the table. He said God bless those little dishes, and God bless those little fishes, if they give us our belly full, it will be alright. / Livingston, Belle -- There was two men and they had humps on their backs. / Greer, Noel -- The names of the field belonging to Mr Nesbitt Erryroe Castleblayney Co Monaghan... -- These are the names of some of the fields belonging to George Greer in the townland of Drumleek North... -- Story / Livingston, Belle -- The Names of Fields belonging to Mr Thomas J Whyte Corrintra Castleblayney... -- The Names of the fields belonging to Mr David Whyte Tullinamalroe... -- Story / Livingston, Mervyn -- These are the names of the Fields belonging to Mr Mc Adam Corrintra Castleblayney... / Whyte, Doreen Elizabeth -- Games I Play / Whyte, Doreen Elizabeth -- Games I Play / Nesbitt, Maisie -- Niall O'Neill Camaghy Drumacrib Post Office, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, died in December in the time of the great snow storm about the year 1863. / Greer, Robin -- Abel Wilson lived in Drumleek Nth, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan. / Greer, Robin -- Mike Markie who lived in Tomacrow, Drumacrib Post Office, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan was a famous dancer and won a prize in Castleblayney... / Greer, Robin -- Mary Sarah Jane Anderson of fixed abode made songs and went round the peoples houses reciting them. / Greer, Robin -- Peggy Burns of no fixed abode was blind. / Greer, Robin -- Bread -- Bread / Livingston, Belle -- Food / Livingston, Belle -- Making Candles / Livingston, Belle -- Games I Play at a Party or Christmas / Livingston, Belle -- The people in the country boiled their potatoes for dinner in a pot and then emptied them on a basket... / Greer, Robin -- Local Cures -- The Mulligans of Drumquill, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan made creels and baskets. / Greer, Robin -- Riddles / Greer, Jim -- Story / Livingston, Belle -- Story / Livingston, Belle -- Story / Livingston, Belle -- Local Fairs -- Local Fairs / Livingston, Mervyn -- About 50 years ago there was a man called Johnny Cross of Frankford, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan. / Greer, Robin -- Lore of Certain Days -- Old Marriage Customs -- Local Cures -- Churning / Whyte, Doreen Elizabeth -- Churning / Nesbitt, Maisie -- Local Names -- Churning / Livingston, Belle -- Local Forge -- To make a wooden spear take a piece of wood and pare a point on it... / Greer, Noel -- In the County Armagh in the townland of Mountpleasant a family lived... / Greer, Jim -- There was a man called Mr Beggs who lived in Drumageloin and he had a little girl. / Nesbitt, Maisie -- Saying -- Local Saying -- Old Riddles -- A butterfly cage can be made from rushes. Put three rushes between your four fingers. / Greer, Jim -- Long ago about 70 years ago a man called Bateson was a Landlord's agent. / Greer, Robin -- Local Road Names of County Monaghan -- Rhymes / Livingston, Belle -- Names of Fields -- Names of Fields / Whyte, Doreen -- Names of Fields / Livingston, Mervyn -- Names of Fields / Whyte, Doreen -- Old Rhymes -- Old Rhymes / Livingston, Belle -- Old Rhymes -- Homemade Toys / Whyte, Doreen -- Homemade Toys / Whyte, Doreen -- Names of Fields / Whyte, Doreen -- Old Saying -- There was a man who had to cross a river and he had [to cross] a duck and a sheaf of corn and a fox. / Nesbitt, Maisie -- Old Riddles -- One person puts one pin in one of his hands behind his back and you do not know which hand it is in. / Greer, Robin -- Old Riddles -- Old Riddles -- Old Rhymes / Whyte, Doreen Elizabeth -- Long ago about 100 years since in the time of the potato famine. / Greer, Robin -- There was a dark haired blind blind man called James (Jemmy) Meeghan from Lislanely Co Monaghan. / Greer, Robin -- Old Rhymes -- Townlands / Whyte, Doreen Elizabeth -- Old Riddles / Nesbitt, Maisie -- Old Riddles / Whyte, Doreen -- There are seven graveyards in the Parish of Muckno. / Whyte, Doreen -- The River Fane flows through Monaghan into Muckno lake and drains Muckno lake in Dundalk Bay. / Greer, Robin -- Story / Whyte, Doreen -- Story / Whyte, Doreen
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.