DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_5008936
title: Killyon

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Killyon (school) (Killyon, Co. Meath), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Brighid, Bean Uí Fithceallaigh.
description: Folklore / Clonan, Philomena -- Folklore / Clonan, Philomena -- Folklore / Keegan, Kevin -- Folklore / Brady, John -- Folklore / Gilsenan, Maureen -- Folklore / Clonan, Philomena -- Folklore / Clonan, Philomena -- Folklore / Clonan, Philomena -- Folklore / Clonan, Philomena -- Weaver and the Giants / Keegan, Kevin -- Long ago when fairies were quite common in Ireland there lived a man who was nick named "Jack the Naggin man"... / Loughlin, Gabrielle Mc -- There was once a Squire names Squire Allen who lived in a house in Clondalee More now known as the Malt house. / Keegan, Kevin -- Fairy Doctor / Keegan, Letty -- About a hundred years ago there lived in a place called Riverdale near Raharney , Co. Westmeath a Protestan man named Briscoe. / Keegan, Letty -- There once lived in a place called Ballasport a man named Pigott. / Keegan, Letty -- About a hundred years ago there lived down beside Clondalee Bog a farmer names John Hevey. / Keegan, Barney -- Once upon a time there lived an old innocent man in the locality. / Keegan, Barney -- Once upon a time there was an old man going to a fair. / Coyne, Mary Teresa -- One day an innocent man names Jimmy Fitzgearld who lived in Killucan was going along the road when he met Father Kelsh... / Coyne, Mary Teresa -- It is said that the time the highwaymen went the road that they would stop every (time) man they met and take his money... / Coyne, Mary Teresa -- Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a king who lived in Ireland... / Coyne, Lillie -- Long ago when the mail coach used to be going the road the coach man lost a bag of gold. / Coyne, Lillie -- Once upon a time there was an old woman who lived on the top of Leig a Houra hill in Ballinlig. / Coyne, Lillie -- About twenty years ago there was a man living in Cul na Hourna boreen in Croboy his name was Jimmy Duignan. / Coyne, Lillie -- There was once two boys who were very foolish and who used to stay until midnight pitching buttons. / Keegan, Kevin -- There was an innocent man one time about the year 1893 named James Fitzgearld... / Cunningham, Annie -- On Tir an Oir hill in Hannon's field Clondalee... / Keegan, Kevin -- There was once a blacksmith whose names was Bill Dawson the blacksmith. / Keegan, Kevin -- Once upon a time there was a man by the name of Peter Cassidy. / Keegan, Joan -- One dark night a man who was used to playing cards every night was going home. / Keegan, Joan -- Once upon a time there was a man by the name of Mat Smyth who lived in the townland of Cournglara Co Cavan. / Bradley, John -- Once upon a time there was a girl named Mary Smyth who lived in the Townland of Cross Co Cavan. / Brady, John -- When Joseph Brady was coming from his... / Brady, John -- There lives in the parish of Clonard a man named Fred Copperwhite. / Brady, John -- There lived in the vicinity of Athlone in Benown a man named mike Sproul who had a newly calved cow stolen by the fairies. / Loughlin, Philomena Mc -- John McCormack a native of Athlone was returning home one night at 12.30 from the village. / Loughlin, Philomena Mc -- Once upon a time there was a cook named Grethel. / Loughlin, Philomena Mc -- Once upon a time there lived an old couple named Hackett in Kilkenny-West, Athlone, Co Westmeath. / Loughlin, Philomena Mc -- One time there was a story-teller named Larry Smith. / Keegan, Kevin -- One time there was a young giant named Jack Murphy. / Keegan, Kevin -- There lived in the vicinity of Rathcore Enfield Co Meath in 1879 a young man called Timothy Glynn. / Clonan, Philomena -- There was once three herds by the name of Tyrell who lived in Ballior Co. Meath. / Keegan, Kevin -- About the year 1829 there was a man by the name of Tom Coakly. / Keegan, Kevin -- It is believed that the road leading from Clonard monastry to Donore did not follow the same course long ago as it does at present. / Clonan, Philomena -- One time there was a great card play in a certain house. / Gilsenan, Maureen -- Once in a time, and a very good time it was too, it was neither in my time nor your, but it was in somebodys time. / Keoghan, Rita -- Once upon a time there was a King who lived in Tara and he had ten servants. / Coyne, Lillie -- In or about forty years ago there was a man named Andrew Dunne and he bought a house in Riverbank near Killucan in County Westmeath. / Coyne, Lillie -- About 28 years ago beside the present Killogh School in Co. West Meath the school children used see a little fairy... / Gilsenan, Maureen -- There was a certain man one time by the name of Paddy MacCormack. / Gilsenan, Maureen -- One night a man went out to fodder his cattle. / Gilsenan, Maureen -- There was once a man who had a lot of turf and he wanted to sell some of it. / Gilsenan, Maureen -- Stories of Hidden Treasure -- Stories of Hidden Treasure -- Stories of Hidden Treasure -- Stories of Hidden Treasure -- Stories of Hidden Treasure -- Stories Where Children Were Stolen by the Fairies -- Stories Where Children Were Stolen by the Fairies -- Ghost Stories -- Ghost Stories - Ghost at Killyon -- Ghost Stories -- Ghost Stories -- Ghost Stories -- Ghost Stories -- Stories of Conor Sheridan -- There was a named Tom Stephens who lived in Caddinstown about 80 years ago. -- Near Ballyhealy Westmeath there lived a farmer named Beathy. -- Ribbandism -- Ribbandism -- Ribbandism -- Ribbandism -- Story of How Ribbandism Was Put Down in Meath and Westmeath -- There was a man named Cooke. -- One time there was a cock-fight in England.
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.