DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4602763
title: Drumlease

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Drumlease (school) (Drumlease, Co. Leitrim), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Thomas Dillon.
description: Landlords / Moulton, Mary -- Once upon a time an old woman and her son lived in an old cabin overlooking the beautiful lake of Lough Gill. / Neill, Annaleen O' -- About two miles from Dromahair in Kilcoosey there is a Lough called the "Blind Lough". / Neill, John O' -- There wasn't a better doing man in all Leitrim or the next county to it than Billy Brogen. / Neill, John O' -- Peculiar Stone in the Abbey Ruins / Johnston, Mary Philomena -- Pilgrim Who Went to Lough Derg / Johnston, Mary -- Near Benbo mountain by the side of a house in which an old hag lived is a very bog stone or rock which was called the "big rock". / Scott, William -- Nine Pipers / Carney, Patrick Joseph -- Flight of Killenumery Church / Armstrong, Erwin -- Ghost Story / Gillen, May -- Farmer and a Fox / Armstrong, Erwin -- Fox and the Wolf / Armstrong, Erwin -- Farmer Shooting the Rabbits / Neill, John O' -- How the Robin Got Its Red Breast / Armstrong, Erwin -- Legend of a Moss Rose / Johnston, May -- Story of a Rich Man and His Orchard / Neill, Annie O -- Spa Well near Dromahair / Johnston, Maire -- Old Disused Mine-Shaft near Dromahair -- Ghost Story - Seán Rua / Johnston, Harry -- Cures / Scott, William -- Landlords / Gillen, May -- Story of an Overlucked Cow / Johnston, Mary -- St Molaise / Johnston, Mary -- Folktale Told by a Rambler / Neill, John O -- Weather-Lore -- Woman Who Used to Change Herself to a Beetle / Gallagher, Kathleen -- How Séamus Got a Clear Receipt / Gillen, May -- Friarstown Ghost / Gallagher, Kathleen -- Festival Customs / Neill, John O -- Cobbler's Bush / Armstrong, J. -- Fairy Woman / Johnston, Mary -- Steamer to Sligo / Johnston, J. J. -- Jerry Murphy and the Leprechaun / Johnston, J. J. -- Story / Armstrong, J. J. -- On the 24th April 1935 Mr Pepper Irish Land Commission Impertor arrived to Elizabeth Buchanan estate Friarstown Dromahair. / Gallagher, Kathleen -- On May Eve night one of the games that are played is the plucking of the yarrow. / Johnston, Mary -- Captain Carter / Johnston, Mary -- Ghost Story / Gallagher, Kathleen -- Sean Breac / Neill, Annie O' -- Seán Mór / Fowley, Rita -- Food / Gillen, May -- Stories of the Holy Family / Johnston, Mary -- Pat Leathshúil / Goldrick, Patricia Mac -- Games / Loughlin, Lily -- Crafts / Neill, John O' -- Crafts / Johnston, Mary -- Crafts / Clinton, Colm -- Lime-Kiln / Clinton, Colm -- Crafts / Goldrick, Patrica Mac -- Crafts / Clinton, Colm -- Crafts / Connor, Tom O' -- Jams / Gallagher, Kathleen -- Drinks / Goldrick, Patrica Mac -- Food / Loughlin, Lily -- Men of Drumlease / Johnston, Mary -- River Bonet / Johnston, Mary -- Superstitions -- Superstitions / Cosgrave, Dympna -- Superstitions / Dunleavy, Francis -- Superstitions / Gallagher, Kathleen -- Superstitions / Fowley, Rita -- Witch / Armstrong, Erwin
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.