DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4922059
title: Anglesboro (B.), Baile Mhistéala

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Anglesboro (B.), Baile Mhistéala (school) (Anglesborough, Co. Limerick), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Pádraig Ó Cadhla.
description: Pooka / Kiely, Patrick J. -- Headless Coach -- Headless Coach -- Headless Coach -- Headless Coach -- Headless Coach -- Headless Coach -- Headless Coach -- Headless Coach -- Some years ago a man was returning home from Anglesboro to his home in Glenacurrane, (Mitchelstown road), Co. Limk, Coshlea and when he was crossing the stream he fell into it and was drowned. -- There was a relation of mine called Pat Burke, about whom I told you before this. -- One night about forty years ago a few of us were coming home from Kilbehennny (Co. Limk). -- One night I slept in a haunted room in the town of Clonmel. -- One night a man called Quane from Inchacomb was going home late from The Cross (Anglesboro). -- I was one evening at the close of a mission in Kilbehenny. -- In the year 1899 two girls from Anglesboro were sitting at their own fireplace when suddenly they heard a lot of horses pass outside and could hear the saddles creaking as the horses passed through the yard outside. -- On the 6th of January about forty-five years ago Ned Forde of Curraghkilbran and myself went to old Master Fitzgeralds funeral. -- About 50 years ago Ned Forde of Curraghkilbran bought a splendid mare from Fr. Quilty of Galbally. -- One evening I was returning from the village of Galbally (Co. Limk) with a young ass that was nearly trained and I was giving him the finishing touch the same evening. -- Some years ago one Tom Wheland of Banten, Galbally, a stonemason was working back in Galway. -- Some of the old people used to say that the bean sídhe is in the shape of a bird and others used to say that she is like a young girl dressed in white. -- One evening a friend of mine and myself were coming home from Massy's place in Ardfinnan, Cahir, Co. Tipperary and just as we came through the village of Kilbehenny (Co. Limk) a terrible bright light rose up and enveloped the whole village. -- One night Ned Forde and myself were returning home from Knocklong station with our horses and saddles. -- One time I was down shooting in the County Clare and I met a professor from the University College Galway. -- At Mount Coote gate, Kilmallock, (Co. Limerick) a big fierce looking black dog is often seen. -- You remember that I told you a few nights ago about the day Lord Massy and myself were out shooting and we heard the horse coming up the road and when we asked my son Jack and young Glavin who were working on the road who was the lady that passed on the horse and they said they saw no one. -- A good many years ago my uncle and myself were coming home late one night from the village of Galbally and as we were passing by that old house of Frahers in Garnalia we saw an animal as thick as an elephant up on the ditch. -- Toby Roche of Kilbehenny a fairly well to do farmer and a great sportsman was one evening sitting down at the kitchen fire and his wife was on the other side knitting. -- One day the Parish Priest of Kilbehenny paid a visit to Toby Roche's house and Toby happened to have a fine sciach of potatoes in the yard ready to be washed for the dinner. -- Another day Toby was out looking at the cows and a hare came suddenly out a gap. -- One time I happened to be on business for the Hon. HUgh Massy in a gentleman's house in Monmouth. -- John Breen -- About sixty years ago a shoemaker by the name of Michael Martin who lived at Kyleogues, Galbally, Co. Limk was on board a ship on his way to Australia. -- There was one Robin the Blacksmith and he lived in the village of "Ókyle"? near to the city of Limerick. / Gallahue, Patrick -- One time an old soldier came home saying "left, right" until he met an old witch. / Gallahue, Patrick -- about thirty years ago there lived in Anglesboro a great man called The Honourable Hugh Massy. / Gallahue, Patrick -- White Knight -- Rhyme Common to the Children of Gleann na gCreabhar -- Your future husband is foretold among the children of Gleann-na-gCreabhar by using a daisy. -- William Condon -- Without title -- Once upon a time when pigs were swine and swallows built their nests in old men's beards there was a giant called a cyclop living in a cave. -- Lovely Valley of Glenacurrane -- Tinkers -- A long time ago a woman used to appear sitting under a bush on the Mitchelstown road. -- Some years ago there lived a family in County Tipperary not far from Galteemore. -- Once upon a time there lived an old priest who owned a big house in the city of London. -- Some years ago there lived at Macroom Co. Cork three sisters and each of them was in love with the same boy. -- One day while a priest was hearing confessions he was annoyed by the sneezing of all the people in the church. -- Some years ago there lived a very poor old man over in Aherlow (Co. Tipp). -- Some time ago a local farmer took a very old and skinny cow to the fair in Mitchelstown.
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.