DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4798699
title: Cluain Fraoich

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Cluain Fraoich (school) (Cloonfree, Co. Roscommon), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Seán Ó Fiachra.
description: School District / Hunt, M. P. -- My Home District / Banahan, Joseph -- My Home District / Hunt, Biddy -- My Home District / Simpson, Eileen -- November Night / Cormack, Micky Mc -- St Martin's Day / Cormack, Mary Mac -- Christmas / Murphy, Nellie -- St Stephen's Day / Banahan, Joseph -- My Home District / Carty, Kathleen -- New Year's Day / Simpson, Eileen -- Little Christmas / Hunt, Biddy -- May Day / Simpson, Eileen -- May Day / Carty, Kathleen -- My Home District / Cormack, Micky Mc -- Games I Play - Four Corners / Murphy, Nellie -- Games I Play - Witch in the Well / Hunt, Biddy -- Games I Play - Button / Cormack, Mickey Mc -- Games I Play - Tig / Murphy, Nellie -- Care of Our Farm Animals / Cormack, Mickey Mc -- Care of Our Farm Animals / Hunt, Brian -- Churning / Carty, Kathleen -- Bread / Cormack, Mary Mc -- Food in Olden Times / Hunt, Brian -- Riddles -- Making a Frieze / Simpson, Eileen -- Basket and Cleeve-Making / Flanagan, Patrick -- How to Make a Straw Mat / Neary, Patrick -- Thatching / Banahan, Joseph -- Lime-Kiln / Cormack, Mary Mc -- Old Crafts - Rush Candle-Making / Carty, Kathleen -- Marriage Customs / Simpson, Eileen -- Cures / Neary, Micky -- Cures / Banahan, Joseph -- Jenny on the Hill / Flanagan, Patrick B. -- Jack and his Brother Fool Tom / Flanagan, Patrick B. -- Old Story / Simpson, Eileen -- Old Story / Banahan, Joseph -- Old Story / Banahan, Joseph -- Clothes Made Locally / Hunt, Biddy -- Clothes Made Locally / Murphy, Nellie -- Bird-Lore / Kelly, P.J. -- Bird-Lore / Cormack, Mary Mc -- Potato Crop / Kelly, P.J. -- Homemade Toys / Kelly, P.J. -- Daisy Chains / Simpson, Eileen -- Gun / Hunt, Brid -- Cat / Dermott, Bobby Mc -- Landlord / Cormack, Micky Mac -- Landlord / Simpson, Eileen -- Local Forges / Kelly, P.J. -- Churchyards / Kelly, P.J. -- Churchyards / Cormack, Mary Mc -- Churchyards / Murphy, Nellie -- Churchyards / Simpson, Eileen -- Old Graveyards / Neary, Micky -- Care of the Feet / Cormack, Mary Mac -- Local Roads / Banahan, Joseph -- Local Fairs / Banahan, Joseph -- Old Houses / Hunt, Biddy -- Buying and Selling / Kelly, P.J. -- Holy Wells / Cormack, Micky Mac -- Old Schools / Banahan, Joseph -- Old Schools / Cormack, Micky Mac -- Hidden Treasure / Cormack, Mary Mc -- Hidden Treasure / Banahan, Joseph -- Hidden Treasure / Murphy, Nellie -- Travelling Folk / Banahan, Joseph -- Travelling Folk / Cormack, Mary Mc -- Funny Story / Banahan, Joseph -- Funny Story / Cormack, Mary Mac -- Prayers / Banahan, Joseph -- O'Connor's House at Cloonfree -- Old Prayers / Cormack, Micky Mac -- Emblems and Objects of Value / Cormack, Micky Mac -- Strange Animals / Cormack, Micky Mac -- Historical Traditions / Cormack, Mary Mc -- Lore of Certain Days / Murphy, Nellie
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.