DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4921645
title: Cill Bhriotáin (C.)

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Cill Bhriotáin (C.) (school) (Kilbrittain, Co. Cork), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Cáit de Búrca.
description: About sixty years ago there lived a man named Richard Flynn in the townland of Kilgobbin and in the parish of Ballinaspittle. / Cronin, Patrick -- An orangeman named Lannin of Bandon was killed at Timoleague nearly 100 years ago. / Regan, Michael O' -- Cáca is Measa / Búrc, Mícheál De -- Ar aonach ceart na Samhna do cheannuigheas blúire ghamhna, Díor bhuaileas riamh ar cheann é ar ceannrach ná ar cnámh. -- Tá bó agam ar an sliabh ¶ agus is cóir dom dul ina diadh / Ríogáin, Micheál Ó -- Bhí fear óg ann agus do bhí sé ag dul i gcoinnibh cailín óig. -- Mrs Burke the red lady who recited the song on opposite page related the following pishogue. -- Rounds were paid at the grave of Father Taylor in Kilbrittain Church yard. -- Sick persons should not be visited on Monday or Friday. / Keohane, Patrick -- About one hundred years ago there lived in the parish of Kinsale a poor baker. / Crowley, Timothy -- Lár Tighe Dhomhnall -- Gleann na mBráthar -- Trinity Well -- Story / Crowley, Timothy -- Ghost Seen About the Year 1860 / Keohane, Patrick -- Tobar Bríde -- Surfeit Well -- Story / Desmond, Denis -- Tobar na Brothóige -- Teampuillín Clann Doirín -- Wart Well -- Fitting for Baking Cakes Fifty Years Ago / Keohane, Patrick -- Wart Cure -- Sage -- Dandelion -- Cos Dubh -- Old Footwear / Crowley, Tim -- Old Times / Crowley, Tim -- Ghost Seen between Timoleague and Clonakilty about Fifty Years ago / Keohane, Patrick -- Craos Galar -- Scurvy -- Wildfire -- Ghost Stories / Cronin, Patrick -- Saint Martin's Day - November 22nd -- The 12th of July was as bad a day in Bandon long ago as it is now in Northern Ireland. -- At Cluan Caladh (Maryborough) a Protestant family named Moore lived. -- Spinning -- In the parish of Ballinadee there is a townland - Kilgobbin. -- Wakes -- Cá bhfuil do spré-se, a fóinín(?leiriú) leasa? -- Seán is a Bhríste Leathair -- Píosaí Filíochta a Fuaireas ó Mícheál Ó Síothcháin -- About 1845 Jimmy Fahy, Kilbrittain; married a Daly girl, also of Kilbrittain. -- One evening fair for peregrinations ¶ As I stayed by the banks of Sweet Lisheen's side ¶ I spied a damsel both fair and handsome ¶ And that charming damsel has my heart beguiled. -- Scéal -- Pósadh fear agus bean óg dathamhail. -- Fir Mhaithe Siúil / Shúilleabháin, Caitlín Ní -- Micín an File / Shúilleabháin, Caitlín Ní -- Scéal / Shúilleabháin, Caitlín Ní -- Scéal / Cruadlaoich, Máire Ní -- Scéal / Cruadlaoich, Máire Ní -- Daoine Cáiliúla / Cruadlaoich, Máire Ní -- Áit uaigneach iseadh an tsean muileann sin thoir ar thaobh an bhóthair i nGort na hEórnan. -- Fear óg stróinseártha a chuiadh ar seirbhís go háit i bhfad ó bhaile. -- Paidir a deireadh na seandaoine roimh dul a chodladh dóibh. -- Ar oidhche 'le Eoín nuair a thógaidís cipín leasta as an leine cnámh agus nuair a chaithidís isteach sa gháirdín é deiridís: - -- Chun na clainn eagsamhla a d'aithin ón a chéile thugaidís ainmneaca ortha mar:- -- Aimsir an Ghorta -- Aimsir an Ghorta a bhí ann bhí an athair ag obair siar sa pháirc annsan nuair a tháining chuige bean agus corp a fir ar a drom aici. -- Bean Dubh an Ghleanna -- Tiocfaidh gaoth agus tóirneach agus mór thuille ar abhna buidhe ¶ Sneachta 'á cháth' ar bóithribh ¶ Agus bólacht 'á threasgairt tríd.
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.