DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4922308
title: Dúndroma

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Dúndroma (school) (Dundrum, Co. Tipperary), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Mrs Ester Jackson.
description: Once upon a time there were two giants. / Carter, Bella -- Hidden Treasure / Jackson, Irene -- Local Place Names / Carter, Bella -- Local History / Jackson, Irene -- Dundrum National School / Jackson, Irene -- Riddles / Johnston, Susie -- Riddles / Carter, Bella -- Riddles / Weston, Betty -- Weather-Lore / Johnston, Susie -- Weather-Lore / Carter, Rebecca -- Weather-Lore / Graves, Joan -- Old Sayings / Carter, Bella -- Old Sayings / Graves, Joan -- Place Names / Weston, Betty -- Place Names / Jackson, Irene -- Place Names / Johnston, Susie -- Mass Path / Johnston, Susie -- Kill Field / Johnston, Susie -- Old Sayings / Carter, Bella -- Weather-Lore / Carter, Tom -- Fairy Sow / Jackson, Irene -- Fairy Stories / Carter, Bella -- Once upon a time there lived a boy and he would not do anything his mother or father told him. / Carter, Bella -- Fairy Stories / Carter, Bella -- Witch / Carter, Rebecca -- Old Fairy Story / Howard, Hilda -- Man and the Rats / Johnston, Susie -- Man in the Moon / Carter, Tom -- Funny Story / Johnston, Susie -- Old Crafts - Rope-Making / Johnston, Susie -- Old Crafts - Making Clogs / Carter, Tom -- Old Crafts - A Walking Stick / Carter, Tom -- Old Crafts - Shoeing Horses / Graves, Robert -- Old Crafts - A Chair / Carter, Tom -- Old Crafts - A Pounder / Maxwell, Phyllis -- Old Crafts - A Bread-Board / Maxwell, Phyllis -- Old Crafts - A Suggan Chair / Maxwell, Phyllis -- Story of Saint Patrick / Carter, Tom -- Fairy Story / Carter, Rebecca -- Fairy Forts / Graves, Joan -- Fairy Forts / Graves, Joan -- Fairy Forts / Graves, Joan -- Fairy Story / Johnston, Susie -- Fort Story / Johnston, Susie -- There is an old fort on Mr English's farm in the townland of Carhue, parish of Donohill. / Maxwell, Phyllis -- Giants / Carter, Bella -- Old Houses / Graves, Joan -- Old Story / Carter, Rebecca -- Story / Johnston, Susie -- Local Heroes / Carter, Bella -- Apparent Lake-Dwelling / Jackson, Irene -- Food in Olden Times / Jackson, Irene -- Bread / Jackson, Irene -- Food in Olden Times / Carter, Rebecca -- Churning / Carter, Bella -- Churning - Local Story / Carter, Bella -- Two Curious Stones / Graves, Joan -- Long ago people used to believe in fairies. / Carter, Bella -- Local Cures / Carter, Bella -- Trance / Carter, Rebecca -- Fireside Game / Maxwell, Phyllis -- Local Games / Carter, Tom -- Fox and Geese / Carter, Bella -- Games I Play - Chip Chop Cherry / Johnston, Susie -- Old Pillar Stones / Graves, Robert -- Old Dundrum Mill / Graves, Robert -- Old Stone / Carter, Tom -- Holy Well / Graves, Robert -- Old Ruined Castle / Howard, Hilda -- Castle of Ballinaclough / Graves, Joan -- Castle of Ballysheeda / Maxwell, Phyllis -- Our Wild Animals / Johnston, Susie -- Our Birds / Carter, Tom -- Rhymes / Jackson, Irene -- Old Stories - A Fairy Story / Howard, Hilda -- Old Stories - The Two Legs / Johnston, Susie -- Old Stories - The Best Land / Johnston, Susie -- Old Stories - Story / Johnston, Susie -- Animal Stories / Johnston, Susie -- Story / Johnston, Susie -- Old Time School / Howard, Hilda -- Our Wild Animals - The Deer / Jackson, Irene -- Deer / Carter, Tom -- Wild Animals / Graves, Bob -- My Home District / Howard, Hilda -- My Home District / Graves, Robert -- Garryduff East / Jackson, Irene -- Old School / Carter, Tom -- Herbs / Carter, Bella -- Local Weeds / Johnston, Susie -- Weeds / Carter, Tom -- Weeds / Maxwell, Phyllis -- Weeds / Graves, Robert -- Farm Animals / Johnston, Susie -- Our Farm Animals / Graves, Robert -- Growing Potatoes / Carter, Tom -- Our Potato Crop / Graves, Bob -- Our Potato Crop / Johnston, Susie -- Old Houses / Carter, Tom -- Our House / Carter, Bella -- Old House / Johnston, Susie -- Old Houses / Graves, Robert -- Local Fairs / Carter, Tom -- Travelling Folk / Jackson, Irene -- Old Graveyards / Carter, Tom -- A very long time ago there was a man and he had to pass through a graveyard to go to his work. / Carter, Bella -- There were two men once. / Carter, Rebecca -- Once upon a time there was a terrible drunkard. / Carter, Bella -- Local Roads / Carter, Tom -- Hill Road / Jackson, Irene -- Local Forge / Carter, Tom -- Local Cures / Jackson, Irene -- Goose / Carter, Bella -- Clever Fox / Carter, Bella -- Things We Make at Home / Howard, Hilda -- Things We Make at Home / Graves, Joan -- Local Cures / Carter, Rebecca -- Long ago the people used not to go (go to) the doctor as often they go now. / Carter, Bella -- Things We Make at Home / Graves, Joan -- Care of the Feet / Jackson, Irene -- Griddle / Carter, Bella -- Bird-Lore / Carter, Rebecca -- Bird-Lore / Carter, Tom -- Bird-Lore / Jackson, Irene -- Bird-Lore / Carter, Bella -- Great Famine / Carter, Bella -- Great Famine / Carter, Tom -- True Ghost Story / Jackson, Irene -- Ours / Johnston, Susie -- Crossing the Sea / Johnston, Susie -- Once upon a time there lived a boy and he would not do anything his father or mother told him. / Carter, Bella -- Ministry / Johnston, Susie -- Story / Carter, Bella -- Leprechauns / Carter, Rebecca -- Once upon a time was a woman, and she used to live in France. / Carter, Bella -- Tramp / Johnston, Susie -- Dentist / Johnston, Susie -- Long ago people used to believe in fairies. / Carter, Bella -- Story / Carter, Tom -- Local Patron Saint / Jackson, Irene -- Story of a Horse / Carter, Tom
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.