DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_5138257
title: Clochar na Trócaire, An Uaimh

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Clochar na Trócaire, An Uaimh (school) (Navan, Co. Meath), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher An tSiúr Concepta.
description: Holy Wells / Innis, Carmel -- Holy Wells / Cahill, Annie -- Holy Wells / Beignan, Nancy -- Holy Wells / Beignan, Nancy -- Holy Wells / Daly, Lizzie -- Holy Wells / Clarke, Moya -- Holy Wells / Clarke, Moya -- Holy Wells / Macken, Rose -- Legend of Cavan / Greally, K. -- Brewery of Eggshells / Greally, Kathleen -- White Trout / Greally, Kathleen -- In the Haunted Mill / Greally, Kathleen -- Legend / Farrelly, Nancy -- Legend / Farrelly, Nancy -- Legend of Mayholes / Cowley, Mary -- Boy with Turf / Cowley, Mary -- Burial Place of Bishop Mac Geoghan / Cowley, Mary -- Stones of Westmeath / Cregg, Nuala -- Fairy Story / Cregg, Nuala -- Fairy Story / Daly, Lizzie -- Haunted House / Ennis, Pauline -- Ghost Story / Kellaghan, Aileen -- Ruins -- Ruins / Clarke, Moya -- Ballinlough Castle / Clarke, Moya -- Ruins / Cregg, Nuala -- Secret Tunnel / Ennis, Pauline -- Ruins / Boland, Bernie -- Ruins / Carty, Phyllis -- Old Ruins / Deignan, Nancy -- Marriage Customs / Morrow, Patsy Mc -- Marriage Customs / Cahill, Annie -- Marriage Customs / Clarke, Moya -- Marriage Customs / Cregg, Nuala -- Old Cures / Kelleghan, Aileen -- Old Cures / Cahill, Annie -- Old Cures / Ennis, Pauline -- Place Names / Lynch, Rosie -- Place Names / Cowley, Mary -- Place Names / Kelleghan, Aileen -- Local Weather Lore -- Old Crafts - Basket-Weaving / Smyth, M. -- Old Crafts - Rush Candles / Gillik, M. -- Objects of Value -- Objects of Value / Daly, Lizzie -- Churning / Lynch, Rosie -- Songs - Myles the Slasher / Greally, Kathleen -- Songs - The Forging of the Pikes / Cowley, Mary -- Old Customs / Norton, Eileen -- Hedge-School Master / Duignan, Gretta -- Family Crest / Duignan, Gretta -- Ancient Ruin / Clogher, Nancy -- Ancient Ruin / Reilly, Peggy -- Ghost Story / Norton, Eileen -- Ghost Story / Sherlock, Frances -- Ghost Story / Duignan, Gretta -- Ghost Story / Clogher, Nancy -- Ghost Story / Reilly, Peggy -- Ghost Story / Bagnal, Betty -- Ghost Story / Gaughran, Sheila -- Horse-Churn / Sherlock, Frances -- Loughan Leagh / Sherlock, Frances -- Moorfort / Sherlock, Frances -- Ancient Castle / Sherlock, Frances -- Mullintra / Sherlock, Frances -- Muff / Sherlock, Frances -- Cabra Demense / Sherlock, Frances -- Blacksmiths / Cashin, Millie -- Giant's Graves / Cashin, Millie -- Baronstown which is situated about half mile from Ballynacargy in Co. West Meath is the largest estate in the district. / Cashin, Millie -- There is a hill not far from the village of Ballymacargy which is called the hill of Usnagh. -- There is a graveyard churchtown not far from Ballynacargy, and in it there is a vault owned by the Tuites of Sonna, and in this vault there are a lot of valuable jewels, which were buried with the Tuites. / Cashin, Millie -- Wakes / Cashin, Millie -- Churning / Norton, G. -- Bonfire / Norton, Eileen -- Lake Sheelin / Norton, E. -- Finea / Norton, E. -- Old Customs / Norton, E. -- Toher Castle / Norton, E. -- In a field at home called Mc Manuses field there is an old milestone. -- Many old people that are living in Finea would not eat any fancies of today. / Norton, E.
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.