DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_5044630
title: Cloghan (B.), Banagher

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Cloghan (B.), Banagher (school) (Cloghan, Co. Offaly), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Francis O' Connor.
description: Seamas and the Fairy / Robinson, John -- Once upon a time there was a man going to get his boots mended... / Loonam, Thomas / Smith, Michael -- During the Penal Laws in Ireland... / Ryan, James / Butler, Thomas -- History of Ballysheil / Judge, Dan / Robinson, John -- Famine / Kenny, Michael / Smith, Michael -- The landlord for Cloghan Hill or Coolreagh was Mr John King. / Donnelly, Patrick / Smith, Michael -- Big Wind / Colgan, Kieran / Smith, Michael -- Landlord of Ballysheil / Ryan, James / Butler, Thomas -- Long ago on a May morning people used to go to their neighbour's house to look for milk... / Maher, Denis / Robinson, John -- Taking butter was very often done in this locality. / Colgan, Kieran / Robinson, Bernard -- The following particulars were taken from the records of Cloghan Boys school... -- Murder of Murphy / Colgan, Kieran / Smith, Michael -- Its the latest tale in History I mean to let you know... / Butler, Thomas -- Place Names in the Parish of Gallen, Offaly. / , schoolchildren -- There is a well in Tissarn on Mrs Soyers Wallers land. / Dalton, John / Butler, Thomas -- James Horan taught school in Galross. / #missing, / Robinson, John -- There was a Hedge school in Guernal 100 years ago. / Colgan, Kieran -- Funny Story / Connor, Francis O' / Robinson, John -- Another Funny Story / Bennett, James / Butler, Thomas -- At the present day there is a field belonging to Parish Priest of Cloghan on the right side of the road from Cloghan to Galross. / Connor, Francis O' / Robinson, John -- It is interesting as showing the standard of living of the people of this parish about 80 years ago. / Connor, Francis O' / Robinson, John -- Kieran Bennet remembered to see all the houses of Cloghan thatched. / Connor, Francis O' -- Kilcamin Monastery is situated on the lands of Thomas Horan... / Mulhare, Tim -- Kilcamin Monastery and Wells / Mulhare, Tim / Butler, Thomas -- Famine of 1847 / Colgan, Kieran / Robinson, John -- Situated about a mile from Cloghan in what is known as the townland of Logg there is the remains of an old well. / Butler, Thomas -- Killowney Churchyard -- Canal Line -- Clononey Castle -- Riddles -- How to Make Sloe Wine / Butler, Thomas -- Long ago there lived on the Hill road... / Donnelly, Paddy / Butler, Thomas -- Her fathers name was Cummins and he was a District Inspector in the old Royal Irish Constabulary. / Connor, Francis O' / Robinson, Bernard -- A man named Martin Daly lived in Logg, a village on the south side of the hill of Cloghan. / Connor, Francis O' / Robinson, Bernard -- Weather-Lore / Connor, Francis O' / Robinson, Bernard -- In olden times people coming from Athlone to Cloghan and thence to Birr came as they do at present... / Connor, Francis O' / Robinson, Bernard -- Long ago there resided in Strawberry Hill House... / Intyre, Gerard Mc -- A man named Colgan... / Connor, Francis O'
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.