DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_5009099
title: Ballynacargy (C.)

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Ballynacargy (C.) (school) (Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Bean Mhic Óda.
description: John Daly lives in Ballynacorky. / Gaynor, Mary -- In a place called Irishtown a man named John Lyons was digging in his garden and he found a collar of gold but a little piece was broken off. / Slevin, Mary -- In a place near Moyvore there was a pot of gold found nearly 100 years ago by a farmer named John Mulvanny. -- In a graveyard called Aughora on border of Westmeath and Longford there is a big building composed of big rocks about three or four tons weight. / Heduvan, Abigail -- There was a man named Matt Mahon who lived in Mearscourt at one time but is now living in Ballymore. / Casey, Eileen -- One day about 20 years ago a man named James Grehan was cutting turf in Ballallan bog. / Heduvan, Janie -- There is a fort in a field owned by Gibney Victualler, Ballinacargy and the fairies are supposed to be there every night. / Gaynor, Mary -- There is a fairy fort in a field belonging to James Heduvan and they call the field 'the hungry grass'. / Heduvan, Abigail -- There was a farmer who lived in Milltown parish Westmeath. / Casey, Mary -- Old Crafts / Ward, Mary -- Homemade Toys / Byrne, Maeve -- There was a man by the name of James Farrell who lived in Castletown. / Gaynor, Mary -- This story was told by an old lady Miss Drew in Ballynacargy it is a very true story. / Gaynor, Agnes -- Weather Signs / Barry, Kathleen / Byrne, Maeve -- Kilmacnevin Graveyard / Slevin, Mary -- Among the many famous old places of interest there is one around here known as Collierstown. / Nally, Rita -- Long, long ago, it is believed, there was a lake near Laragh. / Nally, Rita -- About twenty five years ago in the parish of Milltown. / Casey, Mary -- In a place near Milltown in the village of Piercestown there is the ruins of an old Mill and a stream running up a hill and flowing into a pond. / Heduvan, Abigail -- One of the strangest things in Fore is a well called St. Fenchen's well. / Heduvan, Abigail -- Thomas Noonan found about four stone weight of silver coins and a few gold coins. / Heduvan, Abigail -- The soldier's acre ... / Ward, Mary / Byrne, Maeve -- There is a field in Ballinacroghy known as the Bull Ring. / Casey, Mary -- There is a field called The Rocks in old Ballynacargy. / Casey, Eileen -- Cures / Byrne, Maeve -- Cures / Ward, Mary / Heduvan, Abigail -- Cures / Slevin, Mary -- Cures / Casey, Eileen -- Cures / Jordan, Frances -- Cures / Gaynor, Mary -- Cures / Cashin, Bridget -- Potato Crop / Ward, Mary -- Riddles / Ward, Mary -- Riddles / Slevin, Mary -- Riddles / Nally, Rita -- Riddles / Casey, Eileen -- Riddles / Barry, Kathleen -- Flail / Heduvan, Abigail -- My Home District / Nally, Rita -- My Home District / Ward, Mary -- My Home District / Slevin, Mary -- My Home District / Byrne, Maeve -- Rush Candles / Nally, Rita -- Cures / Nally, Rita -- There is a record of two poets who lived in my district between three and four hundred years ago. / Nally, Rita -- Irish homesteads like those of the Indians are noted for their collection of domestic animals. / Slevin, Mary -- One night three men went rambling to a neighbour's house. / Ward, Mary -- Story / Ward, Mary -- Games I Play / Ward, Mary -- Local Forges / Nally, Rita -- Local Roads / Ward, Mary -- Local Heroes / Ward, Mary -- Local Heroes / Barry, Kathleen -- Herbs / Ward, Mary -- Weeds and Herbs / Nally, Rita -- Local Fairs / Slevin, Mary -- Food in Olden Times / Ward, Mary -- Local Happenings / Casey, Eileen -- Local Marriages / Barry, Kathleen -- Famine Times / Ward, Mary -- Churning / Casey, Eileen -- Old Houses / Nally, Rita -- Severe Weather / Barry, Mona -- Old Story / Carthy, Rita Mc
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.