DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_5009001
title: Meath Hill

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Meath Hill (school) (Meath Hill, Co. Meath), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Patrick J. Connolly.
description: Irish Words Still in Use in this District -- Cures and Charms -- Cures - Cure for Chincough -- Charms - Milking the Heather -- Charms - Burying the Sheaf (A Wicked Evil Practice) -- Superstitions -- Cures - Cure of Whitlow / Connolly, P.J. -- Rush Candles / Connolly, P.J. -- Resin Candles / Connolly, P.J. -- Hidden Treasures -- Hidden Treasures -- Hidden Treasure -- Hidden Treasure -- Hidden Treasure -- Hidden Treasures -- Hidden Treasures -- Hidden Treasure -- Hidden Treasure -- Riddles / Mahon, Thomas Mc -- Riddles / Carry, Patrick -- Riddles / Cunningham, Helen -- Riddles / Kieran, Kathleen -- Riddles / Byrne, Mary -- Riddles / Byrne, Michael -- Riddles / Burns, Helen -- Weather-Lore / Byrne, Mary -- Weather-Lore / Carry, Patrick -- Weather-Lore / Martin, Kathleen -- Weather-Lore / Kieran, Kathleen -- Weather-Lore / Connolly, Romuald -- Basket-Making / Kieran, Kathleen -- Basket-Making / Mahon, Francis Mc -- Lime-Kiln / Byrne, Mary -- Lime-Kiln / Rocke, Sarah -- Local Marriage Customs / Kieran, Kathleen -- Local Marriage Customs / Carry, Patrick -- Local Marriage Customs / Byrne, Michael -- Local Place Names / Carry, Patrick -- Local Place Names / Connolly, Romuald -- Local Place Names / Gurrin, Christopher Mc -- Bird-Lore / Connolly, Romuald -- Bird-Lore / Carry, Patrick -- Local Cures / Carry, Patrick -- Local Cures / Kieran, Kathleen -- Local Cures / Cunningham, Helen -- Fairy Forts / Connolly, Romuald -- Fairy Forts / Byrne, Michael -- Games I Play / Byrne, Michael -- Games I Play / Guire, Christopher Mc -- Games I Play / Kieran, Kathleen -- My Home District / Byrne, Michael -- My Home District / Connolly, Romuald -- My Home District / Kieran, Kathleen -- My Home District / Roche, Sarah -- My Home District / Martin, Kathleen -- Potato Crop / Byrne, Michael -- Potato Crop / Carry, Patrick -- Potato Crop / Kieran, Kathleen -- Proverbs / Tinnelly, Esther -- Proverbs / Keelan, Michael -- Churning / Tinnelly, Esther -- Churning / Martin, Kathleen -- Churning / Cunningham, Helen -- Festival Customs / Cunningham, Helen -- Blacksmith's Forge / Guire, Christopher Mc -- Blacksmith's Forge / Carry, Patrick -- Festival Customs / Connolly, Romuald -- Blacksmith's Forge / Keelan, Michael -- Local Fairs / Carry, Patrick -- Local Fairs / Guire, Christopher Mc -- Local Fairs / Cunningham, Helen -- Travelling Folk / Carry, Patrick -- Travelling Folk / Cunningham, Helen -- Care of Our Farm Animals / Byrne, Michael -- Care of Our Farm Animals / Connolly, Romuald -- Food in Olden Times / Guire, Christopher Mc -- Food in Olden Times / Lynch, Peter -- Buying and Selling / Martin, Kathleen -- Buying and Selling / Lynch, Peter -- Old Graveyards / Carry, Patrick -- Composition on Old Houses / Connolly, Romuald -- Local Poets - Balnavoran -- Lake of Ballyhoe -- Thirteen Years Ago -- Ghost Story -- Irish Match-Making - An Epistle
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.