DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_5070829
title: Shercock (2)

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Shercock (2) (school) (Shercock, Co. Cavan), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Bean Mhic Giolla Cluig.
description: My Home District / Gray, Willie -- My Home District / Loughlin, Ida Mc -- My Home District / Magahy, Iris -- Riddles / Gray, Willie -- Riddles / Bailie, Muriel -- Riddles / Magahy, Iris -- Riddles / Oliver, Evelyn -- Riddles / Bailie, Gwen -- Riddles / Loughlin, Ida Mc -- Riddles / Gray, Lily -- Riddles / Kennedy, Bella -- Weather-Lore / Magahy, Iris -- Old Sun-Dial / Loughlin, Ida Mc -- Very Sad Drowning Fatality / Magahy, Iris -- Old Story Told in this District / Bailie, Muriel -- Fairy Story / Oliver, Evelyn -- Fairy Story / Loughlin, Ida Mc -- Fairy Story / Magahy, Iris -- Ghost Story / Bailie, Gwen -- Care of Our Farm Animals / Gray, Lily -- care of Our Farm Animals / Magahy, Iris -- Care of Our Farm Animals / Bailie, Gwen -- Our Cows / Loughlin, Ida Mc -- Horses and Foals / Gray, Willie -- How We Call Our Animals / Bailie, Gwen -- Our Fowl / Bailie, Gwen -- If a dog is barking, the usual way of making him lie down is to say "chew dog". / Bailie, Muriel -- Local Place Names / Bailie, Muriel -- Local Place Names / Oliver, Evelyn -- Local Place Names / Magahy, Iris -- Local Place Names / Loughlin, Ida Mc -- Local Place Names / Gray, Willie -- Local Place Names / Kennedy, Bella -- Local Place Names / Bailie, Gwen -- Local Cures / Gray, Willie -- Local Cures / Cakins, Maggie -- Local Cures / Bailie, Muriel -- Local Cures / Magahy, Iris -- Local Cures / Gray, Lily -- Local Cures / Bailie, Gwen -- Local Cures -- Local Forge / Oliver, Evelyn -- Local Fairs / Bailie, Gwen -- Local Fairs / Bailie, Muriel -- Fair of Muff / Oliver, Evelyn -- Fair of Muff / Loughlin, Ida Mc -- Hiring Market / Bailie, Muriel -- Hiring Market / Oliver, Evelyn -- Potato Crop / Bailie, Gwen -- Fairy Forts / Magahy, Iris -- Fairy Forts / Bailie, Muriel -- Fairy Forts / Gray, Lily -- Fairy Forts / Gray, Willie -- Local Roads / Bailie, Gwen -- Local Roads / Loughlin, Ida Mc -- Local Roads / Gray, Willie -- Local Roads / Oliver, Evelyn -- Local Roads / Magahy, Iris -- Churning / Bailie, Muriel -- Churning / Magahy, Iris -- Crafts / Loughlin, Ida Mc -- Halloween Customs / Loughlin, Ida Mc -- Food in the Olden Times / Oliver, Lilian -- Food in the Olden Times / Magahy, Iris -- Food in the Olden Times / Bailie, Muriel -- Care of the Feet / Bailie, Muriel -- Clothes Made Locally / Gray, Willie -- Old Crafts / Bailie, Gwen -- Old Crafts / Magahy, Iris -- Herbs / Magahy, Iris -- Herbs / Shields, Georgie -- Herbs / Bailie, Gwen -- Old House / Bailie, Muriel -- Old Houses / Gray, Willie -- Easter Monday / Shields, Georgie -- St Stephen's Day / Bailie, Muriel -- Halloween Customs -- Local Song / Oliver, Evelyn -- Bread / Bailie, Muriel -- Bread / Shields, Georgie -- Bread / Gray, Lily -- Travelling Folk / Loughlin, Ida Mc -- Travelling Folk / Magahy, Iris -- Travelling Folk / Gray, Willie -- Proverbs / Loughlin, Ida Mc -- Proverbs / Bailie, Gwen -- Homemade Toys / Magahy, Iris -- Toys I Made / Bailie, Gwen -- Buying and Selling / Magahy, Iris / Bailie, Gwen / Kennedy, Bella -- Toys Made Locally / Bailie, Muriel -- Fairy Story / Bailie, Gwen
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.