DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_5070796
title: Mullagh (B)

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Mullagh (B) (school) (Mullagh, Co. Cavan), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher James Drury.
description: Parish of Mullagh / Drury, James -- Mullagh Hill / Drury, J. -- Mullagh Lake / Drury, J. -- Mabe or the Mabie / Drury, James -- Quilca and Dean Swift / Drury, J. -- How Swift Got His Idea of Lilliputians and Brobdingnagians -- Stories of "Jack" - the Dean's famous servant are still related. / Drury, J. -- Rising of Mullagh / Drury, J. -- Philip O Reilly - Earl of Cavan / Drury, J. -- Myles the Slasher / Drury, J. -- Prehistoric Subterranean Building / Drury, J. -- Forts in the Neighbourhood of Mullagh / Drury, J. -- Prehistoric Monuments - The Ogham Stone / Drury, J. -- Prehistoric Monuments - Leaba Gráinne / Drury, J. -- Prehistoric Monuments - The Caldra / Drury, J. -- Place Names Not Mentioned on Map / Drury, J. -- Big Wind / Drury, J. -- Hedge-Schools / Drury, J. -- Lime-Kilns / Drury, J. -- Local Cures / Drury, James -- Boating Tragedy / Murchan, Michael -- Riddles / Deignan, Freddie -- Weather-Lore / Martin, Tony -- Birds -- Birds' Nests -- Things that are Unlucky / Reilly, Robert -- My Home District / Gaynor, Philip -- My Townland / Gileenan, Richard -- Town of Mullagh / Deignan, Freddie -- Famine / Murchan, Michael -- Raffony Graveyard / Drury, J. -- Potato Crop / Deignan, Freddie -- Potato Crop / Murchan, Michael -- Festival Customs / Deignan, Freddie -- Festival Customs / Martin, Tony -- Festival Customs - The Bonfire Night / Murchan, Michael -- Festival Customs - Halloween Night / Murchan, Michael -- Festival Customs / Deignan, Freddie -- Care of Farm Animals / Smith, Patrick -- Care of Farm Animals / Tully, Andrew -- Churning / Martin, Tony -- Care of the Feet / Smith, Patrick -- Care of the Feet / Gaynor, Philip -- Local Forge / Deignan, Freddie -- Local Forge / Smith, Patrick -- Children always like to hear stories of our Lord. / Deignan, Freddie -- Many stories are told of the Holy Family about their journey into Egypt. / Murchan, Michael -- Fair of Mullagh / Dalton, William -- Mullagh and the district around it belonged to a family called "Sanderson" long ago. / Deignan, Freddie -- The food long ago was different to what we have now. / Murchan, Michael -- Long ago in olden times the people used to eat potatoes and oaten bread and buttermilk. / Tully, Andrew -- They had plenty of potatoes and buttermilk for their dinner. / Tully, Hugh -- Old Story / Martin, Tony -- Story / Tully, A. -- Story / Gilsenan, R. -- Fionn Mac Cumhaill -- In the townland of Raffoney which is about four miles west of Mullagh, there is a mound made of large stones sunk in the earth. / Deignan, Freddie -- Story / Drury, Ronan -- Mullagh Man's Adventure / Drury, Ronan -- Buying and Selling / Reilly, Robert -- Buying and Selling / Gilsenan, R. -- Bread / Murchan, Michael -- Old Houses / Murchan, Michael -- Leipreachan / Drury, J. -- Customs and Habits - Fuel -- Customs, Habits, Utensils - Kitchen Utensils / Drury, J. -- Clothing / Drury, J. -- Farm Implements / Drury, J. -- Farm / Drury, J. -- Implements Used on the Farm / Drury, J. -- Prayers / Smith, Patrick -- Prayers / Deignan, Freddie -- Prayers / Drury, J. -- Wake / Murchan, Michael -- Games at Wakes / Drury, J. -- Games and Customs at Wakes -- Funeral Customs / Drury, J. -- Marriage Customs / Drury, J. -- School Games / Drury, J. -- Water-Horses / Martin, Tony -- Banshee / Murchan, Michael -- My Native Hills / Drury, J. -- Mullagh Hill -- Old Mill Stream -- Scenery of Mullagh Lake -- Mullagh Hill / Drury, J. -- St Kilian - A Lay of the Early Missionary Days / Drury, Maureen -- Ogham Stone in New Cemetery, Mullagh Co. Cavan / Drury, James -- Beautifully shaped stone arrow-head (flint) found in Quilca Bog, Mullagh Parish (1906) by the late Mr Philip Fox, Corragloon, Mullagh who presented to me. / Drury, J.
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.