DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4922097
title: Montpelier, O'Brien's Bridge

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Montpelier, O'Brien's Bridge (school) (Montpelier, Co. Limerick), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Liam Ó Tuama.
description: Old Stories / Ryan, Jeremiah -- Old Stories / Moloney, Kathleen -- Old Stories / Moloney, Kathleen -- Old Stories / Moloney, Kathleen -- Old Stories / Moloney, Kathleen -- Old Stories / Conlon, James -- Old Stories / Ryan, Patrick -- Old Stories / Healy, Joyce -- Old Stories / Moloney, Mary -- There was a man one time who was saving hay and the hay was very bad. / Ryan, Patrick -- There was a man working with Mr Burke in Coolready. / Ryan, Patrick -- Once upon a time there was a little boy, and his father died. / Healy, Philip -- There was once a man who went to a wood to cut a tree. / Namara, Michael Mc -- There was a stone one time, and three men made up their minds to lift it. / Brien, Seamas O' -- Once upon a time there was a poor old woman going around, and one night she went into a chapel to sleep. / Foley, Kathleen -- There was a man one time. / Brien, Patrick O' -- There was a man one time. / Brien, Patrick O' -- Hidden Treasure / Moloney, Kathleen -- Hidden Treasure / Frizelle, Agnes -- There was a man one time who had three sons. / Brien, Patrick O' -- There lived in Tyrone an old man named Seán Mac Airgid. / Brien, Patrick O' -- Riddles / Ryan, Jeremiah -- Riddles / Moloney, Kathleen -- Riddles / Frizelle, Agnes -- Riddles / Foley, Kathleen -- Riddles / Ryan, Patrick -- Riddles / Healy, Joyce -- Riddles / Begley, Thomas -- Riddles / Brien, Patrick O' -- Riddles -- Weather-Lore / Ryan, Jeremiah -- Insects and Other Signs -- Birds -- Animals / Moloney, Kathleen -- Sun. Low clouds, a halo around the moon or sun denote vapour in the atmosphere. / Begley, Thomas -- Sun. If a red circle comes around the sun in the evening it is a sign of frost. / Foley, Kathleen -- Sun. If the sun is very red in the morning, it is a sign of rain. / Frizelle, Agnes -- There is a field in Mr Coffey's farm and there is a big rock in the centre of it. / Ryan, Jeremiah -- There is a field in Mr Stritch's farm, and it is called Pargarave. / Begley, Thomas -- Local Cures / Ryan, Jeremiah -- Local Cures / Moloney, Kathleen -- Local Cures / Foley, Kathleen -- Local Cures / Healy, Joyce -- Local Cures / Frizelle, Agnes -- Local Cures / Begley, Thomas -- Toys / Ryan, Jeremiah -- Local Industries / Ryan, Jeremiah -- Old Forts / Ryan, Jeremiah -- Old Forts / Begley, Thomas -- Games I Play / Foley, Kathleen -- Games I Play / Begley, Thomas -- Plants and Herbs / Ryan, Jeremiah -- Potato Crop / Ryan, Jeremiah -- Care of Farm Animals / Begley, Thomas -- Churning / Begley, Thomas -- Old Graveyards / Begley, Thomas -- Local Fairs / Begley, Thomas -- Emblems and Objects of Value / Begley, Thomas -- Local Marriage Customs / Foley, Kathleen -- Bird-Lore / Begley, Thomas -- Lore of Certain Days / Healy, Joyce -- Lore of Certain Days / Begley, Thomas
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.