DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_5009143
title: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (school) (Ballymahon, Co. Longford), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Sr. M. Clement.
description: Weather-Lore / Conlon, Mary -- Old Crafts / Conlon, Mary -- Local Cures / Conlon, Mary -- Homemade Toys / Conlon, Mary -- Lore of Certain Days / Conlon, Mary -- Travelling Folk / Conlon, Mary -- Girls' Games / Conlon, Mary -- My Home District / Conlon, Mary -- Holy Wells / Conlon, Mary -- Weeds / Conlon, Mary -- Potato Crop / Conlon, Mary -- Christmas Day / Conlon, Mary -- Saint Stephen's Day / Conlon, Mary -- New Year's Day / Conlon, Mary -- St Patrick's Day / Conlon, Mary -- May Day / Conlon, Mary -- Hallow Eve / Conlon, Mary -- Churning / Conlon, Mary -- Care of the Feet / Conlon, Mary -- Forges / Conlon, Mary -- Tailoring / Conlon, Mary -- Food in Olden Times / Conlon, Mary -- Local Fairs / Conlon, Mary -- Weather-Lore / Nally, Peggie -- Old Crafts / Nally, Peggie -- Local Cures / Nally, Peggie -- Local Toy-Making / Nally, Peggie -- Games / Nally, Peggie -- My District / Nally, Peggie -- Holy Wells / Nally, Peggie -- Potato Crop / Nally, Peggie -- Festival Customs / Nally, Peggie -- Care of Our Farm Animals / Nally, Peggie -- Churning / Nally, Peggie -- Forges / Nally, Peggie -- Fair Days / Nally, Peggie -- Tailoring / Nally, Peggie -- Bread-Making / Nally, Peggie -- Buying and Selling / Nally, Peggie -- Weather-Lore / Donohoe, Angela O' -- Christmas Day / Donohoe, Angela O' -- St Stephen's Day / Donohoe, Angela O' -- St Patrick's Day -- Good Friday / Donohoe, Angela O' -- Easter Sunday / Donohoe, Angela O' -- Hallow Eve / Donohoe, Angela O' -- Churning / Donohoe, Angela O' -- Care of Our Farm Animals / Donohoe, Angela O' -- Fairs / Donohoe, Angela O' -- Bread-Making / Donohoe, Angela O' -- Weather-Lore / Walsh, Nora -- Severe Weather / Walsh, Nora -- Local Heroes / Walsh, Nora -- Old Schools / Walsh, Nora -- Local Marriage Customs / Walsh, Nora -- Penal Times / Walsh, Nora -- Old Cures / Walsh, Nora -- Bird-Lore / Walsh, Nora -- Homemade Toys / Walsh, Nora -- Lore of Certain Days / Walsh, Nora -- Travelling Folk / Walsh, Nora -- Fairy Forts / Walsh, Nora -- Games / Walsh, Nora -- Local Roads / Walsh, Nora -- My Home District / Walsh, Nora -- Holy Wells / Walsh, Nora -- Potato Crop / Walsh, Nora -- Local Forges / Walshe, Nora -- Local Tailoring / Walsh, Nora -- Food We Eat / Walsh, Nora -- Local Prayers / Walsh, Nora -- Local Churchkeepers / Walsh, Nora -- Buying and Selling / Walsh, Nora -- Local Names of Coins -- Leprechaun / Walsh, Nora -- Weather-Lore / Kearns, Pauline -- Old Crafts / Kearns, Pauline -- Local Cures / Kearns, Pauline -- Bird-Lore / Kearns, Pauline -- Homemade Toys / Kearns, Pauline -- Travelling Folk / Kearns, Pauline -- Fairy Rath / Kearns, Pauline -- Games / Kearns, Pauline -- My Home District / Kearns, Pauline -- Herbs / Kearns, Pauline -- Churning / Kearns, Pauline -- Local Fairs / Kearns, Pauline -- Bread / Kearns, Pauline -- Food We Eat / Kearns, Pauline -- Clothes Made Locally / Kearns, Pauline -- Buying and Selling / Kearns, Pauline -- Local Names of Coins / Kearns, Pauline -- Local Graveyards / Kearns, Pauline -- Leprechaun / Kearns, Pauline -- Ballymulvey Monastery / Kearns, Pauline -- Leprechaun / Walsh, Mary -- Care of the Feet / Walshe, Mary -- Bread Making / Walshe, Mary
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.