DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_4921719
title: Berrings (Measctha)

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Berrings (Measctha) (school) (Berrings, Co. Cork), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Domhnall Ó Drisceoil.
description: Hidden Treasure / Honohan, Mary -- Traditional Story / Honohan, Mary -- Traditional Story / Herlihy, Nora May O' -- Riddles / White, Kitty -- Riddles / Coakley, Hannah -- Riddles / Kent, Kathleen -- Riddles / Driscoll, Noel O -- Rocking Stone / Driscoll, Daniel O' -- Weather-Lore / Honohan, Mary -- Weather-Lore / Honohan, Mary -- Wakes, Funerals etc / White, Kitty -- Wakes and Funerals / Honohan, Mary -- Place Names / Herlihy, Nora May O' -- Place Names / Honohan, Mary -- Place Names / Herlihy, Nora May -- Place Names / White, Julia -- Place Names / Coakley, Hannah -- Place Names / Herlihy, Con -- Place Names / Kent, Kathleen -- Marathon Race of 70 Years Ago / Driscoll, D. O -- About twelve months ago I met a man from Grenagh, Co. Cork and in the course of conversation I inquired of him, how he was getting on, to which he replied that he was getting on very well now, but that he had suffered much for the past two or three years, and he proceeded to explain. / Driscoll, D. O -- Many years ago there lived at Foxe's Bridge, Courtbrack, Co. Cork, a labouring man with his wife and two children who were very young. / Driscoll, D. O -- The projection of rock resembling a Priest's Head was probably caused by blasting operation when making the road now running by Carrig an Aifrinn. / Driscoll, Daniel O' -- Vagabond Rock / Driscoll, D. O -- The town-land of Knocknamorrive is in the Berrings district, in the parish of Inniscarra, Co. Cork. / Driscoll, D. O -- In the townland of Ballyanly Berrings, Co. Cork is a lonely portion of a bye road called Kiln Street. / Driscoll, D. O -- Gneeves / Driscoll, D. O -- Outside the Ardrum Demesne wall, in a field now in the possession of Joseph O' Callaghan, Ballyanly, Inniscarra, Co. Cork, is buried a member of the Colthurst family, which accounts for the fact that the field is known as the The Tomb Field. / Driscoll, D. O -- Hundreds of years ago a Fr. O' Callaghan Parish Priest of Inniscarra was given a house to live in by the Colthursts who had by now learned to respect priests. / Driscoll, D. O -- Pound Field / Driscoll, D. O -- Kilns / Driscoll, D. O' -- Wells / Driscoll, D. O -- Kerry Road / Driscoll, D. O -- Story / Herlihy, Cornelius -- Story / Herlihy, Cornelius -- Cures -- Names of Places and Fields / Herlihy, Cornelius -- Story / Herlihy, Con O -- Story -- Story / Herlihy, Cornelius -- Church at Berrings / Driscoll, D. O -- Old Schools / Driscoll, D. O -- Houses / Driscoll, D. O -- In the townland of Ballymacoo, Berrings was an old grinding mill many years ago and in that toenland were several houses where the mill employees lived. -- At Berrings Cross there was many years ago an old forge and the site of the old forge is still called 'The Forge Yard'. -- Wells / Driscoll, D. O -- Modes of Travel / Driscoll, D. O -- Story of the Locality / Driscoll, D. O' -- Forts / Driscoll, D. O -- Games / White, J. -- Games / Herlihy, Nora May -- Bowl Playing / Driscoll, Noel O' -- Marriage Customs / Herlihy, Cornelius -- There is a place near my house called "Carraig an Aigreann". / Cooney, Mary -- Names of Fields etc / Herlihy, Con O -- Penal Days / Herlihy, Con -- Many farmers around this district have names in their fields. / Kent, Kathleen -- Names of Places / Herlihy, Con -- Signs of Bad Weather -- Signs of Good Weather / Cooney, Mary -- Cures / Cooney, M. -- Cures / Callaghan, Donal O' -- Cures / Herlihy, Con O' -- My District / Herlihy, Con O -- My District -- My District / Cooney, Mary -- Cures / Kent, Kathleen -- My District / Kent, Kathleen -- Names of Weeds and Herbs / Herlihy, Cornelius -- Holy Wells / Herlihy, Cornelius -- Holy Wells / Callaghan, Donal O' -- Potato Crop / Herlihy, Cornelius -- Potato Crop -- It is thought unlucky to 'remove' on Monday, Wednesday or Friday. / Driscoll, Daniel O' -- Cures / Driscoll, D. O -- Local Customs / Herlihy, Con O -- Local Customs / Kent, Kathleen -- Song / Kent, K. -- Song / Cooney, Mary -- Lady Day, as the 25th of March The Day of The Annunciation was called was the day on which farm labourers removed when changing from one employer to another. / Driscoll, Daniel O' -- Domestic Animals / Herlihy, Con O -- Domestic Animals -- Churning -- Story / Kent, Kathleen -- Domestic Animals / Callaghan, Donal -- Some hundreds of years ago there was collected by landlord in this locality what was known as "Airgead an Tinteáin", which was a tax on windows of dwelling houses, the tax varying according to the number and size of the windows. / Driscoll, D. O' -- In Cloghroe, Inniscarra, there lived a tithe proctor named McCarthy, who collected the tithes from the local farmers. -- About three or four generations ago there lived in Curliah, Inniscarra, a man named Murphy. -- Story / Herlihy, Con -- Buying and Selling / Herlihy, Con O -- Years ago beggars were common in this district. / Driscoll, D. O -- Forges -- Shoemakers / Driscoll, D. O -- At present there is one tailor in the district of Berrings, and he works at his home. / Driscoll, D. O -- The patron saint of this district and parish is St Senan. / Driscoll, D. O -- Tomb Field / Driscoll, D. O -- The floors of nearly all houses in this locality at one time had earthen floors in the kitchens, and in may instances, especially in the houses of labouring men there was only an earthen floor in the bed room. / Driscoll, D. O -- Churchyards / Driscoll, D. O -- It is believed that Hugh O' Neill camped in Inniscarra on his march to Kinsale. -- I have heard it told how the River Lee was supposed to derive its name. / Driscoll, D. O'
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.