DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_5044601
title: Clara (2)

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Clara (2) (school) (Clara, Co. Offaly), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Bean Mhic Thomáis.
description: Clara National School Est. -- National School Clara -- Clara Church -- Parish of Kilbride Langan -- Parish of Kilmanaghan -- Linguistic -- Ethnographic -- Peter Flattery -- Some Old Families of Clara -- Other Old Families -- Landlords - Present Landlords -- Old Trades in Clara -- Old Schools / Griffith, Eva -- Local Marriage Customs / Griffith, Eva -- Herbs / Griffith, Eva -- Potato-Crop / Griffith, Francis -- Places around about / Griffith, Francis -- Homemade Toys / Griffith, Eva -- Local Fairs / Griffith, Eva -- Clothes Made Locally / Griffith, Eva -- Forts / Griffith, Eva -- Bird-Lore / Griffith, Francis -- Local Roads / Williams, Doris -- Carpentry and Basket-Work / Williams, Doris -- Flu Last Year -- Local Marriage Customs / Williams, Doris -- Burning - Reilly's House / Williams, Doris -- More Local Place Names / Williams, Doris -- Games I Play / Williams, Doris -- Weather-Lore / Williams, Doris -- Severe Weather / Williams, Doris -- New Year / Williams, Doris -- Old Trades -- Evictions / Shanley, Mary -- Legend of the Land League -- Ruined Houses -- Going to America -- Old Coach Roads -- Bread-Making in Olden Days -- Wheat Grown -- About Fairies -- Banshees -- Local Cures -- Local Forge / Williams, Jimmy -- Burnings / Williams, Jimmy -- Customs on May Day and Palm Sunday -- Local Place Names / Williams, Jimmy -- Story of Hugh de Lacy / Williams, Jimmy -- Old Graveyards / Williams, Jimmy -- Riddles / Griffith, Eva -- Local Marriage Customs / Williams, Jimmy -- Spinning and Weaving / Williams, Jimmy -- Riddles / Griffith, Francis -- Care of Farm Animals / Griffith, Francis / Griffith, Eva -- Local Roads / Griffith, Francis / Griffith, Eva -- My Home District / Griffith, Francis -- My Home District / Williams, Doris -- Local Roads / Whitehead, George -- My Home District / Whitehead, George -- Games I Play / Whitehead, George -- Riddles / Whitehead, George -- Riddles / Williams, Doris -- Churning / Griffith, Francis -- Handy Ball -- Local Place Names / Whithead, John -- More Local Place Names / Williams, Doris -- More Local Place Names / Griffith, Eva -- Old Schools / Whitehead, George -- Kilcoursey Castle / Whitehead, John -- Little Red Man / Whitehead, George -- Festival Customs / Whitehead, John -- Festival Customs / Whitehead, George -- Homemade Toys - A Crib / Williams, Jimmy -- Homemade Toys - A Whistle / Whitehead, George -- Hidden Treasure / Whitehead, George -- Severe Weather / Whitehead, George -- Weather-Lore / Whitehead, John -- Travelling Folk / Whitehead, John -- Thatching / Whitehead, George -- Shoemakers and Brogmakers / Whitehead, George -- Barrel-Making / Whitehead, John -- Nail-Making / Whitehead, John -- Local Marriage Customs / Whitehead, John -- Story of Hugh de Lacy / Whitehead, George -- Local Forge / Whitehead, John -- Old Graveyards / Whitehead, George -- Local Happenings - A Burning / Whitehead, George -- Attack on R. I. C. Barracks / Whitehead, George -- More Local Happenings / Whitehead, John -- Influenza in 1918 / Whitehead, John -- Local Fairs / Whitehead, John -- Philipstown Castle / Whitehead, George -- Bird-Lore / Whitehead, George -- Local Cures / Whitehead, John -- Fairy Forts / Whitehead, George -- Famine Times / Whitehead, George -- Clothes Made Locally / Whitehead, John -- Local Roads / Williams, Jimmy -- Games I Play / Williams, Jimmy -- Riddles / Williams, Jimmy -- Weather-Lore / Williams, Jimmy -- Severe Weather / Williams, Jimmy -- Travelling Folk / Williams, Jimmy
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.