DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_5009128
title: Drumraney

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Drumraney (school) (Drumraney, Co. Westmeath), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Ml Mc Garry.
description: Holy Wells - Saint Enan's Well / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Holy Wells - Saint Patrick's Well / Shanley, Teresa -- Holy Wells - Saint Bridget's Well / Allen, Teresa -- Holy Wells - Saint Patrick's Well / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Holy Wells - Saint Patrick's Well / Moran, Patrick -- In the townsland of Kilkenny Abbey parish of Tubberclare there is a lough called Auburn Lough... / Shanley, Teresa -- Riddles / Garry, Maire Mc -- Riddles / Shanley, Teresa -- Riddles / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Riddles / Shanley, Teresa -- Riddles / Garry, Maire Mc -- Riddles / Shanley, Christina -- Local Heroes / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Heroes / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Heroes / Shanley, Teresa -- Funny Stories / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Funny Stories / Shanley, Teresa -- Funny Stories / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Funny Stories / Shanley, Teresa -- Funny Stories / Garry, Maire Mc -- Funny Stories / Shanley, Teresa -- Funny Stories / Shanley, Teresa -- Funny Stories / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Funny Stories / Shanley, Teresa -- Funny Stories / Ham, Peter -- Funny Stories / Slevin, James -- Funny Stories / Shanley, Teresa -- Funny Stories / Allen, Teresa -- Funny Stories / Shanley, Christina -- Weather-Lore / Garry, Maire Mc -- Weather-Lore / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Weather-Lore / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Poets / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Poets / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Poets / Ham, Peter -- Old Schools / Garry, Maire Mc -- Old Schools / Shanley, Teresa -- Old Schools / Allen, Teresa -- Old Schools / Shanley, Teresa -- Old Schools / Allen, Teresa -- Old Schools / Ham, Peter -- Old Schools / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Old Schools / Slevin, James -- Old Schools / Moran, Patrick -- The roads in the townsland of Fairfield are only bye roads... / Shanley, Teresa -- I live in the townsland of Cartroncor parish of Drumraney and County of Westmeath... / Garry, Maire Mc -- I live in Kiltubber. "Kill neans a church and tuber a well... / Conlon, Lillie -- Old Crafts / Garry, Maire Mc -- Old Crafts / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Old Crafts / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Old Crafts / Shanley, Teresa -- Old Crafts / Moran, Patrick -- Old Crafts / Ham, Peter -- Old Crafts / Moran, Patrick -- Old Crafts / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Old Crafts / Shanley, Teresa -- Old Crafts / Garry, Maire Mc -- Old Crafts / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Old Crafts / Shanley, Teresa -- In the townsland of Legan there is a field called the Blue Bottoms... / Moran, Patrick -- In the townsland of Ballcloughduff there is a field called Langan's field... / Shanley, Teresa -- In olden times there was seed called rape seed sown... / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Marriage Customs / Garry, Maire Mc -- Local Marriage Customs / Allen, Teresa -- Local Marriage Customs / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Marriage Customs / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Local Marriage Customs / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Place Names / Allen, Teresa -- Local Place Names / Garry, Maire Mc -- Local Place Names / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Place Names / Moran, Patrick -- Local Place Names / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Place Names / Allen, Teresa -- Local Place Names / Slevin, James -- Local Place Names -- Local Place Names / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Local Place Names / Shanley, Teresa -- Famine Times / Allen, Teresa -- Famine Times / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Famine Times / Conlon, Lillie -- Famine Times / Ham, Peter -- Famine Times / Allen, Teresa -- Famine Times / Moran, Patrick -- Famine Times / Garry, Maire Mc -- Famine Times / Ham, Peter -- There are three churchyards in this parish. Two of them are in the townsland of Cartroncor and the other is beside the chapel... / Moran, Patrick -- In olden times there were two other churchyards in Drumraney, one in the townsland of Kiltubber and the other in Bryanmore... / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Monuments / Allen, Teresa -- Local Monuments / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Bird-Lore / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Bird-Lore / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Cures / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Local Cures / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Cures / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Cures / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Cures / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Cures / Shanly, Christina -- Local Cures / Shanly, Christina -- Homemade Toys / Allen, Teresa -- Homemade Toys / Garry, Maire Mc -- Homemade Toys / Moran, Patrick -- Homemade Toys / Moran, Patrick -- Homemade Toys / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Homemade Toys / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Fairy Forts / Allen, Teresa -- Fairy Forts / Allen, Teresa -- Fairy Forts / Shanley, Teresa -- Fairy Forts / Moran, Patrick -- Fairy Forts / Garry, Maire Mc -- Fairy Forts / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Fairy Forts / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Fairy Forts / Shanley, Teresa -- Fairy Forts / Allen, Teresa -- Fairy Forts / Garry, Maire Mc -- Fairy Forts / Garry, Maire Mc -- Local Games / Shanley, Teresa -- Local Games / Allen, Teresa -- Local Games / Allen, Teresa -- Local Games / allen, Teresa -- Local Games / Moran, Patrick -- Local Games / Garry, Maire Mc -- Local Games / Garry, Maire Mc -- Local Games / Conlon, Lillie -- Local Games / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Local Games / Slevin, James -- Wake Games / Allen, Teresa -- Wake Games / Slevin, James -- Wake Games / Shanley, Teresa -- Wake Games / Moran, Patrick -- On St. Stephen's Day, boys go out all dressed to hunt the wren... / Garry, Maire Mc -- Local Forges / Slevin, James -- Local Forges / Moran, Patrick -- Potato Crop / Garry, Maire Mc -- Potato Crop / Shanley, Teresa -- Potato Crop / Ham, Peter -- Collection of Prayers / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Collection of Prayers / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Collection of Prayers / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Collection of Prayers / Conlon, Lillie -- Collection of Prayers / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Collection of Prayers / Garry, Maire Mc -- On one occasion there was a man named "Willy the Wisp. This man was a blacksmith and he a wish for everything... -- My Home District -- My Home District / Hugh, Mary Mc -- My Home District / Shanley, Teresa -- My Home District -- My Home District -- Proverbs / Shanley, Teresa -- Proverbs / Garry, Maire Mc -- Proverbs / Hugh, Mary Mc -- Proverbs / Allen, Teresa -- Superstitions / Shanley, Teresa -- Superstitions / Garry, Maire Mc -- Superstitions / Moran, Agnes -- Local Fairs / Ham, Peter -- Local Fairs / Shanley, Teresa -- Churning / Conlon, Lillie -- Churning / Shanley, Teresa -- Churning / Garry, Maire Mc -- Churning / Allen, Teresa -- Farm Animals / Allen, Teresa -- Farm Animals / Garry, Maire Mc -- Farm Animals / Shanley, Teresa -- Strange Animals / Shanley, Teresa -- Strange Animals / Shanley, Teresa -- Strange Animals / Shanley, Teresa -- Ethnographic / Shanley, Teresa -- Classification of Pupils According to Hair / Shanley, Teresa
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.