1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Drumgownagh

School: Drumgownagh

Location:
Drumgownagh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Dominic Ó Huiginn
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 629

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 629

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Drumgownagh
  2. XML Page 629
  3. XML “Thonnagh Hill”
  4. XML “The Cross of St Bridget”
  5. XML (no title)

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Thonnagh Hill (continued)

    Share Share Post
    You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    (continued from previous page)
    Cancel
    Transcription guide »
    By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

  2. The Cross of St Bridget

    Share Share Post
    In olden times it was the custom to have the cross of St. Bridget hung from a rafter in the home. This cross was made either with rushes or straw and two pieces of sticks.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  3. (no title)

    “On May Eve all the old people pulled branches off the rowan tree and hung it over each cows head before sunset, and the old people believed that no butter could be taken from them when that was done.”

    Share Share Post
    On May Eve all the old people pulled branches off the rowan tree and hung it
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit