Volume: CBÉ 0560 Date 1938Collector Peadar Mac Domhnaill Locations Tullowmagimma, Co. Carlow Tuam, Co. Galway Doon, Co. Limerick Kilfergus, Co. Limerick Kilvellane, Co. Tipperary Solloghodbeg, Co. Tipperary Toem, Co. Tipperary List Browse Titles (558) 1. The Red-Hot Coulter Lore 2. Piseoga Lore 3. May Eve in Caharciveen Lore 4. No Piseogs in South Kerry Lore 5. A Few Items from France Taken from TRISTAPATTE et Goret et Autres Contes (School Text from Mills and Boon, London) Lore 6. Horns on a Cat Breac Lore 7. The Cannibalistic Irish Lore 8. Cat Breac's Lore 9. The Bible at Toem Lore 10. Only 7 Years in Purgatory Lore 11. The Modern Gobán Saor and His Son Lore 12. The Cross on Tinryland Chapel Lore 13. Foster's "Knock" and an Erratic Lore 14. The Elder Tree Lore 15. Ants and Rain Lore 16. Oldest Tree Lore 17. Cribs for Catching Birds Lore 18. Get up Kilmallack Lore 19. I Sold You Too Cheap Lore 20. Red Lore 21. Seán Geilt Lore 22. Yellow Lore 23. Black Lore 24. White Lore 25. Urination Lore 26. Thunder Lore 27. Jeremiah Stringer Lore 28. Laughter Lore 29. Heads (Open) and Skulls Lore 30. “No. Dinny Luke's grandmother wasn't a lonely woman at all.” Lore 31. Power of the Scapulars Lore 32. “They'll tell you Father Hickey was a great man and so he was in certain ways...” Lore 33. Cud Quinlan Foils the Peelers and Gets his Man Lore 34. Death of Kirby Lore 35. Lady Oakley - Schools for the Cat Breac's Lore 36. Another Coote in History Lore 37. “Where's the meaning of pus brónach?” Lore 38. The Rock of the Fairy Shoes Lore 39. Playing Cards Lore 40. Mass Stones - The Devil's Bit Lore 41. Ghost Hare Stops Greyhound Race Lore 42. How was Edward II Murdered? Lore 43. Tobar na mBan Óg in Trouble Again Lore 44. Why the Well Left Lore 45. Clay from the Graveyard Lore 46. Next Move Lore 47. Another Well that Moved Lore 48. The Mirror Lore 49. Triads Lore 50. The Hairpin Lore 51. "Old" Tea Leaves Used for Lore 52. Paraffin Oil Lore 53. Colic or Gripe (in Horse) Lore 54. OI or OY Lore 55. The Steel Calf Lore 56. Erratics, Cloches Moutonnées, etc. Lore 57. I Tell you he Paid for Peeping Lore 58. The Erratics of Ballynéale [Baile Uí Néill?] Lore 59. “What does ná bi ag bowndalum mean?” Lore 60. Cac, a Sheanachapaill! Lore 61. The Hinges of 40 Years Lore 62. Why the Moats Don't Fall Lore 63. When the Animals Spoke Lore 64. 'Twill be Only a Shower Lore 65. Some Donkey Lore 66. Mills Grind Slowly Lore 67. Will I Bring the Candles? Lore 68. Death of Nellie Kane Lore 69. “There was a poor widow living in Ceathrú na h-Aille long ago and her husband left her very badly off.” Lore 70. Take the Halter off Him Lore 71. All the Cocks in Lios Eoin Grew Lore 72. The End of the Swans Lore 73. Out-Seabhac-ing the Seabhac Lore 74. He Fell Against the Stroke Lore 75. Milk Fever Lore 76. The Poet has a Tooth Drawn Lore 77. Moses was an Austere Man Lore 78. From Ashes to Ashes Lore 79. Babies with Red Backs Lore 80. And the Spirits, too Lore 81. Ár nAthair atá ar Neamh Lore 82. Tomhaiseanna Lore 83. A Blackbird or a Thrish? Lore 84. Co Carlow Version - Scissors or Reaping Hook Lore 85. “Needles and pins, needles and pins...” Lore 86. “In Doon they tease a newly-married man...” Lore 87. The Butt of the Wind Lore 88. Animal/Horsey Metaphors and Similes Lore 89. Dogs - (All Popular Beliefs Round Here) Lore 90. “Hairy Mollies, a species of caterpillars, will give you a nasty rash if you handle them...” Lore 91. “Hares are the only animals of their clan born with the fur on ...” Lore 92. “The Leather-Winged Bat has the fox's trick.” Lore 93. “4 frogs came into our kitchen this time...” Lore 94. Washed Her in the Master Lore 95. “Meire, we all know 'the master' of a woman was after ...” Lore 96. “When I came here first Bill had a couple of fine apple trees at the back of the house and there used to be ...” Lore 97. “There was a man about here long ago and if a man had stoppage of water this man could relieve him.” Lore 98. “Two men dividing money between them: One for me and one for you and one for me again...” Lore 99. “He had the lion's share” Lore 100. “That was like the man that was tossing with a fool: "Heads I win, tails you lose” Lore 101. “Set a rogue to catch a rogue...” Lore 102. Tomhais Lore 103. “You cann't get blood out of a turnip...” Lore 104. “A man with a small back to his head ("no back to his head") or ...” Lore 105. “If a cow is in calf, honey can be drawn from her udder...” Lore 106. “Puisíns are born blind.” Lore 107. Colm Cille Ousts St. Brendan Lore 108. If you dug down here as far as Tír na n-óg... Lore 109. Piseog's Lore 110. Nioclás Tóibín agus Piseoga Lore 111. “The man with the small place must be naturally thrifty and he covers every sod...” Lore 112. “I have always seen the man with the poor place...” Lore 113. Cow Dung is Lucky Lore 114. “A catch penny" a showy commodity of little or no value...” Lore 115. The 3 Scariest Things in the World Lore 116. Yarns from the Pubs Lore 117. “There used to be a great gag going to when a barsmaid came to a place.” Lore 118. “This happened in Bruree when I was working there.” Lore 119. “This one happened in Old Pallas at Hayes.” Lore 120. I'll Pay You in Stamps Lore 121. We Three Lore 122. Dan O' Connell Gives Advice Lore 123. A Chapter on Mayors Lore 124. Seán na Scuab Lore 125. “There was a man from Cappawhite and he was a carter.” Lore 126. “There was another mayor in Limerick.” Lore 127. The Mare's Trousers Lore 128. "Up with the Shafts" says Fitzie Lore 129. I Don't Like the Pose Lore 130. Breeding Gondolas Lore 131. A Bucket of Nails Lore 132. Charlie Chaplin in Limerick Lore 133. “When Mick would be on the batter (spree) he wouldn't dress or clean himself (i.e shave) at all.” Lore 134. Out of Order! Lore 135. Misers and Gold Lore 136. An Arsenal or Two Lore 137. Polite Names for W.C Lore 138. Money in Stick Lore 139. Drink the Gold Lore 140. Money in Crutch Lore 141. Tiger in Cappamore Lore 142. Mule Lore 143. “Neddy Kate's mother is dead. She was 100 years of age.” Lore 144. “Mise: Well, Mrs Ryan, and how are you to-day?” Lore 145. Colic in Horses Lore 146. Lips Lore 147. Moles and Birth Marks are Lucky Lore 148. “I read a dreadful story in "The History of the Bowry (New York"...” Lore 149. “There is a direct ratio between the size of a woman's mouth and the size of her privates.” Lore 150. Woman's Hair Lore 151. Ingrown Toenails Lore 152. Lockjaw and Dislocated Jaw Lore 153. 7 Daughters Lore 154. Templemore of the Miracles Lore 155. The Urban District Council in Action Lore 156. Our Local Henry VIII Lore 157. “Study the photo of "Toem Castle" (reale church) main shaft of the tower...” Lore 158. An Bás (Continued) Lore 159. Coffins Lore 160. The New Moon Lore 161. Trickies at the Races Lore 162. Coax-ee-órum Lore 163. Cáil Ceannfhionn Lore 164. The Barrel - 1798 & the Yeos Lore 165. Mary Queen of Scots Lore 166. Saved by a Pig Lore 167. Echo to the Rescue Lore 168. Michael Dwyer Escapes Lore 169. Under a Waterfall Lore 170. Quickness of the Brain Lore 171. Brave Sam McAllister Lore 172. Royal Family of England Lore 173. Carlow Castle Lore 174. Old Name for Carlow Lore 175. Irish Volunteers (AD 1779) Lore 176. Irish Language Returns for Co. Carlow Lore 177. The Thing Lore 178. Must be Smelled to be Sure Lore 179. She has an Ointment Lore 180. First Driog (drig) of Milk Lore 181. Cabbage Stump Lore 182. Cabbage Leaves Lore 183. The Sow Hears when the Banbh's Whisper Lore 184. Last Gospel Lore 185. Night of the Big Supper Lore 186. Bagging Schoolmasters Lore 187. A Bite from a Schoolmaster Lore 188. Daly, the Schoolmaster Lore 189. "Serving Mass" Lore 190. The Apostle's Car Lore 191. Hiring Fair Lore 192. All Fool's Day Lore 193. The Happiest Death Lore 194. “High hanging to you and...” Lore 195. “They say the world is rotating on its axis.” Lore 196. Strangles in Horses Lore 197. “There is a story told in Carlow about a weeding.” Lore 198. Penny a Dip at the Races Lore 199. Quirk (Boil the Cat) Lore 200. Ryan (Alty) Lore 201. Dwyer (Fantail) Lore 202. Bowling Artist (R.U.I)! Lore 203. Making Little of People Lore 204. If the Tea is too Light (Weak) Lore 205. Mogue (Jersey Isand) and Móg Lore 206. Whitening Doorsteps Lore 207. Door Lore 208. Standing in the Light Lore 209. Woman's Curiosity Lore 210. Mousy Mary Lore 211. “He has as much as would bail a mouse trap.” Lore 212. An Luichín Bhán Lore 213. A Cat's a Cat all the Time! Lore 214. Fire Lore 215. Frithín Lore 216. The Power of the Priest Lore 217. An Oul Jewman's Trouserse Lore 218. “The leipreacán "makes, mends and repairs" shoes...” Lore 219. Seanfhocail ón Rinn Lore 220. Our Lord's Garment Lore 221. “The Fairies come out at night and dance on the Fairy Rings” Lore 222. Dancing Lore 223. “Making 2 bites of a cherry...” Lore 224. Sun Gives Vocation Lore 225. “Sending a garsún on a man's errant...” Lore 226. Kept the Yoke too Long in his Mouth Lore 227. Thade and the Doctors Lore 228. An Elephant's Number Two Lore 229. India' Rubber Bullocks Lore 230. “The country people still glory in the circus.” Lore 231. "Here's my Head" Lore 232. Briotach Lore 233. Higgler's Circus Lore 234. The Parish Side Lore 235. Trips the Beggarman Lore 236. What's in a Name? Lore 237. Jews - Some Popular Beliefs Lore 238. “My father is working with the Canon in Hopsital (Co. Limerick) and when...” Lore 239. “Our old parish priest prayed for rain yesterday...” Lore 240. “Sure the God that stopped the sun in the heavens...” Lore 241. Doctors Differ Lore 242. Magpies in Jersey Island Lore 243. “I can't make halves of myself...” Lore 244. “That's the tune the old cow died with ...” Lore 245. “There's more Jack Barry's than one...” Lore 246. The Devil Lore 247. “Once upon a time a man was being judged after death.” Lore 248. Spilling Water (Accidentally) Lore 249. Dropping Things Lore 250. Dressed in Green Lore 251. How the Winds were Let Loose Lore 252. When is a Snipe "Ripe" Lore 253. Nice Fresh Cheese! Lore 254. Venison Buried Lore 255. Picking the Nose Lore 256. Thorns of the Sceach Lore 257. If the Wind Changes Lore 258. Eyes Lore 259. Prays for the Souls Departed Lore 260. Stain-Glass Windows Ad Lib Lore 261. Once a Housebreaker Lore 262. “The Aspen leaf is Never at rest...” Lore 263. Sighing like the Yew in Wind Lore 264. A Black Cat and a Black Day Lore 265. Good Luck Lore 266. Bad Luck and Misfortune Lore 267. A Brish and a Blower Lore 268. Ink Lore 269. The Slis Lore 270. The Washerman of Mungret Lore 271. Fur in Kettles Lore 272. The Sinking Church Lore 273. The Sally Hole Lore 274. Thos. Shine Cuffe Lore 275. William's Camp Lore 276. Gallow's Hill Lore 277. Come in to your Blue Duck Egg Lore 278. The Pope's Nose Lore 279. Gallowses Lore 280. The Archconfraternity of the Holy Family Lore 281. The Monday Night Man in 1867 Lore 282. Fingers and Toes Lore 283. Care of Lanys Glass Lore 284. The 9 Fridays Lore 285. Sun-Burnt Potatoes Lore 286. Tomhaiseanna Lore 287. I have only Tuppence Lore 288. So am I Father Lore 289. He May Stop where he is Lore 290. Psychophyiscs at Work??? Lore 291. Toast Water Lore 292. If Dog Picks up Poison Lore 293. Can a Cow Vomit (or Be Made to Vomit)? Lore 294. “I was driving in the cows one evening and I spotted this cow out with herself and moaning a bit.” Lore 295. A Blue Moon Lore 296. To Set Jelly out of the Mould Lore 297. Sacred Heart Lamp Lore 298. Short Wick Lore 299. Nothing Could Save Him Lore 300. Bleeding from the Head Lore 301. Sibby Lore 302. No Account and the Bata Scóir Lore 303. The Lady Teacher a Fenian Lore 304. Nationality in the School Lore 305. Slapped for Using Irish in A.D 1904 Lore 306. Thady Collins of Doon Lore 307. The Struggle for Existence Lore 308. Them Dirty Inspectors Lore 309. He Starts Dealin' Lore 310. Giolla an Iomaráin Travels! Lore 311. Rosary in Irish Lore 312. First Aid for Chicken Lore 313. Going by the Old Time Lore 314. Fasting from Midnight and Lore 315. My Lady's Dressing Table Lore 316. A Bad Job Lore 317. Roses and Lavender Lore 318. Oatmeal Lore 319. Stature Lore 320. The People of Limerick City Lore 321. North v. South Lore 322. Earthquakes Too! Lore 323. John English Starts Dealin' Lore 324. Dreams Lore 325. My Kingdom for a Kitten Lore 326. Fox and Ducks Lore 327. Burning of Witch in Co. Tipp Lore 328. A Tipperary 'Jekyll & Hyde' Lore 329. “There is a persistent tradition here that some members of the Emmet...” Lore 330. An Braon Ailse Lore 331. The County Station Lore 332. St. John's Eve in Jersey Island Lore 333. The Water Diviner Lore 334. Sugar a Candy Lore 335. That Dreadful Irish Language Lore 336. To Turn Children against Dainties Lore 337. Danger Spots and Geology Lore 338. The Lazy Man's Load Lore 339. The Halfway House Lore 340. “If he washed his face he'd catch cold.” Lore 341. “You got out at the right side of the bed this morning” Lore 342. “When he takes off his shirt, you'd have to put a stone on it or it would walk home...” Lore 343. The Bath Killed Him Lore 344. “What's bred in the marrow comes out in the bone...” Lore 345. “I own I am quite innocent; the charge I do deny...” Lore 346. “Sure the Burkes of Nevagh were hanged in the wrong.” Lore 347. “There was another man murdered up in Cureeny (near Rearcrass) about the same time.” Lore 348. “A half drunken man in Doon will boast:...” Lore 349. “You all knew Tom Doherty of Doon.” Lore 350. Molua's Well Lore 351. “Celery raw or cooked and in every form is a wonderful preventative...” Lore 352. Anthrax and Lore 353. Dogs who Eat Eggs Lore 354. Poison by Eating Yew Lore 355. The Tobacco Pipe Lore 356. Dúire Folach Lore 357. Bogbine from Inishowen, Co. Donegal Lore 358. The Herb for the Kidneys Lore 359. Our Lady of Limerick Lore 360. St. Anthony Procures a Hastar Lore 361. For the Hair Lore 362. St. Anthony to the Rescue Lore 363. Those Black Fast Days Lore 364. Residences for Curates Lore 365. Half a Loaf's Better than no Bread Lore 366. Fun at Wakes, etc. Lore 367. The Elders' Hats Lore 368. Paddy Gets into Heaven Lore 369. Not Enough of Chalk Lore 370. Sacred to the Memory Lore 371. Ireton's Laugh Lore 372. Pension in Hell Lore 373. Some Knight! Lore 374. The Killing-Irish Lore 375. All Ryans all Rogues, Dwyers Cutthroats Lore 376. Carlow Names in Tuam, Co. Galway Lore 377. Spanish Names in Connemara Lore 378. “Gallowman seated in the park, Lady approached him.” Lore 379. An Banda Bán (Ros Muc) Lore 380. Split the Wind Lore 381. Kylemore Castle or Abbey Lore 382. Go Back! Go Back!! Go Back!!! Lore 383. “Keep guinea hens and rats will never come near your place.” Lore 384. Haste, Hurry Lore 385. Some Speed Lore 386. Slowness and Lazy Lore 387. Big Daddy and the Black Ass Lore 388. 40 Ducks Lore 389. The Woman that Stole the Ducks Lore 390. Homer in Ros Muc Lore 391. Flying Ants and Halo Lore 392. Mutiny on High Lore 393. Wasn't One to Listen to Gossip! Lore 394. A Bigamous Religious Lore 395. Oh! For Another 'Hand'! Lore 396. Murder Cases Only Lore 397. Engineer to Blame Lore 398. Anchor There Lore 399. Out of the Mouths of Fools Lore 400. C.I.D Lore 401. The 3 Sharpest Things Lore 402. “Tar is the best cure for corns on the feet. ” Lore 403. “In spite of flying ants and halo around ...” Lore 404. Hole in the Ark Lore 405. The Stone with the Three Holes Lore 406. “The local horse races wh. were held...” Lore 407. “Knife falls = man visitor...” Lore 408. Knave of Clubs Lore 409. The Malingo Lore 410. Dog and Snake Bites Lore 411. The Moon and the Crops Lore 412. Patsy Gets the Coat Lore 413. You Bet he Took it off Quick and Lively Lore 414. Shaving and Haircutting Lore 415. Excuses for Baldness and Baldness Lore 416. The Barber of Doon Lore 417. Mooney of Water Lane, His Pole Lore 418. Teeth and Extraction Lore 419. The Butter Market (in Tipp) Lore 420. “The farm kitchens are unusually large and roomy in this (great dairying) area.” Lore 421. The Curse of Matchmaking Lore 422. Home Sweet Home! Lore 423. Intercourse, The Unwelcome Visitor Lore 424. Overfriendly and Inquisitive Lore 425. To Make Clean Cats Lore 426. If you Do I'll Stick your Nose in it Lore 427. 'Bet' by the Good People Lore 428. Fairy Rides a Cow Lore 429. Tar in the Air, on the Road and Everywhere Lore 430. The First Word I Heard on Arriving in Glin Lore 431. Needle in Coat Lore 432. "Good People" Take Horses Lore 433. “There is a place outside the town called near Ballygoghlan and the house is built between two forts.” Lore 434. Fire. St John's Eve Lore 435. St. Patrick Lore 436. Kitchner of Bally Lore 437. “More Doors in Glin than Decent Men” Lore 438. The Kidfins of Ceathracha Lore 439. Boer War and Ladysmith Lore 440. Seán a' Ghadhair Lore 441. “Father Banting was PP of Glin in Father Gleeson's time.” Lore 442. “Lanty Kidfin and the Cracked Knight (i.e Jack Fity, Knight of Glin) were drinking ...” Lore 443. Ghosts in Glin Lore 444. Priest Quietens Tongue Lore 445. St. Martha (Sister of Lazarus) Lore 446. Northern Lights Lore 447. “Oidhche Shamhna the púca spits on the sméara dubha.” Lore 448. “Don't mind him. He's ignorant.” Lore 449. “An leath ar gach taobh ar nos aonaigh a' Ghleanna...” Lore 450. Whistling Lore 451. Lingo in Glin Lore 452. The Old Castle of Glin Lore 453. The Witch of Glin (A.D. 1938) Lore 454. A Slane of Turf Lore 455. Part-rent in Kind Lore 456. Killmurly Lore 457. Protestants at Tarbert Lore 458. “Back in Kerry the priest will allow you forward for nothing...” Lore 459. “Father Foley, like all the priests, was very fond of the money.” Lore 460. “I was walking back from Ballybannon one Sunday morning and I caught ...” Lore 461. Money in the Thatch Lore 462. The Fox Caught at Last Lore 463. “Gall-luachra "It's bad land...” Lore 464. “As old as a bush” Lore 465. Ice-Houses Lore 466. The Long Rock Weir Lore 467. Limestone Cross. Why So Called? Lore 468. The Racing Field or Race Field Lore 469. The Cabhail(t) Lore 470. “Two rivers form the river wh. enters the Shannon near Loghill.” Lore 471. Ballyhahill Lore 472. “That hill is called Knock Tuile...” Lore 473. Dan Breen, T.D Lore 474. The Biter Bitten Lore 475. Is Binn Béal 'na Thost Lore 476. Ignorant Bostoons Lore 477. “Astounding the number of people who come in (audibly) for second mass (11.30) to-day.” Lore 478. “I was behind at a mission in Tarbert many years ago + Father Foley collared us at the gate. He was always...” Lore 479. The Ball of Fire Lore 480. Another Ball of Fire Lore 481. True Ghost Story Lore 482. To Kill the Thunder Lore 483. Somebody Haunted Me Lore 484. Sacred Heart Lamp Lore 485. St. John's Eve Lore 486. “The "Cornel House' (mentioned on page ) belongs to the McCoy family.” Lore 487. “There is always fine weather for the Listowel Races.” Lore 488. Tomhais Lore 489. Pools in the River Carbery Lore 490. Tomhais Lore 491. An Emigrant's Farewell Lore 492. “Killfergus (1/2 mile from Glin) the local burial-ground said to be called after St. Fergus.” Lore 493. The Great Bard of Thomord Lore 494. Timothy Costello (Junior) Lore 495. Poetry in the USA Lore 496. The Woman who Died in Mortal Sin Lore 497. Anna-Spride Lore 498. N.B. Hearing Before Sight Lore 499. Cnoc an Iubhair, i.e Joint Parish with Newtown(sandes) Lore 500. Biddy Éarly from Co. Clare Lore 501. Joan Grogan, Athea Lore 502. Cutting Sgeach's in a Lios Lore 503. Do Labhair an Guth Lore 504. Ploughing in the Lios Field Lore 505. Spirit with Horns and Basket Lore 506. The White Man on the White Horse Lore 507. The Big Black Dog and the Coffin-Maker Lore 508. Homegrown Tobacco Lore 509. The Headless Coach Lore 510. The House between the Forts Lore 511. The Good People are no Fairies Lore 512. The "Colleen Bawn" Lore 513. Her Red Cloak Lore 514. Cow's Bud-án Lore 515. The Knights of Glin Lore 516. “They are not real FitzGeralds at all.” Lore 517. “When I was working back at I knew a blind man there.” Lore 518. The Burial of Jack the Devil Lore 519. “Do you know Ballyneety 3 or 4 miles at the other side of Limerick.” Lore 520. “John O Connor the reporter in Listowel would go to the neck in the Shannon for a drink.” Lore 521. Poll an Eas' - Song by Timothy Costello Lore 522. Rucker Drewry Lore 523. Carlow Story: Nelson Came Home Dry Lore 524. “I should shake green rushes under your feet.” Lore 525. “One evening in June about 8 or 9 oclock in the summer...” Lore 526. Rhymes and Tongue-Twisters Lore 527. Cure for Warts Lore 528. The (Old) Castle of Glin Lore 529. When our Lord Falls into our Lady's Lap England will have a Great Mishap Lore 530. English and French Lore 531. Miller with Six Toes Lore 532. The Hairy One Lore 533. Colm CIlle and the Russian Lore 534. “There was a garrison on Tarbart Island at this time...” Lore 535. The Kaiser Lore 536. “I knew a man called 'Howick' (?) who spent his last days in Tarbert.” Lore 537. Stampy and Starch Lore 538. Charm for a Toothache Lore 539. "Rising" the Breast Bone Lore 540. Bottling Boils Lore 541. Corns Lore 542. Cures for the "Grey Scholar" (= Craosgalar)!!! Lore 543. Cures for Whooping Cough Lore 544. Charm for Toothache Lore 545. For Proud Flesh Lore 546. For Coughs Lore 547. Whooping Cough Lore 548. “There was a mean commercial traveller that used to come to Glin + for all that he was very rich.” Lore 549. The Rake's Song Lore 550. Bonesetters (of 30-40 years ago) Lore 551. “There are no two doors to it...” Lore 552. Culhane (Colltháin) Lore 553. Borrigone Well Lore 554. Tarmon's Well Lore 555. Corpse not to Pass the Graveyard Lore 556. Reserved Sins Lore 557. Turf Lore 558. Ice-Houses Lore Mode: Magnify Zoom Jump to page / 594 Archival Reference The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0560, Page 005 Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD. See copyright details. Download On this page A Few Items from France Taken from TRISTAPATTE et Goret et Autres Contes (School Text from Mills and Boon, London) Share Share Post Date 31 July 1938Item type LoreLanguage English Writing mode Handwritten Writing script Roman script Informant Joan Ryan
5. A Few Items from France Taken from TRISTAPATTE et Goret et Autres Contes (School Text from Mills and Boon, London) Lore
69. “There was a poor widow living in Ceathrú na h-Aille long ago and her husband left her very badly off.” Lore
90. “Hairy Mollies, a species of caterpillars, will give you a nasty rash if you handle them...” Lore
96. “When I came here first Bill had a couple of fine apple trees at the back of the house and there used to be ...” Lore
97. “There was a man about here long ago and if a man had stoppage of water this man could relieve him.” Lore
133. “When Mick would be on the batter (spree) he wouldn't dress or clean himself (i.e shave) at all.” Lore
149. “There is a direct ratio between the size of a woman's mouth and the size of her privates.” Lore
294. “I was driving in the cows one evening and I spotted this cow out with herself and moaning a bit.” Lore
433. “There is a place outside the town called near Ballygoghlan and the house is built between two forts.” Lore
478. “I was behind at a mission in Tarbert many years ago + Father Foley collared us at the gate. He was always...” Lore
492. “Killfergus (1/2 mile from Glin) the local burial-ground said to be called after St. Fergus.” Lore
548. “There was a mean commercial traveller that used to come to Glin + for all that he was very rich.” Lore
A Few Items from France Taken from TRISTAPATTE et Goret et Autres Contes (School Text from Mills and Boon, London) Share Share Post Date 31 July 1938Item type LoreLanguage English Writing mode Handwritten Writing script Roman script Informant Joan Ryan