Volume: CBÉ 0577 (Part 002) Date 1938Collector Máire Ní Dhonnchadha Location New Ross, Co. Wexford List Browse Titles (143) 1. The Thatched House which is Quickly Vanishing from the Countryside Lore 2. How the Chimney was Built in the Old Thatched House Lore 3. The Old Thatched House Lore 4. Great Fiddlers in South Wexford (New Ross Area) Lore 5. Stressing the Place the Tall Hat and Black Cloth Occupied in Old Times Lore 6. A True Story Lore 7. The Man who Saw the Devil who was Banished from Loftus Hall, South Wexford Lore 8. Old Time Pens! The Quill Pen Lore 9. Story (Willie Kelly) Lore 10. Willie Kelly's Grandmother used to Sing this Song Lore 11. Questions Put by a Farmer before he Hired a Man on the Old Hiring Fairs Long ago Lore 12. “The top put on a rick is made of long straw...” Lore 13. Fairy Children Lore 14. The Basket Cradle Lore 15. The Heather Drink of the Danes! How they Guarded the Secret Lore 16. Farming Operations of "Olden Times" as Carried on in South Wexford. Lore 17. Faggot Cutting Lore 18. Faggot Cutting in South Wexford in Olden Times Lore 19. Some Words Peciular to Farming Operations in South Wexford Lore 20. Threshing with the 'Horse-Machine' in south Wexford in Olden Times. Lore 21. A Game Played by Children (Girls 2 to 14) 40-50-60 Years Ago - Gone Now! Lore 22. The Two Outstanding Highwaymen in these Parts in the Time of Bianconi's Coach: Franey of the Blackstairs and Crotty of the Comeraghs Lore 23. Games that Used to be Played at Wakes by the Children Long Ago Lore 24. Games Played by Children on the Streets Long Ago! Lore 25. Old Stories Lore 26. “A girl and a boy were great with each other. This night she came to their usual meeting place.” Lore 27. “A small farmer who had a rath on his land decided to level the rath to increase the size of his farm.” Lore 28. “A travelling woman was going the road with two children. She met a man on the road...” Lore 29. “A Catholic and Protestant were working together one day and the Protestant asked how it was that Catholics were always fighting with one another.” Lore 30. “A woman used to be very puzzled to know why there were Three Persons in God.” Lore 31. Real True Ghost Stories Lore 32. Real True Ghost Stories Lore 33. “Bridie Gleeson, a former pupil of mine (the writer) at St. Jeonard's N.S. was sent to the shop one night.” Lore 34. A True Story (I) Lore 35. A True Story (II) Lore 36. A 'Wise Man" in the Rower Lore 37. A True Story Lore 38. Old Houses in New Ross Lore 39. True Ghost Stories Lore 40. A True Story Lore 41. Some Very Old Practices and Beliefs Lore 42. Some Old Cures Lore 43. People Able to Cure Lore 44. Some Old Songs Lore 45. A Great Celebrity Lore 46. Snatches of Old Songs Lore 47. The Old Women Made Starch in the Home to Starch the Nice White Border Caps they Wore 100 Years ago Lore 48. How they Washed Blankets etc. Lore 49. An Old-Fashioned Drink from Oatmeal, Made by the Old Women Lore 50. Oatmeal Milk for the Black Fast Days' Tea Lore 51. Evil Eye Lore 52. “Doctors long ago mixed their own medicine from herbs...” Lore 53. A Prayer for Stopping Bleeding Lore 54. Cure for Violent Pain in Stomach Lore 55. A Hopeful Old Saying Lore 56. Old Practices Dying Out - or Gone! Lore 57. The Yellow Bellies Lore 58. Some Celebrities Lore 59. Rural Pastimes Lore Transcribed (part) 60. How they Used to Light the Pipe in the Galway Fields Long ago Lore 61. There are Plenty of Hand-Woven Home-Grown-Flax Linen Sheets in Ballymurphy Co. Carlow Lore 62. A Carlow Bone Setter Lore 63. "The Pattern of St. Mullins" Co. Carlow Lore 64. A Ghost Story Lore 65. The Great Fowl Market New Ross Lore 66. A Billy of Whiskey Lore 67. A Ghost Story Lore 68. Sailor Ghosts Lore 69. A True Ghost Story Lore 70. Some Rapidly Disappearing Relics of the Past Lore Transcribed 71. New Ross Trade Revived 1811 Lore Transcribed 72. Some Huge Stones Lore Transcribed 73. Water Diviners Lore Transcribed 74. Farm Operations and Terms Old and New Lore 75. All Large Domestic Vessels were Made of Brown Earthenware 60-70-80 Years ago Lore 76. Local Traditions about St. Mary's Abbey New Ross Lore 77. Old Fashioned Signs over Public Houses Lore 78. The "Poor Scholar"'s Answer to the Above Sign Lore 79. The "Bearer" - The Hearse - The Motor Hearse Lore 80. A Story of the Wooden-Box-Hearse Era Lore 81. A Ghost in the Old College on College Road, New Ross Lore 82. Old Landmarks Nearly Forgotten Lore 83. Some Long Obliterated Landmarks of New Ross Lore 84. An Illustrious Medical Practitioner Dr. Jospeh Cardiff, Carrigburne, New Ross Lore 85. The Doctor's Cats Lore 86. Seven Mills on the One Mill Race Lore 87. Markings on a Large Stone at the Top of "The Battery", Mac Murrough, New Ross, Which Might Mislead Folklorists Lore 88. The Fairyhouse Lore 89. "The Doctor's Farm", Newtown, New Ross Lore 90. Cure for 'Blast' (in Cattle) Lore 91. Children's Roadside Game, Carrigburne, South Wexford, Game of '9 Holes' Lore 92. Two Cures for Erysipelas Lore 93. Description of Games Played by Children on the Streets Long Ago - 50, 60 Years or More Ago Lore 94. Old Boatmen that Plied their Little Boats between New Ross and Waterford Carrying Goods before the Railway Ran - 40 Years ago Lore 95. The "Ida" and "Vandeleur" Lore 96. A Very Narrow Escape The "Ida" in Danger Lore 97. Faction Fighting in Rosbercon Lore 98. An Old Saying - on Being Disappointed Lore 99. Two Irish Speakers on the Bullawn New Ross 70 Years ago, Proving Irish the Vernacular of the Older Generation in Co. Kilkenny Lore 100. Another Proof that Irish Lingered in Co. Kilkenny up to the Latter Part of the Last Century. Lore 101. Another Proof that Irish Lingered in these Parts as Late as 60 Years ago or Less! Lore 102. Some Old time Wearing Apparel now almost, if not Quite Forgotten Lore 103. The Bell in the Old Ruin in St. Stephen's Cemetery New Ross Lore 104. A Stone Marking ht eGrave of the Victims of the Visitation of Cholera 1850-1858 Lore 105. Not Right to Leave a Wake in the Middle of the Night Lore 106. Description of Games Played by children South Wexford 50-60 Years Ago! Lore 107. Caoine na Marbh in Co. Kilkenny 140 Years ago Lore 108. Pipes Made from Pegwood Lore 109. Death Lore 110. Death - "Laying Out" Lore 111. Death - The Wake Lore 112. Death - Funeral Day Lore 113. Death - Trances Lore 114. Death - Signs Lore 115. Signs of Happiness in Corpse - Beliefs Lore 116. Death - The Clothes of Deceased Lore 117. Death - Animal's Sorrow, a True Story Lore 118. A Dog Saves his Master from a Bad Spirit, but Perishes himself. Lore 119. Death - Some Customs and Practices Lore 120. Death - Some Old Sayings and Prayers Lore 121. Death - Coffins - Graves etc. Lore 122. Death - 'Keeners' - 'Keening' Lore 123. A 'Wake' Game Played by Boys long ago to While Away the Night - "Hurry the Brogue" Lore 124. A Game Played by Girls and Boys in their 'Teens' as well as by Smaller Children 40-50 and 60 Years ago Lore 125. The Big 'Buzzer' Lore 126. How Duncormack got its Name Lore 127. Cill Templseshambo = Ballindaggin Parish Lore 128. Chapel Parish = Cill Carbarite Lore 129. A Funny Story Lore 130. Central Wexford - Hidden Treasure There Lore 131. “One night a band of robbers raided a gentleman's house in their stocking feet armed with an axe and spears.” Lore 132. Hidden Treasure Lore 133. Adamstown Lore 134. Hidden Treasure Lore 135. Adamstown "Leap". "Léim Piaras" Lore 136. Fairy-Lore Lore 137. Sally Bog Lore 138. “The old people believed that when dizziness took one...” Lore 139. A Fairy Story - from Tottenham Green South Wexford Lore 140. 'Tis Wrong to Call a Child 'a Fairy' Lore 141. Fairy-Lore Lore 142. Fairy-Lore Lore 143. Miscellaneous Folklore - here, there and everywhere Lore Mode: Magnify Zoom Jump to page / 473 Archival Reference The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0577, Page 459 Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD. See copyright details. Download On this page A Fairy Story - from Tottenham Green South Wexford Share Share Post Date 20 November 1938Item type LoreLanguage English Writing mode Handwritten Writing script Roman script Location Tottenhamgreen, Co. Wexford Informant Mrs Redmond 'Tis Wrong to Call a Child 'a Fairy' Share Share Post Date 20 November 1938Item type LoreLanguage English Writing mode Handwritten Writing script Roman script Informant Mrs Redmond
22. The Two Outstanding Highwaymen in these Parts in the Time of Bianconi's Coach: Franey of the Blackstairs and Crotty of the Comeraghs Lore
26. “A girl and a boy were great with each other. This night she came to their usual meeting place.” Lore
27. “A small farmer who had a rath on his land decided to level the rath to increase the size of his farm.” Lore
29. “A Catholic and Protestant were working together one day and the Protestant asked how it was that Catholics were always fighting with one another.” Lore
33. “Bridie Gleeson, a former pupil of mine (the writer) at St. Jeonard's N.S. was sent to the shop one night.” Lore
47. The Old Women Made Starch in the Home to Starch the Nice White Border Caps they Wore 100 Years ago Lore
87. Markings on a Large Stone at the Top of "The Battery", Mac Murrough, New Ross, Which Might Mislead Folklorists Lore
94. Old Boatmen that Plied their Little Boats between New Ross and Waterford Carrying Goods before the Railway Ran - 40 Years ago Lore
99. Two Irish Speakers on the Bullawn New Ross 70 Years ago, Proving Irish the Vernacular of the Older Generation in Co. Kilkenny Lore
100. Another Proof that Irish Lingered in Co. Kilkenny up to the Latter Part of the Last Century. Lore
124. A Game Played by Girls and Boys in their 'Teens' as well as by Smaller Children 40-50 and 60 Years ago Lore
131. “One night a band of robbers raided a gentleman's house in their stocking feet armed with an axe and spears.” Lore
A Fairy Story - from Tottenham Green South Wexford Share Share Post Date 20 November 1938Item type LoreLanguage English Writing mode Handwritten Writing script Roman script Location Tottenhamgreen, Co. Wexford Informant Mrs Redmond
'Tis Wrong to Call a Child 'a Fairy' Share Share Post Date 20 November 1938Item type LoreLanguage English Writing mode Handwritten Writing script Roman script Informant Mrs Redmond