Volume: CBÉ 0516 (Part 005) Date 1937–1938Collector Kathleen Wylie Location Saint James's, Co. Dublin List Browse Titles (14) 1. “In a lonely part of Co. Meath there lived an old lady in a thatched, white-washed little cottage.” Lore 2. “There was once a young woman who lived in or around Newcastle Co. Meath.” Lore 3. “In a country home there was great excitement. The people of the house were sitting up watching a cow to calf.” Lore 4. “In a past of Co. Meath there lived a family who could not get butter off the milk no matter how long they churned.” Lore 5. “There were three women (one of them a red headed woman) who lived in the same parish in this particular part of Co. Meath.” Lore 6. “Once there lived a young, little boy of about seven or eight years of age.” Lore 7. “There once lived in a remote part of Co. Meath a boy and his mother.” Lore 8. “There lived a young man and his wife and child. One evening when the man returned from his work...” Lore 9. “In a poor locality in Co. Meath there lived a poor old man. His house was situated about 3 miles outside...” Lore 10. The Mote of Cloncurry Lore 11. “On the main road to Newcastle lies a black gate. In olden times it was said that some evil would befall anyone...” Lore 12. “Once there stood a beautiful house on the Main Rd to Newcastle. The man who owned it called it "Ballinderry House".” Lore 13. “On a certain road in Ballinaskea lived a family in a small cottage by the name of Gibbins.” Lore 14. “There used to be a well in Co. Meath called Hot Well. Many cures were supposed to be made at the well.” Lore Mode: Magnify Zoom Jump to page / 541 Archival Reference The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0516, Page 520 Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD. See copyright details. Download On this page (no title) (continued) “There once lived in a remote part of Co. Meath a boy and his mother.” Share Share Post Date 1938Item type LoreLanguage English Writing mode Handwritten Writing script Roman script Informant Mrs. Brigid Wylie
1. “In a lonely part of Co. Meath there lived an old lady in a thatched, white-washed little cottage.” Lore
3. “In a country home there was great excitement. The people of the house were sitting up watching a cow to calf.” Lore
4. “In a past of Co. Meath there lived a family who could not get butter off the milk no matter how long they churned.” Lore
5. “There were three women (one of them a red headed woman) who lived in the same parish in this particular part of Co. Meath.” Lore
8. “There lived a young man and his wife and child. One evening when the man returned from his work...” Lore
9. “In a poor locality in Co. Meath there lived a poor old man. His house was situated about 3 miles outside...” Lore
11. “On the main road to Newcastle lies a black gate. In olden times it was said that some evil would befall anyone...” Lore
12. “Once there stood a beautiful house on the Main Rd to Newcastle. The man who owned it called it "Ballinderry House".” Lore
13. “On a certain road in Ballinaskea lived a family in a small cottage by the name of Gibbins.” Lore
14. “There used to be a well in Co. Meath called Hot Well. Many cures were supposed to be made at the well.” Lore
(no title) (continued) “There once lived in a remote part of Co. Meath a boy and his mother.” Share Share Post Date 1938Item type LoreLanguage English Writing mode Handwritten Writing script Roman script Informant Mrs. Brigid Wylie