Volume: CBÉ 0618 (Part 2) Date 1938–1938Collector Micheál Mac Áodha Location Bannow, Co. Wexford List Browse Titles (34) 1. The Streams of Bunclody Lore 2. “You Wexford men, you Wexford men, I'm sorry for to say...” Lore 3. “There was a woman wan time an' she had a daughter, a fine strong hardy girl.” Lore 4. “There was two men goin' to the fair of Carlow, the onion fair t'was called...” Lore 5. “Some farmers make their own ropes out of binder twine.” Lore 6. “I often heard me father tellin' that when he was a chap his job used to be to go where a man 'id be ploughin...” Lore 7. “Forty or fifty year ago ball alleys used to have mud flures an' no back wall or side walls.” Lore 8. The Green Volunteers Lore 9. Carrig Hill Lore 10. “Thirty or forty years ago the farmers used to "scour" the ditches to keep the fields well fenced.” Lore 11. “As I lay me down to sleep, To God I give my soul to keep.” Lore 12. “About fifty year ago there was a very soople man livin' in Brendane name Matty Colfer.” Lore 13. “There was a well at Burnsides of Cullenstown called the Malachin an' t'was a blessed well.” Lore 14. “There was a very bad landlord in Rosegarland wan time name Lee.” Lore 15. “Years ago children used to stick a furze bush in the ground on May Day and cover it would flowers...” Lore 16. Brennan on the Moor Lore 17. The Rose of Mooncoin Lore 18. “There was a man wan time an he was very mean an miserly, an' he used to be afraid to carry any money around...” Lore 19. “Two misers met wan day, wan was a young fella about eighteen an t'other was near seventy.” Lore 20. “On Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, children go from house to house collecting eggs.” Lore 21. “About sixty years ago there was a lot a Protestants livin in Loughnageer...” Lore 22. “Franey the Robber was out very late wan night an he tired, an' could an hungry an no place to go.” Lore 23. “There was a lovely lady all in her youth an' bloom.” Lore 24. Bold Robert Emmet Lore 25. Father Tom Ó Néill Lore 26. “Ireland the land of the Harp and the Shamrock. Ireland the land of the true and the good.” Lore 27. The Arnestown Wedding Lore 28. “A farmer named Parle from Ballyhealy, Kilmore, was at the fair of Waterford...” Lore 29. “There is a man lives in our land...” Lore 30. “Long ago people used to believe that if you heard the cuckoo when she'd come in April you wouldn't die during the year.” Lore 31. “In the year of '91 a terrible sight was seen.” Lore 32. “There was a farmer from Kilmore in Wexford would a load of corn wan day...” Lore 33. “A man named Whelan lived on the Hill of Kileaven over a hundred years ago...” Lore 34. “In Bargy an Forth when people are at their dinner the kitchen dure is always closed no matter how warm the day may be.” Lore Mode: Magnify Zoom Jump to page / 289 Archival Reference The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0618, Page 235 Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD. See copyright details. Download On this page The Rose of Mooncoin Share Share Post This section is available for transcription by volunteers. Transcribe it now Date 2 March 1939Item type LoreLanguage English Writing mode Handwritten Writing script Roman script Location Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny Informant Séamus Ó Ceallaigh
6. “I often heard me father tellin' that when he was a chap his job used to be to go where a man 'id be ploughin...” Lore
7. “Forty or fifty year ago ball alleys used to have mud flures an' no back wall or side walls.” Lore
10. “Thirty or forty years ago the farmers used to "scour" the ditches to keep the fields well fenced.” Lore
13. “There was a well at Burnsides of Cullenstown called the Malachin an' t'was a blessed well.” Lore
15. “Years ago children used to stick a furze bush in the ground on May Day and cover it would flowers...” Lore
18. “There was a man wan time an he was very mean an miserly, an' he used to be afraid to carry any money around...” Lore
20. “On Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, children go from house to house collecting eggs.” Lore
22. “Franey the Robber was out very late wan night an he tired, an' could an hungry an no place to go.” Lore
30. “Long ago people used to believe that if you heard the cuckoo when she'd come in April you wouldn't die during the year.” Lore
34. “In Bargy an Forth when people are at their dinner the kitchen dure is always closed no matter how warm the day may be.” Lore
The Rose of Mooncoin Share Share Post This section is available for transcription by volunteers. Transcribe it now Date 2 March 1939Item type LoreLanguage English Writing mode Handwritten Writing script Roman script Location Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny Informant Séamus Ó Ceallaigh