Volume: CBÉ 0742 (Part 1) Date 1939–1940Collector Máire Ní Dhonnchadha Locations Saint Michael's, Co. Limerick Rosbercon, Co. Wexford Saint Mary's, Co. Wexford List Browse Titles (114) 1. Freney, the Highwayman Lore 2. The Freney Lullaby Lore 3. Some Famous Washerwomen - Forerunners of Today's Public Laundries Lore 4. The Irish Washerwoman Lore 5. How Laundry Was Done Long Ago Lore 6. The Simple Utensils of the Washerwoman Lore 7. The Various Processes of Laundering Long Ago Lore 8. Comparison of Laundry Methods Today and 60 or More Years Ago! Lore 9. Comparison of the Work of the Women of Long Ago with those of Today. A Striking Contrast! Lore 10. Mrs. Donnelly, the Railroad-Woman Lore 11. The Headless Coach Lore 12. A Ghost Story Lore 13. The Cromlech of Gleannclochliath Lore 14. The Passing of "The Lough Wee" (Loch Bhuidhe) in the "Bosheen-a-Slawn" Where the Battle ('98) Began. Lore 15. The Potato and Cabbage Garden of Olden Times Lore 16. “The old people in these parts, and more particularly Co. Kilkenny, always tidied up the fire...” Lore 17. A Very Ingenious Way of Sowing Potatoes and Turnips When One is Caught Late on his Season's Work Lore 18. A Sure Weather Sign of the Old People Lore 19. Pitting the Turnips and Mangols Lore 20. The Feeding of the Animals Lore 21. A Stranger to the House Lore 22. Old Ross Lore 23. "Sunday and Sunday is Eight!" Lore 24. Discovery of an Underground Passage Under the Barrow Lore 25. “The story of the little ruin or wall which are on the N. side of the Barrow...” Lore 26. Threshing in Olden Times Lore 27. The Site of the Abbey in Rosbercon, Co. Kilkenny Lore 28. A Story About the Bell Belonging to the Now Almost Site-Lost Abbey of Rosbercon, Co. Kilkenny Lore 29. The "Poll Gauls" Lore 30. Anderson and Grant - Two Kilkenny Poets Lore 31. "The Still" Gate - Chilcomb, Co. Kilkenny Lore 32. The Old Foundry, Rosbercon Lore 33. The Barony of Forth Lore 34. Some of the Family Names in the Barony Lore 35. The Mountain of Forth Lore 36. The Disappearance of Forth's Thatched Houses Lore 37. Picturesque Bonnets Lore 38. Picturesque Bonnets Lore 39. “He is from the Barony of Forth" or "She is from the Barony of Forth" said of anybody...” Lore 40. Excerpts from "The Past" Lore 41. A Barony of Forth Wedding Lore 42. A Barony of Forth Funeral Lore 43. Excerpt from "The Past" Lore 44. A Giant's Grave in 'Forth' Lore 45. A Subterranean Cavern Lore 46. "Weight and Measure - Weight and Measure." "The Mill o'Rags" Lore 47. “A Co. Kilkenny man named Seáinín Seanachain...” Lore 48. A True Story Lore 49. “A 'travelling' man used always get his lodging in the same farmer's place in the Rower, Co. Kilkenny...” Lore 50. True Ghost Stories Lore 51. Hiding Money in Olden Times Lore 52. Some Examples of the Childlike Simplicity of the Women of Half-a-century ago Lore 53. An Absentminded Father 70 Years ago Lore 54. A True Story of the Childlike Simplicity of the People 70 and more years ago Lore 55. A Money Dream Lore 56. A Story of a Holy Well Lore 57. Bandmaster Tallon Lore 58. A True Ghost Story Lore 59. The Old Woman who 'Milked' the Straw Rope Thrown Across the Fire Beam Lore 60. A Country Dinner Lore 61. The Scrubbing of the Noggins and Pails Lore 62. Colcannon, the Hallowe'en Dinner Lore 63. An Example from Ballygub Co. Kilkenny of How Faithfully the Rule of Wearing the Deceased Person's Clothes 3 Consecutive Sundays Going to Mass Lore 64. The "Brídín" in Ballygub, Co. Kilkenny Lore 65. An Old-Fashioned Blood Purifier - Young Nettles Lore 66. Lest it Be Forgotten Lore 67. Ned Hayden, the Conjuror Lore 68. Differences in Words in Counties Lore 69. Some Sayings of the Old People Lore 70. Ancient Funeral Custom in the Parish of Kilmore, Co. Wexford Lore 71. "The Buried City" - Bannow, on South Coast of Wexford Lore 72. Ballyanne Lore 73. Pap Lore 74. Biestings Lore 75. Snaggles Lore 76. The Old Time 'Fasts' from Meat! Lore 77. Paisley Shawls Lore 78. "The Last Sheaf" of Corn Lore 79. 'Waking' the Sheaf of Wheat Lore 80. Counting the Potatoes Lore 81. A Charitable Woman Lore 82. “Mr Dick Power and Mr James Grangel gave me some very interesting accounts of their voyage to America on the S.S. "City of Chicago" over 50 years ago.” Lore 83. A Council of War on the Herring Feast on Board Lore 84. The Games they Whiled Away the Time on Board with Lore 85. The Lame Man Lyne or Lyons from Kerry Lore 86. The Passage Note Lore 87. The American Wake Lore 88. "Tossing" on Board - The Limerick Man's Generosity Lore 89. Their First Job in U.S.A Carrying the 'Hod' Lore 90. The Weight in the 'Hod' Lore 91. The Loyalty of the Italians to One Another Lore 92. "Get Up Lads, til ye Hear the Cocks Crowing on the Banks of Newfoundland" Lore 93. The Dago Lore 94. The Origin of the Word 'Boss' Lore 95. Evil Eye Lore 96. An Old May Morning Custom Lore 97. How the May Morn 'Butter Taker' was Found Out Lore 98. The Widow's Curse! Lore 99. Nicknames Lore 100. Irish Giants in America! Lore 101. The Saddle Horse at a Funeral Lore 102. What is a Tráithnín? Lore 103. Tráithnín Pickers Lore 104. An Iron Nail Catches an Apple Stealer Lore 105. Hens-Knives-Forks-Spoons Foretell Lore 106. "Fee-Fo-Fum, I Smell the Blood of an Irish Man." Lore 107. "Something for the Daisy Sir (Ma'am)". An Old New Year's Day Custom. Lore 108. The Old Games of "Jacks" Lore 109. Some Old-Fashioned Cures Lore 110. A New Year's Eve Custom Lore 111. Burying Eggs in the Neighbour's Garden Lore 112. Skimming the Wells as a May Morning Lore 113. May Eve Lore 114. If the Cows Milked the Least Suggestion of Blood Lore Mode: Magnify Zoom Jump to page / 023 Archival Reference The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0742, Page 148 Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD. See copyright details. 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14. The Passing of "The Lough Wee" (Loch Bhuidhe) in the "Bosheen-a-Slawn" Where the Battle ('98) Began. Lore
16. “The old people in these parts, and more particularly Co. Kilkenny, always tidied up the fire...” Lore
17. A Very Ingenious Way of Sowing Potatoes and Turnips When One is Caught Late on his Season's Work Lore
28. A Story About the Bell Belonging to the Now Almost Site-Lost Abbey of Rosbercon, Co. Kilkenny Lore
49. “A 'travelling' man used always get his lodging in the same farmer's place in the Rower, Co. Kilkenny...” Lore
63. An Example from Ballygub Co. Kilkenny of How Faithfully the Rule of Wearing the Deceased Person's Clothes 3 Consecutive Sundays Going to Mass Lore
82. “Mr Dick Power and Mr James Grangel gave me some very interesting accounts of their voyage to America on the S.S. "City of Chicago" over 50 years ago.” Lore
Snaggles Share Share Post Date April 1940Item type LoreLanguage English Writing mode Handwritten Writing script Roman script Informant Máire Bean Uí Blanche