1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Inis Eoghanáin (B.)

School: Inis Eoghanáin (B.) (roll number 1949)

Location:
Innishannon, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Fuartháin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0322, Page 127

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0322, Page 127

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Inis Eoghanáin (B.)
  2. XML Page 127
  3. XML “The Barn”
  4. XML “The White Stone”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Barn

    Share Share Post
    On the farm of Mr. Lane, about a quarter of a mile east of Innishannon, there is an old ruin known locally as the "Barn". Only the walls now remain, and it was built by a Mr. Hogan who once owned the land on which it was built. It was used as a barn for threshing corn with the flail. It was not a very big building, and has a thatch roof. The road at this point is said to be frequented by a black woman who appears there after night-fall.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. The White Stone

    Share Share Post
    In the townland of Belrose, near Crosspound, there was until recently quite a large stone on the side of the road, and it was known as the "White Stone". It was a favourite mark for the termination of "bowling" matches, which started from the public-house (Crosspound) nearby. It weighted perhaps over five cwts, and appeared to be of a different nature to the stones of the locality, which are
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    J. Forde
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Innishannon, Co. Cork