School: Cluain Uaithne Beag

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1. Findings - Archaeological Notes (continued)

   

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   Fig " = "Primitive Art" was continued at Carrickrobin, Co. Louth. recently deposited in the National Museum of Ireland by Rev. F. Corcoran C.C. a noted Louth Archaeologist. Striking links with similar carvings at the famous Irish tumulus at New Grange and in France and Scotland are pointed out.

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2. Folklore

   

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   Amadán, práisgín, cailín, girsha, (girrseach).
   That is four Irish words to begin with. In Westmeath a piece of turf is a keerawn (caorán)
   At Croghan in Co offaly, the "Mummers" or actors of a rough play, are called "Huggadars" evidently from some lost Gaelic rhyme beginning with the word "chugad". Bothar (bothar) and an old field called Cor-na-smuthán.
   A bush in Wexford is a Sgeach, a thorn a Dealg, a hedgehog, a Gráinneóg.
   Coming to folk-lore every county has its "Ráithíns" (Raheens), its pishrogues or pishoges (pisreíga, piseoga) its fairies, such as the South Dublin "Limrachán".

   

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