Volume: CBÉ 0581 (Part 3) Date 1930–1939Collectors Seán Ó Súilleabháin Séamus Ó Duilearga P.S. Duffy Locations Cill na Seanrátha, Co. an Chabháin Cill Eo, Co. an Longfoirt List Browse Titles (111) 1. Father MacKeirnan Lore 2. Father MacKeirnan Lore 3. The Nine Daughters Play at a Wake over Tom Morris, June 1868 Lore 4. Poaching Lore 5. Nicknames Lore 6. James Reilly's Gun Lore 7. “Now a word about the Plucker, whose real name was James Moinagh, a very supple young man...” Lore 8. “There is another retrospect to be recounted about the Keenfellow.” Lore 9. “James the Keenfellow was an energetic young man early in the 19th century, who wanted to make his way...” Lore 10. Pat Keirnan (Bug) Lore 11. The History of the Land League in the Parish of Drumard North Longford Lore 12. The History of a few of the Townlands Bordering where the Three Provinces Meet Leinster Ulster and Connacht. Lore 13. A Raid for a Fenian in North Longford Lore 14. The Keenfellow's Ghost Lore 15. “In the townland of Drumshinny in the Co. Cavan, nr. Arva there lived a man named Jack Reilly...” Lore 16. “In the townland of Rossduff there lived a man named Pat Reilly who caught a geancanach in the fort...” Lore 17. “In the townland of Drumhalry there lived a man named James Duffy, an' he went to America, an' married a girl...” Lore 18. “In the year of (18)'81 and '82 there was great noise heard in the locality called Torman...” Lore 19. “There was a young student(-clerical student) in Drumhalry used to come to me to learn English grammar.” Lore 20. “There's an island in Lough Gowna called Inch where there lived monks from the day of Colunkill...” Lore 21. A Strange Story of Errew Lough and Graveyard Lore 22. Some Curious Apparitions which have Appeared on Loughs in Co. Longford Lore 23. A Dream Discovers a Crucifix Lore 24. Another Strange Sight Witnessed by the Writer P.S. Duffy, Drumhalry Co. Longford Lore 25. The History of the Dolmen of Berinagh with the Misfortune Watt Duffy Met with after having Broken it down to Build a Mill Lore 26. Prophesies about Local Places and Events Lore 27. Tradition Relating to the Castle of Rosduff Lore 28. “In the townland of Drumshinny in the Co. Cavan, nr. Arva there lived a man named Jack Reilly...” Lore 29. “In the townland of Rossduff there lived a man named Pat Reilly...” Lore 30. “In the townland of Drumhalry there lived a name named James Duffy...” Lore 31. “In the year of (18)'81 and '82 there was great noise heard in the locality called Torman...” Lore 32. “There was a young student(-clerical student) in Drumhalry use to come to me...” Lore 33. “There's an island in Lough Gowna called Inch where there lived monks from the days...” Lore 34. A Strange Story of Errew Lough and Graveyard Lore 35. Some Curious Apparitions which have Appeared on Loughs in Co. Longford Lore 36. A Dream Discovers a Crucifix Lore 37. “A Strange and beautiful sight witnessed by John Doyle age 18 years, and his sister Kate two years younger...” Lore 38. Another Strange Sight Witnessed by the Writer P.S. Duffy Drumhalry, Co. Longford Lore 39. “On this Lough Iron near Mullingar three R.I.C. men went out in a boat about forty years ago...” Lore 40. The History of the Dolmen of Berinagh witht he Misfortune Watt Duffy Met with after having Broken it Down to Build a Well Lore 41. “The eastern side of Drumhaldry is the sheltered side, the best land...” Lore 42. Prophesies about Local Places and Events Lore 43. Poaching Lore 44. Nicknames Lore 45. James Reilly's Gun Lore 46. “Now a word about the Plucker, whose real name was James Moinagh...” Lore 47. “There is another retrospect to be recounted about the Keenfellow.” Lore 48. “James the Keenfellow was an energetic young man early in the 19th century...” Lore 49. Pat Keirnan (Bug) Lore 50. The History of the Land League in the Parish of Drumard North Longford Lore 51. A Raid for a Fenian in N. Longford Lore 52. The Keenfellow's Ghost Lore 53. Material Taken Down from Patrick Duffy Lore 54. Patrick Duffy's Education Lore 55. “Patrick Duffy of Drumhalry, Co. Longford gave me the following items of information about hedge schools...” Lore 56. “Duffy said that he knew of many heaps of stones in different parts of the country...” Lore 57. “When Wat Duffy was building a mill in Berrina near Loch an Baic...” Lore 58. “On Hallow Eve many tricks were played by the young people in Drumhalry district...” Lore 59. “Patrick Dignan, a neighbour of Patrick Duffy's in Drumhalry, Co. Longford...” Lore 60. “One morning a man saw, instead of his wife, an old hag in bed beside him.” Lore 61. “The Black Forks river runs between Leitrim and Longford.” Lore 62. Sickness and Death Lore 63. “The Banshee followed the Reillys.” Lore 64. “Duffy's father often sold butter and flax in the town of Cavan which was the best market for butter.” Lore 65. “One evening some Drumhalry neighbours had finished a day's hay-reek making...” Lore 66. “Many people get warning for death.” Lore 67. “In Patrick Duffy's grand-father's day, whenever people say a raven in the air...” Lore 68. “When Patrick Duffy's young brother John was dying, while a little boy...” Lore 69. “When Patrick Duffy's father died, Patrick had eight gallons of whiskey at his father's funeral.” Lore 70. “In Drumhalry district the dead are laid out mostly in the room in which they die.” Lore 71. “At a wake when a person was offered a pipe he could refuse it...” Lore 72. “A plate of snuff was laid on the table beside the corpse.” Lore 73. “A wake game called the "Nine Daughters" has already been published in Béaloideas from Mr. Duffy.” Lore 74. “Another game played at wakes in Drumhalry was called "Shuffle the Brogue".” Lore 75. “Another game played at wakes was in the nature of a slapping game.” Lore 76. “Another game played at wakes was known as "Making Poitín".” Lore 77. “During Duffy's young days the priest stopped all the wake games.” Lore 78. “The ould Irish wake games" in the Co. Leitrim were, duffy says, more original games than the Longford ones...” Lore 79. “Of course the very young and the very old people never took part in the wake games.” Lore 80. “Duffy says that he often heard of mock-marriages like the 'nine daughters' being played at wakes.” Lore 81. “When the priest wanted to stop the games he spoke from the Altar about them.” Lore 82. “Duffy says that it is believed that people who do not lead good lives go towards the North when they die.” Lore 83. “A man who was blamed by a girl as being the father of her child died.” Lore 84. “No drink is given out at wakes now. The priests stopped that.” Lore 85. “Offerings of money were made at every funeral in Drumhalry in former times.” Lore 86. “Coffins were got from the town, or a neighbouring carpenter would make them in the barn where he worked.” Lore 87. “When questioned about things being put into the coffin with the corpse...” Lore 88. “The corpse was usually washed and "left over board" by some old woman, the local midwife.” Lore 89. “The dead man's razor was used for shaving the corpse.” Lore 90. “Patrick Duffy, when questioned, said that he saw the water with which the corpse had been washed being thrown...” Lore 91. “The habit is usually put on the dying person before death supervenes.” Lore 92. “When Patrick Duffy's sister died, he thought it very strange that her eyes were not closed.” Lore 93. “Many corpses are laid out on the table.” Lore 94. “When the coffin is taken out it is placed on chairs outside the door...” Lore 95. “Duffy mentioned a man who, when dying, asked his relatives to bring a bottle of whiskey to the grave-yard...” Lore 96. “It was always the nearest friends or releatives who carried the corpse out of the house.” Lore 97. “Relatives or friends of the dead person usually dig the grave.” Lore 98. “Duffy told of a fool who at a burial threw the first shovelfull of clay into the grave.” Lore 99. “Duffy never heard of a superstition about digging a grave on a Monday.” Lore 100. “Duffy never saw a coffin buried for sometime being taken up on the occasion of a second burial.” Lore 101. “A bad sign is the coffin to be heavy.” Lore 102. “On top of a hill near where Patrick Duffy lived is a grave six feet long.” Lore 103. “When questioned about where suicides were buried, Duffy told a story about a Jew named Levy...” Lore 104. “There is a Castle in Rossduff in the Co. Longford.” Lore 105. “When questioned about where unbaptised children were buried, Duffy said that he remembers them being buried in ditches...” Lore 106. “Patrick Duffy said that the fiddlers, mentioned already, were very badly off during the Famine Times...” Lore 107. “On Thursday December the 14th 1938, Patrick Duffy who will be eighty-three years of age next March...” Lore 108. “When Patrick Duffy spoke of himself being a "March bird" I questioned him about the March cocks...” Lore 109. “Two men known as "Handlers" dressed the cocks and clipped their wings and prepared them for the fight.” Lore 110. “A man who went by the nick-name of the "Plunker" he was also called Maoineach...” Lore 111. Orangemen Lore Mode: Magnify Zoom Jump to page / 318 Archival Reference The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0581, Page 259 Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD. See copyright details. 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7. “Now a word about the Plucker, whose real name was James Moinagh, a very supple young man...” Lore
9. “James the Keenfellow was an energetic young man early in the 19th century, who wanted to make his way...” Lore
12. The History of a few of the Townlands Bordering where the Three Provinces Meet Leinster Ulster and Connacht. Lore
15. “In the townland of Drumshinny in the Co. Cavan, nr. Arva there lived a man named Jack Reilly...” Lore
16. “In the townland of Rossduff there lived a man named Pat Reilly who caught a geancanach in the fort...” Lore
17. “In the townland of Drumhalry there lived a man named James Duffy, an' he went to America, an' married a girl...” Lore
18. “In the year of (18)'81 and '82 there was great noise heard in the locality called Torman...” Lore
19. “There was a young student(-clerical student) in Drumhalry used to come to me to learn English grammar.” Lore
20. “There's an island in Lough Gowna called Inch where there lived monks from the day of Colunkill...” Lore
25. The History of the Dolmen of Berinagh with the Misfortune Watt Duffy Met with after having Broken it down to Build a Mill Lore
28. “In the townland of Drumshinny in the Co. Cavan, nr. Arva there lived a man named Jack Reilly...” Lore
31. “In the year of (18)'81 and '82 there was great noise heard in the locality called Torman...” Lore
37. “A Strange and beautiful sight witnessed by John Doyle age 18 years, and his sister Kate two years younger...” Lore
39. “On this Lough Iron near Mullingar three R.I.C. men went out in a boat about forty years ago...” Lore
40. The History of the Dolmen of Berinagh witht he Misfortune Watt Duffy Met with after having Broken it Down to Build a Well Lore
55. “Patrick Duffy of Drumhalry, Co. Longford gave me the following items of information about hedge schools...” Lore
64. “Duffy's father often sold butter and flax in the town of Cavan which was the best market for butter.” Lore
69. “When Patrick Duffy's father died, Patrick had eight gallons of whiskey at his father's funeral.” Lore
73. “A wake game called the "Nine Daughters" has already been published in Béaloideas from Mr. Duffy.” Lore
78. “The ould Irish wake games" in the Co. Leitrim were, duffy says, more original games than the Longford ones...” Lore
80. “Duffy says that he often heard of mock-marriages like the 'nine daughters' being played at wakes.” Lore
82. “Duffy says that it is believed that people who do not lead good lives go towards the North when they die.” Lore
86. “Coffins were got from the town, or a neighbouring carpenter would make them in the barn where he worked.” Lore
90. “Patrick Duffy, when questioned, said that he saw the water with which the corpse had been washed being thrown...” Lore
92. “When Patrick Duffy's sister died, he thought it very strange that her eyes were not closed.” Lore
95. “Duffy mentioned a man who, when dying, asked his relatives to bring a bottle of whiskey to the grave-yard...” Lore
100. “Duffy never saw a coffin buried for sometime being taken up on the occasion of a second burial.” Lore
103. “When questioned about where suicides were buried, Duffy told a story about a Jew named Levy...” Lore
105. “When questioned about where unbaptised children were buried, Duffy said that he remembers them being buried in ditches...” Lore
106. “Patrick Duffy said that the fiddlers, mentioned already, were very badly off during the Famine Times...” Lore
107. “On Thursday December the 14th 1938, Patrick Duffy who will be eighty-three years of age next March...” Lore
108. “When Patrick Duffy spoke of himself being a "March bird" I questioned him about the March cocks...” Lore
109. “Two men known as "Handlers" dressed the cocks and clipped their wings and prepared them for the fight.” Lore
James Reilly's Gun (continued) Share Share Post Date 1930Item type LoreLanguage Béarla Writing mode Typed Writing script Roman script